Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Reading archive 2023-05-02

National Mall site approved for memorial to fallen journalists

Opinion  How DeSantis accidentally handed Disney a potent weapon against him

Bidding wars and $1,000 succulents: The wild world of rare houseplants: Serious collectors travel to auctions and sleuth online for unusual varieties — often made all the more covetable by social media [ed. note: lol at photos of setup. Not enough light, they're all doomed]

Why free street parking could be costing you hundreds more in rent - "Shoup isn’t opposed to parking. He opposes cities requiring arbitrary amounts of it, and then giving away so much street curbside parking. That has made Americans addicted to free parking, a bad habit that harms our health, businesses and cities. The main beneficiaries are cars, not people."

The Many Costs of Too Much Parking

6 million D.C. traffic tickets are unpaid. The worst drivers avoid consequences for years. - "In all, more than 6.2 million traffic tickets totaling nearly $1.3 billion in fines and penalties have not been paid to D.C. since Jan. 1, 2000."


Monday, May 1, 2023

Reading archive 2023-05-01

The dirty little secret of White House news conferences: President Biden was photographed holding a notecard Wednesday, revealing the stage managing behind many political media events

Newly released White House photos capture the day bin Laden was killed

Here’s the real reason the Vikings left Greenland: A new study found some Viking settlements experienced up to 10.8 feet of sea level rise over four centuries

Campaign for more long-distance flights at Reagan National draws local opposition: Efforts to tinker with decades-old rules that limit long-distance flying at DCA have been met with outcry from lawmakers in the Washington region

Opinion  House Republicans walk the plank

Alito thinks he knows who Dobbs leaker is — and says it’s not a conservative

The underbelly of electric vehicles: What goes into making EVs, where it comes from and at what human cost

DeSantis stirs up opposition in Florida town built by Disney: Residents in the idyllic community of Celebration are worried the feud between the governor and the entertainment giant will prove costly

Key nations sit out U.S. standoff with Russia, China, leaks show: Documents illustrate how emerging nations’ bid to duck the great power showdown have put Biden’s global agenda at risk

How Mark Zuckerberg broke Meta’s workforce: Roiled by waves of layoffs and a costly investment in the metaverse, many insiders say the Facebook founder has lost his vision — and the trust of his workforce