bettybarcode
@bettybarcode.bsky.social
Walking is a right; driving is a privilege. Not the other way around.
Bigots & bots will be blocked.
Oh, and I RT ducks.
#DriverNotCar
#PlowSidewalksToo
#WindshieldBias
Bigots & bots will be blocked.
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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Just an annoying reminder that the unquenchable American thirst for oil, and the conquest and subjugation of other nations in futile attempts to satiate it, is brought to you in large part by our land-use patterns
January 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Just an annoying reminder that the unquenchable American thirst for oil, and the conquest and subjugation of other nations in futile attempts to satiate it, is brought to you in large part by our land-use patterns
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“Don’t walk in” instead of “just walk out.”
NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces
The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.
gothamist.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
“Don’t walk in” instead of “just walk out.”
Don't know why it took me this long but I just bought the bettybarcode domain name. Serious question: what should I do with it?
January 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Don't know why it took me this long but I just bought the bettybarcode domain name. Serious question: what should I do with it?
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Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
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Yep. Often when bike lanes are built, new sidewalks are built, like what was done on Shelbourne. SUPER functional.
Mobility lanes move more than just people on bikes and they often create much needed space that our minimal sidewalks lack.
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Yep. Often when bike lanes are built, new sidewalks are built, like what was done on Shelbourne. SUPER functional.
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Pulled up to a coffee shop with @malaclypse.bsky.social to find a couple locking up their bike and they said, "Yay! More bikers!" When has anyone in a parking lot ever said, "Yay! More drivers!"
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Pulled up to a coffee shop with @malaclypse.bsky.social to find a couple locking up their bike and they said, "Yay! More bikers!" When has anyone in a parking lot ever said, "Yay! More drivers!"
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Clowns will say it doesn't matter; we don't have the numbers to impeach.
You get the numbers by FORCING THE ISSUE. You make NOISE, you DEMAND, you NEVER STOP YELLING.
You do nothing? You get nothing.
Ignore the clowns. Call your fucking reps and tell them to do their jobs and IMPEACH.
reps.fyi
You get the numbers by FORCING THE ISSUE. You make NOISE, you DEMAND, you NEVER STOP YELLING.
You do nothing? You get nothing.
Ignore the clowns. Call your fucking reps and tell them to do their jobs and IMPEACH.
reps.fyi
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reps.fyi
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Clowns will say it doesn't matter; we don't have the numbers to impeach.
You get the numbers by FORCING THE ISSUE. You make NOISE, you DEMAND, you NEVER STOP YELLING.
You do nothing? You get nothing.
Ignore the clowns. Call your fucking reps and tell them to do their jobs and IMPEACH.
reps.fyi
You get the numbers by FORCING THE ISSUE. You make NOISE, you DEMAND, you NEVER STOP YELLING.
You do nothing? You get nothing.
Ignore the clowns. Call your fucking reps and tell them to do their jobs and IMPEACH.
reps.fyi
Left voicemail with Schumer, Gillibrand, and my member in the House of Representatives demanding impeachment, conviction, removal. If someone as phone-averse as me* can do this, so can you. Tell you member in the House to file articles of impeachment.
*I am deeply phone-averse
*I am deeply phone-averse
January 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Left voicemail with Schumer, Gillibrand, and my member in the House of Representatives demanding impeachment, conviction, removal. If someone as phone-averse as me* can do this, so can you. Tell you member in the House to file articles of impeachment.
*I am deeply phone-averse
*I am deeply phone-averse
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Pariah nation status now complete.
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Pariah nation status now complete.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Here's the American e-bike plan:
* Propose a bike lane in one part of town
* Let the "neighborhood council" shoot it down
* Record the resulting mayhem of e-bikes taking sidewalks
* Draft legislation requiring car insurance for bikes
* Watch demand evaporate
* Continue complaining about parking
* Propose a bike lane in one part of town
* Let the "neighborhood council" shoot it down
* Record the resulting mayhem of e-bikes taking sidewalks
* Draft legislation requiring car insurance for bikes
* Watch demand evaporate
* Continue complaining about parking
"E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world"
And still no plans or incentives from our federal and provincial governments to help people choose bikes instead of cars. Quite the opposite, actually.
arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...
