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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You can't have functional cities dominated by cars, car culture, and driver violence. Conservatives and Republicans know this. They defend violent car culture as a primary, root source of political conservativism/fascism. The fact that there are still folks on left who defend it is ... weird.

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I think we're within a few years of Democrats/liberals/leftists being forced to make a hard choice between coddling violent drivers in our cities -- blocking traffic enforcement, defending "free" parking, saying $75,000 cars are for the "working class" -- and realizing those are fascist positions.

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Napa County has a huge drunk driving problem. The county average twice the DUI injuries by population as the Bay Area average. With all that drinking up there, they should consider better transit. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

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9 injured, driver arrested in head-on DUI crash in North Bay, CHP says

A motorist was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a head-on crash sent nine people to Napa County hospitals, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There actually is. Norway realized they could not achieve either street safety or climate goals if they prioritized EVs. EVs have to come after human needs. I see little hope of that ever happening in the U.S. Or, even, Germany, or Italy, or France.

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The countries that are most serious about climate and electric cars -- well, really, country, singular -- is Norway, which has both strict EV mandates AND as a matter of math and policy has already realized EVs are not a climate solution. So, they're radically reducing driving in cities.

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

EVs are only as clean as a) the grid, and b) the steel and other materials they're built with. EV advocates claim the carbon payback for an EV is less than 5 years -- but that's only if the EV is driven the max 15,000 miles a year. so, yes, they are advocating for more driving and car dependence.

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Halloween is one of the deadliest days of the year for American children, as violent drivers mow them down, with impunity, across the country. It's pathetic that most cities won't follow what Mayor Mamdani is doing, but it says a lot about the values of the typical U.S. Mayor.

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Engineer Like A Girl @engineerlikeagirl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'll believe that fuel is too expensive when I don't routinely see people parked up in their cars with the engine running.

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 03/10/2026

“Voters deserve to know the values driving our housing policy. How much housing have we sacrificed, and how many music schools, parks, and other public amenities have we left on the table to maintain the character of low-density neighborhoods?”

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

what the fuck is wrong with the teamsters man Roger Marshall is a ghoul who sued his own patients and threw them in prison!

Kansas Teamsters Back Pro-Labor Candidate for U.S. Senate
Press Contact: Kara Deniz Phone: (202) 497-6610 (Topeka, Kan.) - Today, Teamsters Local 696 endorsed Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) for re-election to the U.S. Senate.
"Sen. Marshall has proven time and time again that he is a friend of labor," said Teamsters General President Sean M.
O'Brien. "As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Sen. Marshall has been eager to partner with us on legislation that protects workers, even when it requires breaking rank with his own party. We look forward to continuing to work together with Sen. Marshall to fight for the rights of hardworking Americans."

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026

NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is another shibboleth. Car ownership is not equal to pollution. A gasoline car driven 10 miles a week pollutes less than an electric car driven 100 miles a week.

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

sure. but a gasoline car driven 10 miles once a week because its owners mostly walk is less polluting than an electric car driven 10 miles every day. this is another problem with EV advocacy is they deny the simple physics of climate pollution.

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mark magark @markedly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“You aren’t in traffic, you ARE the traffic.” Nuh-uh. Not me. I’m different. Better. Other drivers want me here

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Big thanks to @buffywicks.bsky.social and @markhumbert.bsky.social for joining the Malcolm X Elementary School Walk and Roll to School day! School is better when kids get there outside of a car!

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Adam Conover @adamconover.net · 02/10/2026

Turns out every accusation is a confession. Anyway vote Nithya 2026 for a mayor who doesn’t do petty bullshit like this

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

it's 14 years and most americans never buy a new car in their lives. an even worse evil propagated by EV advocates is a fundamental misunderstanding of how cars and housing and cities work.

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

VMT is in secular decline, in spite of NIMBYism and crushing housing shortage, because Americans hate driving. What EV advocacy is trying to do, practically, is mandate driving, and block infill housing - because EVs are not a climate solution. They're a salve for suburbanites and carmakers.

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The government is stealing trillions of your dollars per year to force you to own and drive a car everywhere you go so that autoworkers and Big Car executives can get rich.

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Grant Ennis @grantennis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“USD 7.2 trillion” in automobile subsidies annually www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's important to note that the goal of electric car advocacy is therefore not addressing climate, but rather, maintaining the car industry's iron death grip on our cities and politics. Because Americans don't want new cars. We want to drive fewer miles. EV advocates think we're wrong.

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The fallacy of the climate movement's electric car advocacy is belief it's faster to get people into EVs than into walkable homes where they can drive less. The reality is it's probably ten times faster to build homes in walkable neighborhoods than to convince people to buy electric cars.

