Ban Cars
@carabolitionist.bsky.social
Land use lawyer. Brooklyn expat to San Francisco. Legalize it (housing). he/him
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Become ungovernable
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Become ungovernable
“Is it ok to kill people with your car?” The greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate.
Thank you to all who continue to participate in the greatest policy debate in modern history. I’m going to respond to this thread with some frequently asked questions so we can focus our efforts on more productive conversation.
strangers are fighting to the death in my menchies over this pretty innocuous take and slinging devastating counterarguments like “what if I had to run away from a murderer” and “I like speeding”
December 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“Is it ok to kill people with your car?” The greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate.
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my daughter announced, with great confidence, that the lit menorah in the city plaza was for people who celebrate harmonica
November 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
my daughter announced, with great confidence, that the lit menorah in the city plaza was for people who celebrate harmonica
To be fair this is basically the only “Long Island Opinion.”
since driving discourse is raging on the timeline, i guess it's time to reup this, the greatest op ed the NYT ever ran
LONG ISLAND OPINION; DRINKING AND DRIVING CAN MIX (Published 1984)
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
To be fair this is basically the only “Long Island Opinion.”
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Advocates: Drunk driving deaths are rising 2x as fast in California as elsewhere. We need to require speed limiters and breathalyzers for repeat offenders. Please act now.
The California legislature, courts, and DMV:
The California legislature, courts, and DMV:
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Advocates: Drunk driving deaths are rising 2x as fast in California as elsewhere. We need to require speed limiters and breathalyzers for repeat offenders. Please act now.
The California legislature, courts, and DMV:
The California legislature, courts, and DMV:
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'Let it Snow' with all the positive lines removed
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
'Let it Snow' with all the positive lines removed
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"And that concludes our intensive three-week sales pitch"
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"And that concludes our intensive three-week sales pitch"
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To me the settling point is this: opponents of integration have to be removed from the professional managerial class. Like wholly. That’s what “Woke 2” is to me. Rather than gently moving towards norms of integration, anyone who expresses hostility towards the project is simply removed.
December 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
To me the settling point is this: opponents of integration have to be removed from the professional managerial class. Like wholly. That’s what “Woke 2” is to me. Rather than gently moving towards norms of integration, anyone who expresses hostility towards the project is simply removed.
This is the apotheosis of what you might call “Citizens United-brain.” Our elites use and (importantly) *believe in* money as the only real form of speech. And they live in bubbles where money shapes (and deforms) their reality. Not much of a stretch to go from “money is speech” to “money is truth.”
This is the head of the company that CNN just partnered with, insisting that prediction markets are a great way to cut through the noise and determine what’s true and what isn’t.
No, really, listen to him. It’s actually that stupid.
No, really, listen to him. It’s actually that stupid.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This is the apotheosis of what you might call “Citizens United-brain.” Our elites use and (importantly) *believe in* money as the only real form of speech. And they live in bubbles where money shapes (and deforms) their reality. Not much of a stretch to go from “money is speech” to “money is truth.”
The problem everyone’s sleeping on is that the midterms are going to be about SCOTUS. Thomas/Alito and maybe Roberts could *all* retire so every notionally right wing person in the country will be activated to save the Senate GOP from itself because control of the court might actually be a jump ball
we need snap midterm elections immediately
Now…
November 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The problem everyone’s sleeping on is that the midterms are going to be about SCOTUS. Thomas/Alito and maybe Roberts could *all* retire so every notionally right wing person in the country will be activated to save the Senate GOP from itself because control of the court might actually be a jump ball
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The average medieval peasant could not buy a gas station delta 9 gummy and watch “Scooter Fail Compilation 5” on YouTube, which makes it difficult to compare GDP across time
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The average medieval peasant could not buy a gas station delta 9 gummy and watch “Scooter Fail Compilation 5” on YouTube, which makes it difficult to compare GDP across time
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
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“But I never thought the enemy would be ME!” cried the leopard after running for office as a member of the Friend-Enemy Distinction Party
This is a Texas Republican who was part of the January 6th mob
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“But I never thought the enemy would be ME!” cried the leopard after running for office as a member of the Friend-Enemy Distinction Party
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Think reeeeeaaallll hard about why this same thing, an insane drop in housing production, happened in every city in America immediately after the Civil Rights movement
amusing chart. it turns out New York City built more housing units in the 1920s than in the 1970s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s put together www.nyc.gov/content/plan...
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Think reeeeeaaallll hard about why this same thing, an insane drop in housing production, happened in every city in America immediately after the Civil Rights movement
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Per tale: sculptor’s muse. Weather worn.
There once was a king, Ozymand
Who bragged about all he’d command.
Trying to fill his foes with fright he
Said “Look on my works, ye mighty!”
But now it’s all trunkless legs and sand.
Who bragged about all he’d command.
Trying to fill his foes with fright he
Said “Look on my works, ye mighty!”
But now it’s all trunkless legs and sand.
