Reposted by KevinChatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social · 12hHe might be aging but that's a man fit to stand trial in my book 1697
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 12hI fell like @alfredtwu.com is the kind of person to make you one. 110
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 14hI was proud to be part of this yesterday for a conference in Berkeley! It was crush load on a six car train leaving Richmond at 8:20 which seemed to be a large number of people who came in on Amtrak Capitol Corridor. The ride back was very chill after 7pm, but lots of bikes and scooters 010
Reposted by KevinMetamodernism @metamodernism.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If 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 0458
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I recently interviewed someone who worked IT for a mall clothing retailer. he said he got the same employee discount as the front line retailer works and it actually kept him in the job longer even though he was underpaid. I told him to load up before he put his two Weeks in. 010
Reposted by KevinDonovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Musician 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. 501502233
Reposted by KevinKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 05/10/2026It'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. 513560
Reposted by KevinMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026dennis hastert and jim bakker in the same day feels like an apology for dolly and tim curry 25486621185
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My 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. 591096162
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It got up to 97 in the living room of my coworkers house in Point Loma. He was gonna take his family to our office to hang out 130
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I posted this elsewhere but google suite- Gmail, docs, etc. replaced Novell Netware in the 2010-2012 timeframe as the City of LA’s main collaborative office software. Netware was terrible 1990’s era system so google was a huge upgrade. But doesn’t surprise me it has gotten better since 020
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 252832549
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: 2230458
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 04/10/2026static.klipy.comThe Big Lebowski: The Dude - Not a GolferALT: The Big Lebowski: The Dude - Not a Golfer 000
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 261020189
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
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Omg. I loved this too and I can’t wait to introduce my kids to this. 010
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 · 03/10/2026In 2010 the City of LA was still using Novell Netware and you needed a city issued BlackBerry to access email from out of your assigned terminal. Government IT procurement are notoriously bad, But LA is bad bad. 040
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 502914788
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
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is probably HMS Host or whoever the vendor is, but I ‘d expect at least Stone or Ballast Point on the list. 130
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
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 02/10/2026static.klipy.comWhy Not Both? The Iconic MemeALT: Why Not Both? The Iconic Meme 010
Reposted by KevinAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Last year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US. 181981697
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
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Untill very recently LADWP was still getting Utah Coal power. SMUD is doing great on both decarbonization and keeping rates low. 010
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
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I think the threshold for defamation is very high. And the “speech and Debate clause” makes it so Congresspeople can say whatever in a hearing. But going on a podcast and saying someone perjured themselves after being told your info was wrong might hit that line. 150
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
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If you ranked cities by population vs yearly airport throughput I’d guess Dakha Bangladesh is near the top but someone would need to run those numbers 010
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My neighbor has a scruffy chihuahua mix looks a little like this. 120
Reposted by KevinFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/09/2026I would die for the Weird Puppies at the Sacramento SPCA 54890126
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As someone with a pit-chi with lab and poodle and a little bit of everything else these are definitely pit with a bunch of everything else. 120
Kevin @zerocarbonkev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This logic probably extends to direct mail too. My mom has given by check to a few swing state democrats, but now gets around 2 dozen letters every week, including 3 in the last 7 days from Corey Booker. She started using their postage paid reply evlopes to send “stop send these” messages. 110
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 5434117
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
