A UK study found that telling potential SUV buyers that those vehicles directly result in higher fatalities for pedestrians, cyclists and children had zero effect on their decision to buy them. What does work? Financial penalties: Increased fees, taxes, parking. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds

Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced

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Adding to my reading list - on pre-order now! “Cities for a Shared Planet: The Emergence of Multispecies Cooperation” By Marina Alberti ISBN: 9780262055550 Pub date: August 18, 2026 mitpress.mit.edu/978026205555...

Cities for a Shared Planet

Evolution, once associated with remote places and deep time, is unfolding in real time, much closer to home. Cities have become a new ecological stage on whi...

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This was a segment @mayatribbitt.bsky.social pitched and worked on years ago, and I'm glad that it's finally out there. We run through many types of surveillance tech in the segment, but I want to draw attention to one of them: FUSUS.

I am *SHOCKED* to learn that there are still software companies out there that use Perforce www.perforce.com/customers

Customers | Perforce Software

Perforce has big and small customers in numerous industries. Nintendo, Pixar, Apple, Samsung, Honda, Bank of America – they all rely on Perforce. See the other industry leaders who use Perforce to kee...

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I assert that the social and political problems in the US today ALL STEM from the passing of California Proposition 13 (1978), and that politicians from both sides of the aisle treat it as a "third rail". That is, no one wants to touch it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Ca...

1978 California Proposition 13 - Wikipedia

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OhMonkey is in mourning・喪中です@ohmonkey.bsky.social · 5h ago

この国の社会問題の発症は、殆どがレーガン氏のカリフォルニア州知事時代にあると、個人的に思います。大学院の教授が当時のカリフォルニア財政の専門家で、Proposition 13に関して研究してました。カリフォルニア州のインフラはこの法律によりかなりのダメージを受けました。 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Ca...

North American city planners (as well as strong mayors and city managers!), here is your challenge! This isn't just a transportation issue, it's also about land use/zoning, health/safety, and funding priorities.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4h ago

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

KOSA doesn't just threaten free speech—it threatens privacy. It will push more online services to age verification, requiring people to hand over more personal information just to read the internet. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

The Senate Should Reject KOSA's Privacy Risks

The Senate Commerce Committee is once again considering legislation that would dramatically expand age verification, and undermine privacy for everyone. Alongside the SCREEN Act, the CHATBOT Act, and

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Here we go again, tech bros with a crap ton of cash creating solutions that are looking for a problem. Silicon Valley has become extremely adept at that (derogatory).

Steven Levy@stevenlevy.bsky.social · 4h ago

Here's a shattering Jeff Dean fact: Google's top scientist, along with Sanjay Ghemawat and 2 other top AI researcher are leaving Google to form Discovery Loop, a startup that hopes to automate the scientific method so AI can create breakthroughs in multiple fields. www.wired.com/story/jeff-d...

NO

WIRED@wired.com · 5h ago

Joe Kent says that he and other anti-Donald Trump MAGA figures have formed a new movement. They want Tucker Carlson to run for the presidency in 2028. www.wired.com/story/maga-i...

This is a GORGEOUSLY BEAUTIFUL MAP!!!

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇@taras-grescoe.com · 5h ago

This is astonishing! Here's a map of all the overnight (sleeper) trains you can now take in Europe. So many in eastern and central Europe. (Few, however, in #France and none in #Spain, #Portugal.) back-on-track.eu/night-train-... Before 2020, routes were disappearing. Thanks to... 🧵

Losing a friend seems so much easier than making a new friend or maintaining an ongoing friendship. Somehow the whole world and their pets seem to have a BFF, but me. Everything that is good in this world is off limits for me. It feels that I am prohibited from ever experiencing anything joyful.

日本ではまだ好感度高いけど、お隣の韓国ではヤバイことになっているのは、以前に聞いたことがあります。一度失われた信頼を取り戻すのは至難の業。

Reuters Japan@japan.reuters.com · 15h ago

韓国警察は、米コーヒーチェーン大手スターバックスの韓国法人スターバックス・コリアの本社を家宅捜索した。親会社の関係者が販促キャンペーンを通じて１９８０年の民主化運動の犠牲者を侮辱したとされる疑惑を巡る捜査の一環。放送局ＫＢＳが５日に報じた。 bit.ly/45rooC1

Assuming the poster in the screen shot is actually a human, I sense addiction. If the poster kavishj611 is an AI-driven bot, I am sorry to have bothered you.

