Jupiter LIV

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The grass is always greener before climate change destroys all plant life on Earth
Are you like me?
Do you also wish the trees would wake up from their long slumber, uproot themselves, march across the land, and take back all that was once theirs?
#ArborDay
We have an illegitimate Supreme Court, a party ready to tank the economy, and a leading presidential candidate who is an indicted felon. We gotta unfuck ourselves.
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RT @Dahlialithwick
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/28/brett-kavanaugh-investigation-omissions-senate-sexual-assault-claims
https://twitter.com/Dahlialithwick/status/1651985514990301185
Revealed: Senate investigation into Brett Kavanaugh assault claims contained serious omissions

2018 investigation in the lead up to supreme court justice’s confirmation found ‘no evidence’ to substantiate claims of sexual assault

The Guardian
@WhatNowReally @StillIRise1963
Speaking from the experience of many, many ethics training sessions: The problem with that training is, it is always directed at lower level personnel never at the offenders themselves or at level of the offender.
Ever notice how "too political" mostly means "not fash enough"?
Last boost:
Elon Musk's goal for Twitter was to make it feel like a startup again and he has succeeded wildly in that it has no users, no money and nobody in their right mind would invest.

States with loose gun laws do not feel the effects of tight gun laws. But states with tight gun laws feel the effects of loose gun laws. This is how ex-slaver states bend these United States to their will — with violence.

Don’t believe it?

There are scores of hundreds of dead kids saying otherwise.

https://www.editorialboard.com/how-southern-states-export-the-effects-of-their-gun-laws-project-power-and-dominate-america/

How southern states export the effects of their gun laws, project power and dominate America

America’s “broader public opinion" means nothing to them.

The Editorial Board.
My daughter, who has had a degree in computer science for 25 years, posted this observation about ChatGPT on Facebook. It's the best description I've seen:
Thought-provoking take on 15-minute cities: "If you can get to the coffee shop within fifteen minutes, but the barista who makes your drink can't afford to live closer than a half-hour away, then you live in a theme park." https://urbanists.social/@danwentzel/110144838293500298
Dan Wentzel 🏳️‍🌈 (@[email protected])

“My hot take on “15 minute cities” is if you can get to the coffee shop within fifteen minutes, but the barrista who makes your drink can’t afford to live closer than a half-hour away, then you live in a theme park.” - Gareth Klieber #cities #urbanism #housing #transit #cycling

Urbanists.Social