America is dotted with mid-sized regional hub cities like Chattanooga that are in general the closest to a best of all possible worlds as far as urban life/rural life mixture a place can get, lots of cultural activities and cool urban aesthetics with generally more manageable traffic and lower cost of living than the “big” cities. People in the big cities spend much of their time shitting on these lovely manageably sized regional hubs because they’ve never been to them and are by and large the most provincial closed minded people you’ll ever meet

I just found out today that there's 150 home invasions per week in Melbourne now. WTF is happening?

A concrete apartment building in Mexico City, damaged in the 2017 earthquake, was later reinforced with external blue steel bracing.

I told you i would bring police brutality to white British, to everyones attention. Here we have FIFTEEN yr old boy, chased and grabbed by the throat, and told, stop screaming like a little bitch! Have a watch and share! 2 tier policing is real!

With ultra rapid discharge, you would have one mean emp generating machine.

The Demolition of Penn Station: America’s Greatest Architectural Tragedy Few decisions in modern history represent a greater act of cultural vandalism than the 1964 demolition of New York’s original Pennsylvania Station. A Beaux-Arts masterpiece of granite, marble, and steel, Penn Station was built like a temple—designed to endure for centuries, perhaps rivaling the Roman Colosseum in longevity. Its soaring columns, grand concourse bathed in natural light, and majestic waiting hall ranked it among the most beautiful buildings ever constructed in America. But as the railroads declined after World War II, so did the station. Maintenance vanished. The roof leaked. The once-glorious halls became havens for vagrants and crime. Instead of investing in restoration, shortsighted executives and city officials guided by cold bean-counter logic chose the wrecking ball. In its place rose Madison Square Garden: a squat, charmless arena perched atop a grim, subterranean warren of low ceilings, harsh fluorescent lighting, exposed tracks, and commuter shops. The result is a functional but soul-crushing transit hub that feels more like a basement than a gateway to the greatest city on Earth. The original Penn Station is gone forever an irreplaceable loss that still stings more than half a century later. It stands as a painful reminder of what happens when a society loses the will to preserve its own greatness.

I could probably just go live in Stanley, Tasmania There is a penguin colony and chairlift on "the nut" in the background

Dogs must be terrifying to wild animals: basically a wolf that is life-bonded with hairless talking chimpanzees.

How the hell is this not a national emergency? Why are no fucking government officials talking about any of this? This is fucking insane! This is not right Australia! Why is everyone just accepting this without any accountability from our elected officials??????