"In Louisiana, the fine for Mearl Hodge's death was $1,750, and the check bounced" Fuck Ralph and if the state won't convict and dispatch him, at least we should sink his yachts
Matthew Cortland (they)@matthewcort.land · yesterdayI was banned by BlueSky (then apparently unbanned) for calling for the trial & death penalty for Ralph de la Torre, former CEO of Steward Health Care, a man directly responsible for the deaths of disabled Americans. I stand by my analysis - the full writeup is here: www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...
Last week, while walking my daughter home from camp in her stroller, a car with Virginia plates and $8000 in NY traffic fines blew threw a red light and honked at us to get out of the way while we crossed the street. Maybe start there instead of some dramatized Citi Bike nonsense.
Speaker Julie Menin@speakermenin.bsky.social · yesterdayEvery New Yorker deserves to move around our city freely and safely, regardless of how they get around. That’s why the NYC Council is launching a comprehensive review of where existing laws can be stronger enforced, and what additional solutions are needed to keep New Yorkers safe.
Hi Julie, actually, I've been nearly killed many, many, many more times by people in cars in NYC than bicycles, maybe you should look into that. Hope this helps!
Speaker Julie Menin@speakermenin.bsky.social · yesterdayEvery New Yorker deserves to move around our city freely and safely, regardless of how they get around. That’s why the NYC Council is launching a comprehensive review of where existing laws can be stronger enforced, and what additional solutions are needed to keep New Yorkers safe.
somehow this makes me think of the fosse walk it out (but this one is higher res 😅) www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZcJ...
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Pattern Loops@patternloops.bsky.social · 2d ago2026.08.03
It’s amazing what you can accomplish when your entire operation’s success doesn’t hinge on text message spam
Check out this clip and make sure you search the Atlas of Surveillance to see what surveillance technologies are being used in your community. www.atlasofsurveillance.org
Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org · 2d ago"Flock cameras are just one part of a vast ecosystem," @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver warned his audience last night. "Check out resources like the EFF's Atlas of Surveillance, which catalogs each of the technologies used in your area." www.atlasofsurveillance.org/
An absolute travesty for democracy, freedom and any independence at the DOJ. This is what rank corruption of the GOP and American politics looks like. It will be devastating and will further imperil free and fair elections in a country whose approval of the president is less than 35%.
Julianne McShane@juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 2d agoBreaking @ms.now: Cornyn, Tillis throw their support behind Blanche, who is now all but assured to be the next AG.
In an era where everyone lies incessantly blatantly and repetitively to achieve their political ends it is revolutionary to refuse to forget, to repeat the truth, to tell the story of what you lived and experienced carefully and accurately
happened to wake up just now and realized it's been raining in through my open windows for a long time; had to run around with towels trying to dry off all my furniture, floors, etc - this is how i realize everything in my house is covered in a thin layer of wildfire soot :-(
lately james carville looks like they made a movie where the grim reaper wants to be a human boy so he starts dressing like this and taking up skateboarding etc
Donie O’Sullivan@donie.bsky.social · 3d ago"I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker ... if he becomes a force in the Democratic Party, I am out of here," James Carville says on Fox this morning. Reminder: The Left Insurgency airs tonight on CNN at 8p ET.
A confirmed ICE vehicle that has been seen at at least 3 abductions was left parked on the street in Williamsburg for a few days. It received an NYC makeover: its side windows and windshield smashed, two tires flattened, and the message “ICE OUT” scrawled on the side. Pic sent in anon:
Oh, you're still bitter about school closures six years ago? Buddy, my generation's arc was formed by 9/11; the Global War on Terror; the Great Recession; countless mass shootings; a decade of open fascism, oligarchy and superstition; a million dead in a REAL pandemic; and now your shitty podcast
