Doug Gordon
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
Co-host, The War on Cars podcast. Writer, runner, Disney parks fan. Born at 330.21 ppm. (he/him)
Our new book, "Life After Cars" is out now from Thesis / Penguin Random House.
https://www.lifeaftercars.com
Our new book, "Life After Cars" is out now from Thesis / Penguin Random House.
https://www.lifeaftercars.com
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Doug Gordon
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
· Apr 22
Coming October 21st...
"Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile."
A new book about how cars ruin everything and what we can do to fight back.
Pre-order here: www.lifeaftercars.com
"Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile."
A new book about how cars ruin everything and what we can do to fight back.
Pre-order here: www.lifeaftercars.com
Some news!
I am really excited about this! I'm biased, but I think we wrote a very good book. I can't wait to get it into your hands.
I am really excited about this! I'm biased, but I think we wrote a very good book. I can't wait to get it into your hands.
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the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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You know what was unhelpful, all the electeds and pundits back in the spring saying, "to be sure, maybe DOGE is needed to increase efficiency". That's not what it was for, it was meant for destruction and crimey stuff. Total marks.
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
You know what was unhelpful, all the electeds and pundits back in the spring saying, "to be sure, maybe DOGE is needed to increase efficiency". That's not what it was for, it was meant for destruction and crimey stuff. Total marks.
Thanks @visionzerovancouver.ca for these great pics of our live LIFE AFTER CARS show at the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema with Councilmember @lucymaloney.bsky.social and @tomflood.bsky.social. This one looks like I'm singing "Memory" from Cats.
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Thanks @visionzerovancouver.ca for these great pics of our live LIFE AFTER CARS show at the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema with Councilmember @lucymaloney.bsky.social and @tomflood.bsky.social. This one looks like I'm singing "Memory" from Cats.
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
Experienced a rare rainy night at Disneyland in California this past week which had the effect of nearly emptying out the park. Wound up getting some great pics with few if any people in them.
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Experienced a rare rainy night at Disneyland in California this past week which had the effect of nearly emptying out the park. Wound up getting some great pics with few if any people in them.
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Zohran Mamdani should revive a DOT plan to transform Fifth Avenue shelved by de Blasio and Adams at the behest of powerful corporate interests.
Memo to Mamdani: Fifth Ave. Belongs to the People — Not the Ultra-Wealthy and Gridlock - Streetsblog New York City
Zohran Mamdani should revive a DOT plan to transform Fifth Avenue shelved by de Blasio and Adams at the behest of powerful corporate interests.
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Zohran Mamdani should revive a DOT plan to transform Fifth Avenue shelved by de Blasio and Adams at the behest of powerful corporate interests.
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Now if you haven’t already, go out and get this book!
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Now if you haven’t already, go out and get this book!
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Thanks again to @thewaroncars.bsky.social for an incredible night a couple weeks back in Vancouver, c/o the good people at @visionzerovancouver.ca
Was an honour to share a stage with
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social
@lucymaloney.bsky.social
Was an honour to share a stage with
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social
@lucymaloney.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Thanks again to @thewaroncars.bsky.social for an incredible night a couple weeks back in Vancouver, c/o the good people at @visionzerovancouver.ca
Was an honour to share a stage with
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social
@lucymaloney.bsky.social
Was an honour to share a stage with
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social
@lucymaloney.bsky.social
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
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I really did not have “Kathy Hochul understands this political moment better than almost anyone else in the Democratic Party” on my bingo card but here we are
Governor Hochul on Elise Stefanik doubling down on her claims that Mamdani is a “jihadist.”
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I really did not have “Kathy Hochul understands this political moment better than almost anyone else in the Democratic Party” on my bingo card but here we are
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well, I read it, and the salient, non-gross part is Lizza alleging, midsentence and without elaboration, that Nuzzi ran numerous “catch-and-kill operations” on RFK’s behalf, which would give her a role in both his appointment and the untold preventable deaths he has abetted in office. Cool.
