Robin Chase
@rmchase.bsky.social
sustainable urban transportation. Co-founder Zipcar, NUMO #climate #cities #transport #justice #bikes. Also knitter, gardener, parent
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
Love this finding by @frontiergroup.bsky.social "putting solar panels on Pennsylvania schools could produce as much electricity as 187,000 homes use in a year, while saving school districts hundreds of millions of dollars. " Hey @patricktutwiler.bsky.social
frontiergroup.org/resources/so...
frontiergroup.org/resources/so...
Solar schools for Pennsylvania
Solar power on school rooftops cuts air pollution, provides clean power to our communities, and can save money for schools.
frontiergroup.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Love this finding by @frontiergroup.bsky.social "putting solar panels on Pennsylvania schools could produce as much electricity as 187,000 homes use in a year, while saving school districts hundreds of millions of dollars. " Hey @patricktutwiler.bsky.social
frontiergroup.org/resources/so...
frontiergroup.org/resources/so...
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The more I think about this, the more it really, really, REALLY bothers me
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
Deeply absurd. This Google PDF published on a blog (arxiv, not peer reviewed) claims an LLM is "PhD level" but in most cases the MAJORITY of reference URLs were invalid or inaccessible.
A PhD sitting down and just fabricating >50% of sources = career ending
arxiv.org/abs/2511.11597
A PhD sitting down and just fabricating >50% of sources = career ending
arxiv.org/abs/2511.11597
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The more I think about this, the more it really, really, REALLY bothers me
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
I'd love to see our transportation $ better used, and no new highways built. Enough!
Nice piece by @usa.streetsblog.org about @frontiergroup.bsky.social research. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/09/a...
Nice piece by @usa.streetsblog.org about @frontiergroup.bsky.social research. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/09/a...
America Has a Golden Opportunity to End the 'Highway Boondoggle' Crisis — Streetsblog USA
America's wasteful highway spending has gotten out of control — and if President Trump really wants to promote efficient government, he'll urge Congress to stop it.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I'd love to see our transportation $ better used, and no new highways built. Enough!
Nice piece by @usa.streetsblog.org about @frontiergroup.bsky.social research. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/09/a...
Nice piece by @usa.streetsblog.org about @frontiergroup.bsky.social research. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/09/a...
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WATCH St. Paul police, aiding ICE, restrain a man and spray him full in the face. They are not and have never been on our side.
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
WATCH St. Paul police, aiding ICE, restrain a man and spray him full in the face. They are not and have never been on our side.
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
amazing
turn it up!
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 6:00 PM
amazing
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An @hwbtpod.bsky.social episode close to my heart: nerding out about fundraising, parenting, and movement infrastructure with the great Alex T. Tom! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Alex T. Tom on California’s Power: Pods, Prop 50, and Parenting
Podcast Episode · How We Build This · 11/25/2025 · 50m
podcasts.apple.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
An @hwbtpod.bsky.social episode close to my heart: nerding out about fundraising, parenting, and movement infrastructure with the great Alex T. Tom! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Everything wrong with everything housing in a nutshell:
“Nearby residents who opposed the proposal cited all the variances the proposal needed…” to build housing identical to that surrounding it
“Nearby residents who opposed the proposal cited all the variances the proposal needed…” to build housing identical to that surrounding it
Zoning board approves a new triple decker, in Dorchester
www.universalhub.com/2025/zoning-...
#Boston #housing
www.universalhub.com/2025/zoning-...
#Boston #housing
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Everything wrong with everything housing in a nutshell:
“Nearby residents who opposed the proposal cited all the variances the proposal needed…” to build housing identical to that surrounding it
“Nearby residents who opposed the proposal cited all the variances the proposal needed…” to build housing identical to that surrounding it
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In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the chemical industry.
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
The EPA has approved two new pesticides with "forever chemicals" that will be used on food.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the chemical industry.
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
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Before (2017) / After (2025) the greening of Rue Pierre Haret in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Maybe the first street to be changed back in 2019 for the kind of greening Paris does today, ie. with only open soil planting.
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Before (2017) / After (2025) the greening of Rue Pierre Haret in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Maybe the first street to be changed back in 2019 for the kind of greening Paris does today, ie. with only open soil planting.
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Studies show that more cycling and added bike lanes boost business by increasing customer visits, monthly spending, and sales per square foot, especially for small shops. Cyclists make frequent small stops and have more disposable income due to lower transport costs. 2/2 #Montreal #Bikesky
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Trump is the most corrupt president in US history, and the openness of his corruption is an essential feature of it. It's particularly bad that this comes as Trump is using state power to punish Sen Mark Kelly for correctly warning against breaking illegal orders.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Trump is the most corrupt president in US history, and the openness of his corruption is an essential feature of it. It's particularly bad that this comes as Trump is using state power to punish Sen Mark Kelly for correctly warning against breaking illegal orders.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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Rare agreement from both sides of the divide.
