You know what? Never mind. The water has transited the bridge
We build aggressive vehicles
We market them recklessly
We celebrate dangerous driving
We design and maintain violent street design
We prioritize the driver at all costs
We shame and blame everyone else
our hostile streets are no accident, they are results.
I admire Elliott for actually dealing pretty often with his industry’s bizarre framing of politics and political attitudes and opinions. But this is another example of not just not being willing, but also not being able, to write a basic and clear question
Some stray thoughts on gap-filling. Take them for what they are
1. Gaps in archives are not like rips in clothing; they don't have a well defined and wholly known, or in the broadest sense wholly knowable, shape or extent. You can't cut a patch for them or fill them with putty and smooth them over.
if you want to know, and want to say, that Dems said they wanted the party to move right not left, you have to poll that question, not one where the posited move is “move center”. That’s a different question than you’re pretending, one that doesn’t make sense!
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road violence and the decimation of youth mobility are direct results from this normalized and violent car culture. What our kids (and everyone) face on the streets is completely insane.
After 18 years, the infamous mass-surveillance authority knows as Section 702 may die tonight. If it does, we won’t know if the surveillance agencies will actually respect the outcome of the democratic process. And Tom Cotton is suggesting an end-run around it.
Ran into this Eastern Box Turtle while on a walk. She was about to cross a very busy greenway but thankfully turned around and went back into the woods.
June 10 2026. Charlotte NC US.
#ECK #WildLife #Turtles
Mina Kimes
A great blue heron lands in shallow water after after flying across the pond at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado.
#FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Stripes #bird
#birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky #BirdsSeenln2026