And still no plans or incentives from our federal and provincial governments to help people choose bikes instead of cars. Quite the opposite, actually.
arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
arstechnica.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Here's the American e-bike plan:
* Propose a bike lane in one part of town
* Let the "neighborhood council" shoot it down
* Record the resulting mayhem of e-bikes taking sidewalks
* Draft legislation requiring car insurance for bikes
* Watch demand evaporate
* Continue complaining about parking
* Propose a bike lane in one part of town
* Let the "neighborhood council" shoot it down
* Record the resulting mayhem of e-bikes taking sidewalks
* Draft legislation requiring car insurance for bikes
* Watch demand evaporate
* Continue complaining about parking
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It should be written into law that all AI generated images and videos must have a watermark all over it stating which program created it.
January 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
It should be written into law that all AI generated images and videos must have a watermark all over it stating which program created it.
"Be yourself" has to be some of the most useless advice ever
January 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
"Be yourself" has to be some of the most useless advice ever
Reminder to new elected officials: you swore an oath on the Bible* to uphold the constitution.
You did not swear an oath on the constitution to uphold the Bible.*
*Or other sacred text
You did not swear an oath on the constitution to uphold the Bible.*
*Or other sacred text
January 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Reminder to new elected officials: you swore an oath on the Bible* to uphold the constitution.
You did not swear an oath on the constitution to uphold the Bible.*
*Or other sacred text
You did not swear an oath on the constitution to uphold the Bible.*
*Or other sacred text
The only thing that welcoming migrants, immigrants, and refugees causes is grateful new Americans.
The easiest and cheapest way to lower the number of undocumented immigrants is to document them.
It costs $30-100k to deport a single person. For a fraction of that cost, we can pay immigration staffers and turn undocumented people into taxpaying citizens and domestic consumers.
It costs $30-100k to deport a single person. For a fraction of that cost, we can pay immigration staffers and turn undocumented people into taxpaying citizens and domestic consumers.
January 1, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The only thing that welcoming migrants, immigrants, and refugees causes is grateful new Americans.
Obligatory duck retweet
January 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Obligatory duck retweet
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We are *all* Real America in the same way a naturalized citizen who took his oath five seconds ago is exactly as much of a citizen as someone whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower.
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
We are *all* Real America in the same way a naturalized citizen who took his oath five seconds ago is exactly as much of a citizen as someone whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower.
The Republican value proposition in the 2026 elections:
Vote for us, we tripled your health insurance premiums, boosted inflation, and wiped out your day care!
Vote for us, we tripled your health insurance premiums, boosted inflation, and wiped out your day care!
January 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The Republican value proposition in the 2026 elections:
Vote for us, we tripled your health insurance premiums, boosted inflation, and wiped out your day care!
Vote for us, we tripled your health insurance premiums, boosted inflation, and wiped out your day care!
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any discussion of city transit improvement online ever
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
any discussion of city transit improvement online ever
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so while most of you have been absolutely lovely — and thanks for that btw! — it is sadly time for the quarterly reminder: if you are being "playfully" rude in the replies of someone you have not met, you are just being rude. you have not yet earned the good faith required for joking rudeness!
December 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
so while most of you have been absolutely lovely — and thanks for that btw! — it is sadly time for the quarterly reminder: if you are being "playfully" rude in the replies of someone you have not met, you are just being rude. you have not yet earned the good faith required for joking rudeness!
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A patchwork approach to snow clearance yields patchwork results.
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I would love for someone to study the numbers, because it seems like you're more likely to lose your license for unpaid tickets & fines than for vehicular manslaughter.
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 2:57 AM
I would love for someone to study the numbers, because it seems like you're more likely to lose your license for unpaid tickets & fines than for vehicular manslaughter.