Michael Smith
@skibu.bsky.social
Long Covid has annihilated me. Disabled musician. Created tech behind transit data companies Swiftly and NextBus. Person behind robotaxi.news & helpBluesky.me . Co-founder of Walk SF. The War on Cars will be won by @safeStreetRebel !
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Michael Smith
@skibu.bsky.social
· Dec 3
HelpBluesky.Me
Helping folks get setup easily on Bluesky
helpBluesky.me
A reminder that for those new to Bluesky, especially if you are in the #LongCOVID, #ME/CFS, #disability communities, I created a write up with tips on how to build your community here. Check out helpBluesky.me
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Can you haul a brass band on bikes to accompany your #BikeBus to school? For the third time, yes.
Big thanks to all our volunteers and musicians!
Big thanks to all our volunteers and musicians!
June 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Can you haul a brass band on bikes to accompany your #BikeBus to school? For the third time, yes.
Big thanks to all our volunteers and musicians!
Big thanks to all our volunteers and musicians!
Anybody know about (Uncanny) Frontier Valley??
A company called "Frontier Valley" has declared it will build a new Network State zone on federal land in Alameda, California.
Below: A "draft" presidential executive order that would have Trump declare a "national security emergency" to permit the project.
PR stunt, or aggressive new phase?
Below: A "draft" presidential executive order that would have Trump declare a "national security emergency" to permit the project.
PR stunt, or aggressive new phase?
June 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Anybody know about (Uncanny) Frontier Valley??
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The news of yet another death on our streets lands heavily on my heart today. The dominant environment permits and encourages speed, impatience and inattention by motorists who are increasingly driving heavier, deadlier vehicles. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...
S.F. pedestrian dies after being struck by driver in SoMa
A driver struck a pedestrian near 10th and Harrison streets in San Francisco, officials said.
www.sfchronicle.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The news of yet another death on our streets lands heavily on my heart today. The dominant environment permits and encourages speed, impatience and inattention by motorists who are increasingly driving heavier, deadlier vehicles. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...
Today I had my 5th Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for my serious #longCovid issues. Main thing is that it helps with my cognitive issues. If you want to learn about SGBs, my doctor, Dr Luke Liu, did a video. The SGB part stats at minute 22. vimeo.com/1084382051/f...
"Long COVID and Stellate Ganglion Block: a Novel Perspective from the Last Frontier" - Luke D Liu, MD
This is ""Long COVID and Stellate Ganglion Block: a Novel Perspective from the Last Frontier" - Luke D Liu, MD" by PAMC CME on Vimeo, the home…
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May 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Today I had my 5th Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for my serious #longCovid issues. Main thing is that it helps with my cognitive issues. If you want to learn about SGBs, my doctor, Dr Luke Liu, did a video. The SGB part stats at minute 22. vimeo.com/1084382051/f...
Hi #longCovid folks, have r posted in a while. But today I had quite a procedure. A dual Stellate Ganglion Block plus a dual Thoracic block. The SGB is my 4th and is for
My cognitive issues. It increases blood flow to brain, which is why the right side of my head was much warmer after right side.
My cognitive issues. It increases blood flow to brain, which is why the right side of my head was much warmer after right side.
April 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hi #longCovid folks, have r posted in a while. But today I had quite a procedure. A dual Stellate Ganglion Block plus a dual Thoracic block. The SGB is my 4th and is for
My cognitive issues. It increases blood flow to brain, which is why the right side of my head was much warmer after right side.
My cognitive issues. It increases blood flow to brain, which is why the right side of my head was much warmer after right side.
Oh, and in my latest #LongCovid news, a package with $300 of immune system supplements was swiped off my front steps. It was only there for 5 minutes. Delivery person didn’t bother to ring my doorbell. Sheesh. Somehow I don’t think the swipers are going to appreciate their ill gotten loot.
March 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Oh, and in my latest #LongCovid news, a package with $300 of immune system supplements was swiped off my front steps. It was only there for 5 minutes. Delivery person didn’t bother to ring my doorbell. Sheesh. Somehow I don’t think the swipers are going to appreciate their ill gotten loot.
Is this an early April 1st joke?? Sounds like it. The legendary Toronado bar being bought by a bored apes DOGEbag and turned into a crypto bar?? sfstandard.com/2025/03/27/c...
Crypto bro is buying storied Lower Haight beer bar. Will launch ‘ToronadoCash’ coin
A legendary Lower Haight beer bar is being bought by a crypto investor whose plans include launching something that sounds a lot like a meme coin.
sfstandard.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Is this an early April 1st joke?? Sounds like it. The legendary Toronado bar being bought by a bored apes DOGEbag and turned into a crypto bar?? sfstandard.com/2025/03/27/c...
Teen Vogue once again gets the seminal interview. Yes, Teen Vogue. www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...
Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.
www.teenvogue.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Teen Vogue once again gets the seminal interview. Yes, Teen Vogue. www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...
