Sven Gustafson
@sveng.bsky.social
Healthcare writer and guerilla gardener. Pro: cities, music, futbol, food, cats, native plants. Anti: fascism, AI. aka Treelock Detroit, Earth. 🇺🇦 https://8woodblog.com
Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 20h agoSpoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.
Feeling good about election results here in Michigan. Led by Abdul El-Sayed, who narrowly won a Dem. Senate primary, progressives had a good night. 💥 Also, turnout/enthusiasm in the guv race: ~1.5M cast votes for Democrats ~900,000 voted in the GOP primary
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Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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In Detroit, plans to cap a car sewer. "To the west, officials say it will be playful, dynamic and urban.' www.wxyz.com/news/new-ren...
New renderings revealed for proposed I-75 caps in Downtown Detroit
The plan to put three caps over I-75 in Downtown Detroit are taking the next step, nearly two years after first being announced.
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America's favorite for-profit health insurance behemoth www.beckerspayer.com/payer/united...
UnitedHealth Group becomes 4th largest company in the world - Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News
UnitedHealth Group is now the fourth-largest company in the world by revenue, according to the 2026 Fortune Global 500. The list ranks the world’s largest public and private companies by revenue for t...
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I hope when Trump dies he gets cremated and the guy working the oven says "You're fired" and laughs.
Amazon delivery drones pass overhead where I live literally every 5 minutes now. There goes on just now. Surely there will be a backlash.
Infantino has really stepped in it. This is the federation representing Europe — and the world's top national teams — saying, "This model has no place in world football." The full statement is worth reading. www.espn.com/soccer/story...
UEFA to boycott all FIFA competitions to protest World Cup private equity plan
UEFA on Thursday voted to boycott all FIFA competitions in protest against FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan for selling a stake in World Cup revenue to private investors.
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FIFA can fuck right the fuck off with this. 'The proposal is backed by Thrive Capital, the investment firm founded by Joshua Kushner. Joshua Kushner is the brother of Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump.' www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Gianni Infantino tells FIFA members to agree to World Cup plan or miss $40m in funding
FIFA president Gianni Infantino set a Sept. 19 deadline on Wednesday for the 211 member federations to approve his proposed private investment plan, which would give each association access to up to $40 million in funding.
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Yes, why fund buses and subway lines when people can just take Ubers, private jets, helicopters and Escalades to work? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...
Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects. Trump Isn’t Spending It.
“It’s hard to look at the last year and see anything other than a deliberate slowdown of these grants.”
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Here is a shot of my son doing a backflip off a boat yesterday. Git some summertime.
The toxic influencer who has made "hyper-masculinity" his brand was arresting wearing Doris Day clam-digger slacks and a kicky purple blouse.
Really tired of having to stay indoors. This feels so apocalyptic: the streets are eerily quiet and no one is out. To make matters worse, my yard is absolutely parched after the epic heat earlier in the week, and my rain barrel is empty.
The air outside is yellow right now and I am freaking out. Our planet is on fire.
This is good. It suggests the U.S.'s problem is it lacks superstars, which is purely a game of luck. But the numbers are trending in the right direction. www.espn.com/soccer/story...
The USMNT's struggles at the World Cup can't be fixed by overhauling youth development
Everyone thinks they can fix the USMNT. But maybe the U.S. is actually making progress and luck just hasn't been on its side -- what then?
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TRUMP DIARRHEA OUTBREAK: Cyclosporiasis cases are surging now across 40+ states, a severe diarrhea outbreak linked to contaminated produce. Reports indicate Trump admin CDC changes made Cyclospora surveillance optional and restructured the parasitic diseases division.
Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.
What the U.S. actually signed for is half of a thin residual slice, for a limited window, on an asset Canada still owns half of outright and whose revenues still flow first to Canadian repayment.
@detroit1051.bsky.social · 3w agoThis week the pollinators have arrived in force. Black swallowtail. 🌱🦋
