NoahThe Mormon Church is being fined 5 million because it hid a 32 billion dollar investment fund. This was not accidental. The SEC proved that both the investment firm and church went to great lengths to knowingly hide these assets. For the folks playing along at home, that’s a fine of 0.016% on the investment. Imagine lying on your taxes and you hid an extra $100K offshore and the IRS said “No sweat, pay us $15.63.” If there are no other repercussions, that’s not a fine, that’s encouragement.
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Caroline Mala CorbinHer baby has a deadly diagnosis. Her Florida doctors refused an abortion.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/02/18/florida-abortion-ban-unviable-pregnancy-potter-syndrome/
"Even though medical experts expect their baby to survive only 20 minutes to a couple of hours, the Dorberts say their doctors told them that because of the new legislation, they could not terminate the pregnancy."
It is hard to overstate the cruelty of this regime
Cameron MacLeod“In Toronto, we have actually given serious consideration to whether pedestrians crossing the road while looking at their phones should be fined, including if they are crossing legally. What that reveals is that some have accepted the city is the habitat of the car, and humans are merely vermin, a nuisance to be cleared from the path of its movement.”
— @Pkbwood on the dangerous creatures roaming unopposed in our cities.
Cars as predators - Spacing Toronto
I am currently on sabbatical leave in Mumbai, India. Last week, I went to an eye-opening lecture at IIT Bombay by Dr. Sunetro Ghosal, “Immoral Wilderness in Urban Spaces.” He raised provocative questions not just about where leopards should live, but what we understand a city to be and how we measure risk. I came […]
Yoko's Asterisk 🏳️⚧I only contributed to the New York Times once, but I was proud to sign this letter about the Times' anti-trans bias. And I'm so happy to see all the names there alongside mine.
For my latest newsletter, I wrote a thing about JK Rowling and "separating the art from the artist." I have thoughts!
https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/jk-rowling-and-separating-the-art-from-the-artist/
Brent ToderianYou know who DOESN’T get to decide if the concept of “15-Minute Cities,” which supports MORE CHOICE, LESS CAR DEPENDENCY, and LOWER PUBLIC COSTS & CONSEQUENCES, is good public policy?
The same extreme alt-right conspiracy theorists and cynical political opportunists who brought us truck occupations in Canadian neighbourhoods, the January 6th Insurrection, & Brexit.
I won’t let their unhinged lies work. You shouldn’t either.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g898/walkable-15-minute-cities-con
Jerry 🦙💝🦙Pre-committing what I’ll accomplish this weekend:
“Picture a 100-yard dash where you’ve given the car a 90-yard head start. That’s kind of where you are. Even if your transportation goal is balance, by definition you have to prioritize the other travel modes to let them just catch up.” One of my fav interviews, with @Streetsblog on the mythology of “balancing” travel modes. It’s code for a slightly better status quo.
https://denver.streetsblog.org/2017/02/09/brent-toderian-dont-balance-modes-prioritize-walking-biking-and-transit/
https://denver.streetsblog.org/2017/02/09/brent-toderian-dont-balance-modes-prioritize-walking-biking-and-transit/
Yoga instructors don’t seem to appreciate the advantages of having an autonomic nervous system.
“The MIT study found that with a mass global takeup of autonomous vehicles, the powerful onboard computers needed to run them could generate as many greenhouse gas emissions as all the data centres in operation today.” Via #Dezeen
Fewer cars and less driving, not “better” cars.
https://www.dezeen.com/2023/01/31/self-driving-cars-emissions-mit-study/
#cars #DriverlessCars #AutonomousVehicles #cities #urbanism #transportation #Climate
