"Make sure to make eye contact with drivers while you're biking." Crackdown on these illegal window tints then.

People are arguing between road design and enforcement. In the Netherlands, not only do they have both, but they have a third tool: presumed liability. Drivers who hit a pedestrian or cyclist are presumed to be at fault until proven otherwise. This would be a powerful tool in our litigious society.

Today's daily reminder that the UAE is currently engaged in a genocide in Sudan using weapons they receive from the US and money they receive from our tourism dollars, and every celebrity who lives or vacations in Dubai or Abu Dhabi is knowingly funding it.

Keep this in mind when the Netanyahu regime continues its bombing. For three years now, we've been told that this isn't a genocide because when Hamas agrees to disarm, the bombing will stop. Hamas has agreed to disarm. The bombing will not stop. www.ynetnews.com/article/skwl...

Israeli officials: Hamas has accepted full Gaza disarmament

Sources say the emerging deal requires Hamas to surrender all weapons, destroy tunnels and relinquish power before an Israeli withdrawal, though Hamas-linked accounts are presenting a less sweeping fo...

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Casual reminder that the original plan for Ben Shapiro's "Lady Ballers" was for it to be an undercover documentary where dudes sign up to compete in women's sports, only to find out that places that allow trans athletes to compete actually have rules and standards.

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 4w ago

Ben Shapiro spends his entire show mocking the WNBA and its players. Including a montage his team put together of missed shots at the All-Star game which he laughs at. It's incredible how much transphobia can just let you be an open misogynist.

'There has been a catastrophic and systemic failure at nearly every level and at nearly every step of this process,' says Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict.

Chiefs of Ontario backs calls for public inquiry into wildfire response

The Chiefs of Ontario is backing calls from First Nation leaders to have a public inquiry into the province's response to the wildfires.

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Nichelle Nichols left us on this date four years ago. The television trailblazer was 89.

This is why I say that caving on the sports issue doesn't make it go away. The IOC, World Athletics, 27 states, and every major sporting body have banned trans athletes. The Supreme Court agreed with them. They got what they wanted and they still can't shut up about it and keep making it an issue.

The enshitification of everything by AI knows no bounds. I had colleagues attending this IAS session text me screenshot. You have to not care by a lot to be this sloppy. "US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil

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99% of the time, when someone accuses you of selective outrage, it’s a way of politically demobilizing you and shutting you up “Why are you angry about data centers instead of fast fashion” isn’t about making you care about fast fashion. It’s about shutting you up about data centers And visa versa

A great example of why the "make eye contact with drivers and wear reflective clothing" advice for pedestrians and cyclists is bad. Nothing short of physically limiting where and how drivers can operate their vehicles will work.

Drivers Have Run Over, Flipped Off And Cursed Out Chicago’s Traffic Aides For Doing Their Jobs

Traffic control aides are needed during big summer events, like Lollapalooza this weekend. But drivers often take out their frustration on them — and two aides were recently hospitalized after being h...

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Decided to write something about a dumb and obnoxious Washington Post column I saw the other day www.readtpa.com/p/imagining-...

Imagining a Guy: Names Edition

The Post found a progressive who doesn’t exist and caught her betraying a belief she doesn’t hold.

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So many of the claims about trans athletes by the anti trans side are simply made up. This woman got caught lying about two trans athletes and was forced to pay out because of it. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/an-a...

An anti-trans activist lied about a trans athlete injuring cis women. Now she has to pay the price. - LGBTQ Nation

Kirralie Smith admitted in court she didn't have any evidence to back up her claim about a trans woman injuring two cis women.

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Chris Alexander was one of the architects of the Conservative plan for a Barbaric Cultural Practices snitch line, so running for mayor of Canada’s most diverse city is certainly a choice. Fun Fact: Stephen Lecce was a Harper spokesperson at the time. Here he is weaseling out of any accountability.

Ben Spurr@benspurr.bsky.social · 4w ago

SCOOP: Former Harper cabinet minister Chris Alexander says he’s running for Toronto mayor — and it could upend the race www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit...

