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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Apr 29

This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Graphic showing where various cities are placed relative to whether everyone walks their cycles, everyone uses public transit, or everyone drives.

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · May 15

If by “private” he means I get to make decisions with my doctor privately without the influence of politicians or religion, at a cadence based on need rather than insurance premiums/profits… then, yeah. I like “private” insurance. If he means a private company that earned $23B last year, then no…

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · May 14

Three of us who oversaw emoluments enforcement for three presidents, Democratic and Republican, agree:

Between the Qatari plane and the UAE crypto cash, this is far over the line

Here's how to stop it @nytopinion.nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...

Opinion | A Plane From Qatar? C’mon, Man.

www.nytimes.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 14

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”

Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.

The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.

www.nytimes.com

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · May 15

At the same time the EU / Belgium declares TCF illegal… *smh*

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Toomas Hendrik Ilves @ilvestoomas.bsky.social · May 14

This is BIG

Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · May 14

Big news this evening

This EU ruling has been 7 years in the making

www.iccl.ie/digital-data...

EU ruling: tracking-based advertising by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X, across Europe has no legal basis

EU data protection authorities find that the consent popups that plagued Europeans for years are illegal. All data collected through them must be deleted. This decision impacts Google’s, Amazon’s and ...

www.iccl.ie

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · May 14

SPRINGSTEEN, on tour in the UK:

“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."

@variety.com
variety.com/2025/music/n...

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · May 1

Why are all of these people not arrested for this huge security breach? People are in jail for security breaches as small as, like accidentally taking their own secure laptop to a hotel at a work conference…

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NPR @npr.org · May 1

May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on Thursday, regardless.

May Day protesters will rally nationwide against the 'war on working people'

May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on T...

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · May 1

Happy May Day! Thank a Union! Give your neighbors flowers!

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · May 1

“For courts to function, all parties must agree
that the losers will abide by the court’s decision, like it or not. For the United States to remain a constitutional democracy, the executive must honor the courts when they decide that its actions are unconstitutional.”
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

From Evasion to Defiance | David Cole

On June 2, 1919, bombs went off in eight cities across the country. One blew the door off the house of the country’s attorney general, A. Mitchell Palmer,

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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · May 1

Straight from the horse's mouth:

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · May 1

She needs to continue speaking. We are desperate for leadership - if she wants to be that leader the next time we vote for president, now is when to step up. Gone are the days of quietly letting the winning party show what they can do. We need leadership.

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · Apr 23

He has no *authority* to fire him either.

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · Apr 15

And somehow, people still fly that flag…

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · Apr 15

When liberalism was firmly entrenched, its discontents could treat authoritarian ideas as interesting avant-garde provocations. Authoritarianism in power, however, was always going to be crude and stupid.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...

Opinion | The Vibe Shifts Against the Right

People who once found right-wing ideas scintillating are having second thoughts as they watch Trump put those ideas into practice.

www.nytimes.com

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · Apr 14

That’s kinda exactly my point… the Democratic Party as a political party needs to take note that the platform of the Democratic Socialists is far more popular than the centrist milquetoast nonsense that enabled the Tea Party and thus MAGA.

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · Apr 14

In 2016, Donna Brazile revealed Clinton’s campaign had a deal with the DNC for control in exchange for funding, tipping the scales against Sanders. A lawsuit alleging bias was dismissed, but many saw the primary as unfairly stacked for Clinton. That certainly speaks to the vote difference.

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · Apr 14

What if they rape 13yo girls?

Donald Trump Rape Lawsuit: What to Know About Accuser Who Claims He Raped Her When She Was 13

The plaintiff, known as Jane Doe in court papers, accuses Donald Trump of raping her during the summer of 1994 when she was 13

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · Apr 14

Only if the DNC pays attention. Bernie drew these kinds of crowds, and they forced us to put Clinton on the ticket. That’s how this whole Trump debacle started. The people have wanted Bernie and AOC‘s vision for more than a decade.

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · Apr 14

More likely, he used an intern… who used ChatGPT. And neither of them bothered to review it.

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · Apr 14

He is a convicted Rapist. Of course he blames the victim.

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Maren Amdal @marenamdal.bsky.social · Apr 14

Who?

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · Apr 13

While CEOs, colleges, and law firms bowed to Trump’s threats, California is standing firm. We won’t cave, and neither will you.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · Apr 14

President Trump's still talking about buying Greenland, declining to rule out force to acquire the world's largest island. Greenlanders say they're not for sale, but they are open for business.

WATCH ⏱️ youtu.be/wj9XNX5z1SA?...

Inside Greenland: residents say they're not for sale, but they are open for business

YouTube video by 60 Minutes

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