Reposted by local margin scribblerWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 3hThe rabbi telling Anthropic that he thinks what they’re doing is fine, because Claude is just a machine to him, but if they’re right (and it is conscious), then they’re world historic monsters, is really interesting. 1642837
local margin scribbler @stealmyposts.bsky.social · 7hFirst as tragedy: m.youtube.com/watch?v=FRhb... then as farce...m.youtube.comInherit the Wind (1960) - Death of Matthew Brady Scene (11/12) | MovieclipsYouTube video by Movieclips 000
Reposted by local margin scribblerMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 23hI truly think in retrospect, Trump traveling and giving daily speeches for 32 days is going to turn out to be somehow more disastrous than we can comprehend rn 568551
Reposted by local margin scribblerJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 11hThe EV market really is absolutely flying. www.businessgreen.com/news/4536682...businessgreen.com'Major achievement': Almost five new EVs sold in the UK every minute in SeptemberUK car industry hails record electric vehicle sales in September, with almost 100,000 fully-electric vehicles registered 5279
Reposted by local margin scribblerJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 12h"The 2027 BMW 3 Series comes in both gas and electric versions, and the EV is $4,400 cheaper." But I have range anxiety....techcrunch.comBMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is $4,400 cheaper. | TechCrunchThe new BMW 3 Series shows just how quickly EVs have caught up to fossil fuel vehicles on pricing. 3620655
Reposted by local margin scribblerCosáin Climate @cosaingalway.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Geometry: "The most important concept in transport planning. Everything else is footnotes." ~Jarrett Walker (@humantransit.bsky.social). 1438
Reposted by local margin scribblerOrla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Remember those really cheap, DIY fans with filters for classrooms? They work! #CorsiRosenthal pubs.acs.org/aeacd5/artic... 122563
Reposted by local margin scribblerInsideEVs @insideevs.com · 01/10/2026A growing proportion of Toyota and Lexus sales are EVs, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids. And the company isn't slowing down any time soon.insideevs.comOver 60% Of Toyotas Sold In Q3 Were ElectrifiedA growing share of Toyota and Lexus sales are hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and EVs. The company isn't slowing down, either. 6468
local margin scribbler @stealmyposts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One Shabbos morning, the postlady knocked on the my door, took one look at me in my Shabbos clothes and said, "Okay honey, i can see it's your sabbath but this is your passport so I'm signing right here and dropping this unlabeled package just inside your door. kay?" a true public servant 000
Reposted by local margin scribblerJerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 01/10/2026go ahead. keep raining. i'll just eat even more grilled cheese and tomato soup 551837168
Reposted by local margin scribblerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/10/2026seen on my porch this morning 2335961192
Reposted by local margin scribblerNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 30/09/2026these river otters are blissfully unaware the Cuyahoga has 13 fires in its history 1654389
Reposted by local margin scribblerLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If you want "personalized music" made just for you pick up a fucking guitar. Or else break the heart of someone who already has. 131364220
Reposted by local margin scribblerEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In all seriousness I wish every professor on here would post their reading lists each semester 1941136
Reposted by local margin scribblerHello Road / Ethan Tufts @helloroad.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Oh hi there! Today I was really missing the old "weird car Twitter" from several years back. So I figured I'd jump on blueSky and try to find the weird here. Here's the wackiest car I own at the moment 💕 3654151
Reposted by local margin scribblerBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026everyone lucked the hell out on the terror attack today where the co-pilot stabbed the pilot, passengers took down the attacker *and* there seem to have been two off-duty pilots who were able to land the plane safely. Could have been one of the worst attacks for a while otherwise. 291298137
local margin scribbler @stealmyposts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026this too is a recession(price of heating oil) indicator 020
Reposted by local margin scribblerSyd Cannings @sydcannings1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When the local dinosaur hops up onto your car... #birds #Yukon 37115972
Reposted by local margin scribblerghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 30/09/2026anyway it feels like-- herding cats is the wrong metaphor but it feels like releasing a bunch of cats who are now sending back hyperdetailed scouting reports before they go off to nap or stalk or groom or whatever. the early surge of focus is very, very real when you select on ADHD people 4971
Reposted by local margin scribblerABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 30/09/2026EV sales double in Australia as one in four new cars now electricabc.net.auOne EV sold every 100 seconds as Australia catches up to the worldElectric cars have become mainstream in the past decade, making up one in four new car sales. 031579
