@kenhatesladders.bsky.social
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Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
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Public rec centers should have indoor playgrounds. They don't need to be big. Some foam climbing equipment would be fine.
Outsourcing winter playgrounds to fast food & shopping malls is an unnecessary blind spot in our public infrastructure.
Outsourcing winter playgrounds to fast food & shopping malls is an unnecessary blind spot in our public infrastructure.
The one Arlington McDonald's with a PlayPlace has been "modernized" to not have a PlayPlace
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Public rec centers should have indoor playgrounds. They don't need to be big. Some foam climbing equipment would be fine.
Outsourcing winter playgrounds to fast food & shopping malls is an unnecessary blind spot in our public infrastructure.
Outsourcing winter playgrounds to fast food & shopping malls is an unnecessary blind spot in our public infrastructure.
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Sorry, but triumphant claims about autonomous vehicle safety are wildly exaggerated.
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers
And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Sorry, but triumphant claims about autonomous vehicle safety are wildly exaggerated.
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
I didn’t mean like this!
M St in Georgetown is ripe for pedestrianization
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I didn’t mean like this!
M St in Georgetown is ripe for pedestrianization
January 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
M St in Georgetown is ripe for pedestrianization
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among the many reasons to support Brad Lander over Dan Goldman is that they're gonna try to make that wet noodle of a denim heir the face of the majority if we don't get rid of him
AOC, Raskin, and Garcia need to be the faces of the majority. Whether they will be is a very open question
tied ICE, crypto, and the Argentina bailout into a cohesive story of corruption. not to lib out but when Robert Garcia has subpoena power MSNBC sorry MS NOW is going to go crazy a little
January 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
among the many reasons to support Brad Lander over Dan Goldman is that they're gonna try to make that wet noodle of a denim heir the face of the majority if we don't get rid of him
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apple really needs to let me disable the dumb reflections on the edge of apps and widgets in ios 26
January 1, 2026 at 11:50 PM
apple really needs to let me disable the dumb reflections on the edge of apps and widgets in ios 26
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Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
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We need more members of Congress willing to stand up to whoever is in the White House — Democrat or Republican — and fight like hell for our civil liberties.
December 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We need more members of Congress willing to stand up to whoever is in the White House — Democrat or Republican — and fight like hell for our civil liberties.
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The Trump Admin is wantonly abusing executive power & conducting warrantless spying.
But Congressmembers including Dan Goldman handed him the ability to do it by voting against a warrant requirement for using NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens last year.
theintercept.com/2025/12/28/f...
But Congressmembers including Dan Goldman handed him the ability to do it by voting against a warrant requirement for using NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens last year.
theintercept.com/2025/12/28/f...
Dan Goldman Supported Warrantless Spying on Americans. Now His Primary Opponent Is Hitting Him for It.
New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman and others helped hand Trump warrantless spying powers. Now, that vote is an issue in their upcoming primaries.
theintercept.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Trump Admin is wantonly abusing executive power & conducting warrantless spying.
But Congressmembers including Dan Goldman handed him the ability to do it by voting against a warrant requirement for using NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens last year.
theintercept.com/2025/12/28/f...
But Congressmembers including Dan Goldman handed him the ability to do it by voting against a warrant requirement for using NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens last year.
theintercept.com/2025/12/28/f...
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Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and...
www.france24.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
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Amazon HQ does it with a shared EcoDistrict with a neighboring tower of data centers too
www.vox.com/energy-and-e...
www.vox.com/energy-and-e...
Amazon’s Seattle campus is using a data center next door as a furnace. It’s pretty neat.
Using “waste heat” from digital infrastructure to stay warm downtown.
www.vox.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Amazon HQ does it with a shared EcoDistrict with a neighboring tower of data centers too
www.vox.com/energy-and-e...
www.vox.com/energy-and-e...
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The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
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My pickleball building code strategy is to adopt European window standards so that we can buy and manufacture triple-glazed tilt-and-turn windows at affordable prices that actually keep sound out
Zoning for pickleball… I guess we need to focus on the issues of our times, but this is indicative of a complain-oriented way of planning
December 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
My pickleball building code strategy is to adopt European window standards so that we can buy and manufacture triple-glazed tilt-and-turn windows at affordable prices that actually keep sound out
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Calling these fucking sickos 'weird' accomplishes something important, which is refusing to recognize the premises of their disgusting madness. Instead of starting with "OK, I can see where you're coming from," you begin with, "this is weird & gross, what kind of sick fuck would say such a thing"
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Calling these fucking sickos 'weird' accomplishes something important, which is refusing to recognize the premises of their disgusting madness. Instead of starting with "OK, I can see where you're coming from," you begin with, "this is weird & gross, what kind of sick fuck would say such a thing"
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The thing about censorship — I say this as someone with experience living under authoritarianism — is that it’s rarely overt. The state cracks down when people flirt with the line & then folks maintain it. This 60 minutes cancellation of the episode on CECOT sent chills down my spine.
