Andrew
@bikesnacks.bsky.social
bikes busses buildings in Seattle
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Use a humane mouse trap! Let 'em back into the wild.
December 31, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Use a humane mouse trap! Let 'em back into the wild.
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I generally consider myself a small-government type but it has been very obvious for quite some time that there is no solution to the deficit that does not involve substantial tax increases for the top two income quintiles at least.
Taxes gotta go up.
Taxes gotta go up.
So, of these four options, we have:
1. Economic collapse
2. financial engineering (that probably won’t work, and even if it does still wouldn’t be great)
3. Eliminate at least part of the American welfare state
4. Increase the average families taxes by $77 every two weeks ($5.50 a day).
hard choice
1. Economic collapse
2. financial engineering (that probably won’t work, and even if it does still wouldn’t be great)
3. Eliminate at least part of the American welfare state
4. Increase the average families taxes by $77 every two weeks ($5.50 a day).
hard choice
December 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I generally consider myself a small-government type but it has been very obvious for quite some time that there is no solution to the deficit that does not involve substantial tax increases for the top two income quintiles at least.
Taxes gotta go up.
Taxes gotta go up.
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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This is interesting because many advocates started because of the safety angle but I guess everyone would already be on board if most people responded the same way
I’ll give the last word to advocate/journalist
@sgoodyear.bsky.social, from a wide-ranging conversation we had about anti-car activism: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
I think she’s on to something when she focuses on relatability rather than fear.
@sgoodyear.bsky.social, from a wide-ranging conversation we had about anti-car activism: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
I think she’s on to something when she focuses on relatability rather than fear.
December 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is interesting because many advocates started because of the safety angle but I guess everyone would already be on board if most people responded the same way
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One of my more controversial opinions is that the US needs to significantly raise taxes to the tune of a couple % of GDP right now, even before any expansive social democratic reforms, and that means you—yes you, dear highly educated professional—will need to pay up, not just nebulous billionaires.
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One of my more controversial opinions is that the US needs to significantly raise taxes to the tune of a couple % of GDP right now, even before any expansive social democratic reforms, and that means you—yes you, dear highly educated professional—will need to pay up, not just nebulous billionaires.
One weird rule I would love to see implemented (or reimplemented, depending on where you live) is no overnight street parking.
December 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
One weird rule I would love to see implemented (or reimplemented, depending on where you live) is no overnight street parking.
This is wild to me since when I was in NYC my impression is that the bikes were downright cheap. Compared to Lime in Seattle that is.
This morning, Citi Bike announced new rate hikes for the upcoming year.
Citi Bike is already the most expensive bike share program in the United States.
It’s time to finally publicly fund this program and bring it in line with major bike share systems around the world.
Citi Bike is already the most expensive bike share program in the United States.
It’s time to finally publicly fund this program and bring it in line with major bike share systems around the world.
Statement from Transportation Alternatives on Citi Bike Rate Hikes — Transportation Alternatives
More than twice as many New Yorkers ride a Citi Bike every year as the Staten Island Ferry. Citi Bike is already the most expensive bike share program in the United States. NEW YORK — This ...
transalt.org
December 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is wild to me since when I was in NYC my impression is that the bikes were downright cheap. Compared to Lime in Seattle that is.
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Mamdani will be sworn in in the station that inspired the Turtles lair in TMNT 2: The Secret Of The Ooze
December 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Mamdani will be sworn in in the station that inspired the Turtles lair in TMNT 2: The Secret Of The Ooze
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![BRETT: Hi, I’m Brett! For the last cartoon of the year, I thought I’d give you a peek behind the scenes of Doom Loop
-For starters, let me just say I’m gonna miss Mayor Bruce a LOT [portrait of Bruce that says "Better Things Aren't Possible" with candles around it]
-His need to be liked plus his devotion to a deeply unpopular status quo made him a reliable font of hilarity
-when i first started doing this cartoon people would accuse me of constructing strawmen to ridicule certain civic attitudes
-so I’d like to thank NIMBYs of Seattle for being more unhinged than anything i could ever make up [NIMBY 1: We have to preserve the sky!] [NIMBY 2: Think of the poor baby orcas!]
-Now i’d like to give the final word to this year's most popular new character, Curby
CURBY: Stay immovable, kids!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:carj4mhaflwfubqzioy5wxl3/bafkreiawrzl3vhpaus5wm7txhalilwrpmcouda2asgg5a3lnolfw36p4gu@jpeg)
December 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Drivers are never asked to justify their infrastructure, but bicyclists (and pedestrians) are constantly forced to defend why their infrastructure is "necessary"
December 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Drivers are never asked to justify their infrastructure, but bicyclists (and pedestrians) are constantly forced to defend why their infrastructure is "necessary"
Flat earthers about to get mad again.
