Don’t fear the Green Reaper: The story of the Department of Energy’s dubious mascot https://t.co/IpN5JwiwLU via @muckrock
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 1, 2019
£300,000 Margaret Thatcher statue needs plinth ‘to keep out vandals’ https://t.co/kTiV8Mkw4J
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 1, 2019
1) LED streetlights are one of my pet peeves, ever since they installed some just outside my bedroom window a few years ago and the light relentlessly pierced through even the tiny slits in the shades, making it difficult to fall asleep. Thanks goodness I moved from that area. pic.twitter.com/ECmbRPxz4h
— Robert Kwolek (@RobertKwolek) January 31, 2019
“The internet’s emphasis on metrics and quantity over depth and quality has engendered a society that values celebrity, sensationalism, and numeric measures of success.” – #TeamHuman, #39
Get the manifestohttps://t.co/QCJ0NgBZtt pic.twitter.com/FGeufOUhMN
— douglas rushkoff (@rushkoff) February 1, 2019
Whoever names the meme, wins the meme. And the winner is most often determined by who can come up with the most emotionally resonant frame — which may have nothing to do with reality.
My newest for @medium https://t.co/MiTvTW6rxE
— douglas rushkoff (@rushkoff) January 31, 2019
This is SO good pic.twitter.com/NJRNtneNSo
— Ellie Mae O’Hagan 🏴 (@MissEllieMae) January 29, 2019
Ariana Grande got a Kanji tattoo she thought meant “seven rings” but actually means “small charcoal grill” https://t.co/CZNjQUWu7d
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 30, 2019
The Democrats Are Climate Deniers: https://t.co/KBb3grWNH2
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 29, 2019
Bride attains virality by adding pockets to her dress and those of her dressmaids https://t.co/sXEv0xe9Ym
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 28, 2019
The Right to Repair movement is making strides around the world https://t.co/PKffl3RWYJ
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 28, 2019
I’m going to have to start eating actual mice, aren’t I?https://t.co/0cbDh6ipn4
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) January 28, 2019
Progress! https://t.co/7wPV20taEb
— Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) January 28, 2019
Play is beginning to look more and more like work. The Complication of Leisure: https://t.co/xpDC3u6Lym pic.twitter.com/qAHn0MlnK9
— lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) January 28, 2019
If you’ve been listening to me rail against the dangerous traffic-safety deniers at Keep LA Moving and following the struggle here in Los Angeles—be warned. The anti-road-diet wackos have formally rebranded as a national advocacy group. https://t.co/Yy3Vh52gNV pic.twitter.com/OR28t0Wjuc
— Peter Flax (@Pflax1) January 27, 2019
Arthur drawing the sword from the stone @BLMedieval Add 38117 f. 73v pic.twitter.com/6ndhCUvOMO
— Melibeus (@melibeus1) January 27, 2019
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