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A generally neurotic supporter of all things edifying and righteous. Bipedal hominid. Advocates for messing with Texas.

"Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is in the US Constitution and it's every bit as valid as every other part of the Constitution."

Marc Elias

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Mystery company bought thousands of acres of land for $800M to build new California city https://www.businessinsider.com/flannery-silicon-valley-billionaires-build-new-california-city-solano-county-2023-8
Mystery company bought thousands of acres of land for $800M to build new California city

A company called Flannery Associates has been buying up land in Solano County for up to $15,000 per acre, court documents show.

Insider
City street network orientation

Urban spatial order: street network orientation, configuration, and entropy By: Geoff Boeing This study examines street network orientation,...

reddit
Opinion | 15 ideas to revitalize ‘lifeless’ downtowns in the work-from-home era https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/01/readers-react-downtowns-revitalize/
15 ideas to revitalize ‘lifeless’ downtowns in the work-from-home era

How should cities enliven downtowns post-pandemic? Readers weigh in.

The Washington Post

Study reveals people most likely to hold antisemitic views

The findings suggest that antisemitism may be less closely linked to political beliefs than has previously been implied, and more closely linked to opinions and views on other topics such as religion, ethnic nationalism, and conspiracy theories.

"Whether we look at the left or the right of the political spectrum, we find people who are antisemitic and people who aren't.

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-reveals-people-antisemitic-views.html

Study reveals people most likely to hold antisemitic views

People who believe in conspiracy theories are more likely to have antisemitic opinions than non-believers, new research shows.

Phys.org

When it comes to misinformation, partisanship overpowers fact-checking, over and over again

“Why do people fail to update their beliefs in light of clear evidence to the contrary? Our research provides an answer: partisanship is a powerful factor that can lead people away from accuracy.”

https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/06/when-it-comes-to-misinformation-partisanship-overpowers-fact-checking-over-and-over-again/

When it comes to misinformation, partisanship overpowers fact-checking, over and over again

"Why do people fail to update their beliefs in light of clear evidence to the contrary? Our research provides an answer: partisanship is a powerful factor that can lead people away from accuracy."

Nieman Lab

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‘They’re 100% not human’: Las Vegas police investigate reports of extraterrestrial sightings

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-09/las-vegas-police-investigate-reports-of-alien-sightings

Las Vegas police investigate reports of extraterrestrial sightings

Dispatchers last month received a 911 call from a Las Vegas area resident reporting extraterrestrial life in his backyard, about an hour after local police witnessed an object falling from the sky.

Los Angeles Times
40 Years of KOYAANISQATSI - review - The Curb

Australian Film, Culture, and Humanities

The Curb