US traffic deaths

Traffic fatalities have been falling in rich nations around the world — but not in the U.S. This American exception became even starker during the pandemic, when travel declined but deaths still went up. https://t.co/gYieqLQLSF
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 28, 2022

We document the appearance of a new race gap in traffic deaths that emerged after 2014. In fact, this was the first time that the rate of traffic deaths for Black Americans exceeded that of White Americans since at least the early 1970s. Our paper tries to unravel this mystery.👇 https://t.co/jTluzYirqn pic.twitter.com/3DqDqLKfAU
— Aaron Chalfin (@AaronChalfin) November 28, 2022

Just like with guns, ways to reduce traffic deaths are well established–we just need the political will. We need to convince people that safety is not the enemy of freedom. Safety from unnecessary, violent death IS freedom. pic.twitter.com/q6iflG1DX1
— Lian is on Mastodon at @lian@sfba.social (@LianChikako) November 27, 2022

Light rail car theft in Maryland

The most amazing part of the story:

McDonnell, a Severna Park resident, told officers that he drove the train out of the light rail shop located at Cromwell Station in Glen Burnie using a manual from the internet to get the 44-ton locomotive operational…

Why would you put the manual online where bad guys could read it?

Maryland Transit Administration Police are investigating how a 21-year-old Severna Park man was able to take control of a light rail car and drive it until ultimately crashing into another locomotive. https://t.co/dMidqJyhKv
— Capital Gazette (@capgaznews) November 8, 2022

Rat chews $19,000 in Indian rupees and dies

Rat chews through $19,000 worth of Indian rupee notes inside State Bank of India ATMhttps://t.co/HbKLR0mSb7 pic.twitter.com/70wlwYi2lL
— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) June 22, 2018

Bonus rat story:

Cat vs rat. No contest right? Think again. pic.twitter.com/HxRf8VqHWQ
— The Freaky (@TheFreakynews) November 19, 2022

Nudie Cohn, clothes designer

Nudie Cohn designed suits for Elvis Presley, Gram Parsons, and many others.

https://twitter.com/dieworkwear/status/1498524413829861383?s=20&t=PiRXwnOp0mcZc6qILeSxAA

https://twitter.com/ncwhm/status/1384602616584294405?s=20&t=PiRXwnOp0mcZc6qILeSxAA

https://twitter.com/wendyOrourke/status/1007473998211321857?s=20&t=PiRXwnOp0mcZc6qILeSxAA

https://twitter.com/alexanjk1123/status/1510413183256780802?s=20&t=PiRXwnOp0mcZc6qILeSxAA

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Oxford American article

Willie Mays makes “The Catch” in the 1954 World Series

One of the greatest plays ever

I remember Spencer Gifts

Spencer Gifts

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Sure, maybe you don’t NEED a vibrator, a marijuana leaf ashtray, and a hat that says “Asshole” but, then again, why the hell not? pic.twitter.com/V3aDWmDWv5
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) November 6, 2022

Trump mob update 11/5/22

I am glad these people are going to jail but the people who incited the rally need to be charged too. I don’t think Trump will go to jail but I believe he belongs there.

JUST IN: Latest update in Jan. 6 cases:

-900 arrests
-447 guilty pleas (110 to felonies)
-316 sentences handed downhttps://t.co/kyCjJ7oY9Y pic.twitter.com/7a5S2PCRa5
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 14, 2022

HAPPENING NOW: Jurors now text exchange in which Oath Keeper Kelly Meggs says he "looked for" Speaker Pelosi while inside the Capitol on Jan. 6.

FBI agent testifying notes Meggs spent most of his time near Pelosi's office.

This has come up before: https://t.co/gc8VnOJhjy pic.twitter.com/6DvsOfXkUx
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 1, 2022

Troy Faulkner, who smashed in a Capitol window while wearing a jacket bearing his last name and telephone number, said he had a case of "the Trump crazies" on Jan. 6, his friend writes in a letter to a judge. pic.twitter.com/FzcBk6RWZ1
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) November 1, 2022

Jan. 6 defendant John Thomas Gordon, caught thanks to his massive head tattoo, pleaded guilty to a felony civil disorder charge. His sentencing guidelines range is 12 months to 18 months, per plea agreement. pic.twitter.com/73dNVCUVsW
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 30, 2022

John Charles Stewart, a Proud Boys member from Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty in a deal with U.S. prosecutors. Former Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio said Stewart proposed storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. https://t.co/L4aUmfwKnz
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 29, 2022

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Michael A. Riley was found guilty of deleting his messages with a man who was at the Capitol and later arrested. https://t.co/ZtJQlFgALI
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 28, 2022

“I was going to be super hard and go punch a Antifa terrorist in the face. And I end up being the terrorist. Plot twist, huh?”

