Christo Silvia

Asking the median voter to “sacrifice” for more expensive car juice?

Against official policy, I bring by Tern GSD on Seattle light rail because I need to be able to bike on both ends of my trips. There are no bikeshare options for parents carrying kids. Family bikes should be prioritized over space for other bikes.

As Bike Cars Overflow, Caltrain Bans Large Bikes and Panniers - Streetsblog San Francisco New rules heavily restrict the types of bikes Caltrain users can bring on board. Years ago advocates warned Caltrain that they weren't allotting enough bike space on the new trains

This need to be called out at perpetuating sexist policies that privilege bikers without child carrying, errand running responsibilities. Caltrain would never consider banning kids from trains, why is it ok to make it impossible for parents who travel bike to use the system?

Or... They could just add service frequency?

That feeling when you owe 53,173,939 refunds, with interest ...

Images of an old silver 1999 Toyota Corolla for sale

You want a car that gets the job done? You want a car that's hassle free? You want a car that literally no one will ever compliment you on? Well look no further. The 1999 Toyota Corolla. Let's talk about features. Bluetooth: nope Sunroof: nope Fancy wheels: nope Rear view camera: nope...but it's got a transparent rear window and you have a fucking neck that can turn. Let me tell you a story. One day my Corolla started making a strange sound. I didn't give a shit and ignored it. It went away. The End. You could take the engine out of this car, drop it off the Golden Gate Bridge, fish it out of the water a thousand years later, put it in the trunk of the car, fill the gas tank up with Nutella, turn the key, and this puppy would fucking start right up. This car will outlive you, it will outlive your children. Things this car is old enough to do: Vote: yes

Consent to sex: yes Rent a car: it IS a car This car's got history. It's seen some shit. People have done straight things in this car. People have done gay things in this car. It's not going to judge you like a fucking Volkswagen would. Interesting facts: This car's exterior color is gray, but it's interior color is grey. In the owner's manual, oil is listed as "optional." When this car was unveiled at the 1998 Detroit Auto Show, it caused all 2,000 attendees to spontaneously yawn. The resulting abrupt change in air pressure inside the building caused a partial collapse of the roof. Four people died. The event is chronicled in the documentary "Bored to Death: The Story of the 1999 Toyota Corolla You wanna know more? Great, I had my car fill out a Facebook survey. Favorite food: spaghetti Favorite tv show: Alf Favorite band: tie between Bush and the Gin Blossoms This car is as practical as a Roth IRA. It's as middle-of-the-

When I ran the CarFax for this car, I got back a single piece of paper that said, "It's a Corolla, It's fine." Let's face the facts, this car isn't going to win any beauty contests, but neither are you. Stop lying to yourself and stop lying to your wife. This isn't the car you want, it's the car you deserve: The fucking 1999 Toyota Corolla. Google map of cars location

Never forget: 8 years ago a random person on Craigslist wrote the most effective ad for the Toyota Corolla, ever.

Well put. As someone who has plenty of criticism for Israel myself, I think it's *extremely important* not to falsely dismiss criticism as antisemitism.

Uh...not an e-bike

Definitely not an e-bike

And this isn't an e-bike

But this is not an e-bike

Can anyone tell me what the bike industry and/or People For Bikes are doing about the way e-bikes are being blamed for havoc caused by people riding electric motorcycles?!!?

WAY MORE THAN HALF THE STORIES ABOUT DEATHS CAUSED BY E-BIKES DO NOT INVOLVE E-BIKES. THIS IS KIND OF IMPORTANT.

I haven’t read his work, but this always struck me as being pretty firmly rebutted by the knowledge problem.

The whole reason we have a market economy is because no one knows for sure what’s useful and productive. Maybe that job’s bullshit, but there’s no objective way to know that.

It's also legitimately scary to bring your brand new baby -- who you just had and you don't understand anything about being a parent yet -- to the doctor and have this fragile, delicate, screaming creature jabbed with a bunch of needles!

It FEELS wrong, even if you know intellectually it's correct.

The EV industry seems to be poised for a banner sales year because of the new models coinciding with the Republicans' latest Middle Eastern war.

