David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Did someone say "Epic Limousine?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFBE...youtube.comMidttrafik: The Bus [Official]YouTube video by We are M2 000
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Benevolent" and "efficient" are doing a lot of work here, but even under the best conditions, odds are the next generation gets the benevolent dictator's idiot son, and things get murderously inefficient in a hurry. 000
Reposted by David MendelsohnNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Here's part 2 of my California voter guide. This one covers how I'm voting on all 14 propositions that are on the ballot this year: publiccomment.blog/p/the-public...publiccomment.blogThe PUBLIC COMMENT 2026 California Voter Guide — Part 2The ballot propositions 85717
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I hate to say it, but I think Equity has replaced Patriotism as the last refuge of scoundrels. 150
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Sending up the @notjustbikes.com signal www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYHT...youtube.comWhy Grocery Shopping is Better in AmsterdamYouTube video by Not Just Bikes 010
Reposted by David MendelsohnMr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 02/10/2026Always happy to help with costume ideas for your #cats. 1384720871
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You think, why could this possibly matter to them 50 years later, but it's stuff like this that hammers home the point: they believe in Impunity. They just fundamentally don't believe that powerful people should be held accountable for anything. 130
Reposted by David MendelsohnNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If 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...eventbrite.comBuild or DieRebuilding Our Cities — And Our Democracy 46311
Reposted by David MendelsohnNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There’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...publiccomment.blogThe PUBLIC COMMENT 2026 California Voter Guide — Part 1How I'm voting in this year's statewide races 2318
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Depends on the definition of e-bike. I have a pedal assist bike and it's definitely exercise, the equivalent of a brisk walk several times a week. With the assist on low, it's maybe 30% faster with 30% less effort than a regular bike. 000
Reposted by David MendelsohnSecretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In 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⬇️buymeacoffee.comResearch Update #5 The Myth of the F6F-3 Hellcat and Captured Zero — Secretary of Defense RockPost by Secretary of Defense Rock 415722
Reposted by David MendelsohnDread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Honestly 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" 5394
Reposted by David Mendelsohnsamuel mehr @mehr.nz · 23/09/2026not sure if the scientists involved considered this but perhaps the direction of imitation is reversed, and in fact the opera stars are belting like lemursnytimes.comVideo: These Singing Lemurs Belt Like Opera Stars, Scientists SayScientists have found singing lemurs, known as indris, and opera singers use similar mouth shapes to create loud, high-pitched calls. 2125
Reposted by David Mendelsohnrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 19/09/2026California: 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 16195108
Reposted by David MendelsohnMichael Fry @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Your Grandad Cyclops talks about his school days 6247041593
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Yeah, they're RRFBs. Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons, I think. They seem pretty effective on MLK where I live, but as Rob Prinz points out, it depends on the accompanying context. 150
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It might be that a rider (not me) whacked it into the shut position. 000
Reposted by David MendelsohnKea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Hi 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.usa.streetsblog.orgWhere I've Been — Streetsblog USAHow becoming a caregiver for a person with terminal illness changed the way I think about transportation reform. 95013
Reposted by David MendelsohnE. Rosalie @erosalie.infoepi.com · 13/09/2026The 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. 1191776359
Reposted by David MendelsohnPolitics of Cars @thismachinekillsfascists.bike · 12/09/2026carbrain 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 415238
Reposted by David MendelsohnDavid A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 12/09/2026TRUMP TO MBS: NEW PHONE, HOUTHIS? 1398
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I don't think Lincoln is their hero anymore. 001
Reposted by David MendelsohnEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Happy 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. 5599463393
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_...en.wikipedia.orgI know it when I see it - Wikipedia 000
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I 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. 010
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026ISTM, as a general rule, that a household making $300k probably shouldn't be receiving any subsidy, even in San Jose. 010
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Asking sincerely, how is this horrible? I'd prefer cash grants or UBI, I'm not a fan of means testing, but this seems like one of the less draconian examples of it. 2+ years of grace period mitigates the problem of year-to-year income swing. 310
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I mean, this isn't even a pile-on, really. Most of the replies I'm seeing are pretty constructive, if he wants to learn about the topic. The other thread with his original reply, now *that* was a pile-on. 040
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I was in a Zoom breakout room with Paul Johnson during the '22 bike lane stuff, and that guy is a bully. 230
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Dr. Gleick, you seem to be a pretty good sport about the pile-on. It seems to be a case of an expert weighing in on a topic outside his area of expertise. I hope you'll become more familiar with the urbanist/street safety literature that has been developed over the last several decades. 0561
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026My neighbor says every car he's owned for the last 30 years has been hit while parked at one point or another. I'm pretty sure he'd oppose losing the parking, but I know he'd support cutting the lanes down to 1 in each direction. 010
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I live on this stretch of MLK, and the islands do make it feel safer as a pedestrian. As a bicyclist and/or driver, it feels less safe since so many drivers don't really stick to the lane markings. I hope the city is collecting data on this stuff. 120
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I feel like later Scooby Doo had an occasional "spooky" explanation, but you're correct. They overshot the 50% mark. 010
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Tbh, that's a pretty impressive feat in 4 inch heels. 1230
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I understand your fears, but we don't always get to choose the weapon we'd like to use. I'd rather not undergo chemotherapy, it has serious side effects, but sometimes that's what you need to kill the cancer. @davekarpf.bsky.social has a good piece about this. davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/the-data-c...davekarpf.beehiiv.comThe Data Center BankshotThe 081
Reposted by David MendelsohnCalifornians for Electric Rail @calelectricrail.org · 04/09/2026You 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... 415341
Reposted by David MendelsohnDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026But 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! 857962
Reposted by David MendelsohnBrittlestar @brittlestar.com · 01/09/2026It’s Nice To Be Disliked By One Of Those 401549700
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026You useless MFer. Donald Trump is a filthy, treasonous criminal. You should be doing everything you can, every single day, to end his reign of terror. Instead, we get this. Useless. 010
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026This article is a good source. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/voc...mcsweeneys.netVocabulary Words We Learned by Playing Dungeons & Dragonsacolyte aerie bard benign berserk brigand buckler charisma clairvoyant cleric deliquescing dexterity dispel dour draught encumbrance ethereal fecund flay gau... 000
David Mendelsohn @mendelshanks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I went as basic as possible, with the idea that I'd figure out what I wanted by living with it for a while, then buy a better one after a year or so. I year and a half later I'm still happy with my very basic e-bike. 000
Reposted by David MendelsohnDaniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I 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... 2256
Reposted by David MendelsohnBenjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This 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. 0194
Reposted by David Mendelsohnren they/them 🏳️⚧️ @renzaro.com · 24/08/2026Latest 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.usa.streetsblog.orgPhiladelphia Figured Out to Stop Double Parking — Will Other Cities Follow Suit? — Streetsblog USAPhiladelphia's automated enforcement pilot has reduced double parking and cleared loading zones for commercial vehicles. 0184
