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Bailey (She/Her)

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Everyday ordinary adventures in bike commuting. Neurodivergent. Surviving on iced coffee. On Dakota Land/ Minneapolis, MN. (tell your cat I said hi)

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Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · Jun 29

Big bike, little bike.

Cargo bike hauling a Brompton folding bike in a box

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · Sep 13

Tales from the bus: I took the bus to my colonoscopy, had a 13 mile tube inserted up my butt, and when I swiped my card on the return trip my transfer was still valid. Has anyone ever done a colonoscopy round trip on one fare?

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · Sep 11

i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · Aug 30

"Once at the fair, everything is accessible by foot. The entire experience is designed around pedestrian movement and access that is comfortable and appealing (although often crowded, especially if you’re waiting in line at Sweet Martha’s Cookies or another beloved vendor)."

Street Views: The Great Multi-Modal Get-Together

The Minnesota State Fair’s investment in options to “get there” by transit and biking sets a year-round example for the metro.

streets.mn

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Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · Aug 27

I started back to college this year after 13 years. Each classroom I sat in I wondered where I would hide in an active shooter situation. I was more focused on that than the syllabus. That school in Tangletown is only 4 miles away.

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Jeremy Cole @jeremycole.bsky.social · Jul 11

Today I delivered another 8 bags of groceries from White Center Food Bank to 4 neighbors in White Center and Seattle for the @cascade.org #PedalingReliefProject. Short route since we had lots of volunteers helping deliver food to neighbors in need today, so I didn’t even bring a trailer!

First person POV riding cargo bike on road

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jul 8

my view is that everyone should be able to earn a living wage doing whatever it is they like. if you love working in a bookshop, you should be able to live a comfortable life doing so. if you loving being a barista, the same. and if you want to do more traditional blue collar work, that’s cool too!

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jul 8

the other thing is that no one who fetishizes manual labor actually cares to improve life for people who are in those circumstances! no support for unionization or a generous welfare state! no interest in policies that make life easier for people who work their hands or afford them more autonomy!

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Patty Wiens @pattybikes.com · Jul 7

Them: Now that you have a sporty bike, you’re gonna need some Lycra.

Me: like this?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 6

Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?

It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.

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Bony Skeletino 💀 @notalegalrecord.net · Jul 1

farm to bike to kitchen counter
🚜 🚲🔪

this week i got
Cilantro - Fennel - Escarole - Swiss Chard - Kale - Lettuce - Scallions - Kohlrabi - Chinese broccoli

Selfie with bike, carrying orange panniers loaded with produce, in front of a field planted with crops i cannot identify

The above listed produce arrayed on my kitchen counter

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Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · Jul 1

Also, had to say hi to Ms. Veronica at Urban Tails.

Veronica the kitty at Urban Tails pet store

Last cargo load of the day, kitty litter and groceries

Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · Jul 1

Wanted to ride today and got all my errands done! Picked up a Brompton travel case I found on Marketplace, donated 3 bags of clothes and whatever else I could fit on the bike, stopped by the lake with a book, grabbed groceries and kitty litter on the way home.

Cargowagen hauling a Brompton travel case on the rear rack

Goodwill donation drop off, 3 bags of clothes and whatever else I could fit on the bike

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Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · Jun 29

Big bike, little bike.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · Jun 25

In honor of last night's mayoral primary, here's Andrew Cuomo blowing through a stop sign in his Dodge Charger in Manhattan on Monday.

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PTK @leftveteran.bsky.social · Jun 26

With Zohran Mamdani’s win it’s given me massive hope, with that
BAKFIETS BACK ALL RIGHT!
(Backstreet Boys) Clockwise:
OG @americanfietser.bsky.social
OG @sundance.bikesky.social
NS @squeakyspokes.bsky.social
NS @puelnewdle.bsky.social

Bakfiets parked by Carmel Cleaners, OG running errands

America, Bike, Cargo Bike, Ebike, Indiana, Urbanism

Cargo bike with the flag in the erect position, which I can reach with my hand fairly easily while riding

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America, Bay Area, Bike, California, Cargo Bike, Ebike, wUrbanism

“Borrowing a Larry Vs Harry e-Bullitt for a few days. This thing is seriously so much fun! I usually live in turbo mode on my other cargo e-bikes but I was happy just around cruising in eco yesterday.”

New School Bailey

A small orange electric cargo bike locked at a grocery store

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Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · Jun 1

Borrowing a Larry Vs Harry e-Bullitt for a few days. This thing is seriously so much fun! I usually live in turbo mode on my other cargo e-bikes but I was happy just around cruising in eco yesterday. #cargobike

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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · May 19

My painting SPRING RIDE

A colorful acrylic painting by Jim Musil depicting a woman riding her bike through blossoming pink trees. The grass is a bright yellow green for Spring.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · May 15

It’s a perfect Up North Michigan morning. Good day for a bike ride, eh?

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Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · May 15

Nope, never!

5 bikes lined up waiting at a red traffic light.

Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · May 13

It’s really unfortunate. I used to work at Next, and while my experience there was a mixed bag, I did meet some truly amazing people. The outdoor industry is really struggling.

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Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · May 9

A sight for sore eyes!

The defensive fencing around the Nimbus sculpture has disappeared (I think quite literally this morning)!

In addition to the old Panera space (unfenced since Holidazzle) it's great to see some of Nicollet's casual public spaces open again.

A photo of the Nimbus sculpture outside of the Hennepin Central Library without fencing surrounding the seating area.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 6

UNDERWOOD: Do you believe that the US government has the authority to deport American citizens

NOEM: No, and we are not deporting US citizens

UNDERWOOD: Several American citizens have been deported

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Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · May 6

Same, I heard about that! I always make it a point to wear my bike helmet while ordering coffee 😂

Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · May 5

Splendid Cycles (LvH dealer) in Portland are super helpful as well, might be worth an email to see if they could help.

Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · May 5

The Cargo Bike Shop in St Paul is a a LvH dealer, they might have an idea.

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Bailey (She/Her) @squeakyspokes.bsky.social · Apr 25

Yep! 😅