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The ɅɅeech @diedfrombeing.labeledrude.online · 11h
this is why you're always told to log off and go outside
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 12h
New research on Chicago's speed safety cameras. 🔹 They're generally sited in places with lots of kids and a history of crashes. That's good! 🔹 No link btw race and camera placement 🔹 Cameras were less likely to be sited in poor communities, leaving residents at greater risk doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
JD Vance’s not so subtle point is that the United States belongs to white Christian men, and the rest of us who don’t meet all three qualifications only belong here insofar as our betters choose to tolerate us.
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Brutalismbot @brutalismbot.com · 15/10/2026
New York State Museum, Albany NY [OC] r/brutalism
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 15/10/2026
And yet gas-only cars constituted 77% of the new vehicle market in the US over that period. Has the US ever been this far behind the world average in new tech adoption for a major product type?
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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 15/10/2026
Whoa, it's a two-stair chained point access block. Very unusual! Possible (though not very efficient, hence why you don't see it much) due to Chicago's tolerance for stairways closer together than the national code permits.
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
More brilliance by @brianphillips.lol.
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The Death and Afterlife of an American Con Man
Jim Bakker’s vision of the future came to pass. Just not in the way the disgraced televangelist imagined.
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 10/10/2026
minnesotans are leaving their “I VOTED” stickers on rocks at the grave of senator paul wellstone and his wife sheila at lakewood cemetery in minneapolis. they died nearly 24 years ago in a plane crash while he was running for reelection, such a devastating time in politics. they are missed so much
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
OH BABY! MTA adding stroller section to every bus in its fleet “We can’t forget about those who have children and families that need to get to the playground, to get to visit grandparents, to get to their first play dates.” NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/06/s...
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All Aboard: Strollers Now Given Space on Entire MTA Bus Fleet
The effort to add room for tot carriages started with just seven routes four years ago.
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Effective Transit Alliance @etany.org · 06/08/2026
Today, ETA is happy to announce the launch of its newsletter! Take a look at the first edition to find out what we’ve been up to in the past couple months, get the latest scoop on Penn Through-Running, and keep tabs on what’s ahead in transit. mailchi.mp/2499ad698d30...
The first few paragraphs of ETA's August newsletter. See here: https://mailchi.mp/2499ad698d30/eta-august-newsletter
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Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
My 4-year/old just learned about the concept of infinity and is now throwing a tantrum over it. “It’s weird! I don’t like it. I just want numbers to stop!”
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Brandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Complete this sentence: "Owning a car _______________"
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Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢 @regimecpa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Love drone footage of new builds in exurban Texas, gives me a very particular kind of dread to look at that is hard to replicate with other photos.
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Benjamin Schneider @benschneider.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Montgomery, AL perfectly illustrates this. In 1955, when Rosa Parks mounted her Bus Boycott, the transit system was **owned by a GM-affiliate** and ran several lines every 10 mins. In the 90s, fixed route bus service was eliminated. And now, no line runs more frequently than every 30 mins.
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Jake Berman @lostsubways.com · 03/08/2026
this is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?
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Suman @steadyblogging.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Thx Robert Moses?
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/08/2026
Now this is the kind of trash talk we can get behind. We’re containerizing neighborhoods by taking trash off our sidewalks and allowing mid-size buildings to trade in their wheelie bins for a bigger, better, cleaner alternative: Empire Bins. It’s time to put a lid on it, New York.
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arseblog @arseblog.com · 31/07/2026
Damn, RIP Franco Baresi – what a player www.acmilan.com/en/news/arti...
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FRANCO BARESI FOREVER
The Rossonero of the Century in eternal glory
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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
idk man it’s been really clear to me that Musk doesn't want to make cars anymore
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Suman @steadyblogging.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The 45min stop in Albany due to linking up the cars that originated from Boston South Station (and switching to diesel loco?)
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Suman @steadyblogging.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Does the LSL usually stick to the schedule so tightly? Pleasantly surprised
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Suman @steadyblogging.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I'm on a Lake Shore Ltd rn, departed NYP 340ET, i.e. 9h ago. Just pulled into Buffalo (Depew), scheduled to arrive at Chicago Union Station 10a AMA
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Shabazz Stuart @shabazzstuart.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Still the best barbershop flier I’ve ever seen. Yes that’s Chris Dodd. No idk why they used that image 🤣 (From my BID days)
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Suman @steadyblogging.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Fulton Houses..the projects that have been in the news for the redevelopment plans maps.app.goo.gl/h4bbBajKSVwE... citylimits.org/nycha-can-mo...
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NYCHA Can Move Ahead With Chelsea Redevelopment, Court Decides  - City Limits
After a nearly four-month stall, plans to demolish and rebuild 2,000 public housing apartments in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood are back on again.
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Suman @steadyblogging.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I've always assumed the clientele for that Western Beef was from the surrounding NYCHA projects. But in looking up what street it was on, learned that it is no longer there maps.app.goo.gl/MYH1FJ2cD4oQ...
