“Her goal is not to be released from her fears about the warming planet, or paralyzed by them, but something in between: She compares it to someone with a fear of flying, who learns to manage their fear well enough to fly.
‘On a very personal level,’ she said, ‘the small victory is not thinking about this all the time.’”
What does London, New York City, Milan, Oslo, Barcelona, and Paris have in common? I’m sure there are multiple correct answers, but it’s my quiz, and the one I’m looking for is they all are working to restrict automobile traffic.
“If successful, the law would limit vehicle use to those with special exemptions, such as delivery vehicles, emergency services or people with disabilities.
The plans would restrict private cars within the Ringbahn
Residents would only be permitted to use a car or van up to 12 times a year, for special circumstances such as moving house.
Public transport networks would be expanded, and roads would be redesigned to increase space for pedestrians and cyclists.”
IF one believes all people are created equal and that men and women of all ethnicities are similarly smart, skilled, and hardworking and IF there’s genuine equality of opportunity for all people, we can assume some things. Mathematically.
The Supreme Court should have 4 or 5 women on it. A school’s “Advanced Placement” or college prep tracks should consist of the same proportion of students of color as the student body more generally. Thirteen to fourteen percent of Congress should be African-American.
Forty percent of professional football players are African-American. IF we believe African-American coaching candidates are as smart, skilled, and hardworking as any other subgroup, and IF there’s genuine equality of opportunity in National Football League hiring practices, a similar proportion of the coaches should be African-American. 30-50%, all the time.
Right now however, 1 of 32 of the NFL’s coaches are African-American. And zero owners. If all of my “ifs” hold, it’s easy to understand exactly why Brian Flores is so angry.
Upon receiving a $4,000 Pell Grant, Westover writes:
“In those desperate years a few thousand dollars was enough to alter the whole course of my life. It contained a universe. It allowed me to experience for the first time what I now know to be the most powerful advantage of money, which is the ability to think of things besides money. That’s what money does. It frees your mind for living.”
How on earth does the Right, with their knee-jerk complaints of Big Government waste and social program dependency make sense of the Tara Westovers of the world?
I was mountain biking in Sunriver, Oregon once on a treacherous, hella rocky, single track trail. When lo and behold, I went head over handlebars over a similarly big ass rock. I wish I could say it had been dark.
Funny thing though, my “friend” that I was with, who has a place in Sunriver and visits there every few months, never returned to dig it out.
Forget the world needing more Beau Miles, I need more Beau Miles.
“Free-agent forward Breanna Stewart is headed back to the Seattle Storm on a one-year supermax deal, a source told ESPN on Monday, confirming an earlier report.
The WNBA free-agency signing period officially begins Tuesday, and the supermax salary for 2022 is $228,094.”
Legit looking confidentiality note, check. Soft touch “failure to follow” threat, check. Spelling one of the three most repeated words correctly . . . get back to me on that. Come on maaaan, show some respect to Martin Luthr.
The plans would restrict private cars within the Ringbahn
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