I heard there was a statue tall
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Per tale: sculptor’s muse. Weather worn.
Funnily enough, this specific guy messed up the natural experiment in my undergrad thesis by being a gigantic partisan hack even before polarization swallowed everything.
NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Funnily enough, this specific guy messed up the natural experiment in my undergrad thesis by being a gigantic partisan hack even before polarization swallowed everything.
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LEWIS: Then the children meet Santa. The jolly old elf-
TOLKIEN: Disgusting. Elves should be autistic war criminals who set off an apocalyptic chain of events that end with a moody twink stabbing Satan at the end of time.
LEWIS: So you say.
TOLKIEN: But my editor said to stick to hobbits.
TOLKIEN: Disgusting. Elves should be autistic war criminals who set off an apocalyptic chain of events that end with a moody twink stabbing Satan at the end of time.
LEWIS: So you say.
TOLKIEN: But my editor said to stick to hobbits.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
LEWIS: Then the children meet Santa. The jolly old elf-
TOLKIEN: Disgusting. Elves should be autistic war criminals who set off an apocalyptic chain of events that end with a moody twink stabbing Satan at the end of time.
LEWIS: So you say.
TOLKIEN: But my editor said to stick to hobbits.
TOLKIEN: Disgusting. Elves should be autistic war criminals who set off an apocalyptic chain of events that end with a moody twink stabbing Satan at the end of time.
LEWIS: So you say.
TOLKIEN: But my editor said to stick to hobbits.
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There's a lesson to be learned here in that a lot of people looked at Mamdani and Platner and decided that the latter was a "young authentic candidate" and the former was not for reasons they insist are not racist
“What if we get young “authentic” candidates with no political experience, run them in high profile races, and roll them out the with the political media and small dollar donors with little to no vetting?”
October 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There's a lesson to be learned here in that a lot of people looked at Mamdani and Platner and decided that the latter was a "young authentic candidate" and the former was not for reasons they insist are not racist
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when you make the *existing city* illegal to build again today this is the obvious and inevitable consequence: www.latimes.com/california/s...
October 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
when you make the *existing city* illegal to build again today this is the obvious and inevitable consequence: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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DOES NOBODY READ ANYMORE?
New Ice just dropped
New phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world's largest X-ray laser. Named ice XXI, the bizarre phase forms at room temperature, under extreme pressure.
Tetragonal crystal structure with fairly large repeating units consisting of 152 water molecules
New phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world's largest X-ray laser. Named ice XXI, the bizarre phase forms at room temperature, under extreme pressure.
Tetragonal crystal structure with fairly large repeating units consisting of 152 water molecules
Ice That Freezes at Room Temperature Discovered in X-Ray Laser Experiment
A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world's largest X-ray laser.
www.sciencealert.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
DOES NOBODY READ ANYMORE?
There are a lot of them, but this is one of the main reasons parliamentary democracies are usually more stable than presidential systems. There’s just too much political incentive for legislators to sit on the sidelines and cheer or jeer an independently elected executive without doing anything.
The incentives for a member of Congress are never going to point toward taking responsibility. Responsibility means risking you’ll screw up with everyone watching.
Much better from where they sit is to outsource all responsibility to the executive, who lately always gets a pass on everything.
Much better from where they sit is to outsource all responsibility to the executive, who lately always gets a pass on everything.
October 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
There are a lot of them, but this is one of the main reasons parliamentary democracies are usually more stable than presidential systems. There’s just too much political incentive for legislators to sit on the sidelines and cheer or jeer an independently elected executive without doing anything.
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MODERATOR: Your rebuttal, Mr. Cuomo?
CUOMO: You know, I have, these people, I have spent many times in an [eye twitching] Islamic Mask-
SLIWA: [raising hand] In 1997 I Met A Vampire Inside Katz's Delicatessen
CUOMO: You know, I have, these people, I have spent many times in an [eye twitching] Islamic Mask-
SLIWA: [raising hand] In 1997 I Met A Vampire Inside Katz's Delicatessen
October 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
MODERATOR: Your rebuttal, Mr. Cuomo?
CUOMO: You know, I have, these people, I have spent many times in an [eye twitching] Islamic Mask-
SLIWA: [raising hand] In 1997 I Met A Vampire Inside Katz's Delicatessen
CUOMO: You know, I have, these people, I have spent many times in an [eye twitching] Islamic Mask-
SLIWA: [raising hand] In 1997 I Met A Vampire Inside Katz's Delicatessen
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He's going to become a chiropractor.
Mayor Adams says that once he leaves office he plans to "go back to school" and get a doctorate. He says he also plans to write a book and work on "a documentary."
He says the job offers he's fielding at least in part relate to "things in other countries."
He says the job offers he's fielding at least in part relate to "things in other countries."
October 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
He's going to become a chiropractor.
Cool just in time for me to start doing strength training and need to up my protein intake.
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Cool just in time for me to start doing strength training and need to up my protein intake.