Pushing The Needle@pushtheneedle
san francisco is 46 square miles and has 398,000 homes. paris france is 40 square miles and has 1,390,0000 homes
its not only serious, its flat out possible
10:36 PM · Oct 1, 2022
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Blake Allen@Blake_Allen13
Before embarking on the Trail of Tears, the Cherokee and Choctaw nations were promised, by treaty, that they would be allowed to have non-voting members in Congress. It’s time that the US honored its word to our peoples. It’s been nearly 200 years, it’s about time https://t.co/Yuzk7u1NG9
Cherokee Nation @CherokeeNation
📢 It's time for Congress to seat the #CherokeeDelegate.
🧑💻 Visit https://t.co/3ICBnXFJZE or text DELEGATE to 52886 to contact your representative today. https://t.co/4E3NcKzCAn
1:42 AM · Oct 2, 2022
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Jonathan King@MrJonathanKing
Lol
6:54 AM · Oct 2, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
A lot of people roll their eyes when you say "hydrogen". But although it doesn't work for cars, hydrogen can do some important things that other technologies can't do.
noahpinion.substack.com
I come bringing good news about hydrogen
3:28 PM · Oct 2, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
A consistent pattern across the world: Japan tries to actually help poor countries build effective, usable infrastructure, while China simply pursues its geopolitical goals and extracts money where possible.
W. Gyude Moore @gyude_moore
Japan’s Africa aid rivals China in terms of ‘quality over quantity’: analysts - "Japan has been investing in the continent for longer than China and applies international standards to its infrastructure financing...
https://t.co/RTVIPc0snn via @scmpnews
7:08 PM · Oct 2, 2022
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Timothy B. Lee@binarybits
People seem to think this is a bad thing, but it's largely because cars have gotten way better in the last 50 years. We don't have to worry about adjusting the valves in our engines today.
Lenore Skenazy @FreeRangeKids
This comment re: NYC's teen whip cream ban sorta sums up our culture:
"Fifty years ago the owner's manual for an automobile came with instructions on how to adjust the valves in the engine. Today's manual warns you not to drink the contents of the battery."
8:01 PM · Oct 2, 2022
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Fuat@lilygrutcher
David Petraeus, a former commander of US Central Command: "Russia should know that if it uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, then US Airforce will destroy Russian Army in a few days."
10:11 PM · Oct 2, 2022
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Kevin MacLeod@Unranged
@siracusa One little-known limitation of HDMI-CEC: it only works with 3 devices at a time - really! When it stops working, usually it’s because there’s a fourth device competing for access.
12:19 AM · Oct 3, 2022
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William B. Fuckley@opinonhaver
People who say America has no culture are insane. American culture is a terrifying fucking apex predator against any possible rival. This country is, if anything, *too* culturally rich.
1:31 AM · Oct 3, 2022
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