brandon siracuse 🏳️🌈
@bcuse.bsky.social
transit planner | amateur lifter | Omaha resident | Council Bluffs enjoyer | dreaming of sustainable, car-optional communities | my thoughts, no one else’s
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My neighborhood has great nighttime vibes. The hills of Omaha provide some pretty neat vantage points.
October 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My neighborhood has great nighttime vibes. The hills of Omaha provide some pretty neat vantage points.
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Walkable cities are perfect for busy people/families.
I had a 45 min break between work calls & wanted to fit in a quick walk.
My wife pointed out we still needed a grocery item for dinner.
I walked 10 mins to the co op and took the long way home.
And I got to pet a cute dog on the walk home!
I had a 45 min break between work calls & wanted to fit in a quick walk.
My wife pointed out we still needed a grocery item for dinner.
I walked 10 mins to the co op and took the long way home.
And I got to pet a cute dog on the walk home!
October 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Walkable cities are perfect for busy people/families.
I had a 45 min break between work calls & wanted to fit in a quick walk.
My wife pointed out we still needed a grocery item for dinner.
I walked 10 mins to the co op and took the long way home.
And I got to pet a cute dog on the walk home!
I had a 45 min break between work calls & wanted to fit in a quick walk.
My wife pointed out we still needed a grocery item for dinner.
I walked 10 mins to the co op and took the long way home.
And I got to pet a cute dog on the walk home!
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"Performative," etc is such an American meme. Only in a nation infantilized by suburban stupidity, where there is no public realm whatsoever, could the idea of consciously trying to cultivate and project a vibe be seen as foreign behavior as deserving of mockery.
September 29, 2025 at 6:25 AM
"Performative," etc is such an American meme. Only in a nation infantilized by suburban stupidity, where there is no public realm whatsoever, could the idea of consciously trying to cultivate and project a vibe be seen as foreign behavior as deserving of mockery.
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icymi a victory for corporate resistance this week that was as important as jimmy kimmel
Scoop: Trump lost the legal battle over halting the offshore Revolution Wind project after Orsted, its developer, brought reams of evidence to court alleging the government was lying about military security concerns.
It’s a sign truth can empower companies Trump targets.
Via @heatmap.news
It’s a sign truth can empower companies Trump targets.
Via @heatmap.news
How Trump’s Case Against Revolution Wind Fell Apart
The administration argued in the name of national defense — but Orsted had receipts.
heatmap.news
September 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
icymi a victory for corporate resistance this week that was as important as jimmy kimmel
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# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
September 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
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Well, if we’re going to prosecute people for lying to Congress…
September 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Well, if we’re going to prosecute people for lying to Congress…
happy biceptember btw
September 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
happy biceptember btw
I was at a public forum on passenger rail in Nebraska yesterday and someone in the audience had concerns about how environmental laws have delayed other rail projects, then called for NE to beef up its environmental laws b/c the federal gov’t is loosening its laws too much
September 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I was at a public forum on passenger rail in Nebraska yesterday and someone in the audience had concerns about how environmental laws have delayed other rail projects, then called for NE to beef up its environmental laws b/c the federal gov’t is loosening its laws too much
They are proposing elimination of the Community and Regional Planning degrees. This is tragic. UNL has the *only* planning program in Nebraska.
Theres an Urban Studies at UNO, and I’ve worked with great alumni of that program, but it’s not quite the same as planning.
Theres an Urban Studies at UNO, and I’ve worked with great alumni of that program, but it’s not quite the same as planning.
START YOUR SATURDAY: With an in-depth discussion about the impacts of state funding decisions on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, its students, faculty and staff. Whole programs being cut. People losing jobs.
From Zach Wendling:
From Zach Wendling:
UNL proposes $27.5 million in ‘devastating’ cuts, six program areas for elimination • Nebraska Examiner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln administrators mapped out $27.5 million in proposed cuts that faculty say will be “devastating."
buff.ly
September 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
They are proposing elimination of the Community and Regional Planning degrees. This is tragic. UNL has the *only* planning program in Nebraska.
Theres an Urban Studies at UNO, and I’ve worked with great alumni of that program, but it’s not quite the same as planning.
Theres an Urban Studies at UNO, and I’ve worked with great alumni of that program, but it’s not quite the same as planning.
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AI GUARDRAILS? California and New York could become the first states to establish rules aiming to prevent the most advanced, large-scale artificial intelligence models from causing catastrophic harm involving dozens of casualties or billion-dollar damages.
