Edited to add I know nothing about Tokyo. I could draft a floorplan for a 500 sq ft New York studio that would be a perfect studio. I could do the the same with a New York one bedroom if I had 750 sq ft for it. My vote? I'll have to abstain.

History suggests that the systems will not be maintained until there are several disasters. But the disasters could be avoided if voters understood the importance of their water supply, and made clean water a priority. We will probably have to go through the former before we get the latter.

The Government Quietly Stopped Bird Flu Testing. Experts Say That’s a Huge Mistake Risks remain dangerously high, and health professionals say we shouldn’t confuse the government’s silence for safety. https://www.yahoo.com/news/government-quietly-stopped-bird-flu-102700502.html

Yet another housing problem that could be solved but won't be generally as the homeless problem extends to people into their 90's and has for many years.

MAGA governance does not work. The world is getting a real life example of this and they’re not going for it.

Keep it classy, MAGAs.

Second. I ordered a hamburger from Wawa and got food poisoning a few weeks ago.

We have a tool library here in Portland. I joined it because I needed a metal detector (lost a scrimshaw stick pin in the back yard), but found my lost object myself as soon as I signed up!

I expected Swiss bankers, or even bonkers, but not bunkers.

Yes they may believe all of those things, but the simplicity of that message got lost by all except maybe Buttigieg who has the skill of making things understandable.

It wasn't just Signalchat. https://archive.is/3lc4S

There are good and bad in all of the professions but what would we do without them?

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It's most probably federal law that's it's visible. I can't remember a car except my '64 Beetle that didn't have it. I always assumed it was for law enforcement reasons.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/05/01/mark-zuckerberg-funding-affordable-housing/amp/ Never liked him. Never trusted him.