Reposted by BAMstutzMiser @misernyc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The recent hysteria over bike and ebike regulation is infuriating, dumb, and counter-productive. 927591
Reposted by BAMstutzSenator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Washington DC’s 700,000+ residents deserve federal representation. DC statehood now. 16757621408
Reposted by BAMstutzMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/07/2025it's fucked up how this is an enormous relief 424201586
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 21/07/2025This needs to happen. gothamist.com/news/ny-bill...gothamist.comNY bill would ban ICE and other officers from wearing masks. Here’s what to know.Critics of the bill say masks allow law enforcement officers to protect their personal safety amid rising assaults on immigration enforcement agents. 010
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Fixed it for you: “Cyclist & Pedestrian Killed by Driver when Her Car Jumped the Curb” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/n...nytimes.comCyclist and Pedestrian Killed After Vehicle Jumps Curb in Manhattan 010
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Only a car could kill this guy... sports.yahoo.com/article/worl...sports.yahoo.comWorld's oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh dies at 114 after being hit by carFauja Singh competed in multiple events after turning 100. 010
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 11/07/2025The greatest headline of the Trump era. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comMan Afraid to Ride Subway Named Head of NASATrump has tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as NASA administrator. 010
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Everyone breaks the law www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...forbes.comMotorists Break Law To Save Time, Cyclists Break Law To Save Lives, Finds StudyResearchers have found that almost all road users break the law, but the reasons for the infractions differ between modes, with cyclists doing it to save their necks. 000
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Great episode of Talk Easy with @jelaniya.bsky.social. pca.st/episode/b8af...pca.stWeb Player - Pocket CastsListen to your favorite podcasts online, in your browser. Discover the world's most powerful podcast player. 000
Reposted by BAMstutzTommy Beer @tommybeernba.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Most points scored in the fourth quarter this postseason: 1. Jalen Brunson: 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Jamal Murray: 46 3. Ant Edwards: 45 4. Kawhi Leonard: 45 5. Jayson Tatum: 44 6. Nikola Jokic: 43 7. Cade Cunningham: 43 8. Mikal Bridges: 42 9. Donovan Mitchell: 40 05711
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 08/05/2025“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one” - Bill Gates on.ft.com/4382vGfon.ft.comBill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cutsBillionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045 040
Reposted by BAMstutzChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 02/05/2025This is an outrageous policy change. Also, if you’re gonna do this then you gotta do it for drivers, too right? Given those are obviously far far more dangerous vehicles. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/p...nyc.streetsblog.orgPolicy Change: NYPD Will Write Criminal Summonses, Not Traffic Tickets, for Cyclists - Streetsblog New York CityQuietly, the NYPD has changed policy and will now make criminal cases against cyclists who go through red lights, a change that will have predictable and unpredictable ramifications. 38074091737
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 01/05/2025WTF? 56 years ago, my family lost my baby sister to SIDS. I grew up without a sister because of it. Today I learned the federal government canceled NIH participation in the Safe to Sleep campaign that helped reduce infant deaths by 45% since 1994. www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...statnews.comNIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deathsNIH has cancelled its participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep 021
Reposted by BAMstutzBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Remember, Paris wasn’t “always this way.” Not that many years ago, Paris was choking in car traffic. And it wasn’t a safe place to ride a bike for transportation, so not many people tried. This is new. This is a result of deliberate vision, and bold leadership. Cities are a result of choices. 11981250
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Why waste resources targeting cyclists when cars pose the real threat? The Idaho Stop would solve this absurd ticketing imbalance, but City Hall keeps blocking DOT's implementation. #StreetSafety #BikeNYC #VisionZero nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/18/e...nyc.streetsblog.orgExclusive: Cops Writing 15% of Their Red Light Tix to Cyclists, Who are Just 2% of Road Users - Streetsblog New York CityWhy has the NYPD prioritized writing red-light tickets to the lightest, slowest-moving vehicles instead of doubling-down on enforcement against 3,000-pound-plus killing machines? 083
Reposted by BAMstutzTim Verstynen @tdverstynen.bsky.social · 17/04/2025The caveat at the end of this otherwise tantalizing story is rather depressing. 639375
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 16/04/2025OUTRAGED that super-speeders like the Audi maniac with 563 tickets are STILL terrorizing NYC streets! We need speed limiters installed on repeat offenders NOW! @TransAlt has identified the worst 10 drivers - we KNOW where they are. #PassS7621 #StopSuperSpeeders nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/16/m...nyc.streetsblog.orgMap Quest: Meet The City's Most Dangerous Drivers (And Where They're Preying On You) - Streetsblog New York CityA map of the city's most reckless drivers shows how prolific the problem of super-scofflaws is in the five boroughs. 2284
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 15/04/2025🤣🤣🤣 So true... velvetshark.com/ai-company-l...velvetshark.comWhy do AI company logos look like buttholes?A humorous exploration of the uncanny resemblance between AI company logos and human anatomy. Discover why circular, gradient-based designs dominate the AI industry, and what this design convergence t... 010
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Great article from @tribecalledlex.bsky.social in @theringer.com.web.brid.gy. theringer.com/2025/04/15/m...theringer.comJackie Robinson Would Be AppalledAs baseball gets set to celebrate the trailblazer’s legacy, it’s also placating a president who wants to dismantle everything Jackie stood for 000
