Jonathan Bernstein
@grybion.bsky.social
Community facilitator, tech and space enthusiast.Live in Silver Spring, MD, an urbanizing northern suburb of Washington, DC. Former career as a government lawyer, but now helping people with their tech is much more rewarding
A good cause at this time of year! gofund.me/76c39c5ee gofund.me/76c39c5ee
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December 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A good cause at this time of year! gofund.me/76c39c5ee gofund.me/76c39c5ee
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“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
.@bannermoco, @sourceofthespring what happened at Mom’s Grocery in Silver Spring this afternoon? The store was closed with gazillions of fire personnel and trucks, and then after I came back about 15 minutes later, the trucks were gone and store was open as if nothing happened.
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
.@bannermoco, @sourceofthespring what happened at Mom’s Grocery in Silver Spring this afternoon? The store was closed with gazillions of fire personnel and trucks, and then after I came back about 15 minutes later, the trucks were gone and store was open as if nothing happened.
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“We need to make it possible for more & more people to live in this city without owning a car. And that’s not just for the sake of the people who don’t own cars. As more people continue to move to Seattle, it’s just not possible to keep adding cars to the road.”— Mayor @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
Seattle Nice Interviews Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson! - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett We had Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson on Seattle Nice this week for a wide-ranging interview about her…
publicola.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“We need to make it possible for more & more people to live in this city without owning a car. And that’s not just for the sake of the people who don’t own cars. As more people continue to move to Seattle, it’s just not possible to keep adding cars to the road.”— Mayor @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
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This is so cool! And yes, we talked about this program in today's episode, which is now available here: youtu.be/w5jBTFPL96Q
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is so cool! And yes, we talked about this program in today's episode, which is now available here: youtu.be/w5jBTFPL96Q
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Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
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Toyota’s autonomous wheelchair replaces the traditional wheels with four robotic and foldable legs that move like animal limbs.
autonomous wheelchair with foldable tentacle legs can climb stairs and sit on the floor
www.designboom.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Toyota’s autonomous wheelchair replaces the traditional wheels with four robotic and foldable legs that move like animal limbs.
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Despise. Abhor. Dislike. Disdain.
Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Despise. Abhor. Dislike. Disdain.
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The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
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Truth Social added AI and it's gone woke as hell 🤣
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Truth Social added AI and it's gone woke as hell 🤣
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ICYMI: Yesterday, I released this fun little ride-along video of my @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social ride from the Downtown Boulder area out to Zinn Cycles in Louisville, mainly on high comfort, quiet residential streets and off-street pathways… until the very end, that is. 👇
youtu.be/hosmjoeiVM0
youtu.be/hosmjoeiVM0
BOULDER: My 95% Comfortable Ride to Zinn Cycles in Louisville
YouTube video by Active Towns
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November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
ICYMI: Yesterday, I released this fun little ride-along video of my @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social ride from the Downtown Boulder area out to Zinn Cycles in Louisville, mainly on high comfort, quiet residential streets and off-street pathways… until the very end, that is. 👇
youtu.be/hosmjoeiVM0
youtu.be/hosmjoeiVM0
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Good evening from Lisbon, where #WebSummit opened with an Olympics vibe - a parade of flags of attendees' countries. Among the opening speakers, Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas risked getting booted from X with this celebration of wokeness: "A country cannot work without social justice."
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Good evening from Lisbon, where #WebSummit opened with an Olympics vibe - a parade of flags of attendees' countries. Among the opening speakers, Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas risked getting booted from X with this celebration of wokeness: "A country cannot work without social justice."
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As #COP30 opens in Belém, the message from mayors and local leaders is clear: we are ready to help national governments go further and faster. Only together can we meet the challenge of the climate crisis.
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social @eduardopaesoficial.bsky.social @annehidalgo.bsky.social
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social @eduardopaesoficial.bsky.social @annehidalgo.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
As #COP30 opens in Belém, the message from mayors and local leaders is clear: we are ready to help national governments go further and faster. Only together can we meet the challenge of the climate crisis.
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social @eduardopaesoficial.bsky.social @annehidalgo.bsky.social
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social @eduardopaesoficial.bsky.social @annehidalgo.bsky.social
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Recent weeks treated me to two adventures in electric vehicles that were never going to show up in my driveway:
📬 The U.S. Postal Service's Oshkosh NGDV, aka the "duck truck" or "platypus": www.pcmag.com/news/i-took-...
🛥️ Candela's C-8 battery-electric hydrofoil: www.fastcompany.com/91425601/can...