Reposted by local margin scribblerJ. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A new study "linked 2.3 million new cancer cases to an infection. Most were caused by just five pathogens: Helicobacter pylori (4%), human papillomavirus, or HPV (4%), hepatitis B (2%), Epstein-Barr virus (1%) and hepatitis C (under 1%). These infections can... theconversation.com/one-in-eight...theconversation.comOne in eight cancers are likely caused by an infection worldwide – new studyFour viruses and one bacteria were responsible for 12% of the world’s cancer cases in 2024. Does this mean they’re preventable? 312658
Reposted by local margin scribblerJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Official monthly data is in, and US solar power generation hit a new record high, up 21% compared to this time last year! 161151242
Reposted by local margin scribblerAdam @adamshap.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NYC’s congestion pricing program cut ambulance travel times by over a minute 121766294
Reposted by local margin scribblerDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 29/09/2026In Denmark, 96% of private individual vehicle sales are electric these days. 86% of total (fleets are slightly slower). 9502106
Reposted by local margin scribblerDan "Mr. Bones and Me" Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Aaah look what I got in the mail! Congratulations to @miriamposner.com on publication and congratulations to everyone else who finally gets to read this incredible book. 523434
Reposted by local margin scribblerCenter for Large Landscape Conservation @largelandscapes.org · 28/09/2026The largest wildlife overpass in North America was completed in 2025 spanning I-25 in CO. According to Colorado Governor Jared Polis, the crossing, and nearby crossing infrastructure, has reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions on the stretch of I-25 by 91%. www.denvergazette.com/outtherecolo...denvergazette.comMassive wildlife overpass has helped reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions by 91% in ColoradoIn December 2025, it was announced that the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) had completed the construction of the I-25 wildlife overpass in the area of Greenland, between Denver and Color... 114745
Reposted by local margin scribblerTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yes, the precondition for regular AI agent use is changing your culture to speak in middle America white bureaucratic language to make it work. You can’t put “the good collards“ on an optimized shopping list, much less account for what some call familect: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/m...nytimes.comEvery Family Has Its Own Private Language. What Does That Tell Us About Ourselves? (Gift Article)“Familects” emerge out of in-jokes and mispronunciations, but they reveal something about how all language evolves. 1143571
Reposted by local margin scribblertaber @kvetch.gay · 28/09/2026Here's a map of how iron ore mined in Minnesota moves (the red lines). Note the markers for where steel facilities are located, they're where they are because you have to move the stuff on ships. There are no steel mills in Iowa of any size because you can't get the fucking stuff it's made of there 72566215
Reposted by local margin scribblerWorld Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Probably the greatest parallel parking you’ll ever see. #WorldBollardAssociation 781781299
Reposted by local margin scribblerJoshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"'When an agency acts outside the bounds of its statutory authority, it violates the [Administrative Procedure Act],' Judge Mary McElroy, a Trump-appointed judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, wrote in her ruling.": www.utilitydive.com/news/federal...utilitydive.comFederal judge restores $7B Solar for All program, says EPA illegally axed itA Trump-appointed judge said the One Big Beautiful Bill Act did not convert the funding into “a lump-sum amount subject to EPA’s discretion.” Defendants acted contrary to Congress’ intent and with “no... 1184
Reposted by local margin scribblerClean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 25/09/2026🔋 A fully electric Toyota Corolla could be on offer as early as next year, according to Car and Driver. The auto magazine expects it to offer "at least 250 miles of driving range" with a starting price of around US$30,000—though it may not sell in the U.S. at all.gizmodo.comThe Toyota Corolla Is Reportedly Going ElectricToyota’s best-selling car of all time is expected to get a fully electric version for the first time. 2619640
Reposted by local margin scribblerLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Detroit automakers lack the hybrid electric vehicles that are in demand in the US (and elsewhere). Now, Hyundai is expected to outsell Ford in q3… by Mike Wayland @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/h...cnbc.comHyundai expected to outsell Ford in third quarter as Detroit automakers lack hybridsCox analysts said Ford and General Motors are seeing sales lag because they don't have many hybrid vehicles. 1411324
Reposted by local margin scribblerBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026this is part of a wider project of unaccountability that dominates American life 17777121
Reposted by local margin scribblerPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ringen.wikipedia.orgIron Ring - Wikipedia 2073652301
