sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Y'all, from the behavior I'm seeing out here in the wild gas isn't expensive enough yet. 000
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 11/03/2026It was so nice of Indiana to create the new "black out" Indiana license plates to warn us that the owner is indeed a confirmed d-bag! 000
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Our WEBSITE is LIVE! “The Truth About Cities In An Age Of Disinformation.” Read about WHO we are, WHY we started this, our PLANS to grow, and most importantly, WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING. We hope you’ll support this work, and help us spread the word! #UrbanTruth www.urbantruthcollective.com 6301136
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 18/01/2026In cities everywhere. 725166
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/10/2025the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors. 456107031932
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialPeter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 25/10/2025I am conservative. www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-am-c...linkedin.comI am conservative.“We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful me... 0112
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 25/10/2025New book day!!! Can't wait to dig in to the new book by the hosts of @thewaroncars.bsky.social 🎉 0111
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Sitting at a local coffee shop where weirdly I'm the only one here, it took half an hour to make a latte, most of the lights are off, and the barista playing a playlist of Phoebe Bridgers Christmas songs on repeat. Either she's trippin'or I'm going to get murdered right? Or am I trippin'? 😅 110
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Not to be a dick, but sometimes people should feel imposter syndrome. It's just called being new to something and lacking experience; which will improve as you learn! 000
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Or, rather than relying on the largess of rich individuals, how about the rich pay their share of taxes so we can fund social programs to help each other and publicly fund elections so we can get money out of politics. 020
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 18/06/2025"Hot" take: Summer is the worst season. I don't like sweating just because I exist. Related, it's way easier to bike for transport in the colder weather than the heat; I can get to my destination in decent clothes without sweating through 😅 010
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialtigard-stripes.bsky.social @tigard-stripes.bsky.social · 03/06/2025EVs are here to save the car companies, not our liveable planet. A freeway packed full with single occupancy electric cars is still a freeway packed full of cars. Fund the bus. Build more trains. Ride your bike. Cars are the least efficient way to move people in a city. 69723
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Maybe 🔥 take: On the web CSS is how a design system is created; not sketches in figma. If your're a web designer, you need to design in the language of the web. 100
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/05/2025“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.thebetter.newsFinland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.meIn Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness. 12977331
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialSafe Streets Indy @safestreetsindy.org · 08/05/2025This is horrific. 😔 14411
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialFrankie F. Funk @frankieffunk.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Stop child murder! Ban cars. 131
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialmaximum neil @ne8il.bsky.social · 08/05/2025terrible, and also entirely predictable. this has been an issue for years now and no one with power has done a single thing about it 163
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 23/04/2025I was riding my bike home tonight and apparently a bug fell into my shirt pocket, got smashed, and now somehow left a bloodstain on the front of my shirt 🤔 Not a hazard I knew to watch out for 😅 010
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialGlen Gower @glengower.ca · 21/04/2025Also interesting: "These Charts Explain Why Public Transit Is Safer Than Driving" - a comparison of data on fatal crashes and crime on transit versus roadways www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-p... (via @theoverheadwire.com)scientificamerican.comThese Charts Explain Why Public Transit Is Safer Than DrivingThe rates of fatal crashes and crime are both lower on public transportation than on roadways 0183
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialStreetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org · 18/04/2025States like Georgia are taking a critical look at their drivers education programs — but some say the whole concept of driver's ed deserves scrutiny.buff.lyDoes Driver’s Ed Really Make Roads Safer? — Streetsblog USAStates like Georgia are taking a critical look at their drivers education programs — but some say the whole concept of driver's ed deserves scrutiny. 063
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18/04/2025As David Brooks has said, we’re approaching civil disobedience and national strikes phase of defending our nation. 1500354707401
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialGeorge Hahn @georgehahn.com · 17/04/2025Support public radio. www.npr.orgnpr.orgNPR - Breaking News, Analysis, Music, Arts & PodcastsTop stories in the U.S. and world news, politics, health, science, business, music, arts and culture. Nonprofit journalism with a mission. This is NPR. 424537
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialPaul Meek @paulmeekperth.bsky.social · 16/04/2025"Space used to be a frontier for human exploration, a fount of innovation, and a symbol of a bright, uncertain and expansive future. Now it is a background for the Instagram selfies of the rich and narcissistic." No shade on the individuals going up, but the overall portrait described, yestheguardian.comThe Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira DoneganThe trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish silliness 65413
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Fundamentally the issue is clear: if I leave my home and choose the most polluting and antisocial form of transport my local authority makes this easy; if I try to be responsible, pro-social and healthy, my local authority makes this hard 16599134
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16/04/2025“The United States, with its enormous highways, sprawling suburbs and neglected public transport systems, is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. But this arrangement of obligatory driving is making many Americans actively unhappy, new research has found.” Via @theguardian.comtheguardian.comHow extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappinessA car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting 20723195
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 15/04/2025"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in. The attempts were 'near real-time'... "Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..." www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...npr.orgA whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor dataA whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official. 55789794721
