Gillea Allison
@gilleaa
Currently @dmagazine making Dallas an even better place. Formerly @bsd in NY, @barackobama in Chi, @methodtweet in SF, & @idealist in š¦š·. Views are my own.
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25-03-2009 00:33:55
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!["Due to traffic danger, childrenās walking accessibility [to child-relevant destinations] is estimated to be reduced by at least 75%."
doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.ā¦](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWZaTpvWYAENS1w.jpg "David Zipper (@davidzipper) on Twitter photo \"Due to traffic danger, childrenās walking accessibility [to child-relevant destinations] is estimated to be reduced by at least 75%.\"
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John Grisham wrote this for D Magazine. You should read it. dmagazine.com/publications/dā¦
Amber Nicole Thurmanāa mother to a 6-year-old sonādied after routine medical care was delayed. Her doctors feared criminal prosecution under Georgia's abortion ban. Her death was preventable. Donald Trump said abortion bans are a "beautiful thing." propublica.org/article/georgiā¦
āThe Economist has found that, for every life the heaviest 1% of suvs or trucks saves in America, more than a dozen lives are lost in smaller vehicles. This makes traffic jams an ethics class on wheels.ā āCar Bloatā kills people. Among other consequences. economist.com/leaders/2024/0ā¦
.ā¦Jeffrey Goldbergā©: āTo look at cities that used to be served by newsrooms of 300, or 500 journalists, now reduced to virtually nothing, is terrible. This is the way democracy decomposes. We're sleepwalking into an absolute disaster.ā status.news/p/atlantic-jefā¦
We learn more from reading on paper than on screens. 54 studies, 171k people: we process print more deeply than digital contentāas long as it's informational rather than purely narrative. The paper advantage holds across ages and has grown over time. Long live physical books.
