Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 9hActually, this is how many men feel about unprotected sex: pregnancy is abstract to them. To women, it definitely is not. 030
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 9h@jimmykimmel.com did such a superb job pointing out the ridiculousness and hypocracy of Hegseth pronouncements. I hope that the 20% who are fired under such trumped up circumstances keep their self respect, sue for unconstitutional dismissal and walk away with $$ www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VIE...youtube.comTrump Makes Up New Racial Stereotypes, Shows Off Billion Dollar Ballroom & Hegseth Crazy at QuanticoYouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live 010
Reposted by Robin ChaseJerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Corrected: Why We've Sabotaged High Speed Rail in America. It could work if big oil and the airline industry weren't afraid of it. There are plenty city corridors that are the perfect distance for high speed rail. We could afford it if we wanted to and had the political will to make it so. 2548
Reposted by Robin ChaseArrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Non-consensual, hard-to-avoid "use" of GenAI (like asbestos shoved into every crevice) does not invalidate critique of GenAI (primarily, its political economy of resource extraction, labor exploitation, &c) 219839
Reposted by Robin ChaseJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A goal of this administration being achieved: “American pre-tax corporate earnings have grown by $1.2trn, or 30%. … And yet taxes on corporate profits have collapsed.” www.economist.com/finance-and-... h/t @talsmith.bsky.social 8466219
Reposted by Robin ChaseAMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 05/10/20266. By six votes. Don't think for one second your vote doesn't matter. Your vote could be the difference between decent, thoughtful, smart representation and whatever messed up plan the Republican party has in mind. Friends and family and Iowa? Give 'em a call. Let them know what you know. 2412115
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 05/10/2026My brother Mark had a big hand in making these happen. So beautiful, and effective! Well done @cityofsomerville.bsky.social and www.neighborways.comneighborways.comNeighborways Design 141
Reposted by Robin ChaseLeon Simons @leonsimons.com · 03/10/2026🚨NASA CERES satellite data shows another 4-year average record for global Absorbed Solar Radiation. Earth's Energy Imbalance has more than doubled over the past 20 years. We've been trying to warn about this and the impacts for years, but few seem to care. 715484
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“Leveraging” all of humanity’s past knowledge is one thing. scooping existíng researchers’s work might finally force governments to do something. The idea this was by chance is implausible Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/s...nytimes.comDid Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work. 010
Reposted by Robin ChaseBryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 25/09/2026@onecityvan.bsky.social posted their housing platform. Lots to like: more housing options, more non market housing, better support for renters. Also, they're calling for affordable & accessible flats (like our Four/Five prototype 👇) to be allowed everywhere we already allow plexes and large homes. 47818
Reposted by Robin ChaseS.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is such an amazing book, I highly highly recommend it for anyone wanting to change society or just their own personal relationship with extraction, consumption and Capitalism as our basis for our economic lives. 071
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Making sure we have our priorities straig as we live our lives he www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warnNew report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms 110
Reposted by Robin ChaseBicycleDutch @bicycledutch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A new short for those who like them. (Based on last week's video.) youtube.com/shorts/4aEI7...youtube.comDoes this street look busy to you?YouTube video by BicycleDutch 13310
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Recognizing enoughness is a radical act in an economy that is always urging us to consume more.” Robin Wall Kimmerer 1106
Reposted by Robin ChaseMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/09/2026"On Monday, I can take a Zoom call from a Mexico City Airbnb that used to be a family’s house, and on Tuesday, I can send an email from a short-term rental in Bali that was once a women’s shelter. I bill my employer for the time I spend on my Instagram." buff.ly/CsWhmEybuff.lyMy Remote Job Gives Me the Freedom to Displace People All Over the World“By working remotely, I break down boundaries. I’m a traveler and a worker, a learner, and a teacher. I’m a digital nomad and a real-life colonist.” 9/14/23 ... 1389129
Reposted by Robin ChaseElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Russell Vought cannot be given the power to decide what science is funded. He knows nothing about science; in fact, he seems to hate it and everyone who does it. And he has all of the worst characteristics of humanity. The Republican Congress is a fucking disease.arstechnica.comRussel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grantsPending move comes over the objections of the NIH director. 39735294
Reposted by Robin ChaseOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“[The prosecution] was intended to silence speech about Palestine, and for everything that they threw at this case, they have failed.” quoted: Amy Zhai, one of the five students targeted in the prosecution www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comCharges dropped against Stanford students over pro-Palestine protestStudents faced prison terms and thousands of dollars in restitution over campus protest against Israel’s war on Gaza 227875
Reposted by Robin ChaseStardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 22/09/2026Tribal consultation isn’t optional, but the corporations building data centers in New Mexico are acting like it is.truthout.orgBig Tech Is Trampling Native Treaty Rights to Build Data CentersTribal consultation isn’t optional, but the corporations building data centers in New Mexico are acting like it is. 52986616
Reposted by Robin ChaseDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Research units from across government have been gutted. More than 10,000 PhDs have left government. For example the research arm of the Department of Education lost 90% of their staff and the research office for the Secretary of Health and Human Services lost an estimated 60% of their staff. 8390191
Reposted by Robin ChaseChuck Darwin @cdarwin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026For every 10cm of vehicle height, the odds of a pedestrian death rise by 11 per cent. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auResearchers who analysed 10,000 crashes say car size does matterA study of 13 years of crashes in Australia finds a link between car height and risk of pedestrian death, particularly for women and children. 062
Reposted by Robin ChaseMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump is preparing to impose “sweeping sanctions” on the International Criminal Court, WSJ reports. Nothing says “we are international criminals” more. 53939304
Reposted by Robin ChaseBryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 20/09/2026You are the company you keep… 0239
