Reposted by Mike PozarSeattle Department of Transportation @transportation.seattle.gov · 01/10/2026Halloween is coming. You don’t have to go to a “trunk-or-treat” event in Seattle! You can close your neighborhood street to through-traffic – for free! Trick-or-Streets permits are free and easy to get. Join here: seattle.gov/transportation/trick-or-streets 12674161
Reposted by Mike PozarAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire. 22487032216
Reposted by Mike Pozarryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 29/09/2026Norway has solution to this actually, stay at home parents can get their share of the public daycare subsidy as cash, that way parents are not pushed one way or the other. the problem of course is virtually no one on the center or right actually gives a shit about parents 382473528
Reposted by Mike PozarRob Friedman @pitchingninja.com · 22/09/2026Jason Benetti gets absolutely roasted by his own production crew with the camera cut after his Austro-Turkish War reference. 🤣 6776210
Reposted by Mike PozarKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The 70-79 Tigers have a better run differential than the 90-59 #1 seed Tampa Bay Rays. 271715
Reposted by Mike PozarAB @ab-cabra.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Will we ever realize that our car culture (where 2/3 of the population depends on having access to their own private automobile) was a giant mistake? "Drivers bear only 23% of total car-use costs, while 77% of all automobility costs are borne by society"sciencedirect.com 031
Reposted by Mike PozarNatanael, Tech janitor @natanael.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This is madnessreason.comVirginia mom gets 6-month suspended jail sentence for letting 5-year-old walk to the pondThe government also placed Karyann Parkinson on its child abuse and neglect registry, where she will remain for seven years. 153
Reposted by Mike PozarAri Ofsevit @ofsevit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026In 1957, a T ride cost 20¢. Adjusted for inflation, that's $2.40, exactly what the T costs today (well, $2.41, but close). The Turnpike from 128 to New York cost $2.45. Adjusted for inflation, it would be equivalent to $29.64. Driving the length of the Pike costs $4.25 today. 417347
Reposted by Mike PozarKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 24/08/2026Underappreciated: US farmland *already substantially produces energy, not food*, and does so very inefficiently. Corn ethanol (~40% of all US corn) requires about 100 times more land per vehicle-mile driven than solar photovoltaics -> electric vehicles. Shifting corn to solar *would free up land*. 4935101021
Reposted by Mike PozarProject On Government Oversight @pogo.org · 16/08/2026Tell your representatives that they must act IMMEDIATELY to close the gaps in our ethics laws and to hold President Trump accountable. act.pogo.orgPresident Trump's blatant conflict of interest needs to be the last strawGovernment officials should not be able to profit from an industry they have influence over. 0103
Reposted by Mike PozarKatja Diehl @katjadiehl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Swiss Study: On average, the researchers calculated external costs of 13.07 cents per person per kilometer driven. 5.73 cents for air pollution and noise 2.61 cents for traffic congestion 2.60 cents for climate damage 2.15 cents for the consequences of accidents www.unibas.ch/de/Aktuell/N...unibas.chDer Preis des Verkehrs – und was auf keiner Rechnung stehtWie lassen sich Verkehrskosten fairer verteilen? Eine Basler Studie zeigt, wie Mobility Pricing Verhalten und Rückverteilung beeinflusst. 28646
Reposted by Mike PozarRobert McMillan 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 @robertmcmillan13.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Not measured - people who are not using the roads because of safety concerns Netherlands - 75% of school students cycle to school regularly Ireland closer to 2%. Fatalities data - says Ireland’s roads were safer. BS irishcycle.com/2024/10/10/r...irishcycle.comRoad fatality figures are a poor indicator of road safetyComment & Analysis: Back in 2019, Ireland was named the second safest European Union Member State by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) and received the ETSC’s Road Safety Performance… 0104
Reposted by Mike Pozar852dude @852dude.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Bro. People are cool as fuck. 274164112319
Reposted by Mike PozarProject On Government Oversight @pogo.org · 06/08/2026Not only do you deserve a full accounting of the damage DOGE wrought, you deserve answers to the many questions about this rogue agency that still remain. pogo.orgDOGE Owes Us an ExplanationTransparency and oversight are key to reducing government waste. Sunsetting without issuing a final report shows DOGE never really cared about either. 187
Reposted by Mike PozarFortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Fossil fuel companies should be held accountable for the cost they've imposed on the rest of us. Maybe now is a good time for an Iran war windfall tax. 021
Reposted by Mike PozarAndy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Incredible stuff from Avalon Nursery. 453084492
Reposted by Mike PozarGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026This is one of the best things I've read in a while about the psychology of car supremacy, and how those of us who even *question* it are viewed as heretics. Thanks to @pflax1.bsky.social for sending this my way.medium.comWe Don’t Have a Culture of Convenience in North America. We Have a CULT of Convenience.And you can tell the difference by what happens when you question it. 525993
Reposted by Mike PozarJames Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"Unlike many others forced to halt their research [due to Trump cuts], Sehgal and his co-authors released their study anyway...with a fraction of the intended sample size. Still, removing the gas stoves relieved the participants’ asthma so much that the results were clear even with only 85 of them."wapo.stThe EPA halted a study on gas stoves and asthma. But even partial results were striking.Research that used a federal grant to pay for asthma patients to have their gas stoves replaced showed a dramatic fall in asthma attacks. The program was cut short after President Donald Trump took of... 6808287
