A cartoon of Pete Kefsbreath shouts at American flag-draped coffins: βSTOP TRYING TO EMBARASS THE PRESIDENT!β
A cartoon of Pete Kefsbreath shouts at American flag-draped coffins: βSTOP TRYING TO EMBARASS THE PRESIDENT!β
First Women's March in Kyiv since Russia's full-scale invasion. Over 3,000 ppl.
3 demands:
-withdraw a draft civil code that bans divorce during pregnancy & lets courts judge women's "morality"
-protect servicewomen from harassment
-bring captive women home from Russia
βOne in every four Flemings [residents of Flanders in Northern Belgium] cycled to work in 2024, which is twice as many as 20 years ago. Figures for Brussels too are astounding!β
βCycling infrastructure in Flanders has improved significantly over the past 20 years, that's where it starts.β
BREAKING NEWS: National have served Christopher Luxon with a "move on" notice #NZPol
OTD in 1953 Stalin died. He lay for hours in a puddle of his own piss while his flunkies pretended they didn't want him to die. He was denounced by his successor.
I remain a master strategist.
Oof
#RailNews: A commuter rail service between Selwyn townships and Christchurch is being investigated by a community board, with planning under way for a one-off trial later this year.
Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
Trump is turning America into a 3rd world country. Our only strength is our voracious spending and military.
But hey, what did you expect? You allowed a seditious convicted felon, failed businessman to be YOUR president!
βWhat where your thinkingβ?
While the McDonaldβs CEO gets roasted for his awkward burger taste test...
McDonaldβs is among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
And McDonald's CEO recently raked in $18.2M β over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
That should leave a bad taste in your mouth.
This country could have had Kamala Harris, but chose the dumbest man on the planet for a second time.
Countdown to Putin brazenly declaring that the US should respect the sovereign integrity of other states and not launch attacks whilst talks are progressing.
This aged well. Note the author.
A full engagement on the future of Te Huia will occur as part of the Waikato Regional Councilβs 2027-2037 Long Term Plan process.
#BREAKING #TrainNews: Waikato Regional Council has voted to continue the Waikato-Auckland Te Huia passenger train trial.
The decision was made in an 11-2 vote, with one abstention.
But what about the laser focus?
The UN itself is a joke, and this voting is nothing but a meaningless gesture, but this US abstention tells so much about one of our security guarantors. Allies my ass
Rugby Europe should be encouraging more depth at the highest competition level outside the 6 Nations.
Taking this championship back down to 6 teams is a stupid, entirely ignorant decision. Even the bottom team should not be automatically relegated but should fight with the Trophy winner over 2 legs. And really, Rugby Europe should be targeting a 10 team (2x5 pool) champs for the future.
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To be honest there are several cross border lines between Croatia and BiH, both the federation, and Respublika Srpsa (RS), either not in operation or just being used for freight. And no direct passenger service Sarajevo to northern RS area, like the junction city, Doboj. Very sad all round π’
The train is getting a bit outdated tho still comfortable, but a Japanese YTer commented in a recent trip report that it's starting to have reliability issues. It's almost 30 years since it came into service so JR West have a looming decision to make.
Yeah the problem is that it switches routes seasonally. I wanted to take it down the Kii Peninsula coast when visiting Japan last year but the Spring season it was operating the Japan Sea coastal route instead π¦
Very sad. Used Marton a few times back when young.
*In 2022, total passenger trips per annum were 93,245.
*2023 (the year The Tide launched) annual passenger trips increased to 163,464.
*In 2025, annual passenger trips increased again to 193,940.
Today marks State Emblem Day in Ukraine, honoring the Tryzubβs journey from the 10th-century coinage of Volodymyr the Great to its role as the definitive symbol of the modern sovereign state.
Yay! Common sense prevails so that Te Huia will run for the full term of its trial. Only fair as so far the trial was impacted by Covid, and Auckland rail works. Want to see how it does actually operating during public holiday periods like Xmas-New Year and long weekends @darrendavis.bsky.social
If you want to report one of these 'people', here are a few links to report that person
immigrantcouncil.ie/reportracism
#RailNews: TRAINZ believes that reopening these two mothballed lines and building the short spur to NorthPort would save the taxpayer billions on expensive roading projects and road maintenance bills.
Via Scoop: business.scoop.co.nz/2026/02/18/n...