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
well, I read it, and the salient, non-gross part is Lizza alleging, midsentence and without elaboration, that Nuzzi ran numerous “catch-and-kill operations” on RFK’s behalf, which would give her a role in both his appointment and the untold preventable deaths he has abetted in office. Cool.
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Cool to see the Uptown Theater ready for our show there on December 2nd!
Tickets:
events.uptownpvd.com/events/life-...
Tickets:
events.uptownpvd.com/events/life-...
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Cool to see the Uptown Theater ready for our show there on December 2nd!
Tickets:
events.uptownpvd.com/events/life-...
Tickets:
events.uptownpvd.com/events/life-...
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Back home in Brooklyn. We had a better few weeks than whoever keeps doing this did. How sad.
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Back home in Brooklyn. We had a better few weeks than whoever keeps doing this did. How sad.
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What an incredible night! Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sarahgoodyear.bsky.social for inviting me, @streetsforall.org for hosting, and everyone who showed up in the torrential rain 🚲
And special thanks to everyone who noticed I was wearing my crosswalk dress 🚸
And special thanks to everyone who noticed I was wearing my crosswalk dress 🚸
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
What an incredible night! Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sarahgoodyear.bsky.social for inviting me, @streetsforall.org for hosting, and everyone who showed up in the torrential rain 🚲
And special thanks to everyone who noticed I was wearing my crosswalk dress 🚸
And special thanks to everyone who noticed I was wearing my crosswalk dress 🚸
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one in five americans still getting their brains poached in elon's racist, self-worshipping bullshit
X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.
Pew's latest social media report shows X's staying power in the U.S., despite competition | TechCrunch
X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.
techcrunch.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
one in five americans still getting their brains poached in elon's racist, self-worshipping bullshit
It always seemed kind of obvious that Lizza was going to paywall part two. This whole saga is about opportunistic people monetizing attention.
November 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
It always seemed kind of obvious that Lizza was going to paywall part two. This whole saga is about opportunistic people monetizing attention.
Love this study. Amazing.
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Love this study. Amazing.
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I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
Sarah Hurwitz Profanes the Holocaust
Holocaust education has worked too well for the Obama speechwriter, since when she rationalizes Israel's genocide, "I sound obscene." Maybe sit with that, Sarah
www.forever-wars.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
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Just bought this! Who else is reading it?
It's finally here! "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves From the Tyranny of the Automobile" is now available wherever you buy books. Thank you to everyone who has made this day possible, including our amazing podcast listeners. We hope everyone finds the book valuable!
www.lifeaftercars.com
www.lifeaftercars.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Just bought this! Who else is reading it?
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As mayor of New York Mamdani controls access to the one thing Trump values above all else: tickets to CATS.
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
As mayor of New York Mamdani controls access to the one thing Trump values above all else: tickets to CATS.
Freeway Exit is an excellent podcast and it was a privilege to get to talk with Andrew in person. Also, San Diego needs to shut down State Highway 163 through Balboa Park! Parks are for people, not cars.
Really enjoyed talking with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social while they were in San Diego promoting "Life After Cars." They met me in Balboa Park (in the pouring rain!) so we could see, hear and discuss the ways cars have impacted our most precious public spaces.
Have a listen!
Have a listen!
BONUS: "Life After Cars” (w/ The War on Cars)
What would society look like if people no longer needed their cars? That's the premise of the new book “Life After Cars,” written by Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear.
www.kpbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Freeway Exit is an excellent podcast and it was a privilege to get to talk with Andrew in person. Also, San Diego needs to shut down State Highway 163 through Balboa Park! Parks are for people, not cars.
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I have never felt more patriotic
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I have never felt more patriotic
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Good on Mamdani for not also doing the Trump thumbs up thing.
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Good on Mamdani for not also doing the Trump thumbs up thing.