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TFW you’re bringing light but you’re not happy about it. (From the Tarot exhibit at the Morgan Library in NYC)

Renaissance era tarot card with a lady with a grumpy face and receding hairline touching a sparkle of
Light

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But nobody should be honking their car horns this much on Sunday morning. Even if there is a parade blocking the road.

Good morning, Madison Ave.

The exterior of JP Morgan’s old joint. Dark rose stone and wrought iron balconies

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The guy she was talking to was awful but hopefully she’s not dating him.

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Oh well, my hotel is across the street from Van Leuwen ice cream. What a “tragedy.”

The coolers full of frozen sweet goodness.

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@michael-orr.bsky.social I’m at a table next to a lady who just said she went to Furman. #eavesdropping

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Sen. Wyden doesn’t say stuff like this often…he must have pretty clear information.

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Full disclosure: I had to take Lyft to the Portland Airport at 5 am today. No such thing as a perfect #weekwithoutdriving in this society!

I have one free night tomorrow, staying in the Bowery / Lower East Side — any Bluesky acquaintances with recs of what I should do on a Saturday night?

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If unions were still at their 1950s strength, maybe bricklayers could earn a family-sustaining wage. But that’s not the capitalism we’ve ended up with.

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As soon as I feel comfortable with crossing it, some driver always reminds me why it is terrifying and poor design.

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Meghan @ormeghan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy sunny afternoon to everyone except the two (!) drivers who tried to run me over at this spot. Despite my signaling, despite the “yield to bikes and pedestrians” sign, they just barreled past my front tire at full speed. That @multco.bsky.social hasn’t fixed this spot yet is negligence.

The ramp headed south off the Hawthorne Bridge, where I cross what drivers think is a freeway on-ramp and risk my life daily.

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Today’s #weekwithoutdriving challenge: drop off green bags and pick up dry cleaning. It would be easier if the SE Tolman greenway was continuous and paved all the way to Woodstock’s business district. But a little gravel riding didn’t hurt the cans:

My bike outside the Woodstock New Seasons with two bags of cans for redemption in the big panniers

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Meghan @ormeghan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thanks for the reminder to pack light for tomorrow, Ursula.

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Meghan @ormeghan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’m spending a good chunk of Week Without Driving in New York City, which will be amazing. But today in Portland I biked to the office and a work event after. It’ll be interesting to compare car free life in NYC vs. PDX!

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Meghan @ormeghan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I can’t decide if Promising Young Woman is cathartic or straight nihilism, but you don’t turn the tv off feeling unaffected. Especially today.

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 30/09/2026

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Today on Volts: Heat-pump water heaters use a fraction of the energy of the conventional kind, but they've often been bulky, loud, & a hassle to install. A company called Reservoir has made one that's smaller, quieter, & much smarter, installed in hours by their own plumbers. I talk with the CEO.

volts.wtf

What’s up with heat-pump water heaters?

A conversation with Luke Winston-Almanzar of Reservoir.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Conservative legal groups are weaponizing public records laws to harass and silence university scientists whose research might be used to target fossil fuel companies in court: www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

politico.com

Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers

A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.

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Meghan @ormeghan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So “not all men” because 1.7 percent might have a mild objection to abject violence against women?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

this gaffe should follow Eric Schmitt around for the rest of his political life (Jack Smith was actually in Maryland at a HAWKEYES game, not in Atlanta colluding with Fani Willis as Schmitt alleged) (Win McNamee/Getty)

photo of Schmitt's team holding up a poster board that made false claims about Jack Smith's whereabouts in February 2024

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Meghan @ormeghan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The head of a major African nation sustainability program was denied a visa to enter the US for a Climate Week speaking engagement but THAT guy is moderating a panel for the US Government?!? Cool cool cool sure

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Meghan @ormeghan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There’s only a word for the feeling the cyclist gets in that situation: schadenmotofreude

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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.

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Meghan @ormeghan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Last chance to snap up one of the few remaining spots at next week's GTZ Forum in NYC, friends in green building policy and practice! gettingtozeroforum.org Oct. 1st is the last day to register:

gettingtozeroforum.org

GTZ Homepage - Getting to Zero Forum

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Meghan @ormeghan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Okay, I stand by my statement. It only comes once AN HOUR after 11 pm. Hard no for me.

Meghan @ormeghan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It was super fun! Bonus points for @trimet.org to the show (our first time in the newly-rerouted #4.) Taking the bus home at 11:30 pm, though? Nope. That’s where it breaks down, late at night when the bus might come in 30 minutes or not at all.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Your taxpayer dollars are being illegally spent to air a literal Trump 2024 campaign ad.

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The other half are lying to their partners about having one, maybe

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HALF of all US men 18-49 have these accounts?!? When men complain in 30 years that they’re broke and can’t retire, let’s all collectively remember to ask them how much they lost to Draft Kings. Also, delete your accounts now to save your future selves.

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I mean, I’m relatively strong but I don’t feel comfortable lifting a 65-lb beast over my head into a cargo car.

I can’t wait to see the new trains! Any sneak peek at the bike options for heavier ones, like e-bikes?

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I haven’t! I’ve followed him on Bluesky for a bit and finally got into one of his books.

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Backdraft. The people in front of us were grilling (this was in Kansas City) so, full sensory experience

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Ah, sure, the usual Friday night illegal budget acts news dump:

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