Reposted by Josh ParshallRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 12/10/2026the WNBA finals is gonna be a real contrast of where the WNBA is coming from and where it's headed. One team forced to play in a 3,000-seat G-League venue because "Sombr" has a concert, the other team filling an 18,000-seater to the top with some of the loudest fans in hoops 1238571
Reposted by Josh ParshallMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the newsphoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 1959861898
Reposted by Josh Parshalltinybaby @tiny.baby · 06/10/2026when i die tell them i was scared to the end and faced death like a coward 5844
Reposted by Josh ParshallMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. 120844
Reposted by Josh ParshallTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026some descriptive statistics here on the civility industrial complex on college campuses that I haven’t seen analyzed before www.uncivilcollective.org/resources 7943342
Reposted by Josh Parshallpixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The future of the military is one computer shooting missiles at whoever it wants and thousands of soldiers who stand around looking sexy 422090218
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'd suggest biking as a solution, but my cargo bike has a layer of junk on the floor at all times, so... 120
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I don't spend enough time being embarrassed to have Schmitt as my senator. This is helping to fix that. 001
Reposted by Josh Parshallmattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 29/09/2026awoke this morning with a Vision 49103281830
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's not even the *south* South, but... Versailles, Missouri, is a real fun one. Also, my understanding is that you pronounce Amite County, MS, differently than Amite City, LA, but I don't know how to say either. 010
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026redirect every conversation to my proposed “mandatory psilocybin for seniors” policy. 040
Reposted by Josh ParshallSam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 24/09/2026N.B. the politically correct Religious Studies term is “New Religious Movement.” AI Safety is Mostly a Sex NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT in Berkeley, California. 2162
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I thought that the parents who complained about how many logins and apps it took to manage their kids' homework were overreacting, but then it happened to me. Math homework has radicalized me against all computers. 020
Reposted by Josh ParshallDoug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Yes! Image a future where parents put their kids in driverless cars to take them to school while they themselves get in different cars to go to work. Instead of one or two cars chaining trips, now you might have four separate cars making four separate trips. Would be a disaster at scale. 512424
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Also now that I think about it, when I took Bill Tuttle’s history of the 1960s course I interviewed one of the women who occupied the building to get the daycare started… 010
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Always enjoyed walking home past Hilltop when the kids were playing outside. 110
Reposted by Josh ParshallPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever 188137462918
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I was just there (and in Belgium), and the numbers are stunning. For one thing, there are places where you kind of need a kickstand because bike racks are so packed. 092
Reposted by Josh ParshallLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Living without a car was another one of our goals when we moved to Europe, and I knew cycling was important to the Dutch. But I don’t think anything could have prepared me for the sheer number of cyclists everywhere all the time." www.welcometohellworld.com/it-took-a-su...welcometohellworld.comIt took a surge in traffic deaths to changeHow the Netherlands became the model for cycling infrastructure 312616
Reposted by Josh Parshallrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 17/09/2026ska priest, somberly: pick it up pick it up (ska pall bearers hoist up coffin) 28771104
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Getting spam emails from "Mick Izrael," which I think is a fascinating name. 020
Reposted by Josh ParshallDoug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I'm Jewish and if a candidate triangulated on antisemitism to win an election, I would most certainly pressure him to do better *right now* and would hope my fellow Americans would do the same. I see no reason why our trans siblings and those who support them should demand anything different. 51314248
Reposted by Josh ParshallCongresswoman Valerie Foushee @foushee.house.gov · 10/09/2026Trump has removed many government resources that local communities utilize to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety. Over 36,000 people were killed on our streets in 2025, and this inexplicable decision makes it substantially more likely that we'll see that staggering death count continue to rise. 1116
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 08/09/2026one week a year to ride bikes with your buddies, that’s the secret 001
Reposted by Josh ParshallBrian K. @briank.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Former Eric Schmitt Nazi staffer has a new job. 012
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 05/09/2026"Leuven makes Bentonville look like Olathe" -me, a few hours ago, marveling at how many bikes there are in Belgium 010
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Cool, because I‘m going to go for a bike ride there in a couple hours. 000
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Leaving town before the Thursday night Mizzou football opener >>>> 010
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 23/08/2026If you pull up to the bike park in a $70k SUV, your kids should on nicer bikes than mine are. 010
Reposted by Josh ParshallCool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Leonard Cohen on his tricycle with his sister Westmount, Canada ca. late 1930s 🇨🇦 17716
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026"you and I will change the world (through direct action)" is a great song title. 080
Reposted by Josh ParshallCJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Olivia Miles appears determined to beat Washington herself, what a sequence 16546100
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Your letters pages were always terrific, because Squirrel Girl has rad fans. 030
Reposted by Josh ParshallThe Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m… 158223496262
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Relatedly, it would be cool if someone at KU looked into Arbeter Ring history in KC. Based on old correspondence, YIVO has a 50 year jubilee journal (in English) from Branch 63 in Kansas City, MO, that was published in 1954. And I wouldn't be surprised if there was more out there. 110
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 18/08/2026That's a thoughtful review! I especially appreciate your ability to take the book for what it is while providing a the thorough set of links that point to relevant academic work. 110
Reposted by Josh ParshallDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 17/08/20262) Love them or hate them, speed cameras improve safety. A pile of research studies make this abundantly clear. Still not convinced? After Ontario banned speed cameras last fall, reckless driving surged in *every city* tracking before/after data.bloomberg.comWhat Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut OffIn 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data. 328157
Reposted by Josh ParshallBikepedantic @pedantic.bike · 15/08/2026TIL that NHTSA uses dear-stompin SUVs for field work, which tracks 1132
Reposted by Josh ParshallCool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026A Self-Portrait Dedicated to All My Bicycle Falls 🎨Victoria Zerkova 1463