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Cities/places, U.S. travel, bars/restaurants, cooking, college football, real country music, print newspapers, techno-pessimist, YIMBY/transit/bikes Current: Mexico City/Baltimore Past: DC, Austin, Chicago, Providence, LA area

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The lesbian bar thing is just an object lesson of how you have to at some point say “you are a crazy person, fuck off and go away”, like you can’t let yourself be ruled by the whims of people like that. Tell them to go to another bar.
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JM =^D @jm539581.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Sean West ... WHAT A PUNT!
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Online Luddite @adup512.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I've heard several recent @npr.org stories, incl this yesterday by Deepa Shivaram, that cite utility bill & enviro reasons for widespread, bipartisan AI data center opposition. But what these reporters are missing is that opposition is deeper than that, it's to AI itself. www.npr.org/2026/09/01/n...
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Trump's pro-data center stance is putting pressure on Republicans ahead of midterms
Trump's pro-data center stance is out of step with voters. Republicans are trying to navigate the issue but it's putting them at odds with the president's AI agenda.
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Online Luddite @adup512.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: Grateful Dead Pantera Miley Cyrus & the Flaming Lips (together) Loretta Lynn Social Distortion King Missile ("Detachable Penis") Arrested Development Lyle Lovett & His Large Band Die Antwoord Billy Joe Shaver
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Online Luddite @adup512.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I don't use BlueSky much because of nonsense like this, but at the same time maybe I should use it more because of absurd nonsense like this.
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Online Luddite @adup512.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My buddy works for a nat'l (U.S.) sake org and is planning this American Craft Sake Fest in West L.A. on Sat. Sep. 5. (Accessible by Metro!) And they need volunteers, so you can get a free ticket and some time to check out the festival when you're not on-call. DM me for info. www.craftsakefest.com
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American Craft Sake Fest
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Online Luddite @adup512.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I finally read Tyler Austin Harper's @theatlantic.com piece (had to wait for print) about quitting tenure-track at an elite college b/c of various absurdities. Nothing really surprised me, I think he's pretty much right across the board. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Why I Quit the Tenure Track
The insufferable hypocrisy of elite academia
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Online Luddite @adup512.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If you want to learn about trail development, funding & advocacy from a strong, successful, bipartisan coalition, check out the Great Trails State Conference Aug. 10-12 in Winston-Salem, NC. Full reg & day passes available. Search agenda by category. greattrailsstatecoalition.org/conference/
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2026 Great Trails State Conference - Great Trails State Coalition
DAY PASSES NOW AVAILABLE! REGISTER NOW THANK YOU SPONSORS! CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Promotional Toolkit WIN Your next Outdoor Adventure Shaping trails in North Carolina, The Great Trails State August 10-12...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 29/06/2026
BREAKING: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapsed.
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More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
Survivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble.
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John Voelcker @johnvoelcker.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Iran left a message in their locker room thanking Los Angeles for its hospitality during the #WorldCup + saying they are leaving ‌with dignity. Iran has spent the tournament ⁠based in Tijuana commuting to the US for their matches because of restrictions surrounding their stay in the country.
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Iran leave note of thanks in LA locker room after draw with Belgium
Iran have spent the tournament ⁠based in Tijuana commuting to the U.S.
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
There's an indicator species for evaluating the safety of your urban infrastructure, and it's not middle-aged men on bikes. It's women, seniors, and kids feeling safe enough to ride in their everyday clothes.
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Decision Desk HQ @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Decision Desk HQ projects Nithya Raman wins the second of two spots in the CA Los Angeles Mayor Nonpartisan Primary #DecisionMade: 7:57 PM EDT
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It’s worth mentioning that President Obama never ran away in the middle of an interview, his mental fitness was never questioned and most importantly he isn’t a felon.
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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Just need everyone to know that the Belgium men's soccer team has new jerseys based on the art of Rene Magritte and this is the official photo shoot
Soccer player wearing fedora and with a green apple floating in front of his face, mimicking the Magritte painting "The Son of Man." The soccer player is wearing a jersey with a pattern of pink and blue stripes with half-visible spheres.Soccer player wearing fedora and with a green apple floating in front of his face, mimicking the Magritte painting "The Son of Man." The soccer player is wearing a jersey with a pattern of pink and blue stripes with half-visible spheres.Soccer player biting an apple. The soccer player is wearing a jersey with a pattern of pink and blue stripes with half-visible spheres.Soccer player wearing fedora and with a green apple floating in front of his face, mimicking the Magritte painting "The Son of Man." The soccer player is wearing a jersey with a pattern of pink and blue stripes with half-visible spheres.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
—Guy gets a potato egg and cheese taco —republicans decide to make it a campaign issue —they call him vegan instead of vegetarian even though vegans don’t eat eggs or cheese, because vegan sounds “worse” —guy isn’t even vegetarian, he just likes tacos
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I just watched video of 5 ICE agents abducting a guy from a courthouse in my area of Massachusetts. Periodic reminder that ICE hasn't gone anywhere. They are still here and still terrorizing immigrants.
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Dee @dlawson382.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
🛑 STOP GAMBLING ADVERTISING DURING LIVE SPORTS GAMES #WNBA #NBA #NFL #MLB #SOCCER #NHL #WCBB #MCBB #NCAAW #NCAA #SEC #ACC
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/05/2026
The first honest thing he’s said
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I would love it if we had a major political party that is against defunding the public sector.
