Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 8hHe was just going along the anti Trump sentiment in Utah and among LDS voters. As that sentiment changed toward MAGA, so did he 140
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 8hSomeone should start studying the use of AI-generated images for NIMBY causes. It’s honestly fascinating. It also shows most of these folks are clueless- the guy in the green shirt has three arms, for example 3622
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 8hI would have never thought to see anything like this in my lifetime. This administration really alienated what used to be the biggest ally of the U.S.cnn.com‘King of Injustice’: Golden naked Trump statue installed at European Parliament | CNNInside the European Parliament, politicians are now confronted with a grotesque vision of American power: an 8.5-foot-tall statue of President Donald Trump, naked but for a thin layer of 23-karat gold... 0173
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 9hThe one I got is from 2023 and it’s amazing cheaper in Utah www.ruthlewandowskiwines.com/product#/202...ruthlewandowskiwines.comProduct — Ruth Lewandowski Wines 010
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 9hAnd damn it’s only Wednesday. I’m obviously ready for the weekend. In my defense, my kids have this Friday off 060
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 9hI really like it. Everything they do is great. They have info on their website but most of their stuff is a mix of less known grapes. It’s one of the natural wines producers in California 210
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 11hLove that the Utah Dems aren’t holding anything back 0151
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 18hThank you and sorry for the f bombs but it’s honestly hard to go without them these days 010
Reposted by Alessandro RigolonDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Thanks to Russ Vought for exposing this woke research 171043208
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Thanks so much for this. Please talk to chapters in California. They need a lot of help on housing 0100
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I honestly cannot believe they do believe the things they say. It must be some sort of acting 080
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026What if my religion said that women couldn’t vote? Or that people with disabilities shouldn’t have a job? Or that people of color shouldn’t have the same freedoms as others? Should we legislate according to my religion because failing to do so infringes on my religious rights? 1100
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026For sure. The Inquisition has come for men who refuse to “lie with a male as with a woman.” They’re in trouble 110
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I’m sorry but what the actual fuck. Please read this to understand the white American conservative sense of persecution. “Found in corners, alleys and cellars” because they need to see gay people getting married? 493
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It especially makes me sick that he’s of Italian descent. But I shouldn’t be surprised. Italian Catholicism has imposed laws on Italians for centuries, only to finally give up in part in the second half of the 1900s as the country secularized 180
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Religious liberty is when I can impose the beliefs of my religion on other people - Justice Samuel Alito 2266
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is a symptom of a collapsing democracy 0112
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Utah: “hold my dirty soda” (The bill provides $100m to subsidize infrastructure primarily in suburban sprawl)sltrib.comHere’s what Utah lawmakers did — and didn’t — pass this year to address the housing crisisThe Legislature approved measures to help developers build more houses. But some tenant-friendly bills didn’t make the cut. 050
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sadly and somewhat similar, Americans love excessively big homes in the suburbs even though they can’t afford them. We should also make those unsustainable homes even more costly - for example, by stopping subsidies to suburbanization 1273
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There's actually some research about this topic, and it's interesting: "older adults with higher levels of educational attainment, transportation limitations, and positive attitudes toward new technology adoption were more likely to be willing to use AVs." So limitations seem to matterpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govWillingness to Use Automated Vehicles: Results From a Large and Diverse Sample of U.S. Older AdultsThe diffusion of fully automated vehicles (AVs), or self-driving vehicles, is expected to provide many affordances for older adults. If older adults are not willing to use AVs, they will not be able t... 070
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026To address the loss of independence that comes with not being able to driving, the solution isn’t self driving cars, which are currently not fully legal by the way. It’s designing communities that give good alternatives to driving 2313
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I was riding my bike in the center lane because I needed to turn left and the grandma (or driving bot) decided I didn’t matter and cut me off in that central lane 1161
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I wonder if this is a thing and older adults are buying Teslas with self driving features to (erroneously) deal with declining skills that impair their driving ability 6323
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Almost got hit by a grandma driving a Tesla and not paying attention to the road or steering wheel. Self-driving? Earlier today a student told me something like, “My grandma who really shouldn’t be driving got a self-driving Tesla and is super happy about it.” Likely not the same but wtf? 7846
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Andrew, summer has always been hot... [checks the calendar] 120
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The fact that Trump needs to campaign in *checks notes* Nebraska shows how desperate Republicans are 010
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The NYT doesn't waste any opportunity to be a joke. "Appeared to suggest?" Really? 070
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The population of Southern California (spanning from San Diego to the Los Angeles metro) is nearly 24 million people, or 6.8% of the country. "A very small price to pay." 3228
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I mean yeah, their stroads are dangerous places for everyone, and they prioritize capacity and speed over everything else. This isn't just UDOT though. It's state DOTs around the country 110
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026So now that he’s in danger of losing the next election he’s growing a spine? Amazingwashingtonpost.comRepublican in toss-up House race says he won’t be a ‘rubber stamp’Rep. Juan Ciscomani also touts his immigrant roots in a new video as he seeks reelection in Arizona. 040
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Anyone comparing these two mayors isn’t serious 0100
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Cars are obviously unmovable objects that can’t be towed 3140
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Another deadly crash at a stroad designed and managed by the state department of transportation. It's becoming too predictable 1170
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026How quaint! We got close to our neighbors because we don’t want more neighbors 021
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“Don’t close out schools.” “So should we build homes for families!” “No, not like that!” 050
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026People referring to duplexes and triplexes being proposed in their neighborhood as “devastating” 🤦♂️sltrib.comWhat happens when density comes knocking? On this quiet Salt Lake City street, neighbors got to know each other — and pushed back.The project’s owners said the pushback took them by surprise. “We expected some of it, maybe not to the level that it was there,” one said. 4302
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I mean it’s a mediocre offense and a defense regressing to the mean. Playoffs would be a success this year even if we’re one and done 000
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I sure hope the Broncos don’t mortgage their future by giving Nix a massive extension worth $30+m per year on average. He’s not worth big money; a prove-it contract is more suitable. And Payton might have to admit he was wrong about him. 100
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026lol the president’s chatbot hasn’t been instructed to follow the regime’s take on tariffs and taxes 1342
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It depends on the definition of “ratioed”… I’d expect more replies and quote tweets than linked 230
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The sad thing is that she isn’t getting ratioed for saying this stuff on thee bad website. It’s either bots or people whose brains are seriously gone 3593
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Would be surprised if the leg isn’t broken 000