📬 The U.S. Postal Service's Oshkosh NGDV, aka the "duck truck" or "platypus": www.pcmag.com/news/i-took-...
🛥️ Candela's C-8 battery-electric hydrofoil: www.fastcompany.com/91425601/can...
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Recent weeks treated me to two adventures in electric vehicles that were never going to show up in my driveway:
📬 The U.S. Postal Service's Oshkosh NGDV, aka the "duck truck" or "platypus": www.pcmag.com/news/i-took-...
🛥️ Candela's C-8 battery-electric hydrofoil: www.fastcompany.com/91425601/can...
📬 The U.S. Postal Service's Oshkosh NGDV, aka the "duck truck" or "platypus": www.pcmag.com/news/i-took-...
🛥️ Candela's C-8 battery-electric hydrofoil: www.fastcompany.com/91425601/can...
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In the 61 year history of SNAP, the program has never missed payments — until now, because of Donald Trump.
Trump could send out SNAP benefits today. Multiple judges have ordered him to, and the government has the money. But he’s still refusing.
Fully fund SNAP now.
Trump could send out SNAP benefits today. Multiple judges have ordered him to, and the government has the money. But he’s still refusing.
Fully fund SNAP now.
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In the 61 year history of SNAP, the program has never missed payments — until now, because of Donald Trump.
Trump could send out SNAP benefits today. Multiple judges have ordered him to, and the government has the money. But he’s still refusing.
Fully fund SNAP now.
Trump could send out SNAP benefits today. Multiple judges have ordered him to, and the government has the money. But he’s still refusing.
Fully fund SNAP now.
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⭐ GOOD NEWS: C40 Cities and @un-habitat.bsky.social have launched the Urban Planning Accelerator to help cities grow sustainably.
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
November 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
⭐ GOOD NEWS: C40 Cities and @un-habitat.bsky.social have launched the Urban Planning Accelerator to help cities grow sustainably.
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
The accelerator helps cities design sustainable, equitable and resilient growth and will help put people at the heart of urban development. www.c40.org/accelerators...
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Again Mackenzie Scott ftw www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/11/03/s...
Spelman College receives $38 million ‘unrestricted’ gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
The university says Scott’s gift lets it address expanding financial aid and scholarship support and investing in a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure “to enhance the academic experience.”
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Again Mackenzie Scott ftw www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/11/03/s...
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
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Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
Mike Johnson: "These blue states have abused the SNAP program just like they've abused Medicaid and so many other government programs."
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
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Trump deported a victim of domestic violence who was seeking refuge in the US. When she got off the plane, her husband was standing in the airport, waiting for her.
She is once again stuck with her abuser, thanks to Trump and his admin. www.latimes.com/california/s...
She is once again stuck with her abuser, thanks to Trump and his admin. www.latimes.com/california/s...
She helped get her violent husband deported. Then ICE deported her — straight into his arms.
Carmen's abusive husband came home drunk one night last summer. He pounded and kicked the door.
www.latimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Trump deported a victim of domestic violence who was seeking refuge in the US. When she got off the plane, her husband was standing in the airport, waiting for her.
She is once again stuck with her abuser, thanks to Trump and his admin. www.latimes.com/california/s...
She is once again stuck with her abuser, thanks to Trump and his admin. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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This is an excellent idea!!!
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is an excellent idea!!!
Just seeing the @newshour.bsky.social story about WIC program cutbacks reminds that my mother, Dr. Estelle Siker, who worked for the Connecticut Health Department, brought the WIC program to Connecticut. She was an amazing public health physician that my brother and I are so proud of.
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Just seeing the @newshour.bsky.social story about WIC program cutbacks reminds that my mother, Dr. Estelle Siker, who worked for the Connecticut Health Department, brought the WIC program to Connecticut. She was an amazing public health physician that my brother and I are so proud of.
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Fantastic, as least while public laughter isn’t against the law in the United States yet…
Godfrey is at again….now at Union Station in DC doing his Trump impression for the troops 🤣💀
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Fantastic, as least while public laughter isn’t against the law in the United States yet…
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ICYMI: This is my STARTER PACK specifically profiling urbanists OUTSIDE of North America! If you love cities and want them to be better for people, please consider following these folks and orgs, and please share this pack as much as you can! Thanks very much.
November 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
ICYMI: This is my STARTER PACK specifically profiling urbanists OUTSIDE of North America! If you love cities and want them to be better for people, please consider following these folks and orgs, and please share this pack as much as you can! Thanks very much.