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I mostly post articles I read. And repost interesting things other people say. Occasionally I'll say something interesting. And spell "occasionally" correct the first time
I've long been uncomfortable with the US militarism in our professional sports, I'm glad now that it's going over the top it's getting push back https://www.pinstripealley.com/yankees-editorials-opinions/179573/world-baseball-classic-team-usa-image-military-italy-venezuela-army-judge-bednar
The World Baseball Classic, Team USA, and the war problem

On conduct unbecoming.

Pinstripe Alley
The US women’s hockey gold medal winners refusing to go to Trump’s White House, and the US men’s hockey gold medal winners enthusiastically going to Trump’s White House, would actually say an awful lot about the broken state of the United States right now.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/post/3mfkldk7ydk2o

Time is not money. It's uniquely yours and 100% non-fungible.

Conflation of time as money is core to enabling billionaire brain rot.

Never would've suspected fire departments interfering with street safety, but makes sense. We have massive fire trucks in the small, dense, US city I live in that could likely be serviced just fine by smaller international trucks https://darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-department-vs-traffic-safety
The Fire Department vs. Traffic Safety Advocates

Street safety advocates are butting heads with fire officials. Swift fire response does not have to come at the cost of lives on the roadway. They can work together.

The Discourse Lounge

ICE in Michigan: More arrests, detainees and protests

Amid national debate over deportation tactics, here’s what to know about ICE and Border Patrol enforcement in Michigan.

https://www.bridgedetroit.com/ice-in-michigan-more-arrests-detainees-and-protests/

ICE in Michigan: More arrests, detainees and protests

Amid national debate over deportation tactics, here’s what to know about ICE and Border Patrol enforcement in Michigan.

BridgeDetroit
"what does light erase?"
A beautiful question in public infrastructure
https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/01/denmark-red-streetlights-urban-lighting-revolution/
Denmark Is Switching to Red Streetlights, and It Could Revolutionize Urban Lighting Around the World

A quiet suburb near Copenhagen is changing how cities light the night, replacing familiar white streetlights with a color few expect.

The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel

Nearly half of Detroit seniors spend at least 30% of their income on housing costs − even as real estate values fall

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. For Detroit homeowners over 65 who overwhelmingly live on fixed incomes, unexpected costs – increases in grocery prices, rising health care premiums or an emergency repair – heighten their risk of financial instability and can even lead to them…

https://www.bridgedetroit.com/nearly-half-of-detroit-seniors-spend-at-least-30-of-their-income-on-housing-costs-%e2%88%92-even-as-real-estate-values-fall/

Nearly half of Detroit seniors spend at least 30% of their income on housing costs − even as real estate values fall

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. This story was first published in The Conversation For Detroit homeowners over 65 who overwhelmingly live on fixed incomes, unexpected costs – increases in grocery prices, rising health care premiums or an emergency repair – heighten their risk of financial instability and […]

BridgeDetroit
Rx Kids program expanding to help moms and babies in Detroit

Rx Kids offers $1,500 in cash assistance during mid-pregnancy and then $500 per month for up to a year of the baby's life and already operates in 20 communities across Michigan.

BridgeDetroit
They also cut $1 million each to PBS, Detroit HOPE, and Developing K.I.D.S., among other child services organizations
Michigan republicans continue to be anti-Michigan, overnight cancelling:
$18.5 million in funding for RxKids, a cash-grant program for pregnant women and new mothers.
Grant funding for the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills.
$56,600 to provide wigs to Michiganders undergoing cancer treatment.
A $2.5 million pilot study for traffic cameras in school zones.
$1.3 million in funding for the Office of Global Michigan.
$1.9 million in grants to symphony orchestras
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-house-cancels-645m-in-state-spending-without-senate-ok/
Michigan House cancels $645M in state spending without Senate OK

Through an arcane section of state law, the Republican-controlled state House scrapped hundreds of millions in ongoing spending on state projects. Democrats called the process ‘corrupt.’

Bridge Michigan