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Long-time technology geek. Fervent advocate for all things Baltimore. Frequently babels about bikes and transit. he/him Nothing on this account represents the views of my employer. Can also be found at https://schiwy.co/@nick Posts are ephemeral

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The actions are not remotely equivalent!

person on bicycle runs stop sign? "I might have hit them and then I would get blamed!"*

other driver runs stop sign? "They might have hit me!"

self (driving) runs stop sign? "Stop sign cameras are a Big Brother money grab!"

*they would not get blamed

12.03.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Outdated intel likely led to deadly U.S. strike on Iranian elementary school, sources say The munition could have hit the school because old intelligence showed it to be a military target, according to four sources familiar with a U.S. military probe's preliminary findings.

We're war criminals.

"A group of United Nations experts warned last week that an "attack on a functioning school during class hours raises the most serious concerns under international law," noting that "intentional attacks on educational buildings" are considered war crimes."

11.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œMultifamily housing is for young renters and the poor while single family homes are for established adults with children” is a really pernicious folk theory about how housing markets should work that I think is foundational to so much bad housing policy at all levels of government.

11.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 1413 πŸ” 264 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 10

- professionals said we have some mold but it's not a Problemβ„’
- gp prescribed me an inhaler and I came home but the inhaler doesn't help πŸ™ƒ
- anyone got any allergist recs?

11.03.2026 12:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Two stickers on a metal pole. The top reads β€œbillionaires shouldn’t exist” and the bottom are two β€œhello my name is” stickers with a sketch of Luffy from One Piece stretching an arm to punch Trump in the face.

Two stickers on a metal pole. The top reads β€œbillionaires shouldn’t exist” and the bottom are two β€œhello my name is” stickers with a sketch of Luffy from One Piece stretching an arm to punch Trump in the face.

Nice messages to see this morning.

11.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Live updates: US says it destroyed 16 mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz The U.S. said it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels Tuesday, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region's oil exports, saying it would not allow β€œeven a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies.

BREAKING: A projectile hit a cargo ship In the Strait of Hormuz, setting the vessel ablaze after the United States targeted Iranian minelaying vessels that could target the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. Follow live updates.

11.03.2026 06:07 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 21

It's almost as if those doge clowns had no business being anywhere near the government and did more fraud than they "uncovered."

11.03.2026 05:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And we should!

11.03.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So Democrats want to take away one of the most visible signs* of Trump's disastrous and illegal war in the run-up to the midterm elections?

*Quite literally, there are signs on every corner. It's free advertising of Trump's failures!

11.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

I see this as win-win.

The woman is okay and the cybertruck is dead. As a bonus maybe the spell will be broken for her as she tries to sue the shit out of Tesla

09.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can Anyone Stop Baltimore City’s Most Dangerous Drivers? Crashes have killed nearly 500 people in Baltimore City over the past decade, and safety advocates say leaders have left tools on the table.

It is beyond infuriating that the worst drivers somehow get a pass. They should have their cars booted and towed. If you have proven you don't want to follow the law there has to be repercussions besides apparently easily ignored fines www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/hist...

09.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted after Supreme Court declines to review the rule A lower court previously said that β€œhuman authorship is a bedrock requirement of copyright.”

I somehow missed this last week but this is a big deal www.theverge.com/policy/88767...

09.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A banner reading "Abolish Ice" hangs from a prominent roof deck of a home overlooking Baltimore Harbor's Key Highway, Science Museum, and facing downtown.

A banner reading "Abolish Ice" hangs from a prominent roof deck of a home overlooking Baltimore Harbor's Key Highway, Science Museum, and facing downtown.

An Abolish Ice banner hangs from a prominent roof deck overlooking Baltimore's Inner Harbor

03.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As someone who grew up on the Eastern Shore our nickname was Ocean Shitty. It's just not...good.

If you want a nice beach experience I'd go to Bethany Beach or if you want a nicer beachy shopping experience I'd say Rehoboth. In all of the above cases the water will be cold

09.03.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I believe he is gone now

09.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't want to work smarter or harder and I have zero fucking interest in either The Hustle or The Grind. I want to work the exact amount I need to afford a normal life, which used to be possible, and now apparently requires a podcast??

09.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a train is going down train tracks with the words keep those trains rollin out choo choo Alt: a train is going down train tracks with the words keep those trains rollin out choo choo
09.03.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@climatetown.bsky.social this is your moment

09.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing quite so weird/sad as seeing a couple leave a restaurant to go sit in their car and eat in the parking lot

08.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are oil fires and bombing all over Tehran. The AQI is now 153

It is a normal day in Delhi. The AQI is now 193

08.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 258 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Investigate BGE for excessive delivery charges Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Investigate @mybge.bsky.social aka @exelonofficial.bsky.social for excessive delivery charges:
c.org/kmPhpvhddw

08.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For π‘°π’π’•π’†π’“π’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’‚π’ π‘Ύπ’π’Žπ’†π’'𝒔 π‘«π’‚π’š, it's important to remember representation and visibility matter.

Women are still vastly underrepresented in planning and politics, in part because they feel the halls of leadership aren’t for them. After all: if you can't see it, you can't be it.

youtu.be/Jbm2AWLYCRw

08.03.2026 09:05 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Good thing everything in this country is entirely reliant on oil. Too bad nobody tried to change that at any point

08.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alabama is set to kill Sonny Burton on Thursday. Governor Kay Ivey must stop it. Sonny Burton did not kill anyone, but Alabama put him on death row and his execution is scheduled to be carried out this week β€” unless Ivey grants clemency or courts intervene.

NEW: Alabama is set to kill Sonny Burton on Thursday. Governor Kay Ivey must stop it.

Sonny Burton did not kill anyone, but Alabama put him on death row and his execution is scheduled to be carried out this week β€” unless Ivey grants clemency or courts intervene.

Tonight, at Law Dork:

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THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

08.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 6025 πŸ” 3487 πŸ’¬ 288 πŸ“Œ 237
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Had to doublecheck the date on this

07.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 11697 πŸ” 3313 πŸ’¬ 363 πŸ“Œ 230
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Keep Android Open Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.

I only learned about this recently and we really need to find a way to get around this. Android was originally meant to be an open source project. We can't let Google take away developer's rights to develop for an open platform
keepandroidopen.org

07.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous β€˜Stop Cop City’ Protester A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

Apparently not even Proton mail can be trusted www.404media.co/proton-mail-...

07.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rubio: β€œIran is run by religious fanatics.”

The White House right now:

06.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 6