Mathias Langmarker
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My hottest take is that letting cops park in red zones for mundane errands and coffee breaks; I think “you can break the law at your discretion as a job perk” is the small domino that ends in the large domino of “shooting protesters in the face with rubber bullets”
It must be wild to get to abuse the public then pay for it with the public's money
December 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
My hottest take is that letting cops park in red zones for mundane errands and coffee breaks; I think “you can break the law at your discretion as a job perk” is the small domino that ends in the large domino of “shooting protesters in the face with rubber bullets”
Slår vad om att bilisten varken hade hjälm eller HiViz #ingetattskyddabakompannan
December 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Slår vad om att bilisten varken hade hjälm eller HiViz #ingetattskyddabakompannan
Sikorsky påminde mig om jag alltid hoppats att Musk skulle få åka till Mars.
Det som har förändrats är dels varför jag ville att han skulle åka, och hur gärna jag vill det. Det har ökat enormt..
Det som har förändrats är dels varför jag ville att han skulle åka, och hur gärna jag vill det. Det har ökat enormt..
December 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Sikorsky påminde mig om jag alltid hoppats att Musk skulle få åka till Mars.
Det som har förändrats är dels varför jag ville att han skulle åka, och hur gärna jag vill det. Det har ökat enormt..
Det som har förändrats är dels varför jag ville att han skulle åka, och hur gärna jag vill det. Det har ökat enormt..
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We need to stop using any U.S. tech. It will be the end for us if we continue. U.S. tech is screwing our brains with propaganda and conspiracy theories, and they can be turned off for us if the moron in the White House has a bad day.
It's a matter of survival.
It's a matter of survival.
December 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We need to stop using any U.S. tech. It will be the end for us if we continue. U.S. tech is screwing our brains with propaganda and conspiracy theories, and they can be turned off for us if the moron in the White House has a bad day.
It's a matter of survival.
It's a matter of survival.
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Every sidewalk bicyclist is a vote for protected bike lanes.
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Every sidewalk bicyclist is a vote for protected bike lanes.
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Say it with me 3 times...
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
velo.outsideonline.com/ebike/ebike-...
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
velo.outsideonline.com/ebike/ebike-...
E-Bike Injuries Are Up 1,800%, But It's Not Actually E-Bikes: It's Electric Motorcycles
The vehicles causing a recent spike in injuries and worse aren't e-bikes. Here’s why, our solution, and how to differentiate an e-bike from an e-moto.
velo.outsideonline.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Say it with me 3 times...
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
velo.outsideonline.com/ebike/ebike-...
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
velo.outsideonline.com/ebike/ebike-...
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Corrupt leader of corrupt organization that has nothing to do with peace makes up fake prize to suck up to corrupt narcissist and fascist after he unsuccessfully and ridiculously tried to coerce the real peace prize people to give him the real prize he could never, ever win.
Pathetic all around.
Pathetic all around.
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Corrupt leader of corrupt organization that has nothing to do with peace makes up fake prize to suck up to corrupt narcissist and fascist after he unsuccessfully and ridiculously tried to coerce the real peace prize people to give him the real prize he could never, ever win.
Pathetic all around.
Pathetic all around.
Om det är dödsstraff på att hindra räddningstjänsten, hur många dödsstraff är det då att meja ner dem?
December 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Om det är dödsstraff på att hindra räddningstjänsten, hur många dödsstraff är det då att meja ner dem?
Hur var det, dödsstraff på att blockera räddningstjänsten, eller hur?
December 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Hur var det, dödsstraff på att blockera räddningstjänsten, eller hur?
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When they claim car culture is "rugged American individualism" and you remind them that free roads, subsidized gas, and mandated parking is actually just socialism for cars.
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
When they claim car culture is "rugged American individualism" and you remind them that free roads, subsidized gas, and mandated parking is actually just socialism for cars.
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Meanwhile people like Will Stancil will post about how suburbs are “proven consumer preference”.
Yes - the heavily subsidized is the preferred, but fiscally unsustainable, option. I like free beer too.
If people had to absorb the actual costs…
Yes - the heavily subsidized is the preferred, but fiscally unsustainable, option. I like free beer too.
If people had to absorb the actual costs…
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Meanwhile people like Will Stancil will post about how suburbs are “proven consumer preference”.
Yes - the heavily subsidized is the preferred, but fiscally unsustainable, option. I like free beer too.
If people had to absorb the actual costs…
Yes - the heavily subsidized is the preferred, but fiscally unsustainable, option. I like free beer too.
If people had to absorb the actual costs…
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om vi låter privatbilismen bära sina egna kostnader (utsläpp av gaser och partiklar, vägar, slitage, mark, parkering, sjukvård, polis, ohälsa, osv) så kan vi nog sänka både statlig, regional och kommunal skatt.
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
om vi låter privatbilismen bära sina egna kostnader (utsläpp av gaser och partiklar, vägar, slitage, mark, parkering, sjukvård, polis, ohälsa, osv) så kan vi nog sänka både statlig, regional och kommunal skatt.
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If no oil is extracted within your city limits, every gas pump pumps money out of your regional economy.
Bicycles and pedestrians keep the money circulating.
