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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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katu.com
Portland’s no-right-on-red ordinance passes unanimously
Portland City Council unanimously OKs banning right turns on red at dangerous intersections. Pilot hits 30 sites in the high-crash network, where 8% of streets see 62% of traffic deaths. 30-day warnin...
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/08/2026
If you want to know how Flock got so big so fast in Illinois, look no further than our sitting Attorney General (who refused to comment for this story!):
unraveledpress.com
Eyes on the heartland
A vast network of new license plate cameras has exploded across Illinois in recent years—paid for by state grants to fight retail crime. With the federal government clamoring for more information on p...
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Heat pumps are winning Americans over. In the first quarter they outsold fossil-fuel furnaces by 32%, the fourth year running that manufacturers have shipped more heat pumps than furnaces. Nearly half of new US homes built in 2024 came with one. Grist buff.ly/I8XwuLA #ShareGoodNewsToo
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The US may be hitting a tipping point for heat pumps
In the first quarter of this year, heat pump sales beat fossil fuel furnaces by 32 percent. Here's what makes the appliance so powerful.
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"don't make enough money" is a fig leaf All those degree programs--social work, art, etc.--have disproportionately female student bodies. This is designed to make it harder for women to attend college--college education being a key factor in women's autonomy from men & left-leaning voting pattern.
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Mattie Electric Air Line @mrbtx.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
the southwest really really needs shaded streets like this
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 02/08/2026
Featured story: Thousands of children ages 10 to 12 whose lives were upended by around 8,000 arrests or criminal citations made in 168 Texas public school districts from the 2021-22 through 2024-25 school years, an investigation by the Observer has found.
texasobserver.org
In Texas Schools, a Crisis of Arrests of Kids as Young as 10
A groundbreaking data analysis shows how districts across the state are arresting and citing children for common misbehavior, leaving lasting trauma as the Legislature rejects bills to raise the age…
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Lifted pickups are extremely dangerous. Their blind zones are enormous, and they can crush anyone or anything in their path. Keep in mind: Lift kits fall under state jurisdiction. State legislators and regulators can restrict them, or even ban them completely.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/07/2026
i am very certain that ditching gas is why my oldest didn't develop asthma after being pretty clearly pre-asthmatic
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Negin Owliaei @neginowl.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Uncle in Iran says the country’s south is being destroyed. Trump is following through on his “bridge and power plant day” threats but it’s simply not registering here the way that it should.
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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 18/07/2026
hi this is a really big deal. Chaco Canyon is one of the most important historical sites in North America. the area tribes are extremely opposed to this. please please please comment on this with the BLM. it takes two minutes.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 15/07/2026
830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters.
A NASA map of the wildfires burning across Canada right now.
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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development
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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Bordeaux's tram line A, built in the early 2000s, relies on a priority strategy of right-in/right-out setups for lateral streets coupled with a number of "compact U-turns" to reduce the number of intersections on center-running alignments
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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
California is debating legislation right now that would ban all ICE employees from ever being hired by a public agency for life. This is good and next year's Democratic House needs to provide a full roster of ICE employees to help facilitate state efforts like this one.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
ICE murdered two people in less than a week. Claimed they were “ramming their vehicle”. They said the same about Marimar Martinez who they shot FIVE times. She survived. Went to court to get the body cam footage released. Proved them wrong. Every shooting since they’ve left no survivors:
newyorker.com
The Preschool Teaching Assistant Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a “Domestic Terrorist”
When Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, the D.H.S. justified it by calling her a “domestic terrorist.” In the aftermath, she’s been trying to recover her reputation and, wi...
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Grits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
San Marcos is converting an old golf course off Hwy 21 (the old Camino Real) into a new city park on the banks of the Blanco River, featuring ball fields and canoe access. The Blanco joins the San Marcos River about four miles from the latter's headwaters, just outside of town. Draft plan here.
san-marcos-tx.legistar.com
City of San Marcos - File #: ID#26-401
Title: Receive a Staff presentation on the draft Riverfront and Eastside Regional Park Preliminary Designs; and provide direction to the City Manager.
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LAL @lindli.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Our local newspaper, The Portland Press Herald, has lifted their paywall on coverage of the ICE shooting of a man in Biddeford, Maine this morning. They have excellent reporters and will have much more accurate information than natl news as we learn more: www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...
pressherald.com
Live updates: Man killed in Biddeford ICE-involved shooting ID’ed as 26-year-old from Colombia
Witnesses described seeing one person being shot in the head.
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"NYC piloting silent, electric batteries for food carts around Queens park" -- gothamist.com/news/nyc-pil...
gothamist.com
NYC piloting silent, electric batteries for food carts around Queens park
Two vendors at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park are on board now, with more coming in the next few weeks.
