City Electric: My Mayor Muslim, My Bagel Jewish

After the greatest comeback in NBA finals history - 29 points! - "the greatest shot in Knicks history" - Anunoby's last-second tip-in - some divine intervention - a Pope Leo jersey - and a smudging to erase the vile Trump stench, the New York Knicks are in sight of their first title in over 50 years. "Bedlam at the Garden!" ESPN exclaimed. And across the city, now a jubilant, unified sea of…

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Unofficial results show PPP leading the GB race with victory on 10 seats

Unofficial and preliminary results of elections for the 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly show that the PPP is leading the race with success in 10 constituencies.

According to the unofficial results, second in the race is PML-N with six seats, while independent candidates, including two PTI-backed ones, emerged victorious in seven constituencies. Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen was…

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Polling concludes for GB elections on 24 seats; PPP accuses federal govt of trying to influence results

Polling for 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly concluded peacefully on Sunday amid tight security arrangements.

The general elections for GB took place after a four-month delay, which was attributed to harsh winter weather. The voting process in the region began at 8am on Sunday and concluded at 5pm.


What we know so far:

  • PPP’s Amjad Hussain and PML-N’s…
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Polling concludes for Gilgit-Baltistan general elections on 24 seats

Polling for 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly concluded peacefully on Sunday amid tight security arrangements.

The general elections for GB took place after a four-month delay, which was attributed to harsh winter weather. The voting process in the region began at 8am on Sunday and concluded at 5pm.


What we know so far:

  • PPP’s Amjad Hussain and PML-N’s…
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The World Cup in an Age of Strongmen

The ball smacked the net. Germany had just scored for the fourth time in 26 minutes, brutally exposing the Brazilian squad. As I watched the match in my father’s São Paulo apartment, I heard a woman outside shriek, an understandable reaction. Ours was silence. Germany would score three more times before the referee’s merciful final whistle. Brazil—the only team to have qualified for every World…

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People across GB head to polling stations as 24 seats up for grabs

Residents of Gilgit-Baltistan are heading to polling stations across the region as they vote for 24 seats of the legislative assembly.

The general elections for Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly are taking place after a four-month delay, which was attributed to harsh winter weather. The voting process in the region began at 8am on Sunday and is set to conclude at 5pm.

The Gilgit-Baltistan…

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Polling underway for Gilgit-Baltistan general elections on 24 seats

Polling is underway for 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly amid tight security arrangements.

The general elections for GB are taking place after a four-month delay, which was attributed to harsh winter weather. The voting process in the region began at 8am on Sunday and is set to conclude at 5pm.

The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly has a total of 33 seats — 24 of which are…

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Pakistan remains committed to 'Shanghai spirit', Naqvi tells SCO moot

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the “Shanghai spirit” and called for a joint strategy among SCO member states to counter terrorism, organised crime, drug trafficking, cybercrime and terror financing.

Naqvi said this at a special meeting of the Ministers of Interior and Public Security of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Bishkek,…

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That Colossal Wreck

Amidst the ongoing awful, we take wary solace in the modest routs newly inflicted on our wannabe Great Dictator. He lost yugely in multiple courts as judges reopened his bogus IRS suit, froze his slush fund, ripped his name from a D.C. landmark and, in Kenya, told him to take care of his own. Meanwhile, his trashy shitshow of a 250th celebration has devolved into "red-meat-for-the-rubes"…

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weeklyOSM 827

21/05/2026-27/05/2026

[1] Several animal-related infrastructure features | © imagico | map data © by OpenStreetMap
Contributors.

Community

  • Ari Alvarez explained how to find speed limit data for highways, trunk roads, and primary roads in the USA.
  • Raquel Dezidério Souto
    published on her OSM User Diary, an article entitled _"About us": two years of experience as editor for Brazilian…
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weeklyOSM 826

14/05/2026-20/05/2026

[1] tracking geese sightings around the University of Waterloo | map data © by OpenStreetMap Contributors.

Mapping

  • A proposal for the surface=laterite tag, intended to describe roads, tracks, or paths surfaced with lateritic soil has been open for a request for comments since 19 May. Lateritic soil is a cohesive iron oxide-rich tropical and subtropical material…
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Trump Offers U.S. Citizenship to 32 Million Venezuelans

President Donald Trump suggested earlier this week that Venezuela should be annexed by the United States. He reportedly told Fox News correspondent John Roberts—not to be confused with the chief justice—that he was “seriously considering a move to make Venezuela the 51st state.”

This is a far-fetched idea, to say the least. Venezuela has no interest in voluntarily becoming a U.S. state, as its…

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PM Shehbaz, Azerbaijan's President Aliyev discuss peace efforts in Mideast: PMO

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday discussed regional developments and peace efforts regarding the Middle East conflict with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.

