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[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Meanwhile, even if you can afford it, you have to wait for weeks for an appointment under the current system anyway.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

And yet helping cause the alternative puts the blood on your hands anyway.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

In this new round of American-style fascism, our government has been coerced into being taken over by an extreme right-wing contingent of American political life: Christian nationalists, white nationalists, neo-liberal economic extremists (which used to be called plain old conservative economics), conspiracy theorists, and narcissists. These people have an extreme and unbalanced worldview that flows from their political, economic, social, and emotional wants and needs instead of the fundamental human rights of citizens in a democracy.

Beyond the sociopolitical convenience of having a group to scapegoat and channel political action against, there is a genuine conservative hate for those that do not conform to general conceptions of gender and sexuality.

It's not actually even the slightest bit different from the Nazis, you know. They started with trans people too.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Amazon sells a lot of illegal shit. That doesn't mean it's okay; that just means law enforcement isn't doing its goddamn job.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Their salary depends on oppressing people, but there's no particular reason it has to be trans people. The choice of victim is entirely arbitrary and therefore that choice can't be motivated by money.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Nobody's salary depends on randomly oppressing trans people, though, except to the extent that it's a distraction tactic from grift elsewhere.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago

Your document is dated May 2026. The one I'm referencing is from September 2025. If you aren't pro-fascist you've already been considered an enemy of the state since then, whether you're trans, cis, or even a TERF.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 18 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

They already declared "antifa" to be "terrorists" almost a year ago, so (I assume) that status isn't new.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 16 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

This guy is apparently the first black candidate who is a member of the DSA who is going to be elected to the state House (and yes, he is going to be elected: in the 58^th^ district, the token Republican has absolutely zero chance). He is, however, far from the first leftist/socialist rep from that or other nearby districts.

The main news here is that DSA as an organization is becoming more popular, such that leftist candidates are willing to be affiliated with the label "democratic socialist" instead of calling themselves "progressive" or whatever.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 13 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I was confused by the perspective on this one. That first panel looks kinda like "attack of the 50 foot woman."

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Kinda necessary, TBH. If you just go by what his goals were, he wouldn't be villainous enough.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

LOL, one of the Youtube comments:

HOLY FUCK THIS ONE ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE MUSIC

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/58022486

Interesting article from 2018. But nothing has changed at all. Even the electric cars I see on the road are huge.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/50646165

A well researched and referenced video (see yt description for references and spreadsheets), from Sharath of Building Beautifully.

The cost of building transit in the Anglosphere has spiralled out of control. Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong are all terrible at managing transit costs. Meanwhile, nations like France, Spain, South Korea and Turkey are running laps around the Anglosphere, building world-class transit at unprecedented speeds for prices up to four times cheaper. There is no reason for building transit to cost this much. Follow me as we unpack the staggering reasons that costs have spiralled out of control, and what we can do about it. Thank you to Jedwin Mok for appearing in this video! Jedwin introduced me to the transit costs crisis in mid-2025, which led me to ultimately create this video and interview him for it.

 

Youtuber "Brad is Brad" creates a custom controller for Subnautica using an exercise bike and an Arduino so that he has to pedal the bike in order to swim in the game.

 
 
 

cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/46852721

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that his department would redirect $1.73 billion in Biden-era grants away from establishing “DEI bike lanes” to build roads and bridges instead.

So, what exactly is a “DEI bike lane?”

The Daily Wire pointed to former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s claim that a series of 2021 grants funding bike lanes would serve to “improve infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, make us safer, advance equity, and combat climate change.”

Upon hearing “equity,” President Donald Trump’s goons can’t help but get triggered into attacking any federal spending that won’t benefit them directly. In reality, those Biden-era grants directed funds to build a new transit center in North Carolina, replace bridges in New Mexico, extend streets in New Hampshire, install traffic lights and crosswalks in Missouri, and install bike lanes in Seattle, among other projects. Now the financial status of these projects is unclear.

 

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/61209

A new big-data analysis of the U.S. pinpoints how urban design aids the health of city residents—especially when cities provide walking opportunities, greenery and mixed-use streets with a blend of commercial and residential activity.


From Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change via This RSS Feed.

 

cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/10923091

From the Atlanta Community Press Collective

Cop City-related charges become the second case brought that explicitly mentions the controversial Trump administration initiative, NSPM-7, targeting left-leaning movements. You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

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