Favorites October 16th 2021
MachinePix@MachinePix
Trimming trees near power lines with an aerial saw mounted on a helicopter.
9:37 PM · Oct 13, 2021
307 Reposts · 1.78K Likes
Don't worry, the blade is pointed away from the power line.
Colin McMillen@mcmillen
i got my Tdap booster shot this morning and feeling a bit sniffly so i looked up possible side effects, but this CDC page is clearly targeted at kids' parents
anyways i've now learned that i should call my doctor if i've been crying for over 3 hours
12:33 AM · Oct 16, 2021
113 Likes
News you can use
Kim-Mai Cutler@kimmaicutler
“A hypersonic glide vehicle armed with a nuclear warhead could help China “negate” US missile defence systems which are designed to destroy incoming ballistic missiles.” https://t.co/4rztxlPsVJ
Jonathan Lemire @JonLemire
“China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target, demonstrating an advanced space capability that caught US intelligence by surprise” https://t.co/Bkztu9csK8
8:17 PM · Oct 16, 2021
6 Reposts · 19 Likes
Oh good, new existential dread
Heather Knight@hknightsf
My latest: Somebody has repeatedly vandalized the city’s sensors to track how many pedestrians and bicyclists are using the @GreatWalkway on the weekends, eliminating data. It’s just one example of how heated the fight over two miles of roadway has become.
sfchronicle.com
Threats, vandalism, crank calls: Great Highway debate turns nasty
3:31 PM · Oct 16, 2021
55 Reposts · 266 Likes
Well that's ugly
Judd Legum@JuddLegum
1. Manchin always insisted his primary issue with the reconciliation package was the overall cost. This allowed him to avoid talking about the actual substance of the bill. But it wasn’t true.
12:05 AM · Oct 17, 2021
1.99K Reposts · 6.72K Likes
Judd Legum@JuddLegum
2. We now learn one of his red lines is the clean energy standard, a provision that isn’t very expensive ($150B), but would go a long way to transitioning the country away from fossil fuels
12:07 AM · Oct 17, 2021
564 Reposts · 2.76K Likes
Like 3% of his constituents are actually in the coal industry.
