Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 27/08/2026My kids are often on this sidewalk with chalk, scooters, or a pogo stick. The bike lanes are how we all get to school and work. On Tuesday, someone speedily drove a minivan across the oncoming car lane and both bike lanes, through a small tree, & down the sidewalk before going back onto the street. 000
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassSean Madden @seanmadd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026We've passively allowed the creation of a concrete and asphalt urban environment that exacerbates intense heat in the summer and precipitates flooding in the rain - both certain to worsen with climate breakdown - just to avoid inconveniencing drivers. 38030
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 08/07/2026US fully electric vehicle market share was 5.8% in June 2026, down 1.7% points compared to 2025. 78% of cars sold were fully fossil powered. www.nada.org/media/19766/... 42712
Reposted by Kirke D.A. Elsassthicc husband and father @lukeisamazing.bsky.social · 07/07/2026haven’t seen America this thoroughly embarrassed on the world stage since we lost that war we started with Iran like 3 weeks ago 275717993
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassDr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 28/06/2026One calculation that blew my mind: When I push a pedestrian beg button to cross an arterial road w/ 40 mph spd limit. Wait of 90 sec means a car 1 mile away gets to priority to clear the intersection before I am allowed to cross the road. I am standing roadside breathing particulates 19495131
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Cargo bike people, without effort, are addressing each and every "but what if you need to haul" question that carbrains throw at us. 410410
Reposted by Kirke D.A. Elsassblair @blairaf.com · 29/05/2026One of the more misogynistic takes currently trending in the AI policy space is "women use less AI than men because they have less tech literacy" Ok but have you considered that women use less AI than men because we have more tech literacy? 252104291943
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026New, from me: The self-proclaimed "Most Transparent Administration in History" wants to compel all federal employees to sign Non Disclosure Agreements. The purpose is to vastly expand the culture of secrecy in government, undermining accountability. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-want...donmoynihan.substack.comTrump wants all federal employees to sign NDAsA breathtaking expansion of the culture of governmental secrecy 36993379
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassTaras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 21/05/2026"Motorized vehicles create remoteness which they alone can shrink. They create distances for all, and shrink them for only a few." —Ivan Illich (happy 100th anniversary of his birth!) (photo: #Brasilia) 214548
Reposted by Kirke D.A. Elsassthe beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 19/05/2026may have to update my banner 1624886735
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Local governments have demolished people's homes to build car-centric infrastructure. Now, during climate/health/affordability/etc. crisis, many struggle to make drivers park around the corner in the name of safe and inviting bike routes? 010
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Pretty sure you don’t need to quote ethics experts to say the $1.8bn slush fund is corrupt. 774092649
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Great to meet Safe Routes for All staff from @newhavendot.bsky.social at Yale Office of Sustainability's free bike to work breakfast. Excited to follow them here and be a supportive citizen to efforts that help not only bikers but all non-drivers -- young, old, and in between! 010
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Road Safety Experts Confident Asking Kids To Be Perfect So Adult Drivers Can Be Dangerous Is The Right Approach 328991
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe. 16594010614969
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 13/05/2026A hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care. It Is now called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome instead of polycystic ovary syndrome.bit.lyThe condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for careA hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care. 410943
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/04/2026Breaking News: A U.S. soldier who helped capture Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information to bet on the mission on Polymarket.nyti.msSoldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. SaysFederal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in planning to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market. 2212548
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I would submit that a gerrymander by politicians saying fuck the voters and one by voters saying fuck the politicians are two wholly different animals 46102212359
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Something like this?media.tenor.coma cartoon fox is jumping over a blue globeALT: a cartoon fox is jumping over a blue globe 010
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 19/04/2026people get hella mad when you say adult drivers should be more responsible than children on our streets. 22657102
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 13/04/2026It is insane that you have to spend money to get the money that the gov't already knows it owes you. And Republicans nipped the bud of an effective IRS free file system. 010
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassWendy Thurm @wendythurm.bsky.social · 12/04/2026From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028. 46101112820
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I'm so wary of lionizing individuals, esp. men. But this is so beautiful. Look how much it means to these people that he's staying grounded, accessible, and displaying genuine interest in others. 010
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 08/04/20261927 photo of figures and activities in the New Haven Gas Light Company's Home Economics Department (!!!). As they moved beyond lighting, the gas company dove into gendered domesticity in order to establish their product as a safe and clean energy source. found at New Haven Free Public Library 010
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassRick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 07/04/2026My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.ricksteves.comIranJoin Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of... 3828931172
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 05/04/2026“These Machines Fight Traffic.” Our own @tomflood.bsky.social did this great ad for @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth showing up in more and more places! 631478
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassBrick's House 🍁 @brickmahoney.bsky.social · 17/03/2026next time the billionaires go to space i think a funny thing to do would be for us to quickly hide the planet while they're gone 21642174
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 31/03/2026It's never been easy to be trans in the US...this is more true than ever today on Trans Day of Visibility. RFK Jr. et al., are actively attacking trans folks and gender affirming care. You can send a quick letter to your rep: fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/153... @standupforscience.net 25425