The Trump admin wants to open offshore drilling along the CA and FL coasts, and both Newsom & DeSantis are calling it out as a threat to the environment, tourism and coastal communities.
If these two are sounding the alarm together, you know it’s bad.
The Trump admin wants to open offshore drilling along the CA and FL coasts, and both Newsom & DeSantis are calling it out as a threat to the environment, tourism and coastal communities.
If these two are sounding the alarm together, you know it’s bad.
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Rare agreement from both sides of the divide.
The Trump admin wants to open offshore drilling along the CA and FL coasts, and both Newsom & DeSantis are calling it out as a threat to the environment, tourism and coastal communities.
If these two are sounding the alarm together, you know it’s bad.
The Trump admin wants to open offshore drilling along the CA and FL coasts, and both Newsom & DeSantis are calling it out as a threat to the environment, tourism and coastal communities.
If these two are sounding the alarm together, you know it’s bad.
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The worst thing about all this is not that Bovino is a brain-dead fascist who wants to gas everyone (we know that) but that the Trump admin’s war on its own citizens is protected (for now) by Trump judges
bsky.app/profile/audr...
bsky.app/profile/audr...
Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The worst thing about all this is not that Bovino is a brain-dead fascist who wants to gas everyone (we know that) but that the Trump admin’s war on its own citizens is protected (for now) by Trump judges
bsky.app/profile/audr...
bsky.app/profile/audr...
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🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
Agreed
Why are we assuming that we want to maintain car volumes? To meet our climate, public health and road safety goals as a city, there is no reason any on or off ramp in #Seattle should require multiple lanes. #Rainier
If you want to be angry, watch (starts at 1:05): youtu.be/Lr-C4k0EEf4?...
If you want to be angry, watch (starts at 1:05): youtu.be/Lr-C4k0EEf4?...
Judkins Park Community Advisory Group Meeting 4
YouTube video by wsdot
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Agreed
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One of my favorite editor facts is knowing that my beloved Samuel Clemens would not have been Literary Hero Mark Twain without editors, including his wife Olivia, riding very close herd on him. Without editing, his writing tended toward "sprawling mess."
Editing matters!
Editing matters!
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
One of my favorite editor facts is knowing that my beloved Samuel Clemens would not have been Literary Hero Mark Twain without editors, including his wife Olivia, riding very close herd on him. Without editing, his writing tended toward "sprawling mess."
Editing matters!
Editing matters!
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Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
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The Trump administration arrested and detained two gospel singer brothers from Guatemala who have lived in Memphis for 10 and 20 years. The administration lied and claimed one had an extensive criminal record. Neither does. One has now been deported.
www.psrmemphis.org/christian-si...
www.psrmemphis.org/christian-si...
Christian Singers Caught In Deportation Net, One Branded 'Worst of Worst' - Institute for Public Service Reporting - Memphis %
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www.psrmemphis.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Trump administration arrested and detained two gospel singer brothers from Guatemala who have lived in Memphis for 10 and 20 years. The administration lied and claimed one had an extensive criminal record. Neither does. One has now been deported.
www.psrmemphis.org/christian-si...
www.psrmemphis.org/christian-si...
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Correct.
You can press an economic agenda that lifts everyone up without tearing some people down. It's not hard -- we just saw a good example of it.
And yeah, this is NYC. But J.B. Pritzker and Andy Beshear have shown it works in other places too.
You can press an economic agenda that lifts everyone up without tearing some people down. It's not hard -- we just saw a good example of it.
And yeah, this is NYC. But J.B. Pritzker and Andy Beshear have shown it works in other places too.
And Carville had the audacity to invoke Mamdani's win to make his point? Mamdani didn't go "anti-woke" to win. Quite the opposite! www.readtpa.com/p/a-politici...
A Politician Actually Defended Trans People. It Shouldn't Be This Rare.
Many Democrats are treating trans people as politically toxic. NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani released a two-minute video proving there's another way.
www.readtpa.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Correct.
You can press an economic agenda that lifts everyone up without tearing some people down. It's not hard -- we just saw a good example of it.
And yeah, this is NYC. But J.B. Pritzker and Andy Beshear have shown it works in other places too.
You can press an economic agenda that lifts everyone up without tearing some people down. It's not hard -- we just saw a good example of it.
And yeah, this is NYC. But J.B. Pritzker and Andy Beshear have shown it works in other places too.
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Right after insisting all of the president's orders to the military are lawful, she notes that the president is going to continue to order the military to assassinate innocent fishermen in international waters.
Leavitt on Trump's boat strikes: "You can expect to see those strikes continue"
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Right after insisting all of the president's orders to the military are lawful, she notes that the president is going to continue to order the military to assassinate innocent fishermen in international waters.
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‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.