The bank of the Seine in Paris. This used to be surrendered space for cars. For several years now it’s been a special place for people. All it took was leadership. Including fighting and winning a court battle when that leadership was challenged. HT Emmanuel for the great pic

Turns out it’s easy to sound coherent when you just spew bullshit through every answer.

"Quite a few Americans like the idea of strongman rule.  Why not a dictator who will get things done?... Strongman rule is a fantasy. Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. He won't." See my essay "The Strongman Fantasy" via link in profile

Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved transit, not only did it transform the city’s public life & economic success, but the traffic got better. The traffic got BETTER.

"Can my husband find out who I am voting for in the Presidential Election?" 🗳️ We've been getting this question a lot, so we rounded up some helpful facts. Please share this 🧵

Tomorrow & every day, I ask you to #StandWithBelarus. Four years ago, on August 9, the people of Belarus voted for democratic change. For justice. For Europe. But the dictator stole our votes. Please show your solidarity & join our fight for freedom. Every action matters!

Trump recently ran an ad attacking VP Harris that featured five images of people crossing the border Four of those five scenes actually occurred while Trump was president washingtonpost.com/elections/inte…

This is the way. 🏠 🇺🇸

The TSA thinks it’s cute that taxpayers are forced to fund them to steal stuff that presents no danger to people in flight. It’s not cute, actually. I can’t think of another agency that constantly makes the case for its own irrelevance as well as the TSA does.

This is so insane

The death of Gaudreau and his brother is tragic. And people are rightly placing blame on the drunk driver who hit them. HOWEVER: … the fault isn’t just with the drunk driver… 🧵

I kinda think dead Joe Bornstein could win a congressional election in Maine. He couldn’t vote for himself, of course. #mepolitics

I worked for Mitt Romney. He had a great debate with President Obama in Denver. He demonstrated why he was qualified to be president and offered an alternative to incumbent. But the debate did not disqualify President Obama, any more than John Kerry’s first debate disqualified

Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved transit, not only did it transform the city’s public life & economic success, but the traffic got better. The traffic got BETTER.

What kind of childhood makes a top scientist? Is it enough to have all the right traits (brilliance, grit, etc) or do you need the right family too? And why should we care? A 🧵 on our paper on the Nobel Laureates. A teaser: the income distribution of the laureates' fathers.1/N

Seville, Spain eliminated 5,000 car parking spaces and built an 80 km protected cycling network in just 18 months with 32 million €. Result: An average 70,000 bike trips/day. HT @davidlois_UNED

Death to the oligarchs. And goodbye.