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Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 12h

Just a couple of times, never had a reason to come up until my brother moved up there.
Like to ride trains whenever I can, look at old cars and trains, and go to sporting events for the atmosphere.
Though this trip will be in the middle of the week, so it may complicate things.

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Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 15h

Honestly, I wanna see what @lucid-motors.bsky.social take on a city runabout, a-la Mini Cooper, would look like.

Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 15h

Coming up first week in December to see family @lauragmitchell.com, what is there to do without a car that time of year?

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Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 15h

THE OLD WAYS HOLD TRUE

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 18h

Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.

Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?

My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)

‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.

A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.

www.bloomberg.com

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 1d

How to best document and report ICE sightings. Take video but don’t post to social media, pass it to ICIRR

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 1d

Trump signed an EO to combat "anti-Christian bias."

This week ICE shot a Christian Pastor, David Black & not one MAGA politician, pundit, or person has bothered to condemn it. Instead they celebrate it.

It was never about anti-Christian bias—it was always about fascism masquerading as Christianity

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🏳️‍🌈Gosh Darnit of the New Jersey Darnits😷 @goshdarn.bsky.social · 1d

The whole obsession Trnmp has over the peace prize is that Obama won it in 2009.

That's it. He refuses to be denied a prize that the black president won.

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Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday @scribbleboxfox.bsky.social! I’d offer you cake, but once again the frogs got to it before me.

Happy birthday Scribs! Here’s a frog that looks like they have their mouth full, but they’re enjoying it.

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Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 1d

Guys, electric sedans are getting cheap. Like, REALLY cheap. I’m seeing Taycans and Airs for $39k.

Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 1d

#itsVanTime

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

/3 Here, by the way, is what the Supreme Court ACTUALLY said about Trump’s theory in Texas v. Johnson 36 years ago:

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 2d

That, and when you go on vacation you don’t need to get anyone to watch the house.

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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 2d

Another example of the real problem being that people like Cruz live in an alternate reality bubble. Pretty much anyone accusing orgs like Wikipedia, NPR, or PBS of liberal bias is really just showing they don't live in the objective reality.

WIRED @wired.com · 3d

In a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Cruz accused the beloved online resource of being too liberal. www.wired.com/story/ted-cr...

Ted Cruz Targets Wikipedia Over ‘Ideological Bias’

In a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Cruz accused the beloved online resource of being too liberal.

www.wired.com

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Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 2d

It is an absolute crime that there aren’t any hotels within walking distance of Chicago’s Union Station.

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 3d

hades gals 💀🌸

fanart of Melinoe from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit (dark jeans, orange top), she has a big tattoo on her right arm, and is about to tie her hair with a hair band (is this how it's called in english ?)
her eyes are closed, she has nice arm muscles and looks extremely lesbian

fanart of Nemesis from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit (red jeans, black crop top with the Hades sigil as a pattern on it), moon shaped necklace, tattoos on her left arm and pecs, as she's about to tie her hair using a green hairband, her eyes closed
(green light on her right side cause she's standing next to Melinoe's glowing arm, off camera)

fanart of Eris, from Hades 2, she's sitting, right leg with her knee bent, in front of her
right hand on her right foot, left hand on her face, framing her left eye between two fingers
she's wearing big sneakers, micro shorts, some sort of sweater with stripes showing her shoulders
she has apple tree branch tattoos on her thigh and left shoulder

fanart of Medea from Hades 2, but wearing modern clothes (tiny leather shorts with double belt, red/purple leather crop top), a nose ring, necklaces, also big tattoo covering the entire left arm (a snake, a moon crescent, flowers and leaves)
She's sitting, resting on her left hand, her right hand next to her face, conjuring some plague magic that bathes her in green light

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Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 3d

Nathan Fillion’s right; you do pick out fun people to work with!

Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 3d

A spoon.

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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 11d

Trump once offered to pardon us if we broke the law for him.

Now he’s investigating some of us for calling out his law-breaking.

If that doesn’t show you his priorities, then I don’t know what does.

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Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 3d

Surprisingly, they can also keep up with New York traffic. Least Nook could.

An unfolded Brompton bicycle in a luggage claiming area leaned against a chair, a baggage tag hanging off the frame by the seat post.

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Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 3d

BRING. BACK. THE. FIESTA.
And start a lobbying campaign to give tax credits for making small cars.

Jalopnik @jalopnik.bsky.social · 3d

If You Were Ford CEO For One Day, What Would You Do?

What would you do if you were Ford's chief executive for a day?

www.jalopnik.com

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Nick @thesunglasskid.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like authors need to work in airports to get ideas how to write people.

Nome @nome.bsky.social · 3d

A life update: this wound up paying off. I'm still applying to several jobs that are hopefully careers, but I've got my survival needs covered by a job at the airport that I'm apparently pretty good at.

And instead of being in an office alone, which was driving me mad, I see 20k people a day.

Nome @nome.bsky.social · Aug 12

There is a line around this building to get to the line entrance to wait to get into this job fair.

At the airport. For airport jobs.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 3d

Pick something about their appearance that was a choice they made, and say it's nice.

"I love that shade of pink in your hair."
"That's a lovely scarf."
"That's some gorgeous line work on your tattoo."

It is not, it turns out, very hard to do well.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 3d

13) This isn't news to me, but the manosphere complaint that "you can't compliment anyone anymore!" is bullshit.

I compliment people constantly, all day, and get warm smiles and heartfelt thanks and watch people walk away in a better mood. The secret is not being a gross creep about it.

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