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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 1d

Zeedijk, Amsterdam in 1980 and today.

In 1980 the road is open to cars, is wide and has cars parked on it. Today there are rising bollards preventing driving on this street and all car parking removed, replaced by outdoor seating outside a pub

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

All I want in life is to persuade everyone, when encountering politics & culture, to ask, "why are we talking about this?" I mean that very literally: anything you encounter on your screens reflects a choice. Someone covered that, talked about that, rather than the many other things out there. Why?

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Active Towns @activetowns.bsky.social · 2d

“Paris is an incredible example of how a city can transform when political will meets smart data,” says one of the report’s lead authors. “We wanted to understand exactly which factors made this happen.”
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New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

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jedmund @jedmund.com · 5d

Hell yeah, the Rubygems team launched a new community gem server so you can fuck off from using Ruby Central/DHH-supported software: gem.coop

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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 2d

Frans Halsstraat, Amsterdam in 1983 and today

There are no trees in 1983 and the road is tarmac. Today it is paved and very green. A young girls cycles on her bike

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

Like I said. Policy minutiae. Nothing to do with the technology and everything to do with shitty policy

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

My president!

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s the maths on what it would actually take (ie not much new land use at all). It seems to me you are confusing the technology with policy minutiae landartgenerator.org/blagi/wp-con...

Anyways a field isn’t “nature” just because it’s green.

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

Depends how fast they’re running

Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

General strike.

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

Politico is a far right shit rag masquerading as a liberal publication

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe. But as a President of Antifa these are the hard decisions I have to take

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

No confidence votes should require that we know the replacement.

Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

What?

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

We need something like the Darwin Award but for hypocrisy. They killed Aaron Swartz for a fraction of the copyright infringement they are now sponsoring at a state level.

Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry. According to our super good looking and manly chiselled alpha male “friends” across the pond all Europeans are soy boy cucks and presumably also gay so I had to go with the option who is also crazy. Sane isn’t going to cut it in this world.

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

The one that has cars driving on it in your video. It just hasn’t been repurposed yet.

Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

Ok! You’ve made my mind up for me. Mad Greek it is! He ticks all the boxes

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

How are we supposed to choose between Mad Greek and Gay European to lead us? You sure you’re not the same person?

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

More evidence that no one uses bike infrastructure

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

Tbf Obama getting it is just as perplexing. Maybe Trump hasn’t droned enough weddings to qualify

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

Europe thanks you for your donation

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 2d

What natural land. Europe has none left. We cut it down and took it over centuries ago. US not far behind.

Anyways the way you present this as a binary choice makes you look like a massive idiot. You’re probably not and I’m a fan of nuclear in the mix too but that’s how it comes off.

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Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 3d

Did you “do your own research”?

Rory Koehler @rorykoehler.bsky.social · 3d

Great but we need energy today, not in 15 years

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