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As part of her climate change plan, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is pedestrianizing streets, building bike lanes, and planting trees. The goal is to reduce carbon emissions, reduce traffic noise and make the city more able to resist heat.
She has been very aggressive and upset some car drivers. But the results are starting to pay off.
16·2 days agoIf you get your news from professional news organizations (PBS, CBC, BBC, ProPublica, Reuters, NYT, The Guardian) you are now in the minority.
Most people now get their news from entertainers and social media:
Donald Trump said migrants in Springield, Ohio are eating cats and dogs.
Springfield police said there was no evidence. Professional news organizations sent reporters and said there was no evidence. It didn’t matter. Entertainers and social media figures claimed it’s true. Many people genuinely believed Trump.
There is a reason why many members of Congress privately say they fear criticizing Elon Musk:
Even if he does not spend a dime against them, Mr. Musk could use his megaphone to target them
Interviews with more than half a dozen House Republicans revealed a widespread wariness of crossing Mr. Musk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/us/politics/musk-house-republicans-trump.html
He can take them down by changing what their constituents see on their X feed.-
In a scathing dissent, Justice Jackson says the Supreme Court gives the impression it favors ‘moneyed interests’
It’s not an impression. It’s a fact.
The newsroom ProPublica found that for several years, Clarence Thomas was paid by a group of Billionaires:
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow
In June, the newsroom ProPublica reported that Justice Samuel Alito accepted flights on billionaire Paul Singer’s private jet right before the Supreme Court ruled on a court case involving Paul Singer’s hedge fund
https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court
Billionaire Paul Singer is a close friend of Billionaire Rupert Murdoch who owns Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.
Here is Rupert Murdoch hugging Donald Trump:
To quote Donald Trump:
“Rupert Murdoch is in a class by himself, he’s an amazing guy,” President Trump said
https://thehill.com/media/5133600-trump-murdoch-relation/
So the Wall Street Journal naturally allowed Samuel Alito to violently attack ProPublica journalists:
The top editor of the Wall Street Journal published a piece attacking ProPublica:
ProPublica didn’t mislead anyone. Their piece just won the Pullitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism.
The Wall Street Journal isn’t exactly a neutral source of information.
In fact, CBS News once described it’s owner Rupert Murdoch as a “friend of Clarence Thomas”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/movie-on-clarence-thomas-dropped/
The US is dominated a small group of businessmen who are coordinating together to influence courts. It’s a conspiracy, but it’s not exactly a theory. The evidence is literally all over the place. It’s happening in plain sight.
But most people aren’t paying attention 😔
20·3 days agoOf course Donald Trump hates Juneteenth.
In 2021, Joe Biden signed the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday:
US President Joe Biden signed The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in the White House on Thursday 17 June to formally recognise Juneteenth as a national holiday.
Mr Biden said: “Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments. We come to terms with the mistakes we made. And remembering those moments, we begin to heal and grow stronger.”
Trump is the proof any arrogant moron can have a successful life if he inherits a shit-ton of money.
The US needs a real inheritance tax
4·3 days agoI’m not British, so I should not get involved in British Politics. But privatizing water was a mistake of epic proportions. Keir Starmer needs to have some guts and nationalize it. Enough is enough.
The trash media (The Sun, Daily Hate Mail) talks about poor people stealing welfare, while corporate financiers stole BILLIONS OF POUNDS from you and your families:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4478wnjdpo
Who privatized water? Margaret Thatcher.
After her time in office, she became a lobbyist for tobacco companies:
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-19-mn-4763-story.html
They even paid her birthday party:
Philip Morris’s chief executive, Geoffrey Bible, will chair the dinner. A spokesman for the company said: “Philip Morris is writing the Thatcher Foundation a cheque to cover the cost of the party. That leaves all the money made, like ticket sales, as profit to the foundation.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tobacco-giant-pays-for-1m-thatcher-bash-1576517.html
It says it all, doesn’t it?
Please take your water back!!! Write to your MPs.
8·3 days agoI love Australia. I love Australian people 🇦🇺 ❤️.
But this company and it’s criminal owner (Rupert Murdoch) have inflicted more damage than anyone else to english speaking democracies.
Shame.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68615789
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rupert-murdochs-american-scandals-243127/
One reason why I give money to The Guardian Australia is because I hate the facts so many people get their news from Newcorp :/
This story is maddening. Bessemer city officials are signing NDAs about a proposed hyperscale data center that will require destroying 100 acres of forest, use 90x as much energy as all homes of the city, & threaten a newly discovered species with extinction.
35·5 days agoIt’s a tram/light rail project meant to connect a large island in Eastern Helsinki with downtown. The most significant part are 3 new bridges that only carry trams, cyclists and pedestrians.
The tram will start operation in 2027, but the bridges are opened for pedestrian traffic as they are completed. The next one should be finished later this summer.
Here’s a short video of the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTW2VIf5k0I
15·5 days agoMany politicians are fools. Mayor Ed Gainey is no fool.
I’m genuinely impressed. He said that he would reduce traffic deaths and injuries. And he actually delivered. Props to the guy and his team 👏.
My city has a lot of accidents. Our mayor doesn’t care : /
Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. I’m not Australian, but you still have some very good Australian news organizations:
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The Sydney Morning Herald
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The Guardian
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC
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Crikey
I believe the real issue is that people are actually attracted to clickbait nonsense.
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3·7 days agoThe United States and Canada have the most expensive elevators in the world. Prices charged in North America are at least three times those charged by the same manufacturers in comparable mid-rise buildings in high-income countries in Western Europe.
As a result, the U.S. and Canada have fewer elevators per capita than any other high-income country for which data could be found
Unique North American elevator standards have led to no discernible improvement in safety outcomes compared to those in Europe.
https://admin.centerforbuilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Elevatorsexecutivesummary.pdf
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