South Pasadena got a federal grant to improve Fair Oaks. What are we going to do with the money??? Spend it to make the street more dangerous by removing the bulb outs that were put in there for pedestrian safety.

Iran voted to execute 15,000 participants in the women's rights protest. Iran sits on the UN Women's Rights Committee.

Remember this today as Republicans tweet their Veterans Day messages.

According to a leaked email, here are some other ideas that Elon Musk came up with to increase Twitter revenue: A thread.

A snapshot of 2022-23 influenza testing at the Johns Hopkins Hospitals compared to the previous 5 influenza seasons... #influenza

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Holy shit how did I missed this thermonuclear ad? And it’s even got the Succession vibe.

Lithium is essential for batteries, and we don't have enough of it. Look how much goes toward "Passenger EVs". Then consider that a Hummer EV's battery weighs ~3,000 lb, equal to 3 Chevy Bolt batteries or ~380 e-bike batteries. Folks, what are we doing? about.bnef.com/blog/will-the-…

Local governments govern U.S. suburbs. Each one could use *zoning powers* to block affordable homes for newcomers, if residents wanted. But how much of zoning today is *exclusionary*? When would it have started? Why did it happen? Follow 🧵for answers in my job market paper...

In Metro Los Angeles study congestion pricing delivers more GHG reduction than major investments in public transit, switch to greener transit vehicles, and active transportation improvements--combined.

Incredible takedown of the self-enforced Malthusianism so many American cities have forced themselves into

Also in abortion news today: A DC woman who went to Ohio for her brother's wedding was denied miscarriage treatment even though her fetus had no heartbeat and she was filling up diapers with blood. She passed out in a tub & nearly died jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-eve…

BREAKING: Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, has filed to run for president again in 2024. n.pr/3THqnJM

Donald Trump failed America.

This interchange project in Texas was a national finalist for a “Quality of Life” award in case you were wondering where this country is at.

I would love a poll that asked — if your city had a car-free, bikes and golf carts only neighborhood — and you would spend the same on rent/mortgage — would you move there?

F*ck the former guy. The 1st law of Trump is that everything he touches turns to sh*t. F*ck Space Karen too. I'm out. It's been such a pleasure learning from you all. See you in real life.

Reminder that if you see someone on the timeline or comments calling for civil war, there’s a 90% chance they’re either: > A Bot > A Foreign Adversary > Both act accordingly.