A six story tall mech employed by the NYPD in the 1910s.

A Look Back: NYPD Mech, 1917

In 1917, New York City faced significant challenges with illegal street vending, which cluttered sidewalks and hindered commerce. In response, the NYPD employed a novel and notable method to address the issue: deploying a six-story mechanical device designed to clear out unauthorized vendors from busy thoroughfares. This mechanical apparatus was part of the city’s broader…

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Response to “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry”

This executive order is a slap in the face to anyone concerned with environmental sustainability or economic foresight. It’s like trying to resurrect Frankenstein’s monster—bringing back an outdated, environmentally destructive industry that should’ve been put out of its misery long ago. Purpose and Policy:The order claims to “secure America’s economic prosperity” by increasing domestic coal…

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Protecting The Meaning and Value of American Citizenship, But For Real

In my lifetime, America has wrestled with its identity and what it means to belong to this nation—a core tenet of our democracy. The Fourteenth Amendment unambiguously declares that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States…are citizens” (U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1). This isn’t just legalese; it’s about who we are as…

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Trump’s Third Term Bid: “Such an Attempt Undermines Our Democracy”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—What the actual fuck is this shit? Former President Donald J. Trump has just announced his intention to run for a third non-consecutive term in 2028, completely disregarding our Constitution and flipping democracy the bird. Listen up, you egotistical, small-handed little man! The U.S. Constitution, as interpreted by our Supreme Court (and let’s not…

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