Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org · 25/09/2026Friday Video: What ‘A Week Without Driving’ Costsbuff.lyFriday Video: What 'A Week Without Driving' Costs — Streetsblog USA...and what you could get back in exchange, at least if you lived in a city with good mobility alternatives. 082
Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them) @tamjguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So, the US political machine hampers every attempt at labor protections and devalues all care work and critical thinking endeavors., yet we're supposed to think those aren't valuable? Clearly, they are important or they wouldn't be the focus of the ire of this administration and its backers. 011
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm… 1264185076000
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When community members have to take matters into their own hands to address traffic violence. 265
Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them) @tamjguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Charged $3.25 USD to go one stop on a train at 9:15pm (21:15) on a Monday night 😒 File under reasons people in the US don't take ransit--you never know what's it's going to cost you. 010
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is absolutely correct, but I worry that "truth and reconciliation" will sound too foreign to Americans who have long been allergic to truth and/or reconciliation. I'd just say "we're finally going to hold people who broke the law and violated the Constitution accountable for their crimes" 1152660527
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It was the Cornell student paper, with an editorial board that appears to be all women, that first named the rapists and REFUSED to let the story die. 5355103
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026The mayor of Ithaca (my friend and former fellow PhD candidate in Government at Cornell) announces a moratorium on permitting Greek Life activities until Cornell produces new standards of addressing sexual assault. 291457295
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The press coverage of the Academy of Natural Sciences has gone from "Oh how sad" to sounding like a hostage negotiation. Which maybe sounds bad, but elected leaders, the press, the people online, all saying "You don't have to do this, man" is better than mourning. share.inquirer.com/YTQg0sshare.inquirer.comPhiladelphia shouldn’t give up on the Academy of Natural Sciences’ historic museum | EditorialThe Academy's 150-year-old building faces roughly $150 million in deferred maintenance costs. While that may seem daunting, it is not insurmountable. 9538183
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Every college in this country decided that expelling and/or sending the police to beat the shit out of their own students for the crime of being opposed to genocide was their top priority. That and giving Trump complete control of what they teach. Contrast that with how they treat rapists. 91935529
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Reminder: the Bass administration played a role in stalling efforts to make Forest Lawn Drive safer. Not only did Mayor Bass capitulate to cemeteries, so did the state legislature. bsky.app/profile/stre... 131
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Run on the platform of “public goods shared in common and distributed to everyone.” That's it. 122251
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)series of gj tubes @ozarkhowling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026speaking of bubbles, the billboard charts weigh paid streaming more than free or advertised, and no longer weighs YouTube streams AT ALL. so if you HAVE heard a song that’s been #1 on the charts, you could be in even more of a bubble than someone listening to a song with 200 million views 14811
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Heather Kostick @heatherkostick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026As more information emerges, it’s seeming like intentional financial mismanagement from Drexel. They must be held accountable. 110643
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026Andy Beshear is proof that you can win a red state without abandoning trans people. 111241193
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Gas prices in Chicago today, a good time to walk, ride a bike or take public transit whenever you can! 7598
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Stories like this have, for ages, treated men's desire to harm women as a sort of background noise, a weather we just normalize and accept and try to work around. Feminism is among other things a process of denormalization. 292395728
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is human trafficking on a massive scale. 332304781
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I don’t know anything about the lesbian bar you’ve all been picking on but I do know the stats on lesbian bars are depressing and that seems more important. www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/rise-...smithsonianmag.comThe Rise and Fall of America's Lesbian BarsOnly 15 nightlife spaces dedicated to queer and gay women remain in the United States 12912182
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Climate change affects everything. "These threats are not regarded as some far-off or remote contingency: disastrous impacts, for instance on the UK’s food supply, could be expected as soon as 2030, it warns." 417667
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A #WarOnWalking. A war on biking. A war on public transit. A war on any transportation choice other than driving. A war on better cities. But a war on cars? Hardly. Cars still get most of the space, rights, budget, prioritization, etc. And any effort to add more choice is immediately attacked. 5376118
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Ellie Saurus @elliesaur.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I've interviewed a fair number of people for professional positions, and I literally can't remember if any of them had iced coffee or other beverages with them in the interview, because why would I care. If you're judging candidates for that, you're the one being unprofessional, not the candidate. 131
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Priscilla Maloney @priscillamaloney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026THIS. 527998
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Just a reminder - here was the news from yesterday re alleged voting fraud committed by non citizens in NV. 26933
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Unelected right-wing #SCOTUS demigods accountable to no one using shadow docket to potentially disenfranchise thousands of voters while the chance of voter fraud happening is less than being struck by lightning. Making up law based on - as @leahlitman.bsky.social says - vibes. 36224
