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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 2h agoBeginning to feel like I need to budget a week on the blog for a military primer on 'how the US Navy is the load-bearing pillar of your ability to eat bananas and of folks in developing countries to eat at all.' Not saying that is an optimal situation, merely that it is the situation.
accidentally stumbled upon a FIFA store in Grand Central Station (nothing keeps the spirit of the World Cup alive quite like capitalism) and cannot get over the criminality of this officially licensed merch
maybe there's some masterful tie-in that's going over my head, but wirecutter shoveling netflix special promo at it's audience is one of many Indicia.
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.
There’s two minutes every month when the infrastructure bros allow themselves to acknowledge that the FTA is slow-walking CIG grants. But then will smith appears with the neuralyzer and we can all return to complaining about like john muir or some shit
There is also a hilariously bad public-private partnership that governs the cameras, Project Green Light, where basically if a business isn't paying extra for the cameras to be installed, they are systematically provided inferior police service www.fox2detroit.com/news/owner-n...
Owner: Non-Green Light gas stations not treated as priority by DPD
Some gas station owners in Detroit say police are playing favorites, and that crimes at their stations aren't treated as priorities.
fox2detroit.com
Maybe two copies of Fetterman’s book?
Kilauea caldera, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park #NPS #NationalParkService #HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark
Bike lanes are exempt from CEQA. Other bay area cities like Oakland are building concrete protected bike lanes as part of routine paving projects with no issue. The problem in SF is Luire
Air doesn’t taste smokey if you’re actively eating something spicy
montgomery county has $100 million in a revolving loan fund, I think chicago has $135, seattle is getting that much in a single year and bonding against to start immediately buying homes and then reinvesting that rental income to build/buy more housing. nothing else like it in the US
this is the skeleton key to understanding like 30% of the bike industry.
Rebecca Baird-Remba@thecitywanderer.bsky.social · 22h agoYes one of the younger Waltons owns a major cycling apparel brand (Rapha) and has been heavily involved in redeveloping Bentonville as a gravel and MTB destination. He and his investment firm are way deep into bike retail so i imagine the Ozark trail stuff is here to stay
Odysseus: “when you think about it, the moral of the story is i am become death yada yada yada” Penelope: “so true. So true”
Wonder if this guy can walk and chew gum at the same time
Gabriel Lezra@gabelezra.bsky.social · 3d agoThe attempt to frame the Paramount-WBD merger as a political fight—like it’s all about CNN or Trump or something—is, in my view, an attempt to undermine the real problem: that consolidation will harm workers, raise prices for steaming and cable and sports during a cost of living crisis,👇
Two year sentence. That’s what i would have found headline worthy
The Oregonian@oregonian.com · yesterdayAs part of a plea deal, Shelaleh Rostami will have to pay damages to Salt & Straw, Grocery Outlet and others.
Wasn’t it the same company that locked heated seats behind a subscription?
Divvy influencer@ticketmasterceo.com · yesterdayI don’t think there’s a funnier group of car owners for this scenario to happen to than BMW drivers
When u see john oliver roasted your personal hobby horse over the weekend
Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · yesterdaySeattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle had an emotional meltdown at a meeting this morning, calling Mayor Katie Wilson's decision to study police camera surveillance "unconscionable."
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday overturned a win for Jack Daniel's in a long-running trademark dispute with the maker of a "Bad Spaniels" dog toy that the whiskey company accused of violating its trademark rights.
US appeals court reverses Jack Daniel's win in dog-toy trademark case
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday overturned a win for Jack Daniel's in a long-running trademark dispute with the maker of a "Bad Spaniels" dog toy that the whiskey company accused of violating its trademark rights.
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*SUV parked over bike symbol* "get in the bike lane" wat
Man i wonder what else is lurking in the #smallbusinessownersmatter hashtag
Olraca@olraca.bsky.social · yesterdayWhat "hearing from local businesses" means. Local small business owner blames Katie Wilson's 7 months as mayor for the last 13 years of incompetance by the Seattle Police Department. Wants to make the emerald city great again.
If I were in charge of the universe, I wouldn’t echo headlines from kiro7 that were clearly designed to undermine my focus
WA State House Democrats@housedemocrats.wa.gov · yesterday📉 Crime drops across every major category in Washington; 🌫️🔥 Smoke, heat headed for Western Washington as wildfires grow to the east and north; 🗳️🔒 Local elections offices increase security to manage threats - Today's Daily E-Clips housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-...
Econ brain will have you pretending the marginal dollar spent in an inefficient healthcare system is just as bad as the marginal dollar spent on military contractors. Say what you will about scammy medicare advantage-adjacent execs, they are rarely building Venezuelan fisherman missiles!
Guy who owns a huge chunk of media, when facing anti-monopoly legal challenges to capture more of it: I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told.
The US host cities for the 2026 men's World Cup claim that they were *verbally* promised $1 million each by Gianni Infantino and that FIFA hasn't paid up. Truly incredible stuff. www.nytimes.com/athletic/749...
The cops are really going to poison the well on automated traffic enforcement - which perhaps is the point considering how many of them get dinged for speeding in school zones and running red lights. bsky.app/profile/jaso...
Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · yesterdayNew: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...
