goosemic
@fraxilution.bsky.social
split enz are cool, 24, trying to make your dash slightly nicer. loving 🌻🫒🏵️ and all the world
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I wonder what it's like being a CIA guy in a bar in rural Alberta and running into your FSB counterpart who's doing the exact same work
January 29, 2026 at 5:36 AM
I wonder what it's like being a CIA guy in a bar in rural Alberta and running into your FSB counterpart who's doing the exact same work
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There were no good photos of old Breath Savers packaging so a Wikipedia editor created this digital illustration. I'm not EXACTLY sure why the background is this random dwarf planet but I think I quite like it
January 27, 2026 at 12:46 AM
There were no good photos of old Breath Savers packaging so a Wikipedia editor created this digital illustration. I'm not EXACTLY sure why the background is this random dwarf planet but I think I quite like it
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"I believe there were supposed to be snacks and munchies at this meeting?"
(cof cof)
(cof cof)
January 24, 2026 at 7:32 AM
"I believe there were supposed to be snacks and munchies at this meeting?"
(cof cof)
(cof cof)
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oh i would fly five thousand miles
and I would fly five thousand more
just to be the man who flew ten thousand
miles to say 'he's not my mayor'
and I would fly five thousand more
just to be the man who flew ten thousand
miles to say 'he's not my mayor'
January 20, 2026 at 9:27 PM
oh i would fly five thousand miles
and I would fly five thousand more
just to be the man who flew ten thousand
miles to say 'he's not my mayor'
and I would fly five thousand more
just to be the man who flew ten thousand
miles to say 'he's not my mayor'
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Too dazed by this picture to come up with a caption
January 20, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Too dazed by this picture to come up with a caption
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An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 AM
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
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"Mister Defense Minister, will the Danish Army shoot guns if an opposing army shoots at it with guns to take our land?"
"Uh... Let me check Sun Tzu's Big Book of War and get back to you on that... *flips pages* Well, son of a bitch, I guess we are."
"Uh... Let me check Sun Tzu's Big Book of War and get back to you on that... *flips pages* Well, son of a bitch, I guess we are."
January 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"Mister Defense Minister, will the Danish Army shoot guns if an opposing army shoots at it with guns to take our land?"
"Uh... Let me check Sun Tzu's Big Book of War and get back to you on that... *flips pages* Well, son of a bitch, I guess we are."
"Uh... Let me check Sun Tzu's Big Book of War and get back to you on that... *flips pages* Well, son of a bitch, I guess we are."
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stepped outside for a vibe check and saw a beast fuckin hauling ass towards Bethlehem
January 12, 2026 at 4:31 AM
stepped outside for a vibe check and saw a beast fuckin hauling ass towards Bethlehem
bitsa a long time ago. now the bow
The Yarkon!
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
bitsa a long time ago. now the bow
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[horse meeting]
We're getting a lot of good feedbag
We're getting a lot of good feedbag
January 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
[horse meeting]
We're getting a lot of good feedbag
We're getting a lot of good feedbag
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Golden hour light putting the Sunny in Sunnyside. 🌅
January 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Golden hour light putting the Sunny in Sunnyside. 🌅
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“the Jimmy Buffett” should be a reincarnated spiritual leader like the Dalai Lama. a living demigod of relaxation
December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“the Jimmy Buffett” should be a reincarnated spiritual leader like the Dalai Lama. a living demigod of relaxation
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ME: (first day practicing Bug Law) May it please the Court—
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
December 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
ME: (first day practicing Bug Law) May it please the Court—
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
another thing is the cognitive load of planning transit trips around low frequencies. when it's as hard as this usually is in north america, you can't play with your routine, you have little room for error or adjustment in your trip. transit funding desperately needs someone loud to stick up for it!
Transit's main competition is cars. If you raise fares from $2.50 to $3, you're still way more affordable than driving. But if you cut the bus from every 15 to every 20, you're screwed because cars have infinity frequency and 24 hr service span.
I hate that we’re having to think in these terms, but the evidence seems to be bearing out that steep fare hikes are less damaging to ridership than service cuts.
December 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
another thing is the cognitive load of planning transit trips around low frequencies. when it's as hard as this usually is in north america, you can't play with your routine, you have little room for error or adjustment in your trip. transit funding desperately needs someone loud to stick up for it!
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So much of the issues related to transit governance is downstream from the fact that both the boards of these agencies and many of advocates in this space believe that transit is a welfare program that acts as “transportation of last resort” as opposed to a viable, affordable alternative to cars.
The equity case for infrequent buses at low fares only makes sense if you believe low income people’s time has no value or that they don’t value their time.
Every transit professional knows this, but equity
December 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
So much of the issues related to transit governance is downstream from the fact that both the boards of these agencies and many of advocates in this space believe that transit is a welfare program that acts as “transportation of last resort” as opposed to a viable, affordable alternative to cars.
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my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
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Paul Evans (British, b.1950)
"Winter Orchard," 2025
Ink and acrylic
30 x 30 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Winter Orchard," 2025
Ink and acrylic
30 x 30 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Paul Evans (British, b.1950)
"Winter Orchard," 2025
Ink and acrylic
30 x 30 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Winter Orchard," 2025
Ink and acrylic
30 x 30 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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it's this one btw
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
it's this one btw
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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If you define yourself as "anti-imperialist" you have to clutch at straws to defend one of the most blatant imperial land grabs of the 21st century.
December 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you define yourself as "anti-imperialist" you have to clutch at straws to defend one of the most blatant imperial land grabs of the 21st century.