Paul Lite
@paulite.bsky.social
Indianapolis west-sider, husband, father, reader, cyclist, explorer and tinkerer. Biochemist in another life. Joined Dec’23. x21c7
Banner: Skellig Michael Island off County Kerry.
Portrait: Me holding a 🍀 in Galway.
Banner: Skellig Michael Island off County Kerry.
Portrait: Me holding a 🍀 in Galway.
I had a fantastic time biking in #Indy today. Joined a Saturday morning slow-ride sponsored by CIC, had lunch, and then biked home to the Eagle Creek area via the mostly snowless B&O Trail. Like the five year-old I am, I was excited to watch this freight train crossing over the trail.
February 14, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I had a fantastic time biking in #Indy today. Joined a Saturday morning slow-ride sponsored by CIC, had lunch, and then biked home to the Eagle Creek area via the mostly snowless B&O Trail. Like the five year-old I am, I was excited to watch this freight train crossing over the trail.
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One of the better ideas I’ve seen. Scott Galloway with his “Resist and Unsubscribe.
Resistandunsubscribe.com
Resistandunsubscribe.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
One of the better ideas I’ve seen. Scott Galloway with his “Resist and Unsubscribe.
Resistandunsubscribe.com
Resistandunsubscribe.com
Today was my first opportunity in three weeks to bike to the YMCA - bitter cold plus snow-covered trails conspired against me. The trails are still a bit slushy in places, as my helmet attests. I saw a handsome red shouldered hawk sizing me up near the ice covered Eagle Creek reservoir.
February 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Today was my first opportunity in three weeks to bike to the YMCA - bitter cold plus snow-covered trails conspired against me. The trails are still a bit slushy in places, as my helmet attests. I saw a handsome red shouldered hawk sizing me up near the ice covered Eagle Creek reservoir.
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Westfield, where the median income is more that 2x Warren Township’s, got a new YMCA. Meanwhile, Ransburg is closing, shortly after the closure of the Athenaeum.
We sought answers from Y leaders. They declined to provide them.
Here’s what we asked:
mirrorindy.org/ransburg-ymc...
We sought answers from Y leaders. They declined to provide them.
Here’s what we asked:
mirrorindy.org/ransburg-ymc...
Westfield just got a new YMCA. So why is Ransburg closing?
We sent the YMCA questions about finances. The organization didn’t answer them.
mirrorindy.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Westfield, where the median income is more that 2x Warren Township’s, got a new YMCA. Meanwhile, Ransburg is closing, shortly after the closure of the Athenaeum.
We sought answers from Y leaders. They declined to provide them.
Here’s what we asked:
mirrorindy.org/ransburg-ymc...
We sought answers from Y leaders. They declined to provide them.
Here’s what we asked:
mirrorindy.org/ransburg-ymc...
“Sometimes, people just don’t know that they hit *something* they thought they did,” IMPD Public Information Officer Tommy Thompson said.
*something*
*something*
"FOX59 has learned more about the man who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Rockville Road Tuesday. Those acquainted with the man knew him only as Anthony, but they said he was known to walk more than four miles a day to get to his job and the gym."
#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #VisionZero
#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #VisionZero
fox59.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:06 AM
“Sometimes, people just don’t know that they hit *something* they thought they did,” IMPD Public Information Officer Tommy Thompson said.
*something*
*something*
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This person has to walk in 38th St because Eagle Creek Greenway still hasn't been cleared two weeks after the snow. Seems pretty antithetical to #visionzero
@indydpw.bsky.social @safestreetsindy.org
@indydpw.bsky.social @safestreetsindy.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
This person has to walk in 38th St because Eagle Creek Greenway still hasn't been cleared two weeks after the snow. Seems pretty antithetical to #visionzero
@indydpw.bsky.social @safestreetsindy.org
@indydpw.bsky.social @safestreetsindy.org
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Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
Biked today for first time in 19 days! Felt great to be outside on my #bike! Hendricks county did a nice job on the B&O Trail. In Marion County near Raceway Rd there is a narrow 1/2 mile path (an effort by a volunteer with a snowblower?) but beyond, further east, the trail is buried in snow.