Bicycles and pedestrians keep the money circulating.
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If no oil is extracted within your city limits, every gas pump pumps money out of your regional economy.
Bicycles and pedestrians keep the money circulating.
Bicycles and pedestrians keep the money circulating.
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Even though it’s been quite a while since the last time (thankfully), every so often, something triggers a reminder of 1 of the 4 times I’ve been hit by a driver while biking or walking and the feeling never really goes away, you know?
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Even though it’s been quite a while since the last time (thankfully), every so often, something triggers a reminder of 1 of the 4 times I’ve been hit by a driver while biking or walking and the feeling never really goes away, you know?
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And how much Transportation is hidden in the other categories? What portion of Housing costs is the garage under your apartment building? What portion of Food is the sea of parking surrounding the supermarket? What portion of Healthcare is car-related injury and respiratory disease?
Transportation costs are the second largest burden on American family budgets (17%), after housing (33%)!
To address the affordability crisis, we must create cities with abundant housing of all types (subsidized, social, coop, market rate) and make walking, biking, and taking transit convenient.
To address the affordability crisis, we must create cities with abundant housing of all types (subsidized, social, coop, market rate) and make walking, biking, and taking transit convenient.
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
And how much Transportation is hidden in the other categories? What portion of Housing costs is the garage under your apartment building? What portion of Food is the sea of parking surrounding the supermarket? What portion of Healthcare is car-related injury and respiratory disease?
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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My ebike is speed and power regulated from the factory because law makers see it as a potential danger to people in cities.
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
My ebike is speed and power regulated from the factory because law makers see it as a potential danger to people in cities.
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I never want to see another human trot across a crosswalk, hurry their stroller/kids/mobility device or rush a senior resident through an intersection or any road. It’s ridiculous, like we’ve been gifted some incredible act of patience and kindness from our auto overlords.
October 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I never want to see another human trot across a crosswalk, hurry their stroller/kids/mobility device or rush a senior resident through an intersection or any road. It’s ridiculous, like we’ve been gifted some incredible act of patience and kindness from our auto overlords.
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So it turns out, if there were any doubt, that the war on cars is being perpetuated by… er… other cars.
“Expanding the average car length from 5 meters (16.4 ft) to 5.5 meters (18 ft) decreases street parking spots by 9.3%, while an additional expansion to 6m (19.7 ft) causes a further loss of 7%…the growing share of larger vehicles has caused many on-street parking spots to effectively disappear.”
Meet the Montreal Mayor Who Declared War on SUVs
Oversized vehicles are devouring street parking spaces in the Canadian city. So one borough’s mayor is fighting back with bigger fees for hefty trucks and SUVs.
www.bloomberg.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
So it turns out, if there were any doubt, that the war on cars is being perpetuated by… er… other cars.
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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I don’t hate cars. Like most North American males I was raised to think cars are cool, and as a design nerd, few objects are more eye-catching.
I hate surrendering our streets, our cities and our lives to them.
Car dependence isn’t freedom.
Great cartoon by @robcowan.bsky.social #CarDependency
I hate surrendering our streets, our cities and our lives to them.
Car dependence isn’t freedom.
Great cartoon by @robcowan.bsky.social #CarDependency
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I don’t hate cars. Like most North American males I was raised to think cars are cool, and as a design nerd, few objects are more eye-catching.
I hate surrendering our streets, our cities and our lives to them.
Car dependence isn’t freedom.
Great cartoon by @robcowan.bsky.social #CarDependency
I hate surrendering our streets, our cities and our lives to them.
Car dependence isn’t freedom.
Great cartoon by @robcowan.bsky.social #CarDependency
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This guy is so upset about getting a photo radar ticket years ago for not pausing 3 seconds before he turned right on red (which is a rule I'm guessing exists so drivers don't hit people crossing the street they're turning into) that he's arguing that traffic cameras are basically fascist.
September 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This guy is so upset about getting a photo radar ticket years ago for not pausing 3 seconds before he turned right on red (which is a rule I'm guessing exists so drivers don't hit people crossing the street they're turning into) that he's arguing that traffic cameras are basically fascist.
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The amount of drivers who absolutely lose their shit when asked to keep pedestrians safe is infuriating.
You're driving fucking tanks that can obliterate the human body. You should be held to far higher safety standards than currently exist, and you're still whining. Grow the fuck up.
You're driving fucking tanks that can obliterate the human body. You should be held to far higher safety standards than currently exist, and you're still whining. Grow the fuck up.
September 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The amount of drivers who absolutely lose their shit when asked to keep pedestrians safe is infuriating.
You're driving fucking tanks that can obliterate the human body. You should be held to far higher safety standards than currently exist, and you're still whining. Grow the fuck up.
You're driving fucking tanks that can obliterate the human body. You should be held to far higher safety standards than currently exist, and you're still whining. Grow the fuck up.
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Any driver who has a problem with traffic cameras wants to put other people in danger without having to suffer any monetary consequences for their recklessness. It's really that simple.
September 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Any driver who has a problem with traffic cameras wants to put other people in danger without having to suffer any monetary consequences for their recklessness. It's really that simple.