December 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The thing about censorship — I say this as someone with experience living under authoritarianism — is that it’s rarely overt. The state cracks down when people flirt with the line & then folks maintain it. This 60 minutes cancellation of the episode on CECOT sent chills down my spine.
Dithering shithead
WELKER: Massie and Khanna say they are looking at options including impeachment and contempt for DOJ officials. Would you support those steps?
KAINE: I think that's premature
KAINE: I think that's premature
December 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Dithering shithead
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cars are expensive, disabled people tend to be poorer, and a lot of disabilities preclude you from driving
you can't pretend your defense of car dependency is based in concern for disabled people if you're not also concerned for those of us who can't drive
you can't pretend your defense of car dependency is based in concern for disabled people if you're not also concerned for those of us who can't drive
December 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
cars are expensive, disabled people tend to be poorer, and a lot of disabilities preclude you from driving
you can't pretend your defense of car dependency is based in concern for disabled people if you're not also concerned for those of us who can't drive
you can't pretend your defense of car dependency is based in concern for disabled people if you're not also concerned for those of us who can't drive
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I think that home prices are the #1 driver of this feeling that things are much harder than they were for previous generations.
The homes that many young adults easily purchased in the 60s and 70s are now out of reach for people in their 20s and 30s with significantly higher salaries than they had.
The homes that many young adults easily purchased in the 60s and 70s are now out of reach for people in their 20s and 30s with significantly higher salaries than they had.
Americans in their 20s and 30s may not feel that they’re richer than their equivalents 60 years ago, but they’re objectively wrong.
It’s fascinating how important it is to some people not to say “I’m struggling, it’s hard” or “I need help”—objectively true—but to instead insist they have it worse.
It’s fascinating how important it is to some people not to say “I’m struggling, it’s hard” or “I need help”—objectively true—but to instead insist they have it worse.
December 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I think that home prices are the #1 driver of this feeling that things are much harder than they were for previous generations.
The homes that many young adults easily purchased in the 60s and 70s are now out of reach for people in their 20s and 30s with significantly higher salaries than they had.
The homes that many young adults easily purchased in the 60s and 70s are now out of reach for people in their 20s and 30s with significantly higher salaries than they had.
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ICE is refusing to release a US citizen despite extensive documentation of her citizenship. Presented with her birth certificate, they called it a fake and transferred her from Maryland to Louisiana. www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
ICE is refusing to release a US citizen despite extensive documentation of her citizenship. Presented with her birth certificate, they called it a fake and transferred her from Maryland to Louisiana. www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
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THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
ICE is refusing to release a US citizen despite extensive documentation of her citizenship. Presented with her birth certificate, they called it a fake and transferred her from Maryland to Louisiana. www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
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Metro Rewind is now LIVE! How many trips did you take? How many miles did you ride? Were you in the top 10%? See how your rides rank: www.metrorewind.com?utm_source=b...
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Metro Rewind is now LIVE! How many trips did you take? How many miles did you ride? Were you in the top 10%? See how your rides rank: www.metrorewind.com?utm_source=b...
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Every Member of Congress should be repulsed that these words came from the mouths of our colleagues. Yet this language is so normal for Republicans, they can apparently spew it w/o repercussions.
Anti-Muslim bigotry has no place in the halls of Congress or our nation. Despicable.
Anti-Muslim bigotry has no place in the halls of Congress or our nation. Despicable.
Some Republican lawmakers call for mass expulsion of American Muslims
Comments from Rep. Randy Fine (R-Florida) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) reflect a brazen Islamophobic sentiment being voiced by some in the party.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Every Member of Congress should be repulsed that these words came from the mouths of our colleagues. Yet this language is so normal for Republicans, they can apparently spew it w/o repercussions.
Anti-Muslim bigotry has no place in the halls of Congress or our nation. Despicable.
Anti-Muslim bigotry has no place in the halls of Congress or our nation. Despicable.