Nothing wrong with being weird! Sometimes we all have to take Chances.
Oh no! ...Anyway.
including scores of women and children
This always assumes that there are no civilian men. I get that men are the ones usually conscripted, but... that's always seemed weird to me.
should of
should have
I was trying to come up with some sick joke about the babies being antisemitic in the eyes of Israel, but I threw up a little bit every time I tried.
And I've got a dark sense of humor, so that's saying something. >.<
Officials ignored warning signs prior to young girl’s death at the hands of her father, lawsuit says
How much do we want to bet that someone along the line looked the other way because they believe in being violent towards their kids?
You know, the "spare the rod..." sort. Those people still exist, unfortunately.
Ah, the sound of Joe Rogan's head exploding.
Abe Simpson vibes.
I was waiting for this comment. 😁
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“Oops, bike lane was a mistake… Uh, good luck turning right”: Commuter protests “worst cycle lane in the world” – which runs down the middle of the road and was designed “just to save 20 parking spots” – with homemade signs
From the boulevards of Paris to the sunny streets of San Francisco… Never say I don’t take you anywhere on the live blog.
Well, over in San Fran (that’s what they call it, isn’t it?), a controversial cycle lane – which runs, for some reason, up the middle of a main city street – and the “dangerous, ridiculous” construction signs which currently run along it, have inspired one bike riding commuter to install her own, cutting bike lane signs. Valencia Street cycle lane signs 4 (Danielle Baskin)
The new cycle lane on the Californian city’s Valencia Street runs down the middle of the road, with traffic passing on either side.
Cyclists using it are protected by the odd plastic bollard and small rubber kerbs. They have also had to, for the last three months, navigate the large construction signs currently lining the centre of the bike lane for its duration.
Mission Local reports (link is external) that plans for the cycle lane were approved, despite lukewarm support, in a bid to avoid removing delivery spaces on either side of the road. As the bike lane has been built, several cyclists have crashed – including into the signs – and traffic experts have been scathing of the scheme (link is external), describing it as “an abomination” and the “worst infrastructure I have ever seen anywhere in the world”.
Over the past week – in a bid to highlight the absurdity of the cycling ‘infra’ – a local cyclist has launched her own protest by swapping out the much-derided constructions signs with satirical ones of her own making. Valencia Street cycle lane signs (Dylan Hunn, Twitter)
Nine new signs appeared along the cycle path last week, each highlighting the problems with the lane’s layout.
“Uh, good luck turning right,” read one, while another said: “LOL IDK how you will merge.”
Others included: “We regret this bike lane”, “Good luck cyclists”, “LMAO We didn’t think this thru”, “If fire truck comes IDK”, and ““Oops bike lane was a mistake”.
The anonymous jokester, who commutes on Valencia Street every day, told the local paper that she installed the homemade messages because she finds the original signs “pretty ridiculous”.
“They’re an obstruction to cyclists, and also extremely confusing,” she said, noting that on one of her rides she saw one of the signs cracked in half after a cyclist hit it. That inspired her to make slogans lampooning the “dangerous” nature of the signs themselves. Valencia Street cycle lane signs 3 (Danielle Baskin)
Explaining her “good luck turning right” sign, she said: “If you have a green light and the cars have a green light, there’s this little square you have to wait in, but you don’t have much time. You have to make eye contact with drivers and let them let you make a right turn.”
Meanwhile, her fire truck-related sign was a result of the local authority’s decision to also make the cycle lane the designated lane for emergency services.
“Imagine you’re on your bike and there’re cars on both sides, and then the fire truck comes down. Where do you go?” she asked. Valencia Street cycle lane signs 2 (Danielle Baskin)
Despite encountering some opposition from the local authority – who promptly took the signs down – the cyclist returned over the weekend to keep spreading the message.
“Ultimately, I don’t think it’s the best vision for Valencia Street,” she said of the much-maligned cycling infra.
“They did all this just to save 20 parking spots. It’s frustrating because Valencia would be such a nice street, if the focus was on bikes and pedestrians.”
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Reuters: It's official— VanMoof, high-end bicycle manufacturer, has declared bankruptcy
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Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof declared bankrupt
by Toby Sterling
July 18, 2023 5:09 PM EDT
AMSTERDAM, July 18 (Reuters) - Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof has been declared bankrupt and administrators are considering whether it can sell assets and restructure to save the business, the company said on Tuesday.
VanMoof, which raised 100 million euros ($112.56 million) to expand internationally as sales boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, filed for protection from creditors last week.
A company statement said that a judge at the Amsterdam District Court had declared the company's Dutch operations bankrupt on July 17.
Two administrators named to oversee the company "are continuing to assess the situation at VanMoof", including whether it can sell assets, reorganise and continue to operate.
VanMoof bikes feature a sleek, simplistic design with the battery built into the frame and have become common on the streets of Amsterdam, where the company was founded in 2009.
Dutch broadcaster NOS reported that the company, which sold bikes for more than 2,000 euros ($2,250) each, suffered from high costs to maintain and repair bikes while they were under warranty. About 200,000 have been sold worldwide.
Amsterdam police on Tuesday said their telephone lines were being flooded with customers complaining of "theft" because they paid for bikes that have not been delivered or because they have bikes being repaired at the company's stores, which are now closed.
"The police cannot do anything for customers, regardless of how distressing this may be," a police statement said.
"A bankruptcy is a civil dispute and not a criminal issue."
The VanMoof statement noted that the company's international subsidiaries are not part of the bankruptcy. The company declined to comment further.
NOS reported that brothers Taco and Ties Carlier, VanMoof's founders, had thanked the company's workers in an internal email sent to its 700 employees.
"We are sad, but above all we feel proud of what we accomplished," the email was reported as saying.
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Reporting by Toby Sterling Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman, Louise Heavens and David Goodman
I was in the U.S. visiting New York City this year for the first time since 2019, and... wow. Lots and lots of new infrastructure. The newer stuff is a lot more comprehensive than the older stuff, but there's still a very long way to go.
Is there anyone here from N.Y.C. who can speak to what it's like to ride around the city as a native? I hear tell that congestion pricing may soon be coming to Manhattan... and this should increase bike ridership and public transit.
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By Elena Giordano
June 20, 2023 1:30 pm CET
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Estonia legalized same-sex marriage on Tuesday, becoming the first Baltic country to give same-sex couples the legal right to wed.
With 55 votes in favor of the measure and 34 votes against, Estonia’s parliament overcame objections from the right wing, which attacked the legislation as they say it threatens the traditional family model.
“I’m proud of my country. We’re building a society where everyone’s rights are respected and people can love freely,” Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said, adding that the act will enter into force in 2024.
The move comes only two months after the liberal coalition government took office. In March, Kallas started talks with coalition parties pushing for same-sex marriage to become law.
Estonia’s acceptance of marriage equality, and LGBTQ+ people, has grown in recent years. According to a survey conducted by the Estonian Human Rights Center, 53 percent of the population supports marriage equality, compared with 34 percent in 2012.
In 2014, Estonia introduced same-sex civil unions with the Registered Partnership Act, which did not guarantee the same adoption rights and parental recognition that automatically come with marriage.
“Everyone should have the right to marry the person they love and want to commit to. With this decision we are finally stepping among other Nordic countries as well as all the rest of the democratic countries in the world where marriage equality has been granted,” Kallas said Tuesday.
“This is a decision that does not take anything away from anyone but gives something important to many. It also shows that our society is caring and respectful towards each other. I am proud of Estonia,” she added.
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