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スコット @y2skot.bsky.social · 9h

Spent five years in Paris, left 15 or so years ago. The photographs Brent posts of Paris are astonishing and hopeful.

Gritty, grey side streets for cars are now green and lively with people. Bicycle lanes on rue de Rivoli?? The only time I saw bicycles on it was the finish of the Tour de France.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 9h

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 11h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks for the concise summary. Let’s keep pushing for these values—in our everyday encounters and within our professional publics. We have to cut through the hyperbole.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11h

It’s not “partisan” to defend science, evidence, and objective reality.

It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”

That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 12h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 10h

Speed safety cameras are astonishingly successful. We know the tools that reduce traffic violence. Legalize them.
www.sfmta.com/blog/our-spe...

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8h

Just have to take a beat to say that the people that have long warned about state violence and the militarization of law enforcement were right.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 9h

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Aaron Holm @ahomey.bsky.social · 1d

I have yet to see a study showing otherwise. Brilliant

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent.

Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.

We can’t afford to NOT do it.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 1d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11h

It’s not “partisan” to defend science, evidence, and objective reality.

It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”

That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11h

Just watched a smart, persuasive interview with @michaelemann.bsky.social & @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social on US media.

They were asked if “naming names” about liars & their motivations risks coming across as “partisan.”

I think about that a lot as I do similar things in the city-building arena. 1/2

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 9h

So frustrating! Can’t get Blue Jays vs Yankees Game 3 here in Kingston Jamaica, so I’m working on my downtown/waterfront observations and questions while constantly refreshing the status & score on my phone. Ridiculous how anxiety-creating that is! #GoJaysGo #Toronto

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 9h

Paris is an example of a city who took things seriously and started making changes immediately. Doing targeted changes quickly and cheaply. Then going in and upgrading areas which needed improvements to handle the changes which emerged

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 9h

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 9h

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 9h

So frustrating! Can’t get Blue Jays vs Yankees Game 3 here in Kingston Jamaica, so I’m working on my downtown/waterfront observations and questions while constantly refreshing the status & score on my phone. Ridiculous how anxiety-creating that is! #GoJaysGo #Toronto

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11h

It’s not “partisan” to defend science, evidence, and objective reality.

It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”

That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11h

Just watched a smart, persuasive interview with @michaelemann.bsky.social & @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social on US media.

They were asked if “naming names” about liars & their motivations risks coming across as “partisan.”

I think about that a lot as I do similar things in the city-building arena. 1/2

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 14h

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12h

Trump’s illegal tariff war (intended to fund tax breaks for the rich) is devastating US farmers, destroying long-term trade relationships between US farmers & buyers.

Now Trump is talking about a “bail out” for farmers (socialism), but is emphasizing agricultural corporations (corporate welfare).

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22h

Ok, this one made me smile.

Trump Explodes with Rage after Gavin Newsom Wins Nobel Peace Prize

The committee recognized Trump with a "certificate of participation."

www.borowitzreport.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14h

Busy day of candid conversations and enlightening tours with local hosts/clients here in Kingston, Jamaica — after 3 days of such meetings, and 1000 questions, I’ll have observations & recommendations to share about the future of the waterfront and downtown on Thursday night at our big public event!

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18d

OCTOBER 9th in Kingston Jamaica! If you’re nearby, register to come hear me speak on better cities, better waterfronts and the future of Kingston city-building. I’ll be meeting and working with local leaders that trip too, helping as much as I can. Spread the word. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-hon-ma...

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 6d

If you are following the story of The Pentagon's new policy, nicknamed, "you must check with us before you dream of doing any journalism," you may enjoy this update from @status.news

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18d

OCTOBER 9th in Kingston Jamaica! If you’re nearby, register to come hear me speak on better cities, better waterfronts and the future of Kingston city-building. I’ll be meeting and working with local leaders that trip too, helping as much as I can. Spread the word. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-hon-ma...

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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 21h

BREAKING: Bill Nye says Trump’s NASA budget cuts are “extinction-level.”

The White House wants to slash science missions by up to 47% — gutting Earth monitoring, planetary research, even live missions to Mars.
Nye warns: this will cripple U.S. space leadership. EU and China will take over.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

“A federal team in El Paso that once pursued child traffickers has been disbanded.

“A task force in Kansas focused on stemming fentanyl has been redirected.

“Highway checkpoints near the border—on roads identified as major drug-trafficking routes—have gone unstaffed”

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www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump’s Immigration Push Diverts U.S. Agents From Drug, Money and Sex-Crime Cases

Federal investigators are resigning, and morale is low, as they juggle complex cases and detain migrants.

www.wsj.com

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 23h

This is an image from 1992, in case you were curious

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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