“…when speed cameras are doing the ticketing, the proportion of tickets issued to Black and white drivers aligns closely with their respective share of roadway users. With human enforcement, in contrast, police officers stop Black drivers at a rate that far outstrips their presence on the road.”
‘Driving while Black’: Researchers found that Black drivers make up 70% of police traffic stops on roads where only half the drivers are Black.
On Wed., I'm recording a pod with recently retired FERC commissioner Allison Clements. These will be her first in-depth public comments since stepping down. #EnergySky, I know you have questions. What should I ask her?
I feel like it's gonna leave all of us on here thinking that Vance "won", and then we're gonna see focus groups and flash polls tell us that a bunch of people got their first prolonged exposure to Vance and did not like the experience
[ten minutes of wikipedia hole later] damn dude i had no idea. huh
The craziest shit for me is that there's an audio recording of Donald Trump asking for Georgia officials to "find votes" in 2020 and he's running now. How is that not instantly disqualifying? We HEARD him. Not Meadows. Not Giuliani. How is asking officials for votes (with proof) not instant jail?
people who weren't reading him in the Golden Horde days missed a unique and amazing part of internet history that we sadly won't see again and anyone who thinks he lacks nuance is ignorant or a fool
Weirdly underrated considering the cast, too