“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”

Via @momentummag.bsky.social

It’s almost as if weakening the United States is the goal.

This is enough carbon-free energy to power maybe two thirds of Vegas btw

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

“London hits 'historic' clean air milestone 184 years early…a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality.”

Quite a leadership achievement for @london.gov.uk’s government! While nations talk, (some) cities act. And get results.

“The IOC handed LA the 2028 Olympics. Now Trump is weaponizing them. As the IOC ushers in new leadership, Trump is already wreaking havoc on LA 28 – and turning a global celebration into a national security crackdown.”

I’m no fan of the IOC, but it’s remarkable how Trump makes EVERYTHING worse.

That's why he surrounds himself with loyal "yes" men/women. That is the only qualification for a position that matters. That is what allows him to do whatever he wants.
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Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

We’ve heard “shut up and dribble.” And of course “shut up and sing.” Now they’re telling the moral leader of the Catholic Church to “shut up and pray?”

Actually it’s really just “shut up and bend the knee.” And that’s to everyone.

He so badly wants to influence the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday. It’s so obvious. It’s literally all he cares about.

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

Ah yes, good catch, connected to the EU market by economic agreement but not a formal member.

“Peace prizes are earned through sustained commitment, not through social media tantrums & not from intimidation…one late contribution does not erase years of enabling violence and division.”

Bad news, Trump. The world knows who you are.

And if he attacks Norway, an EU member & NATO ally over it…

lol this is crazy i mean this guys the president

TIER ONE: Americans who Donald Trump pedophiled with: They get shielded from prosecution for the crimes they did commit.

TIER TWO: Americans who brought Donald to justice for the crimes he did commit, they get prosecuted as revenge even if they committed no crimes whatsoever.

Many Vancouverites, including me, cheer for the Seattle Mariners as our local Cascadia team & take the train to see a game occasionally. Sorry Detroit, I hope Seattle wins tomorrow night!

Until they play the Jays.

With the (North) American League pennant at stake, it’s 100% #GoJaysGo!

#TeamCanada

“The IOC handed LA the 2028 Olympics. Now Trump is weaponizing them. As the IOC ushers in new leadership, Trump is already wreaking havoc on LA 28 – and turning a global celebration into a national security crackdown.”

I’m no fan of the IOC, but it’s remarkable how Trump makes EVERYTHING worse.

So many more cities should do this all over the world

Yesterday: Trump bragged, "We took the freedom of speech away."

Today: New reporting on Trump's plans to go after opposition groups.

In 9 days: We mount the largest peaceful protest in modern history to say, loud and clear, that America has no king.

nokings.org

Gross. Seriously.

“London hits 'historic' clean air milestone 184 years early…a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality.”

Quite a leadership achievement for @london.gov.uk’s government! While nations talk, (some) cities act. And get results.

If ICE agents are willing to shoot a US citizen in broad daylight, as they did with Marimar Martinez in Chicago, imagine what they’re doing to undocumented immigrants.

They shot her in front of witnesses & with body cams turned on

The horrors facing those disappeared to camps are sure to be worse

Spent five years in Paris, left 15 or so years ago. The photographs Brent posts of Paris are astonishing and hopeful.

Gritty, grey side streets for cars are now green and lively with people. Bicycle lanes on rue de Rivoli?? The only time I saw bicycles on it was the finish of the Tour de France.