Tinman contre la caste
@bcmfietser.bsky.social
PhD, poorly socialized sociologist, Saint Paul bikescum, Planning Commissioner, Board of Zoning Appeals, Met Council TAB (non-motorized rep).
Vélo Vivant, transportation equity, sustainable living, some science policy. he/him
Vélo Vivant, transportation equity, sustainable living, some science policy. he/him
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Here's an idea for 2026...
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Here's an idea for 2026...
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the only way it was able to do this is because, as everyone including elon and sam altman have known for years, the datasets for these AIs contain a lot of CSAM
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
the only way it was able to do this is because, as everyone including elon and sam altman have known for years, the datasets for these AIs contain a lot of CSAM
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
Avid cyclist can't believe your "soft kid" going to school needs bike lanes, "they probably can't even climb Tourmalet."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
In Saint Paul, Maverick’s Pizza is one of our favorites. (maverickspizza.com) Tonight we got a pie and they had changed something, maybe in the sauce, that gave it a great spicy bite, like adding red pepper flakes does. Between that and the Parmesan in the cheese, it’s better than ever! GET U SUM!
Mavericks pizza
651-698-3439
1215 RANDOLPH AVE.
ST. PAUL MN 55105
maverickspizza.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:12 AM
In Saint Paul, Maverick’s Pizza is one of our favorites. (maverickspizza.com) Tonight we got a pie and they had changed something, maybe in the sauce, that gave it a great spicy bite, like adding red pepper flakes does. Between that and the Parmesan in the cheese, it’s better than ever! GET U SUM!
Hmm. Might be time for a Battlestar Galactica rewatch.
January 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Hmm. Might be time for a Battlestar Galactica rewatch.
Hi, I’m atrioventricular block
hi, I'm COVID-19
Hi, I'm the center of a borderline EF-4 tornado. 🤷
January 1, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Hi, I’m atrioventricular block
Democracy is a verb
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I'm really struck by his reference to "...those who chose participation over despair."
The opposite of despair isn't hope. The opposite of despair is participation. I always say despair isn't a luxury, it's an emotion. It just is.
But is it costly to hang onto. Because it's the opposite of doing.
The opposite of despair isn't hope. The opposite of despair is participation. I always say despair isn't a luxury, it's an emotion. It just is.
But is it costly to hang onto. Because it's the opposite of doing.
January 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Democracy is a verb
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If you live in a car dependent community & are or become unable to drive, you are likely to be isolated, forced into dependence on unaccountable others (which, as well as forcing you to fit travel around their lives, also makes you more vulnerable to abuse) or forced out of your community entirely.
You didn't say that in as many words. I admit misinterpreting because I'm toggling to a different "fuck rural America" tab of skeets. However, you are talking about "reducing car dependency", which will inevitably infringe on the right to travel. Congestion pricing on public roads is exactly that.
January 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
If you live in a car dependent community & are or become unable to drive, you are likely to be isolated, forced into dependence on unaccountable others (which, as well as forcing you to fit travel around their lives, also makes you more vulnerable to abuse) or forced out of your community entirely.
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Happy New Year, bicycle friends --- make sure you start 2026 off right!
📷Cary Conover
📷Cary Conover
January 1, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Happy New Year, bicycle friends --- make sure you start 2026 off right!
📷Cary Conover
📷Cary Conover
Thing about the fibrinolytic system is it’s a pretty delicate balance. I learned this in my mid 40s eating too much aspirin. Also, the evidence of cardiovascular benefits from even low dose aspirin is far more equivocal than most folks realize. See, e.g. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35570250/
Benefits and Risks Associated with Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials and Trial Sequential Analysis - PubMed
The current study demonstrated that the cardiovascular benefits of low-dose aspirin were equally balanced by major bleeding events. In addition, the potential beneficial effects might be seen in the population ≤ 70 years of age with high cardiovascular risk and no increased risk of bleeding.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Thing about the fibrinolytic system is it’s a pretty delicate balance. I learned this in my mid 40s eating too much aspirin. Also, the evidence of cardiovascular benefits from even low dose aspirin is far more equivocal than most folks realize. See, e.g. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35570250/
So…a continuation of 2025
January 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
So…a continuation of 2025
Get you friends who know how to properly decapitate a bottle of champagne in Arctic temperatures.
