BART-Man
@elbart-man.bsky.social
When a radioactive train bit mild mannered Bartleby Leight, he turned into your friendly, neighborhood BART-man. Vigilante superhero luchador fighting for public transit all over the SF Bay Area!
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BART-Man
@elbart-man.bsky.social
· May 10
Hi to all the riders on Bluesky.
BART-Man Technical Specifications A-1. This is for the transit lovers out there.
Peep if you ever felt the need to slap Elon Musk.
BART-Man Technical Specifications A-1. This is for the transit lovers out there.
Peep if you ever felt the need to slap Elon Musk.
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network state
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
network state
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things that cost more than an annual COYOTE membership ($68) right now:
roast chicken at Zuni Cafe in SF ($75)
basket weaving kit ($98)
the Wildfang Oxford button-up that I’m always looking at ($88)
ChatGPT Plus for DIY mental breakdowns ($120)
6,480 Genesis Crystals in Genshin Impact ($100)
roast chicken at Zuni Cafe in SF ($75)
basket weaving kit ($98)
the Wildfang Oxford button-up that I’m always looking at ($88)
ChatGPT Plus for DIY mental breakdowns ($120)
6,480 Genesis Crystals in Genshin Impact ($100)
Over at @coyotemedia.org my colleagues and I are trying to build a new, worker-owned outlet in the Bay Area. We've already broken stories and had impact. To continue that work we need more members, plain and simple. And now you can get a discount!
🎁 Use COYOTE2026 for 15% off an annual membership.
🎁 Use COYOTE2026 for 15% off an annual membership.
COYOTE
Independent journalism with a bite!
www.coyotemedia.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
things that cost more than an annual COYOTE membership ($68) right now:
roast chicken at Zuni Cafe in SF ($75)
basket weaving kit ($98)
the Wildfang Oxford button-up that I’m always looking at ($88)
ChatGPT Plus for DIY mental breakdowns ($120)
6,480 Genesis Crystals in Genshin Impact ($100)
roast chicken at Zuni Cafe in SF ($75)
basket weaving kit ($98)
the Wildfang Oxford button-up that I’m always looking at ($88)
ChatGPT Plus for DIY mental breakdowns ($120)
6,480 Genesis Crystals in Genshin Impact ($100)
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Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.
The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
December 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.
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2/2 Sometimes explaining a thing to a child helps you realize it’s actually bananas.
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
2/2 Sometimes explaining a thing to a child helps you realize it’s actually bananas.
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True story/fan comic for @thewaroncars.bsky.social.
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
True story/fan comic for @thewaroncars.bsky.social.
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after yet another BART delay, i boarded a train that happened to have a new Very Loud chime sound—and the chime is constant thru the WHOLE RIDE except for pauses for upcoming station announcements.
we don't need more noise pollution. the loud wheels are loud enough.
was this train audio broken
we don't need more noise pollution. the loud wheels are loud enough.
was this train audio broken
December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
after yet another BART delay, i boarded a train that happened to have a new Very Loud chime sound—and the chime is constant thru the WHOLE RIDE except for pauses for upcoming station announcements.
we don't need more noise pollution. the loud wheels are loud enough.
was this train audio broken
we don't need more noise pollution. the loud wheels are loud enough.
was this train audio broken
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This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.
December 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.
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This chapter of the @thewaroncars.bsky.social new book is hard to read as a parent. It’s one of the big motivations that I’ve become a more vocal advocate but the timescales for change in our area are just sooooo long. The freedom and growth we’ve taken from kids is just shameful to think about.
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This chapter of the @thewaroncars.bsky.social new book is hard to read as a parent. It’s one of the big motivations that I’ve become a more vocal advocate but the timescales for change in our area are just sooooo long. The freedom and growth we’ve taken from kids is just shameful to think about.
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Tomorrow at noon! Join me and at least 100 other people at city hall to demand Daniel Lurie fund MUNI properly!
Join MUNI Now, MUNI Forever!, a coalition of various transit-supporting orgs, and me at city hall on Monday at noon!
We’ve gotta make it clear to the mayor that doing the bare minimum isn’t an option on this ballot measure. We need this to build a better MUNI, not just barely keep the lights on!
We’ve gotta make it clear to the mayor that doing the bare minimum isn’t an option on this ballot measure. We need this to build a better MUNI, not just barely keep the lights on!
The Muni Forever Rally · Luma
Join us in support of the "Muni Forever Proposal" on December 8th @ 12pm in front of the City Hall steps. We will be rallying to urge the Board of Supervisors…
luma.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Tomorrow at noon! Join me and at least 100 other people at city hall to demand Daniel Lurie fund MUNI properly!
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I've been slowly trying to better understand why California seems structurally setup to fail on sustainable transportation. This article raises as many questions as it answers, but it's an amazing resource in terms of documenting some of top-line problems.
California’s road to climate progress, Part 2 | Brookings
In this piece, we explain who governs climate and transportation, and use a first-of-its-kind flowchart to pinpoint where problems emerge in the California’s system.
www.brookings.edu
December 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I've been slowly trying to better understand why California seems structurally setup to fail on sustainable transportation. This article raises as many questions as it answers, but it's an amazing resource in terms of documenting some of top-line problems.
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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Does shopping online make you feel gross? Does the prospect of heading to big box stores for gifts make you want to throw up? We have a solution! Check out these 40 (!) Holiday Art Markets in the Bay Area, where you can get jewelry, soaps, ceramics, paintings, and tattoos.
