Since Paxlovid, the lifesaving COVID-19 drug, has come to market, patients have been able to get it for free. Soon government funding is ending, leaving many to pay high list prices for it. Big Pharma could change, but greed — not human lives — drives them.khn.org/news/article/p…

Just a reminder, we passed the first federal gun law in 30 years last summer and no one lost their election just because they voted for it.

For the first time since 1934, every single senator in a sitting president's party won reelection in a midterm—plus, Pennsylvania elected John Fetterman. Looking forward to working together to deliver for the American people in the new year.

Streets aren’t set in stone, nor are they frozen in time. Just because they’ve looked one way for decades, it doesn't mean they can't change. Rotterdam is a perfect case study of a city designed around the car, that took back space for walking, cycling, transit, and public life.

The shade of this closing line: "Mr. Trump, who has a 30 percent share in the partnership, has no authority over its management, and it has consistently been his strongest-performing asset." nytimes.com/2022/12/21/us/…

Just heard someone turn down after-work plans because they have an avocado at home that’s about to go bad

Kate Wagner (@katewagner.wehwalt.net) weighs in on the heated debate last week over proposed legislation that could regulate the use of gas stoves in American homes. ow.ly/PGli50Mt8iU

Toyota is finally getting into electric vehicles! /s cyclingweekly.com/products/toyot…

Shell has been a company for 115 years. It has never posted higher profits than it did in 2022. That’s the reason families across the country paid more at the pump last year. Greed. Plain and simple. bbc.com/news/uk-644891…

Great example of why cycling is good for local businesses: you can get more people visiting your business.

I know I talk about cargo bikes a lot, but to quote LeVar Burton, you don't have to take my word for it: theverge.com/2023/3/18/2364…

The red line is when Republicans ended the national assault weapons ban.

Sunsets this year will remain at or after 7:15PM starting today until September. Have a nice day.

Worth noting that SCOTUS has decided basically this exact case before (when Scalia was rightly overruled & wetlands were rightly included). The *only* difference now is, more cons on the court, so precedent be damned.

I see a lot of "how to protect yourself from smoke" articles and not a single "here is who is responsible and what we can do to them" articles.

If it runs into itself, game over.

Why it's hot (time traveler edition)

Short, sweet, and right on point - a clear argument for the value of demand response by Michael E. Webber. We enrolled our thermostats in Eversource MA's ConnectedSolutions program a few years ago. Works great! If you are in Mass and aren't enrolled, consider it!

A million times this. kottke.org/23/06/its-time…

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