Reposted by Daniel VargheseDaniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport. 164115633178
Reposted by Daniel VargheseRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/08/2026LMAOOOOOOOOOO somebody finally asked the transphobes if they know any WNBA players besides and NOPE 343148233449
Reposted by Daniel VargheseAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling. They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account. 229114185344
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 19/08/2026To celebrate LEG DAY hitting 1,000 subscribers, I'm hosting a group ride with CAMP YOSHI this weekend. We'll ride to the Rockaways, where the team will have a free beachside picnic waiting for us. 100
Reposted by Daniel VargheseGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I feared this would be one of the effects of the e-bike moral panic: Disabled people losing access to a gamechanging piece of transportation technology. This is a great reminder of how disabled nondrivers are often completely absent from conversations and policy debates about transportation. 226099
Reposted by Daniel VargheseFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The visual definition of a "cyclist" completely changes the second you stop designing infrastructure exclusively for middle-aged men riding for sport. 8611150
Reposted by Daniel VargheseChris Almeida @chrisalmeida.bsky.social · 06/08/2026For @washingtonian.com, I spent the last few months talking to the influencer Tony P in DC and trying to figure out why we chase after attention even when it hurts us.washingtonian.comGuess What? Tony P Hates You, Too.Online ridicule helped DC influencer Anthony Polcari go viral—and make money. As his social-media star wanes, he’s looking to jump to television. But can he afford to leave his snarkiest followers beh... 1107
Reposted by Daniel VarghesePeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026That was fucking legendary! Sigrid Haugset wins today's TDFF stage (and the yellow jersey!) after a baller 88km solo attack. 35411
Reposted by Daniel VargheseClarence Eckerson Jr./Streetfilms @streetfilms.bsky.social · 28/07/2026MANHATTAN SUMMER STREETS next 3 Saturdays: Aug 1, 8 & 15! I'll be there shooting video so if you see me please stop and chat! Here's what 66th & Park looks like 362 days of the year versus 3. LET'S CHANGE THAT EQUATION! @openplans.org @nyc.streetsblog.org @thewaroncars.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov 13411
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 21/07/2026do i know any writers who also edit video with adobe premiere? DM me for a potential quick assignment! 000
Reposted by Daniel VargheseTaco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 17/07/2026The Taco Bell finger pointing is a psyop to redirect attention from the real culprit, the deregulation and lack of oversight in our food supply 120125073555
Reposted by Daniel VargheseJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 17/07/2026I found this quote from Riley Gaines to be really striking. Straight-up conceding that the purpose of trans sports bans is to normalize transphobia, and to give "ordinary" people "more cover" expressing it in public. ballsandstrikes.substack.com/p/anti-trans... 392247605
Reposted by Daniel VargheseStreetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 16/07/2026Head to nyc.gov/sbp to suggest where DOT should install a bike parking locker! 🏙️ Outside your apartment building! 🏫 Next to your school to inspire a bike bus! 🏥 Close to your doctor's appointments! 🏢 Around the corner from your office! ... or anywhere else you need a safe place to store your steednyc.govNYC DOT - Secure Bike Parking 0216
Reposted by Daniel VargheseChris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Someone just sent me this photo from Chicago, unbelieveable 35183741145
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 15/07/2026the promise of vibe coding is the ability to create something truly unique and specific to your needs ... the reality is dozens of websites for barely existing brands that look exactly the same 020
Reposted by Daniel VargheseAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/06/2026I've spent the last two months putting together this exhaustive analysis of the New York Times coverage of trans people. It covers 3,242 articles over 12 years. In 2022, the NYT shifted towards a hostile stance towards trans people in their framing. www.thedissident.news/exclusive-ho...thedissident.newsExclusive: How The New York Times Changed Its Coverage of Trans PeopleAn exhaustive analysis of over 3,242 articles by the New York Times covering transgender issues from 2014-2026 revealed a stark shift towards hostile framing in 2022. In January 2015, the New York Ti... 5337521492
Reposted by Daniel VargheseMichael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026A data-driven analysis of how the New York Times's treatment of transgender subjects shifted "from rights-based framing toward more skeptical, conflict-driven coverage" since 2014, centering trans-rights opponents over trans people themselves. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...advocate.comThe New York Times helped turn trans rights into political controversy, analysis findsA new data investigation says the paper of record increasingly framed transgender rights as a debate instead of a lived reality. 141807655
Reposted by Daniel VargheseDoug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Are New York City taxpayers footing the bill for this and for all the NYPD overtime to provide security for a billionaire's private wedding? If so, why? 723950
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Cooked up two group rides for leg day subscribers next week! More details and cal invites in this week's newsletter! legday.substack.com/p/one-week-t... 000
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 09/06/2026they got the idea from hacks gothamist.com/news/central...gothamist.comCentral Park’s Great Lawn to host 50K for World Cup final watch partyNew York state is putting up $6 million for the event, with New York City chipping in $3.5 million. 000
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 09/06/2026the ads on the peacock feed for the dauphine*** are so constant the race is becoming unwatchable ... not looking good for the tour de france!! ***yes i know they changed the name but Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes just doesn't sound right yet 110
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 08/06/2026wrote about the epidemic of men (it's always men) who can't seem to bike without exposing their ass cracks to the wind legday.substack.com/p/the-most-c...legday.substack.comThe Most Compelling Justification for Bike Bibs I've Ever Heard"If your ass crack is out, everyone will notice, but no one will say anything." 010
Reposted by Daniel VargheseJohn Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 04/06/2026As someone who regularly criticizes crime reporting, I want to highlight the good stuff when it happens. Like this. No equivocating in the post. Headline is clear. First paragraph blunt. Doesn’t quote the admin until paras 12-13, and explicitly notes that it’s evidence-free blather. 14719212
