@Alon

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I write about public transport and do research for NYU's Marron Institute. I've previously lived in Tel Aviv, Singapore, the Riviera, New York, Providence, Vancouver, Stockholm, Paris.
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Websitehttp://pedestrianobservations.com
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Alon2d ago

Which politicians here think 6MWE, which think 6M was too much, and which think 6M was just enough?

(Meloni comes across to me as "just enough." AfD are 6MWE.)

Show threadAlon2d ago
@rainerzufall_le If it's Malm, you should dismiss it as the raving of an anti-Semitic lunatic who has never seen a terrorist he didn't like (check out what he said about 7.10.2023, or his Zionism-is-a-big-oil-conspiracy posts).
Alon5d ago
Liberal Currents5d ago

"After a bit of throat-clearing about the housing crisis in America, they get to the policies. Number one with a bullet? Stop institutional investors from renting out single-family homes.

"I'll be blunt: this is pure slopulism." https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-difference-between-governing-and-campaigning/

Editors’ Note: The Difference Between Governing and Campaigning

The ideas primary is not about catchy slopulist slogans or incoherent wish-lists from every group under the sun, but must return a genuine program for successful governance.

Liberal Currents
Alon6d ago
Ralph RutheMay 31
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Show threadAlonJun 4
@Truckasauruslex @ww3real Yeah, same with the modernization of constituency boundaries (which has been telegraphed decades in advance).
AlonJun 4
Pedestrian Observations: Secondary Stops in Cities on Intercity Rail https://pedestrianobservations.com/2026/06/03/secondary-stops-in-cities-on-intercity-rail/
Secondary Stops in Cities on Intercity Rail

Intercity trains usually only call at the main cities, and only at their main stations. However, in some cases, they make more than one stop in the same city. Examples include the Northeast Corrido…

Pedestrian Observations
AlonMay 30
Pedestrian Observations: Quick Note: Cars and Suburbs Commoditize Location https://pedestrianobservations.com/2026/05/30/quick-note-cars-and-suburbs-commoditize-location/
Quick Note: Cars and Suburbs Commoditize Location

Trains and big cities are more efficient on a typical cost basis than cars. The operating costs of trains are such that even the unsubsidized costs of big-city metros and bus networks are a fractio…

Pedestrian Observations
AlonMay 29
Pedestrian Observations: Meme Weeding: Regular Funding https://pedestrianobservations.com/2026/05/28/meme-weeding-regular-funding/
Meme Weeding: Regular Funding

American and British discourses on public transportation are too obsessed with getting regular funding. In the United States, it’s a commonplace among advocates that what the mode really need…

Pedestrian Observations
Show threadAlonMay 28
@failedLyndonLaRouchite The Cole Allen thing I haven't heard about. What is it?
AlonMay 25
Show threadTim MakMay 25
NATO GENSEC’S #UKRAINE INITIATIVE HAS FAILED: The #UK, #France, #Spain, #Italy, and #Canada have reportedly blocked a #NATO proposal that would require member states to spend at least 0.25% of GDP annually on military aid for #Ukraine. https://unn.ua/en/news/five-nato-countries-blocked-a-plan-for-mandatory-spending-on-aid-to-ukraine-the-telegraph
Five NATO countries blocked a plan for mandatory spending on aid to Ukraine - The Telegraph

Five NATO countries blocked a plan to spend 0.25% of GDP on military aid to Ukraine. Mark Rutte's initiative did not receive the necessary unanimous support.

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