Leigh Hedger
@lhedger.bsky.social
News editor turned data analyst. Still a nerd. Still playing polkas.
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Worst 100 days since William Henry Harrison.
April 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Worst 100 days since William Henry Harrison.
He says while standing next to an actual incendiary device
"I will do that. I'm gonna stop them." -- Trump on declaring that Tesla protesters are domestic terrorists
March 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
He says while standing next to an actual incendiary device
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
Boss: "This is like my favorite dashboard ever!"
Delighted by the compliment. ... But now I'm sad for those going through life who've never had a favorite dashboard to squee over.
Delighted by the compliment. ... But now I'm sad for those going through life who've never had a favorite dashboard to squee over.
February 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Boss: "This is like my favorite dashboard ever!"
Delighted by the compliment. ... But now I'm sad for those going through life who've never had a favorite dashboard to squee over.
Delighted by the compliment. ... But now I'm sad for those going through life who've never had a favorite dashboard to squee over.
Pro tip: On Monday, remember to take for breaths and periodically or constantly seek out life-affirming stories of positivity, unlikely animal friendships, animals being derps, toddlers saying bad words, you know the drill.
Rescuers in New York saved a moose this week that had fallen into a frozen lake in the Adirondacks. “Every minute counts,” one rescuer said.
New York Rescuers Break the Ice to Save Moose From a Frozen Lake
The bull moose had fallen into a lake in the Adirondacks and been in the frigid waters for about two hours before rescuers arrived and used a chain saw to free it.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Pro tip: On Monday, remember to take for breaths and periodically or constantly seek out life-affirming stories of positivity, unlikely animal friendships, animals being derps, toddlers saying bad words, you know the drill.
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Just remembered that The Muppet Show theme song contains the line “it’s time to put on makeup” and it makes me wonder what they look like without it, maybe they look normal
January 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Just remembered that The Muppet Show theme song contains the line “it’s time to put on makeup” and it makes me wonder what they look like without it, maybe they look normal
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I'm trying to write a dystopian sci Fi novel and I keep having to start over because the oligarchs keep doing worse shit than I can think of.
January 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I'm trying to write a dystopian sci Fi novel and I keep having to start over because the oligarchs keep doing worse shit than I can think of.
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I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.
December 30, 2024 at 12:19 AM
I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.
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Dune has the same plot as the Westminster Dog Show: After generations of careful breeding, we have produced this perfect little freak of nature and now it has behavioral issues
Mom: Let's pick out a Christmas movie to watch on Thanksgiving. Which one do you guys want to watch?
Family (in unison): DUNE!
Family (in unison): DUNE!
November 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Dune has the same plot as the Westminster Dog Show: After generations of careful breeding, we have produced this perfect little freak of nature and now it has behavioral issues