The main reason I’ve become such a “air conditioning is an essential life saving technology” advocate is because I was horrified to find out how many people seem to think that letting millions die during heat waves without it is better “for the greater good” of slowing climate change.
today I discovered this incredible story of a minor league pitcher who is 6'4 wears glasses and a ginger beard who hurt his elbow and went to the doc for Tommy John surgery and was mistaken for a pitcher from a diff team who was also there for TJ surgery on same day anyway heres their pics and names
The thing about Montreal’s summer “festivals” is that many of them last for weeks. Duration is a great strategy for relieving crowd pressure. Montreal also permits multiple closures to happen concurrently, creating more space. Put more time and more space together and overcrowding evaporates.
I'm a massive Mayo Pete hater but he's really really good at media communication. His ability to disarm media types across the spectrum and make Republicans sound stupid + advocate for Dem properties is unparalleled
I just don't like that he's a sociopath and should have zero functional power
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Love this city. The racists are all stuck in a shit pub rn being yelled at by *checks notes* Fatboy slim?
Guy at the pyramids called after me “sir!” No response “maam!” No response, after a few seconds he tries again “cousin!” I think we’ve cracked it. There is a gender neutral honorific.
There is a certain kind of environmental advocate for whom you can barely scratch their surface and find a very classist eugenicist.
Urban dwellers and the disadvantaged are non-entities in their plans.
We should be *encouraging* more cities, the per-person impact is dramatically reduced.
