Ralph Garboushian
@ralphgarboushian.bsky.social
Trains, transit, bikes, and cities…🚞🚇🚲🌇
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"The deployment is on track to exceed $600 million at the one-year mark, in August.
“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Democrats criticize cost of National Guard deployment in D.C. and its results in new report
The Trump administration deployed National Guard members in August. More than 2,000 are still in Washington.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
"The deployment is on track to exceed $600 million at the one-year mark, in August.
“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Each mayor has to pedestrianize one street for every point scored by the opposing team.
I just want both teams’ urbanist mayors @wutrain.bsky.social & @mayorofseattle.bsky.social to make some sort of sweet transit oriented bet on the Super Bowl. Winner gets a lifetime CharlieCard or ORCA Card?
I’m not the biggest sports fan but it would be nice if the Seahawks could give Mayor Wilson a Super Bowl win right out of the gate.
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Each mayor has to pedestrianize one street for every point scored by the opposing team.
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Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
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You can’t tell me we have a functioning economic system when the richest man in human history is one of the most profoundly stupid people in human history
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 AM
You can’t tell me we have a functioning economic system when the richest man in human history is one of the most profoundly stupid people in human history
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After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
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Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
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that tie knot is the same width as his head
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 25, 2026 at 10:18 PM
that tie knot is the same width as his head
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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Washington, DC plows roads but not sidewalks, and then tells pedestrians not to walk on the road.
DC residents: please stay out of the street. The roads are icy + visibility is limited as our crews treat streets. Walking in the roadway puts you and our crews at risk. Use sidewalks and marked crossings when possible and give crews space to work.
January 25, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Washington, DC plows roads but not sidewalks, and then tells pedestrians not to walk on the road.
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ICE is violently assaulting peaceful protestors & entering homes without warrants. They shot an innocent mom in the head & used a 5-year-old as bait.
I voted against funding, but that’s not enough. Abolish and dismantle ICE. If you support this shit, you are sick in the head.
I voted against funding, but that’s not enough. Abolish and dismantle ICE. If you support this shit, you are sick in the head.
January 23, 2026 at 11:49 PM
ICE is violently assaulting peaceful protestors & entering homes without warrants. They shot an innocent mom in the head & used a 5-year-old as bait.
I voted against funding, but that’s not enough. Abolish and dismantle ICE. If you support this shit, you are sick in the head.
I voted against funding, but that’s not enough. Abolish and dismantle ICE. If you support this shit, you are sick in the head.
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the stated economic theory behind DOGE was you could save a lot of money by cutting federal workers and kicking fraudulent recipients off benefits programs, but there just aren't that many non-critical federal workers and the vast, vast, vast majority of benefits recipients are legitimate
January 23, 2026 at 11:11 PM
the stated economic theory behind DOGE was you could save a lot of money by cutting federal workers and kicking fraudulent recipients off benefits programs, but there just aren't that many non-critical federal workers and the vast, vast, vast majority of benefits recipients are legitimate
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The gentleman who ICE hauled without cause out of his home in his underwear into the icy Minnesota winter (after terrifying his 5-year-old grandson) was from Laos, one of the Hmong hill tribes people of the then-Kingdom of Laos.
You should know a bit about the background of those people.
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You should know a bit about the background of those people.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The gentleman who ICE hauled without cause out of his home in his underwear into the icy Minnesota winter (after terrifying his 5-year-old grandson) was from Laos, one of the Hmong hill tribes people of the then-Kingdom of Laos.
You should know a bit about the background of those people.
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You should know a bit about the background of those people.
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It’s not your fault that staying active feels so hard. In walkable cities like Paris or NYC, being active is just part of daily life.
We can bring that kind of walkability to every U.S. city. We just have to tap into the overwhelming demand.
We can bring that kind of walkability to every U.S. city. We just have to tap into the overwhelming demand.
January 21, 2026 at 6:51 PM
It’s not your fault that staying active feels so hard. In walkable cities like Paris or NYC, being active is just part of daily life.
We can bring that kind of walkability to every U.S. city. We just have to tap into the overwhelming demand.
We can bring that kind of walkability to every U.S. city. We just have to tap into the overwhelming demand.
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I think it's pretty remarkable how, despite the trillions of dollars we've spent and the century of constant campaigning we've been subjected to in order convince us otherwise, some part of us *still knows* that car dependency is a terrible way to live, and most people still don't want it.
Survey: Most Americans Are Open To Ditching Their Cars — Streetsblog USA
Automakers have spent a century and countless trillions of dollars making car-dependent living the American norm. But U.S. resident still aren't sold, a new survey suggests.
usa.streetsblog.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I think it's pretty remarkable how, despite the trillions of dollars we've spent and the century of constant campaigning we've been subjected to in order convince us otherwise, some part of us *still knows* that car dependency is a terrible way to live, and most people still don't want it.
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The funniest part is that the WSJ had six maps in its article on Greenland. So, basically they had to dumb down the propaganda for the Fox audience
January 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The funniest part is that the WSJ had six maps in its article on Greenland. So, basically they had to dumb down the propaganda for the Fox audience
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He could fling feces in the Oval Office and Democratic leadership and the press would be voicing concerns about his ‘surprising departure from modern decorating norms’
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
He could fling feces in the Oval Office and Democratic leadership and the press would be voicing concerns about his ‘surprising departure from modern decorating norms’
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Threatening Greenland because you didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize is like shaking down the mayor of Hollywood, SC for an Emmy.
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Threatening Greenland because you didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize is like shaking down the mayor of Hollywood, SC for an Emmy.
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
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Also traffic
January 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Also traffic
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Super Bowl ads that are not beer and snack food related are a sign of a bubble. Every single time.
If ChatGPT was really as useful as its proponents claim, OpenAI would not be spending nearly this much money on prime-time NFL ads.
January 11, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Super Bowl ads that are not beer and snack food related are a sign of a bubble. Every single time.
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I mean, Hegseth is kind of an idiot
January 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I mean, Hegseth is kind of an idiot
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Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
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What do you mean "but" - the people who warned about it were telling the truth and the outlets like Axios who helped Trump distance himself from it were lying.
The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 was a campaign trail boogeyman for President Trump, but much of it became reality during his first year back in office.
Trump enacted dozens of Project 2025 goals. Here's what's left
Project 2025 has dozens more action items awaiting Trump's attention in 2026.
www.axios.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
What do you mean "but" - the people who warned about it were telling the truth and the outlets like Axios who helped Trump distance himself from it were lying.
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This is part and parcel of car brain, goes right along with how no one ever really gets prosecuted for killing pedestrians or bicyclists. Those people are disposable
The California DMV is in deep need of reform. Enraging stuff, uncovered by a team of reporters at @calmatters.org
calmatters.org/investigatio...
calmatters.org/investigatio...
December 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This is part and parcel of car brain, goes right along with how no one ever really gets prosecuted for killing pedestrians or bicyclists. Those people are disposable