Reposted by local margin scribblerSisyphus Idaho @sisyphus43.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Dam removal works. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/c...nytimes.comSalmon Are Thriving After Klamath Dam Removals, Study Finds (Gift Article)The first fall runs of chinook salmon since the project in California and Oregon was completed have surpassed researchers’ expectations. 1132696
Reposted by local margin scribblerWTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A new bill introduced in Congress is looking to shorten the standard U.S. workweek. The proposed change would prevent employers from cutting pay or benefits while allowing workers to earn overtime pay starting at 32 hours a week instead of 40. to.wttw.com/4AsFVId 1174
Reposted by local margin scribblerLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Two Minnesota solar farms turned the ground beneath their panels into habitat, and native bee abundance rose more than 20-fold www.ecoticias.com/en/two-minne...ecoticias.comTwo Minnesota solar farms turned the ground beneath their panels into habitat, and native bee abundance rose more than 20-foldMinnesota solar farms planted with native flowers saw native bees rise 20-fold, with bees also pollinating nearby soybean fields. 8446021687
Reposted by local margin scribblerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026Hannity's list of "TRUMP'S TOP ACCOMPLISHMENTS" includes restoring Confederate names to military bases and releasing dietary guidelines 3033615812
Reposted by local margin scribblerjustine zhang @tisjune.bsky.social · 24/09/2026they're saying the AI can do math and science again, so it's time to reread Thurston's On Proof and Progress in Mathematics, a lovely articulation of the social work of assembling understanding, i.e., the best reason to tackle hard problems. www.ams.org/journals/bul... 411437
Reposted by local margin scribbleralexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#Toyota is preparing to introduce the electric version of its best-selling car of all time, the #Corolla. With over 57 million sold worldwide since it went on sale in 1966, the Corolla is widely considered the best-selling vehicle to date. electrek.co/2026/09/23/t... #ElectricVehicles #ActOnClimateelectrek.coToyota is finally taking its best-seller electricToyota is preparing to introduce the electric version of its best-selling car of all time, the Corolla. When is Toyota... 62810
Reposted by local margin scribblerJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Fascinating new figures confirming old EVs with a lot of miles on the clock are much more reliable than their petrol and diesel equivalents. www.businessgreen.com/news/4536166...businessgreen.comStudy: High mileage EVs more reliable than petrol equivalentsAnalysis of 47.4 million MOTs finds electric cars are around 25 per cent less likely to fail than petrol models as mileage climbs 38559173
local margin scribbler @stealmyposts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026when harry enten has to use his fingers to describe your approval ratings... 001
Reposted by local margin scribblerScottCulkin 🇺🇸/🏴/🚒🚑(ret.)/🚴/🥁/⚽ @scottculkin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Astronomical summer is leaving us today. Fall starts at 5:05 p.m. (PDT). 5435
Reposted by local margin scribblerCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Volkswagen's new EVs are so popular that it's cutting ICE shifts. What fantastic news, I wonder what major world event may have caused this massive shift 🤔 share.google/hhDE8Rfi7MR9...share.googleVolkswagen's new EVs are so popular that the company is now cutting ICE shiftsVolkswagen’s new family of entry-level electric cars is proving to be more popular than its internal combustion engine vehicles. Volkswagen’s... 1618131
Reposted by local margin scribblerJennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026First mRNA Flu Vaccine Approved in the U.S. Now Available for Adults 50 Years and Older www.discovermagazine.com/first-mrna-f...discovermagazine.comFirst mRNA Flu Vaccine Approved in the U.S. Now Available for Adults 50 Years and OlderLearn who is eligible for the new flu vaccine and what makes the mRNA vaccine more efficient and adaptable than traditional flu shot. 722378
Reposted by local margin scribblerThe Defence Blog @defence-blog.com · 22/09/2026A British hybrid off-road vehicle landed its first export orders, with prototypes now being tested in Canada and the Middle East. The company also unveiled a bigger, 6-wheeled version that carries an extra tonne of cargo. Full story: defence-blog.com/british-hybr...defence-blog.comBritish hybrid vehicle maker lands early export ordersBritish vehicle maker Fering has landed its first export orders for the Pioneer, a hybrid off-road vehicle, selling prototype units to Canada and an undisclosed country in the Middle East for testing,... 35010
Reposted by local margin scribblerButtadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I can’t tell how much of this is the result of being asked to solve poverty with classroom techniques 1102
Reposted by local margin scribblerPush The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The meme I started is being replicated and now is using Seattle area coffee shops. So proud 1164683710
Reposted by local margin scribbler"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 20/09/2026As an aside, a legal solution that @surcomplicated.bsky.social is fond of, which I think is very unlikely, but offers a potential rout to this outcome, is post-Trump to declare retroactively that Trump was ineligible under the 14th amendment and so was never legally president a second time. 537125