Reposted by BAMstutzWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Also this is how it starts: academics banding together, which leads to universities banding together, which leads to companies banding together, which leads to states banding together, which leads to nations banding together - all so Trump can’t extort us one by one 341286
Reposted by BAMstutzjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/04/2025me to the united states: this could be us but you playin’ 353294904105
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Timothy Snyder spoke last night NYPL about how we have entered a third nature or "Umwelt" after premodern Paganism led to Modernism and now we're in a nature dominated by the screen. It's an intellectual & entertaining take on our politics today. Watch it. www.youtube.com/live/TMyHbgU...youtube.comTimothy Snyder: The New Paganism—A Framework for Understanding Our Politics | LIVE from NYPLYouTube video by The New York Public Library 000
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 31/03/2025This woman should go to prison, but I predict a slap on the wrist. 000
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Europe is doing this and we can't get a new tunnel under the Hudson built. #abundance nicenews.com/culture/worl...nicenews.comWorld’s Longest Immersed Tunnel Being Built in EuropeSet to be completed in 2029, the world’s longest immersed tunnel promises to cut down on travel time between two European towns. 030
Reposted by BAMstutzBluesky @bsky.app · 20/03/2025We 💙 links! Starting this week, we've made it even easier for newsrooms and more to track how much traffic Bluesky is sending to their sites. For those setting up analytics, Bluesky's referrer is go.bsky.app. 380274913100
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Could Mayor Pete lead the Abundance agenda? www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2GAJ6cK/tiktok.comAn announcement will come soon enough. But all the signs are there. And I am 100 percent without question all-in. #leftist #2028 #politics #PeteButtigieg #presidentTikTok video by Ohh that's RICH 000
Reposted by BAMstutzLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Roses are red Violets are blue 24686097013407
Reposted by BAMstutzmickeymurray.bsky.social @mickeymurray.bsky.social · 07/03/2025A real circus. Tariff Tuesday and walk back Wednesday. Elon's in charge. No he isn't. Yes he is . No he isn't. 31179
Reposted by BAMstutzWIRED @wired.com · 05/03/2025Trying to wrap your mind around what's happened this week (it's Wednesday)? Same... So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.wired.comPeople Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-LagoBusiness leaders are paying as much as $5 million to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1 million apiece to dine with him in a gro... 951483483
Reposted by BAMstutzAndy Boenau @handle.invalid · 20/02/2025Interesting that people jump to asking "is it safe to fly?" but not "is it safe to drive?" A single plane crash burns into the collective psyche for weeks or months. Meanwhile, the 100+ daily traffic deaths in the US barely register. The brain chooses spectacle over routine. 710917
Reposted by BAMstutzPeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 28/02/2025“The purpose of this bill and the purpose of every anti-trans bill is to further erase us from public life and to stigmatize our existence. The sum total of every anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ bill is to make our existence illegal.” It's not about sports. www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/u...cnn.comIowa gives final approval to a bill removing gender identity protections despite massive protests | CNNIowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code Thursday, despite massive protests by opponents who say it ... 1164
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Tens of thousands of people die from the flu in the US in a normal year. bsky.app/profile/carl... 000
Reposted by BAMstutzKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Welfare chode www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...washingtonpost.comElon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government fundingGovernment infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth. 43871206
Reposted by BAMstutzPeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 26/02/2025"The groups claiming to 'protect' women’s sports are conspicuously absent when it comes to advocating for equal pay, better funding or addressing the abuse of women athletes. That’s because their agenda has never been about protecting women—it’s about exclusion." www.startribune.com/the-real-thr...startribune.comThe real threat to women’s sports? It’s not trans athletes.The idea that trans people harm sports is a myth unsupported by data. 25013
Reposted by BAMstutzThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 22/02/2025“If you had to guess the leading cause of death for children and young people around the world, what would you say? Malaria perhaps? Pneumonia? Suicide? They’re all high up there, but no, it’s road accidents.”theguardian.comIf road deaths were a virus, we’d call it a pandemic. Safer transport helps us all – and we need it urgently | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Jean TodtDeaths on the road costs countries up to 5% of GDP. Centring transport around people, not cars, can propel development 12442161
Reposted by BAMstutzStreetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 22/02/2025USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy went on CBS News earlier this week to explain why he's trying to cancel congestion pricing in New York City. So we had beloved congestion pricing expert @davecolon.bsky.social explain why Sec. Duffy has no idea what he's talking about. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax_o...youtube.comTrump's DOT Secretary Is Wrong About Congestion Pricing | Transit Journalist ExplainsYouTube video by Streetsblog NYC 1021860
Reposted by BAMstutzSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Context for what’s happening here. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily... 291179343
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Again, this is not an argument about tolls. This is an argument about whether we will continue to prioritize the car over all other kinds of transportation in our city. 010
BAMstutz @bamstutz.bsky.social · 21/02/2025This is not an argument about tolls. This is an argument about whether we will continue to prioritize the car over all other kinds of transportation in our city. 000