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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you're in the Bay Area, mark your calendars: December 9, I'll be holding an event at Clio's bar/bookstore to celebrate the publication of my book, with special guests Natalie Foster and Asm. Buffy Wicks. $33 gets you both a ticket and the book itself! www.eventbrite.com/e/build-or-d...

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Build or Die

Rebuilding Our Cities — And Our Democracy

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There’s always a lot going on in California’s statewide elections, so this year I thought I’d walk through all the major races at PUBLIC COMMENT publiccomment.blog/p/the-public...

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The PUBLIC COMMENT 2026 California Voter Guide — Part 1

How I'm voting in this year's statewide races

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In which I explain one of the many WWII myths that I still see coming up even in 2026. That the intact Zero captured in the Aleutian Islands in July 1942 had a great deal of influence on the design and testing of the Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat. Turns out that wasn't really the case. My latest⬇️

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Research Update #5 The Myth of the F6F-3 Hellcat and Captured Zero — Secretary of Defense Rock

Post by Secretary of Defense Rock

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Bread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Honestly feel like cars have a sort of Bilbo & the One Ring "after all, why not? why shouldn't I keep it?" quality. Someone I know rented one recently & while they had it they were like "I should get a car; I need a car" & as soon as they returned it they were like "I mean, literally why tho lmao"

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 23/09/2026

not sure if the scientists involved considered this but perhaps the direction of imitation is reversed, and in fact the opera stars are belting like lemurs

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Video: These Singing Lemurs Belt Like Opera Stars, Scientists Say

Scientists have found singing lemurs, known as indris, and opera singers use similar mouth shapes to create loud, high-pitched calls.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

California: if you aren't POSITIVE you've had two doses of MMR, and if you were born pre-1982 you may not have (especially if you didn't go to college), get a MMR booster

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Michael Fry @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Your Grandad Cyclops talks about his school days

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Kea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hi friends: I haven't written an article in three months. Here's why, and how my experience as a caregiver to a person I love with a disabling, terminal illness upended most of what I think about car dependency and transportation reform.

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Where I've Been — Streetsblog USA

How becoming a caregiver for a person with terminal illness changed the way I think about transportation reform.

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E. Rosalie @erosalie.infoepi.com · 13/09/2026

The Houthi-aligned Bani Hashish tribes are massing in preparation to “liberate” the remaining Yemeni territory outside Houthi control. It’s a sea of Toyotas with mounted machine guns. I think this is what we should mean when we say Toyotathon from now on.

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Politics of Cars @thismachinekillsfascists.bike · 12/09/2026

carbrain traffic "engineers" are why this pedestrian crosswalk (really car infrastructure, to help drivers avoid murdering people who have a right to cross) is flat with the road, to optimize vehicle flow and comfort, while pedestrians have to step down into a huge puddle that gets their feet wet

picture of a crosswalk. A huge dark truck just passed. It's raining heavily. There are huge puddles on both ends of the crosswalk at the curb cuts.

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

TRUMP TO MBS: NEW PHONE, HOUTHIS?

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

Ruby Bridges flanked by three U.S. Marshals on the steps of her school

Norman Rockwell’s painting depicting the event, “The Problem We All Live With,” originally published as a centerfold in the January 14, 1964 issue of Look magazine.

Ruby Bridges talking with President Obama as they look at Rockwell’s painting while it was temporarily displayed at the White House in 2011.

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David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I answered an ad in the paper that read "benevolent dictators wanted." The job was reading dictation to students at the Oakland College of Court Reporting.

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Californians for Electric Rail @calelectricrail.org · 04/09/2026

You often hear that if only CAHSR had let the French take over, it would be built by now. They're on the team now, but what did SNCF actually say back in 2010? We did a deep dive into the French HSR operator's original proposal to set the record straight. 🧵 calelectricrail.org/the-true-sto...