February 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Biked today for first time in 19 days! Felt great to be outside on my #bike! Hendricks county did a nice job on the B&O Trail. In Marion County near Raceway Rd there is a narrow 1/2 mile path (an effort by a volunteer with a snowblower?) but beyond, further east, the trail is buried in snow.
"At this time, it appears that this was *just* an individual walking down in the roadway — in a dark area — and the drivers *just* did not see this individual," Capt. Weilhamer said.
No *just*ice.
No *just*ice.
IMPD is investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed Saturday night on the east side of Indianapolis.
Pedestrian struck, killed on Indy's east side
IMPD says officers were called near the intersection of Shadeland Avenue and Pendleton Pike around 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 7.
www.wthr.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
"At this time, it appears that this was *just* an individual walking down in the roadway — in a dark area — and the drivers *just* did not see this individual," Capt. Weilhamer said.
No *just*ice.
No *just*ice.
I’ve been watching the #Indy Parks & Recreation Committee meeting on Channel 16 tonight. Lots of good questions from the committee - esp @jesseforindy.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I’ve been watching the #Indy Parks & Recreation Committee meeting on Channel 16 tonight. Lots of good questions from the committee - esp @jesseforindy.bsky.social
I somehow missed seeing this terrifying video posted by @ryanlkent.bsky.social 3 months ago. I’ve done this same crossing on the B&O Trail at West 10th in #Indy scores of times and even with its modern HAWK signal system, some bozo is likely to blow through it. Luckily, Ryan wasn’t struck. #bike
February 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I somehow missed seeing this terrifying video posted by @ryanlkent.bsky.social 3 months ago. I’ve done this same crossing on the B&O Trail at West 10th in #Indy scores of times and even with its modern HAWK signal system, some bozo is likely to blow through it. Luckily, Ryan wasn’t struck. #bike
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Busy with bicycles in February? Yes we are. mailchi.mp/centralincyc...
Excited for the Feb 7 Swap Meet and Feb 21 Polar Pedal!
mailchi.mp
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Busy with bicycles in February? Yes we are. mailchi.mp/centralincyc...
No doubt the elm tree didn’t survive disease but tulip trees live hundreds of years. I wonder what became of it?
The memorial stone site would make a great stop on a Central Indiana Cycling SAD-urday Winter Ride (if the snow cover ever melts!) @cherolis.bsky.social
The memorial stone site would make a great stop on a Central Indiana Cycling SAD-urday Winter Ride (if the snow cover ever melts!) @cherolis.bsky.social
I've ridden my bike and driven by this stone in Riverside Park so many times, I cannot believe I never noticed that it had an inscription and was part of a memorial. www.class900indy.com/post/the-ret...
The Retail Druggist Memorial Grove in Riverside Park
Exploring the history behind a memorial stone locating in Riverside Park in Indianapolis.
www.class900indy.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:02 PM
No doubt the elm tree didn’t survive disease but tulip trees live hundreds of years. I wonder what became of it?
The memorial stone site would make a great stop on a Central Indiana Cycling SAD-urday Winter Ride (if the snow cover ever melts!) @cherolis.bsky.social
The memorial stone site would make a great stop on a Central Indiana Cycling SAD-urday Winter Ride (if the snow cover ever melts!) @cherolis.bsky.social
“I never used to worry about, like, ‘Am I American enough?’” Gift Article
Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“I never used to worry about, like, ‘Am I American enough?’” Gift Article
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"Do you have any idea what the margins are on any of this stuff you buy? How Manny and Kumal managed to make ends meet is beyond me, but I can tell you right now they sure as shit couldn’t afford an immigration lawyer."
