USA: Colossal, era-defining election, division, disruption, the lingering threat of unrest, people full of opinions and uncertainty
UK: You seen the size of Gary Barlow's son? He's fucking massive
I really have to despair at the UK leadership's utter lack of ambition on active travel. Paris is getting everything right. We're being consigned to a future of car dependency, road danger & suing for clean air.
This guy:
✅ 41mph in a 30
✅ Kills someone
✅ Drives off
✅ No prison
Charles Allison:
✅ 18mph on a bike (with no brakes)
✅ Kills someone
✖️ Doesn't leave
✅ 18 months prison
✅ Calls to change law to make it easier to send cyclists to prison
Make it make sense
I hate straight halloween what do you mean you dressed up as a bee and your boyfriend didn’t wear a costume and you’ve been secretly really upset that he didn’t dress up and now you’ve both had 3 drinks and you’re fighting in front of everyone at the bar and it’s so uncomfortable
It’s interesting that people don’t directly link their loneliness or lack of community with their unwillingness to show up for or feel any sense of obligation to others.