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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I'm a jaded GenX auntie and this would melt my cynical heart

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Brandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I want to take a moment to let people know that this is not super new tech. It has existed for years, but more notably in countries that design urban infrastructure to enable people of all ages and abilities, not just the car drivers.

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Brandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"But the handicapped need cars!" No, what they need are options in mobility. The tech exists to enable their freedom of independent mobility, but almost always what is lacking is the enabling infrastructure. Bike lanes and quality sidewalks serve everyone.

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Sorry must disagree with this take. Leave the early aughts indie rockers in peace.

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In terms of political activism, I've reached the 'oh, so that's why my public highschool English teacher was hammering on about the ethos/pathos/logos rhetoric of persuasion' era.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Kākāpō numbers pass 300 for the first time in 75 years. New Zealand’s flightless, nocturnal parrot now totals 325 birds, after a record 90 chicks fledged this season, built on the Department of Conservation’s recovery programme, which started with just 51 birds in 1995. DOC buff.ly/7YIOBd9

doc.govt.nz

Kākāpō population reaches new milestone

The official population of the critically endangered kākāpō has reached a recovery-era high of 325 birds.

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congratulations! Soak up the moment. We'll be here when you get back. Hoping for a full recovery for your partner.

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Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 10/09/2026

Pew Charitable Trusts found that since 2017, housing in Austin has become MORE affordable for the average worker, thanks to the construction of more than 120,000 new homes.

A bar chart titled, "Figure 2 With More Housing Supply, Austin’s Median Rent Became Affordable to Those Earning Lower Incomes Share of Austin’s median income needed to afford Austin’s median rent, 2017 and 2024." The chart shows that in 2017, the share of Austin's median income needed to afford Austin's median rent was 95%. By 2024, that figure had fallen to 84%.

The chart footnote reads:
"Notes: The above figures assume affordability based on a household spending 30% of its income on rent. Rental unit affordability is calculated as follows: Numerator is monthly rent for a one-bedroom unit (from Apartment List) x 12 months / 0.3 (the 30% of income going toward rent); denominator is Austin city area median income for a one-person household.

Sources: Rent data from Apartment List downloaded Dec. 23, 2025; AMI for a one-person household from U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2024 one-year estimates"

© 2026 The Pew Charitable Trusts

https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/03/18/austins-surge-of-new-housing-construction-drove-down-rents

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I feel like @paulprins.bsky.social will have an opinion on this urgent matter.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’m starting to confuse GLP and GPT

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 02/09/2026

"Bottom 60% of households" is a wild phrase

CBS NEWS
The findings? For the bottom 60% of U.S. households, a
"minimal quality of life" is out of reach, according to the group, a research organization focused on improving lower earners' economic well-being.

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Caught the Thursday lunar eclipse near the Saint Paul Cathedral, MN. Not bad for a phone pic, methinks.

Night view of the lighted northwest side of the St Paul cathedral dome in Minnesota. The August 27 partial lunar eclipse is visible in the night sky.

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I need @sadbeige.bsky.social commentary on this in the voice of Werner Herzog

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Proud to have voted yes for another 39 new homes at last night's Grover Beach Planning Commission meeting. #YIMBY

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I live 30 miles from their launch site in Central Coast California. I can often see the rockets launch from my balcony.

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Did The Onion folks also take over this site?

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It doesn't have to be this bad, but it does take a commitment from the city to push back against the tailgating fans. I submit the Vikings' US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for your consideration. A decent number of mixed-use buildings have gone in alongside it.

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

That halftime performance warmed my jaded heat. I laughed out loud when Ted Lasso and Coach Beard rolled up. And the Muppets?!?!? Maestro Dudamel looked like her was having the time of his life.

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Incredible mask - looks like a superhero!

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ChiliDishGamBOO!no @chilidishgambino.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Calling the RFK Jr diarrhea strain “MAHA Blast” since it has now evidently infiltrated Taco Bell

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We have the match on at work and the fandom is evenly split

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

"I'm paying a fraction of what newcomers have to pay for the same city & county services, but I still deserve more attention."

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Welcome to your "Land Value Tax would solve this" era

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"That owner of the average $4.3 million home would see the local portion of their taxes go up by nearly $1,000." Good.

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

More midrise around parks and schools would be rad

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A terrible crash on southbound 101 early this morning delayed me from making my train. So I'm driving...

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

My niece is competing at Theater on Ice Nationals in Irvine, CA tomorrow. I just figured out I can take my folding e-bike on the early Pacific Surfliner Amtrak train from Goleta to Irvine and roll up in time to watch her team skate. Wish me luck in my lower-VMT adventure!

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A new RAND study of impact fees finds that a 25% reduction in such fees would increase the number of feasible housing developments by 20%, and pay for itself via increased taxed revenue. www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

rand.org

Understanding How Impact Fees Shape Housing Development Feasibility

As California cities face growing pressure to build more housing, high development costs remain a major barrier. RAND researchers examines whether reducing impact fees could help make more housing pro...

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Rachel Mann @biofillea.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Attached homes where the HOA provides shared services like insurance for exterior/roof, pest control tenting, etc. need more flexibility, not less. It is not good when a 26% minority of homeowners can force the HOA to defer important maintenance for years, if not decades.

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