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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The secret police who have lied about every person they’ve senselessly killed in the streets have once again lied about a person they senselessly killed in the streets.
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Cars in cities have a geometry problem that can't be fixed by changing the fuel source.
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Cedrick Frazier @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Looking for a sign? Prosecute ICE: Vote Frazier signs available now at cedrickfrazier.org/lawnsign Get yours today!
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tmark512.bsky.social @tmark512.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Austin when
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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Last year the California legislature passed Senate Bill 79, which legalized multifamily housing within a half mile of major public transit stops across California. This legislation was nearly a decade in the making. As of today, is officially active! Let the building begin!
A picture of Bugs Bunny in a tuxedo with the caption "i wish all NIMBY cities in California a very Build Housing."
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 29/06/2026
This is the everyday quotidian violence we allow on our behalf.
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Democrats @democrats.org · 28/06/2026
On the 56th anniversary of Stonewall, we celebrate the legacy and advocacy of leaders like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and the countless others who took a stand against discrimination and injustice. Their bravery inspires us to continue the fight for equality.
An image of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera  embracing in the street.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/06/2026
The Supreme Court just launched one of the largest attacks on immigrants in modern American history. Thousands of Haitians and Syrians now risk losing the right to live and work in the country they call home.

This decision will cause enormous pain across the five boroughs. Here in New York, it falls hardest on our Haitian community, one of the largest in the country, alongside Syrian families.

I joined labor leaders with 1199SEIU, elected officials, and advocates to send a clear message to immigrant New Yorkers: You belong here. We will not turn our backs on you.

The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs will share additional information and resources soon. If you have questions about your status or need legal assistance, call our Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 800-354-0365.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 25/06/2026
“The decision comes months after some Woodburn residents expressed fears that the information collected from the cameras would be used to arrest immigrants or invade people’s privacy.”
oregonlive.com
Oregon’s most Latino city removes Flock cameras after audit confirms immigration agencies accessed data
The city installed 23 license plate cameras in spring 2025 to target crime, but that’s not all they did.
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 23/06/2026
An Orlando green card applicant was given permission to travel to Egypt after his father’s death. When he returned, ICE sent him to a PA concentration camp for six months. During which he suffered vision loss and lost 45 pounds. He wasn’t informed of kidney disease diagnosis for 2 months.
orlandosentinel.com
‘I lost everything’: Orlando resident returns home after months in ICE custody in Pa.
The green card applicant was allowed to leave the U.S. temporarily to settle his father’s affairs — only to be turned over to ICE on his return.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Don’t forget what REALLY “drives” a lot of regional growth and infrastructure politics. It’s pretty much this. Great drawing via Ian Lockwood.
Cartoon by Ian Lockwood. A man in a vehicle with the words “regional travel demand” on it is talking to a man and his daughter on the sidewalk named “City.” He says “Hey City! I choose to exercise my freedom and reside out in the suburbs. Now, I want to drive fast through here without delay. So, I demand that public taxes be spent to widen your roads and lower your safety, health and quality of life. Fair deal? Want to shake on it, pal?“
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 17/06/2026
A cop in Mississippi murdered a one year old yesterday. Absolutely sick to my stomach reading this. www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
mississippifreepress.org
Mississippi Police Officer Shoots and Kills 1-Year-Old Child in Response to Shoplifting Call
A Mississippi police officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart while responding to a shoplifting call.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/06/2026
i have been obsessed with this for years. allowing manufacturers to sell direct to consumers would be good for consumers and also destroying the car dealership would be an existential crisis for republicans
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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
"We think that building housing is part of the solution. We think net zero is part of the solution. We think a car-light development is part of the solution. We think building a sense of place and community is part of the solution." -- leader of the Squamish nation www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | One City Might Have Just Cracked the Housing Crisis
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tmark512.bsky.social @tmark512.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Liberate the awnings! Looking at you, Austin TX
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Philip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Another great example of adaptive reuse in Paris! The Marcel Lelong Maternity Hospital was built in 1954. It’s being converted to housing, with four extra storeys of lightweight steel added on top. By Lacaton and Vassal
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tmark512.bsky.social @tmark512.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Smug grey cat lounging on a blanket on the couch
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/06/2026
New Yorkers need affordable homes. New Yorkers need great public libraries. So we're building both. Today, we took the next step toward creating a brand-new library and more than 200 affordable homes at the New Utrecht Library site in Brooklyn. Because public land should serve the public.
Photo of the site where we will be upgrading the New Utrecht Library.
