Reposted by BjornCon Flambers @themagicconch19.bsky.social · 4hOne thing I've come to accept with Wisconsin's elections is that there's a type of person whose main contribution from now until November is going to be pissing in the boat instead of helping row. My main thought at this point is: That's fine. We don't need 'em. 031
Bjorn @zmapper.bsky.social · 7hThe Wire on the vital importance of maintaining accurate bus passenger load counts youtu.be/YePRy8KWC4A?...youtu.beThe Wire - Math ProblemYouTube video by Wveth 020
Reposted by BjornDavid at FOIAball @foiaball.com · 9hSomething that's gone uncovered is coaches talking more about how NIL isn't real. Kirby Smart recently mentioned that a player had a snap count bonus in his contract. That's against the law. And I don't mean stupid NCAA bylaws. It's illegal in Georgia to pay a player for performance!! Arrest him! 1143
Reposted by BjornGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 11hThe funniest thing about this is every Special Forces operator of the last generation — the exact kind of “warfighter” Hegseth purports to idolize — has the world’s most massive beard. That’s entirely the look of today’s supersoldiers. 2129841
Reposted by BjornRory Johnston @roryjohnston.bsky.social · 10hSpoke with the @newrepublic.com’s @gracesegers.bsky.social about the diesel crisis and how consumers can’t get away from the fuel even if they wanted 47011
Reposted by BjornMichael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 14hAnd now its public! www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...cbsnews.comChicago to install dedicated bus lane on northbound Michigan Avenue downtownSeeking to reduce delays for CTA riders in downtown Chicago, officials plan to install a new dedicated bus lane on Michigan Avenue. 614419
Reposted by BjornStar:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 13h> northbound only > Roosevelt-Wacker only 3404
Reposted by BjornChristof Spieler @christofspieler.bsky.social · 19hInteresting! I had never seen those British ones. (It's funny that they're publishing it as "Freedom of Information" in a "We are forced to do this." tone while the Swiss are publishing it as "We love railfans! Come here and ride our trains!") 131
Reposted by BjornChristof Spieler @christofspieler.bsky.social · 21hStumbled across this from the Swiss Rhätische Bahn -- is there any other railroad in the world that publishes daily rolling stock assignments on its website? www.rhb.ch/en/railway-e... 5243
Reposted by BjornChristo Silvia @christosilvia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I don't think we should allow private student clubs to discriminate entry on the basis of sex. 1243
Reposted by BjornPhoebe ↙↙↙ @pcberry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The state would lose about $50 million in federal funds yearly I’m pretty sure, versus $2B in beer and wine sales annually; an additional 3% excise appears to fully cover it 241
Reposted by Bjornellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 30/09/2026I do think part of the vibecession is the fact that a LOT of businesses don't currently run as well as they should because the cost of labor is too high for instance, I spent almost an hour in line at the pharmacy tonight, after being unable to get them on the phone. 913113
Bjorn @zmapper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Push-pull trams, horse edition www.reddit.com/r/TransportF...reddit.comFrom the TransportFever3 community on Reddit: So this is how trams operated back in the days?Explore this post and more from the TransportFever3 community 020
Reposted by BjornFischer 🛠️🚇 @fischer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@nomorefreewayspdx.com a friend of mine had an intriguing policy proposal that I think is worth investigating 711814
Bjorn @zmapper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And to think that if he had the sense to only golf, send mean tweets, and take credit for totally fixing the economy and do literally nothing else he’d be at a 45-50% approval rating. 171
Reposted by BjornRAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why are the Amtrak Airos a net good for passenger rail in the U.S.? 1) Amtrak desperately needs more trains. These are more trains. 2) Time savings on engine swaps @ WAS, PHL & NHV 3) Cab cars for push-pull corridors save terminal recovery time, non-revenue movements & crew time 🚆 35310
Reposted by BjornRachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Found while flipping through CTA Transit News v. 38 no. 9, 1985 today: the product model for the classic "Mr. Clean" campaign was an employee of the @chicagocta.bsky.social. We've digitized these volumes and you can flip through them yourself in the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/ctat... 27224
Reposted by BjornBlair Lorenzo / The Fox and the City @thefoxandthecity.com · 29/09/2026Man, after a few days of riding the Dutch railway network, I'm spoiled. Universal tap in / tap out with contactless payment, electrified with fast speeds and fast acceleration, and hop on frequent train services travelling all over the country. If only the Northeast Corridor worked like this! 3481
Reposted by BjornStar:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Menard-Roscoe-Sayre-Bloomingdale, the quarter-mile grid local collectors are ideal for the bike grid since they’re all relatively low-volume but still generally have traffic control where they cross the arterials 2165
Reposted by BjornPatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026the Fuel Clock shows Americans have paid $74.4 billion more on gasoline & $47.5 billion more on diesel since March 1 compared to a year ago. Total cost will hit $122 billion today. also updated the state map where you can find out how much more you're paying. link in my profile. 14247110
Reposted by Bjornmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Look you cant argue with the facts that the current dryness readings beneath the dam look pretty good so what are you so worried about? bsky.app/profile/enbu... 252433
Reposted by Bjornmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Maybe the reason the economic vibes are so off isn't that things are *worse* than the great recession but because back then we all thought the pain was temporary, whereas the things that are wrong with the economy today have all been getting worse for a long time and show no signs of improving 241666219
Reposted by BjornIan @woolie.meowmeow.city · 29/09/2026A fun quirk of American urban planning is production of 990 page documents where the observable universe is a narrow strip a hundred feet wide. The yellow areas are unmeasurable and unknowable, we can only infer their existence through the forces they exert elsewhere. berkeleyca.gov/sites/defaul... 211018
Reposted by BjornUckema - New Mount Laurels Strongest Solider @uckema.com · 29/09/2026It's why hilarious enough the biggest maker of cars are the non-union companies because they don't have to make as much money per car tensions aren't cheap pension 131