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/04/2025"We can react by seeing all of this for what it is, and naming it by name: incipient state terror. We can react by associating ourselves with others who are repressed before we are. Only in solidarity do we affirm law." 6940941589
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Wearing even just mid-range menswear is such a life-hack! I spent around $30 at thrift stores (dark brown leather brogues, basic tan slacks, houndstooth shirt, unstructured navy corduroy jacket with patch pockets) and I've received TWO compliments from people in the course of my day ❤️ Nice boost :-) 000
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...npr.orgA whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor dataA whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official. 356111775390
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14/04/2025What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...theatlantic.comThe Constitutional Crisis Is HereThe Supreme Court told the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison. So far, the administration is pretending to comply while re... 21377822912
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialPeter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 14/04/2025They tried to protect us (1868). 823958
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialHenry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 11/04/2025“I feel like something is happening generally in America,” she said. “Something bad is happening. I don’t think everybody understands.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...nytimes.comShe Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her (Gift Article)President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there. 0177
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10/04/2025This government is not legitimate. 11147801213
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialGersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 10/04/2025In today's installment of "Gersh Kuntzman Films His Commute for U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy," I encounter a real SHITHOLE: The Ocean Parkway bike lane. Hey, Sean, a little funding would go a long way towards encouraging a safe form of transportation: youtu.be/hnNwoDSP-KEyoutu.beHey, Sean, I'm On My BikeYouTube video by Gersh Kuntzman 1245
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 10/04/2025I want to ride with this crew so bad; this is my complete aesthetic. 010
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 09/04/2025"Americans have an idea that cars equal personal freedom,” said Sarah Goodyear, co-host of a podcast called “The War on Cars... "If you reduce speed limits, it really does save lives and it really does reduce catastrophic injuries. But we are not willing to pay that price."nytimes.comA Deadly Crash Puts a Spotlight on New York’s Worst Drivers (Gift Article)The city has long grappled with traffic fatalities. Officials and residents are now asking what more can be done after a fatal crash that killed a woman and two of her children. 1020039
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialJackson Franklin For Congress @jacksonfranklin.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Join and help this grassroots movement! Go to JacksonFranklinForCongress.com to see our full policy platform, donate, volunteer, and keep track of campaign events! Together we will take back the House in 2026! This is the direct continuation of Bernie Sanders’s political revolution! 53218
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 09/04/2025New pet peeve that I never new I'd have: Co-workers querying chatGPT during a zoom meeting, taking it all as golden truth, and just reading me the replies as if it was their own idea or information they'd just happen to know. If I wanted to get chatGPTs take I could have just asked it! 020
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.social🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 08/04/2025"So, when we first hear about the Insurrection Act, it may trigger our alarmism. But better to face it now, before it comes, than learn about it on-the-fly."wagingnonviolence.orgWhat to do if the Insurrection Act is invokedWith the Insurrection Act looming, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond. 35713329
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 08/04/2025New episode! Tesla dealerships, many of them located in the worst kind of automotive sprawl, have emerged as crucial nodes in a decentralized network of resistance to the current administration. We talked to organizers and protesters in the #TeslaTakedown movement. thewaroncars.org/2025/04/08/e... 1434543
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/04/2025I support the US garment industry. I don't believe in making life harder for immigrants or erecting blanket tariffs. So how can we reshore some of our US garment manufacturing without xenophobia or protectionism? Here's my view. 🧵 9061771276
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 07/04/2025It's time to wake up Indy! This can't be acceptable as the status quo! If this is the effect of our current policies and infrastructure, something has to change! 032
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 07/04/2025I want to know where all my conspiracy people went too. They were all "pizza gate" and "email servers" before, but now that we have an ACTUAL quantifiable conspiracy playing out to destroy the US as we know it and enrich the wealthy they've gone strangely silent 🧐 010
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialAlex Panetta @alexpanetta.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Today’s New York Times is bleeeeak: -Globalization is collapsing. Here’s the decades-long catastrophe triggered the last time this happened: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/o... -The US is becoming a police state. Trust me. I’ve lived in one: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Globalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves. (Gift Article)The world was just as intertwined 100 years ago, and its unraveling was a disaster. Can we avoid the same outcome? 1218583
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Welcome to Indiana, "A State That Works!" 162
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 05/04/2025"Emissions from cycling can be more than 30x lower for each trip than driving a fossil fuel car, and about 10x lower than driving an electric one."theconversation.comCycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero citiesActive travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day. 7364108
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialWildstyle @mrwildstyle.bsky.social · 06/04/2025‼️EMERGENCY Call to Action for Public Education‼️ Tomorrow April 7 @ 10:30 the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee will amend and vote on SB 1, and they will try to combine it with SB 518. 176
Reposted by @sprocketz.bsky.socialSafe Streets Indy @safestreetsindy.org · 04/04/2025Reminder: Not a single elected official in Indianapolis spoke out after 10 kids were struck by drivers in a 30-day span. Zero. None. Not a *single* one spoke up. Not even 'Thoughts and Prayers' for the victims. Not even a 'Drivers, pay attention — kids are out' PSA. Nothing. Nothing. 45617
sprocketz.bsky.social @sprocketz.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Ride by of just about half the crowd (wrapped around entire capital) in Indianapolis today at the #Indivisible #HandsOff #indiana50501 protest. 121023110
