Cyrus Hall
@cyrushall.bsky.social
Mass car use is geometrically incompatible with great cities. Transit & bikes are the future. Tech things sometimes.
Got some new reading in the mail today. Thanks for writing and sharing your thoughts, @carterlavin.bsky.social!
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Got some new reading in the mail today. Thanks for writing and sharing your thoughts, @carterlavin.bsky.social!
When I say Waymo "doesn't scale," this is what I mean.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
When I say Waymo "doesn't scale," this is what I mean.
Bots and grifters will start using proxies in days. It'll take them time to establish new accounts in the social graph, but not that long.
GeoIP works exactly once to expose bad actors, and I'd guess the more aware actors haven't been caught out by Twitter's change.
GeoIP works exactly once to expose bad actors, and I'd guess the more aware actors haven't been caught out by Twitter's change.
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Bots and grifters will start using proxies in days. It'll take them time to establish new accounts in the social graph, but not that long.
GeoIP works exactly once to expose bad actors, and I'd guess the more aware actors haven't been caught out by Twitter's change.
GeoIP works exactly once to expose bad actors, and I'd guess the more aware actors haven't been caught out by Twitter's change.
Just saw a Waymo make a left directly in front of an outbound K. Waymo turned left off West Portal Ave, westbound on Vincente. Train was not at full speed, but had to break relatively hard. The passenger in the Waymo (if there was one, I couldn't tell) would have had one hell of an 'oh shit' moment.
November 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Just saw a Waymo make a left directly in front of an outbound K. Waymo turned left off West Portal Ave, westbound on Vincente. Train was not at full speed, but had to break relatively hard. The passenger in the Waymo (if there was one, I couldn't tell) would have had one hell of an 'oh shit' moment.
GrowSF is calling for a 10% signature threshold on the justification it will keep "half baked" initatives off the ballot. All that would do is ensure only well-heeled interests can run initatives, half baked or not.
There are process reforms that will do more good than changing the threshold. 🧵
There are process reforms that will do more good than changing the threshold. 🧵
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
GrowSF is calling for a 10% signature threshold on the justification it will keep "half baked" initatives off the ballot. All that would do is ensure only well-heeled interests can run initatives, half baked or not.
There are process reforms that will do more good than changing the threshold. 🧵
There are process reforms that will do more good than changing the threshold. 🧵
Can I interest you in a vastly inferior solution that just happens to pump my stock value rather than one that pays a teacher a living wage but doesn't make me any money?
November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Can I interest you in a vastly inferior solution that just happens to pump my stock value rather than one that pays a teacher a living wage but doesn't make me any money?
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5 immigration judges were summarily fired in San Francisco today, the largest such firing in the city all year.
It continues a trend of the Trump admin. targeting immigration judges nationwide. In San Francisco, at least 12 have been sacked this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-i...
It continues a trend of the Trump admin. targeting immigration judges nationwide. In San Francisco, at least 12 have been sacked this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-i...
Friday night massacre: 5 judges fired from S.F. immigration court today
The Department of Justice fired at least five San Francisco immigration court judges on Friday in the largest cut of immigration judges in the city so far
missionlocal.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
5 immigration judges were summarily fired in San Francisco today, the largest such firing in the city all year.
It continues a trend of the Trump admin. targeting immigration judges nationwide. In San Francisco, at least 12 have been sacked this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-i...
It continues a trend of the Trump admin. targeting immigration judges nationwide. In San Francisco, at least 12 have been sacked this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-i...
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I think entirely too much about how California’s climate plan explicitly says that converting to EVs is not nearly enough to meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets so we need to reduce VMT 25% by 2030, and then we do basically nothing to try to achieve that goal
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I think entirely too much about how California’s climate plan explicitly says that converting to EVs is not nearly enough to meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets so we need to reduce VMT 25% by 2030, and then we do basically nothing to try to achieve that goal
I'm sorry, but what even is going on.
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I'm sorry, but what even is going on.
