Their authority to detain, search, arrest, and use force is all they need. Up until they need to do of of those, they should be as innocuous and approachable as possible to everyone. Looking tough in order to intimidate people is not a thing any public servant should be.

Cops who are concerned with looking tough shouldn’t be cops.

Austin is probably on here because we’re booming in a general way that averages out well for the purposes of this study despite trends that drive those who feel the pinch of boomtown housing inflation elsewhere and a well-reported general indifference to the black community from public and private entities, both of…

Tangentially related question: is The Wiz a Thanksgiving movie?

I am positive Chance is no less knowledgeable about policy matters than the current officeholder, and his staff is likely to be far less odious, so I’m sold. Sadly, he will not be eligible until 2028.

Arugula is a must with any non-sausage charcuterie, especially prosciutto.

Came for this, leaving satisfied.

No more than they compensate land owners for decreased property value when a noisy, dirty freeway goes through nearby.

Wagovan!

Full-size wheels + folding = Montague, but it’s a BIG fold. However, I suggest a Strida for multimodal ease and pure, unabashed funkiness.

Is there a constructive way to engage fellow bike commuters who behave in ways that reinforce anti-cycling arguments?

I often hide the source of moronic shares so I can continue enjoying non-obnoxious posts from friends I know to be gullible and generally low-information while avoiding evidence of their ever-deepening descent into the RWNJosphere. Snopes links can only help so much, I’m afraid.

Let us not forget this awesome/awesomely awful application/appropriation of the phrase: https://io9.gizmodo.com/that-time-j-m-barrie-founded-a-truly-atrocious-cricket-1595190033

The only song I can conjure to mind that uses that phrase is a Dolly Parton tune, and the dungarees in question are on a cowboy.

I started cycling to work about 7.5 years ago. I weighed 285 at the time, and saw some initial benefits quickly. To lock in all that literal sweat equity, I started reforming my diet. At first, I used tracking and mutual accountability spreadsheets organized by a fitness-enthusiast friend, and then I created my own…

Yep, better not think rationally about things and put them in proper perspective, or dumb people will do a dumb thing again. This makes perfect sense, actually, as a vote for Trump is basically a vote against rational policymaking that doesn’t stroke comfortable prejudices.

I’ve been preaching this truth since electric cars became a going concern again. It’s the inevitable song of transportation’s future.

This story drives home the importance of never, ever, being in Alabama.

Sooo...I guess we shouldn’t be holding our breath awaiting reviews of Graffiti Bridge and Under the Cherry Moon anytime soon?

I dunno; I’m of a mind that the 2nd Amendment was a generally bad idea and grossly misread in the past 60-ish years, but if you’re always mistaken for being armed, might as well actually make yourself so. The main risk (aside from increased ease of suicide and accidental discharge) would be to solidify confirmation…