✍️ @reveleth.com
✍️ @reveleth.com
The COYOTE Guide to Bay Area Holiday Art Markets
Fuck Amazon, shop local. Here’s where.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Does shopping online make you feel gross? Does the prospect of heading to big box stores for gifts make you want to throw up? We have a solution! Check out these 40 (!) Holiday Art Markets in the Bay Area, where you can get jewelry, soaps, ceramics, paintings, and tattoos.
✍️ @reveleth.com
✍️ @reveleth.com
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loved this conversation. Anyone need a crash course on why the intersection of AI, fascism and climate breakdown? We tried to cover it all!
🚨The video recording of the AI and the Politics of Extraction panel is now live! Watch this fascinating 1.5 hour discussion with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @profwhw.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social, and @profhvdv.bsky.social as they explore the risks of unfettered AI implementation.
AI and the Politics of Extraction | Centre for Climate Justice
YouTube video by Centre for Climate Justice
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
loved this conversation. Anyone need a crash course on why the intersection of AI, fascism and climate breakdown? We tried to cover it all!
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i am performing a live painting + technology piece next tuesday at the Jacobs Winter Design Showcase!
Full Schedule:
jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu/design-showc...
Full Schedule:
jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu/design-showc...
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
i am performing a live painting + technology piece next tuesday at the Jacobs Winter Design Showcase!
Full Schedule:
jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu/design-showc...
Full Schedule:
jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu/design-showc...
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I deleted Spotify and now I listen to everything on either my Plex server, SoundCloud, or Bandcamp if I can buy it on there. Yes, it's less convenient. Yes, you should still stop using Spotify
December 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I deleted Spotify and now I listen to everything on either my Plex server, SoundCloud, or Bandcamp if I can buy it on there. Yes, it's less convenient. Yes, you should still stop using Spotify
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another colombian example to disprove conventional urbanist wisdom - Bogotá shows that you don't need to remove buses and build a street-running tram to make a pleasant, lively, walkable streetscape in your city centre.
bogotá does it better than any NA city with a bus-only street for their BRT.
bogotá does it better than any NA city with a bus-only street for their BRT.
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
another colombian example to disprove conventional urbanist wisdom - Bogotá shows that you don't need to remove buses and build a street-running tram to make a pleasant, lively, walkable streetscape in your city centre.
bogotá does it better than any NA city with a bus-only street for their BRT.
bogotá does it better than any NA city with a bus-only street for their BRT.
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Clipper 2 rolls out Dec 10, and your Clipper 1 card will be automatically upgraded 6-10 weeks thereafter. To speed up the process, go to clippercard.com after Dec 10
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clippercard.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Clipper 2 rolls out Dec 10, and your Clipper 1 card will be automatically upgraded 6-10 weeks thereafter. To speed up the process, go to clippercard.com after Dec 10
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December 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Starting Dec 10, most Bay Area transit transfers will be free for two hours. If you take AC Transit to BART then transfer to Muni, your fare today is $9.10. With Clipper 2, the free AC and Muni transfers mean your fare will be just $3.90
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December 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Starting Dec 10, most Bay Area transit transfers will be free for two hours. If you take AC Transit to BART then transfer to Muni, your fare today is $9.10. With Clipper 2, the free AC and Muni transfers mean your fare will be just $3.90
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December 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Everybody knows that the best gifts come from local artists, and now you can find a market full of those sweet goods near you using our Holiday Art Market map! Go forth and shop.
Fuck Amazon, shop local. Here’s where:
Fuck Amazon, shop local. Here’s where:
The COYOTE Guide to Bay Area Holiday Art Markets
Fuck Amazon, shop local. Here’s where.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Everybody knows that the best gifts come from local artists, and now you can find a market full of those sweet goods near you using our Holiday Art Market map! Go forth and shop.
Fuck Amazon, shop local. Here’s where:
Fuck Amazon, shop local. Here’s where:
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Spotify Wrapped, but it shows you how much each artist earned from your streams this year.
December 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Spotify Wrapped, but it shows you how much each artist earned from your streams this year.
RIP to a real one. We'll miss you Claude.
Claude the albino alligator is dead
My story with @aidinvaziri.bsky.social
Lots of cool facts from biologists I've interviewed. Claude knew his name & briefly had a pit-mate named "Bonnie." Most common question from guests: "Is he real?"
RIP to an SF icon
🐊 😢
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
My story with @aidinvaziri.bsky.social
Lots of cool facts from biologists I've interviewed. Claude knew his name & briefly had a pit-mate named "Bonnie." Most common question from guests: "Is he real?"
RIP to an SF icon
🐊 😢
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Claude, San Francisco’s beloved albino alligator, dies at 30
Claude, the California Academy of Sciences’ rare albino alligator and one of San Francisco’s most recognizable residents, has died at age 30.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
RIP to a real one. We'll miss you Claude.
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For anybody unfamiliar with the last 10+ years of housing politics in America, San Francisco legalizing 8-story apartments in most of the city including its wealthy neighborhoods (and up to 65 stories in some places!) is like PETA opening a steakhouse.
Holy shit San Francisco!
60% of the city rezoned, most places exceeding (!!) SB 79. The most restrictive of these allows attached 4–8 story apt buildings with no cap on the # of homes inside, no parking mandates, and by-right streamlined approval.
Movement racking up the municipal wins today 🏆🏆🏆
60% of the city rezoned, most places exceeding (!!) SB 79. The most restrictive of these allows attached 4–8 story apt buildings with no cap on the # of homes inside, no parking mandates, and by-right streamlined approval.
Movement racking up the municipal wins today 🏆🏆🏆
December 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM
For anybody unfamiliar with the last 10+ years of housing politics in America, San Francisco legalizing 8-story apartments in most of the city including its wealthy neighborhoods (and up to 65 stories in some places!) is like PETA opening a steakhouse.