The Auto-Railer

Is it a bus? Is it a streetcar? No, it’s both. The Autorailer, a dual-mode vehicle, or road–rail vehicle can travel on roads and rails. The rails are used as a “guideway,” and the tires provide locomotion. Slotted wheels keep the thing on the tracks.  These days most road-railers are for heavy construction, but there was a time when they were envisioned as perfect freight and commuter vehicles.

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Top image: Evans Auto-Railer, from a 1936 Life Magazine ad.

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Pantomime Horse of the Year Show, 1980

In 1980, the world’s first Pantomime Horse of the Year Show was held in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The Tweseldown and Wellington Horse Trials are held nearby. England has excelled in breeding these high-spirited Panto Horses for over a century. In recent times, the London Pantomime Horse Race has run a point-to-point pub-to-pub course in Greenwich.

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Liz & The Party of Lincoln

Rep. Elizabeth Cheney (R, WY) lost her primary election to the Big Lie, as the Party of Lincoln has clearly become the Party of Trump. Unlike the last president, she didn’t claim the election was stolen just because she lost, and conceded to her election-denying opponent. Ms. Cheney’s concession speech (18 min) is worth hearing in full.

More:

“Cheney strikes defiant tone in concession speech: ‘Now the real work begins,’” Caroline Vakil, The Hill

“Liz Cheney: Trump critic blasts Republican ‘personality cult’ after defeat,” Gareth Evans, BBC News

“Liz Cheney lost her election battle. She’s still in a war on Trumpism,” Ben Jacobs, Vox

“Liz Cheney and the Demise of Anti-Trump Republicanism,” Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

“Liz Cheney was purged by the cult of Trumpism. Who is next?” Richard Wolffe, The Guardian

“With Cheney’s Loss, Just 2 House Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Trump Are On The Ballot In November,” Geoffrey Skelley, FiveThirtyEight

“Cheney defeated in Wyoming primary, looks forward,” Niels Lesniewski, Roll Call

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Living in the Coldest Place on Earth

Yakutsk in Siberia known for having some of the coldest weather on Earth. It get get down to -96°F (-71°C). Kiun B explains how people live there.

Update:

“World’s coldest marathon at blistering minus 53C is complete in Yakutia,” The Siberian Times

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The 12 Days of Waffle House Christmas

“The 12 Days of Waffle House Christmas,” served up by Sons-N- Britches from round ’bout Kennesaw, Georgia. That’s Christmas in the South, buddy.

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‘I’m Just a Bill, 2021’

Politico updates Schoolhouse Rock‘s 1976 explanation of the march of federal legislation. No wonder schools don’t teach Civics anymore.

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Overview

“Overview,” excerpt of a 2012 film by Planetary Collective. Directed by Guy Reid; edited by Steve Kennedy. Music by Human Suits.

Astronauts who have seen the Earth from space often describe the ‘Overview Effect’, an experience that has transformed their perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it, our shared home, without boundaries between nations or species.

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4 Cellists, 1 Cello

 The Wiener Celloensemble 5 + 1, founded by the Vienna Philharmonic‘s Gerhard Kaufmann, performs Ravel’s “Bolero.”

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The 12 Days of Waffle House Christmas

“The 12 Days of Waffle House Christmas,” served up by Sons-N- Britches from round ’bout Kennesaw, Georgia. That’s Christmas in the South, buddy.

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A Coronavirus Prayer

“A Coronavirus Prayer,” by James Parker. Read it here.

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