January 1, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Get you friends who know how to properly decapitate a bottle of champagne in Arctic temperatures.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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Happy new year, bicycle friends ❤️🚲
January 1, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Happy new year, bicycle friends ❤️🚲
Now that the Star Tribune is apparently published in Iowa, will we be renaming that big bike ride STAGBRAI? *ducks*
December 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Now that the Star Tribune is apparently published in Iowa, will we be renaming that big bike ride STAGBRAI? *ducks*
These boys knew what was what on a cold day. Wishing you all warmth in the New Year. #SimplePleasures
December 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
These boys knew what was what on a cold day. Wishing you all warmth in the New Year. #SimplePleasures
Brought here from Mastodon. It is time. Happy New Year. #ButlerianJihad
December 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Brought here from Mastodon. It is time. Happy New Year. #ButlerianJihad
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If I were actually a free thinker who questioned everything I might get to wondering why my government tries to make me mad at Somalis every time something new comes out about Epstein
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If I were actually a free thinker who questioned everything I might get to wondering why my government tries to make me mad at Somalis every time something new comes out about Epstein
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Shared values are of course important but even more than that, i think, is a shared sense of reality. When one political movement has abandoned any adherence to truth or scientific fact in pursuit of power at all costs, there is just no possibility of finding common ground on which to build anything
December 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Shared values are of course important but even more than that, i think, is a shared sense of reality. When one political movement has abandoned any adherence to truth or scientific fact in pursuit of power at all costs, there is just no possibility of finding common ground on which to build anything
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Police members Sting and Andy Summers joust playfully on Velib bikes before being inducted as 'Knights in the Order of Arts and Letters' in Paris, 2007.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Andy Summers!
Born December 31, 1942
📷 Julien Hekimian
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Andy Summers!
Born December 31, 1942
📷 Julien Hekimian
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Police members Sting and Andy Summers joust playfully on Velib bikes before being inducted as 'Knights in the Order of Arts and Letters' in Paris, 2007.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Andy Summers!
Born December 31, 1942
📷 Julien Hekimian
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Andy Summers!
Born December 31, 1942
📷 Julien Hekimian
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I'm in a hospital waiting room in Taiwan. They have mandatory universal masking in the hospital. Compliance is 100%. No one is complaining.
Why are western countries so weird about masking to avoid spreading diseases?
No wonder hospital-acquired illnesses are so high in the USA.
Why are western countries so weird about masking to avoid spreading diseases?
No wonder hospital-acquired illnesses are so high in the USA.
hospital.one
December 31, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I'm in a hospital waiting room in Taiwan. They have mandatory universal masking in the hospital. Compliance is 100%. No one is complaining.
Why are western countries so weird about masking to avoid spreading diseases?
No wonder hospital-acquired illnesses are so high in the USA.
Why are western countries so weird about masking to avoid spreading diseases?
No wonder hospital-acquired illnesses are so high in the USA.
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1-this is really good news.
2-what’s the equivalent discovery we won’t have due to Trump, Kennedy, Vought, and Musk?
2-what’s the equivalent discovery we won’t have due to Trump, Kennedy, Vought, and Musk?
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
1-this is really good news.
2-what’s the equivalent discovery we won’t have due to Trump, Kennedy, Vought, and Musk?
2-what’s the equivalent discovery we won’t have due to Trump, Kennedy, Vought, and Musk?
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“In simple terms: a heavier car offers diminishing safety benefits to the person inside it, while imposing rapidly increasing risk on everyone else.” (Graph from The Economist)
December 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
“In simple terms: a heavier car offers diminishing safety benefits to the person inside it, while imposing rapidly increasing risk on everyone else.” (Graph from The Economist)
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i was initially kind of skeptical about always using alt text for the very dumb reason that it sometimes means explaining a joke, which i hate to do. then i realized it's actually an opportunity to pepper in additional jokes
December 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
i was initially kind of skeptical about always using alt text for the very dumb reason that it sometimes means explaining a joke, which i hate to do. then i realized it's actually an opportunity to pepper in additional jokes