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Cross-post from the Russia-Ukraine War thread: This story just keeps getting more and more ridiculous. Axios now reports that half a...

If oil stays over $100 for a decent period of time demand destruction will intensify. As cleantech gets cheaper, the ceiling price of...

Unless the Americans plan on "mowing the lawn" periodically, they will rebuild really fast. Watch the rest of CRINK help them rebuild...

The 2018 image shows a single-point switch: So their 'test installation of a dual leaf switch' doesn't have dual leaves? How long is...

Where are there dual-blade switches on the mainline? I'm only aware of the ones in Leslie barns where the yard limit is 10 regardless of...

Oh right, because Metrolinx is the gold standard for cost-effective vehicle procurement. I'm not pretending that's not what I said, nor...

Okay? Nowhere in that paragraph did say anything about cost. I said the ability to use more than one model of streetcar per half-century...

Yes that was another aspect that needed to be customized. There was no one factor that was the issue, it was a combination of factors...

And yet the TTC implemented a 10 km/h system-wide speed limit through them, notably due to their insufficient locking... The TTC is so...

Islamic Republic went with the nepo-baby as their new Supreme leader: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78xxg05w0zo Like father...

IMO, a big issue is how Israel is apparently pulling the strings in Washington, which plays into many of the antisemitic tropes the MAGA...

An interior view from the same source. I think @Northern Light will like this layout.

She pledged in the last election not to use this power, which she deemed undemocratic. She has never used this power yet. If she...

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/pm-carney-announces-35b-investment-in-arctic-defence-northern-infrastructure/?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem...

Much easier than explaining why you judge people based on their skin colour and last name I guess.