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Vauhini Vara @vauhinivara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The @aaup.org, under the leadership of @hellobrittparis.bsky.social and others, also has an extensive resource page for professors.aaup.orgArtificial IntelligenceThe uncritical adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) poses a threat to academic professions through potential work intensification and job losses and through its implications for intellectual prope... 1389
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026imagine telling people that you prefer the output of a computer to experiencing the wonder of another human's imagination like you're announcing that you are an anti-social asshole with bad taste, just to be clear 12685155
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Lisa Messeri @lmesseri.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The mechanical Turk re-emerges (though it never left) 1277
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Do you know how much the pay of CEOs at major companies has skyrocketed since 1978? 50%? 100%? 500%? Try 1,316% Meanwhile, the typical workers’ compensation increased only 28%. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged. 9937751455
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Peter Hartlaub @peterhartlaub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“You cannot engage with Newsom in good faith, because what faith can you have in a shell of a person who so baldly pursues wealth, power, the next shiniest thing?” Nice work. His first Chronicle quote in 1991 was bragging about giving wine discounts to his wealthy benefactors. Has anything changed? 39428
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)humboldthunnybunny.bsky.social @humboldthunnybunny.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Thank you Yurok tribe for all of the relentless years you put into making this a reality. 1287
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026in 2017, a trans reporter was fired at @marketplace.org for writing a blog post abt the need for journalists to resist rising fascism, racism and transphobia. @kairyssdal.bsky.social, the host of the show, said nothing & let his colleague's career be murdered. judge his hr tips accordingingly. 172262565
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hopped on @metrolosangeles.bsky.social Line 78 this morning to visit my birthplace in San Gabriel, CA! 🤓🚌 2434
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Did you know the New York Public Library (NYPL) offers a wide array of resources to support geographic scholarship? Learn about opportunities with the library’s research facilities, archives, and fellowship programs to support projects on the city’s rich musical history and culture. buff.ly/129KKap 021
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 22/09/2026This is amazing and I have personally seen this one and I love so much that it exists. Save lives. Save money. What's not to love? We should have more, everywhere. 13492104
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026At her 22-week ultrasound, Amanda Jablonski learned their daughter had developed without a skull or a brain. There was no chance for survival, and every day Amanda stayed pregnant was a threat to her health and life. Under TN law, she was denied an abortion. www.wbir.com/article/news...wbir.com 23336881848
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 22/09/2026Your tax dollars hard at work making you worse off by making others miserable for no gd reason and except racism. It’s not law enforcement It’s ethnic cleansing They’re just starting with the ones who are hardest to protect 05023
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Watch the trailer for our new investigative documentary, 'Night Flower: Inside AIPAC's Fight For Influence.' It's one of the most important and revelatory films Zeteo has ever made, featuring exclusive interviews with AIPAC whistleblowers. Subscribe & watch next month: insideaipac.com 16525152
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I must share with you this epic community note on Twitter 😂 214100391906
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A post that’s so eye-opening because this is exactly what liberals will say is GOP distraction tactics, almost as a parody— and here it really is what Gaetz is saying unironically as his GOP message. 2394752974
Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them) @tamjguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Supposed to be her senior year of college, but ICE is out here nabbing *checks notes* college basketball players. 010
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/202616/ Collins is once again fighting to keep her seat, in a race that could determine control of the Senate. We’re continuing to report. If you have information about political dealmaking in Washington, contact us on Signal at 917-512-0201. www.propublica.org/tips/propublica.orgHow to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublicaOur job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence. 41055201
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/20269/ That cafe meeting, Kao asserted, was just one episode in a sprawling pay-to-play operation in Congress. He and his close associates donated nearly $900K to dozens of politicians, allowing Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with $40M+ a year in government funds. 61496301
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Almost like they made the shell company special! Ladies, if he wanted to he would etc 0211
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with. 8443461333
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Sounds like the hackers got more than we've been told. I want to know if they got the Epstein files. www.rawstory.com/hackers-fbi-...rawstory.comFBI blindsided as hackers claim to steal data on 'all employees': 'This is extremely bad'A digital extortion group says it has stolen personal data on every FBI employee and applicant, including home addresses, phone numbers, and details about their spouses.The group, known as ShinyHunter... 1531572558
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The complete and total collapse of state function in the face of far right extremists. It is frankly ludicrous that Daniel Thomas continues to be at large given the series of crimes committed which he has literally filmed. 281173378
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026America is free only when the media is competitive, independent, and accountable to the people. apnews.com/article/warn...apnews.comStates settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion dealTwelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to settle their lawsuits against the mega merger. 211101312129
Reposted by Tam J Guy, PhD (they/them)Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/20265. After around 30 hours at sea, the dinghy was intercepted by the RNLI and those on board transferred to two lifeboats. Two lifeboat personnel tried to secure the empty dinghy. Thomas yelled abuse and knifed the dinghy to deflate it - with a rescuer still on board. 40808258