Not The Onion

Self-driving cars found to be safer – except at dawn, dusk, or when turning, according to study

Suspected burglar caught after sitting down with book

The Olympics – One of my favorite Moments
The U.S. men’s basketball team wins a nail-biter over Serbia to play for Olympic gold

Before they won the title, Michael Voepel wrote this amazing history of the New York Liberty. Liberty seek 1st WNBA title: The tortured franchise history

The line from Uvalde to the encampments at UT Austin The Kids the Guns are For by Kelly Weill

Houston volunteer found not guilty for feeding the homeless. Now he’s suing the city.

The Kind Bars guy who has Mayor Adams on speed dial and told him to arrest anti-genocide protesters had some thoughts about DSA. Newsweek printed a response – We Democratic Socialists of America Will Not Apologize. We Stand for What Is Right by Ashik Siddique

The Best Book Review By a Former Archbishop of Canterbury this year
We Who Wrestle With God by Jordan Peterson review – a culture warrior out of his depth

Three amazing podcasts started this year all from Cool Zone Media. I call them my Id, Ego and Superego but I can’t say which is which.

Better Offline hosted by Ed Zitron. Exposing corruption in the tech industry, this goes beyond the basics of “crypto is a scam” and gets into the heart of how un regulated capitalism and the quest for profit have destroyed so many good things about the internet. Righteous anger and delicious humor.

Sixteenth Minute of Fame by Jamie Loftus. I’ve listened to many of Loftus’ other podcasts and she’s always great. This show combines the experience of being extremely online with compassion for the people the internet (and by that usually just twitter) chews up and spits out on a daily basis. If you’ve ever what ever happened to a person after they went viral, this show is for you. What amazes me is not just how entertaining this is but how Jamie Loftus makes room for the humanity of her subjects and guests. Its a little sensational but ultimately very human.

Weird Little Guys by Molly Conger This is a true crime show about the alt right. It’s also about right wing terrorism in general in the United States. I was instantly on board with the premise, these stories need to be told. Its meticulously researched and presented in a way that will leave you on the edge of your seat. But you do have to be in the right headspace for it. Trigger warning for everything.

I would totally rewatch Lisa Frankenstein and Drive Away Dolls. Get some popcorn!

I didn’t read a lot of new books this year. But of the ones I did my picks are The Playbook and Apostles of Mercy.

On a personal note

The reason I’m learning to ride a bike next year (going to this meeting): Tensions flare at DOT greenway meeting, with controversial pol at the center

See also: Op-Ed: We Just Want Safety While Vickie Paladino Wants Chaos and Danger

I got to go on The Indypendent to talk about Comrades with Kids. (Starts at 39 minute mark.)

What I’m looking forward to – helping DSA knock ONE MILLION DOORS FOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI

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