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This Times op-ed by @galvinalmanza.bsky.social really misses the point.
Free buses work in small systems because ridership is low, and the cost of collecting fares exceeds the cost of recovery. Not the MTA. They really do need that money.
Free buses work in small systems because ridership is low, and the cost of collecting fares exceeds the cost of recovery. Not the MTA. They really do need that money.
Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:03 PM
This Times op-ed by @galvinalmanza.bsky.social really misses the point.
Free buses work in small systems because ridership is low, and the cost of collecting fares exceeds the cost of recovery. Not the MTA. They really do need that money.
Free buses work in small systems because ridership is low, and the cost of collecting fares exceeds the cost of recovery. Not the MTA. They really do need that money.
Reposted by Will "scifantasy" Frank
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
From Blackstone to broomstone.
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
From Blackstone to broomstone.
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Oh hell yes, Brave and the Bold!!
In cartoon news, Tubi just revealed practically the entirety of the classic Warner Bros/Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network library is coming to the platform this March.
For those who don't wanna visit the bird site, here's the full list of what's coming.
For those who don't wanna visit the bird site, here's the full list of what's coming.
February 14, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Oh hell yes, Brave and the Bold!!
Queery response?
February 14, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Queery response?
Whoa, congrats!
February 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Whoa, congrats!
Holy crap am I glad I didn't try to stick around for sparring class, because after the normal karate class my body decided it is DONE. And freezing. The walk home from the bus stop was brutal and I am now wrapped in blankets and a heating pad.
February 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Holy crap am I glad I didn't try to stick around for sparring class, because after the normal karate class my body decided it is DONE. And freezing. The walk home from the bus stop was brutal and I am now wrapped in blankets and a heating pad.
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
You are a font of knowledge.
February 14, 2026 at 1:04 AM
You are a font of knowledge.
Holy shit. Yay!
It's official KOG is greenlit! Can't wait for you all to see what the team has been cooking up! #KnightsofGuinevere #KOG #Glitch #glitchproductions
February 14, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Holy shit. Yay!
As opposed, with the milk, to a dessert island.
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
As opposed, with the milk, to a dessert island.
True enough.
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
True enough.
The kata in kenshikai is pretty regimented. Shihan teaches that as well as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ,and he compares traditional karate to classical music and BJJ to jazz.
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The kata in kenshikai is pretty regimented. Shihan teaches that as well as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ,and he compares traditional karate to classical music and BJJ to jazz.
Joking around, in this case.
February 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Joking around, in this case.
How irrational.
February 14, 2026 at 12:50 AM
How irrational.
Me: "I get enough of that with fandom, I don't need it here."
Shihan: "Yeah but in fandom, you don't have the person who made it saying whether it's canon or not."
Me: "Oh yes I do. You know how many authors I know? It doesn't help."
Shihan: "...fair point."
Special attn @kradec.bsky.social...
Shihan: "Yeah but in fandom, you don't have the person who made it saying whether it's canon or not."
Me: "Oh yes I do. You know how many authors I know? It doesn't help."
Shihan: "...fair point."
Special attn @kradec.bsky.social...
February 14, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Me: "I get enough of that with fandom, I don't need it here."
Shihan: "Yeah but in fandom, you don't have the person who made it saying whether it's canon or not."
Me: "Oh yes I do. You know how many authors I know? It doesn't help."
Shihan: "...fair point."
Special attn @kradec.bsky.social...
Shihan: "Yeah but in fandom, you don't have the person who made it saying whether it's canon or not."
Me: "Oh yes I do. You know how many authors I know? It doesn't help."
Shihan: "...fair point."
Special attn @kradec.bsky.social...
Karate class, kata (routines).
Me: "Shihan, is there a kiai (shout) on that nineteenth move?"
Shihan (instructor): "Not officially but we put it in."
Other Student: "It's in the video."
Shihan: "Don't trust the video. We just did that for COVID."
Student: "It's in the video, it's canon."
Me: "Shihan, is there a kiai (shout) on that nineteenth move?"
Shihan (instructor): "Not officially but we put it in."
Other Student: "It's in the video."
Shihan: "Don't trust the video. We just did that for COVID."
Student: "It's in the video, it's canon."
February 14, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Karate class, kata (routines).
Me: "Shihan, is there a kiai (shout) on that nineteenth move?"
Shihan (instructor): "Not officially but we put it in."
Other Student: "It's in the video."
Shihan: "Don't trust the video. We just did that for COVID."
Student: "It's in the video, it's canon."
Me: "Shihan, is there a kiai (shout) on that nineteenth move?"
Shihan (instructor): "Not officially but we put it in."
Other Student: "It's in the video."
Shihan: "Don't trust the video. We just did that for COVID."
Student: "It's in the video, it's canon."
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I looked this up to try and understand what happened
and ... I am only more confused now.
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
and ... I am only more confused now.
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
February 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I looked this up to try and understand what happened
and ... I am only more confused now.
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
and ... I am only more confused now.
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
Oh, I'm banned from there.
February 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Oh, I'm banned from there.
Depends if you want to blame me or yourself.
February 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Depends if you want to blame me or yourself.
I shall add it to my collection.
Take my angry like.
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I shall add it to my collection.
Yeah, but it's usually misspelled, so you have to deal with an asteriusk next to it.
February 13, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Yeah, but it's usually misspelled, so you have to deal with an asteriusk next to it.