Bill Siemering

RETWEET this. Every day. Until Election Day. Anyone anywhere in America who tells you Donald Trump will be better for the economy needs this tweeted at them IMMEDIATELY.

@rachelnpr Wow! Wonderful!

I love this and it's what I wanted to happen. For Nancy and anyone else!

16. Neston, England

12. Blackpool, England "The shape was born out of the need for a weathervane to turn the structure and a deflector to protect the occupants from the wind," explained the English architect Ian McChesney.

7. Fowey, Cornwall This British bus stop is straight out of a fairy tale.

6. Swing bus stop, Montreal

4. Bus stop library in Bogotá, Colombia Providing access to books for those patiently awaiting public transport.

3. Fruit-shaped bus stops, Japan

And though it might look random and organic, every inch is intentional and packed with symbolism. There are 18 towers: 12 represent the apostles, four the evangelists, one for the Virgin Mary...

..and the last one, the tallest in the middle, represents Jesus Christ.

And look at the garden of fruits atop the pinnacles. They represent the fruit of good deeds, even arranged by the seasons in which they grow. Grapes and shafts of wheat symbolize the Eucharist...

He had this genius idea: hanging weights on strings will form arches that spread their weight optimally under gravity. Turn this upside down and you have the most structurally-sound arch or dome shapes possible.

But how does something so irregular-looking stand upright? Before there was computational analysis, Gaudí realized nature was bound by the laws of mathematics — and forms that mimic nature are structurally sound.

Gaudí combined these organic forms with the key principle of Gothic architecture: that light itself is divine and should be maximized inside. He was an artist painting with light...

The Nativity façade, for example, is an ode to the wonder of nature and life. Mary, Jesus and the saints are surrounded by lush carvings of plants and animals.

This church has been under construction for 124 years. In 2026, it will become the tallest in the world. It isn't funded by the state or even the Church — it's being built entirely by the people. And it's far more impressive than you realize... (thread) 🧵

@Syntaxfactory @joshshepperd Thank you, David. Was a pleasure to talk with your class.