Child mask mandates for COVID-19: a systematic review -"current body of scientific data does not support masking children for protection against COVID". Hope MDs and public health officials will always be willing to change minds with evidence & data adc.bmj.com/content/early/…

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“We built cities all over America that are designed for automobiles and not designed for people... Our housing costs are high, in part because of the way that we've designed our cities." - Gov. Doug Burgum North Dakota comments during the NGA winter meetings

Town to kids: Please spend your afternoons at home on TikTok. Signed, The Library

Why does convenience for suburbanites outweigh the health and well-being of city dwellers? This isn’t even a subtweet of NYC congestion pricing, I t’s a subtweet of…everything

in case you didn't know what The Atlantic is thinking

I-25 S-curve study is essentially saying signs make roads dangerous

The average NEPA impact statement takes 4.5 years to complete. That's ridiculous. Here's a list of things that took less time to BUILD than it takes to complete a 575 page impact statement... 1. Golden Gate Bridge - 4 years, 4.5 months

The only way to prevent gigantic SUVs & pickups from killing pedestrians is to reduce car bloat. Technology alone won’t do it – even if automakers claim otherwise. Me, in Slate 🧵 slate.com/business/2024/…

Mom Jailed for Letting 10-Year-Old Walk Alone to Town reason.com/2024/11/11/mom… via reason

- Be very slow to believe anything you see online. - Foster a spiritual life so you are in touch with your instincts. - Don't use generative #AI. Whatever the task is, do it for yourself. You're more than capable. - The tech bros just want to separate you from your money and

Going phone free is a great step, but then giving every kid an iPad or Chromebook means that they still face the pull of powerful distractions all day long. Is the personal tech really helping kids, overall? startribune.com/yuen-dont-stop…

My statement to the New Mexico Senate Regarding SB-77. Banning ownership of Single-Family homes by corporate owners. Good afternoon, my name is Tego Venturi. I’m a real estate broker, market analyst, and longtime observer of housing trends in Albuquerque. I track housing data

Quasi-approval voting Albuquerque, picking amongst 9 projects, you can vote for three! The Center for Election Science cabq.gov/council/find-y…

As parents make progress on the first norm (no smartphone before 14), they increasingly notice that schools are putting screens on their kids' desks and gamifying the school day. ⁦Hadley Freeman, in The Times and The Sunday Times, lays out why this must change: thetimes.com/comment/column…

By the time the cool coffee shops, bars, etc. start to open, the upscale homebuyers & tenants have already begun to move in. In other words, that art gallery isn't the cause of gentrification; it's a reflection of it.

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Fascinating insight from a school teacher on in school phone bans.