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Steve @finescents.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I’d love to watch the Lakers lose but I don’t give Jeff Bezos money. For tv, movies, nothing
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 11/05/2026
this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Really we all should root for a Knicks-Sixers playoff series every year because it’s one of the few matchups where the teams commute back and forth via chartered Amtrak trains instead of chartered flights. Tons of C02 emissions saved (Sixers boarding train pics from 2024)
A 76ers social media post labeled “Playoff season 🚂” with pictures of the Sixers boarding an Amtrak at Union Station
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Rails to Trails Conservancy @railstotrails.org · 01/05/2026
#NewJersey: A law was passed that restricts access to even the lowest-speed e-bikes. Enforcement is set to begin in July. Join us & our partners in telling legislators to improve the law and protect mobility options. Learn more from New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition: njbwc.org/action-ebike
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Take Action: Tell New Jersey Lawmakers we need a Better E-Bike Law! - New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
An official adviser for the First Lady is on television urging a private company to fire an employee over what he said, then yes, it is absolutely a free speech issue. But if "half the country disagrees with them, they should be shut down" is the new standard, let's talk Fox News and the rest.
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Dr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
It is so thrilling to pull up and watch the bike detected blue light go on. No pushing a beg button far away on the sidewalk. No waiting for a car to trigger a green light for me. Redondo Beach at Artesia and Rindge
Pole on sidewalk before an intersection. Green rectangular sign on pole had a circular blue light that goes on when a bicycle rolls up.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/04/2026
mamdani being a cheerful normal guy that people project absolute insane things on is one of the things that make him very relatable to me, personally
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.
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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 09/04/2026
Hall of fame FT correction
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Okay this isn’t really happening anymore so I can tell you how l had “internal ICE sources”: the 3000 very stir-crazy ICE agents were all going wild on Minneapolis Tinder. Local girls would match with them and string them along for intel. They loved to brag about what they were doing all day
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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 31/03/2026
The current 12-game Jeopardy champion works at an affordable housing finance agency in NJ, and shamed New York for not building more housing: "NJ's doing really well, we're ahead of NY, CT, PA. If you're from one of those states, shame on you, build more housing."
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Online Luddite @adup512.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Ian!
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This movement has never been about violent criminal aliens, undocumented immigrants writ large, or even immigration in general, but about the country’s changing ethnic and religious makeup. It has always been about white Christian nationalism.
CBS headline reads: "Supreme Court to weigh Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship in test of second-term agenda."
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
i swear this gov is a TV show. the head of intelligence got hacked and used his real name for a porn account. the head of dept of war accidentally texted war plans to a journalist. and now former head of homeland security grappling with husband's secret cross-dressing double life in anti-LGBTQ admin
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Online Luddite @adup512.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
IDK why he was there, but cool to see Sen. Chris Murphy at the No Kings Rally in my sort-of hometown.* *I grew up in neighboring Redondo Beach, but I was born in Torrance and went to middle & high school there.
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JeanSand - Keeping It Real @jeansand.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Dems need to be on every news channel saying this. Everyday. All day.
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Status @status.news · 25/03/2026
Six months into Bari Weiss’ overhaul of CBS News, new ratings data obtained by Status shows its flagship programs are shedding viewers at an alarming rate, collapsing to historic lows and accelerating the network’s decline. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-r...
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Weiss’ Ratings Wipeout
Six months into Bari Weiss’ overhaul of CBS News, new ratings data obtained by Status shows its flagship programs are shedding viewers at an alarming rate, collapsing to historic lows and accelerating...
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
There was ONE ATC in the tower at LGA during last night's crash. ONE ATC, at LGA!, dealing w ALL air and ground traffic, including a plane filling w a strange smell and no gate to return to. The Pentagon wants $200B for a vanity war, but our ATC towers are empty. Budgets are moral documents.
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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
ICE was at SFO airport last night, terrorizing a mother while her daughter watched. So much for the “hey we’re sending ICE to airports to fill in for TSA” BS. ICE OUT OF CALIFORNIA
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Barred in DC @barredindc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The 15th Street Protected Bike Lane south of Constitution Ave is slated to be removed on Monday, per 2 sources Reportedly DDOT did not raise strong objections to it and has further not objected to using the Hains Point bike lanes for car traffic during the cherry blossoms
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Imagine the reaction in the US if ~175 schoolgirls had been killed by a targeted Iranian missile. (Or anyone's missile.) This is an atrocity.
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Jake @tonymagoni.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I’m a grown man who works for the president of the United States who is afraid to not wear the shoes he bought me that do not fit
A picture of Marco Rubio shoes that are too large for him
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
A story that is not being told enough about the Iran War is that the U.S. and Israel have totally different, incompatible goals. The U.S. says it’s targeting weapons systems. Israel wants regime change and a failed state. This conflict leads to total incoherence.
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Rails to Trails Conservancy @railstotrails.org · 05/03/2026
Arizona: RTC supports Connect Pima/RTA Next, Props. 418 & 419, as they would provide funding for bike/walk infrastructure improvements in the Tucson area, as well as public transit. Learn more: www.connectpima.com/impact
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
So the State Department is forcing everyone to immediately leave the region but is also refusing to help people leave the region. The strike itself is illegal and disastrous but their lack of readiness for what comes next is unforgivable as well. Incompetence everywhere.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/03/2026
after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.
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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Much more serious things happening in the world, obvi, but if you live in the DFW region, Dallas is taking a vote on March 4 to decide the future of one of the most important pieces of 20th century architecture, IM Pei's city hall building. Contact the city council and urge preservation.
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Save Dallas City Hall | Dallas, TX
The future of Dallas City Hall is too important to be decided in shady back-room dealings or on numbers no one trusts. Contact your council person today! Save Dallas City Hall!
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
This is murder. ICE routinely deposits released detainees far from their home just to be cruel. It’s standard practice. To do this to a blind man on a wet cold winter day in Buffalo is to know you are potentially sending him to his death.
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Online Luddite @adup512.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
When I worked on campaigns 20 years ago, getting support from AIPAC was a third-rail you didn't touch. It's awesome how casually they drop not getting AIPAC money.
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