bettybarcode
@bettybarcode.bsky.social
Walking is a right; driving is a privilege. Not the other way around.
Defund, abolish, prosecute.
Oh, and I RT ducks.
#DriverNotCar
#PlowSidewalksToo
#WindshieldBias
Defund, abolish, prosecute.
Oh, and I RT ducks.
#DriverNotCar
#PlowSidewalksToo
#WindshieldBias
Pinned
Maybe you see my #PlowSidewalksToo hashtag and think, "Yeah, sure, sounds great but it would require a massive tax increase and expansion of the public payroll and no one is going to willingly sign on for that. Real shame, though."
So: a thread. 🧵
#urbanism
So: a thread. 🧵
#urbanism
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Man Exiting From 7 Lane Highway Can't Believe Entitled Cyclists Riding Two Abreast.
January 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Man Exiting From 7 Lane Highway Can't Believe Entitled Cyclists Riding Two Abreast.
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In light of Democrats calling for more "training" for ICE, this passage from my book Copaganda seems relevant:
January 19, 2026 at 6:29 PM
In light of Democrats calling for more "training" for ICE, this passage from my book Copaganda seems relevant:
As you scroll through memes honoring MLK, today is a good day to remember that a lot of leaders believe that the only appropriate place to hold a protest is in the past.
Hat tip to @derringerpax.bsky.social, who made my quote into a woodcut in 2024.
Hat tip to @derringerpax.bsky.social, who made my quote into a woodcut in 2024.
January 19, 2026 at 5:13 PM
As you scroll through memes honoring MLK, today is a good day to remember that a lot of leaders believe that the only appropriate place to hold a protest is in the past.
Hat tip to @derringerpax.bsky.social, who made my quote into a woodcut in 2024.
Hat tip to @derringerpax.bsky.social, who made my quote into a woodcut in 2024.
If you think that bike lines that are (supposedly) unused most of the time are a waste of taxpayer dollars, wait til you hear about football stadiums
You know the caption: "I don't know why we keep spending tax dollars on car lanes that just sit empty!"
Silent Sunday: A car-less Interstate 5 in South Portland, Oregon, in June 2024. #photography #silentsunday
January 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
If you think that bike lines that are (supposedly) unused most of the time are a waste of taxpayer dollars, wait til you hear about football stadiums
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I knew I’d find a place for this today!
Feel free to repost with impunity!
Feel free to repost with impunity!
January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I knew I’d find a place for this today!
Feel free to repost with impunity!
Feel free to repost with impunity!
Everyone who gives a talk should #StealThisIdea. Add it to your land acknowledgements. Event planning is invisible labor done mostly by women.
Nikole Hannah-Jones just opened her speech at the MLK breakfast acknowledging the hard work of the catering and housekeeping staff to make the room lovely for everyone at the event.
January 19, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Everyone who gives a talk should #StealThisIdea. Add it to your land acknowledgements. Event planning is invisible labor done mostly by women.
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New York State is considering mandatory "Intelligent Speed Assistance" for repeat super speeders. Doug Ford should think about this for every car in Ontario- no need for cameras, no cash grab, and it stops speeding before it occurs. How could he object to that?
"Intelligent Speed Assistance" may become mandatory for speeding New Yorkers
Meanwhile, in Ontario, Canada, tear down those cameras and go faster!
lloydalter.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
New York State is considering mandatory "Intelligent Speed Assistance" for repeat super speeders. Doug Ford should think about this for every car in Ontario- no need for cameras, no cash grab, and it stops speeding before it occurs. How could he object to that?
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The worst politicians in America are about to quote Martin Luther King Jr.
You can’t quote “I have a dream” on MLK Day then legislate against that dream every other day of the year.
You can’t quote “I have a dream” on MLK Day then legislate against that dream every other day of the year.
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The worst politicians in America are about to quote Martin Luther King Jr.
You can’t quote “I have a dream” on MLK Day then legislate against that dream every other day of the year.
You can’t quote “I have a dream” on MLK Day then legislate against that dream every other day of the year.