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 22h ago

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

#greenscreen This video is my opinion 🤓 #maga #trump #health

Jesus Christ.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 20h ago

Virginia health officials announced the state’s first documented case of locally acquired dengue, saying a resident who had not traveled outside Virginia was probably infected after being bitten by a mosquito that had previously bit an infected traveler.

I had gotten an email about this for the street on which I live but I didn’t recognize the name of the organizer (in fact, I have never met the vast majority of my neighbors). So I didn’t remember to loop back. The event is over now. Oh well. (What a sad neighbor I am.)

National Day Calendar@nationaldaycalendar.com · 2d ago

AUGUST 4, 2026 | NATIONAL NIGHT OUT DAY | NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DAY | NATIONAL COAST GUARD DAY #CelebrateEveryDay #NationalDayCalendar #August4 https://nationaldaycalendar.com/august/4

Now this is interesting...!

The Japan Times@japantimes.co.jp · 18h ago

A human-sized stainless-steel refrigerator, which keeps the temperature at a brisk 15 C and blows jets of 5 C air once someone sits inside, is designed to offer quick relief from potential heat exhaustion or heatstroke.

Starter packs and lists are great way to bring people closer to conversations! You don’t have to follow them all; of course, you can if you want, but you can just peruse the posts.

Joshua J. Friedman@joshuajfriedman.com · yesterday

Today is election day in Michigan, Washington, Virginia, Missouri, and Kansas! Want to keep up with the coverage? Follow these local newsrooms and reporters for the very latest:

"Rena" sent this from Moses Lake WA where she is weeding carrots for a non-union company. She shared: The air is bad. See my cell phone. The AQI is 166, which is unhealthy. We start at 4am. We'll work 7-8 hrs & earn minimum wage. #WeFeedYou

Luckily we still have a DYI box fan setup from the last smokey summer. It's running now and the living room air quality is getting better. It's really amazing how fast it started helping.

EA officially goes private tonight, meaning: - EA will no longer trade on the NASDAQ for the first time in 36 years - All stockholders of EA (including many employees) will receive $210/share - EA will take on $18 billion (!) in debt, putting it on the hook to pay ~$1.8 billion/year in interest

For lots of Americans, transportation history goes like this: First, we all walked. 👞 Then we all got horses. 🐴 Then we all got cars. 🚗 Trains, boats, canals, ferries, streetcars, bicycles, not to mention having everything nearby so that no mechanical transpo was needed: all memory-holed. 🗃️

Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · last wk.

It's depressingly hilarious to me how so few people understand what transportation looked like in the early 20th century in the U.S.

How to run a country into the ground.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

The SAFE Bellevue coalition is defining the conversation around transportation funding in our city. Please thank the Councilmembers who support our vision by reading the article below and sending your positive comments to council@bellevuewa.gov! completestreetsbellevue.org/2026/08/03/s...

SAFE Bellevue Proposal Notches Support from Bellevue Leaders

The Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) Bellevue coalition exists because non-profits, businesses, and community-based organizations came together in our shared value that everyone deserves to be safe …

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Happy primary day! We're officially launching Nondriver Action, a c4 that works at the intersections of transportation, housing & climate justice. Tomorrow, we'll send out questionnaires for our general election endorsements to all city and county council candidates on the ballot in WA ndaction.org

If you are a registered voter in WA state and have NOT YET cast your vote for this current election, please do so today. We need to vote! Democracy doesn’t work unless we ALL vote 🗳️

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 4d ago

It's time to post the current election turnout breakdown by age bracket chart again and remind you that ballots are due by Tuesday!

If you are a registered voter in WA state and have NOT YET cast your vote for this current election, please do so today. We need to vote! Democracy doesn’t work unless we ALL vote 🗳️

Laura M Williams@williamslauram.bsky.social · 23h ago

People....VOTE. The ballot is likely sitting on your dining room table or wherever your mail accumulates. Drop it in one of the many drop boxes (see sheet inside your ballot). Reward yourself with ice cream if you have to.

If you are a registered voter in WA state and have NOT YET cast your vote for this current election, please do so today. We need to vote! Democracy doesn’t work unless we ALL vote 🗳️

threddy@threddyrex.org · 4d ago

hello @elections.kingcounty.gov 👋🏻

If you are a registered voter in WA state and have NOT YET cast your vote, please do so. We need to vote! Democracy doesn’t work unless we ALL vote 🗳️

OhMonkey is in mourning・喪中です@ohmonkey.bsky.social · 4d ago

Q: Is THIS what THEY meant when they said "America First"? And do 77 million people understand this is what THEY voted for? In the US, state primary elections are happening. We need to vote.

Fun geography trivia from @civixplorer: Alaska is closer to three foreign capitals than to Washington DC.