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A 15-year study of bike lanes shows that they have no negative impact on business. Neighborhoods that embraced bike lanes showed a measurable increase in foot traffic.
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July 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A 15-year study of bike lanes shows that they have no negative impact on business. Neighborhoods that embraced bike lanes showed a measurable increase in foot traffic.
momentummag.com/do-bike-lane...
momentummag.com/do-bike-lane...
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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i basically think the ebike is the greatest invention ever made
June 13, 2026 at 2:11 AM
i basically think the ebike is the greatest invention ever made
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Man they really went all out for the first woman to attend a Rush show.
Rush is back.
Fans wept, Geddy Lee couldn’t stop smiling and their new drummer, a little-known woman from Germany, drew some of the loudest cheers in a sold-out arena in Los Angeles on their first show of their comeback tour. https://wapo.st/4fRqNML
Fans wept, Geddy Lee couldn’t stop smiling and their new drummer, a little-known woman from Germany, drew some of the loudest cheers in a sold-out arena in Los Angeles on their first show of their comeback tour. https://wapo.st/4fRqNML
June 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Man they really went all out for the first woman to attend a Rush show.
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Here's Ted Chiang on the idea that LLMs can be conscious
Link: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...
Unpaywalled just in case: archive.is/bcpZl
Link: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...
Unpaywalled just in case: archive.is/bcpZl
June 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Here's Ted Chiang on the idea that LLMs can be conscious
Link: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...
Unpaywalled just in case: archive.is/bcpZl
Link: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...
Unpaywalled just in case: archive.is/bcpZl
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“I’ve worked on Wall Street. I’ve worked in the government. I’ve worked at a nonprofit trying to pass tougher rules on banks and Big Tech. I joke that I’ve cased the joint, and now I’m ready for the heist—except it’s not a heist, because it’s our money. They stole it first.“
A Federal Worker Was Fired for Filming DOGE. Now She’s Running for Congress
Alexis Goldstein, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee, was fired this year for recording DOGE’s incursion into the agency.
www.wired.com
May 5, 2026 at 1:46 AM
“I’ve worked on Wall Street. I’ve worked in the government. I’ve worked at a nonprofit trying to pass tougher rules on banks and Big Tech. I joke that I’ve cased the joint, and now I’m ready for the heist—except it’s not a heist, because it’s our money. They stole it first.“
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My Jewish identity and my parenting values are deeply tied to this tragedy … and the reforms and art it led to.
A Tribute to Workers, Written in Chalk | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
When my daughter Josie was seven, she became obsessed with a battered paperback in her school library. It was an illustrated novel for children about the Triangle Factory Fire. (I know, who the heck w...
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March 25, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My Jewish identity and my parenting values are deeply tied to this tragedy … and the reforms and art it led to.
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here's a shark trying to merge onto the highway
November 30, 2023 at 7:22 PM
here's a shark trying to merge onto the highway
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Help, my lab is running out of funds.
Can someone who is good at grant budgeting help me?
Here are our monthly costs
Staff salaries: $14,000
Consumables: $7,500
Facilities/Overhead: $1,200
Googly Eyes for Lab Equipment: $46,000
Can someone who is good at grant budgeting help me?
Here are our monthly costs
Staff salaries: $14,000
Consumables: $7,500
Facilities/Overhead: $1,200
Googly Eyes for Lab Equipment: $46,000
August 31, 2023 at 2:35 PM
Help, my lab is running out of funds.
Can someone who is good at grant budgeting help me?
Here are our monthly costs
Staff salaries: $14,000
Consumables: $7,500
Facilities/Overhead: $1,200
Googly Eyes for Lab Equipment: $46,000
Can someone who is good at grant budgeting help me?
Here are our monthly costs
Staff salaries: $14,000
Consumables: $7,500
Facilities/Overhead: $1,200
Googly Eyes for Lab Equipment: $46,000