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Andrew Middleton @mapcenter.com · 1d

Important alert for people who like working while a light white noise is playing in the background, there is a family of whales singing next to the Moss Landing Marine Lab hydrophone right now and you should listen! radio.garden/visit/moss-l...

Listen to live Moss Landing CA radio on Radio Garden

radio.garden

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Beautiful Public Data @beautifulpublicdata.com · 4d

✨📊 Cold War Military Slides

A reporter stumbled upon a treasure trove of Department of Defense slides from the 1970s and 1980s depicting data from missile systems, Soviet capabilities and America’s nuclear ars…

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https://beautifulpublicdata.com/cold-war-military-slides

Text "MISSION AND ORGANIZATION" is overlaid on a fragmented map with a blue grid and multicolored sections.

A dynamic painting depicting U.S. Air Force and Navy missiles and aircraft in flight against a colorful sky background.

A pie chart from the 323D Flying Training Wing displays FY 1979 graduate assignments, with SAC at 46%, TAC at 36%, MAC at 15%, and other at 3%.

A pie chart from AFSC FY 80 showing the distribution of total funds managed, totaling $17.4 billion, with sections for procurement (43%), RDT&E (25%), foreign military sales (21%), and other (11%).

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Open Plans @openplans.org · 16d

Low Traffic Neighborhoods make your streets quieter, safer and calmer!
🚗 47% less traffic
🏥 50% fewer car-related casualties
🚲 25% more walking/biking
Less crime & better air quality! 🍃

Join our lunch and learn on Sept 30 at 12pm to learn more!
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Nat Henry @nathenry.com · 27d

Come out to Rooted in Roosevelt next weekend! It's free, a short walk from the Link, geared towards all ages, and guaranteed to be a lot of fun. I'll be emceeing!

rooseveltseattle.org/rooted/

Event poster for Rooted in Roosevelt, happening on Saturday, September 20th, 2025. Musical performances by The Ari Joshua Band, Small Yards, Whozyamama, Kelp Wanted, Modern Faults, and Jet Lag. There will also be free fun for all ages, classes by local businesses, a clothes swap, food trucks, and more! Address is 6801 Roosevelt Way NE. Website: https://rooseveltseattle.org/rooted/

Rooted in Roosevelt event schedule:
1-1:10 PM: Roosevelt High School Drumline
1:10-1:50 PM: Small Yards (band)
1:50-2:10 PM: Jiu-jitsu lesson
2:10-2:50: Whozyamama (band)
2:50-2:55: Remarks from Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
2:55-3:25: Salsa lesson
3:25-4:05: Kelp Wanted (band)
4:05-4:35: Group dance by Community Fitness
4:35-4:40: Remarks by our sponsor Dartmoor School
4:40-5:20: Modern Faults (band)
5:20-5:50: Roosevelt High School Orchestra Ensemble
5:50-6:30: Jet Lag (band)
6:30-7:00: Remarks by the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association
7 to end: The Ari Joshua Band

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Nat Henry @nathenry.com · 27d

Come out to Rooted in Roosevelt next weekend! It's free, a short walk from the Link, geared towards all ages, and guaranteed to be a lot of fun. I'll be emceeing!

rooseveltseattle.org/rooted/

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Nat Henry @nathenry.com · 28d

"Our neighborhood character includes our moral character" !!!

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 28d

D4 resident Ethan: "I've heard a lot about neighborhood character today, well I believe that our neighborhood character includes our moral character. We're in a housing crisis, it should be our honor to welcome new neighbors into our lovely corner of the city."

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Daniel Heppner @danielhep.me · Sep 6

Go off SDOT

Comment: Do you guys wake up every morning wondering how you can make transportation more difficult? Blocking off roads instead of providing infrastructure is cheap PR and a profoundly unserious way to go about this. You are the Department of TRANSPORTATION, not the department for baby strollers and playgrounds.

SDOT's Reply: We wake up every morning wondering how we can help support people who need to travel, no matter how they do it. One big and important group of people who need to travel is families going to and from school. School Streets are a pleasant and simple way to help support the 30% of Seattle school kids (nearly 3x the national average) who travel to and from school without a car by simply giving them priority for one block of the streets near the school. Local access is preserved. Plenty of parents will still choose to drive, and the rest of our streets will support them too.

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pwalchtaylor.bsky.social @pwalchtaylor.bsky.social · Aug 29

I was going to post about how amazing it was that I can now ride from Beacon Hill to South Park to Georgetown to downtown almost entirely in PBLs. But instead I’ll post this picture of a guy who smashed into the bike lane seconds after I rolled through:

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Nat Henry @nathenry.com · Aug 14

TONIGHT: join @sngreenways.bsky.social's Northeast Greenways chapter for a social ride and happy hour at Burke-Gilman Brewing! Everyone who bikes in gets $1 off their first drink 🍻

Northeast Greenways Happy Hour, happening TONIGHT (August 14th).

The group ride starts at 5:30 PM from Roosevelt Station Plaza, at the intersection of 12th Ave NE and NE 66th St in Seattle. The ride ends at Burke-Gilman Brewing, leading into a happy hour from 6 to 7 PM.

