They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 20h ago

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

i know votes are still being counted but the more i look at this michigan senate map the more it becomes clear that it kind of looks like a mitten

thanks to you people I now know who the CEO of my shitposting app is and you owe me an apology

bought candy at the pool for a 13yo and she tried to give me cash. i was like nahh it's nbd, and she goes "girl i have seen your car." 13yo girls remain undefeated. you think you're talking to a child but you're actually talking to whatever gods used to send to punish mortals for their hubris

Listening to the new Bear McCreary album (The Singularity: Ekleipsis) on the train and greatly enjoying it. Saw it described as “trippy, orchestral prog rock” and 👍

there's clearly no point in scolding most people for their indifference to anti-trans bigotry. the refusal to leave Harry Potter behind, the hemming and hawing about the NYT's puzzles. people won't even put down their toys for us. I cannot express the white-hot frustration boiling in my stomach.

Not sure why this is news, it's called a lunch break

Oh you're an NYT journalist? Name 3 times mommy put her hands in front of her face and suddenly disappeared

I wrote about how I learned to curse from my grandma, the words we use and the ones we hide from, and why we still need Disability Pride Month buttondown.com/signs+wonder...

The D word.

On the words we pick, the ones we shy away from, and why we still need a Disability Pride Month.

buttondown.com

You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS

This whole thread is worth reading for all profs who hold on to the (incorrect, ableist) idea that accommodations are somehow “cheating”

Julie Faenza@juliemfaenza.bsky.social · last wk.

Disability accommodations are frequently perceived as unfair or as some kind of unearned advantage. Whether it's accessible parking, remote work, flexible scheduling, or extra time on tests - disabled people are frequently accused of faking disability to obtain perceived advantages. 1/

Him politely waiting for a servant with opposable thumbs.

me trying to get pictures to explain my taste in men to someone but not wanting to just google something generic like 'large guys' so i google 'husky gentlemen' and well. i don't know what i expected

At a disability in higher ed conference and I think this is the first time a keynote has made me tear up. Speaker’s brother was diagnosed with terminal cancer & enrolled in law school(!) Brother: dying from cancer removes much of human experience from you. But if you can learn, you’re still human

Had some extra time at the end of our day in Boston, so we chilled at the library, where I read the first half of @astrokatie.com’s excellent book The End of Everything

Why didn't the eagles just fly Odysseus straight to Ithaca

Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.

Apropos crossword clue to get while on the Acela to Rhode Island

Puppy Court is now in session!

Train into DC is 4+ hrs delayed, a combination of mechanical issues & thunderstorm causing flooding/high winds ahead of us, as well as knocking a 20’ tree onto the tracks, which we have to wait for someone to come remove. The conductor explicitly called out climate change as a factor though which 👍💯

i love when a press release headline sounds like it was written by an aggrieved fish

Merely abolishing ICE is the moderate, restrained position. The moral position is prosecutions, a truth commission, and fundamental constitutional reform so a rogue court run by extremists can never again approve secret police death saques occupying our cities.

Encounter

Treebeard: The filth of Saruman is washing away. Gandalf: Look, I didn't agree with Saruman's policy of burning the Westfold, but we spent a lot of time wizarding together and I'll always remember his sense of humour.

SWHFTT | 2‼️‼️ Because SOMETHING needs a sequel. New saga. No management. Worse stories. Worse graphics. Less effort. Still hiding from the Traveler. - 1: Business ventures

Democratic messaging would be 97% better if they simply stopped and asked "Who is this for?" before hitting Send and deleting everything where the answer is "People who love Donald Trump."

Just a reminder that even a donation under 10$ would help🥲 and if you aren't able it's totally understandable, sharing helps get more eyes on the fundraiser

NX@nixtetic.bsky.social · 4w ago

Hi everyone. Our cat Mimi needs help to battle her oral cancer (more info on the page) It's hard for everyone right now but if you can donate (no matter how small) or share the fundraiser, it would mean the world to me and my sister. Thank you 💜 www.gofundme.com/f/help-mimi-...