Apartments don’t get built when there high IR 🙃

You guys know we’re basically going to have to appoint a Volcker after Warsh fucks this up right lol

Looks like I’m keeping my Covid mortgage forever 😩

Maybe this is just me, but I kind of think massive military operations, in which we're demanding unconditional surrender as the outcome, probably should be authorized by Congress.

My guess is they're probably going to move them? Like they better. At least to try them out

The anti-drone lasers that have recently caused so much stupid kerfuffle at the Mexican border are *specifically* intended to take down drones at a much lower cost than missile interceptors.

Wonder why we haven’t heard anything about the U.S. using them in the Gulf against Iranian drones yet.

im growing increasingly concerned that government issued girlfriends and mcmansions weren’t as realistic of an expectation for trumps presidency as i had been led to believe

Have fun catching the knife

It’s really ironic how the solution to me forgetting what I need to do every day is to remember to take a pill every morning.

What if Reza Pahlavi is Supreme Leader but the Islamic Republic constitution stays intact.

>unconditional surrender
>we get to pick the next SL
>mfw

“MAGA’s fundamental shared quality is a total lack of theory of mind for other people” is a theory that keeps getting validated by reality - look at almost every decision they’ve made in the war with Iran, and how they seem constantly surprised by the unanticipated actions of other parties.

I do not want to downplay how much this thing could spiral. And trump, much to the admin’s dismay, is not the only one who controls when this thing could end

One point tho is trump absolutely does not have the stomach for a protracted war. But due to his heinous idiocy, he may not have a choice

Section 7. (a) An automated road safety camera system shall only take photographs, video or other images when a speed camera enforceable violation occurs. Photographs and video shall be destroyed not more than 48 hours after the final disposition of a speed camera enforceable violation. (b) A photograph, video or other image taken pursuant to this chapter shall not be discoverable in any judicial or administrative proceeding, other than in a proceeding held pursuant to this chapter, without a court order. A photograph or video taken pursuant to this chapter shall not be admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding, other than in a proceeding to adjudicate liability for a violation of this chapter, without a court order. A court shall not order a release of a photograph or video taken pursuant to this chapter unless the photograph or video establishes or undermines a finding of a moving violation and the speed camera enforceable violation is material as to a finding of civil or criminal liability. (c) Photographs, video or other images and other personal identifying information collected by a city or town pursuant to this chapter shall not be a public record under clause twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4 or chapter 66. Each enforcing authority shall maintain the confidentiality of all information including, but not limited to, photographs or other recorded images and credit and account data, relative to the registered vehicle or registered owner of the vehicle subject to a speed camera enforceable violation. Such information shall be used for enforcement purposes only with respect to speed camera enforceable violations under this act.

(d) An automated road safety camera system shall not be utilized to take a frontal view photograph of a motor vehicle operator committing a speed camera enforceable violation or other occupants of the vehicle. A frontal view photograph of a motor vehicle committing a speed camera enforceable violation taken by an automated road safety camera system that captures the operator or occupants of the vehicle shall not be discoverable or admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding and shall not be used as the basis for a speed camera enforceable violation under this chapter. To the extent practicable, additional efforts shall be made to ensure that photographs produced by an automated road safety camera system shall not be used to identify the vehicle operator, the passengers or the contents of the vehicle. The use of facial recognition technology in conjunction with an automated road safety camera system is prohibited. (e) A city or town or a manufacturer or vendor of an automated road safety camera system may not use, disclose, sell or permit access to data collected by an automated road safety camera system except as necessary to process speed camera enforceable violations and fulfill reporting requirements in accordance with this chapter.

It really seems that a major barrier to traffic enforcement cameras in Massachusetts is people assuming they are the same as automatic license plate readers and other mass surveillance cameras. But Healey's budget proposal outlines some clear guard rails.

budget.digital.mass.gov/govbudget/fy...

Arguing if Platner is a Nazi or not is a stalking horse for the argument over whether he's an idiot or not, and he is.

Both of which are themselves necessarily secondary to the argument over whether Mainers will elect him anyhow, or God forbid, elect him *because* he's a Nazi and/or an idiot.

A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, “Kristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”

Screaming

I dunno, man, seems like our melding of GWOT "kill all the leaders, every last one, as soon as they poke their heads up" tactics with demanding the absolute capitulation from a nation-state, which would have to be offered by a leader who can speak on behalf of said state, are incompatible.