Bound for Antarctica: A Voyage to Earth’s End Is Underway
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Flat earthers about to get mad again.
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While helmets help in a crash, they do nothing to prevent it.
December 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
While helmets help in a crash, they do nothing to prevent it.
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A dirty secret about Hallmark movies is that they're a) largely filmed in Canada, and that b) the trio of Eastern Ontario "Picturesque Small Towns" that predominate location shooting are all within a 45min drive of the fourth largest city of the country. Many of them have commuter transit systems!
we should fund hallmark movies where a lady returns home for Christmas and her high school sweetheart looks like shit because he’s been worn down by the mundanity of small town life
August 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A dirty secret about Hallmark movies is that they're a) largely filmed in Canada, and that b) the trio of Eastern Ontario "Picturesque Small Towns" that predominate location shooting are all within a 45min drive of the fourth largest city of the country. Many of them have commuter transit systems!
People's TVs are often configured terribly: motion smoothing, overly sharp, 'vibrant' color
Avatar may have been convincing in theaters but looks like fake garbage at home
Avatar may have been convincing in theaters but looks like fake garbage at home
My take on the "AVATAR hasn't made a big cultural impact" thing is that for movies in the last 40 years to make a big cultural impact, people need to watch them over and over and over, and among popular films, AVATAR is uniquely bad at being a movie that people want to watch on their TV.
December 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
People's TVs are often configured terribly: motion smoothing, overly sharp, 'vibrant' color
Avatar may have been convincing in theaters but looks like fake garbage at home
Avatar may have been convincing in theaters but looks like fake garbage at home
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Hey SDOT here's my alternative proposal for 1st Ave
December 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Hey SDOT here's my alternative proposal for 1st Ave
Today years old when I learned Freddie Prinze Jr and Harry Connick Jr are not the same person.
December 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Today years old when I learned Freddie Prinze Jr and Harry Connick Jr are not the same person.
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Vancouver’s West End is the densest neighbourhood in Canada. Its mix of housing includes lots of apartment towers.
I highly recommend anyone who thinks tall buildings ruin neighbourhoods to visit. It really is a nice experience.
I highly recommend anyone who thinks tall buildings ruin neighbourhoods to visit. It really is a nice experience.
As a resident of Canada's Greatest Neighbourhood, I am often thinking about ways it could be better
December 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Vancouver’s West End is the densest neighbourhood in Canada. Its mix of housing includes lots of apartment towers.
I highly recommend anyone who thinks tall buildings ruin neighbourhoods to visit. It really is a nice experience.
I highly recommend anyone who thinks tall buildings ruin neighbourhoods to visit. It really is a nice experience.
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wait libs get Christmas in the national divorce too? Hell yeah fuck off losers choke on that coal you love so much
Indiana State Senator wishes you a Merry Christmas by… posting images of himself assaulting Santa Claus.
Are the fascists okay?
Are the fascists okay?
December 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
wait libs get Christmas in the national divorce too? Hell yeah fuck off losers choke on that coal you love so much
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The Empire State Building, JPMorgan Chase Tower and One Vanderbilt are illuminated in holiday colors, Christmas night in New York City. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #Christmas
December 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The Empire State Building, JPMorgan Chase Tower and One Vanderbilt are illuminated in holiday colors, Christmas night in New York City. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #Christmas
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Here's a quick gift guide for the urbanist in your life.
However, none of these gifts beat a PRN membership. Donate today, and your gift will be matched! We'll also grant you member access to our network of parking reformers :)
Link in bio
However, none of these gifts beat a PRN membership. Donate today, and your gift will be matched! We'll also grant you member access to our network of parking reformers :)
Link in bio
December 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Here's a quick gift guide for the urbanist in your life.
However, none of these gifts beat a PRN membership. Donate today, and your gift will be matched! We'll also grant you member access to our network of parking reformers :)
Link in bio
However, none of these gifts beat a PRN membership. Donate today, and your gift will be matched! We'll also grant you member access to our network of parking reformers :)
Link in bio
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note what's missing (cars)
Tis the season to slow down a little. ✨
Love the glow of the Market on a wet winter night—it makes the season feel deeper, quieter, more present.
Love the glow of the Market on a wet winter night—it makes the season feel deeper, quieter, more present.
December 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
note what's missing (cars)
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Love this! I have exactly the same feeling riding over bridges in this city. Each time I do it I take in the view and think about how lucky I am to live here. It's a feeling that's hard to experience any other way other than on the seat of a bicycle.
Rama Duwaji, New York City's next First Lady, on the joys of riding a Citi Bike:
December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Love this! I have exactly the same feeling riding over bridges in this city. Each time I do it I take in the view and think about how lucky I am to live here. It's a feeling that's hard to experience any other way other than on the seat of a bicycle.
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.