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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · Nov 7

Since I've gotten some followers that migrated with me from X or found me here, here are some things you can expect on this feed:

-Buffalo Sabres discourse
-Buffalo Bills shitposting
-left-leaning diatribes
-pro-cycling / transit propaganda
-hot music takes
-urbanism musings
-climate consciousness

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 3h

All I see:

a close up of a man wearing a silver helmet

ALT: a close up of a man wearing a silver helmet

media.tenor.com

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 3h

Alex Garland's Civil War wasn't supposed to be a documentary but a bunch of people shit the bed in November '24 and here we are.

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 3h

This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.

The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States
respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants
and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary
injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between
States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital
interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration
laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens.
The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public
importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal
governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their
National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster
response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 3h

I have met dozens of truly excellent people on Buffalo Twitter and now here, I just need to actually try and see more of y'all in real life.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 22h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 8h

I was just looking at the "fine punishable by $200,000" text on a Ghibli Blu Ray and thinking how fast we went from iron clad copyright law to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ in the AI slop era

Strange Days at Blake Hol(e)sey High 👻 🍑 @reactionordinary.bsky.social · 9h

The RIAA was suing teenagers. We had to sit through ⬇️ this shit anytime we wanted to watch a DVD. A whole generation shamed for using Limewire and torrents. Only for these silicone valley assholes to now find copyright infringement a necessary evil they shouldn’t have to answer for

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 12h

The Speaker of the House is constantly dodging Trump's bullshit like

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 13h

This is a pretty good summation of everything that is wrong with modern music.

Taylor Swift is a brand, and a damn profitable one at that, but the artistry became secondary to the commerce a few albums ago.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 13h

god damn this is brutal defector.com/taylor-swift...

No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector

The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it came...

defector.com

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 13h

Yes, we are so childish compared to the "sober" and "mature" Gen Xers and Boomers that voted for a vulgar and petty orange creep for the third consecutive time.

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 13h

I just...I don't think help is coming in 2026 or 2028 you guys. At least not electorally.

The assholes in charge control enough levers at this point to keep themselves in charge...indefinitely.

Buckle in for a long fight because shit is going to get so much worse.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling

Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.

www.politico.com

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

Me every time I rewatch The Haunting of Hill House in October:

a man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a framed certificate of authenticity

ALT: a man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a framed certificate of authenticity

media.tenor.com

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

I have a lot more training to do to get there haha

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

My wife @ashcecelia.bsky.social is there right now!

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

Kiddo loves Strong Museum, but the 2.5 hour drive round trip sure is a drag.

He kept asking if we could bike there (like we did to Explore & More) and I'm like my man...I fucking wish.

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

Everything this fucking administration does is unlawful, but that hasn't exactly stopped them before or ever.

tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The White House has threatened mass layoffs if the government shutdown continues, saying they have the power and must protect vital services.

But such cuts may be unlawful and unnecessary, budget experts, legal scholars and unions say

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal

www.nytimes.com

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

He took a discount to send an ultimatum to Oilers management that he wants to win now. If they don't, he can easily be traded or sign elsewhere. He holds the cards.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

From @theathletic.com: Connor McDavid, one of the best hockey players in the world, took a two-year, $25 million deal to remain an Oiler. There is no way to understate this: This is one of the greatest bargains in NHL history, our insider writes.
nyti.ms/48dKCtI

Why did Connor McDavid take such a discount? Does this re-set the NHL market? Johnston and LeBrun

The Athletic's NHL insiders react to McDavid's two-year, $12.5 million AAV contract extension with the Oilers.

nyti.ms

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

a man is standing next to a robot that says never tell me the odds

ALT: a man is standing next to a robot that says never tell me the odds

media.tenor.com

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

The Sabres hopes of breaking their 14 season playoff drought rest on the shoulders of...two goaltenders that weren't even part of the organization before this season 🫣

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

The complete normalization of Botox and fillers has been one of the wildest things I've witnessed in the last couple decades.

It used to be part of celebrity culture mostly, and now teens are getting Botox as casually as teens used to get spray tans...

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

Go to the Indigenous People's Day game against Colorado, tickets were still cheap last I checked.

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

My wife was taking a train to NYC this morning and they just...canceled the portion from Niagara Falls to Albany. So she has to drive all the way to Albany anyway. Happened to a friend of mine too.

I want to like Amtrak but it's just so comically inept compared to rail transport in other countries.

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 1d

Zelda Williams calling AI social media slop "the Human Centipede of content" is just, perfection.

Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 2d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 2d

This NFL season is bananas so far

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 2d

And now they have the same record as the Bills!

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 2d

Hold up the Jags started the season with a 3-1 record?

a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed

media.tenor.com

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 2d

Worst person you know, etc. etc.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 2d

👀 Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with Republicans on Obamacare funding, saying she’s not a fan of the law but demands action to prevent a premium hike. “I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.” She says GOP leaders don’t have a plan.

Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 2d

Montreal: proof that you can have an active cycling culture in a cold, snowy North American city. What's our excuse?

Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 2d

The REV Saint-Denis is great too, but I think this protected bike intersection might be my new go-to recommendation for people visiting Montreal who want to see high cycling volumes in the North American context.

(Rush hour at Bellechasse & Chistophe-Colomb)