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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 1m

#Portland showing us ALL how to give ☀️ solar ☀️ benefits to your local airport AND those with low-incomes‼️

Win/Win 💚

Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 16h

Cully!

New community solar project brings energy savings to Cully residents

The 3-acre solar array will deliver hundreds of dollars in yearly savings.

www.axios.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10h

Another devastating blow for the disability community as this administration cuts almost every employee responsible for administering funding & oversight for IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).

Education should be a basic human right..and disabled kids are just as deserving.

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 8m

Hey #SacramentoAirport,
DO THIS.

Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 23h

Great work by my friend @kenjenkinsny.bsky.social. More public officials should stand up the way Ken has in Westchester.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 30m

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Abbey Rhodes @abbeyr28.bsky.social · 5d

Parents in my SF neighborhood are shuttling their kids to and from school on e-bikes. The kids love it. And, I love seeing our streets becoming more bike-friendly.

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 5d

It's funny to me that I'm one of the biggest e-bike defenders on this site and I don't even own an e-bike (yet).

I just see their potential to get people out of cars and I want to fight for their expansion!

Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 31m

Been waiting for #UCDavis to do this.

Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 4d

The next step beyond incentivising the purchase of e-bikes, is to actually pay people to commute to work by bicycle and leave the car at home.
momentummag.com/is-it-time-g...

Here's Why Governments Should Start Paying People to Bike to Work

In North America, where cars reign supreme, a new idea could gain ground like it is in some areas of Europe — paying people to bike to work

momentummag.com

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News from UK Research and Innovation @news.ukri.org · 1d

ICYMI: E-cargo bikes can replace car trips and reshape family travel #EPSRC #AcademicSky

E-cargo bikes can replace car trips and reshape family travel

Electric cargo (e-cargo) bikes can replace many car journeys, from school runs to shopping trips and family outings, according to new research.EPSRC

www.ukri.org

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 2d

governments serious about climate action should be giving away e-bikes.

they more than pay for themselves

immediate and massive reductions in CO2

better public health outcomes

increased resiliency to inflation, stronger local economy.

yo @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/holz...

Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · Sep 23

We are headed the wrong direction when it comes to #sustainablemobility, #safestreets, and #publichealth.

Here's the math on e-bike giveaways.

An electric cargo bike is a car-replacement in most urban areas.

This is a savings of approx. $5-6k a year - and even upwards of $12k.

a cartoon cat wearing sunglasses is holding a bunch of money .

ALT: a cartoon cat wearing sunglasses is holding a bunch of money .

media.tenor.com

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 36m

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Benj @splatterthought.bsky.social · 13h

E-bikes.... You can be middle-aged with back & knee issues and still have fun... pub crawl, trail ride, quickly navigate town, hit nearby live music with drinks!

Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 38m

Do you hear that???

#Ebikes make life MORE #Accessible for people with #Disabilities!

#Access is 💙 LOVE 💙

Matthew Lewis is ready for progressive federalism @mateosfo.bsky.social · 4d

“The e-bike lets me keep riding bikes and spend time outside, even though I have this health condition,” she said. “I don’t think that a lot of people realize that e-bikes make things accessible to people with disabilities.” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/07/e...

Why electric bikes are everywhere in Berkeley

Residents of all ages and abilities are taking to electric bikes — used for commutes, school drop-offs, grocery trips and joy rides.

www.berkeleyside.org

Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 44m

Got an e-bike in May 2024.

Got rid of our #Tesla in November 2024.

No longer needed two cars.

Plus Elon sucks.

Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · Jul 24

that's right!

e-bikes replace *car* trips

they're the greatest climate mobility hack invented yet

governments should be giving them away

Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · Jul 24

Interesting study from Germany on e-bikes and the modes they replace:

"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 14h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

The cruelty is the point

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 20h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

#MedicareForAll

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 56m

FIGHT THIS.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 15h

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h

This Is Fascism

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 9h

Depraved.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 12h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 11h

Walked by Kramer Books on my way home and signed a copy of my book We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation. Go pick it up if you don’t have a copy. The staff is also great too.

The same man holding up the book, which is white and says “We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation.”

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 12h

YES!!

Also Electric Company and Zoom!

Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 16h

I’m not trying to give @pbs.org ideas for raising money—but I am. I would buy women’s fit T-shirts of all my favorite childhood shows. Reading rainbow, 321 contact, square one, zoobiliee zoo. I feel like two generations will run to donate even more money for shirts with Levar Burton on them…

Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 12h

Confronting Oppression and Injustice isn’t allowed in #Texas.

Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 16h

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 12h

Fuck every single person who allowed this to happen.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h

Due to Tennessee’s abortion ban, Mayron Hollis was forced to continue a pregnancy that threatened her life. An emergency delivery left her without a uterus and her baby with medical issues.

This was their first year in a post-Roe state (pub. Feb. 2024):

She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.

Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.

projects.propublica.org

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 17h

WTH.

That shouldn’t be hard.

Way to be sane, #California!

Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 1d

VICTORY: Today, after tireless advocacy by @momsdemand.bsky.social and @studentsdemand.bsky.social volunteers and survivors, Governor Newsom signed first-in-the-nation legislation to stop the spread of DIY machine guns.

Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 17h

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 18h

If you work in the Office of Special Education for the Department of Education and have been RIF'ed or if you work in a school that has been notified about it, please message me. My Signal is emgarcia.85. I'll protect your identity.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 21h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 22h

We have the timidity of countless corporate and university GCs to thank for the fact DEI is treated as though it were illegal.

Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 23h

lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.

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Matthew Claxton @matthewclaxton.bsky.social · 19h

As a recreational cyclist, I got pretty excited when I realized that ebikes basically eliminate the "Ugh, I can't ride up hills!" barrier for casual/starting commuter cyclists. In many areas, it's one of the biggest barriers to adoption.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19h

“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

danielknowles.substack.com

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