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There was an article a few years ago about Zwarte Piet. Someone commented that Zwarte Piet was fine, not racist at all. A person replied that they were black and lived in Holland and that they felt like Zwarte Piet was a bit racist. The original commenter told them to go back to Africa.

So anyway, that’s kind of where we’re at.

In Europe:

In the US:

Not exactly the same years, of course, and comparing data sets is tricky.

I don’t think that we see the same increase in pedestrian fatalities in other countries though, which do have smart phones but do not have massive personal trucks.

He can still veto it, right?

In principle we shouldn’t worry so much about individual consumer actions, but…

By 2020, the most recent numbers available, the E.P.A. estimated that the emissions controls had been removed from more than 550,000 diesel pickup trucks over the prior decade, or roughly 15 percent of all diesel trucks originally certified with those controls.

This seems to have become an commercial industry at scale, so is a genuine problem.

Ultimately since we have such a huge wealth gap, normal people won’t be able to compete with the rich who can buy homes as investments.

I guess it’s nice that it’s not just a handout to developers.

Donald Trump was born in the same year as Bill Clinton.

Trump began his 2nd term presidency 32 years after Clinton began his 2nd term.

I didn’t see a single ad. I recommend getting an ad blocker!

The police exist to protect capital and the capital class. They’re not incompetent, they’re doing their job just fine.

“Internal combustion engine vehicles also lose range in extreme cold weather,” points out Ed Kim, the chief analyst with the research group AutoPacific, who was not involved in AAA’s research. The Environmental Protection Agency has estimated a 10% to 30% drop in gas vehicle fuel economy in cold weather, depending on the type of trip. “This isn’t a problem that’s exclusive to EVs. This happens to basically any kind of vehicle when it gets really cold.”