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Walking is a right; driving is a privilege. Not the other way around. Defund, abolish, prosecute. Oh, and I RT ducks. #DriverNotCar #PlowSidewalksToo #WindshieldBias

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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 5h
A lot of people have moral logic that works like this. You decide whether a C or a P is applicable. 1. Ra_ists are bad people 2. I am a good person 3. Therefore I am not a ra_ist.
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 10h
Safety alone isn't enough to get more women cycling. Cities must start building cohesive networks connecting the myriad places women need to go. This means looking beyond “Can women cycle safely here?” and asking: “Can women use this network to live their lives?” LISTEN: www.dw.com/en/why-arent...
A collage of women of all ages and abilities cycling in the Netherlands.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 21h
Ooooh, migrant caravan season! Can't wait to festoon the house with decorations from big box chain stores!
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 21h
Gosh, what WOULD happen? Complete surrender, enabling, and complicity? Nah, no one would believe it.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith for Attorney General, 2028
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 29/09/2026
Hey, guys. #StealThisIdea
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 29/09/2026
Every. Woman. You. Know.
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Nathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pretty much summarizes how elite students are treated except when their activities offend wealthy donors to a university
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djcaress.bsky.social @djcaress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The hyper-vigilance required in order to stay as safe as possible when cycling is not just for self-preservation purposes, it’s also because you have the pick up the mental slack on behalf of distracted or inattentive motorists, of which there are many.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 28/09/2026
When someone blocks you on Bsky, do you block them back?
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Cori Palladium @coripalladium.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I remember when I was more active in Urbanist circles one thing that always confused me was the way British people used the term "pavement" They were always complaining about "pavement parking" and as an American I thought, "yeah, that's a normal place to park a car."
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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 27/09/2026
This is cool and solves a big problem. www.ecohelmet.com
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EcoHelmet
A foldable, recyclable helmet for bike share.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
think all straight people who discoursed at great and punishing length about a western mass lesbian bar should have to give equal airtime to this. it’s your own community this time!
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 27/09/2026
Oh, no! The nation's only dingbat City Hall in Lackawanna, NY, ca. 1965, is going to be demolished! Lead image is of the new building. Open the story to see the old building. #architecture 🗃️ buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
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Lackawanna government bids farewell to its ugly past and moves into a new home
Lackawanna last week opened a new City Hall on South Park Avenue that replaces the city’s 1960s City Hall Annex widely derided as one of the region’s ugliest buildings.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 27/09/2026
Suggestion to everyone who posts a meme or graphic in order to debunk it: PhotoShop a red X across it first. Make the image agree with your argument, rather than undermining your argument.
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scribeholliwell.bsky.social @scribeholliwell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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What Would A Woman Do To An Unconscious Man If She Thought No-One Would Find Out?
I’ve been thinking about this a lot over the course of the trial of Dominique Pelicot and his fellow accused: what would a woman do to an unconscious man if she thought no-one would find out?
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I learned that New York state has a law requiring all cars to be operated with one hand on the wheel, this would seem to make Tesla FSD illegal in the state. But, I don't think it's enforced, why not?
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 26/09/2026
In which I have a grumpy response to some nature essays and try to figure out why. How ridiculous am I being? On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being Not Ridiculous At All and 5 being Completely Ridiculous, drop your rating in the comments. bettybarcode.com/2026/09/26/o...
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On Nature Writing - bettybarcode.com
Why did a volume of nature essays rub me the wrong way? I tried to figure it out.
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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A rich person can never be held accountable. Therefore, a rich person must never make a societal decision
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 26/09/2026
Obligatory duck retweet
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wishing a reflective, inaugural 9 - 25 Day to you & yours 🩷
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 25/09/2026
This is why I say that executive positions (mayor, governor, president) are not entry-level jobs.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 25/09/2026
Live your life in a way that an astronomer wants to name something after you.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 25/09/2026
Not an optical illusion, this can is actually cup-shaped, wider at the top than the bottom. I have never seen this kind of packaging before and am wondering what the rationale is. Easier to fill? Easier to unpack & shelve?
Photo of Deep Sea brand pink salmon can is marked up with horizontal pink arrows to emphasize the top being winder than the bottom.