Non-alcoholic options are available, kids and dogs are welcome, meet us at the start or at the brewery!

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Census API Tracker @censusapitracker.bsky.social · Aug 11

Hello, Bluesky! This account automatically posts updates when the Census Bureau APIs add or remove datasets.

See the full tracker at www.hrecht.com/census-api-d...

Tracking Census Dataset Changes

See when the U.S. Census Bureau adds or removes datasets.

www.hrecht.com

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RJ Andrews @infowetrust.com · Jul 30

There's Work For All (1945) by Michael Young & Theodor Prager with 14 pictorial charts.

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RJ Andrews @infowetrust.com · Jul 30

Battle for Health (1944) by Stephen Taylor with 13 pictorial charts.

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RJ Andrews @infowetrust.com · Jul 30

After six years of collecting, I've finally assembled a complete set of Isotype Institute-illustrated NEW DEMOCRACY books with the addition of "Full Enjoyment".

Here are some favorite details from each ...

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Nat Henry @nathenry.com · Jul 29

Yes to the breweries — there's a whole historic beer trail you can walk! The trail, Rheingeist, and Findlay Market would make for a really nice day trip in Cincinnati: brewingheritagetrail.org/the-trail

Cincinnati Tour Trail | Amazing Historic Tours - Breweries & Neighborhoods

See what the Brewing Heritage Trail Tour is all about. We offer both guided and self-guided Cincinnati Tour option. See our rich brewing history up close.

brewingheritagetrail.org

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Nat Henry @nathenry.com · Jul 26

Can you send me the article once it's out? As a working geographer, I feel you on both the bemoaning in general and cringing in this case 🙃

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Nat Henry @nathenry.com · Jul 26

Four coauthors, but no one bothered to add links or a bibliography for the whopping two studies they reference? I wouldn't be so quick to throw stones about improperly citing the literature! @tkemeny.bsky.social @maxbuchholz.bsky.social

Excerpt from Storper et al 2025 (https://www.planningreport.com/2025/07/25/storper-et-al-yes-yimby-ism-profoundly-conservative-and-wrong-housing-policy) critique of Davis 2025 (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/housing-abundance-antitrust/683504/). The authors criticize Davis for not properly referencing the literature; later in the same paragraph, they cite two studies without linking to the original papers or including a bibliography below. By comparison, Davis properly cites 11 sources in his original op-ed.

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Nat Henry @nathenry.com · Jul 16

- Saint Ouen flea market (weekends)—it's huge and could easily fill a day
- Bastille farmers market (Th/Su)
- Musee Carnavalet
- Parisian Statue of Liberty
- Museum of Relief Maps at Invalides
- The original meter, pictured

Me standing next to the last remaining "standard meter" created during the French Revolution

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K.H.I. @sheridesabike.bsky.social · Jul 11

Folk dancers beat the L8 @fixthel8.bsky.social

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Nat Henry @nathenry.com · Jul 10

"And Ryan is over there..."

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Moth @walkingminnesota.com · Jul 6

A bike network that isn’t inclusive of the needs of everyone who wants to safely use it is a failure

Any biker thats clinging to exclusion should reflect on their views

Every person we can get to use a city’s bike network is one more reason to advocate for safer and better systems to enjoy

JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · Jul 6

Just so you know. This is a block worthy post for me.

The whole get in shape & you won't need an eBike is ableist, ageist and wrong. Ebikes allow people with mobility issues, health issues & just aging folks like me to get out & choose the level of exercise you want. From none to lots.

mcdougmel.bsky.social

Or, and hear me out, a person could get in shape and ride a non-eBike. They cost nothing to charge, and once in shape, they keep the rider in shape.

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Max Roser @maxroser.bsky.social · Jun 26

My chart on the history of three infectious diseases — smallpox, polio, and measles — before and after a vaccine was available.

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Allmaps Latest @latest.allmaps.org · Jun 21

🏛️ images.uba.uva.nl
📍Celebes Sea
View Map

Georeferenced map near Celebes Sea on images.uba.uva.nl

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Joe Veyera @joeveyera.bsky.social · Jun 20

Tour the Neptune Theatre in the U-District (1303 NE 45th St) for free this Saturday (or the third Saturday of each month) from 10 a.m. to noon.

Free Neptune Tour - Seattle Theatre Group

Join our free Neptune Theatre tours every 3rd Saturday of the month, 10am-12pm. Discover the history & backstage secrets. Reservations required!

www.stgpresents.org

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Nat Henry @nathenry.com · Jun 18

Not enough people know about this chart, showing one of humanity's greatest achievements and one of our largest unfinished challenges — made much worse by the dismantling of USAID. ourworldindata.org/child-mortal...

Child mortality rate by country income group from 1990 through 2023. The share of children who died before age 5 in low-income countries declined from nearly 20% in 1990 to 6% in 2023.

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Nat Henry @nathenry.com · Jun 13

Thanks for the rec - I just reported them! This was up in your neck of the woods, by the way

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