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John Mendelson

@johnmendelson.bsky.social
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President of Nosy Crow. Books, bikes, boats. www.nosycrow.us

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Some really nice protected/separated bike lanes in Tampa, Florida.
Two way protected bike lane with cyclists on it. A sidewalk is to the right and car lanes to the right.Green protected bike lane next to car lanes.Two way protected bike lane with cyclists on it.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Under Donald Trump and Kash Patel, FBI agents are far more likely to have their personal data stolen and posted on the internet. But they're now allowed to have sex with farm animals. The administration's defenders say it's net neutral.
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Shane Harris @shaneharris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My latest in @theatlantic.com The Wedding Trap: Donald Trump Jr.’s luxurious, Russian-funded celebration was a counterintelligence nightmare. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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The Wedding Trap
Donald Trump Jr.’s luxurious, Russian-funded wedding celebration was a counterintelligence nightmare.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ossoff: Blanche is a joke and a hack. These folks are not just corrupt, they're clowns. Here you have a Kremlin connected Russian oligarch giving massive cash gifts to the president's son…
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Citizens United will go down as an enormous stain on our democracy and should be overturned.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
Read the full story for more details on the wedding and Kremlev — including his earlier years in a Russian government-backed bike gang called the Night Wolves:
propublica.org
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2026
"i will shoot myself in the gut if you do not let me cut off my dick!!!"
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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Imagine you have the opportunity to be Dolly Parton, but you decide to be JK Rowling or Elon Musk instead.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 24/08/2026
Raised crosswalks are an incredible traffic safety technology. Our pedophile president’s circus can’t even overcome them.
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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I have spent 20+ years talking to drivers who have counterfactual complaints about bike riders. My conclusions...
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Stupid Trump.
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Those "low wage foreigners" are coming to do the jobs "dignified Americans" won't do. You ignorant putz.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Everyone is talking about Trump’s mock up arch at the Great American State Fair, so I filmed it from top to bottom and front to back for everyone who can’t see it in person.
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Next Gen Acela. Just like the old Acela. Broken down in CT. @amtrak.com #2155
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Is doesn't have to be this way! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/06/2026
Trump on the new plane he's been gifted from Qatar: "This plane was transformed into a White House at a level of luxury that nobody has ever seen before"
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A Times investigative report found that Pete Hegseth took extraordinary measures to block promotions of highly acclaimed Black and female military officers. Despite this, Hegseth has not been perfect. by Stephen Miller
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
He's a slick little lying bastard.
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Total own goal bullshit right here folks.
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Ken Mahan @weatherken.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Boston is currently experiencing the driest YTD precipitation deficit on record, dating back 152 years. The city cites 8.9" below the average YTD rain totals (as of 6/15). Rest of MA, RI, & CT top-10 driest with 4-8" deficits. #mawx #riwx #ctwx #boston #drought #newengland @bostonglobe.com
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Maybe Trump isn't the world's best dealmaker after all.
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Donald Trump's Signature Dance Moves
ALT: Donald Trump's Signature Dance Moves
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Lisa Yee . . . is confused about social media @lisayee.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
A lovely tribute to Jane Yolen from the The New York Times . . . www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/b... #JaneYolen
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Jane Yolen, Whose Books for Children Drew on Everyday Life, Dies at 87
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Russell Garner @rgarner.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Entirely related, because nobody does effective policy around tech. Nobody.
A Natalie Horburg black-and-white cartoon.

A passenger on the right speaks to the driver on the left:

"Remember, it's illegal to use your phone while driving. Instead, use
the giant iPad built into the car."
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The world's first trillionaire did this
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LAFC Dutch Dave @lafcdutchdave.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Bike-centric living is the future. You stay active. You consume no petrol/diesel. You create endorphins instead of cortisol on your commute. It's just a much better quality of life.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
washingtonpost.com
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Fell in love with a train. "Such a shame that the US doesn't do it like Japan and Europe do with dedicated train routes to all of our cities like this. We've done entire tours in Japan by train for example."
nstagram post from Jack White picture with JJ Abrams on a train officialjackwhite "We were both pleasantly and presently surprised when JJ Abrams and I found out we were on the same train to New England yesterday. So nice to spend a bit of time together. My first time taking a train from one American city to another to perform a show. Such a shame that the US doesn't do it like Japan and Europe do with dedicated train routes to all of our cities like this. We've done entire tours in Japan by train for example. Maybe one day. Hope to see you again soon JJ." -JWIII. #trains #jjabrams #jackwhite
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Bike bus for all of us!
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Sarah Fitzpatrick @sfitz787.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
EXCLUSIVE: My latest story for @theatlantic.com : www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The FBI Director’s Unusual Calling Card
“Ka$h Patel” bourbon is his newest innovation.
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
So glad my passport doesn't expire until 2032.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
REMINDER: Saudi Arabia does not want the war in Iran to end before there is regime change. The Saudis are paying a top U.S. negotiator, Jared Kushner, tens of millions annually. The negotiations just ended without a deal, exactly what the Saudis wanted.
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Thanks, Don, you Russian troll.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
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Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
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Tara Goddard @drtaragoddard.com · 07/04/2026
I have a father and mother in law in Iran. I have a sister in law. A niece. She's 14. She likes silly pink headbands and purses and dresses, just like kids her age all over the world. There are 93 million people like her in Iran. People who do all the normal mundane life things as the rest of us.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
to be clear, the civilization that will die tonight if Trump tries to annihilate Iran will be that of the United States, the one he has always degraded most relentlessly and most successfully
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Disgusting
Vance campaigning for a strongman leader in Europe is a vibe.
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Lily Bug 🩷🥰, Fawn 🦌🐾, and Queen Karma👑🌈 @dogsareperfection.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Still shocking 😳🤯🤣
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WNBA @wnba.com · 31/03/2026
Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility!
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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
NOW YOU KNOW YOUR ABCS (Or Do You?) delivers a “engaging refresh of a traditional concept book that brings the silliness without sacrificing critical thinking” @nosycrowus.bsky.social Booth 625 #TXLA26 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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NOW YOU KNOW YOUR ABCS | Kirkus Reviews
In a twist on the traditional ABC book, Salmon and Hunt lead readers on a goofy romp.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Fascism fears the people most of all. More than anything else, they’re cowards. #NoFear #NoKings
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Dude needs help. Taking away his license to drive a deadly weapon would be a good place to start.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
120 people travelling individually in 120 cars could instead ride in 1 #Vancouver articulated bus. When they do, it helps EVERYONE move easier. The math of urban mobility, explained to Vancouverites by #ScienceWorld. Better mobility in cities is about space. #CityMakingMath
Display in Science World noting that 120 people travelling in 120 cars could ride I one articulated city bus.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The company knows just who that somebody is and I'm pretty sure a government that gave a shit would have no trouble prying that information loose.
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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
STEAM-Powered Books for Middle Graders buff.ly/NGnR3n5
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Of all the just plain stupid, this might be the stupidest. #stupidisasstupiddoes
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John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Absolutely treasonous.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Yes sir, thank you sir, may I please have another, sir. You mean like that?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/03/2026
watch Markwayne Mullin's facial expression as Rand Paul confronts him for "never having the courage to look me in the eye and tell me that the assault was justified. Today you'll have your chance. Tell it to my face."
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