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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 27/07/2026
Using a helicopter in NYC for anything other than life-threatening emergencies should be illegal, and Amtrak’s only offering between NYC and Philly should be a 47-minute trip running at 10-minute headways, as laid out by @alonlevy.bsky.social nec.transitcosts.com/scheduling
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Nilo @nilo.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This graph is the most important open question in sociology, modern urban history, urban planning, and criminal law. How did we make the graph go up and then way back down.
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Dexerto @dexerto.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A Norway fan has gone viral for not taking part in their Row celebration after matches and won't do it if they win the World Cup "It’s factually wrong; they didn’t row, they sailed over the Atlantic”
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti
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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 09/07/2026
I did this 10 years ago and it is an exercise I highly recommend for urbanists! Especially if you know a bit about US big city zoning history and can understand the various allusions and contexts. She really was the prototype of a left-NIMBY.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo called Houston home for 35 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. His family learned of his death from a video before anyone bothered to knock on their door.
New York City stands with the Salgado family in demanding a full, independent investigation and real accountability. To the Salgado family and any immigrant family in this city living in fear: we grieve with you and we will continue to stand beside you in the pursuit of justice.
Abolish ICE.
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
seriously how do we bring this energy to local elections in the U.S.
count binface being interviewed by a serious journalist
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This story keeps getting more evil.
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Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities
An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Agree. We’ve been reporting lately on ICE ramping back up to 11, but the trump administration is trying to do it without Minnesota type headlines. The secret police are trying to be more… secret
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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
You know what, let them cook
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Greg Shill @gregshill.com · 09/07/2026
Mamdani is doing the sound mayoral transportation reforms that his more mainstream predecessors largely failed to. He correctly recognizes that they’re popular—and will only become more so once implemented—and he is appropriately exercising his authority. repository.law.umich.edu/jlm/vol2025/...
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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 07/07/2026
I’m curious – how often does the power go off where you are, what kind of neighborhood do you live in, and are your power lines buried or above ground? My power in NYC is buried and has never gone out in my 15 years living here, but I know that’s not normal in the US
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Doctor Charlton Cussans PhD @charltoncussans.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The brief history of East Germany as a non-communist actually democratic state is fascinating to me.
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
“Fewer than 5% of new vehicles in the US sold for $25,000 or less last year, down from nearly 21% in 2019, according to an Edmunds analysis. During that same time frame, the average new vehicle transaction jumped about $11,000 to $48,402.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles?
Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars
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Brutalismbot @brutalismbot.com · 05/07/2026
[OC] Biblioteca Nacional Mariano Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Clorindo Testa. r/brutalism
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Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This is a reminder to never let your guard down, Michigan is never far away.
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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
15 charters from Morocco for the game against Canada in Houston. They are now going straight back. Quite an operation. Fan at the airport thinks about 4,000-4,500 traveled for the game.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/07/2026
season 5 is a little weak, but the wire closes absolutely strong. easily one of the great works of american fiction and maybe the greatest work of fiction about an american city
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Anthony's Spinning Circles here too! @circlesspinning.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Maga taking shelter in the National Museum of African-American History And Culture!
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Post-modern 🤌🤌🤌
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Poorly Drawn Arsenal @poorlydrawnarsenal.com · 03/07/2026
Have we considered ruling a goal onside because it’s for the greater good?
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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
honestly never seen a play that captured the essence of being washed more clearly that this one
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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
yes I read theory grantland.com/features/bri...
But I think there’s more to the relationship of fans and boredom than just magic moments. I want you to like soccer if you don’t already, so I probably shouldn’t admit this. But the game gets in your head. Following soccer is like being in love with someone who’s (a) gorgeous, (b) fascinating, (c) possibly quite evil, and (d) only occasionally aware of your existence.5 There’s a continuous low-grade suffering that becomes a sort of addiction in its own right.6 You spend all your time hoping they’ll notice you, and they never do, and that unfulfilled hope feels like your only connection to them. And then one day they look your way, and it’s just, pow. And probably they just want help moving, and maybe they call you Josie instead of Julie, but still. It keeps you going. And as irrational as it sounds, you wouldn’t trade this state of being for a life of quiet contentment with someone else. All you could gain would be peace of mind, and you’d lose that moment when the object of your fixation looked at you and you couldn’t feel your face.

Soccer is, in other words, both romantic and tragic, and the soft agony of a bad game is an inescapable part of this. You spend all your time hoping something will happen, and it never does. You get a surge of adrenaline every time the ball flies anywhere near the goal,7 and you’re always disappointed. But then, every once in a while, James McFadden will score from 30 yards at the Parc des Princes to give Scotland an impossible 1-0 lead over France, and a ponderous game will go all kinds of nervous-breakdown crazy. And for fans it’s practically an out-of-body experience — not just because it was a great play, but because it was so unlikely that this match could have been graced with a great play to begin with.
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