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
Did this, and lo and behold, they have gated spell and grammar check (and autocorrect) behind using your content for training. Enshittification in action.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Did this, and lo and behold, they have gated spell and grammar check (and autocorrect) behind using your content for training. Enshittification in action.
The woman feds shot five times and then left to bleed has had the charges against *her" dropped. Where are the charges against the fed that shot her five times and then bragged about it, or the feds that lied and twisted the narrative about the incident?
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
2 Chicagoans, Including Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle
Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, are facing felony charges of “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer,” federal prosecutors announc...
news.wttw.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The woman feds shot five times and then left to bleed has had the charges against *her" dropped. Where are the charges against the fed that shot her five times and then bragged about it, or the feds that lied and twisted the narrative about the incident?
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"The goal was to shift surveillance from strictly utilitarian into something residents could feel proud of...the playful, abstract shapes invite a second look and spark curiosity and engagement with your environment instead of dread."
cyberpunk is a warning, not a manual & I am going to explode
cyberpunk is a warning, not a manual & I am going to explode
What if we made the panopticon aesthetically pleasing.
Can surveillance tech ever be beautiful?
Swift Creatives' Carsten Eriksen on turning eyesores into art.
www.creativebloq.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"The goal was to shift surveillance from strictly utilitarian into something residents could feel proud of...the playful, abstract shapes invite a second look and spark curiosity and engagement with your environment instead of dread."
cyberpunk is a warning, not a manual & I am going to explode
cyberpunk is a warning, not a manual & I am going to explode
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finallllyyy
I am excited to see SFMTA look for new technology for bus lane and bus stop enforcement of illegal stopping/parking. We won't see any installations until Summer 2026 at earliest. #tole #able #transit
www.kqed.org/news/1206457...
www.kqed.org/news/1206457...
After Years of Parking Violations, SF is Stepping Up Enforcement in Transit-Only Lanes | KQED
SFMTA officials say automated systems like bus-mounted license plate readers will help them issue more citations to drivers violating transit-only lane rules.
www.kqed.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
finallllyyy
It's a solid post on its own, but the photo will live in my nightmares for some time. That's education, transit, healthcare, and a number of other services, being eaten by Howard Jarvis.
In the ideal world, California's public revenues would be a more balanced three-legged stool of
- income tax
- sales tax
- property tax
But unfortunately the third leg of the stool was eaten by mad selfish voters in 1978
- income tax
- sales tax
- property tax
But unfortunately the third leg of the stool was eaten by mad selfish voters in 1978
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It's a solid post on its own, but the photo will live in my nightmares for some time. That's education, transit, healthcare, and a number of other services, being eaten by Howard Jarvis.
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For better — or worse — California's "Fiscal Outlook" is currently indexed to $NVDA
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
For better — or worse — California's "Fiscal Outlook" is currently indexed to $NVDA
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Call to action (erm, 📨email to action): Mayor Lurie needs to hear your desire for a robust and fully funded Muni _this week_. Background follows.
Next November, with a little luck, there will be two measures on your ballot to fund transit. Both have to pass for Muni to not cut up to 50% of service.
Next November, with a little luck, there will be two measures on your ballot to fund transit. Both have to pass for Muni to not cut up to 50% of service.
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Call to action (erm, 📨email to action): Mayor Lurie needs to hear your desire for a robust and fully funded Muni _this week_. Background follows.
Next November, with a little luck, there will be two measures on your ballot to fund transit. Both have to pass for Muni to not cut up to 50% of service.
Next November, with a little luck, there will be two measures on your ballot to fund transit. Both have to pass for Muni to not cut up to 50% of service.
Call to action (erm, 📨email to action): Mayor Lurie needs to hear your desire for a robust and fully funded Muni _this week_. Background follows.
Next November, with a little luck, there will be two measures on your ballot to fund transit. Both have to pass for Muni to not cut up to 50% of service.
Next November, with a little luck, there will be two measures on your ballot to fund transit. Both have to pass for Muni to not cut up to 50% of service.
