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“…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.”

Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago

‘Driving while Black’: Researchers found that Black drivers make up 70% of police traffic stops on roads where only half the drivers are Black.

Yesterday we saw Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” (2024) starring Adam Driver as Catiline. And here’s my review in which I am exhibiting ENORMOUS RESTRAINT opietasanimi.com/2024/09/29/o...

Great (and short) article about two people I LOVE. Thank you and RIP to both of them. americansongwriter.com/remember-whe...

Remember When: Kris Kristofferson Defended Sinéad O'Connor, and Their Unlikely Friendship

Within two years of releasing "Don’t Let the Bastards (Get You Down)” in 1990, it became an important catchphrase for Kris Kristofferson.

This strikes me as not-quite-right. She's correct that the campus protest in particular has lost power, but social media isn't where we should be looking for an explanation. Simply put: universities used to take student disruption more seriously because they took *their students* more seriously.

oh no!

PLphillewis.bsky.socialSep 29, 2024 10:29pm

Kris Kristofferson, the renowned actor and country singer-songwriter, has died. He was 88

Kris Kristofferson, 'Blade' Star and Grammy-Winning Singer, Dies at 88

Kris Kristofferson, Golden Globe-winning actor of 'A Star Is Born' and "Me & Bobby McGee" singer-songwriter, died on Sept. 28. He was 88.

Have you asked at a grocery store with a butcher shop? I think they might be able to special order you a batch of them once a month or something, so you could depend on it.

Well, most of the people at the party asked me if I'd used cottage cheese, so that seemed to be what they expected.

I think I am just more culturally comfortable with cream cheese.

This one actually has cream cheese and whipped cream in it, no cottage cheese, but I agree that cottage cheese seems to be more traditional.