ninjaphysics

Hilariously, I have about the same number saved. It's all kinds of places that I've been, want to go to, or just want to keep saved as reference, from all over the world. They just kinda built up over the years and I'm thankful for this thread because I want to make the switch.

Absolutely stellar breakdown.

We're in an era where money is power, and it affords you the time, energy, and other resources to mostly ignore anything you want, even laws. While the working class comparatively has little to no control over their few resources, those that organize are doing so because they feel they have no other choice, and it's literally about survival. I'm sure most folks involved in protests have important things to do in their daily lives and they wouldn't be demonstrating en masse unless it was deemed important.

Strength in numbers is all we have, and to understand the scope of an issue, we must organize, educate, and then disrupt and demonstrate if we ever hope to reform or dismantle systems that continue to exploit every single thing with value in this world. We're seeing the consequences of inaction in real time, and guess what? Climate and ecosystem collapse + severe economic inequality is what we get when we do nothing to course correct.

This is the way.

Hear hear!

Hey, that's "Civil" Forfeiture in 2024.

"We have guns and riot gear. Wtf you gonna do about it?" -- Signed, Bullies with Badges

So glad someone other than me is pointing this out!

This article really struck a chord with me. Maybe it's confirmation bias, but I feel so much of the same things described here, and I do see NYC changing as it was told. I love NY for exactly the diverse and no-nonsense, hard-working attitudes that persisted here for decades. All of the color of life that makes NY so unique is rooted in the working class population... And they're being squeezed out of every space, not just here, but everywhere.

100%. I imagine this dude was just begging for a moment like this to shoot someone. Very reminiscent of the young girl that was murdered by the upstate NY homeowner when they turned on to the wrong driveway. This is so awful. I hope that young boy and his friend are okay, and I hope the shooter catches prison time.

Moving past feeling "lucky" to be able to pursue my desires in life, I can't help but feel shame when I reflect on the multitude of reasons why Afghanistan has deteriorated to this state. Yet another tragic victim of foreign invasion and meddling, of which my country is complicit.

Hell yeah, ebikes! As a decarbonization strategy, it's one of the most sound, but we need to have safe, separate bike lanes and infrastructure that isn't shared with cars because car drivers are frankly not interested in sharing the road. Transportation is most often the leading cause of GHGs - that or emissions from buildings (they seem to be at parity). So if we can kick the car lobby out of state decision making for city planning and transportation, we can actually have a chance at safer, equitable single occupant transport options for all income levels, and reduce our climate impact at the same time. Who's with me?!

A.k.a., 'It's a feature, not a bug."

I really appreciate your points and this comparison, but the pictures are giving me Attack on Titan vibes lol