Ryan Massey
@uaiu.bsky.social
Sports Photography on Film, Active mobility & Kentucky Common beer advocate, land use gremlin, dad. LouCity and Racing FC fan. Opinions are my own
I suppose since I made it official with my current employer, I can say that I am moving to Rotterdam, The Netherlands at the end of December 🤷
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I suppose since I made it official with my current employer, I can say that I am moving to Rotterdam, The Netherlands at the end of December 🤷
Two of my (not) favorite art bike racks in Louisville
A) Not sure how you are supposed to lock to the people one, also there was 3 people, but one got hit by a car
B) why put trash on it purpose, I do see some symbolism you can get from that one though
A) Not sure how you are supposed to lock to the people one, also there was 3 people, but one got hit by a car
B) why put trash on it purpose, I do see some symbolism you can get from that one though
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Two of my (not) favorite art bike racks in Louisville
A) Not sure how you are supposed to lock to the people one, also there was 3 people, but one got hit by a car
B) why put trash on it purpose, I do see some symbolism you can get from that one though
A) Not sure how you are supposed to lock to the people one, also there was 3 people, but one got hit by a car
B) why put trash on it purpose, I do see some symbolism you can get from that one though
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Those Panera energy drinks were banned after like 1-2 people died.
A lawsuit against OpenAI claims that Joshua Enneking, 26, was coached into suicide by ChatGPT after confiding in the chatbot for months.
He told ChatGPT he was suicidal. It helped with his plan, family says.
A lawsuit against OpenAI claims that Joshua Enneking, 26, was coached into suicide by ChatGPT after confiding in the chatbot for months.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Those Panera energy drinks were banned after like 1-2 people died.
As an urbanist who thinks that a large portion of the US’s societal dysfunction can be traced to a over reliance on cars, check out this cool beaver inflatable I got
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
As an urbanist who thinks that a large portion of the US’s societal dysfunction can be traced to a over reliance on cars, check out this cool beaver inflatable I got
Hid a taco bell packet in a wall in my house with this saying when we remodeled and I hope someone finds it one day
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hid a taco bell packet in a wall in my house with this saying when we remodeled and I hope someone finds it one day
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aerons are one million percent worth having, it's an incredible chair and your back will thank you
also you should never pay retail or close to it (unless your work is buying it for you), there are always a million used ones floating around because of office churn
also you should never pay retail or close to it (unless your work is buying it for you), there are always a million used ones floating around because of office churn
it's some kind of journalistic malpractice to tell people an areon going for 30% off of $1600 is a meaningful "discount". you're supposed to get one from a shady facebook marketplace guy for $150 at most
Early Black Friday discounts—and a flash sale—help bring down the price of the iconic Herman Miller Aeron. www.wired.com/story/black-...
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
aerons are one million percent worth having, it's an incredible chair and your back will thank you
also you should never pay retail or close to it (unless your work is buying it for you), there are always a million used ones floating around because of office churn
also you should never pay retail or close to it (unless your work is buying it for you), there are always a million used ones floating around because of office churn
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Thanks to @lpm.org for covering the thing that has been top of my mind day and night of late.
“Statewide, the 30% cap could eliminate rental assistance for 2,610 formerly homeless Kentuckians with disabilities, according to the Kentucky Housing Corporation.”
“Statewide, the 30% cap could eliminate rental assistance for 2,610 formerly homeless Kentuckians with disabilities, according to the Kentucky Housing Corporation.”
President Donald Trump's administration is capping funding for long-term housing programs, a move that worries homeless service providers. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...
Federal funding shift threatens to increase homelessness in Kentucky
President Donald Trump's administration is capping funding for long-term housing programs, a move that worries homeless service providers
www.lpm.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thanks to @lpm.org for covering the thing that has been top of my mind day and night of late.
“Statewide, the 30% cap could eliminate rental assistance for 2,610 formerly homeless Kentuckians with disabilities, according to the Kentucky Housing Corporation.”
“Statewide, the 30% cap could eliminate rental assistance for 2,610 formerly homeless Kentuckians with disabilities, according to the Kentucky Housing Corporation.”