Reposted by BjornJon Green @modestholdings.com · 28/09/2026Fire up the campaign video machine, Iowa Democrats. 49624
Reposted by BjornJoel @snufkinlib.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Consultant: this is a great ad Marie, I give it my seal of approval Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: *eyes narrowing* your what 433855
Reposted by Bjornmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026now that trump has made it okay to just do a ton of illegal dealmaking, just have the next dem president allow BYD in on the explicit condition that they let the UAW rep their workers, and that seems like it would solve most of the pushback dems would care about 2649
Reposted by BjornStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Michigan has about 160k people working in car and car parts manufacture but the next four states down the list are solidly Republican. It's probably worth just piling a bunch of money into MI specifically and then letting places like OH and AL kick rocks. 3513
Reposted by BjornYIMBYonese Liberation Army @dingbattitude.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Obama bailed them out and we get this in return 1143
Reposted by BjornMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Anyone wanna run the numbers on the cost of a home pool table vs the hourly cost of a pool hall attendant over time? 2221
Reposted by BjornAaron van Dorn @aaronvandorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The only thing the third space people get right is the twenty-four hour stuff. COVID really did kill that dead. 2414
Reposted by BjornJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NEW from me: Over the last 4 years, America has lost more than 200k jobs in creative fields like publishing, film, TV, or graphic design. It's the worst stretch for arts jobs outside of recessions. How much is AI to blame? And can the arts' business model survive?🧵 www.apricitas.io/p/ai-and-the...apricitas.ioAI and the Fall? of the Creative ClassAmerica is Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs in Media, Film & the Arts. How Much is AI to Blame? 16671210
Reposted by BjornUsili (Talia) 🏳️⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's always... one of those interesting things in terms of college stuff, for how *so much* of discussion of it is predisposed around the aspect of going straight from high school into it, rather than any point past that. 1193
Reposted by BjornCarter Lavin @carterlavin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026These folks generally assume that transit agencies can spend money they don't have (like police departments or the federal government) and some other entity will automatically provide the funds. I can generally make progress on this point by helping people think about transit agencies' PG&E bill 1322
Reposted by BjornCarter Lavin @carterlavin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Having talked with literally thousands of people face-to-face this year about the coming transit cuts if we don't pass the Regional Transit Measure (RTM) I've encountered a surprising subset of folks who don't understand that: It costs transit agencies money to run service. 35414
Reposted by BjornJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The GOP cut funding to the IRS because *audits work* and they fundamentally don't believe rich people should have to play by the rules. 273297769
Reposted by BjornCar Free Keith @carfreekeith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It never ceases to amaze me how vast Chicago’s South Side is 4332
Reposted by BjornZoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We really ought to make a version of the business degree that's actually good and actually attracts much stronger students. Keep the necessary 'finishing school for managers' stuff but stuff most of it with economics, accounting, operations research, and actually rigorous business history. 5454
Reposted by Bjornbrianmoore2.bsky.social @brianmoore2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We must never let him forget this 4504123
Reposted by BjornDennis Griffith @isanobody.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Who wouldn't want to spread fashionism? 021
Reposted by BjornMike Masnick @masnick.com · 27/09/2026I have a theory about how many of the world's problems are caused by people who were told they were the smartest people alive as kids, believed it, and then when they became adults and couldn't accept that maybe they weren't that special, started breaking shit if only to prove they were special 281184168
Reposted by Bjornspontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026To get ahead of the gender discourse: 1. In liberal-ish spaces, it's more common to hear shallow & reactionary dating opinions (w/out pushback) from women than from men. 2. Shallowness in *revealed* preferences is not especially gendered. 3. (1) can be annoying but has very few real consequences. 32218
Reposted by BjornSic Transit PHL @sictransitphl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Many high-speed railways that became financially successful had to seek protection/bailout because they didn't become successful fast enough to hold off the debt service bomb. Korea and Taiwan being famous examples. Brightline had delayed construction *and* COVID to deal with. 271
Reposted by BjornPatrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 27/09/2026“'Because we can’t afford a home, we’re probably not going to have kids,' she said. 'We can’t even afford a dog.'” Do high housing costs reduce birthrates? What does the best evidence tell us about this question?nytimes.comMortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market (Gift Article)The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States jumped to 7.03 percent, putting pressure on housing affordability. 1164
Reposted by BjornCai @annenotation.bsky.social · 26/09/2026lmao interest rates made house flipping basically disappear. remember when everyone thought that was their meal ticket 1513
Reposted by BjornWildPartyInviteDecliner @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If Dems win they should make this part of the next budget reconciliation just to fuck with him. 68711
Reposted by BjornHouserDave @houserdave.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is not a strong labor market. This is a labor market where if you fall off, you're increasingly screwed. 021
Reposted by BjornNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is an excellent post. These new systems in Asia are impressive. And, importantly, it's applying a lot of things that we figured out here in the 1960s and tried to build ourselves. This isn't foreign. 611619
Reposted by BjornNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We already have a lot of those building blocks. The MTA's commuter rebuild in the 1960s was designed around getting speed in every conceivable way. We went to universal high platforms with wide doors on trains to cut time loss. Those trains were supposed to hit 100mph too but never could in service. 2391