Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:
You may have heard that Spain is alone. They’re the same people who said that when we recognized the State of Palestine, and then others followed.
We are not alone — we are the first. Those who will end up alone are the ones defending the indefensible.
Strade Bianche needs an 5-10 rider group in the last 20km through the finale to be entertaining. the women's race was hands down one of, if not the best, in race history. #stradebianche
That was truly fantastic.
Damn, I hadn't seen that one. We need more horrifying road safety ads.
A lot of the salt got washed away which is nice!
We got home right at the perfect time to watch the end of the race (well I rewound a little bit so I'm behind everyone on here)
Nice test of the bike handling skills lol
Agreed. There’s 2 lines: the clinician and then the public. The public has no responsibility to cater to the idiots
The Gordon Ramsey meme where he is soothing a child in one panel and calling somebody a fucking donkey in another
To put it another way: consider a pediatrician trying to soothe fears of a vaccine hesitant parent vs President AOC instituting a nationwide vaccine mandate for school attendance
(2/2) Consider that coddling bad views has brought us to a very dark place and policy can be reconsidered accordingly
There is an argument raging about whether antivax parents are by definition bad. Just to point out if you’re actually working in this space you can’t just be like “shit parents, fuck off”. You have to actually listen and work with people. Politicians and the public should however (1/2)
Meanwhile, some places around here never put their barrels back after removing them during the height of COVID. Looking at you Beverly.
Literally crap too from all the assholes who don't pick up the dog poop
Complex branch and an off-camber approach!
They are rising like a phoenix from the snow
A yellow lab naps while a laptop plays Strade Bianche
Now it is nap and Strade Bianche time
A yellow lab stands in a snow bank trying to wrangle a giant stick
Branch Manager action shot
The phrase "treat autism" fills me with so much rage.
I am utterly humorless and relentless about this: you absolutely should never, ever, not for one second, not only a minor, obvious point, never hand it to this man.
Agreed. I think that anger and rage is entirely warranted! I'm filled with it. I refuse to see my anti-vaxxer sister-in-law. But if I was her doctor it would be a lot different. And to your point, a teacher or daycare worker or other parent has every right to be furious!
Thank you for adding that
Every increase of 10 mph also carries a greater risk of the pedestrian being hit in the first place.
Like, in an ideal world we'd have rigid vaccine mandates everywhere but we don't, so health professionals need to take the best approach to encourage vaccination. That doesn't mean they're sympathetic to anti-vaxxers though.
Yeah, vaccine hesitancy is a spectrum. Not everyone is an unhinged anti-vaxxer. Some folks have seen misinformation and legitimately aren't sure. In 1:1 settings you need to address this. The goal is to get people to vaccinate not simply scold. There's lots of research showing scolding doesn't work.
What's unclear to me is if she has any legal recourse left?
I know you're making a joke, but speeding is still dangerous no matter the reason, especially on surface streets. Every increase of 10 mph carries a significant risk of death for a person who is hit.
Foxborough is asking for the $7.8M needed to pay for security. Organizers promise they'll pay, but the commitments are hazy.
Kraft, worth over $10B, could easily fund it himself, but it seems that he wants the town to take the risk that Boston Soccer 2026 will have the money to pay the bill.
It's really what we were all thinking
Excellent!
Frankly, I hope this impasse drags on to the point where the matches in Foxboro get cancelled.
But in any event, the Select Board should unequivocally refuse to budge until the have the cash in hand or at least in an escrow account. Fuck FIFA and everything associated with it!
Real 1770s vibes here. Never bet against a MA town when intransigence and parochial self-interest are on the line.
