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@bcmfietser.bsky.social
PhD, poorly socialized sociologist, spouse to @melrup.bsky.social Saint Paul bikescum, Planning Commissioner, Board of Zoning Appeals, Met Council TAB (Bike, Walk, and Roll rep).
Vélo Vivant, transportation equity, sustainable living. he/him
Vélo Vivant, transportation equity, sustainable living. he/him
A little good news for Monday morning.
GOOD NEWS! A UNIVERSAL sarbecovirus vaccine candidate has officially started clinical trials! GBP511 is the FIRST vaccine to reach human testing that is intended to protect against MULTIPLE strains of SARS-CoV-2 as well as other related coronaviruses with the potential to spark dangerous outbreaks.
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
A little good news for Monday morning.
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Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
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Ring camera search party™️ hits different with slavecatchers in your town
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Ring camera search party™️ hits different with slavecatchers in your town
I feel like we should be at least a *little* concerned that the Nicolet Law dude has enough money to be out here buying SB ads.
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I feel like we should be at least a *little* concerned that the Nicolet Law dude has enough money to be out here buying SB ads.
Try THAT in a small LLM
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Try THAT in a small LLM
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And now the ode to dense communities & neighborhood businesses, surely the most urbanist halftime show ever
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
And now the ode to dense communities & neighborhood businesses, surely the most urbanist halftime show ever
Ok, these “pole-dancers” are something
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Ok, these “pole-dancers” are something
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Halftime just started. Time to turn on your tv and then channel 11. (NBC)
Benito tiempo.
Halftime just started. Time to turn on your tv and then channel 11. (NBC)
Benito tiempo.
February 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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Halftime just started. Time to turn on your tv and then channel 11. (NBC)
Benito tiempo.
Halftime just started. Time to turn on your tv and then channel 11. (NBC)
Benito tiempo.
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That Dunkin’ commercial was Al of us collectively having a stroke, right?
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
That Dunkin’ commercial was Al of us collectively having a stroke, right?
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Hated everything about that Dunkin ad
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Hated everything about that Dunkin ad
Gaius Balter, hanging by the neck in his cell, imagining himself reborn as a Cylon in the resurrection tank. Relieved that he therefore *hadnt* betrayed his own people.
Great summation of the mechanics of the GOP spiral into evil and why it's terminal.
The only way out is through; it's a rugged and terrible path which most will avoid until ignominious death.
The only way out is through; it's a rugged and terrible path which most will avoid until ignominious death.
Your point reminds me of a very astute Twitter thread about shame, by David Rees (of Get Your War On fame), from early in Trump's first term. It's hard to find now, so I'm going to post the whole thing here.
February 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Gaius Balter, hanging by the neck in his cell, imagining himself reborn as a Cylon in the resurrection tank. Relieved that he therefore *hadnt* betrayed his own people.
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I think it's clear at this point that Amy is pro-ICE, and we need to remember that her record as county attorney was *extremely* carcereal. She fought to extend immigrants' sentences - in one case by 2 days - so that they'd be deported.
She increased HC prison pop by 20% and... (1/2)
She increased HC prison pop by 20% and... (1/2)
All in for Team USA Curling. Met former Olympic curling medalist Joe Polo at the Duluth Curling Club. He’s won two Olympic medals — the bronze from the 2006 Winter Games in Turin and the gold from the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang. 🥇 🥇
February 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I think it's clear at this point that Amy is pro-ICE, and we need to remember that her record as county attorney was *extremely* carcereal. She fought to extend immigrants' sentences - in one case by 2 days - so that they'd be deported.
She increased HC prison pop by 20% and... (1/2)
She increased HC prison pop by 20% and... (1/2)
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James Dean chats on the set of Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
#BicycleBirthday James Dean
Born on this day, February 8 (1931-1955)
#BicycleBirthday James Dean
Born on this day, February 8 (1931-1955)
February 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
James Dean chats on the set of Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
#BicycleBirthday James Dean
Born on this day, February 8 (1931-1955)
#BicycleBirthday James Dean
Born on this day, February 8 (1931-1955)
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Bicycles, China
1989
📷Sebastião Salgado
Sebastião Salgado was documentary photographer most well known for his remarkable photos of people living in desperate circumstances.
#BicycleBirthday Sebastião Salgado
February 8 (1944-2025)
1989
📷Sebastião Salgado
Sebastião Salgado was documentary photographer most well known for his remarkable photos of people living in desperate circumstances.
#BicycleBirthday Sebastião Salgado
February 8 (1944-2025)
February 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Bicycles, China
1989
📷Sebastião Salgado
Sebastião Salgado was documentary photographer most well known for his remarkable photos of people living in desperate circumstances.
#BicycleBirthday Sebastião Salgado
February 8 (1944-2025)
1989
📷Sebastião Salgado
Sebastião Salgado was documentary photographer most well known for his remarkable photos of people living in desperate circumstances.
#BicycleBirthday Sebastião Salgado
February 8 (1944-2025)
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My almost 105 year old abuelita-in-law is VERY excited for Bad Bunny. She came from the island, and for her entire life, she’s been an American citizen! Voted for FDR! 🇵🇷🇺🇸
February 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
My almost 105 year old abuelita-in-law is VERY excited for Bad Bunny. She came from the island, and for her entire life, she’s been an American citizen! Voted for FDR! 🇵🇷🇺🇸
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Children at the Stone Arch Bridge today: 🎵 ICE IS POOP 🎶
Homan tomorrow: These violent attacks on our brave federal agents must stop
Homan tomorrow: These violent attacks on our brave federal agents must stop
February 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Children at the Stone Arch Bridge today: 🎵 ICE IS POOP 🎶
Homan tomorrow: These violent attacks on our brave federal agents must stop
Homan tomorrow: These violent attacks on our brave federal agents must stop
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Présidentielle au Portugal : le socialiste Antonio José Seguro donné en tête face au candidat d’extrême droite André Ventura
Présidentielle au Portugal : le socialiste Antonio José Seguro donné en tête face au candidat d’extrême droite André Ventura
Cet ancien député et ex-ministre avait remporté le premier tour avec 31,1 % des suffrages et s’était assuré le soutien de nombreuses personnalités politiques issues de l’extrême gauche, du centre et même de la droite, mais pas celui du premier ministre Luis Montenegro.
www.lemonde.fr
February 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Présidentielle au Portugal : le socialiste Antonio José Seguro donné en tête face au candidat d’extrême droite André Ventura
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Amy Klobuchar running for Governor of Minnesota
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Amy Klobuchar running for Governor of Minnesota
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This shows up anecdotally in Nashville’s pedestrian fatalities, too, and it’s at least partially driven by our exclusionary land use. Cruel, avoidable, intentional. Fixing it is a moral imperative.
New paper finds that US bike deaths have "trended toward lower-density suburban areas" rather than central cities
Those killed tend to be poor and non-white.
Lesson: The suburbanization of poverty could be contributing to the surging number of cyclist fatalities.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
Those killed tend to be poor and non-white.
Lesson: The suburbanization of poverty could be contributing to the surging number of cyclist fatalities.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
February 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
This shows up anecdotally in Nashville’s pedestrian fatalities, too, and it’s at least partially driven by our exclusionary land use. Cruel, avoidable, intentional. Fixing it is a moral imperative.