Wow, finally a good use for a Tesla, as done by Led By Donkeys. youtu.be/JKvxEKHySyE
Elon Musk ‘salute’ carved into sand in world’s largest Tesla protest
YouTube video by The Independent
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March 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Wow, finally a good use for a Tesla, as done by Led By Donkeys. youtu.be/JKvxEKHySyE
No problem is too great to surmount
New video showing a cyclist cycling over a Tesla Cybertruck parked in a bus lane.
March 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
No problem is too great to surmount
Well, that was quick. The only thing AI is good for is making really bad parody videos like this one. youtu.be/bQqxKKFvrLA?...
DONNY'S AUTO-MART COMMERCIAL
YouTube video by Mr. Newberger's AI Funnies
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March 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Well, that was quick. The only thing AI is good for is making really bad parody videos like this one. youtu.be/bQqxKKFvrLA?...
I luv me some Space Karen shadenfreude. Just 4 days after the second-in-a-row SpaceX Starship blew up, X crashed and Tesla stock dropped by over 15% in one day.
Genius - NOT!
Genius - NOT!
March 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I luv me some Space Karen shadenfreude. Just 4 days after the second-in-a-row SpaceX Starship blew up, X crashed and Tesla stock dropped by over 15% in one day.
Genius - NOT!
Genius - NOT!
I know it’s an accurate article on the effects of COVID and #LongCovid when I have every single symptom described.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...
Covid’s Long-Term Effects on the Lungs, Gut, Brain and More (Gift Article)
Five years on, scientists are starting to understand how the virus can lead to long-term, sometimes invisible changes.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I know it’s an accurate article on the effects of COVID and #LongCovid when I have every single symptom described.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...
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lol, from UK satirical magazine Private Eye
March 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
lol, from UK satirical magazine Private Eye
This is why we need more politicians who are trans. They can single handedly kill hateful anti-LGBTQ+ bills simply by talking about their families. Powerful. And the following speaker is really worth hearing as well. m.youtube.com/watch?si=bZe...
Rep Zephyr’s speech flips 13 Republicans, trans bills die in Montana
YouTube video by Erin In The Morning
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March 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is why we need more politicians who are trans. They can single handedly kill hateful anti-LGBTQ+ bills simply by talking about their families. Powerful. And the following speaker is really worth hearing as well. m.youtube.com/watch?si=bZe...
Some personal #LongCovid good news/bad news: I am now officially disabled with respect to *any* gainful employment. The good part is that I am incredible fortunate in that my company’s disability policy will continue paying me. Bad news is that my body is a wreck.
March 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Some personal #LongCovid good news/bad news: I am now officially disabled with respect to *any* gainful employment. The good part is that I am incredible fortunate in that my company’s disability policy will continue paying me. Bad news is that my body is a wreck.
Apparently some orange clown gave a speech tonight about some alternate reality in his head. You of course don’t need to watch it. But you do need to watch Bernie Sanders’ great reply. www.youtube.com/live/QlrQKv1...
Sen. Sanders Responds to Trump's Congressional Address
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
www.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Apparently some orange clown gave a speech tonight about some alternate reality in his head. You of course don’t need to watch it. But you do need to watch Bernie Sanders’ great reply. www.youtube.com/live/QlrQKv1...
Wish folks would stop posting good news on Xitter instead of here.
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March 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Wish folks would stop posting good news on Xitter instead of here.
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@gilduran.com did you see that New Yorker actually used the term “Techno-Fascism” in the headline of a story today. I’m impressed! www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
Techno-Fascism Comes to America
The historic parallels that help explain Elon Musk’s rampage on the federal government.
www.newyorker.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
@gilduran.com did you see that New Yorker actually used the term “Techno-Fascism” in the headline of a story today. I’m impressed! www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
Street art by 'Yescka' Oaxaca
February 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Street art by 'Yescka' Oaxaca
Must read interview with Ed Yong on life, #longCovid, and birdwatching. I have had great fortune to be part of Ed’s #longCovid bird watching outings where can commiserate with other #longCovid sufferers, at extremely slow pace, while enjoying the beauty of our world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World (Gift Article)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer talks about burnout from covering the pandemic and how bird-watching gave him a new sense of hope.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Must read interview with Ed Yong on life, #longCovid, and birdwatching. I have had great fortune to be part of Ed’s #longCovid bird watching outings where can commiserate with other #longCovid sufferers, at extremely slow pace, while enjoying the beauty of our world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
How its going over on the hellsite...
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February 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
How its going over on the hellsite...
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How come you often don’t hear about the SpaceX screw ups? www.space.com/space-explor...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris creates dramatic fireball over Europe, crashes in Poland
The Falcon 9 upper stage failed to deorbit as planned following its Feb. 1 launch.
www.space.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
How come you often don’t hear about the SpaceX screw ups? www.space.com/space-explor...
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February 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
JSK is in the house and speaking truth
For some in positions of power, the greatest fear isn't that a major policy might fail, but that it might prove wildly successful. Today's move to halt congestion pricing says nothing about transportation or economics—but everything about the people who oversee them. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/n...
Trump Administration Moves to End New York’s Congestion Pricing Tolls
President Trump had raised concerns that the new tolling program, the first of its kind in America, was drawing visitors and businesses away from Manhattan.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
JSK is in the house and speaking truth