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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 6h

Here’s what we really need to focus a lot more discussion on — you don’t need to hate cars in order to want people to have the CHOICE to walk, bike and take public transit in your city. Better cities provide more choices, and work better for EVERYONE. Bad cities offer only dependency. #CarDependency

Picture of a street with public transit (trams), people riding bikes in a bike lane, and people strolling while holding hands on a wide sidewalk, in central Melbourne. #MultiModal

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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 6h

Cars and parking have ruined the brains of so many people who no longer can comprehend any other way of getting around other than driving living room sized boxes around and storing them for free just feet from their destination.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

“Data centers are gonna be very popular”🤔 Trump again makes it clear his loyalty is to the tech oligarchs (who enrich him and his family), not to regular Americans

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Mike Ryan @mikeryan.bsky.social · 19h

[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath that you’ve never run moonshine with Bo and Luke Duke? [JACK SMITH]: No, I don’t think— [SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you with them? [SMITH]: That is Coy and Vance

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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Seriously #SickOfIt 😡

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Eric Schmitt is such a galactically moronic clown his stupidity may be breaking Bluesky.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Northland: {quietly continues existing, making up about 1/3 of KCMO and 1/6 of the whole KC metro population} Note: posted with all love for BOTG and their important mission. I just get salty when folks say ‘in the metro’ or ‘in KC’ when they really mean ‘in one corner.’ Anyway, go to one of these!

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Alabama’s legislature and governor — both from the party of “small government” and “freedom” — made a law *requiring* anyone affiliated with the state to go along with Orange Dear Leader’s insane “Gulf of America” bullshit. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

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Public radio station in Alabama says it can no longer use ‘Gulf of Mexico’

Sometimes authoritarian shifts in modern American life are obvious, but in other instances, they can be subtle and easy to miss.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“I don't use the new machines (A.I.) not because I'm against machines (I am using many different machines to write this/deliver it to you), but because these machines propose to do the part that makes it meaningful and worthwhile, and I have no interest in that.” www.the-reframe.com/thank-you-fo...

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The increasing need for independent writing in the age of billionaire slop.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

While strolling through the gift shop yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice that every one of the 500 or so tchotchkes and geegaws there was *aggressively* emblazoned with the name “MOUNT RUSHMORE” in letters so bold they can only be described as “overbearing.” 1/3

Picture of 4 American presidents’ faces carved into the 6 grandfathers rock formation near Keystone, SD.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Less than a half-hour until the start of the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup, which YOU can watch from the comfort of your easy chair at www.sdpb.org/buffalo-roun.... I’m here reporting live from on scene, because all I do is give. :-)

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Every year, SDPB partners with South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks, Travel South Dakota, and Custer State Park to bring live streaming coverage of the Buffalo Roundup to viewers all over the world.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Seems to me, if the problem is that we can’t hold an *election* if the already-held *primary* was using an incorrect map, then we ought to invalidate the primary and start over, holding a special election to fix the mess Hoskins and Hanaway intentionally created.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There's plenty of corruption, crimes against humanity, and downright evil shit to focus on, but every so often it strikes me how thoroughly we USians have been exposed and disgraced on the world stage. A country who can elect such a man—twice!—is not a worthy country. We need radical reformation.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The @nytimes.com’s “deep bench” and “thorough reporting” and long reputation cannot be squared against their predilection for coddling fascists and poisoning the image of progressives. Dump the New York Times and support independent media.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

because the ny times wants to kneecap AOC the way they did hillary clinton. they don't do this for any other politician but her. and we must pound them into the dust for this.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“So the bottom line is Trump doesn’t do the show anymore.” “Yeah.” That time Dave Letterman said Trump stopped doing the show unless he apologized for calling Trump “racist” — and Dave wouldn’t do it.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dear podcasters: I know you see the reports. You’ll say that the ads inserted into your p’cast are out of your control. But you can still talk to the platforms. Tell them: if the commercial in your podcast even mentions the term “A.I.”, I’m skipping the commercial.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I listen to a lot of podcasts, and honestly, I’ve kind of fallen in love with the Limu Emu and Doug Liberty Mutual commercials. You want to know why? They never, ever, ever ask me to buy their product because it’s got a bunch of A.I. in it.

