Mike Larkin

Through its actions in Caracas and in Tehran, the White House has signaled and confirmed its conviction that a head of state who is corrupt, authoritarian and dangerous may be removed by other states by any means necessary. Other national governments may find this position attractive too.

Getting the US into avoidable disaster in Iraq took months and months and months.

In Vietnam, it took years and years and years.

We are just three days into this totally unnecessary, one-man's-whim fiasco.

That's a PRETTY GOOD QUESTION

Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions By minimizing the need to drive around looking for a parking spot, this technique can save drivers up to 35 minutes — and give them a realistic estimate of total travel time.

​New research from @cathywu.bsky.social et al. confirms something I've long suspected:

Navigation apps could save their users a lot of time — and tilt travel decisions toward transit and biking — if they showed users how long it takes to find parking.

Yes, and don't forget Brazil:

You want Amed Rosario back?

Thank you, Carrie. Very kind. I'm lucky people have been willing to coach me.

You and your colleagues deserve better.

Are there any governments acting in solidarity with the American people rather than playing Trump’s tariff games? Where are EU, Australian, Japanese, New Zealand, South Korean govts on ICE’s ethnic cleansing, human rights violations and extrajudicial murders?

From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):

-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.

You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.

US DOT has not signed a single agreement for a big transit project since Duffy entered office. DOT eliminated funds for billions of dollars worth of projects. Tens of thousands of people are killed each year in car crashes. Transport emissions are increasing.

Meanwhile, Duffy is focusing on pajamas

Any cabinet secretary who does not resign now
assumes full responsibility for this.

Officials showed off a robo-bus in D.C. It got hit by a Tesla driver. A Beep automated shuttle bus displayed by the U.S. Department of Transportation in D.C. this week got into a collision with a driver on H Street.

In pedestrian crashes, the story rarely refers to the driver, only the car as if it is an AV. But when an actual AV is hit then there is a driver. Fascinating.

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Column | The new vs. used car debate is dead. They’re both expensive debt traps. A record number of buyers — of both new and used vehicles — are locked into monthly payments of $1,000 or more, new data shows.

What's behind the affordability crisis? In large part, it's automobile dependence.
It used to be that housing or rent was a household’s biggest expense, far exceeding any vehicle-related cost. But now those things are neck and neck for a lot of people.” [gift link]
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We have to push back against living in a violent dictatorship. This event in Silver Spring is one way to do it.

With the world's eyes on US oil interests, let's not forget who benefits: The richest of the rich. Our research shows: 50% of the record fossil fuel profits in 2022 went to the wealthiest 1% of US Americans, the bottom 50% only received 1%.

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This is insanity. The president should prioritize governing the United States and reducing the cost of living, instead of helping Big Oil occupy Venezuela.

Don’t be fooled: you can’t both claim this was simply the execution of an arrest warrant AND say the U.S. is now "running" Venezuela & grabbing its oil resources.

Trump just admitted this was a clear regime-change play to enrich U.S. oil companies & his billionaire buddies.

Mamdani’s vision: a rejection of neoliberalism & promotion of the public sector: “For too long, we have turned to the private sector for greatness, while accepting mediocrity from… the public… To those who insist that… the era of big govt is over… no longer will City Hall hesitate to use its power.”

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particle...

I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
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The ham would make it closer to chef salad instead of a vegetable salad.

You should charge a fee for this useful thread. I'm saving it. I'm not paying.

Indeed. MD cannot claim climate leadership and do this. It's time for MD to show some ambition for public transit.

We do not need more endless debate. It's only the will.

One more time before 2025 is over!

Land use policy is catching up with the reality on University Blvd.

A lovely, car free morning last weekend, courtesy of @montgomeryparks.bsky.social's open parkway program

That rushing sound in the background? Nope, not the nearby stream. That's I-495, nearly a half mile away

Cars are loud

This is an irresponsible post. Yes, aging can mean driving less or no more driving. I am and will continue to press this discussion in my family.