This is not about the OP, but honestly, I think the constant harping on "no do THIS not THAT as a consumer" is designed to make you give up on climate. This is a job for good old fashioned government, one that regulates pollution, including greenhouse gases.

Nick Harkaway@nickharkaway.com · 4w ago

I'm getting dietary fatigue at this point. This is an OLD reality, but the solutions aren't as straightforward as some of the coverage would have you believe. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Let's not pretend that Tobi Lutke's talk about people on pensions not getting to vote or giving more votes to people who pay more income tax is about any kind of principles. It's wanting to grab even more power and influence for himself and his rich, fascist buddies.

Yep [as Linda knows] this is also a common response when someone accused of misconduct or abuse: "He was nice to me/I never saw it." Right so [Chidi voice] you get how that makes it worse??! This person KNEW how to be good, thoughtful etc & chose not to act that way in situations where it mattered!

Linda Holmes@lindaholmes.bsky.social · last mo.

“But I want to tell you what he was like to hang out with in private when there were no stakes” is a very common response to the death of a person who had immense power in situations with high stakes.

Let's speak truthfully about the dead. The more we do, the greater the drive to make one's story a good one.

Lindsey Graham spent the last decade of his life in public service as a US Senator, trying hard to be remembered as an enemy of the Constitution who worked to destroy American democracy and exhibited occasional signs that he knew why that was bad but kept doing it anyway. I will honor his choice.

Phil Plait@philplait.bsky.social · last mo.

When a politician dies we see a lot of hagiographies about them. If you mention they were a terrible person IRL, you get chastised. My feeling? If you don't want people to talk shit about you after you die, don't be shitty when you're alive.

Seeing Canadian politicians write glowing tributes to Lindsey Graham is embarrassing, frustrating, and pretty infuriating, to be honest.

Mainstream Respectable opinion is that people joking about a bad person's death represents a culture of cruelty, but really it represents a culture of impunity. It's a coping mechanism for watching someone do evil their whole life and never seeing consequences

Not speaking ill of the dead is the greatest crock of shit, and you know why? Nobody has to invoke it whenever someone beloved died, you'll hear outpourings from fans about how authors touched their lives, people reminiscence about their favourite actors' best roles, a celebration of their lives...

A $1.4B police force that charges $350,000 to police a road closure on Church must be held to account. A craven provincial government that only believes in more money for police and no money for social services must be held to account.

Unofficial TorontoStar (All News)@torontostar-rss.bsky.social · last mo.

3 shot dead, 10 injured as weekend wave of gun violence hits Toronto

if you make it a point to call credible allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence "uncorroborated" you're a piece of shit

this is really well said www.liberalcurrents.com/graham-platn... @liberalcurrents.com

In teaching Sex Crimes, I sometimes float the disconcerting idea that a reason many male judges and jurors are so defendant friendly in rape cases is that they are remembering their past conduct. There is no way to know but it is a plausible inference worth thinking about.

Grudgie the Whale@grudgie.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you constantly defend rapists, I’m going to make some assumptions about your past.

Playing badminton with Mitch McConnell. We talked about the midterms and Iran. I took the first game 15-0 because he is unresponsive and lying on the ground.

Folks, no one has a RIGHT to higher office. OK? You aren't "canceling" anyone when you decide NOT TO SUPPORT THEIR QUEST FOR MORE POWER. Please let's be SERIOUS. This is not what is meant by "no one is disposable." I'm begging people to focus and use your brains. That man can still make a LIVING.

Here’s a thread of wonderful cats & kittens we have who need people!! Some are shy and sensitive and some are outgoing and extroverted! All of them are located in Elkton, MD and you can apply for them here: form.jotform.com/crits4cats/c... Starting with our longest resident of 21 months, Shoyu🧵⬇️

Bluesky needs a "dislike" button. I don't want to spend any time arguing with people about the ridiculous things they post. I do want them to know people think their opinions are trash.