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Walz: The president said it's a bunch of radicals. You're damn right we've been radicalized. Radicalized by compassion, radicalized by decency, radicalized by due process, radicalized by democracy. 487355239102
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 27/03/2026“Every $1,300 New York City invested in building bike lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to one additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment.” That’s a better return on investment than some direct health treatments…”reuters.comBike lanes are a sound public health investmentEvery $1,300 New York City invested in building bike lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to one additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a ne... 6590191
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Reminds me of this poignant mapping project.share.googleGwendolyn Warren and the Detroit Geographic Expedition and InstituteData feminism commits to challenging unequal power structures and working toward justice. 000
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 25/03/2026“Each day since the start of the war in Iran, U.S. military officials compile a video update for President Donald Trump that shows video of the biggest, most successful strikes on Iranian targets over the previous 48 hours.” War for the spectacle. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...nbcnews.comTrump gets a daily video montage briefing about the Iran warThe montage, which typically runs for about two minutes, has raised concerns among some of the president’s allies that he may not be receiving the complete picture of the war. 39344104
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Pretty solid evidence that Republicans should stop blocking the proposals that fund TSA but not ICE. 021
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassL.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Travelers in the U.S. have been flooding us with messages concerned about ICE at airports, questioning or mistaking other agencies for ICE. Here is a quick guide. 🧵 By @eltragon.bsky.social 5256139
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Agreed that developing this literacy at some point during high school is important. Being completely unfamiliar makes a lot of written history less accessible. 021
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassMartin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 23/03/2026📢CfA: 2026 Joel A. Tarr #Envirotech Article Prize! The prize recognizes innovative publications that explore new ways of thinking about the interplay between technological systems and the natural environment. Early-career scholars especially encouraged! #histtech #envhist 🗓 Deadline: July 1, 2026envirotechhistory.orgCall for Applications: 2026 Joel A. Tarr Envirotech Article Prize – Envirotech 01115
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Oh, I like this adjustment! Certainly it's what we should be doing if the goal is clear communication. I'm going to look for places I've used "late 1800s" and replace with approximate date range. 010
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Once at a grocery checkout it somehow came up that I'm a historian and immediately the cashier asked why we insist on doing that thing with century numbers. Clearly for her the practice just served to disconnect and stratify. 010
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 23/03/2026I've stopped using ordinal numbers for centuries in my K-12 curriculum materials. I only do 1800s, early 1900s, etc. I can think of cases where ordinals are helpful, but I think more often they're unnecessary and potentially confusing. Am I a heretic? 320
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 23/03/2026En route to ASEH Kansas City via plane-train combo. The transition in Chicago allowed me to advertise upcoming Life After Cars shows! @aseh.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social 2372
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassGreenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 23/03/2026We're hiring! 🌿 The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities at the University of Stavanger invites applications for a 3-year postdoc in Environmental History. See thread for more details. #envhist #envhumjobbnorge.noPostdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History (297163) | University of StavangerJob title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History (297163), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Monday, April 20, 2026 15876
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassBryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 18/03/2026"The Mansion Test" Ask your city council and planners: "is it easier to get a building permit for modest middle income housing, or for a 10,000 sf 'mansion'? " Development permit? Neighbour review? Affordability requirements? Design Guidelines? Density fees? Lanefab x HAVAN 08719
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Super Basic AI Regulation Suggestion: Software must reject any prompt to "write like a high school student" or similar. 011
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I was 10 when this came out. The first I saw it was ~5 years later, one year post-9/11. People were accepting Iraq as a foregone conclusion. The NSA monologue explained US foreign policy so well that I memorized it. My high school self would be literally pulling his hair out today.youtu.beNSA job interview – Good Will Hunting (1997)YouTube video by Weyland 010
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 15/03/2026In lighter news, our kids have been using too much toilet paper, threatening functionality of our home's only unit. So now the roll is hidden and atop the tank my partner has placed a stack of pre-torn lengths to be used one at a time. 020
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 14/03/2026STUDY: “Bicycle lanes reduce GHG emissions as effectively as highways create them.” “Investing in networks of protected bicycle lanes has significant potential to reduce GHG emissions, lower transport costs, prevent road fatalities, & improve quality of life for people in cities around the globe.”forbes.comProtected Bike Lanes Increase Safety, Save Money And Protect The Planet, New Report FindsInvesting in protected bicycle lanes has significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower transport costs, prevent road fatalities, and improve the quality of life for people in cities ... 122075
Reposted by Kirke D.A. ElsassJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Last year, this guy (left) from DOGE used ChatGPT to find NEH grants that were too “DEI” for Trump, and canceled them, including mine, as shown by the letter I received last April (right). Huge new NYT article on the back story link below 8430191151
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Don't ignore the history of street muck & sewerage! These are ongoing parts of making cities walkable/wheelable. In towns like Butte, MT, there's also the c.1890 public official bent on the glory of making a world-class city -- i.e., implementing what he's learned London and Paris do. 210
Kirke D.A. Elsass @kelsass.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I find this point a bit inflated. What I've seen in 1890s US: - yes, some cyclists effectively organized & petitioned for paving; others were fine using sidewalks (often illegally) - ascendant city eng'rs pushed street paving for their own reasons both personal & civic (e.g. cleaning of horse poop) 110