According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the two leaders held a phone call on Tuesday to discuss peace efforts in the region, while also reaffirming the bilateral ties between the two…

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30/04/2026-06/05/2026

[1] | Cast-iron Street Map of the City Centre in the Ukrainian City of Poltava

Mapping

  • Comments are requested on this proposal:
    • name:<language>-Latn to consistently tag transliterations in Latin script worldwide following BCP 47.
  • The following proposal is up for a vote until Tuesday 12 May:
    • route=safari to map safari routes as dedicated…
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Opinion: Families depend on Utah Fits All scholarships — don’t take them away

Nearly 16,000 families — covering more than 27,000 students — applied for a scholarship in the first year of the Utah Fits All (UFA) program. Only 10,000 students received one. This year — the second year of the program — more than 14,600 students received scholarships after the legislature increased overall funding and reduced some scholarship amounts. But thousands were again turned away due to…

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Naqvi, US envoy discuss diplomatic efforts for holding 2nd round of US-Iran talks in Islamabad

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met US Chargé d’Affaires to Pakistan, Natalie Baker, in Islamabad, where the two discussed ongoing diplomatic efforts to hold a second round of US-Iran talks, the interior ministry said.

According to the interior ministry’s statement, during their “important meeting”, Naqvi and Baker exchanged detailed views on the latest regional situation and discussed diplomatic…

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The Terrifying Convergence of Fetal Personhood Laws and Abortion Bans

In March, when Georgia police arrested a 31-year-old mother, alleged that she’d had**** an abortion, and charged her with murder, the woman’s mugshot circulated far faster than the facts did. An officer with the Kingsland police claimed that in December, they had been “alerted to suspicious circumstances involving a pregnant female patient” by a hospital security guard. At the time, according to…

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Pakistan eyes $1.2bn inflow next month

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s liquidity pressures are expected to ease as the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board is set to consider approval of a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) next month, potentially paving the way for a fresh disbursement of about $1.2 billion under the two programmes.

The SLA was reached on March 28 on the successful third review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and…

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Mohsin Naqvi discusses counter-terrorism and security cooperation with Chinese envoy in Islamabad

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zedong at the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad on Friday, where the two discussed matters pertaining to counter-terrorism, security cooperation and the Police Exchange Programme.

The interior ministry posted on social media that Naqvi arrived at the embassy in Islamabad’s Diplomatic Enclave earlier today, where he was welcomed by the…

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How Texas Populists Almost Destroyed the Two-Party System

The Populists of the 1890s rose up against both capitalism and white supremacy in the heart of the Lone Star State. Their apparent defeat at the ballot box was rooted in nothing less than an all-out campaign of terror and white supremacist violence.


A multiracial coalition of poor farmers almost remade Texas politics — until elites unleashed an all‑out campaign of terror to stop them.…

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Vivek Ramaswamy Blew Nearly $12K in Campaign Funds on Luxury Vacation

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy paid for a lavish trip to Puerto Rico using campaign funds, a new report from MeidasTouch has revealed.

Ramaswamy’s campaign paid $11,898.25 to the Dorado Beach Ritz-Carlton Reserve, one of the island’s most lavish resorts, in November. Campaign finance records cite the purpose of the payment as “travel.”

Ramaswamy, who is worth $2.2 billion per…

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Dar arrives in Riyadh for meeting of regional FMs

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday for a meeting with the foreign ministers of regional countries, where he will advocate for a “swift end” to the conflict in the Middle East, according to the Foreign Office (FO).

The conflict began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. In retaliatory strikes, Iran has targeted US assets and bases in…

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Dar to depart on Riyadh visit for meeting of regional FMs, will call for ‘swift end’ to Middle East conflict

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will depart for Riyadh on Wednesday for a meeting with the foreign ministers of regional countries, where he will advocate for a “swift end” to the conflict in the Middle East, the Foreign Office (FO) said.

The conflict began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. In retaliatory strikes, Iran has targeted US assets and bases in Gulf…

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The American West Is Drying Up. Can the Market Help?

When members of the Colorado River Water Users Association, or CRWUA, descended on Caesars Palace for their annual conference in December, few showed much enthusiasm for Las Vegas’s popular diversions. Attendees mostly bypassed the slots and roulette tables, the magic shows and nightclubs. The sole planned excursion on offer—an early morning jaunt to Hoover Dam—was the definition of a busman’s…

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Ribbital: Democracy As Something We Do, Not Just Have

Most memorable about this week's longest, basest, game-show SOTU, a toxic, lying, us-and-them hate fest: The rowdy multitude of responses from a populace "defying the lie that we are powerless." Bigly upstaging a goalie's Medal of Freedom was "a marathon of truth-telling," from a cogent Dem response to the Portland Frogs leading a restive, joyful, shaggy defense of "this thing we call…

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US presses missile issue as new Iran talks to open in Geneva

The United States and Iran are set to hold indirect talks in Switzerland on Thursday, aiming to strike a deal to avert fresh conflict and bring an end to weeks of threats.

The new round of negotiations in Geneva comes after the US carried out a massive military build-up in the region and President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to strike Iran if a deal is not reached.

In his State of the…

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