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Nietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 8m

1,000,000%!!!

Rachel @rachmarie.bsky.social · 4h

Minnesota, you need to get outside today. It’s glorious.

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 4d

www.theguardian.com/science/2025... “I think he may be backpacking in the backcountry in Idaho”.

Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable

www.theguardian.com

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 1d

This is the Republican shutdown.

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Nietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 1d

Cool!

Didn't find Bêp Eatery?

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 2d

California! Vote YES on 50, and tell Trump to fuck off with his vote rigging schemes!

My ballot for prop 50 filled out with a “yes” vote

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Nietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 2d

MSP bikey types - heads up!

h jiahong pan 潘嘉宏 ☀️ @hpan3.bsky.social · 2d

Can y’all please be on the lookout for my bike? Last seen in Elliot Park. It is a black Biria bike with red pedals and stickers of local news orgs on the bottom tube. It also has a Brooks saddle and adapters for Wolf Tooth pogies on the handlebars.

Biria bike with a sign that says “300 Campground”

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 2d

Table For One Please.

Happy to hear this billboard is still up in Vancouver, was a pleasure to work with @visionzerovancouver.ca.

side of a building with a billboard that says smoking tables next to non-smoking tables used to be normal too and picture of child biking beside a truck on painted bike lane

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Nietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 2d

Very glad she found home again!

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Nietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 2d

They walk among us!

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 3d

Agreed. The entire point of bike lanes and paths is to separate smaller, slower moving things from larger, faster moving things. Anything other than pedal-assist bicycles or other speed limited mobility devices should not be in these spaces.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 3d

My unpopular urbanist opinion is that big, hyperfast two-wheelers are a menace and should be banned from bike lanes/paths (with enforcement).

These things endanger everyone riding a bike or legal e-bike. Worse, they deter some from even trying.

E-bikes have evolved into e-motorcycles. Law enforcement is lagging behind.

Serious injuries are on the rise in emergency rooms around the country, as electric cycles become bigger and faster. Lawmakers and police departments are scrambling to address the problem.

www.inquirer.com

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 2d

Great interview of climate scientist Mike Mann and virologist Peter Hotez on the war on science by special interest groups. My colleague Mann endured vicious attacks after his pioneering (and solidly confirmed) ‘hockey stick’ curve of #globalwarming.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science

From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells with...

www.pbs.org

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 8d

FYI the head of MVTA oversees about 40 people, 1.6M annual rides, and makes 33% more in salary than the head of Metro Transit, which oversees 3,200 people (!) and provides 46.8M annual rides. tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2025/10/opt-...

Opt-out Transit Agencies' High Overhead

High floor buses I can understand. High overhead unnecessary transit agencies are a bridge too far for me. A few months ago I wrote about ...

tcsidewalks.blogspot.com

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 6d

Looks like Minneapolis hit 90°F today, October 4th — the latest 90-degree day in city history.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 3d

And so it begins. Using AI generated content to drum up fake sentiment and pretense for military action.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Tony (Dystopian Butter) @adalehunt.bsky.social · 3d

#MSPCycleCast
A lovely ride in to work today. Crisp, but not windy. Perfect chance to practice your layering skills if you wanted to try riding into late Fall or even Winter

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 3d

The result: the US, already far behind other countries on EV adoption, will stick to gas cars even longer. People will be punished because of increased pollution. And households will be punished by higher transportation costs. 🤷

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Coco Liu @cocojournalist.bsky.social · 5d

Why did a space startup's plan to accelerate the energy transition get astronomers worked up? My latest for @bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #solarenergy #spacetech #climatetech

Plan to Reflect Sunlight to Power Solar Panels at Night Upsets Astronomers

Reflect Orbital aims to launch its first of a planned 4,000 satellites into orbit next year. Scientists worry that it would be “ruinous” for research.

www.bloomberg.com

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 9d

You might think that the mayor of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's vast Northwest Territories, would be a fan of giant pickups.

Nope. He's disgusted by car bloat.

www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam...

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 10d

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 12d

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

interestingengineering.com

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 8d

Ooh, my own personal Jesus.

Someone to hear my prayers
Someone who's there

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 9d

Do they follow the same rule for car thefts?

sound+fury 🐉 @soundandfury.bsky.social · 9d

To say this is disappointing is an understatement.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'

The British Transport Police will not investigate many categories of bicycle theft, the BBC learns.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Nietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 10d

Very good article from @lloydalter.bsky.social clearly addressing the many faults of @npr.org 's recent walker "safety" piece.

lloydalter.substack.com/p/sorry-npr-...

Sorry, NPR: Walking while old kills more pedestrians than walking while distracted

NPR gets it wrong; "Defensive walking" is not a solution for an aging population

lloydalter.substack.com

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Nietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 10d

Really?!

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 12d

The alleged shooter in Michigan. Weird that Vance and Patel haven’t tweeted out this info. 🤷🏽‍♂️👇🏽

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 16d

Ugh!

@pien-huang.bsky.social Malaka Gharib @npr.org feeling like this article needs to be given a different titile. "How do we blame vulnerable road users instead of priortizing safety with the major cause of injuries and death to people. Protect Drivers" That feels more truthful than "Safety Tips"

NPR @npr.org · 16d

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

n.pr

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