Reposted by Robin ChaseMr. Fahrenheit @mrfahrenheit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"Sometimes, as a diversion from the relentless onslaught of train clatter and the endless flood of humanity — hustling, jostling, trying to make it through the commute inside traveling bubbles of indifference — I stop to look for art."nytimes.comOpinion | Please Stand Clear of the Accidental Art MuseumUnder New York’s streets, the subway system corrodes, is fixed — and breaks again. What’s left is art, the M.T.A. Modern. 021
Reposted by Robin ChaseSundance @sundance.bikesky.social · 20/09/202610 reasons why I think you shouldn’t start riding bikes. Feel free to add your own personal reasons, I’m sure there are like hundreds. 228925
Reposted by Robin ChaseKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually 11996971921
Reposted by Robin ChaseElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19/09/2026As Trump tries to ban CNN from the White House, it would be a massive mistake to cave on the Paramount merger. The last thing we need is another Trump-controlled media conglomerate abusing its power to stomp out competition. This is a dangerous merger. variety.com/2026/film/ne...variety.comParamount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Settle Antitrust SuitParamount Skydance is in "advanced talks" with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle the 12-state antitrust suit that's holding up its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, the WSJ reported. 903024944
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A nice clear explanation of both problem & solution. Boston/Cambridge last two cycle deaths could like have been avoided with some form of concrete like this. 185
Reposted by Robin ChaseDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 16/09/2026Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding celebration earlier this year was partly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch who has "spent a lot of money seemingly successfully cultivating a relationship with the son of the president, and we have no idea why.”democracynow.orgA Russian Oligarch Secretly Funded Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding; Democrats Demand ProbeCongressional Democrats have opened an investigation after ProPublica revealed on Monday that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin bankrolled part of Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding in May. P... 811743
Reposted by Robin ChaseTransportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 16/09/2026No New Yorker should be sold a “bike” or a high-speed scooter under the false premise that it’s safe or legal to ride. This morning, State Senator Kristen Gonzalez and AM Diana Moreno announced a bill to ban the sale of illegal high-speed devices and quell retailers’ predatory marketing. 0136
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If Congress succeeds, can a subsequent congress undo it? 000
Reposted by Robin ChaseInside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 16/09/2026A deregulatory trifecta? Congress moves to block lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry. The EPA rolls back climate regs. The Supreme Court hears a landmark climate case.insideclimatenews.orgCongressional Republicans Aim to Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits - Inside Climate NewsThe House Judiciary Committee will consider the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act as the Trump administration moves to roll back federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions. 51310
Reposted by Robin ChaseJimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 16/09/2026Welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social, Energy Secretary Chris Wright 0194
Reposted by Robin ChaseCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16/09/202613 of 16 developing economies rank the U.S. as the greatest threat their own country—ahead of both China and Russia www.rockefellerfoundation.org/reports/2026...rockefellerfoundation.org2026 Polling Data SurveyThe 2026 survey finds that while nearly seven in ten people across 34 countries believe the world has gotten worse, support for countries working together remains strong, with preventing wars and conf... 516254
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 15/09/2026arg. Tail between legs. I will do that. Headline problematic. 000
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I've got 2 trees about 12 feet apart. One, my brother grew from seed; the second I bought online. Nice to have some variety. They appear to be about 1 week apart in terms of flowering and fruit ripeness. But they still managed to be in sync for fertilization. 010
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Pawpaws happening! Planted them because indigenous, but most of family is not a fan. 180
Reposted by Robin ChaseDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below. 145136924892
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I have such respect for both of you and work you do, but please: Moving one 150 lb person in a 3 ton private vehicle will never make sense economically, spacially, safety, access, environmentally. We need to right-size transport: public & shared transport + small light EVs (bikes, scooters etc). 131
Reposted by Robin ChaseJason E. Dunlap, Valeyard @redeyedjedi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Trump refuses to call it war because he doesn't want to pay widows bsky.app/profile/robe... 23512
Reposted by Robin ChaseKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This guy is pretty damn good at this 25783150
Reposted by Robin ChaseMichael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It's an abuse of the FCC. Texans, make it backfire! 513119054250
Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The thesis: the Obama administration should have prosecuted members in Bush’s for use of torture. True! A lesson for the next admin regarding Trump lawlessness www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comGeorge W Bush’s impunity led to Trump’s lawlessness | Kenneth RothThe reluctance of later administrations to repudiate Bush-era torture and endless detention laid the groundwork for recent violence 061
Reposted by Robin ChaseOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Canada’s “lowest-priced EV” is $30,000 (after rebates). I can think of electric vehicles that are a lot cheaper than that. They’re just on two wheels instead of four!theglobeandmail.comNissan to sell smaller-battery Leaf for less than $30,000 after rebatesAutomaker bets the lower price point despite the smaller battery will win over Canadian drivers 3231834
Reposted by Robin Chasenatalia barbour @nataliabarbour.bsky.social · 11/09/2026If a parking spot should leave room for error so should a bike lane. 435051
Reposted by Robin ChaseClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“An 80-year-old president is spending a ridiculous amount of time consuming and reposting endless A.I. fan fiction portraying him as the biggest, strongest and most important person alive. It feels like we’re genuinely watching his brain rot in real time.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...nytimes.com60 Posts in 10 Hours: How Trump’s Social Media Reflects His Version of Reality (Gift Article)With an assist from A.I., President Trump offers a window into how he wants to be seen — and, critics say, a barometer of his mental state. 1023873