Reposted by KevinMetamodernism @metamodernism.bsky.social · 4hIf I try to tell the average person that Metrolink is nuking service during record-high gas prices because the OCTA and Metro CEOs hate the Metrolink CEO, they probably won’t believe me, but it’s true 0122
Reposted by KevinDonovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 13hMusician Charles Manson, who led a religious revival in Los Angeles during the counterculture era of the 1960s and later became embroiled in controversy, has died. 451379210
Reposted by KevinKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 11hIt's Nobel Prize week! Time for your annual reminder that 72 years after Alfred Nobel died, economists got Swedish bankers to endow an econ prize "in honor of Alfred Nobel," against Nobel's descendants' wishes. Media now pretend the econ prize is as newsworthy as the phys/chem/med/lit/peace prizes. 410850
Reposted by KevinMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5hdennis hastert and jim bakker in the same day feels like an apology for dolly and tim curry 1344376686
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 5hMy old boss in San Diego left Indiana ( in the mid 80’s, when queer people were extra shunned) slept on the beach for just first few weeks, got a job as a bus boy, and eventually went to college and had a great career in California. Let’s keep that option alive. 010
Reposted by Kevinmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's fascinating to learn how many more kids die in ATV accidents every year than in e-bike accidents, then observing that there is a moral panic about kids riding e-bikes but not about kids riding ATVs. 561060159
Reposted by Kevindonoteat @donoteat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026lotta people out here bragging about "training models" but why do that when you can model trains 252813546
Reposted by KevinFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Cities everywhere are discussing the dangers of ebikes in cities and passing swift legislation to tightly control them. Meanwhile: 2230058
Reposted by KevinA Meatwad on Elm Street @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is such bullshit, covered stadium loser crybaby bullshit 0221
Reposted by Kevinsick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Governor Newsom must investigate what just occurred in Milwaukee 2161
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Boo. In any outdoor ballpark the Padres would have had a 2 run HR. Instead the ball bounced off the roof and was caught for an out. 000
Reposted by KevinLawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It is actually 101 and extremely dry! With a 15 degree gradient over like ~5 mi (balboa park to ocean beach). No red flag warning in effect but it is rough out there. 3111
Reposted by KevinSam @samd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Jose Andres is the absolute GOAT. turbolib who has brought meals to disaster zones after the Haiti earthquake & to war-stricken families in Ukraine and Gaza and now he’s YIMBYposting in the face of Spain’s severe housing shortage 261018189
Reposted by KevinBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/10/2026Just as the post-war world made millions comfortable, educated and happy by putting them to work clearing the rubble and building something better, a post-oligarch, post-American world can offer us all all the hard, rewarding work we want, performing the essential work of care and rebuilding. 17210
Reposted by KevinJacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Another great one from @doctorow.pluralistic.net. A subject I'm working on lately: "A post-oligarch world can recover industrial capacity by diverting it away from destructive activity (data centers, luxury housing) to essential functions (climate defenses, decent housing for everyday people)." Yes! 14410
Reposted by KevinOB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"a painted bike lane next to a 55 mph speed limit sign." 35711
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I have doubts about the ability of the Indian-American little league coach to assimilate. When we went to shotgun beers outside the monster truck show, he only had Modelo. Not Coors light or Natty light 000
Reposted by KevinJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending 502856776
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 03/10/2026After sitting though multiple light cycles to get through Midway/Rosecrans and seeing Waymo’s sitting in the same traffic, we really need improve transit with priority between Old Town/ midway sports arena, and liberty Station 010
Reposted by KevinAlex Wenzel @alexwenzel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Recalling again that many of our colleagues lost their careers when NIH sent grant termination notices that said more or less “the people you study either don’t exist or shouldn’t be allowed to exist if they do, and you are a bad scientist for trying to improve their lives.” 043
Reposted by KevinAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Last year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US. 181981696
Reposted by KevinCalifornians for Electric Rail @calelectricrail.org · 30/09/2026Frustrated with the slow progress on CAHSR? Apparently the California legislature isn't, given all bills to speed up progress died this year. Why isn't California's signature infrastructure project a priority? calmatters.org/politics/202...calmatters.orgCalifornia’s high-speed rail authority made a legislative wishlist. It mostly stalled outCalifornia’s bullet train agency said timely construction of the rail line depended on these reforms. They mostly failed. 510832
Reposted by KevinKate Mackenzie @katemac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Remember when we thought investors might mobilize in ways sufficient to protect the world from climate change 214954
Reposted by KevinMeredith Rose (from the grave) 👻 @mrose.ink · 29/09/2026So, fun fact: ever since 1994, and Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America" campaign stunt, Congress has had a SERIOUS problem with subject-matter expertise and institutional memory. It's why Congress has such a deep and complicated relationship with lobbyists. 1/ 718961
Reposted by KevinSam @samd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026should be instructive for democrats that Magyar is living up to his promise to prosecute Orban officials for corruption and is continuing to poll extremely highly 231635450
Reposted by KevinFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/09/2026I would die for the Weird Puppies at the Sacramento SPCA 54890126