Selected Co-development team
from June 1 CAHSR CEO report. Teams include SNCF Voyageurs, Jacobs, CDPQ Infra, Systra...
Team capabilities: Global infrastructure investment, high-speed rail development, rail systems integration, passenger rail operations, ridership and revenue strategy, commercial management, public-private partnership strategy

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

But if traditional media don't cover Mamdani's good government work, it reduces the chances he will get a political return on this, and so he is incentivized to move away from it. If you are a Mayor not getting coverage for good government work from old media, of course you reach out to influencers!

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 01/09/2026

It’s Nice To Be Disliked By One Of Those

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I really like Jeremy Levine's work on this topic. A singular community will or interest basically doesn't exist. Levine argues that rather than seeking an illusory consensus, we should focus on removing barriers to political participation by marginalized voices. shelterforce.org/2020/09/04/c...

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This right here is everything you need to know about vehicular cycling. I might compare it to martial arts. You study it so that you can use it if you need to, but if you need to something else has gone very badly and terribly wrong.

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ren they/them 🏳️‍⚧️ @renzaro.com · 24/08/2026

Latest for @usa.streetsblog.org: Philadelphia’s first-in-the-nation curb management strategy is keeping loading zones clear for the vehicles that need them the most. The result? Law-abiding drivers, new revenue for the city, a massive drop in double parking, and safer streets for all.

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Philadelphia Figured Out to Stop Double Parking — Will Other Cities Follow Suit? — Streetsblog USA

Philadelphia's automated enforcement pilot has reduced double parking and cleared loading zones for commercial vehicles.

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Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 22/08/2026

“Palmer accumulated nearly $10,000 in parking tickets on his red 2001 BMW convertible…and represented himself as homeless to qualify for a city program that forgave most of his fines, even though he lived in an apartment.” Chronic parking crimes are often the tip of a nasty iceberg.

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She says an S.F. official gave her drugs and coerced her into sex. He says he’s her ‘life coach’

A woman who wandered San Francisco during a mental health crisis said a city official coerced her into sex. The episode raises questions about why he remains president of a law enforcement board.

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David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's not the main point of this (excellent) thread, but apparently the best way to stay informed about politics is to be Jewish and/or Atheist. Done and done.

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some kind of Ys guy @meldric.cc · 17/08/2026

in baltimore city our speeding cameras are owned by the govt and are operated by the department of transportation. they've been an incredible tool in providing money for road repairs and curbing dangerous behavior

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The one fundraising appeal that does get me is Wikipedia. I’m normally pretty hard-hearted with that shit because you gotta be if every website asks for money but Wikipedia usually gets a couple of bucks out of me every like 6 months.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If marginal tax increases were a slippery slope to authoritarian communism, wouldn’t it have happened by now? At least once? Many countries have had progressive taxation, business regulations, and welfare states for decades, yet not one went Soviet, or anything like it.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

CN - suicide So this seems like a leap, stay with me, but in arguments like this I always think about how the most common method of committing suicide in England in the 1950s, particularly for women, was to simply put your head in the oven and turn the gas on.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I think part of the pundit crack-up has been that they missed the big call of their lifetimes about which was the bigger threat to America: wokeness or authoritarianism. And rather than admitting that, they are doubling down on wokeness, while ignoring an authoritarianism that does not threaten them

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David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I definitely felt that time pressure when I was using Revel scooters.

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David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I don't want to hear another fucking word about how drivers are oppressed by those shrill, demanding street safety advocates.

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I think the thing we are all in denial about when it comes to the One Cool Trick to win elections forever is that low info swing voters are basically incomprehensible eldritch horrors to politically engaged people. There’s no understanding them and you’ll go mad trying.

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Mark has shown up to defend the safety of pedestrians and cyclists at every opportunity as a member of the Berkeley City Council. Everyone who can, please donate, donate up to $60 and it will be matched up to $420. secure.actblue.com/donate/mark-...

