Alessandro Rigolon

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2h

La Regina delle Tofane

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2h

Aura

🐥Budgie💎セキセイインコ🐥💎🩵🩷 @maxzhanglove.bsky.social · 9d

スキー選手、Federica Brignone
（X@NBCOlympics）

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2h

Of course I’m biased because I’m Italian, but it’s incredible that Federica Brignone, “la tigre”, won TWO Olympic gold medals about 10 months after a terrible injury that for many would mean never walking again. This is one of the biggest comebacks in professional skiing. 🇮🇹

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14h

From @theathletic.com: There will be a lot of contenders for the athletes to have had the best Winter Olympics — and Federica Brignone is one of them. The Italian skier, who returned to competition a month ago after a bad injury, won her second gold medal. nyti.ms/4tEjfRO

Federica Brignone laughs after competing.

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 7h

Day 13: finding some rare leftovers

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14h

From @theathletic.com: There will be a lot of contenders for the athletes to have had the best Winter Olympics — and Federica Brignone is one of them. The Italian skier, who returned to competition a month ago after a bad injury, won her second gold medal. nyti.ms/4tEjfRO

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

Despite people blabbering “American nationalism”, MAGA culture doesn’t sell anywhere besides deep red states within the U.S. Economically speaking, the culture war is over

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

People in Europe and beyond are listening to Bad Bunny, using his music in social media posts. The culture that the U.S. is exporting is what conservatives would call “woke” (without knowing what it means). Nobody abroad gives a damn about Kid Rock, Ted Nugent and other white nationalist (artists)

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

Agree about parts of CA. But it’s still a thing in conservative states around blue cities

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

To pay bigger heating/cooling bills?

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

A few options on what’s next
- you fight against a train station in your suburb because of “those people”
- you occasionally drive to the city and complain that those darn socialists have bike lanes and crosswalks
- you take a trip to Europe, turn into an urbanist, and join the bike lobby

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

Step 1: you buy a house in the far suburbs because you want more room and “don’t like those people.”
Step 2: you’re forced to drive everywhere
Step 3: you are frustrated at traffic
Step 4: you want your politicians to add “one more lane”
Step 5: you complain if tax dollars pay for transit
Step 6: …

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

Nope. Gas car

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

Btw, I’ve never seen this sort of thing anywhere in Europe, where gas is significantly more expensive than here.

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if he’s one of those folks who complain about the price of gas… by the way, SLC has chronic air quality issues and you can’t idle your car for more than 2 minutes

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

We spent about 1 hour and 15 minutes at Costco, and the guy parked next to us was there, with the engine on, windows open, for the entire time. A pleasant 55 F and sunny. Why? This country is so cooked

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

Morning ride

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Other cities design their own streets
And SLC should, too

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

In Milan, drivers are mad at the concrete curb of a new bike lane. The curb is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do, as you can see in the photo

Car stuck over a curb that separates a bike lane from a car lane

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

“City streets are properly a municipal function, designed and paid for by city officials who are answerable to city residents. Even when some of the money comes from the state, city officials should make the decisions.”

Tribune Editorial: Salt Lake City should be able to make its own decisions on how to build, and name, its own streets

www.sltrib.com

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

If there's a "sustained campaign" of violence and harassment, why don't they press charges against the alleged perpetrators? What evidence do they have?

Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 2d

Organizers for the Prop. 4 repeal campaign are asking the Utah Supreme Court for an extension on the deadline to turn in signatures.

They claim a "sustained campaign" of violence and harassment against signature gatherers has hampered their efforts.

Read more:
utahpolitics.news/prop-4-repea...

Utah Supreme Court to Decide Prop. 4 Repeal Deadline

Utahns for Representative Government, the group seeking to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law, is asking the Utah Supreme Court for a 3-day extension after alleged threats

utahpolitics.news

Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 2d

Organizers for the Prop. 4 repeal campaign are asking the Utah Supreme Court for an extension on the deadline to turn in signatures.

They claim a "sustained campaign" of violence and harassment against signature gatherers has hampered their efforts.

Read more:
utahpolitics.news/prop-4-repea...

Utah Supreme Court to Decide Prop. 4 Repeal Deadline

Utahns for Representative Government, the group seeking to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law, is asking the Utah Supreme Court for a 3-day extension after alleged threats

utahpolitics.news

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

I just sent this email with 20+ co-signatories, most of whom are parents. I hope this helps make SB 242 less harmful to Salt Lake City. Thanks for co-signing it if you did. And if you didn't, you can still email your legislators and the bill's sponsor asking for the same changes (before Tuesday)

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 4d

Some friends and I wrote a letter with four key requests to the Utah legislature regarding SB 242. We are all parents with young children, so this is personal. If you live in SLC or nearby and want to make our streets safer, please consider co-signing it. We'll email it to the legislature by Friday

SB 242 edits

SB 242 edits Dear ____, As a group of Salt Lake City residents led by parents with young children, we’re concerned about the potential impacts on safety of SB 242. We are grateful for the improvemen...

docs.google.com

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 3d

We live in a dystopian surveillance state

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 3d

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 3d

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 3d

In my view, all those name changes (Paris Roubaix, Ghent-Wewelgem, Dauphine) show that professional cycling could be on the brink of financial collapse. Or that organizers are really freaking greedy