From Stateline:
From Stateline:
California, New York could become first states to enact laws aiming to prevent catastrophic AI harm • Nebraska Examiner
California and New York could become the first states to establish rules aiming to prevent AI models from causing catastrophic harm.
buff.ly
September 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
AI GUARDRAILS? California and New York could become the first states to establish rules aiming to prevent the most advanced, large-scale artificial intelligence models from causing catastrophic harm involving dozens of casualties or billion-dollar damages.
From Stateline:
From Stateline:
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Put up or shut up time for the Supreme Court
April 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Put up or shut up time for the Supreme Court
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Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
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Biden policy accelerated efforts to decarbonize cement, one of the trickiest aspects of decarbonization.
Now, under Trump, that progress is likely to dry up.
Now, under Trump, that progress is likely to dry up.
It’s the second-most-used substance on Earth — and a major climate threat
The cement industry has set ambitious climate goals. But as federal funding dries up, its path to decarbonization is in doubt.
floodlightnews.org
April 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Biden policy accelerated efforts to decarbonize cement, one of the trickiest aspects of decarbonization.
Now, under Trump, that progress is likely to dry up.
Now, under Trump, that progress is likely to dry up.
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The most relevant piece of information here is the R which Senator Murkowski keeps next to her name. She and three other Senators could take full control of the government out of the hands of the organization she herself describes as using terror tactics.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."
April 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The most relevant piece of information here is the R which Senator Murkowski keeps next to her name. She and three other Senators could take full control of the government out of the hands of the organization she herself describes as using terror tactics.
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the american electoral system is basically 500,000 information-resistant people across a handful of states taking a guess and then going "haha! oops!" every two years. this process takes 18 months and costs four trillion dollars every time
April 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
the american electoral system is basically 500,000 information-resistant people across a handful of states taking a guess and then going "haha! oops!" every two years. this process takes 18 months and costs four trillion dollars every time
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I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
April 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
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meanwhile, prominent pundits continue to deny that there the administration adheres to a segregationist ideology
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
meanwhile, prominent pundits continue to deny that there the administration adheres to a segregationist ideology
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“What did they expect?” is kind of a misleading question.
The people who supported them didn’t expect something very specific. They expected to own the libs. They expected people they resented to suffer. The expected the world to burn. It wasn’t about specifics.
The people who supported them didn’t expect something very specific. They expected to own the libs. They expected people they resented to suffer. The expected the world to burn. It wasn’t about specifics.
April 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“What did they expect?” is kind of a misleading question.
The people who supported them didn’t expect something very specific. They expected to own the libs. They expected people they resented to suffer. The expected the world to burn. It wasn’t about specifics.
The people who supported them didn’t expect something very specific. They expected to own the libs. They expected people they resented to suffer. The expected the world to burn. It wasn’t about specifics.
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Tern says that a container from Vietnam that would have been subject to $20-30k in important duties will now cost $1M in tariffs.
This is an extinction level event for the bike industry.
This is an extinction level event for the bike industry.
I’m interested in this because it’s bikes, but this is also just a really good ground-level view of the cascading impact of these tariffs.
www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-new...
www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-new...
Bike maker takes steps to avert an unexpected million-dollar tariff charge
If Tern’s shipments don’t arrive from Vietnam before Wednesday, or get diverted, the cargo bike brand will be on the hook for about $1 million — cash — in tariff fees. Until this week, the company had...
www.bicycleretailer.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Tern says that a container from Vietnam that would have been subject to $20-30k in important duties will now cost $1M in tariffs.
This is an extinction level event for the bike industry.
This is an extinction level event for the bike industry.
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if the united states ever has even a hope of recovering we have to destroy the idea of american individualism. "they don't owe you anything" we owe each other everything actually
April 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
if the united states ever has even a hope of recovering we have to destroy the idea of american individualism. "they don't owe you anything" we owe each other everything actually
A blizzard with potential for 70 mph wind gusts is crazy
March 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A blizzard with potential for 70 mph wind gusts is crazy
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When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
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“The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar, in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle, is actually the right to destroy the city.”
- Lewis Mumford
- Lewis Mumford
March 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar, in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle, is actually the right to destroy the city.”
- Lewis Mumford
- Lewis Mumford
Attending the Nebraska Planning Conference this week and interacting with many passionate public servants made me realize that I really miss working in the public sector with a mission to serve a single community
March 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Attending the Nebraska Planning Conference this week and interacting with many passionate public servants made me realize that I really miss working in the public sector with a mission to serve a single community
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Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics
February 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics