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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 14:06 UTC

One you realize how much NYC of all places goes out of its way to try to not inconvenience car owners in any way shape or form, you can’t help but notice it everywhere

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 14:16 UTC

My kids are similar aged as yours (as I am similarly aged to you - your dadcore stuff really connects with me) but where we depart is - man, you can get your kids in bed by 7:30?!? I don’t know those super powers. Next you’ll say you successfully limit their tablet time too!

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 11:21 UTC

Sounds like 23AndMe’s Hail Mary attempt to monetize all the DNA info they have. Knowing all the details of your ancestry can be interesting but turning that into recurring revenue, simply isn’t viable. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 01:08 UTC

They’d send me Mike Powell push notifications for “trans people try to end the word women” and the only support for it was a little read years old blog post. It’s so obvious what they’ve been doing and it’s gross as fuck.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 20:42 UTC

Well, here’s the evidence I don’t have dementia:

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:08 UTC

You know who else clearly has dementia?

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 16:47 UTC

Saw my first cyber truck in the wild. It was illegally standing in a bus stop on Chambers street with NJ paper plates. Chambers st is a perpetually jammed bus route in the AM and would benefit huge from CP. But it’s electric! And weighs several tons!

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 16:20 UTC

Eh, most other firms would throw their application in the trash. That such a white-shoe and conservative law firm is willing to even expressly entertain applicants with such a background, is a positive development. But why would they want those people as their lawyers?

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 13:27 UTC

Utrecht’s 2030 plan is going well.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 21:37 UTC

What does the NTSB do whenever there’s a fatal plane incident? Do they just say “oh well”, wipe off the blood and reopen the runway ASAP?

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 13:02 UTC

What’s the German word for when you leave Oma’s bike friendly city and have to re-acquaint yourself with NYC/Brooklyn streets on bike?

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 15:34 UTC

Just a massive windfall waiting for them and they simply won’t take it. Same with congestion pricing - people driving in - don’t want to waste their time in traffic. They’d gladly pay for a quicker drive. They’re so dumb.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 15:33 UTC

What I don’t get is that this same class of business owner, takes summer vacations to Europe. But trying to get SoHo or Manhattan Chinatown business owners [areas literally in the 99th percentile for North American transit accessibility] to embrace pedestrianization is like pulling teeth!

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 16:02 UTC

View from the fietspad:

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 12:56 UTC

Excited to bike to Amersfoort from Utrecht with the kids today. Perfect weather day in Holland. www.provincie-utrecht.nl/onderwerpen/...

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 18:53 UTC

What was it?

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 17:40 UTC

As to your accusation that I’m acting in bad-faith, it fails to acknowledge the distinction on intent v impact. You can dismiss “bad optics” all you want but IMHO, it’s the most important part of advocacy. Your impact! Not your good intentions.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 17:09 UTC

Were they not protesting at a synagogue - whereby “pro-Israel” conduct was being protested? What was the real estate event? Would Zionists consider it appropriate and benign? At the end of day, it’s protesting Zionism at a synagogue. And that’s always a trap (unless led by mainstream Jewish orgs)

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:40 UTC

I find it offensive too. But there’s no way to get around the fact that mainstream Jewry will always be Zionist in nature. What form that takes - let’s work on that. Most ostensibly support the 2 state solution and aren’t fans of settlers. There’s an opening.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:09 UTC

Yes, it’s a stacked deck, but that’s the point. The public as a whole doesn’t see it that way. So when you go “optics don’t matter, they call us anti-semites anyway” then you do a disservice to the cause, because the optics are paramount to moving the mainstream on this.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:08 UTC

There are ways to support Palestinians without protesting synagogues for being too pro-Israel. AOC does it all the time. When you protest at synagogues you guarantee the movement remains a fringe one, when, on the merits, it should be as mainstream as can be.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 23:11 UTC

He also abandoned the city in a time of need to campaign for president, only to (I) finish behind Andrew Yang and (II) outlaw all new hotels in the city since the hotel lobby was the only one to donate to his Prez campaign in the most transparent quid pro quo ever.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 23:09 UTC

On this very issue (Congestion Pricing), however, Bloomberg pushed and defended it on the merits chapter and verse. He championed it. Whereas de Blasio falsely called it a regressive tax and suggested a millionaire’s tax instead.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 22:13 UTC

Nor do they license their highlights so if I watch ESPNFC, then I have to imagine what the play looked like. CBS only this season I believe; sublicensed champions league highlights.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 22:12 UTC

And how awful Fox’s coverage is. I can’t find post game analysis online but perhaps for the best. Lalas is so awful.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 17:24 UTC

I was averaging about 18 mph this morning.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 15:08 UTC

That’s not a Ben Stiller bit?

