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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 26/08/2026
Blood pressure trending higher over the last six months so my doctor basically prescribed less news and less social media. ✌️out.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 25/08/2026
OMG @mlamster.bsky.social making sure you see this.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 20/08/2026
For the record, the interior of the Ferrari Luce is also really fucking ugly. I would definitely buy a Slate truck, though.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 17/08/2026
This was the late-afternoon chuckle I needed on a Monday.
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Gilly @gillyarcht.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Bookmarked
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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Like, which one? All of them?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The president is refusing to spend taxpayer money assisting Americans suffering from natural disasters solely because their states didn't vote for him. I know there are a thousand scandals at the moment, but this one deserves some more oxygen at every level.
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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
That's the whole point. Flood the zone, inundate everyone with a million things that are awful so you don't know where to focus.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 04/08/2026
And what’s a good and effective strategy for collecting money from individuals and corporations to be spent on the benefit of the public? Time to tax those m’fers.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Absolutely horrifying, but is it really scarier than when you can’t find a free parking space right by your destination? Who can say, really?
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 02/08/2026
“…funding cuts and the ongoing tension regarding the pandemic's origins are already hindering research focused on preventing the next pandemic.” "We are less safe. We are less prepared for a pandemic right now than we were in 2019," says Goodrum. "And this is terrifying to all of us."
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I see what you did there @ryanjreilly.com
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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
One reason Social Security is running short of money in 2032 is because a small number of voters, faced w/a choice of voting for the guy who promised to use Clinton’s surplus for tax cuts & guy who promised a Social Security lock box, couldn’t figure out the Butterfly Ballot in Palm Beach County.
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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I have literally taken the Acela on this route and the guy in the booth next to me was billionaire NBA team owner Ted Leonsis. Trains are the obvious choice for billionaire LeBron James if he’s going to commute. Helicopters already cost us an NBA legend, and that’s enough. No helicopters.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 28/07/2026
Oh man, that’s not good.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 28/07/2026
You know, we could just better regulate guns in this country instead of all of this nonsense. 🤦‍♂️
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 28/07/2026
We could also maybe stop burning fossil fuels to give us a (small) chance to prevent them in the first place. 🤷‍♂️
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 26/07/2026
Thanks, I hate it.
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Bobby Fijan @bobbyfijan.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I really like this 2BR/1BA floorplan in Kendall Square, Boston 720 square feet ... and deals with a narrow acute corner angle really well Developers don't really building 2BR/1BAs anymore
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Every coffee shop needs a plain black coffee line, why the hell do I have to wait for all this other bullshit?
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 24/07/2026
I hate to ”both sides” this, but republican text messages are just as terrible and rage inducing. As 10-year recovering former republican, I still get their stupid messages. Modern political campaigns are simply miserable across the ideological spectrum.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 23/07/2026
Nobody takes these behemoths off-road and the engine doesn’t need near the amount of airflow provided by the grossly oversized front grille. Lazy designers. Lazy drivers.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 22/07/2026
My same thoughts, but for podcast hosts.
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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This. This is the correct, science-backed, responsible framing. Wish more news outlets did it like the CBC.
cbc.ca
'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News
Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.
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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
1) If only we had like, a government agency primed and ready with experts at tracking down this kind of thing. 2) The answer is to just eat cookies.
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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
jarring to fly back from ny and immediately have to do dfw freeway driving lol
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Marianne Alleyne @cotesia.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
All them men struggling for HOURS, me judging their tactics and cheering breakaways and catch ups, all while I’m finally doing dishes and vacuuming - or not. All while also getting ready to watch F1. I love July weekends.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 18/07/2026
i love a mountain stage on the tour de france. watch the fittest men in the world work as hard as possible to go 1mph uphill as drunks scream in their face, then go downhill so fast that i have to occasionally hide my face behind a pillow. allez allez allez
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Nobody disputes that having access to a car in a car-dominated society is good. It gives one access to jobs, healthcare, food, education, social opportunities and more. All we're asking is for people to go one step deeper and ask why access to such basic rights requires buying and operating a car.
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Emily (spooky) @emilyrose.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
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Philip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The American (and Australian!) mind can’t comprehend Swiss apartment plans. No corridors. Two apartments per core. Means all homes all dual aspect with great access to light and ventilation. In Basel. Architects are Miller & Maranta
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 14/07/2026
Booooooooo Standard time is better.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.
TORONTO STAR
BOOK REVIEW
Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran featured in latest historical fiction
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 14/07/2026
What about proper and effective infrastructure for things like transit and biking? Would be nice to have those, too - our roads for private cars are good enough.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 14/07/2026
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a delightful plane - except for the crew controlled window tinting. Morning flight out of Heathrow with an afternoon arrival in the US and I need to stay awake except I can’t control the daylight at my window seat. 😡🤬
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
"...a 10cm increase in bonnet height from 80cm to 90cm results in a 27% greater chance of death for pedestrians run over. For children, the risk of death is increased threefold if they are hit by an SUV rather than a conventional vehicle." Via @christianwolmar.bsky.social
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De Filmende Fietser @filmendefietser.eurosky.social · 12/07/2026
Your periodic reminder that cities aren’t loud. Cars are loud.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 13/07/2026
After spending two weeks in the UK, the average car is still much smaller than those in the states. While on the M40, most families were traveling in small or midsize sedans, hatchbacks, or wagons. A similar trip on US roads would be overwhelmed by large SUVs and trucks used as family cars.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/07/2026
Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
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Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 09/07/2026
Hot weather just hits differently in the UK. I can manage 90 degree days in the US no problem. But we had to take a walk through Tesco this evening to reset our body temps, and I had to control the urge to put my whole body in the freezer cabinets.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This is horrific end-game stuff: AI data centres powered by their own natural gas plants. One terror fueling another. I’m this case, a massive Meta data centre in Alberta. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Meta to spend $13-billion to build AI data centre in Alberta
To meet the facility’s electricity needs, a $4.6-billion natural gas plant will be built in Sturgeon County
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 09/07/2026
Fuck this nonsense.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 06/07/2026
The FIA needs to find a way to eliminate safety car finishes for grands prix. For the reasoning to be “we followed the rules this time” is frustrating when they literally write the rules. Oh well, it was a fantastic weekend and many thanks to the Brits for a great experience.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 29/06/2026
I know it’s First World Problems, but there’s a special place in hell for assholes who talk and don’t silence their phones while sitting in airport lounge areas clearly marked “QUIET ROOM”
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I'm just a small-town political scientist, frightened & confused by the ongoing casual media normalization of the lawless authoritarianism, but it seems that the wild illegality & unconstitutionality of this should be mentioned somewhere in the hed, dek, lede, or main text of this very long article.
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 28/06/2026
The Bear is, hands down, one of the best TV series I’ve ever watched. Top 5 quality. Simply delightful. What a beautiful production - all of it.
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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
fundamentally, our land use codes don't actually lead to significant higher levels of population density over single stair buildings of similar height - just thicker buildings w/ no unit diversity - all single aspect studios/1-BRs - like so: bsky.app/profile/holz...
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nick thorn @nickjthorn.com · 27/06/2026
This is why I always choose fighting 100 chicken-sized horses instead of one horse-sized chicken in the hypothetical conversations.
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