Michael C Merritt
@mikecmerritt.bsky.social
Father, Navy veteran, small business owner, bicycling advocate.
From Massachusetts to Norfolk, VA.
Born at 324.09 CO2 ppm
From Massachusetts to Norfolk, VA.
Born at 324.09 CO2 ppm
Pinned
I created a starter pack for any and all accounts about Norfolk, VA. If you know any that you’d like to see included, let me know.
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Timeline.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Timeline.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
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Bike accidents in Cologne 2024, created with Mapbox
I used the data from Day 1, group accident locations in R, and created a map using Mapbox. Finally, I added interactive tooltips showing the number of bike accidents at each location.
#30DayMapChallenge | Day 17 - A new tool
I used the data from Day 1, group accident locations in R, and created a map using Mapbox. Finally, I added interactive tooltips showing the number of bike accidents at each location.
#30DayMapChallenge | Day 17 - A new tool
November 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Bike accidents in Cologne 2024, created with Mapbox
I used the data from Day 1, group accident locations in R, and created a map using Mapbox. Finally, I added interactive tooltips showing the number of bike accidents at each location.
#30DayMapChallenge | Day 17 - A new tool
I used the data from Day 1, group accident locations in R, and created a map using Mapbox. Finally, I added interactive tooltips showing the number of bike accidents at each location.
#30DayMapChallenge | Day 17 - A new tool
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“WASHINGTON—Citing that a majority of Americans are irresponsible, easily distracted people who have little regard for other human beings, a new Dept of Transportation report revealed that it’s ‘actually kind of crazy’ that U.S. citizens are allowed to drive automobiles.”
The Onion strikes again.
The Onion strikes again.
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars
WASHINGTON—Citing that a majority of Americans are irresponsible, easily distracted people who have little regard for other human beings, a new Department of Transportation report revealed Wednesday t...
theonion.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
“WASHINGTON—Citing that a majority of Americans are irresponsible, easily distracted people who have little regard for other human beings, a new Dept of Transportation report revealed that it’s ‘actually kind of crazy’ that U.S. citizens are allowed to drive automobiles.”
The Onion strikes again.
The Onion strikes again.
A minute & a half of busy cycling and I can’t see a single rider wearing a helmet. This is what good cycling infrastructure looks like where cyclists aren’t in fear of having to share space with cars.
Of course people can wear helmets if they chose, but these cyclists all feel safe without.
Of course people can wear helmets if they chose, but these cyclists all feel safe without.
Rush hour traffic in Utrecht.
Sound on 🔊 if you want to experience that rush hour IS possible without the constant, deafening noise of cars overpowering people talking.
Sound on 🔊 if you want to experience that rush hour IS possible without the constant, deafening noise of cars overpowering people talking.
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A minute & a half of busy cycling and I can’t see a single rider wearing a helmet. This is what good cycling infrastructure looks like where cyclists aren’t in fear of having to share space with cars.
Of course people can wear helmets if they chose, but these cyclists all feel safe without.
Of course people can wear helmets if they chose, but these cyclists all feel safe without.
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Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
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Soft US #Retail sales in September
🟠Sales +0.2%
⛔️Inflation-adjusted -0.1%
⛔️Core sales -0.1%
⛔️Volumes -0.4%
⛽️Gas 2.0%
⚕️Health 1.1%
👩🍳Rest/bar 0.7%
🛋️Furn 0.6%
🛒Groc 0.2%
🏠Build mat 0.2%
🏬Merch 0.1%
🚗Auto -0.3%
🎮Elec -0.5%
💻Online -0.7%
👗Cloth -0.7%
⚽️Sports -2.5%
🟠Sales +0.2%
⛔️Inflation-adjusted -0.1%
⛔️Core sales -0.1%
⛔️Volumes -0.4%
⛽️Gas 2.0%
⚕️Health 1.1%
👩🍳Rest/bar 0.7%
🛋️Furn 0.6%
🛒Groc 0.2%
🏠Build mat 0.2%
🏬Merch 0.1%
🚗Auto -0.3%
🎮Elec -0.5%
💻Online -0.7%
👗Cloth -0.7%
⚽️Sports -2.5%
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Soft US #Retail sales in September
🟠Sales +0.2%
⛔️Inflation-adjusted -0.1%
⛔️Core sales -0.1%
⛔️Volumes -0.4%
⛽️Gas 2.0%
⚕️Health 1.1%
👩🍳Rest/bar 0.7%
🛋️Furn 0.6%
🛒Groc 0.2%
🏠Build mat 0.2%
🏬Merch 0.1%
🚗Auto -0.3%
🎮Elec -0.5%
💻Online -0.7%
👗Cloth -0.7%
⚽️Sports -2.5%
🟠Sales +0.2%
⛔️Inflation-adjusted -0.1%
⛔️Core sales -0.1%
⛔️Volumes -0.4%
⛽️Gas 2.0%
⚕️Health 1.1%
👩🍳Rest/bar 0.7%
🛋️Furn 0.6%
🛒Groc 0.2%
🏠Build mat 0.2%
🏬Merch 0.1%
🚗Auto -0.3%
🎮Elec -0.5%
💻Online -0.7%
👗Cloth -0.7%
⚽️Sports -2.5%
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
@cityofnorfolkva.bsky.social step up your game.