Reposted by Daniel VargheseJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 19/05/2026“These A.I. errors do not, in fact, diminish the larger questions that the book raises about truth, trust and A.I. and its impact on society, democracy and editorial" Certainly feels quite a *bold* approach to take. 56113
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 19/05/2026in today's leg day ... the effect of 29 years on the New York City Bike map! legday.substack.com/p/happy-2026...legday.substack.comHappy 2026 NYC Bike Map Day!Pulled a couple of interesting details I noticed when scanning it this weekend, plus other news for cyclists and transit heads. 010
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 14/05/2026new york city's bike flea market returns this weekend ... tips for how not to biff it in LEG DAY this week legday.substack.com/p/once-again...legday.substack.comOnce Again, It's Time to JumbleThe Brooklyn Bike Jumble, a biannual flea market where you can test drive a new ride, returns to Washington Park this weekend. Some tips for making the most of it. 061
Reposted by Daniel VargheseAdam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 28/04/2026It’s eight people. Eight men whose personal net worth tallies more than $1 trillion. Median US resident net worth is less than $125,000. 501972552
Reposted by Daniel VargheseDoug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Best part of this is Trump saying "I'm not a rapist" and O'Donnell saying, "Oh, you think he was referring to you?" 4738
Reposted by Daniel VargheseDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Sorry, but self-driving cars are still cars. They won't "de-center" autocentric streets; they'll reinforce them. Silicon Valley made a similar urbanist pitch about ridehail 15 years ago. Turns out, cities with ridehail have *more* cars and miles driven, not less. The same will be true of AVs. 1552294
Reposted by Daniel VargheseHell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 21/04/2026A bill that would require the most dangerous drivers in New York City to install speed limiters in their cars is facing a major obstacle. "It's like one guy who doesn't like this stuff, and unfortunately that one guy is the most powerful guy in the State Assembly." hellgatenyc.com/stop-super-s... 3279
Reposted by Daniel VargheseAlison Hoens @physioktbroker.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Errors present in 45% of AI generated reports of news stories 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...bbc.co.ukLargest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territoryAn intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC 291038594
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 01/04/2026banger report from @sophlebo.bsky.social in @nyc.streetsblog.org about how GrubHub, the "worker-friendly" delivery app, used a loophole to avoid paying its drivers the required min wage in the months before it was bought by Wonder nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/31/m...nyc.streetsblog.orgGrubhub 'Outsourced' Delivery Work To Skirt Minimum WageInternal documents show that Grubhub, a delivery app owned by Wonder, subcontracted labor to lower paid workers to save money. 0103
Reposted by Daniel VargheseDefector @defector.com · 23/03/2026ICE agents deployed to nation's swamped airports to stand around and do nothing: defector.com/ice-agents-d... 1521695480
Reposted by Daniel VargheseDoug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Rather than take the parking lane and turning it into a wide protected bike lane, they're taking part of the green space, narrowing the sidewalk, and installing a narrow two-way lane. NYC is not building bike infrastructure for the future. This lane will be quickly be functionally obsolete. 413116
Reposted by Daniel VargheseJon Orcutt @jonorcutt.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Facts you don't hear from the suburban/NY Post fare evasion caucus "A new analysis of toll evasion found the amount owed by drivers who don't pay paper toll invoices has more than doubled since 2022, from $147 million in unpaid tolls to nearly $350 million" @nyc.streetsblog.orgnyc.streetsblog.orgMTA Demands Albany Deal With Toll Evasion Already - Streetsblog New York CityA new analysis of toll evasion found that the amount of money owed by drivers who don't pay paper toll invoices has more than doubled since 2022, from $147 million in unpaid tolls to nearly $350 milli... 23413
Reposted by Daniel Vargheserax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/03/2026damn it’s crazy how the slurs filled the chat all by themselves. couldn’t be helped i’m sure. chats are always devolving of their own accord 361713237
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 20/02/2026went hard at the bike plant february tune up sale ... details about the built in LEG DAY legday.substack.com/p/the-orange... 120
Daniel Varghese @drvarg01.bsky.social · 20/02/202610 years of deez links!! here's to 10 more!! www.deezlinks.com @deliacai.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Daniel VarghesePeter Beadle @pwbnyc.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Today I filed an action to prevent NYC from fulfilling Eric Adam's last ditch attack on cycling in the city by using a law made to make our streets safer from motor vehicles against #bikenyc. Meanwhile the City does very little to implement the true intent of Sammy's Law, which must be corrected. 0174
Reposted by Daniel VarghesePhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich 460203596521
Reposted by Daniel VargheseTransportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 17/02/2026For the overwhelming majority of drivers — driving 99.52% of cars — the Stop Super Speeders bill wouldn't directly affect you. The legislation is laser-focused on the worst-of-the-worst repeat speeders who put everyone else in danger — driving just 0.48% of vehicles in our city. 1257
Reposted by Daniel VargheseNitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 12/02/2026a very revealing report in which @usefulnoise.bsky.social also breaks out his poetic chops 071
Reposted by Daniel VargheseJon Orcutt @jonorcutt.bsky.social · 11/02/2026The city does a crap job *managing* its bike network in good weather, so no surprise it comes up short w the extra problem of persistent snow To me, whether Mamdani makes a difference in *keeping lanes clear* is a lot more important to #bikenyc than hitting a number in the Street Plan law 0175
Reposted by Daniel VarghesePreeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 09/02/2026omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for gradient.horsegradient.horsegradient.horseDraw a horse, watch it run! 3569823589
Reposted by Daniel VargheseDad on the bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · 30/01/2026This kind of neglect send the message that cycling is a cute pastime and not a serious mode of transportation that people rely on. Weird behavior for a bike share company. 032
Reposted by Daniel VargheseMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this. 1513364728