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Donate to Mark Humbert

Show your support with a contribution.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 06/08/2026

correct. Finland driving culture is incredibly easy and safe because of the ubiquitous speed cameras (and well designed streets) heatmap.news/politics/hel...

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Finland’s Secret to Safer Streets

How Finns learned to slow down and share the road

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Start calling Mike Johnson Jike Mohnson for no reason at all. When someone says Mike Johnson you don't correct them you just say Jike Mohnson. Fox News will lose their goddamn minds, the NYT be forced to write a terrible opinion about it and no normies will ever know it happened

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A story of cause and effect: Last November, Ontario banned cities from using speed safety cameras to issue tickets. Reckless speeding immediately surged in Toronto, Ottawa, Guelph, and cities throughout the province. A 🧵 about my latest in Bloomberg (gift link)

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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.

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

i thrifted a set of these therapy balls awhile back and have been working my way through this youtube channel (which is great), but the same day @tressiemcphd.bsky.social convinces me to pay more attention to my feet, this foot rollout just ....fixes my shoulders?? www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG48...

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Self Myofascial Release to Improve Shoulder Mobility

YouTube video by Tune Up Fitness

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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Shocking.

NTSB graph showing the relationship between miles biked per person per year and cyclists killed per billion miles biked. There's an obvious negative trend (people bike more in place where it's safer to do so.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Notice how he doesn't even mention parking, despite the containers being located along the curb. Other mayors would talk about the tradeoffs and say, "Look, we know New Yorkers like their parking." Not Mamdani. He keeps the focus where it belongs: on cleaner streets.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

But it seems to me that most people, when it comes to food, begin with what they want to believe - my diet is right and ethical - and look for evidence to support it. I understand this: it's literally a visceral issue. But we have to try to get beyond what we want to believe, hard as that is.

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Somebody pointed out the precedent a O’Keefe’s proposal will likely set: NIMBYs and other conservative strains could kill projects to improve public safety and fulfill the city’s goals of they just complain and stall long enough. Any decision the city of Berkeley makes only counts they like it.

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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The battle of Hopkins bike lanes are back, the final battle, and I got a lot to say. I haven't attended a Berkeley city council meeting in 7 years, but on Tuesday I'll be there, and I hope you will too. darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-final-...

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The Final Battle of Hopkins Bike Lanes

One of the most important climate actions goes to Berkeley City Council.

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berkped.bsky.social @berkped.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

from the Albany Gazette substack

https://albanygazette.substack.com/p/albany-gazette-issue-7

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A bio-inspired robot crosses paths with a real insect , 400 million years of evolution face to face with human engineering.

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Simple message, really. Thanks for the bluntness, @nondriver.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth

“3/4 of disabled people don’t drive. Stop using us as an excuse for car dependency.“ Via Anna Zivarts. The tagline at the bottom says “mobility freedom comes from mobility choices.“ Via the Urban Truth Collective in collaboration with Anna Zivarts.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/07/2026

interesting to me that as the administration treats democratic-voting states like conquered or occupied territories, you don’t have pundits demanding the president respect “half the country”

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

i think people look at homelessness as a relatively new phenomenon and reason backwards to think that in the Before Times, poor people must've all been able to afford houses/their own apartments etc. Most of the housing types the poor used were actually just outlawed (boarding houses, SROs etc)

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Chris B 🐻🌈 @loottheroom.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A Dungeon Game is here and it's free! (It's been both of those things for ages tbh) Explore subterranean depths, face dragons, and discover what lurks beneath. It's classic dungeon crawling with modern design (i.e. it's good). loottheroom.itch.io/a-dungeon-game

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a dungeon game by Chris Bissette

the second edition of a dragon game

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Gavin (who is back in town) @11mmyjohns.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

There are a lot of great things about Encyclopedia Brown but possibly my favorite is that his given name is Leroy, which means that he is canonically the baddest man in the whole damn town

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