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Just another lefty urbanist #NOLATwitter in exile Nerdy things I’ve made: https://tupress.temple.edu/books/monument-lab-1 https://plotofland.monumentlab.com/ https://www.papermonuments.org/ https://small.tulane.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04

"The Confederate names were restored with complete awareness of their historic legacy and ongoing discriminatory impact," Urbanski wrote. "In the court's view, the affirmative act of reinstating these vestiges of segregation is far more problematic than a passive failure to remove a long-standing name or symbol." The judge ordered the board to settle on new school names "on a racially nondiscriminatory basis with all deliberate speed." Unlike memorials named after Confederate figures, schools are places where children should have an "educational environment free of vestiges of racial discrimination," Urbanski added.
Garbage strewn all over Pauline Street in the aftermath of the garbage truck going through
Flyer from the Crescent care mid city clinic offering free Mirena IUDs through September 1. Call to schedule 504.821.2601
A small tabby cat with huge yellow eyes peers closely at the camera against a backdrop of bookcases. The cat has no respect for personal space and very few survival instincts.
How Much Do Coconuts Weigh? A fully mature coconut, husked and ready for consumption or processing, typically weighs between 2.5 and 4 pounds (1.1 to 1.8 kilograms). However, this is just an average; the weight can vary significantly depending on factors like variety, maturity, and hydration levels.
Independent Police Monitor’s timeline of the many, many violations of the public trust that led to the creation of this office.
The remnants of furniture and garbage piled in front of a vacant house on the 1700 block of Pauline Street in New Orleans
Chart from Peterson KFF for 2022 giving average cost of childbirth at $18,865 with vaginal deliveries costing $14,768 and cesareans costing 26 280.
Reddit post discussing underground explosion and fire in front of Erin Rose on Conti Street
6:08 announcement canceling the 5:30 tornado warning from NWS New Orleans for Friday June 19 due to a decrease in the strength of the storm.
Used catheter and bag lying on gray asphalt.
Paddleboats passing in the late morning
An entire case of strawberries and an iced coffee all for me!
A daffodil with a single violet at its base against the backdrop of a brick and copper building
Two warships in the fog along the Mississippi with the ruins of a pier in the foreground
Pink light up glittery guillotine being pulled by a man and a white wig on a bicycle past houses in the Marigny
Banner for Monument Lab Re:Generation with a picture of Destiny Folgherator in traditional Diné costume dancing against a backdrop of rocky desert and scrub in the four corners region. The orange text on a yellow background indicates book launch series and 1/18 event at MOMA PS1 in Queens at 4pm.
Older, black, hard-back Taylor guitar case lays on a stretch of green lawn and gray sidewalk in New Orleans upper ninth ward. Slightly rusted hinges plants having grown through one of them implies that it was sitting outside previously, somewhere.
Grey tabby kitten struggling to fit in a terracotta flower pot on a green bench
DOJ add calling for “deportation” judges (rather than immigration judges) complete with a remarkably bellicose lady justice and the headline “define America for generations.”
A plump grey tabby kitten blissfully lounges in a knee pad left behind by construction workers.
A grey tabby kitten plays in the rebar of a house foundation
Conferencia de prensa “free the swamp” 22 de Diciembre, 10 A.M. 1414 Sora St. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A coin-cat mother and tabby striped tiny kitten nap on red blankets with snowflakes on a green porch bench.
Movie poster for Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will from which the Trump department of labor is drawing inspiration
Pelicans flying into the wind around an anchored sailboat with a tiny blue boat tied behind it.
Adorable pair of rubber ducky inflatable protesters with looming clouds in the background at New Orleans No Kings rally
Vigilance committee poster from 1851 Boston warning free Blacks of slave catchers and kidnappers.
Window decal reading “I hope something good happens to you today” in a pealing green window frame with white trim on a melon coloured house.
Profile tag line reading “Freedom & Justice for all, not just the privileged.
The main body of the USS Alabama bristling with armaments controlled by quite small men working to good purpose.
Two people looking excited with their heads squished together on a train.
Small tabby kitten sticking her paw into a blue mug with “JP Morrell” in red on the side. Small tabby kitten is a terror, who can’t leave any cup, mug, bowl, vase, pot, or container alone, however she also likes nerds and effective local government.
An assortment of safes or possibly ATM parts or maybe computer parts very unclear in the middle of an intersection as shot from the passenger seat of a Toyota Yaris
Grey cat on a wooden floor with a rug with palm fronds behind him.
A young Diné woman in a red headband, red fringed cape, red and yellow skirt, and blue beaded boots with a starburst dances on a sandy walking path against a backdrop of trees and scrub with mesas in the distance. The Monument Lab – Re:Generation cover features Destiny Folgheraiter (Diné) at the Trail Opening Celebration from the Walking with Dinétah team. The photo was taken by Marissa Leshnov as a part of the Monument Lab Re:Generation initiative.