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Just to make this clear, I’m not against fare free transit. But in a world where transit is underfunded, fares are necessary to pay the bills without cutting service, even when they make up a small percentage of the total budget.
I think fare free transit is great as long as it doesn’t come at the expense of service, as we’ve seen with the recent collapse of RideKC and reimplementation of fares.
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Just to make this clear, I’m not against fare free transit. But in a world where transit is underfunded, fares are necessary to pay the bills without cutting service, even when they make up a small percentage of the total budget.
Cant wait to ride a train
November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Cant wait to ride a train
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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My entire life I get told that technology will rot my brain but the instant a technology comes along that actually does, suddenly that's not a problem anymore
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My entire life I get told that technology will rot my brain but the instant a technology comes along that actually does, suddenly that's not a problem anymore
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It's a censorship engine designed to promote ideas that Elon Musk likes and suppress ideas that Elon Musk does not like. I really don't get why this evident fact - that Musk openly admits! - is so hard for so many people to understand
An X user asks Elon Musk why they’re seeing tweets from left-wing lawmakers.
Musk: “Because we are failing very badly with the recommendations algorithm. Doing my best to address this.”
Musk: “Because we are failing very badly with the recommendations algorithm. Doing my best to address this.”
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It's a censorship engine designed to promote ideas that Elon Musk likes and suppress ideas that Elon Musk does not like. I really don't get why this evident fact - that Musk openly admits! - is so hard for so many people to understand
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November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Love the note about people opposing the change to CM zoning so he can open his gallery when two addresses down it is zoned....CM, 10 thin Old Lou lots north is M2 Industrial.
Sorry but is absurd that something like this can't get easily fast-tracked, the place was pretty much abandoned before he started his work, and an art gallery is not going to negatively affected the abandoned lots that surround him
A 77-year-old master plumber with deep family ties to the art world has invested six figures into transforming a vacant Louisville building into a gallery, only to discover the property's zoning won't allow it.
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Love the note about people opposing the change to CM zoning so he can open his gallery when two addresses down it is zoned....CM, 10 thin Old Lou lots north is M2 Industrial.
Sorry but is absurd that something like this can't get easily fast-tracked, the place was pretty much abandoned before he started his work, and an art gallery is not going to negatively affected the abandoned lots that surround him
A 77-year-old master plumber with deep family ties to the art world has invested six figures into transforming a vacant Louisville building into a gallery, only to discover the property's zoning won't allow it.
Plumber’s gallery dream faces zoning roadblock
A 77-year-old master plumber with deep family ties to the art world has invested six figures into transforming a vacant Louisville building into a gallery, only to discover the property's zoning won't allow it.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Sorry but is absurd that something like this can't get easily fast-tracked, the place was pretty much abandoned before he started his work, and an art gallery is not going to negatively affected the abandoned lots that surround him
Well I guess that beats my 11 days past expiration meat I got there
The Rat Kroger sold us something today that expired in July… of 2024. 🐀
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Well I guess that beats my 11 days past expiration meat I got there
Been a pleasure to watch Niall all these years, gonna be sad to see an OG gone but it was bound to happen eventually
November 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Been a pleasure to watch Niall all these years, gonna be sad to see an OG gone but it was bound to happen eventually
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reminds me of this absolute classic opposing a proposed bike lane in Louisville a few years ago
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
reminds me of this absolute classic opposing a proposed bike lane in Louisville a few years ago
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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This week I wrote about the rise of the e-bike dad - this piece was originally going to run alongside the story I did in September about the bike boom in general, and we didn't have space in print, but here it is:
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
www.economist.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This week I wrote about the rise of the e-bike dad - this piece was originally going to run alongside the story I did in September about the bike boom in general, and we didn't have space in print, but here it is:
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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The CPL Final is in the middle of a snowstorm in Canada, true North American soccer heritage...how could it get any better?
HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!
HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The CPL Final is in the middle of a snowstorm in Canada, true North American soccer heritage...how could it get any better?
HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!
HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!