Benjamin Fry
@bluejekyll.bsky.social
Rust, Rusty Bikes, and making everything safer.
East Bay Kidical Mass, Walk Bike Berkeley, Bike East Bay, and former member of SFBike.
Berkeley, CA.
East Bay Kidical Mass, Walk Bike Berkeley, Bike East Bay, and former member of SFBike.
Berkeley, CA.
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Benjamin Fry
@bluejekyll.bsky.social
· Nov 22
On Thursday, Nov 14th, I was riding home from BART. At Rose and Josephine in Berkeley, an intersection that I have always treated with care, and especially after dark, I ended up witnessing this tragedy. I saw a car hit a pedestrian (Ben I later learned).
Beloved, long-time Berkeley community member Ben Brown was the pedestrian killed on Rose Street.
Please consider donating to this GoFundMe to help his family with funeral expenses and travel.
gofund.me/c4cb551e
Please consider donating to this GoFundMe to help his family with funeral expenses and travel.
gofund.me/c4cb551e
I just went to the Berkeley Transportation and Infrastructure Commission meeting to recount this story.
That was hard. I barely kept it together. I hope I did Ben justice.
That was hard. I barely kept it together. I hope I did Ben justice.
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TIL that the building of the Mass Turnpike through Newton paved over a Black neighborhood. patch.com/massachusett... via links posted by @mekka.mekka-tech.com
A City Divided: The Building of the Mass Turnpike in Newton (Part II)
One of your neighbors posted in Arts & Entertainment. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
patch.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:08 PM
TIL that the building of the Mass Turnpike through Newton paved over a Black neighborhood. patch.com/massachusett... via links posted by @mekka.mekka-tech.com
As if the relationship between rent seeking of oil and cars wasn’t obvious enough, just saw a trade in deal on an ad that gives you a much better price when you trade an EV.
February 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
As if the relationship between rent seeking of oil and cars wasn’t obvious enough, just saw a trade in deal on an ad that gives you a much better price when you trade an EV.
And the that movie Civil War will finally make sense, where Texas and California join to form the Western Forces.
Republicans redistricted to win five new seats in Texas. All five are projected to be between R+4 and R+8. To achieve this, they diluted their advantage in other districts.
A 15-point swing in November wipes out Republican control of the state. A 30-point swing erases Republicans in Texas entirely.
A 15-point swing in November wipes out Republican control of the state. A 30-point swing erases Republicans in Texas entirely.
Thirty point swing to Democrats deep in the heart of Texas.
February 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
And the that movie Civil War will finally make sense, where Texas and California join to form the Western Forces.
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Since California’s “Freedom to Walk” act went in effect in 2023, decriminalizing “jaywalking”, the number of pedestrian fatalities has dropped at an even higher rate than the national average. We need to stop pretending that pedestrian access restrictions are “for their own safety”.
February 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Since California’s “Freedom to Walk” act went in effect in 2023, decriminalizing “jaywalking”, the number of pedestrian fatalities has dropped at an even higher rate than the national average. We need to stop pretending that pedestrian access restrictions are “for their own safety”.
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I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.
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We Ride in Unity
We Ride in Solidarity
Thousands of us have turned out on the street, on our bikes today in PDX to say we're ready to support a free & fair future!
@indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @indivisible.org
We Ride in Solidarity
Thousands of us have turned out on the street, on our bikes today in PDX to say we're ready to support a free & fair future!
@indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @indivisible.org
3/4 of the people are at the park. They're still come over the Tilikum Crossing bridge!
February 1, 2026 at 12:25 AM
We Ride in Unity
We Ride in Solidarity
Thousands of us have turned out on the street, on our bikes today in PDX to say we're ready to support a free & fair future!
@indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @indivisible.org
We Ride in Solidarity
Thousands of us have turned out on the street, on our bikes today in PDX to say we're ready to support a free & fair future!
@indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @indivisible.org
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Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024. n.pr/4kcbr5h
Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.
n.pr
February 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024. n.pr/4kcbr5h
I didn’t know Bruce Wayne lives in Sant Clara now?
Come on SFGate, we all know Batman is Bruce Wayne, that’s like disclosed with in the first 10 minutes of every movie.
Just say Batman. Batman reprimanded this City Council for being spineless.
Come on SFGate, we all know Batman is Bruce Wayne, that’s like disclosed with in the first 10 minutes of every movie.
Just say Batman. Batman reprimanded this City Council for being spineless.
An unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume angrily confronted Santa Clara city officials during a joint meeting of the City Council, city authorities, and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority on Monday, using his public comment to condemn the city’s stance on cooperation with ICE.
February 1, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I didn’t know Bruce Wayne lives in Sant Clara now?
Come on SFGate, we all know Batman is Bruce Wayne, that’s like disclosed with in the first 10 minutes of every movie.
Just say Batman. Batman reprimanded this City Council for being spineless.
Come on SFGate, we all know Batman is Bruce Wayne, that’s like disclosed with in the first 10 minutes of every movie.
Just say Batman. Batman reprimanded this City Council for being spineless.
I’d like to see city councils and state legislatures from around the country bar the hiring of former ICE agents into any government position, especially Policing positions.
January 31, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I’d like to see city councils and state legislatures from around the country bar the hiring of former ICE agents into any government position, especially Policing positions.
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Start of today's Unity Ride at Rockridge BART. Impressive turnout! Kudos to @bikeeastbay.bsky.social for helping to get the word out.
January 31, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Start of today's Unity Ride at Rockridge BART. Impressive turnout! Kudos to @bikeeastbay.bsky.social for helping to get the word out.