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 19:58 UTC

Jon Voigt.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 19:37 UTC

I deleted the post where I asked if you were engaging in Nakba denial, because of course Israel’s founding was violent. But I deleted since I didn’t want to be rude but I didn’t quite follow your point.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 19:34 UTC

Have you guys seen Gangs of London? Dart fight? I’m surprised how infrequent this show comes up in TV fight discourse considering it was Gareth Evans production. Max had the rights but sold it to AMC+ so no one saw it in the US: youtu.be/1e42hE6L7PA?...

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 19:14 UTC

When I was a kid. At my JCC, I gave $5 to the JNF, to build trees in Israel. When I was an adult I learned that the JNF indeed planted entire forests over destroyed Arab villages. But I still don’t think it wise to protest a JCC/Synagogue if they’re fundraising for the JNF, unless it’s your JCC.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 15:36 UTC

I think protesting at houses of worship is almost always a bad idea as it will almost certainly be interpreted broadly as a protest against the religion and/or its adherents.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 14:49 UTC

I guess I do need an explainer since what was occurring there doesn’t seem materially different from Zionism altogether. And so I’m left with: “we needed to protest the synagogue because it was being very pro-israel, but in a very bad way”.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 00:53 UTC

It’s bad optics for you! Do you not get that! I’m not talking about optics for the synagogue. I’m talking about the protesters and their cause.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 22:30 UTC

It’s a trap. Like arguing that Hamas didn’t chop off whatever number of baby heads. It’s a trap that makes you look bad and undermines your cause. Think tactically.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 22:23 UTC

Yah, like what if I had to protest a synagogue to prevent the nuclear apocalypse? Would it be ok then?

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 22:14 UTC

Right. But you’re also the guy that actually reads the citations. And you - more so than others - know how opinions and politics are formed. And it’s not based on deep policy, it’s based on vibes. And there are no positive vibes for your moment for protesting a synagogue - even one that deserves it.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 22:09 UTC

Do you want to have a fun afternoon with your friends, or do you want to persuade people to a cause, which on the merits, shouldn’t take much persuading? Just because the cause is right, doesn’t mean you can ignore tactics and protesting synagogues are a trap!

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 22:02 UTC

You could engage with the words I actually wrote instead of implying that everyone who disagrees with you, is less pious and virtuous. It’s transparent and annoying. If you read my actual words, you know it’s a question of tactics. But that’s the problem. Tactics don’t matter when “you’re right”

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 21:48 UTC

Israel commits apartheid in the West Bank. Jim crow in Israel proper. And genocide in Gaza. As such, there should be nothing you do that causes a neutral to wonder, “is this opposition motivated by Jew hate”? It’s such a low bar to freaking clear, if you aren’t motivated by Jew hate.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 21:45 UTC

Being on the right side of history doesn’t mean much if your conduct helps maintain the world as being on the wrong side of history. Are you trying to clear your conscience or are you trying to effect positive change. Why spend all the energy “doing the work” if all it does is set you back.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 21:44 UTC

Protesting a synagogue is a trap. Unless you’re doing so under the aegis of a mainstream Jewish org (and no mainstream Jewish org is expressly anti-Zionist) the action will be seen as anti-Semitic. But you’ll also draw anti-semites to your cause, being fed social approval to protest [bad] Jews.

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JarekFA @jarekfa.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 21:37 UTC

Do you want to be right on the merits or portrayed as right on the 7 o clock evening news? Or being correct but the avg reader needs to catch up on about a 3 volumes of existing lore. I don’t know why *some* advocates for Palestinian freedom act as if they’re unaware of our existing media biases.

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