This sentence is soul shattering.

the american dream worked for me, but it didn’t for so many that grew up in my situation as long as they continue to feel hard done by, american politics will remain toxic (no matter who is in the white house) GZERO Media

Here’s a wrap up of the Amazon Rainforest 2024: apnews.com/article/amazon…

Hemos intercambiado el vendedor de buses por el vendedor de trenes 😁 ¿Les parece un “upgrade?”

An underground gold war in Colombia is 'a ticking ecológical time bomb' The Zijjin mine, operated by a Chinese conglomerate in Buriticá, has become a subterranean battlefield, and the environmental results could be devastating LATEST by me for Mongabay news.mongabay.com/2024/12/an-und…

I've been thinking about the design of the very first fixed route public transport network: Pascal's 1662 "five penny carriages" in Paris. Please share. humantransit.org/2024/12/one-of…

Eric Foner on the abolitionists, Reconstruction, and winning “freedom” from the Right. jacobin.com/2015/08/eric-f…

“Caminar la vida” Chévere. Gracias EL NUEVO SIGLO

The story of 20th-century transportation policy in California in one photo and its caption. H/t Peter Norton

Everyone here knows how much I love the Bogotá Ciclovía. The world’s best replica is likely Guadalajara’s Via Recreativa. As seen below, the event connects people to parks, plazas, monuments, and the city center via car-free streets. Go! Gracias viarecreactivagdl 👏🏻👏🏻

It’s a shame that local authorities in Manizales do so little to enhance walking conditions; otherwise, it’s one of Colombia’s most pleasant cities. Alcaldía de Manizales

“can’t ukrainians just forgive russia?” hard to imagine how you could ask this question. but the answer is spot on.

Biden wanted to emulate FDR, but instead he pulled an LBJ. Ambitious domestic agenda accomplishments, mixed/poor international/war policies.

Thread of beautiful colorized photos you've (probably) never seen before 🧵 1. "A few seconds before happiness"

Gotta admit, Trump’s Greenland play is brilliant 🤷‍♂️ Works as both distraction from the forthcoming corruption and autocracy and as visionary nationalism.

Shove the Presidency Down Trump’s Throat trib.al/cmFkJEj

‘Τo the Finland Station’ – Trump as a tool of history msn.com/en-us/politics…