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rustfs: 🚀2.3x faster than MinIO for 4KB object payloads. RustFS is an open-source, S3-compatible high-performance object storage system supporting migration and coexistence with other S3-compatible platforms such as MinIO and Ceph. ★20686 https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs
rustfs / rustfs
🚀2.3x faster than MinIO for 4KB object payloads. RustFS is an open-source, S3-compatible high-performance object storage system supporting migration and coexistence with other S3-compatible platforms such as MinIO and Ceph.
github.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:40 PM
rustfs: 🚀2.3x faster than MinIO for 4KB object payloads. RustFS is an open-source, S3-compatible high-performance object storage system supporting migration and coexistence with other S3-compatible platforms such as MinIO and Ceph. ★20686 https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs
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Didn’t get great pics bc I can’t bike with one hand but the NYC ride for Alex Pretti was huge—this is the back! My favorite part was biking through another protest and all of us cheering for each other
January 31, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Didn’t get great pics bc I can’t bike with one hand but the NYC ride for Alex Pretti was huge—this is the back! My favorite part was biking through another protest and all of us cheering for each other
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Yall ready for the next war over Hopkins?
Im not. Berkeley citizens should just put a comprehensive cycletrack and bike blvd plan on the ballot and be done with it.
Im not. Berkeley citizens should just put a comprehensive cycletrack and bike blvd plan on the ballot and be done with it.
January 31, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Yall ready for the next war over Hopkins?
Im not. Berkeley citizens should just put a comprehensive cycletrack and bike blvd plan on the ballot and be done with it.
Im not. Berkeley citizens should just put a comprehensive cycletrack and bike blvd plan on the ballot and be done with it.
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New NHTSA crash data, combined with Tesla’s new disclosure of robotaxi mileage, reveals Tesla’s autonomous vehicles are crashing at a rate much higher than human drivers, and that’s with a safety monitor in every car.
Tesla has reported 9 crashes involving its robotaxi fleet in Austin, TX.
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Tesla has reported 9 crashes involving its robotaxi fleet in Austin, TX.
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Tesla's own Robotaxi data confirms crash rate 3x worse than humans even with monitor
Tesla’s nascent robotaxi program is off to a rough start. New NHTSA crash data, combined with Tesla’s new disclosure of...
electrek.co
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
New NHTSA crash data, combined with Tesla’s new disclosure of robotaxi mileage, reveals Tesla’s autonomous vehicles are crashing at a rate much higher than human drivers, and that’s with a safety monitor in every car.
Tesla has reported 9 crashes involving its robotaxi fleet in Austin, TX.
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Tesla has reported 9 crashes involving its robotaxi fleet in Austin, TX.
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Thank you to everyone who came out for the #AlexPretti memorial ride in Oakland today. It was a huge turnout, even more than shown here at Lake Merritt, as some people peeled off since the start at Rockridge BART. @bikeeastbay.bsky.social @ebbp.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out for the #AlexPretti memorial ride in Oakland today. It was a huge turnout, even more than shown here at Lake Merritt, as some people peeled off since the start at Rockridge BART. @bikeeastbay.bsky.social @ebbp.bsky.social
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Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
January 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
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I ❤️ Minneapolis
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
January 31, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I ❤️ Minneapolis
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
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The Bay Area bike community is really incredible. I loved seeing everyone out riding today. If you want to know for sure you are not alone, get a bike and join a ride—Critical Mass, Bike Party, Kidical Mass, whatever.
January 31, 2026 at 11:03 PM
The Bay Area bike community is really incredible. I loved seeing everyone out riding today. If you want to know for sure you are not alone, get a bike and join a ride—Critical Mass, Bike Party, Kidical Mass, whatever.
At the Oakland Ride for Alex Pretti today. In memory of one our own, fallen but not forgotten.
ICE Out.
ICE Out.
January 31, 2026 at 6:34 PM
At the Oakland Ride for Alex Pretti today. In memory of one our own, fallen but not forgotten.
ICE Out.
ICE Out.
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VICTORY! The emergency funding deal we fought so hard for in 2025 has finally been made! The state will issue a $590 million emergency loan to hold off disastrous cuts to BART, Caltrain, AC Transit, and Muni that would have started this July.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:32 AM
VICTORY! The emergency funding deal we fought so hard for in 2025 has finally been made! The state will issue a $590 million emergency loan to hold off disastrous cuts to BART, Caltrain, AC Transit, and Muni that would have started this July.
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If one in five Americans already wants to be free of government driving mandates, and an additional 40% would like to try living outside those mandates --
That's not just a collossal market failure. That's the largest, most costly policy failure in human history. momentummag.com/nearly-one-i...
That's not just a collossal market failure. That's the largest, most costly policy failure in human history. momentummag.com/nearly-one-i...
Nearly One in Five Americans Want to Ditch the Car
As seen in cities such as Paris, fewer cars and fewer drivers can translate to less traffic congestions, cleaner air, healthier and happier people and local businesses.
momentummag.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 AM
If one in five Americans already wants to be free of government driving mandates, and an additional 40% would like to try living outside those mandates --
That's not just a collossal market failure. That's the largest, most costly policy failure in human history. momentummag.com/nearly-one-i...
That's not just a collossal market failure. That's the largest, most costly policy failure in human history. momentummag.com/nearly-one-i...
Why is it that all the people who die are the ones I don’t want to, but the ones who the world would be better off without continue on and on.
January 30, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Why is it that all the people who die are the ones I don’t want to, but the ones who the world would be better off without continue on and on.
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We already have a warrant requirement. It's called the US Constitution. If that's not fucking binding them, what the hell does your little agreement mean?
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the party agreed on three main goals:
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they’ll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 AM
We already have a warrant requirement. It's called the US Constitution. If that's not fucking binding them, what the hell does your little agreement mean?