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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 1d

What a crock of shit from Marc Benioff — who appears willfully ignorant of news and facts and so thirsty for approval and attention from the Trump tech bros (who in the past mocked him relentlessly) that he is soiling himself in public www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 11h

Would be a good time to shut down Dreamforce. If I have friends who are still speaking there, this is a good reason to cancel.

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 1d

Marc Benioff went full Tom Cotton to @heatherknightsf.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12h

“The big advantage of bikes is that they go directly from where you start to where you finish, when you need to go. The advantage over cars is that they need perhaps 1/10th of the amount of space. Roads that jam up quickly with cars can carry effectively unlimited numbers of people by bicycle.”

Why e-bikes are more important the EVs

Bikes can actually transform cities in the way driverless cars promise

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 12h

Neutral headline framing of such an obvious and dangerous falsehood is irresponsible journalism, full stop. It is enabling propaganda.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

Johnson slams the No Kings protest march scheduled to take place in DC next week as the “hate America rally” that would draw “the pro-Hamas wing” and “the antifa people.”

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 1d

California's governor has signed SB 79, a large-scale upzoning of land near transit throughout the state's largest counties.

Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 1d

WE DID IT!!!

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 2d

I found the transport cipher key
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 2d

A new study reveals that cycling traffic in Paris has increased by 240% between 2018 and 2023, while car traffic has steadily declined.
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New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 2d

We are once again asking etc. etc.

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 3d

Zohran Mamdani hops on a Citi Bike and a woman heckles him, shouting “communist!” He responds, “That’s cyclist”

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Andy Thornley @apthornley.bsky.social · 2d

Good to see this reporting but I’m eager to see the WSJ just declare “Trump is a Lying Sack of Shit” in some headlines already

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 2d

Daily reports from Portland police in the month leading up to President Trump’s decision to send federal troops into the city paint a different picture than public statements by Trump and others in his administration.

What’s Really Going On in Portland, According to Police Reports

Protests outside an ICE facility were dwindling in size and at times ”low energy” in the days and weeks before President Trump called in troops, according to official law-enforcement logs.

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Conrad Nobert @conradnobert.bsky.social · 4d

If you're 40+ and you don't ride your bike around town what even is your plan for healthy aging?

I just don't understand older people who hate bike lanes.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 4d

Seriously, this feels like the political comms equivalent of a successful Queer Eye makeover.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 4d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 4d

Yeah someone probably has some old emails about it somewhere

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

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Spocko @spocko.bsky.social · 4d

I saw that DHS secretary #KristiNoem visited “War Ravaged” Portland this morning & met with the Governor.
I wanna know if she'll meet with the #AntiFascistFrog!
digbysblog.net/2025/10/07/k...

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 4d

"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"

We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Highlights
For marginalised street users mode separation is the key to human-scale movement.
Streets conducive to walking and cycling have functional, safe and accessible design.
Professionals must approach street design, regulation and user behaviour holistically.
Combinations of influencing factors persuade people to either use or avoid a street.
There are no easy fixes to the public realm that will work for all non-drivers.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 4d

This study should be read by every policymaker and traffic engineer.

Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 4d

"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"

We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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bikingmzstacey @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social · 4d

Hey @bart.gov Biking and Birding and BART - oh my!
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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · 5d

@strongtowns.org founder Chuck Marohn with Strong Townish Love Letter to Suburbia author Diane Alisa, @ericbrightwell.bsky.social on the fight for bikes in WeHo, Boston Bikeway Block Party, Bikes, Birds, & BART with @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social, and more. soundcloud.com/biketalk/253...

#2537 Validation

Listener emails in response to last episode's bike lane hater from Eric Brightwell, host of the Nobody Drives in LA podcast https://ericbrightwell.com/nobody-drives-in-la/ and Ross, a West Hollywood v

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Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org · 4d

The story of the rails-to-trails movement is one of the most epic, controversial, and still ongoing tales in the history of American advocacy. And now, it’s finally getting a film that’s worthy of that epic narrative.

The Shocking Untold History of America's Rails-to-Trails Movement — Streetsblog USA

Some of the fiercest battles for the future of public space in America have happened on abandoned railway corridors — and the battles aren't over yet.

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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 5d

Reflections on last week's #WeekWithoutDriving in a city that still refuses to acknowledge the existence of its nondrivers — which a comprehensive new report claims make up one-third of LA's population

One-third of Angelenos do not drive

Walking back the "car-free" games promise is unconscionable in a city where the people who don't drive are also the most vulnerable users of our streets

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Sam Alcorn @samalcorn.bsky.social · 5d

Regular reminder to Democratic legislators and executives: Not touching exclusionary residential zoning is exactly what the MAGA Playbook (aka Project 2025) calls for on page 511.
@governor.ca.gov, please sign SB 79!

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Green Hombre @greenhombre.bsky.social · 6d

Great Museum in Richmond, CA. Run by national parks.

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Green Hombre @greenhombre.bsky.social · 6d

We haven’t won a war since multicultural America fought fascism.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8d

Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 7d

More of this, please.

Tell these fucking fascists that the people of this country despise them, hate them, and do not welcome them anywhere they go.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8d

Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.

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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 8d

Some people are taking responsibility for telling the truth and speaking up for their communities. And it doesn't have to do with age or experience. This is leadership that comes from moral clarity.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8d

I am just so fucking proud of her.

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