Sign in

Josh Parshall

@jparshall.bsky.social
301 followers 435 following 389 posts

Bike dad, nonprofit professional, and former historian in Columbia, MO.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Josh Parshall
Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
the 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 Parshall
Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026
reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the news
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
1959861898
Reposted by Josh Parshall
tinybaby @tiny.baby · 06/10/2026
when i die tell them i was scared to the end and faced death like a coward
5844
Reposted by Josh Parshall
Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.
120844
Reposted by Josh Parshall
Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
some 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 Parshall
pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The 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 · 29/09/2026
I'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 · 29/09/2026
I don't spend enough time being embarrassed to have Schmitt as my senator. This is helping to fix that.
001
Reposted by Josh Parshall
mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 29/09/2026
awoke this morning with a Vision
that diagram showing  the SUV blind spot in the front but it's lowly worm driving his little applemobile
49103281830
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It'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 · 29/09/2026
except for a solstice and an equinox, maybe
000
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
you mean favorite good movie?
000
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
redirect every conversation to my proposed “mandatory psilocybin for seniors” policy.
040
Reposted by Josh Parshall
Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
N.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 · 24/09/2026
I 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 Parshall
Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yes! 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 · 23/09/2026
Also 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 · 23/09/2026
Always enjoyed walking home past Hilltop when the kids were playing outside.
110
Reposted by Josh Parshall
Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
a 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 · 18/09/2026
I 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 Parshall
Luke 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.com
It took a surge in traffic deaths to change
How the Netherlands became the model for cycling infrastructure
312616
Reposted by Josh Parshall
rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
ska priest, somberly: pick it up pick it up (ska pall bearers hoist up coffin)
28771104
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Do it.
000
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Getting spam emails from "Mick Izrael," which I think is a fascinating name.
020
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Awesome
001
Reposted by Josh Parshall
Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I'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 Parshall
Congresswoman Valerie Foushee @foushee.house.gov · 10/09/2026
Trump 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 · 08/09/2026
one week a year to ride bikes with your buddies, that’s the secret
001
Reposted by Josh Parshall
Brian K. @briank.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Former 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 · 03/09/2026
Cool, because I‘m going to go for a bike ride there in a couple hours.
000
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Leaving town before the Thursday night Mizzou football opener >>>>
010
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I cackled.
100
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you pull up to the bike park in a $70k SUV, your kids should on nicer bikes than mine are.
010
Reposted by Josh Parshall
Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Leonard Cohen on his tricycle with his sister Westmount, Canada ca. late 1930s 🇨🇦
A young boy rides a tricycle with a girl on a bicycle next to him.
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 Parshall
CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Olivia Miles appears determined to beat Washington herself, what a sequence
16546100
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Your letters pages were always terrific, because Squirrel Girl has rad fans.
030
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
One of the 21st century’s great works of art.
020
Reposted by Josh Parshall
The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026
Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…
MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.

FACT: You are the poor.
158223496262
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Of course. I had him in … fall 2005?
000
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Relatedly, 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 · 18/08/2026
Even worse, they sometimes boo.
000
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
That'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 Parshall
David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
2) 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.com
What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off
In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.
328157
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Nailed it.
020
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Size is my #1 criterion for art.
000
Reposted by Josh Parshall
Bikepedantic @pedantic.bike · 15/08/2026
TIL that NHTSA uses dear-stompin SUVs for field work, which tracks
A ford explorer with the NHTSA Llogo on the side
1132
Reposted by Josh Parshall
Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A Self-Portrait Dedicated to All My Bicycle Falls 🎨Victoria Zerkova
A stylized painting depicting a woman falling down a flight of stairs on a bicycle.
1463
Josh Parshall @jparshall.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This is, for me, a very exciting development!
010