I’m a Bodega Cat, and I Guess I’m in Charge Now?
Dear Customers: Some humans (I think? Hard to tell) in masks and vests showed up this morning and took Manny and Kumal away. As you may have notice...
buff.ly
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"Do you have any idea what the margins are on any of this stuff you buy? How Manny and Kumal managed to make ends meet is beyond me, but I can tell you right now they sure as shit couldn’t afford an immigration lawyer."
Yes - totally complicit.
Acadis is one of Bloomington’s most successful companies. Law enforcement, the military, first responders and other public sector agencies rely on its software to track employee training. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social
With ICE using Acadis technology to track training, does that make the Bloomington company complicit?
The DHS has paid Acadis nearly $100 million since 2004, including $26 million from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and $38 million from Customs and Border Protection.
www.ipm.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Yes - totally complicit.
My four reposts today are of recent statements about ICE brutality made by 4 of my favorite authors that also just happen to be active here on BlueSky. Follow them! Read their #books !
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social @agordonreed.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@sugi.bsky.social
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social @agordonreed.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@sugi.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 10:47 PM
My four reposts today are of recent statements about ICE brutality made by 4 of my favorite authors that also just happen to be active here on BlueSky. Follow them! Read their #books !
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social @agordonreed.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@sugi.bsky.social
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social @agordonreed.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@sugi.bsky.social
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It’s just unfathomable to me that people think it makes sense for any law enforcement to be masked and anonymous. Police officers operate under risks and don’t wear masks. Judges & prosecutors, the same.
Radley is so on the mark zeroing in on this: the creation of new "privacy" rights for federal police. The right to be anonymous to the public. The right not to have anyone know why they shot someone and tried to hide the evidence. "right to privacy" fascism addition.
Federal agents cornered Marimar Martinez, shot her several times, boasted about it, arrested her, lied about her to the public and in the police report, and falsely charged her with assaulting them.
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
January 29, 2026 at 9:12 PM
It’s just unfathomable to me that people think it makes sense for any law enforcement to be masked and anonymous. Police officers operate under risks and don’t wear masks. Judges & prosecutors, the same.
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"In order to build tyranny, you have to open zones where the law doesn't apply... one zone like that is the border. The logic of what they've been doing with ICE is to take the border everywhere."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
Snyder: Trump administration using words like ‘terrorist’ and ‘extremist’ is what tyrants do
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"In order to build tyranny, you have to open zones where the law doesn't apply... one zone like that is the border. The logic of what they've been doing with ICE is to take the border everywhere."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
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Honoring the Memory of Alex Pretti
—from human rights scholars affiliated with the University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Program in the College of Liberal Arts.
cla.umn.edu/human-rights...
—from human rights scholars affiliated with the University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Program in the College of Liberal Arts.
cla.umn.edu/human-rights...
Honoring the Memory of Alex Pretti
Human rights scholars affiliated with the Human Rights Program honor and mourn the life of Alex Pretti.
cla.umn.edu
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Honoring the Memory of Alex Pretti
—from human rights scholars affiliated with the University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Program in the College of Liberal Arts.
cla.umn.edu/human-rights...
—from human rights scholars affiliated with the University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Program in the College of Liberal Arts.
cla.umn.edu/human-rights...
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On the counterproductivity of tear gas (and authoritarian brutality in general) from my book Say Nothing.
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 AM
On the counterproductivity of tear gas (and authoritarian brutality in general) from my book Say Nothing.
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2025 was a really big year for Central IN Cycling! Here's the annual report - drive.google.com/file/d/1xZCv...
Are you a member yet? We'd love you to join the movement!
Are you a member yet? We'd love you to join the movement!
January 25, 2026 at 5:54 PM
2025 was a really big year for Central IN Cycling! Here's the annual report - drive.google.com/file/d/1xZCv...
Are you a member yet? We'd love you to join the movement!
Are you a member yet? We'd love you to join the movement!