Obligatory duck retweet
January 19, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Obligatory duck retweet
You know the caption: "I don't know why we keep spending tax dollars on car lanes that just sit empty!"
Silent Sunday: A car-less Interstate 5 in South Portland, Oregon, in June 2024. #photography #silentsunday
January 18, 2026 at 10:45 PM
You know the caption: "I don't know why we keep spending tax dollars on car lanes that just sit empty!"
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As actual “jackbooted government thugs” wage war on an American city, the people who spent decades warning about government tyranny aren’t just silent. They’re stoked.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/what-happe...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What Happened to the "Don't Tread On Me" Conservatives?
Guess what, they never cared about individual rights or had a problem with state violence. It just depends on who's on the receiving end.
paulwaldman.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
As actual “jackbooted government thugs” wage war on an American city, the people who spent decades warning about government tyranny aren’t just silent. They’re stoked.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/what-happe...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/what-happe...
Apologies for what is probably AI slop but I think this is true. White dudes of a certain age, we need you at protests, visibly denouncing these goons.
January 18, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Apologies for what is probably AI slop but I think this is true. White dudes of a certain age, we need you at protests, visibly denouncing these goons.
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Kind of amazing this online interactive version of Marcel Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel, first posted in 2008, is still usable. Go to the link & use your cursor to spin the wheel; Duchamp said that "To see that wheel turning was very soothing...I enjoyed looking at it [like] flames dancing in a fireplace"
collection of jan aman, le duchamp .com by rafaël rozendaal, 2008
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www.leduchamp.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Kind of amazing this online interactive version of Marcel Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel, first posted in 2008, is still usable. Go to the link & use your cursor to spin the wheel; Duchamp said that "To see that wheel turning was very soothing...I enjoyed looking at it [like] flames dancing in a fireplace"
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In cities everywhere.
January 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
In cities everywhere.
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We’re in a moral fight, and Democrats in Congress need to start acting like the opposition party on every 👏🏽 damn 👏🏽 thing 👏🏽
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
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Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
🧵
January 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
We’re in a moral fight, and Democrats in Congress need to start acting like the opposition party on every 👏🏽 damn 👏🏽 thing 👏🏽
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
🧵
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
🧵
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Mail all your old trophies to:
His Magasty Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
His Magasty Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
You know all those participation trophies your kids have hundreds of? The ones gathering dust on shelves or sitting in storage until your kid grows up and tells you to toss them?
I say we start a campaign to send them to the White House for His Magasty.
I say we start a campaign to send them to the White House for His Magasty.
January 18, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Mail all your old trophies to:
His Magasty Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
His Magasty Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
"Power Broker" spotted in the wild
January 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM
"Power Broker" spotted in the wild
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People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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An animated graphic showing wingbeats of different birds. This one is so beautiful.
Image: Eleanor Lutz
tabletopwhale.com/2014/09/29/f...
Image: Eleanor Lutz
tabletopwhale.com/2014/09/29/f...
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 AM
An animated graphic showing wingbeats of different birds. This one is so beautiful.
Image: Eleanor Lutz
tabletopwhale.com/2014/09/29/f...
Image: Eleanor Lutz
tabletopwhale.com/2014/09/29/f...
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OK, this wins the internet today, NO CONTEST
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
OK, this wins the internet today, NO CONTEST
They're escalating. I don't have the app so I cannot read or provide the rest of the article.
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
They're escalating. I don't have the app so I cannot read or provide the rest of the article.
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ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
🚨 NEW TACTIC! 🚨
If you spot ICE from inside your house, and you have a car, activate your car alarm from your key fob.
Obviously not recommended for whoever ICE is hunting.
If you spot ICE from inside your house, and you have a car, activate your car alarm from your key fob.
Obviously not recommended for whoever ICE is hunting.
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🚨 NEW TACTIC! 🚨
If you spot ICE from inside your house, and you have a car, activate your car alarm from your key fob.
Obviously not recommended for whoever ICE is hunting.
If you spot ICE from inside your house, and you have a car, activate your car alarm from your key fob.
Obviously not recommended for whoever ICE is hunting.