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Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Generations before us fought for our right to walk.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 25/09/2026
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The Interstates Did Not Need Villains; They Had Criteria — Streetsblog USA
"Ask what your region's decision rule rewards. Then ask what it has no way to count."
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/09/2026
Pour yourself a cup of ambition. It’s Dolly Parton Day.
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It's officially Dolly Parton Day, with parades, pink lights and book drives
Communities worldwide are dedicating Friday to honoring Dolly Parton. The day falls on Sept. 25, a wink at her hit song “9 to 5.”
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Mike Perham @mike.perham.net · 25/09/2026
Seattle elected a mayor that immediately installs protected bike lanes upon the death of a person cycling. That’s a politician that takes traffic violence seriously.
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 24/09/2026
Crime is online now and you're more likely to experience fraudulent credit card charges or identity theft than get mugged. But I don't see the Right surrendering their favorite racist dog whistles anytime soon.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 24/09/2026
No one is louder or more profane than a driver caught in the wrong.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 24/09/2026
Speaking of epithets, has anyone come across "street lice?" That is what someone posted on the FB page of our Black-led cycling club.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 24/09/2026
Obligatory duck retweet
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 24/09/2026
Ok, now do cars. People and things are not hit by cars, they are hit WITH cars, BY drivers. Unless you are reporting that the vehicle was unoccupied and acted alone. #DriverNotCar
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 23/09/2026
Fair.
The following things will be renamed: TRUMP:
1) TOILET: "Did you flush the trump?"
2) GARBAGE: "Hey, it's trump day! Put out the trump to the curb!"
3) POOP: "Remember to pick up the dog trump."
4)VOMIT: "Eeewww. Did you just trump on the carpet?"
5) FARTED: "Mom, the baby trumped and it stinks!"
6) TRASH bins: Trump bins
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 23/09/2026
Government neutrality doesn’t mean giving every religion its own taxpayer-funded decorations — it means leaving religious celebrations to private individuals at private events. Taxpayers shouldn't have to foot the bill for any of it. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4hfWJJy
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Franssu @franssu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I also don’t want to hear his voice ever again.
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My "Politics Only" feed @politicshere.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#BoycottHisFace
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 23/09/2026
It seems like inflation & high gas prices are giving members of the cult the excuse they need in order to exit and save face.
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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The fact that every major news outlet includes vocal tics and hesitations when it’s a woman saying “like” and not when it’s a man saying “um” is itself wicked telling.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 22/09/2026
Hey, bike community, this really sucks. He was doored to death.
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wbee @wwbee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Excellent idea. Now’s the time to remove the face which has defaced our country.
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Fietser Brandon @americanfietser.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Every city has the room to make their urban spaces better. You simply have to look under the cars.
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 22/09/2026
Since broadcast outlets are boycotting the WH press pool, print & online outlets should boycott visuals of him. Quote accurately but no portraits. Use a generic WH scene or make a graphic that explains the absence. Same for social media. We all know what he looks like. #BoycottHisFace
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YIMBYonese Liberation Army @dingbattitude.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Steel bollards for terrorist attacks that almost never happen, plastic posts for bicyclists who get hit every day.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 21/09/2026
It's official: Starbucks is gutting DEI policies company-wide to curry favor with Florida politicians as our union's call for a boycott grows. Vote with your dollar. BOYCOTT STARBUCKS.
Fox News headline: Starbucks agrees to DEI overhaul after blockbuster Florida legal showdown. The coffee giant will pay $1M and submit annual compliance certifications for four years under the agreement
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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Re: “people don’t bike in the winter”, let’s think about places where people bike more: the Netherlands, Denmark, Berlin, Paris. Not great weather Places in Southern Europe with great weather and no winter (Italy, Greece) don’t have large biking numbers It’s not the weather. It’s infrastructure
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 21/09/2026
When cable TV was first introduced, the selling proposition was an ad-free experience for subscribers.
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
People in winter climates take pride in being resilient. Sometimes we joke about other places that can’t handle snow or cold. “They shut down schools for *that*?” But one mention of bikes, we turn into wimps. We forget how to dress for normal winter temperatures. “What is how can plow snow???”
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Cycling Through a Montreal Winter
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
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Xero Reynolds 41/100 on Patreon @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.
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