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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Danny @mardigroan.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, you mean fall as in autumn, not as in "of civilization."

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Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 1d

I feel like yes but it would probably have to be named something stupid like “landowner construction and profit freedom act”

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Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 2d

My biggest issue with 15 minute frequency being the high standard is if you have to transfer (especially more than once) you either get lucky or it’s just over for you

Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 2d

(Less loudly) running the bus every 15 minutes also isn’t really going to cut it if we’re being honest

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Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 2d

RUNNING THE BUS EVERY 30 MINUTES ISN’T GOING TO CUT IT IF YOU WANT TO GROW RIDERSHIP

Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 2d

The head of Vancouver’s transit agency can sum its ridership recovery in one word: Frequency.

“Running the bus every 30 minutes isn’t going to cut it if you want to grow ridership.“

Many Vancouver 🚌 run every 5min or less, and the SkyTrain runs every 3-4min, via @davidzipper.bsky.social

The Secret to Vancouver’s Public Transit Ridership Recovery

The Canadian city’s transit agency, TransLink, bounced back from Covid even as other North American systems have struggled. Its leader explains why riders returned.

www.bloomberg.com

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 4d

An adult driver angry at a child they hit with their car.

Our car culture summed up in one video.

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 4d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 4d

Never, ever Newsom. Fuck that guy.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 4d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 4d

I love that the two types of people in the world are “married with children” and “single gay males”

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Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 4d

My favorite part is the smug, incredulous “do you have a law degree, Senator Schiff?” (He does)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 4d

I tuned into the oral arguments live stream for just long enough to hear Justice Thomas ask two very stupid questions and then rage quit

TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 4d

The Supreme Court's conservatives advanced the right's greater project of discrediting experts Tuesday, feigning that there is no medical consensus against conversion therapy.

The Medical Science Is Always ‘Uncertain’ When It Pushes Against Supreme Court’s Bias

If you came into Tuesday’s oral argument over Colorado’s conversion therapy ban...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 5d

Whether it's Republicans flagrantly abusing Articles One and Two of the Constitution or Democrats being bad at messaging, both parties are pushing America to the brink.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 5d

On @npr.org's Think podcast, I explained why ubiquitous robotaxis would create crushing gridlock:

"Human beings respond to an experience that gets better by doing more of it ... At scale, that means [you] have many, many more trips being taken by car on our roads and on our streets."

The bumps in the road facing self-driving cars - Think

Transportation expert David Zipper joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of autonomous vehicles.

think.kera.org

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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 6d

"We're going to make immigration just like great-grandpappy at Ellis Island" and then refusing to elaborate is probably a good strategy from a lot of angles

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 6d

if you ask the average American to describe what they think a tougher immigration system should look like, they will describe something a degree of magnitude softer and more generous than the current reality.

The lesson here is that people are both better and dumber than they appear.

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Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 7d

Hey while I’m in your mentions is Sabovic, like, actually bad or is it just me?

Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 7d

That finish for the first goal was just gorgeous and I’m so mad about it

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8d

BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 100-page opinion -- says it is unequivocally, lopsidedly easy to determine that the Trump administration's view of birthright citizenship is wrong.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 9d

'To put it bluntly, a path to zero emissions that relies on electrifying individual cars is not only the most resource-intensive route to zero emissions, but also the slowest route to that urgent goal'

jaja

1 model y battery requires as much Li+ as 160 e-bikes

www.commondreams.org/opinion/gree...

Can We Design a Green Transition That Doesn't Turbocharge Extraction? | Common Dreams

Policies that promote alternatives to car use, reduce sprawl, encourage more compact batteries, and require recycling would all reduce the scale of mining needed for carbon-free transportation.

www.commondreams.org

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 9d

Jesus spent most of his time healing the sick.

Today, we have politicians in Congress with “Christ-follower” in their Twitter bios — but they’re trying to kick the sick off their healthcare.

And they’re willing to shut down the government to do it.

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Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 9d

I’m sorry it let you do what? And then it accidentally allowed WHAT

Texas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 9d

A popular app that helps train AI models by letting users sell access to their phone calls is currently offline because of a flaw that allowed users to access others’ phone call recordings.

Neon goes dark after major security flaw uncovered

The app, which is near the top of app store charts, allows users to sell access to recordings of their phone calls to train AI models. But the service won't be accessible again until a bug is fixed,…

txst.us

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Paige Ellis @paige-ellis.bsky.social · 9d

Applications are open for the Project Connect Community Advisory Committee! 🚊

Learn more and apply: www.projectconnect.com/community-ad...

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Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 9d

It’s not my fault. I somehow became important at work

Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 10d

SHIT I FORGOT ABOUT BANNER HANGING

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Matt Arnold @mattarnold.org · 12d

I’m sure you could easily identify actual waste in the city budget if you wanted to, but it’s not in that 77k

Grits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 12d

Eleven paragraphs into the story, the Statesman grants that the $77k that Republicans are complaining city council spent on travel and food "pales in comparison" with the city's $6.3 billion budget and has no bearing IRL on the math of whether Austin needs a tax rate election. So disingenuous.

Austin wants taxpayers to tighten their belts. City Hall isn’t doing the same.

Austin City Council members gave themselves 55% more money for travel and 43% more for food in a budget that raises property taxes more than 20%. Voters will decide on the hike Nov. 4.

www.statesman.com

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Grits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 12d

Eleven paragraphs into the story, the Statesman grants that the $77k that Republicans are complaining city council spent on travel and food "pales in comparison" with the city's $6.3 billion budget and has no bearing IRL on the math of whether Austin needs a tax rate election. So disingenuous.

Austin wants taxpayers to tighten their belts. City Hall isn’t doing the same.

Austin City Council members gave themselves 55% more money for travel and 43% more for food in a budget that raises property taxes more than 20%. Voters will decide on the hike Nov. 4.

www.statesman.com

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