Michael Hobbes

@rottenindenmark
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Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.

It remains absolutely wild to me that Jalopnik, of all things, has one of the most enlightened editorial views on car culture and windshield-perspective.

This is a blistering editorial that would get you fired from just about any mainstream newspaper for writing.

https://jalopnik.com/its-not-the-bike-lanes-fault-youre-a-bad-driver-1850269918

It's Not the Bike Lane's Fault You're a Bad Driver

Instead of complaining about bike lanes, try paying attention while you're driving.

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I'm late catching up to this 22-minute video by @rottenindenmark, but it's a useful history and tightly reasoned critique of the "cancel-culture"/"wokeness" panic that you really should watch if you haven't already seen it: https://youtu.be/RkVYvp_CumI
Is "Cancel Culture" Really a Threat To America?

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The New York Times's War On Trans Kids [TEASER]

Listen to this episode from If Books Could Kill on Spotify. The nation's most prestigious newspaper insists on asking a very stupid question. So for this month's bonus episode, we decided to answer it. To hear the rest of the show, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPodAs we mentioned at the top of the episode, we're donating this month's support to three of our trans journo-friends! They've been unbelievably patient with Mike as he's navigated the science and politics of this issue over the last year. Here's where to find and support their work:Parker Molloy (readtpa.com) Katelyn Burns (patreon.com/katelynburns)Evan Urquhart  (assignedmedia.org) 

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@FuzzyMarth @gnrosenberg @rottenindenmark Also b/c both topics (trans care and lab leak theory) are issues where the right wing opinion feels like “common sense” if you know very little about it. There are plenty of cases like this, but for some reason we don’t demand equal footing for laymen when it’s say, engineering.
Was not prepared for steps 2 through 4 of this hot apple cider recipe
Finally did something "official" with all the research I've been doing about the moral panic over trans kids
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897?ign-itscg=30200S&ign-itsct=podcast_box
If Books Could Kill

Society & Culture Podcast · Updated Biweekly · The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

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Hannity and Carlson Admit Lying to Audience (Then Try to Fire Fact-Checker), DeSantis Hires Sexist Educator, NYT Writers Protest, Roald Dahl Gets Sanitized, Roberto Clemente Bio Banned, and More

My thoughts on the top--and top-ish--stories in this week's political, sports, and pop culture news.

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What it's Like When Ron DeSantis Takes Over Your College

Students at Florida’s tiny New College are alarmed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ hostile takeover—and worry who his next targets will be.

Ah, gotta love malicious compliance.
At the end of the day, Elon Musk is a lazy asshole who has every incentive in the world *not* to ruin Twitter but he will probably do it anyway because he is a sociopath and can't help but hurt people wherever he goes.