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Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I know two words in French and they're both here
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Also the article cites ~$18M overtime as the main cause (perhaps the largest line item) but the overage was ~$100M. What’s the rest?
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The main budget overage cause was overtime, suggesting staffing issues. It seems pretty straightforward that an understaffed agency may have to cut service. I don’t think you have to be a Marta rider to reach that (though it helps)
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The ajc article doesn’t contemplate this side of the balance sheet. It’s looking at the issue from the taxpayer side, but not at all from the rider side.
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Living on the #2 route, it is absolutely believable to me that 10%+ routes were canceled or effectively didn’t happen for one reason or another. bsky.app/profile/mart...
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
So let’s say Marta was suppose to provide 100 rides for $250 and it actually cost $290. That’s over budget. But say they provided 83 rides for $250. That’s also sort of over budget because less was delivered. My belief is both sorts of thing are happening.
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I suspect the 17% Marta budget overage is worse than described here: www.ajc.com/news/2026/10...
ajc.com
MARTA blew fiscal year budget by nearly 17%, officials say
Overtime, operating costs result in MARTA exceeding fiscal year budget.
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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 07/10/2026
it would be good to see MARTA board members as concerned about their constant service cancellations, even after their route redesign, and to have a plan for fixing that. If the budget is inadequate, let's see some advocacy from them for their system. www.ajc.com/news/2026/10...
ajc.com
MARTA blew fiscal year budget by nearly 17%, officials say
Overtime, operating costs result in MARTA exceeding fiscal year budget.
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Otilla💀 @mereposts.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
fun fact, this is the law in two states and they are purely by coincidence the whitest states in the country
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 05/10/2026
All prisoners should have the right to vote while in prison
Norman Rockwell's Freedom of Speech
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
*Achem* gimmie that bratbest
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My job in 2015 had CNN on constantly, and it was wild how CNN would constantly platform established liars. When pinned down, Michael Cohen or Kellyanne Conway would just make stuff up, impossible to disprove in the moment. Day later, they’d be back on to do it again.
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Hannah Riley Fernandez @hannahcrileyy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Georgia is set to execute a man named Stacey Humphreys in 3 days. 11 of his jurors voted for life without parole; the one holdout altered the foreperson’s note to the judge to hide the deadlock (!!) - because under Georgia law, a deadlock in a capital case automatically means a life sentence.
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
i saw some commentary on here about how one never sees Charlie Kirk anymore in a serious context, and it made me feel the need to take y’all on a short walk through the halls of congress one year after his death i only made it past about half of their offices bc I only had like 40 mins at lunch but
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Atlanta Mission has a facility in West Midtown maybe a quarter mile from room & board. It’s nice, you would never know it’s there.
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Note that Atlanta Mission tried to open a facility away from downtown and: www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
cbsnews.com
Neighbors pushing back on proposal to build large homeless services hub near Atlanta Beltline
Some people living in the northwest Atlanta area say they support helping those in need, but that they are worried about what a facility that could serve hundreds of people a night could mean for thei...
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
oh nice, sounds like these guys are offering to fund homelessness services outside of downtown (they actually want to chase away homeless folks with robot dogs)
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today you could fully go from Piedmont Park to West End via Eastside beltline, but it would take significantly longer.
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is great. Current bike routing from (say) Piedmont Park to West end (heading South through downtown) has a lot of protected stretches but still some sketchy gaps where you are dealing with traffic.
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I would have my many servants swim for me
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This guy just won a Kia and raced to get in the front seat and wave at the audience
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Price is Right is in front of me at the airport and there’s something so joyful about a good contestant
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Matt Muir @mattmuir.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We have whittled down all the nominations to our shortlist for the 2026 Tiny Awards! 11 of the most beautiful, interesting, heartfelt, weird, silly websites from the past year, for you to explore and enjoy and vote on - pick your favourite, vote for the winner, TELL THE WORLD! tinyawards.net/vote/
An image of the Tiny Awards logo with the word 'VOTE' underneath it
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
You know you’re entering into a fair, not infuriating process when a key message on a promotion for it is “avoid the temptation to attack“
Add for Atlanta citizen review board: includes “tip”, “ avoid the temptation to attack”
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
what did you have?
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
IMO there is not but mediocrity in there, just embrace the hot dog + Coors light
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
When it comes to signing open letters about academic freedom, “We have to take a principled stand!” doesn’t work if there have been loads of other much more obvious and serious instances of violations of academic freedom to which you said absolutely nothing.
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It’s such a failure, requires numerous buses to be out of circulation. Also true that the data isn’t dependable.
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
In contrast, transit can effectively transport everyone, the tactics exist and the math checks out. But we actually have to operate a functioning system
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Note that cars also aren’t reliable: there are daily traffic quagmires that can easily add 30 minutes to a commute and have no single passenger engineering solution
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I’d also waited 30 minutes a couple weeks ago, which means at least 2-3 buses were off schedule. When people decide to use cars, this is a major reason why
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Because #2 goes right by my home I extrapolate its problems to the whole system, but per @martabusinsights.atlantatransitalerts.app I think it’s worse than the Marta average
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This evening I waited 30 minutes for a #2 bus that is supposed to come every 10 minutes.
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
You should make this your crusade and comment on a bunch of stranger’s posts. It’ll require some eye strain, so be sure to use Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief eye drops
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I'm Kent Brockman. On the 11 o'clock news tonight, a certain kind of soft drink has been found to be lethal. We won't tell you which one until after sports and the weather with Funny Sonny Storm.
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 16/08/2026
You know what? FOX 2 Detroit ended their high school essay contest in 1995 because of me. I was the last winner. A (white) teacher at another HS accused me and my (white) AP English teacher of cheating. Essay was "too long." Previous winners read their essays on TV. I only got to visit the studio.
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
2026.html.energy Tomorrow!
2026.html.energy
HTML Day 2026
HTML Day is on August 8th, 2026!
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This happens every day, bus route is haunted
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Am I way off on this? Is there substantial amount of people logging in to Substack dot com as a discovery/aggregation platform? Feels like "no", but 🤷
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
In contrast, "having a TikTok" doesn't rub me as wrong because there are genuinely new patterns of content production and interaction that evolved there. Referencing TikTok is genuinely helpful in terms of what to expect.
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It is wild to me how many (very accomplished!) people say they "have a Substack" when what they have is an email newsletter. There isn't anything in the Substack offerings worth tying your work to that brand.
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
* few locations deep local chain * solid fundamentals, distinct pleasant character * has what you are looking for * not going to win “top” award (and that’s fine)
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Spiller Park is coffee Fellini’s (complimentary)
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
how deep on your clown bs you must need to be before you unironically utter the phrase “DEI bike lanes” www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...
npr.org
DOT cranks up its campaign to strip bike lane references from federal websites
Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes.
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Dave Copeland @davetron5000.com · 29/07/2026
“It doesn’t matter whether ‘Matz is nice’” po-ru.com/2026/07/29/i...
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It doesn’t matter whether “Matz is nice”
I’ve met Matz once, I think, at EuRuKo in Krakow in 2010. We chatted briefly in Japanese. He seemed nice, but also quiet and reserved. At the time, he didn’t speak much English; perhaps he could speak...
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The best you can hope for is to avoid him
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Platlanta @platlanta.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Has some real “Backrooms” vibes (I haven’t seen the movie)
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sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social @sschenkmanmoore.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Here me out, what if we just kept MARTA 5 Points Station a bizarre maze
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