Reposted by KevinCameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026speaking of closing tax loopholes, if the IRS was able to collect all taxes owed since 2000 it could mean today's national debt would be $8 trillion lighter some new fiscal analysis from yours truly, link below 5425112
Reposted by KevinAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One, this hilariously outs who all got the talking points in advance and how blatantly they parrot those. Two, Schmitt really thought today he'd launch himself to the VP nomination and with that a decent shot at the presidency down the line. Instead this is the only thing he'll be remembered for. 642104414
Reposted by KevinFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 29/09/2026one of the reasons our current Moment has become so weird is because a lot of freaky antisocial dweebs with horrible opinions made bank off the last few tech booms and now have entirely too much free time 1327841
Reposted by KevinPeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Tens of millions of American motorists believe there's nothing wrong with texting at a stoplight. Or driving 73 in a 60mph zone. Or changing lanes without signaling. Or rolling right on red without coming to a full stop. But somebody has to do something about cyclists who don't follow the rules. 38764126
Reposted by Kevinautumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026finally, a good threads post 122420252
Reposted by KevinMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It remains a world historical error that Barack Obama openly embraced the household analogy & oversaw fiscal austerity that not only caused a Lost Decade & helped bring authoritarians to power, but also didn't finance all the things when real interest rates were negative: bsky.app/profile/mcop... 914732
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I had a friend get fired from an ice cream place because he was giving out to many free scoops. 010
Reposted by KevinJohn Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Frankly, just what happened to Solar For All and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund should be enough for impeachment. If you repeatedly trounce on Article 1, Congress should fire you. 0192
Reposted by KevinSam @samd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026we could solve the western water crisis overnight by simply charging alfalfa farmers market rates for water 211004180
Reposted by KevinJulia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Did you know? The US health system already has far higher administrative costs relative to single-payer. AI could raise those costs Also a good example of how technology such as AI will not inherently improve health or other outcomes — how health changes depends on how people use the technology 15025
Reposted by KevinJane Natoli 🥑🚲🍍 @wafoli.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It is legitimately insulting that we live in a time where democracy ACTUALLY IS under attack, but a bunch of neighborhood busybodies who hate housing think not having enough meetings is an assault on democracy. Get a grip missionlocal.org/2026/09/rich...missionlocal.orgAt Richmond District town hall on Safeway housing project, neighbors see an assault on democracySome 60 people attended to listen and air their thoughts about a proposed eight-story Safeway redevelopment project in the Outer Richmond. 614527
Reposted by KevinBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions. 11838571017
Reposted by KevinDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026Class solidarity.hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 642162613
Reposted by KevinSam @samd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026it’s genuinely fascinating how establishment democratic politics in big cities has become so ossified and incompetent that they’ve created a huge lane for the left to embrace good government reforms and build a broad coalition of socialists and technocrats 351994303
Reposted by KevinEncinitas Highlands Surfer @highlandsurfer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The California coastline is being stripped of it's sparse sand from heavy south swells due to tropical action, with water levels 7" higher b/c kelvin wave, and then, once stripped from the south, we're going to get an el niño winter storm pattern. The coastline will be transformed this winter. 142
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This reminds me of my grandma who loved Peanuts and hated George W. Bush. Proud new deal Democrat. She lived long enough to see Obama elected, and it’s probably best she isn’t seen this current shit show 020
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Highlight of the evening commute was seen a pick up truck with a disabled veteran license plate with a mostly peeled off Trump Vance sticker. But the sticker is going to forever leave a mark on that tailgate 010
Reposted by KevinMichael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Just went in to get my fries and Diet Coke at In-N-Out Burger while my car charges across the street. The most (southern) California thing about that place is that there is always a 30 car line in the drive thru and zero line at the counter. People are so weird. We need to study this. 2561897143
Reposted by KevinDavid Shere @davidshere.net · 23/09/2026Completely false. I bought my house 40 years ago for $80,000, I could never afford this $600,000 condo, ergo it is luxury housing for people I don’t like. What is my house worth today? I don’t see how that is relevant and frankly it’s a pretty rude question for you to even ask. 0737
Reposted by KevinGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration was deliberately named to announce to the world that white nationalism is now the basis for US immigration policy. If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2157... 862160704
Reposted by KevinDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026- Honestly my dear grandchildren, you’ll never believe how low rates were in the 2010s. - at least you built a load of infrastructure when borrowing costs were so low grandad? Right? Right? 251171183
Reposted by KevinBikeSD @bikesd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Join us this Friday at Original40 for our biannual Urbanist meetup! Bring a +1 that’s curious about urbanism, advocacy, and politics in San Diego 🚲 ❤️ 054
Reposted by KevinA Meatwad on Elm Street @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Ok, Dan Pfieffer did have a good idea for what to do with the ballroom if by some miracle it’s built before 2029: Officially name it the “Barack Hussein Obama Presidential Ballroom” and host weekly citizenship ceremonies there 1323