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is about the kindest fate I could imagine for the Confederate traitors who conspired to take over the Supreme Court and destroy our democracy.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Your city might not be as far gone as Birmingham, but no matter where you live, you're likely to find familiar many of the aspects of @sarahchaundler.bsky.social's brilliant and now publicly available short film "City of Cars." Stop what you're doing and watch this.

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City of Cars: shorter version

Please be aware that this film contains scenes which show the impact of road traffic collisions, which some people may find upsetting.

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

[Bill Alert] @governor.ca.gov has signed AB 956. The bill will empower homeowners to build up to two detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on their properties. Thank you, Asm. Quirk-Silva. cayimby.org/legislation/...

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

[Bill Alert] @governor.ca.gov has signed AB 2074. AB 2074 speeds recovery of dense urban neighborhoods by streamlining high-rise housing near transit hubs and identifying state-backed loans to cut costs. Thank you, @matthaneysf.bsky.social. cayimby.org/news-events/...

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

[Bill Alert]: @governor.ca.gov has signed SB 1117. This bill will make it less costly to build ADUs by removing an arbitrary financial penalty that many jurisdictions impose on ADUs over 750 square feet. Thank you, @sabrinacervantes.bsky.social. cayimby.org/news-events/...

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

[Bill Alert] @governor.ca.gov has signed SB 1014. The bill requires cities to disclose infrastructure requirements within 30 days of initial application and can't add new ones after permit application, reducing project risk and costs. Thank you, Sen. Grayson. cayimby.org/news-events/...

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Senator Jerry McNerney @senmcnerney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yes! @governor.ca.gov signed my SB 1196, which will streamline the creation of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) - also known as backyard cottages - by accelerating utility service connections. Thanks to The Casita Coalition & @cayimby.bsky.social for supporting SB 1196!

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

[Bill Alert] @governor.ca.gov has signed SB 1116. It will streamline the construction of smaller, lower-cost “starter” homes for homeownership by making several improvements to existing state housing law. Thank you, Sen. Caballero. cayimby.org/legislation/...

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 29/09/2026

Some professional news: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social just signed all 3 of the bills I worked on this year at @cayimby.bsky.social: AB 956 - 2 detached ADUs at single family homes SB 1116 - Starter Home Revitalization Act expansion SB 1117 - Fee relief for ADUs over 750 square feet

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Governor Newsom signs housing legislation, cementing California’s record progress to reduce unsheltered homelessness and build more homes | Governor of California

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"E-bike adopters reduced travel costs by 12% and increased physical activity by 14%." doi.org/10.1016/j.ur...

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm thrilled to share that SB 1116 was signed into law today. This represents four years of hard work by my team, across SB 684 and SB 1123, to iron out the wonky details, refine based on developer/planner feedback, and pass pro-housing reform that will get homes built. cayimby.org/legislation/...

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SB 1116: Strengthening the Starter Home Revitalization Act

SB 1116 will streamline the construction of smaller, lower-cost “starter” homes for home ownership by making several improvements to existing state housing law.

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

why is this happening once a week??? ban driving until we can figure out what's going on

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I've been in New York City for a week (hello New York!!) and I am coming to understand something a friend told me long ago: "Life is more difficult for all the people who can't live in New York City." This is the best place.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026

I got to Copenhagen this morning and have been biking around all day and, y'all, I don't know if you've heard about this, but ... this place has pretty good bike infrastructure. You read about it but it's still just mind-blowing to see. Swarms of bikes, everywhere. Swarms!

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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today was the third day in a row I came within a yard of a car hitting me while I was walking in a crosswalk, and today was way too close. I realize we have some drivers out there, but I think we need to ban cars until we can figure out what's going on.

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 25/09/2026

The next Congress and a bunch of state legislatures have an opportunity to take climate change seriously after the elections. How much longer are policymakers going to continue failing at their jobs? How much longer are we going to congratulate them for ineffective actions?

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 25/09/2026

If the US seemed to be going in the right direction in 2022, it’s now going off: Cancelling wind power projects. Reducing funding for transit. Failing to implement fleet electrification plans. Allowing continued massive greenfield sprawl.

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 25/09/2026

US isn’t taking climate change seriously when it comes to transport policy Other countries are demonstrating that they can (1) mode shift toward transit, walk, bike; (2) electrify; (3) densify. US failing on all fronts. Result is that US emissions from transport aren’t falling as they should

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 25/09/2026

I didn’t attend climate week but: 1—US is falling way behind on electrification 2—even if US electrified, electricity generation isn’t decarbonizing fast enough 3—public incentives & land use policy are still vastly weighted toward inefficient cars & trucks 4—transit ridership remains in crisis

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Pride Ott 🦦 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I get that Republicans don’t care bout it’s weird that Dems really seem to start and stop climate policy at subsidizing big 3 automakers and renewable energy

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