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Active Transportation Alliance @atalliance.bsky.social · 4d

Us Illinois transit advocates after avoiding the fiscal cliff and funding and reforming transit.

Meme letting you know that we are now in a better place than before

Ellen Steinke @ellensteinke.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 New transit funding witness slip to fill out right away!! mbl.ms/mKso5XZhOHV
@chi.streetsblog.org @betterstreetschicago.org @atalliance.bsky.social

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Thomas Bamonte @thomasbamonte.bsky.social · 6d

"Nobody wants to burden working families. But what’s more regressive than forcing people to own a car?" @ellensteinke.bsky.social @chi.streetsblog.org og.org 🔥 chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/28/w...

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Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 6d

As Illinois lawmakers debate whether driving fees to fund to fund world-class transit would be "regressive," a quote from ex-Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa comes to mind: “An advanced city is not one where the poor own a car but one where the rich use transit.”
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Better Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org · Sep 24

Missed last night’s show? There’s one more next Tuesday!

Get your tickets today and see @atalliance.bsky.social’s Amy Rynell and Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado next week!

Save Chicago Transit: The Show - Presented by Funny You Should Care - The Second City

Discover top sketch, improv, and stand-up comedy shows at the world-famous Second City!

www.secondcity.com

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Ellen Steinke @ellensteinke.bsky.social · Sep 24

@chicagocta.bsky.social President Leerhsen far exceeded my expectations of what a transit leader and supporter can be. It was an honor — and blast — for her to join the show! Between her approach and the audience’s enthusiasm I feel more hopeful than ever about the future of Chicagoland transit 🚊 🚎

Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · Sep 24

CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen discusses how Chicago transit is at a crossroads right now, during Second City's "Save Chicago Transit" (mostly) comedy show. It was created by SBC contributor Ellen Steinke (2FL).

Background:
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/09/12/s...

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Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · Sep 24

CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen discusses how Chicago transit is at a crossroads right now, during Second City's "Save Chicago Transit" (mostly) comedy show. It was created by SBC contributor Ellen Steinke (2FL).

Background:
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/09/12/s...

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Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org · Sep 24

Rural hostility toward transit could wreck American cities, and as a result the economy as a whole, according to Jarrett Walker. buff.ly/Th7Yxq8

Wednesday's Headlines Get Ready for War — Streetsblog USA

Rural hostility toward transit could wreck American cities, and as a result the economy as a whole, according to Jarrett Walker.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 7

Musk’s team—Christopher Young, Nikhil Rajpal, and Gavin Kliger—is currently at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). This move comes just months after Musk posted “Delete CFPB” on his X social media platform.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Feb 5

hi -- We are looking for experts in contract law, government leases, government IT systems and/or federal employment law to potentially write a piece for The Bulwark. Please drop me a line (DMs open) if you are that person or know someone who might be

thanks
Sam

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 5

Elon has 23 staffers. Once the dust settles, you’ll never find a job again. America will remember. Someone will take the fall—and we know exactly who to hold accountable. Stop the games. Quit hiding your names—it really doesn’t work.

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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · Feb 1

Can always count on the Dems to bring a banana to a gun fight.

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · Feb 1

I often hear voters say they wanted Trump to be President because he’s a businessman and will run our country like a business. What people still don’t realize is he was such a lousy businessman he bankrupted casinos. Casinos! That business acumen currently on full display.

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Feb 1

Ive said this before. Unions have a moment in time to create parallel, Non Profit Trust or Associated Health Plans and
offer them to small to medium size businesses.

Unions can negotiate far better than SMBs or associations .

Imagine if millions got their healthcare from unions ?

Thoughts ?

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Feb 1

Does it feel weird to Trump to be serving in Elon Musk's administration?

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Ellen Steinke @ellensteinke.bsky.social · Feb 2

One billionaire granted another access.

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Ellen Steinke @ellensteinke.bsky.social · Feb 2

WHAT THA FAAAAK

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 1

Attn: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system!

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · Feb 1

"Last week, the seasonal workers who staff 433 national parks and historical sites, including Yosemite, Death Valley and Joshua Tree, began receiving emails saying their job offers for the 2025 season had been “rescinded,” with little further explanation".

www.latimes.com/california/s...

As Trump cuts federal jobs, even national parks are on the chopping block

As the Trump administration rushes to eliminate federal jobs, even the national parks — among the country’s most beloved and least politicized institutions — are in the crosshairs.

www.latimes.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Jan 19

"While the Mike Johnsons of the world are forming anti-porn accountability pacts with their teenage sons, the misogynistic view of women held by their porn-addled brethren is mirrored in their religious culture." ICYMI Holly Berkley Fletcher:

Pete Hegseth and the Pornhub–Purity Culture Coalition

What explains today’s political alliance of worldly bros and high-minded theobros? Start with the presumptive SecDef’s views on women and sex.

www.thebulwark.com

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Ellen Steinke @ellensteinke.bsky.social · Jan 18

Corporations: payroll politicians and screw up democracy. Blame democracy. Say they will be the savior CEOs dictators. Destroy democracy. Go ham.

#democracy #dictator #nyt

open.substack.com/pub/thedivin...

Why Corporate Interests Want You to Blame Democracy Instead of Them

What seems clear from the NYT interview with Curtis Yarvin.

open.substack.com

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Ellen Steinke @ellensteinke.bsky.social · Jan 18

Rip TikTok

#tiktokban #tiktok

Ellen Steinke @ellensteinke.bsky.social · Jan 18

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Hunter S Thompson's Tequila @hsthompsontequila.bsky.social · Jan 11

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · Dec 20

We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky.

Help us gain our following back
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@altyellonatpark.org

Black wolf looking straight at the camera. Pine forest behind. Yellow eyes.

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