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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

As fuel prices spikes cities across the country are taking action to further regulate scooters, and E-bikes making it harder to use the very tools that make it easier to reduce car trips and fuel usage.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I sometimes wonder if this country is even worth saving? I hope so.

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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I really believe road construction companies with city contracts should not be allowed to bid on new contracts if they are caught blocking crosswalks, sidewalks or bike lanes with signs without permits. The comfort of drivers isn't a reason to block access to vital infrastructure for others!

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We gotta seize this dude and all of his enabler’s assets after this. He’s done too much damage. It’s not enough for these people to just sail away from this on a big boat. That’s our boat.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Can’t wait to see how the disinformation machine tries to spin the Fed raising its benchmark rate to ward off uncontrolled inflation as “good, actually.”

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Men in politics, I'll tell you a secret about what really attracts women voters. What makes them think you're really manly. It ain't sports. It ain't lifting. It ain't guns. You wanna know? It's a tightly held secret. But I'll tell you. [leans in and whispers]: Giving a shit about other people.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Corporate Media would have crucified Hunter if he had a Russian oligarch pay for his wedding while Biden was president, but they will bury Donald Jr. doing it. Easy to become inured to absurd asymmetric accountability, but critical to hammer home to US that Corporate Media is biased for Trump.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I just read “One Star.” Loved the writing, terrified by how possible its premise has become.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It’s also the only thing preventing a devastating crash of the actual economy (consumer and business-owner confidence).

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The only thing keeping Trump’s approval out of the 20s is the stock market ignoring all the sirens

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Check your voter registration to make sure you haven’t been purged. Make a PLAN to vote. Recruit friends/family. Vote early if you can. Election interference won’t work if Americans vote!

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Just passed a sign in South Dakota that said “Continental Divide.” {Spoken with a dumb, arrogant American accent}: “Wut?” {Bings “Continental Divide”} Huh.

Map of continental divides throughout North America. The great divide goes through the Rocky Mountains from Alaska to Mexico, of course. But many other divides are also shown, through the Alleghenies, for example. The one we just crossed is the Laurentian. If we had peed outside while we were in Fargo, it would have run down {or up!} to the Hudson Bay.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It's times like these you learn to live again It's times like these you give and give again It's times like these you learn to love again It's times like these time and time again. #FooFighters #FargoDome

Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters rock your eyes out on a stage in Fargo, ND.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Wondering how many people at this Foo Fighters concert in Fargo, ND are also at their first Foo Fighters concert. Guessing very few.

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Andrew Lewis FC @andrewlewisfc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There is no constituency in favour of privatizing the sky except the advertisers doing it. No one wants the sky polluted by thousands of drones blocking the stars. It needs to be banned with extreme prejudice, but our feckless governments will do nothing because commerce, lobbyists, & donors.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Voter suppression is election stealing. That’s the post.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A robot is sweeping the floors at QuikTrip. Are gas/ snacks cheaper now? An AI with a 90% error rate is handling claims at United Healthcare. Is healthcare cheaper now? A robot is checking inventory at Price Chopper. Are groceries cheaper now? Don’t support “automation” unless it supports you.

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Michael “Concentration camps are bad, actually” Gier @mgier.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Health insurance companies are in the business of preventing as many people as possible from accessing health care.

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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Because Republicans. They never did.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Biden took the short stairs up to Air Force One instead of the long stairs and it was headline news. Trump publicly fantasizes about conquering neighboring countries and their 170+ million people and the news media will hardly mention it.

Map shows an imagined USA that incudes the current country plus Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Greenland etc.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026

Perspective.

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Werner Herzog's Bear @jasontebbe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A lot of people are not even aware of Trump’s unhinged posting. The media has decided not to report on it, even if it involves threats against allies and attacks on American states. I think legacy media is more frightened of dropping their both sides narrative than they are of a deranged leader.

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Geoff with a G @gmgerling.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thank a union today

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God @thegodshow.com · 07/09/2026

Thou shalt not trust A SINGLE WORD from corporate media talking heads who LOOK AWAY while the president is CERTIFIABLY INSANE.

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