Jonathan McLeod
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Shawn Micallef
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social
· Aug 25
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Shawn Micallef
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social
· Aug 25
"Conservative state leaders appear to be nearly unanimous in their view that big cities should be prevented from governing themselves. In particular, they are committed to denying local governments the freedom to ask their own voters to raise their own taxes" -- humantransit.org/2025/08/the-...
The Fall of Philadelphia — Human Transit
The Pennsylvania State Senate has decided that the transit system of America’s fifth largest city should be substantially destroyed. Similar dramas are playing out in Illinois, Oregon, and Rhode Isla...
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Shawn Micallef
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social
· Aug 25
We fail to respect or enforce traffic laws to the point that people don’t actually perceive ignoring them to be breaking the rules. It’s just normal driving.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Andy Craig
@andycraig.bsky.social
· Aug 24
we see very clearly in public polling that people in california and D.C. hate the deployments and that americans broadly disapprove of them, but here we have an assertion that the smart strategy is to avoid any discussion of the situation in favor of a pivot to, you guessed it, kitchen table issues.
If you’re mad about Dems avoiding talking about DC, you can blame the Democratic quants, as demonstrated in this memo from David Shor’s Blue Rose Research
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bikeview.ca
@bikeviewca.bsky.social
· Aug 23
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I actually agree that Democrats should refrain from using most of these. And they already do! When was the last time a Senator said 'heteronormative'?
The bigger problem is that orgs like Third Way are reinforcing this false, right-wing narrative. Dems can't stop doing something they're not doing!
The bigger problem is that orgs like Third Way are reinforcing this false, right-wing narrative. Dems can't stop doing something they're not doing!
Scoop: Third Way is circulating a memo, shared first with @playbookdc, featuring a new blacklist of words Dems shouldn’t use.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Micah
@rincewind.run
· Aug 22
BREAKING: A new experiment in Philly shows cash rental assistance slashed homelessness rates by 57–67%.
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BeijingPalmer
@beijingpalmer.bsky.social
· Aug 21
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Jennifer Mills
@jennifermills.net.au
· Aug 15
Writers festivals on notice after attempt to 'restrict speech' prompts exodus
A Victorian writers festival's code of conduct has set a "dangerous precedent", one author says, after more than 50 writers and moderators withdrew from the event.
www.abc.net.au
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Sarah Gelbard
@gelbard.ca
· Aug 11
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Video released by Israeli occupation forces shows the moment Israeli strikes targeted the Al-Awda and Taybeh schools in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, where displaced Palestinians had been taking shelter.
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bikeview.ca
@bikeviewca.bsky.social
· Aug 7
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