Reposted by Mike PozarSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...climatecoloredgoggles.comResearchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health. 16275162809
Reposted by Mike PozarPatrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 05/07/2026You simply can’t be seen attempting to talk shit to a guy who is winning, laughing at you, and, crucially, taller than you 14101980
Reposted by Mike PozarCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/06/2026One year ago. 17985882596
Reposted by Mike PozarFortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I think this is the first mainstream press piece I've seen about balcony solar that gets it right and captures any nuance. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Tiny Solar Panel That Could Change America 111
Reposted by Mike PozarSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Why are US roads so much deadlier than Europe's? US: bigger cars, longer driving distances, more rural roads, weaker pedestrian infrastructure. Europe: tends to favour traffic calming, smaller vehicles, safer crossings, and stricter road design standards. Source: buff.ly/T0ScbKE 1713350
Reposted by Mike PozarElla Hansen @bagelpowered.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This looks exactly like my ichiro bobblehead from 2004. They shoulda seen this coming lol 072
Reposted by Mike PozarJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 13/03/2026This is a good lesson for journalists: Use plain language to state true things clearly. 462151893211
Reposted by Mike PozarBikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 09/03/2026State Rep @katiejonesmpls.bsky.social brought her newborn home from the hospital by cargo bike — made possible by years of investment in protected bike infrastructure. When we build for ALL ages & abilities, we make the best transportation choices the easiest choices. What a story to tell someday!startribune.comLawmaker, husband ride e-bike to, and from, baby’s deliveryRep. Katie Jones, a Minneapolis Democrat, and her husband, Peter Schmitt, pedaled to the hospital before and after their son was born. 0246
Reposted by Mike PozarDoug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Today, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced three pieces of legislation intended to speed the creation of tiny home villages and other forms of emergency housing serving homeless people. 717134
Reposted by Mike PozarElla Hansen @bagelpowered.bsky.social · 04/03/2026I built the wall behind her ☺️ yay make it easier for people to get shelter!! 1143
Reposted by Mike PozarGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946. In 2007, the US president was born in 1946. In 2017, the US president was born in 1946. And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946. 194107043231
Reposted by Mike PozarElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 01/02/2026Corruption, plain and simple. Steve Witkoff, David Sacks, and Howard Lutnick must testify in front of Congress. And Congress needs to grow a spine and put a stop to Trump’s crypto corruption. 581983576
Reposted by Mike PozarAB @ab-cabra.bsky.social · 01/02/2026WTF NYTimes: Courts Find Trump Deportation Policy Unlawful A strategy to detain immigrants indefinitely violated federal law, triggering widespread lawsuits and forcing courts to order releases 032
Reposted by Mike PozarArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Santa Cruz, by Peter Doig, 2025 31108151
Reposted by Mike PozarMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit. It's all white supremacy and greed. 19066332139
Reposted by Mike PozarAB @ab-cabra.bsky.social · 08/06/2025What’s it going to take for state and local law enforcement to arrest federal law enforcement? 022
Reposted by Mike Pozardavidkc.bsky.social @davidkc.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I don't want to hear Walz, Frey or any other elected official say "this has to stop." I want to hear them say "I will stop this." 062
Mike Pozar @poach187.bsky.social · 23/01/2026COME ON www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comWhite House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protestGuardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration 000
Reposted by Mike PozarSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 19/01/2026mad king moment from the PBS Newshour correspondent 12688292651
Reposted by Mike PozarNathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 14/01/2026A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country 11650151615
Reposted by Mike Pozaronion person @junlper.beer · 08/01/2026i love the idea of a guy who’s still been on the edge of getting into jeopardy after 61 years of it airing 271146211310
Reposted by Mike PozarBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/01/2026There we go. That there’s a headline.ft.comWho’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as TwitterA look inside Elon Musk’s big tent 153134533539
Reposted by Mike PozarB. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Time to reup the real National Security Strategy:media.tenor.coma man and woman are sitting next to each other in a church .ALT: a man and woman are sitting next to each other in a church . 71046180
Reposted by Mike PozarJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 03/01/2026Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes. 15375928020091
Mike Pozar @poach187.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Adding this to my “prompts to try again in a year to see how things improve” list 😉 000
Reposted by Mike PozarJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 16/12/2025Here's a fun thing I just learned: If you're a magazine or catalog or other bulk mailer who is willing to add AI-generated content to your mailing, USPS will reward you with a 5% discount—potentially many thousands of dollars! How on earth does this benefit USPS? www.usps.com/business/pro... 28585177
Reposted by Mike PozarPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment. They are openly saying this. Who would want to live in a country that works like that? 1373206526627