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Malaclypse the Middle

@malaclypse.bsky.social

A hoopy frood who really knows where his towel is. Two wheels good, four wheels bad. Ex Sociology adjunct turned Accounting nerd. North of Boston, near witches. Born into a 321 PPM world. He/Him. Enjoy every sandwich. Aurë entuluva.

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mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · 47m ago

the biggest presidential scandal in history. jeffrey epstein was a close friend and business associate of trump and they did crimes together! against children! its all pretty much out in the open now but its a smaller story than hillary's email server was for some reason

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 2h ago

BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · 3h ago

as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3h ago

Reuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be ​unlikely to risk transit without paying."

Malaclypse the Middle@malaclypse.bsky.social · 2h ago

Every day I see web ads from Amazon telling me how they will sell me an e-bike that costs less than the UL-certified battery for my existing e-bike. There’s no chance Amazon does not understand the risk of battery fire here.

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 2h ago

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces that New York City is issuing cease and desist letters to more than 40 retailers selling illegal e-bikes (generally, vehicles that can go faster than local speed limits allow). The targeted retailers include Amazon and Best Buy.

Second Ave. Sagas@2avesag.as · yesterday

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 · yesterday

Every 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.

Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · yesterday

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · yesterday

What's revealing here is that Iran and Oman are negotiating what is essentially a shared hormuz toll ("service fee") agreement. So the US is moving pretty rapidly to treat a post-war toll system as a given. 'Come up with an agreement on tolls or we'll attack!!' In other words, a massive defeat.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · yesterday

US President Donald Trump is pushing Iran to reach a deal with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz as soon as Tuesday, or face devastating air strikes on the country.

olivier_rbxl@olivier-rbxl.eurosky.social · yesterday

And if you have more time yourself, please watch this extremely well produced and sourced video from Not Just Bikes on the matter. Once you know about the threat they pose, you can only become radicalized against them. The EU worked fine without them since the beginning of the auto industry.

olivier_rbxl@olivier-rbxl.eurosky.social · yesterday

Short video covering the drastically increased risks posed to pedestrians by large SUVs and pickup trucks. Do not hesitate to share this video with your local, regional, and national elected representatives in a time when the EU27 is pressured by the Trump admin to recognize US 🚗 safety standards.

@lastpositivist.bsky.social · 2d ago

Genuinely everyone knows that "all domestic abusers are in jail and their partners never try and make nice with them" is false. On some level I gotta think the point of this is to revel in the power, to be seen to get away with it.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations. If these accusations were true, I would be in jail — I would be. My former wife would not have been offering to cook me dinner and inviting me to playgrounds. Think about that."

Kate Watson@loreandordure.com · 3y ago

Once again for those at the back: ‘Don’t speak ill of the dead’ is about your great aunt Elsie, who liked a long gin with a short tonic at elevenses, and blew your inheritance money betting on the horses. Speaking ill of absolute monsters is a moral obligation, actually.

Noah Berlatsky@nberlat.bsky.social · 2d ago

it's not surprising, but still shocking, that even after he said that Miller is using his granddaughter's safety to threaten him, literally not one of his colleagues in the senate came forward to support him. not one.