Minneapolis has been named one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities! A new report covering 100 cities in 44 countries ranked Minneapolis as the #2 biking city in the U.S., #5 in North America and #44 globally. Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/november/2025-bike-friendly-city/
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
@cityofnorfolkva.bsky.social step up your game.
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
Data showing that once bike lanes are built, people will use them.
The latest evaluation of bike lane projects in Boston continues to show that if you build bike infrastructure, people will use it.
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Data showing that once bike lanes are built, people will use them.
Jimmy Cliff - One More
YouTube video by Soul of Music
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It’s the CO2 emissions.
Incredible timelapse showing the retreat of Franz Joseph Glacier (NZ) over only 7 years (2012-2019)! 🧊🔥
The ice flow velocity (up to 2 m/day!) combined with the incredible rate of retreat of the front (900 m over this period!) is simply mind-boggling! 🤪
📽️ Brian Anderson
vimeo.com/443262699?fl...
The ice flow velocity (up to 2 m/day!) combined with the incredible rate of retreat of the front (900 m over this period!) is simply mind-boggling! 🤪
📽️ Brian Anderson
vimeo.com/443262699?fl...
Franz Josef Glacier retreats 900 metres
A timelapse camera, installed in 2012, records the retreat of Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere. Until 2019 the glacier retreated about 900 m. These…
vimeo.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It’s the CO2 emissions.
I loved this story.
Nikolai Gogol’s Classic Story, “The Nose,” Animated With the Astonishing Pinscreen Technique (1963)
Nikolai Gogol’s Classic Story, “The Nose,” Animated With the Astonishing Pinscreen Technique (1963)
A mild-looking barber slices into his morning loaf of bread to find a human nose embedded within. You might imagine this image opening the next David Lynch movie, but it actually sets up a more lighth...
www.openculture.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I loved this story.
Word.
ICYMI: “In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike-lanes aren’t fit for office.”— @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office
Amid the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes — as in Montreal municipal election campaign — aren’t fit for office.
cultmtl.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Word.
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So many discourse about addressing enforced car dependency is like:
- There is a problem. We should change things to fix it.
- But the change you want is not how things are.
- I know. That's why I said it should change.
- But if we changed it in a way you didn't suggest, there might be a problem.
- There is a problem. We should change things to fix it.
- But the change you want is not how things are.
- I know. That's why I said it should change.
- But if we changed it in a way you didn't suggest, there might be a problem.
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
So many discourse about addressing enforced car dependency is like:
- There is a problem. We should change things to fix it.
- But the change you want is not how things are.
- I know. That's why I said it should change.
- But if we changed it in a way you didn't suggest, there might be a problem.
- There is a problem. We should change things to fix it.
- But the change you want is not how things are.
- I know. That's why I said it should change.
- But if we changed it in a way you didn't suggest, there might be a problem.
I regret, but I only have but one account to share this video.
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I regret, but I only have but one account to share this video.
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“We protect our neighbors here, and those who still believe in the promise of this nation will need to stand up in its defense.”
Editorial: Immigration sweeps would challenge Hampton Roads residents trib.al/Sn7gYVA
Editorial: Immigration sweeps would challenge Hampton Roads residents
Immigration sweeps in Hampton Roads should be met with peaceful public opposition and reminders of agents’ constitutional and legal obligations.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“We protect our neighbors here, and those who still believe in the promise of this nation will need to stand up in its defense.”
“Meters of sea-level rise are committed…” Does Norfolk take this seriously? I think not.
At present the issue is how to reinforce existing infrastructure or fortify shoreline, or relocate, Indigenous villages. In future decades major coastal cities around the world will face the same dilemma. Metres of sea-level rise are committed, even if we succeed in reaching net zero.
Storms that battered Alaska’s western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change.
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“Meters of sea-level rise are committed…” Does Norfolk take this seriously? I think not.
It’s the CO2 emissions.
Burning fossil fuels causes the climate to change and many extreme weather events to become more severe. #fact
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It’s the CO2 emissions.
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Buy-Cycle Back to Prosperity
1932
Artist: Gale
1932
Artist: Gale
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Buy-Cycle Back to Prosperity
1932
Artist: Gale
1932
Artist: Gale
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An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Map of flock cameras in Hampton Roads.
www.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...
www.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...
Map Viewer
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November 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Map of flock cameras in Hampton Roads.
www.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...
www.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...
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More than 600 Flock camera locations in Hampton Roads are public for the first time. See the map. trib.al/T29geAj
More than 600 Flock camera locations in Hampton Roads are public for the first time. See the map.
A Norfolk federal judge released the locations of more than 600 Flock Safety surveillance cameras in Hampton Roads — the first time such a compilation has been made public.
trib.al
November 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
More than 600 Flock camera locations in Hampton Roads are public for the first time. See the map. trib.al/T29geAj
Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see