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Eric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com · 09/06/2026
Drivers can't kill us all 🚲✊
Photo of a Chicago Street with a police car and a semi truck and all over the street are bicycles and bicyclists laying down on the asphalt under a late afternoon cloudy sky.Photo looking down at my legs on the asphalt and my bicycle lying down on the road next to me. Beyond you can see a number of other bicycles and bicyclists on the asphalt in the street.Photo looking down a street with several brick buildings and trees along it. All across the asphalt. There are bicycles and bicyclists laying down on the ground.Photo looking down a street with several brick buildings and trees visible on either side. All across the middle of the street There are bicycles and bicyclists laying down on the asphalt.
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The Southwest Collective @swcollectivechi.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Safety tip: Open your driver’s side door with your RIGHT HAND instead of your left hand. 👋 Be aware of people on bikes and scooters so you don’t accidentally door somebody 👋 Be aware of your surroundings before you step out into the street Let’s take care of our neighbors, and ourselves ❤️
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Alan @akgerber.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
some of Milwaukee's PBLs/traffic calming also include substantial depaving where the road capacity is no longer (or was never) necessary eg a section of Walnut St or a road-to-trail conversion the latter had an explicit goal of maintenance savings: www.mkecountyparks.org/little-menom...
With this project, maintenance for these segments is estimated to be reduced by 50%. The expected lifecycle of trails is 25 years. It is estimated that the maintenance reduction will save $12,000 of 52 hours worked per year in asphalt patching and road plowing. These savings could be realized financially or reallocated to other needs in the parks system.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This is absolutely nuts: hackers are hijacking high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email on the account. Meta's AI does it, hacker gets password reset code, they're in. A staggering security issue www.404media.co/hackers-simp...
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Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/05/2026
Sen. Andy Kim: "It's a choice. Delaney Hall is run by GEO Group. GEO Group is getting a nearly $1 billion contract to run Delaney Hall. They tell me there is one full-time doctor for 800 detainees. They could have more doctors if they wanted to, but that's cutting into their profits."
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
ayyy
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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 27/05/2026
The Squamish people of what is now Vancouver were illegally dispossessed of their land 100 years ago. They sued, got the land back, and used their sovereignty to ignore local zoning and build 6,000 new homes over the loud objections of nearby wealthy NIMBYs. Now other tribes are getting in the game.
Construction photo of the Sen̓áḵw housing project in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
As the NITA era dawns, Chicago is on the precipice of creating a unified, cohesive transit network, with complementary coordination rather than connections by coincidence. Regional rail is the keystone that will unify and unlock Chicagoland -- and 96% of it is already built. Let's #BuildTheTunnel.
CrossTowner regional rail network diagram, showing 2034sight + CRCL Plan improvementsCrosstowner Regional Rail Project Map
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nathansheskey.bsky.social @nathansheskey.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
My neighborhood is better because of multifamily housing like what would be re-legalized under Pritzker's BUILD Plan. Allowing a 4-flat everywhere a single family home can be built is a critical step towards more inclusive communities across Illinois. #BUILDItUp @abundanthousingil.bsky.social
A large planting of yellow irises blooms in front of a 6-flat residential building in Chicago.
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Grits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I hadn't realized the new TXDOT drainage tunnel on I-35 would eliminate Boggy Creek, which runs behind my house, ENTIRELY. This is pointless and evil. We need to be preserving and protecting creeks, streams, and the springs that line them all over East Austin, not eliminating creeks for no reason.
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Boggy Creek to be diverted at I-35
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𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚘 @viifox.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Maya Polsky's huge co-op apartment at 199 East Lake Shore Drive is up for sale, and it is without exaggeration one of the wildest homes I've ever seen: www.trulia.com/home/199-e-l...
A photo looking down from a balcony at the top of a set of stairs. The stairway railing is an elaborate contemporary take on Art Nouveau cues, as is an elaborate tile mosaic floor with flowing branch-like tendrils rendered in tile. Every wall trim detail, light fixture, and piece of door hardware appears custom made for the space in Art Nouveau revival.Inside a dining room, an arched ceiling contains panels of colorful streaked glass in a gold metal lattice. Display cabinets, light fixtures, and a passageway leading to an adjoining room all feature custom Art Nouveau style metalwork.A set of windows under a cove ceiling is accented by sculptural metal elements between each window, and radiators under each windowsill feature elaborate carved contemporary metalwork, as well. Various sculptural objects sit on the windowsills.At the top of a large vaulted space, another arched lattice ceiling sits over top of an installation of three white sculptural figures in dresses on a white wall. A wide, narrow tableau is mounted along an adjacent balcony, with an Art Nouveau revival doorway at one end, light shining through its stained glass.
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