CBS News: Supreme Court hears major case that could upend tax code and doom "wealth tax" proposals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-to-hear-major-case-that-could-upend-tax-code-and-doom-wealth-tax-proposals/
Russia circulates lies about mandatory mobilization of Ukrainian women.
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-circulates-lies-mandatory-mobilization-131600414.html?
Return of red-light, speed cameras stalled at St. Louis City Hall
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/return-of-red-light-speed-cameras-stalled-at-st-louis-city-hall/article_685de6ec-9301-11ee-9167-cbb3618dc499.html
... [[ Council Pres.]] Green has insisted on pairing the rollout with a bill requiring public review of all police surveillance tools — from cameras to artificial intelligence — to ensure they aren’t being misused. And the mayor’s office has resisted, saying police already have policies in place to guard against such things and that aldermen shouldn’t wait to move forward on the cameras...
#oversight
Ottawa rejette un nouveau projet d’exploration pétrolière en milieu marin
Dans un geste rare, le gouvernement Trudeau a rejeté l’octroi d’un nouveau permis d’exploration pétrolière et gazière en milieu marin qui devait rouvrir la porte à l’industrie au large des côtes de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Le gouvernement fédéral et celui de la Nouvelle-Écosse ont publié une déclaration commune
#ExtinctionDeMasse #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat #NÉ #NouvelleÉcosse #canada
Hong Kong leader vows to pursue self-exiled activist Agnes Chow, says police ‘leniency’ resulted in ‘deception’ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/05/hong-kong-leader-vows-to-pursue-self-exiled-activist-agnes-chow-says-police-leniency-resulted-in-deception
#AmazingUkraine
Кам'яне́ць-Поді́льська форте́ця — фортеця у місті Кам'янець-Подільський (Хмельницької області України). Відома з XIV століття як частина оборонної системи міста Кам'янець, колишньої столиці Подільського князівства XIV–XV ст., Подільського воєводства XV–XVIII ст., а далі Подільської губернії (1793–1925 pp.). Фортеця є складовою частиною Національного історико-архітектурного заповідника «Кам'янець», що належить до «7 чудес України».
"Cycling is one of the most sustainable and healthy means of #transport that exists, yet cycling remains under-prioritized in the mobility mix in most places around the world and in the wider #climate agenda.
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"The potential for #cycling (and #walking) to help address #ClimateChange is huge and within our grasp." —Jill Warren, chief executive of the European Cyclists’ Federation https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2023/12/04/the-climate-mouse-that-roars-cyclists-take-on-cop28/
#COP28 #COP28ActiveTransport
#transportation #ClimateCrisis #ClimateHope #BikeTooter #bicycling #Bikes
This winter's #SARSCOV2 surge is worsening faster than models had predicted.
1in 38 of the population you encounter in your daily life are now likely to be infected. Likely 1 in 26 infected by #NYE. Daily cases will be up 50% by then.
N95s are a must now if you are relying only on self-protection rather than have a community united to protect each other from #COVID, & we must consider who's been in the same room earlier that day, not just who is there simultaneously.
https://twitter.com/michael_hoerger/status/1731794087655653416
Rotbuntes aus der Natur: Blühende Tannenspitzen. - Colorful things from nature: flowering pine tips.
SPEAKING OF NIHILISM
Cybertruck is the kind of crap built by people who believe life is pain and suffering.
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/12/02/how-to-build-a-car-that-kills-people-cybertruck-edition
rebuke techbros.
rebuke nihilism
h/t https://mastodon.social/@straphanger@urbanists.social/111525590566762393
I remember thinking this was a really pretty sky
Friday, September 22, 2023 at 5:44 PM, iPhone 12, Charlton, Township, #Michigan
Meet Olle Järv our Academy Fellow studying cross-border mobility, transnational people and spaces \w big data in #BORDERSPACE and regional mobility flows in #MobiTwin projects
Olle’s critical thinking & vast knowledge make him a brilliant researcher but also a wonderful mentor!
Check out Olle's publications here: https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/olle-j%C3%A4rv/publications
Spain’s right-wing could govern if elections were held today: poll https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/spains-right-wing-could-govern-if-elections-were-held-today-poll/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The export of dual-use goods to Russia via Bulgaria is increasing https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/the-export-of-dual-use-goods-to-russia-via-bulgaria-is-increasing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Britain announces ‘radical’ visa measures to reduce net migration https://www.euractiv.com/section/migration/news/britain-announces-radical-visa-measures-to-reduce-net-migration/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
G+ refugee and simply want my instance to work reliably.