M.

Speak only when words outperform silence

[M. @Butter___Man]

@Hilbe @blatzman

[Frnk @MC_frnk]

So according to FIFA grabbing Haaland is “physical football,” but the second he pushes back it’s a foul? Makes sense. 👍

[春上今 @gong7jun]

哈蘭德整個人被抱住勾住，裁判不吹黃牌？還有哈蘭德輕推一下對方，對方明顯乘機假摔，就被裁判判挪威進球無效，這裁判是賭球了買英格蘭贏嗎？

[Dave Matt @davematt88]

NPR did learn that there's a trick if you are applying in person in Washington and do not want a passport with Trump's image: Choose extra pages. The State Department says the 250th commemorative passport is only available in the standard, 28-page book

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

When a Swiss startup announced it was installing solar panels between active train tracks and letting trains run over them all day, the critics said it wouldn't work. 14 months in and it's still working fine.

Sun-Ways installed 48 removable solar panels along a 100-meter stretch of working railway in Buttes, Switzerland in April 2025. More than 11,000 trains have rolled over them at speeds up to 55 mph. Zero incidents so far.

The panels haven't shifted or broken. They haven't gotten too dirty to work. The glare concern that critics raised, that reflected sunlight would blind train drivers, hasn't materialized.

The panels sit between the rails, low enough to clear the trains, and disconnect from both the track and the power grid in about ten minutes when maintenance crews need access.

The pilot has generated more than 16,000 kilowatt hours since May 2025, enough for three to four Swiss households. That's a small number, and it was always going to be. The pilot was never about the wattage. It was about proving the mounting hardware survives.

And it has. France's national rail operator SNCF has signed a cooperation agreement to study the data. South Korea has approved its own pilot. Italy is in discussions. Indonesia sent a delegation to see it in person.

Switzerland's full rail network, excluding tunnels and poorly lit stretches, could theoretically generate enough solar energy to power 300,000 households and create hundreds of jobs, all without taking up one more square foot of land.

[M. @Butter___Man]

@andersonoy What a bullshit call

[James Surowiecki @JamesSurowiecki]

Has there been an explanation of why Freese didn't kick the ball the first time? On the replay, it looked like he hit the ground with his foot instead of the ball, but that seems totally improbable.

[M. @Butter___Man]

@JamesSurowiecki @AllyFogg it's a truly shocking decision, given how stern they were on the subject of "un-appealable"...until you spend a moment reviewing the history of FIFA

[M. @Butter___Man]

@Hilbe You may underestimate how much the antithesis of a "handyman" I am. On the bright side, my delivery is scheduled ;)

[M. @Butter___Man]

@Hilbe I didn’t see specific disclosure of r2 deliveries. Did they mention?

[M. @Butter___Man]

@Hilbe Deliveries will be under 1,000 I believe.

[jeffhusted @jeffhusted]

Can’t believe I caught this angle of the goal

[M. @Butter___Man]

@Hilbe Gary!

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

Starting July 1, a law signed by @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom makes it ILLEGAL for streaming giants to blast commercials louder than your show!

[M. @Butter___Man]

woah goodness - hope the kids have some savings for the therapy they'll invariably need

[fuff @bigfoofheart]

nightmare fuel

[M. @Butter___Man]

@GraigKreindler Amazing paintaing, Graig!

I'm still sad the Phils traded him back in '82

[James Surowiecki @JamesSurowiecki]

It's always great for the economies of small cities when tens of thousands of wage earners leave.

[M. @Butter___Man]

@WhiteHouse amazing that the downfall of two administrations of incompetence is going to be attributed to an ADHD-level fascination and conspiracy-mongering over a pool. Trump's legacy couldn't be cemented in any other way

[M. @Butter___Man]

Algae antifa is the Halloween Costume of 2026! Rachel called it first

[Rachel @tolstoybb]

I ignored this until the bloom. Painting the bottom blue is whatever. I would’ve focused more on filtration/circulation if I wanted it to look less dingy. But now the president is claiming terrorists are dropping algae into it. And soldiers are guarding it from algae antifa.