Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 18hThis chart reminds us that it's bad actually if the thing that determines whether a 15 year, 364 day old person and a 16 year old person get to be independently mobile is that the latter has access to a deathly dangerous vehicle they can drive. Teens - and kids - deserve freedom without cars. 030
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 19hwww.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/...reddit.comFrom the nostalgia community on Reddit: Vanilla Ice (Ice Ice Baby) did NOT copy Queen & David Bowie's (Under Pressure) ...Explore this post and more from the nostalgia community 010
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Being part of an anti-American, anti-constutional initiative as egregious as the MAGA project must mean a permanent exclusion from public life. 000
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Assuming Dems achieve unified gov't control in 2028, they need to permanently ban all Trump admin officials, all Trump-appointed judges, & all close associates (Trump family, business partners, J6ers) from holding public office. A day 1 initiative, followed by sweeping anti-corruption legislation. 100
Reposted by Thomas LeeperKevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Khashoggi's assassination was in hindsight one of the highly salient norm-shattering moments of impunity that helped recalibrate contemporary expectations for outrageous crimes: if you're rich & powerful enough, in the words of the President of the United States, "they just let you do it" 4489139
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I realize that might be hard to compactky visualize, but I guess it's interesting to know if the errors are off by any consistent pattern w/r/t digit position or what specific digit values are over/underrepresented in answers. 000
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Can you plot what the distribution of answers are per number combination? I think that's probably more informative about what's going on than the raw accuracy numbers. 110
Reposted by Thomas LeeperAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Suuuuper interesting, I was not tracking this. The judge found the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is a voter qualification statute, and therefore outside of Congress’s power. Surprisingly, this is an issue of first impression! Decision is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 341018309
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There won't be room for buses when we give over all public roadway and parking spaces to empty, idling robotaxis. 080
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's a common vehicle class for last mile package delivery in a lot of European countries. 030
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I have the Family. Goes 18-20mph with limited effort on medium pedal assist. Faster in higher modes or downhill. I assume similar for the other models. 131
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fellow Urban Arrow riders: FYI. Not a major issue really, but they'll send you a new seatpost. 000
Reposted by Thomas LeeperMPR News @mprnews.org · 01/10/2026The family of Renee Good has filed two civil lawsuits in the wake of her killing by a federal agent during Operation Metro Surge.mprnews.orgRenee Good's family files civil lawsuits against U.S., federal agentsThe family of Renee Good has filed two civil lawsuits against the United States, a federal agent and officials for the January shooting and death of Renee Good. Her family is expected to speak later T... 434485
Reposted by Thomas LeeperAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office. 411376743
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026SCOTUS is off the rails in many ways but this is really bizarre. The next Democratic President needs to pack the Court, but with like 12 new justices. 010
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Also not indigenous in any way really, instead born out of starvation rations provided by the US government to tribes. Delicious, but historically complicated! 020
Reposted by Thomas LeeperJames @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity. 1253240511
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Rather that taxing fuel less to score election points, we should be taxing fuel more so that it fully covers road infrastructure costs and the incredible social, health, and environmental externalities caused by driving. 160
Reposted by Thomas LeeperDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Translation: Georgians who use a car little or not at all will subsidize heavy drivers even more than they already are. 811022
Reposted by Thomas LeeperCity of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 28/09/2026Calling downtown commuters! We’re celebrating Transit to Work Day this Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 7-9 a.m. Enjoy free coffee and donuts, weigh in on local transit, and grab a selfie with Metro Transit’s mascot, Skip Traffic. See you near the giant wind turbine blade at Nicollet Mall & S 5th St. 22611
Reposted by Thomas LeeperNick Benson @ottergoose.net · 28/09/2026This is a BFD - one of the charter airlines doing ICE flights has been sold off, thanks to pressure from smart folks with spines. Raise a glass to the financial misfortune of those who’ve been profiting off of ICE’s detention apparatus; may they not be the last. 38429
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I was honestly wondering if this is what our surge funds went to support! 110
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Please don't ride your bike here, or anywhere nearby" -50th and France 010
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This has led me down an incredible rabbit hole of state law and local ordinances. Apparently the abandoned shell of Wuollets and its various adjacent parking lots qualify as a "business district" meaning kids can't bike on the sidewalk lest they bother the heavy foot traffic. 120
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The giant sidewalk stickers telling kids they're not allowed to bike on the sidewalks at 50th and France is depressing given the area has no bike lanes. It's also intriguing because the stickers appear to have been paid for by Edina but are also all over the Minneapolis side of France Ave. 241
Reposted by Thomas LeeperFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026$3.89/gal for gas in Indiana?! That's too cheap! Why? Because the Republican governor Indiana suspended the gas tax again, meaning car culture is not paying it's fair share and the tax payers at large are subsidizing their driving habits. Sounds like socialism to me. 😂 426336
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I had not prepped them at all, content-wise, which I was slightly worried about but turned out to be fine. Willingness to suspend disbelief probably evaporates in the pre-teen years. 010
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026They both enjoyed it. The introductory device of having the crew tell the story is apparently mind-blowing if you are 5. 110
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Still better than the Crosstown-adjacent station that is near....nothing at all. Doesn't even have a continuous sidewalk to anything. 190
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The owner of Blue Plate restaurants, who was killed last year, turns out to have been killed by a drunk driver.bringmethenews.comMan admits to driving drunk, causing crash that killed Twin Cities restaurateurBlue Plate Restaurant Company co-founder David Burley died last April after his motorcycle was struck by Andre Mathews' vehicle on I-94. 010
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There was a truck parked in the bikeway at 40th and Pleasant this morning. Turned out it was a city public works vehicle. 120
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Minnesota must not have a Senator who hates Minnesota. Minnesota must have a Senator who hates between one and four neighboring states, one of which should be Wisconsin. 041
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Story is crazy. She hit him and didn't even realize it until she saw the damage on her car at home. 080
Reposted by Thomas LeeperFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"The Saline County Sheriff’s Office said that Lanham was skating west on East Country Club Road when an 82-year-old woman driving westbound struck him with her car." We need upper age restrictions on driving a car.the-independent.comMan attempting to rollerblade across America killed in hit-and-runJoachim Lanham spoke with his family the day of the fatal crash, telling them how much he loved cross-country roller skating 159424
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Being in a wheelchair is irrelevant but what matters is that it's really not clear that Mich McConnell has any idea what's going on. It's all got very late-life Bouteflika vibes. 000
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It's really hard to decide what's worse: having a shell of a human being continue to get a vote in Congress or having members of Congress just disappear because actually they're dying in a care home. Both seem bad and both seem like things that shouldn't be happening in a functioning democracy. 111
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A nice thing about dropping off your kids off by bike: you can get a beautiful return ride around the Minneapolis chain of lakes. And somedays - like today - you get to watch bald eagles fishing on Lake Harriet. #Minneapolis 040
Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Your house is uninsurable because you've never filed a claim; we only insure houses with past reimbursements for fire damage," said no insurance company ever. 052
Reposted by Thomas LeeperProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412113966081
Reposted by Thomas LeeperEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026What we already know about the latest ICE shooting: Agents drove into Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s car An agent fired at Garces Perez 4 times--while he was still in the car The agents didn't give Garces Perez immediate medical attention They didn't have body-cams www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...nytimes.comVideos Reveal New Details About ICE Shooting in AustinA video analysis finds that a federal immigration officer was standing to the side of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s car when the officer apparently fired through the rear passenger window. But the even... 317790