Video of former West Virginia councilman Eric Barber's FBI interview about Jan. 6. pic.twitter.com/Sk4KykRubb
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 28, 2022

Macsen Rutledge, who was wearing a "bear-like hood" when he stormed the U.S. Capitol, was arrested in Lansing, New York, today. pic.twitter.com/3cFzs95VPf
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 27, 2022

Breaking News: A man was sentenced to more than seven years for dragging a police officer into a mob during the Capitol riot, leading to the officer’s assault. https://t.co/qCfrEDCi86
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 27, 2022

Newly released video from the Capitol on January 6th. Take 30 seconds to watch it. Does this look like a peaceful gathering to you? pic.twitter.com/7YfG79N7FF
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 25, 2022

A Delaware man who helped lead the initial break-in and mob pursuit of a police officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 24 months in prison Monday. https://t.co/D69fK3bnAa
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 24, 2022

"Mazza was the 48th rioter sentenced for a felony. The average prison sentence for Jan. 6 felonies is slightly less than three years. Of the 880 rioters charged so far, more than 270 have been charged with assaulting the police." https://t.co/cfWPxzZhYg
— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) October 23, 2022

Man who brought two guns to the Capitol on Jan. 6 — and was only caught because he dropped one (and then lied and said it was stolen) — sentenced to five years in federal prison. https://t.co/K2CvqeSAft
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 21, 2022

Bruce Catton has been added to the Library of America

I am glad that The Library of America has published the Army of the Potomac trilogy by Bruce Catton. Non-fiction Civil Wat books were the first adult books I read. I had the Pocket Books paperbacks which are probably in my basement somewhere. Our family took a vacation in 1963, right before I turned 10, which included stops at Gettysburg and several Virginia Civil War battlefields. When we came back, I found I could read adult books about the Civil War and never went back to books for kids or adolescents. Catton wrote a second trilogy. Someone (I think it was the father of one of my sister’s classmates) gave me his hardback copy of one of them. Catton also wrote the text for The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War.

I owe a big debt to Catton and other authors of Civil War books for increasing my already strong interest in reading.

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Two excellent columns on Kanye West

Congrats, you canceled Kanye. Call me when White guys get in trouble. https://t.co/RzAuzriktS
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) October 26, 2022

My latest on #KanyeWest looks at the discussion around #Antisemitism & #antiblackness Thanks @DamonYoungVSB for the interview & @MrErnestOwens for helping to inspire the piece https://t.co/HqwF59fw0v
— Lisa Respers France (@LisaFranceCNN) October 29, 2022

Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter unleashed an avalanche of bigotry

Right-wing extremists spewed racism and anti-semitism

Antisemitic campaign tries to capitalize on Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover.https://t.co/Ch78G2xgiz pic.twitter.com/IwhGVvpKY5
— Oren Segal (@orensegal) October 29, 2022

🚨 There was a *1,300% INCREASE* in the use of the N-word on Twitter in the hours after the Musk takeover happened, a Bloomberg analysis found.

The word peaked at 170 mentions every five minutes on the afternoon of Oct. 28. https://t.co/BnNAAqaf73
— Davey Alba (@daveyalba) October 29, 2022

"An emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter in the hours after billionaire industrialist Elon Musk took over the social network Thursday"https://t.co/qjQm9mESZE
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) October 28, 2022

The ADL Center on Extremism has identified a coordinated effort to spread #antisemitic content on @Twitter, explicitly drawing inspiration from @elonmusk's takeover of the company. In the past 24 hours, over 1200 tweets and retweets have spread antisemitic memes. pic.twitter.com/4mUj5wxQnH
— ADL (@ADL) October 28, 2022