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Call to action (erm, 📨email to action): Mayor Lurie needs to hear your desire for a robust and fully funded Muni _this week_. Background follows.
Next November, with a little luck, there will be two measures on your ballot to fund transit. Both have to pass for Muni to not cut up to 50% of service.
Next November, with a little luck, there will be two measures on your ballot to fund transit. Both have to pass for Muni to not cut up to 50% of service.
Removing the ability of states to flex highway funding would be another blow to California's ability to keep Bay Area transit alive. While California does not currently use the ability to flex highway funding, 1) it should, and 2) it may have to in future years.
Trump Administration is to propose a massive cut in federal transit funding as part of 2026 transport legislation.
This proposal would decimate the nation's transit systems, while not actually solving the revenue problem federal transportation funding faces.
Evidence @urbaninstitute.bsky.social ⏬
This proposal would decimate the nation's transit systems, while not actually solving the revenue problem federal transportation funding faces.
Evidence @urbaninstitute.bsky.social ⏬
Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won’t Fix Budget Shortfalls. But It Would Make Transportation Less Affordable for Americans.
A proposal to eliminate federal public transit funding would not only fail to address the existing funding gap but would also leave millions of Americans, pa…
www.urban.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Removing the ability of states to flex highway funding would be another blow to California's ability to keep Bay Area transit alive. While California does not currently use the ability to flex highway funding, 1) it should, and 2) it may have to in future years.
I can only image the Head of Security for Microsoft hates their life and wants to slink away in shame after his boss decided to launch the AI product rather than protecting customers.
I look forward to seeing Microsoft turning this on by default in a year before jumping off a bridge screaming.
I look forward to seeing Microsoft turning this on by default in a year before jumping off a bridge screaming.
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I can only image the Head of Security for Microsoft hates their life and wants to slink away in shame after his boss decided to launch the AI product rather than protecting customers.
I look forward to seeing Microsoft turning this on by default in a year before jumping off a bridge screaming.
I look forward to seeing Microsoft turning this on by default in a year before jumping off a bridge screaming.
If we're going to actually prosecute those in power who break the law after Trump is defeated, we could start by dipping our toes in the water and not fly the flag at half-mast for a man who's lies and actions directly lead to a million plus deaths in the Middle East.
California is flying flags at half-staff this week. Here’s why
United States flags will stay at half-staff through Thursday on California government buildings.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If we're going to actually prosecute those in power who break the law after Trump is defeated, we could start by dipping our toes in the water and not fly the flag at half-mast for a man who's lies and actions directly lead to a million plus deaths in the Middle East.
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Flock is not only not trustworthy, but their devices are deeply penetrated. @bennjordan.bsky.social has done amazing work on Flock for a bit now, and this video should make it clear no city should be working with this company.
The Cameras Tracking You = A Security Nightmare
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Flock is not only not trustworthy, but their devices are deeply penetrated. @bennjordan.bsky.social has done amazing work on Flock for a bit now, and this video should make it clear no city should be working with this company.
Flock is not only not trustworthy, but their devices are deeply penetrated. @bennjordan.bsky.social has done amazing work on Flock for a bit now, and this video should make it clear no city should be working with this company.
The Cameras Tracking You = A Security Nightmare
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Flock is not only not trustworthy, but their devices are deeply penetrated. @bennjordan.bsky.social has done amazing work on Flock for a bit now, and this video should make it clear no city should be working with this company.
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Trump admin Is attempting to massive cut federal transit funds, seeking to:
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
POLITICO Pro: Trump administration proposals seek to eliminate transit funding
DOT recently sent two proposals to the White House budget office seeking to pare back transit money.
subscriber.politicopro.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Trump admin Is attempting to massive cut federal transit funds, seeking to:
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
Folks should know that @muni.sfmta.com exists for automated service alerts! Still no place to see their normal day to day posts on Bluesky.
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Folks should know that @muni.sfmta.com exists for automated service alerts! Still no place to see their normal day to day posts on Bluesky.