Benjamin "Bean" Berg
@bimby97.bsky.social
Austin YIMBY and transit advocate 🏗️ 🏢🏙️🌉🛤️🚈🚝
One perk of walking and biking around instead of driving:
It's much, much easier to get shaken down by Girl Scouts selling cookies. I've never bought so many boxes! 😂
It's much, much easier to get shaken down by Girl Scouts selling cookies. I've never bought so many boxes! 😂
February 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
One perk of walking and biking around instead of driving:
It's much, much easier to get shaken down by Girl Scouts selling cookies. I've never bought so many boxes! 😂
It's much, much easier to get shaken down by Girl Scouts selling cookies. I've never bought so many boxes! 😂
I've scaled back my social media usage/presence significantly over the past few weeks, and it's one wonders for both my mental and physical health.
I've been rediscovering ways to be active (such as taking the bus and walking to work), reading, and being more intentional with my time.
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I've been rediscovering ways to be active (such as taking the bus and walking to work), reading, and being more intentional with my time.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I've scaled back my social media usage/presence significantly over the past few weeks, and it's one wonders for both my mental and physical health.
I've been rediscovering ways to be active (such as taking the bus and walking to work), reading, and being more intentional with my time.
cont...
I've been rediscovering ways to be active (such as taking the bus and walking to work), reading, and being more intentional with my time.
cont...
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Seriously if you are nondisabled CALL YOUR REPS.
We need you to help speak up with us right now. So badly.
I rely on telehealth for my care now. I can’t use stairs anymore, so leaving home is dangerous and painful.
I also lack the spoons to be as active as I want & need to be:
I need your help.
We need you to help speak up with us right now. So badly.
I rely on telehealth for my care now. I can’t use stairs anymore, so leaving home is dangerous and painful.
I also lack the spoons to be as active as I want & need to be:
I need your help.
December 9, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Seriously if you are nondisabled CALL YOUR REPS.
We need you to help speak up with us right now. So badly.
I rely on telehealth for my care now. I can’t use stairs anymore, so leaving home is dangerous and painful.
I also lack the spoons to be as active as I want & need to be:
I need your help.
We need you to help speak up with us right now. So badly.
I rely on telehealth for my care now. I can’t use stairs anymore, so leaving home is dangerous and painful.
I also lack the spoons to be as active as I want & need to be:
I need your help.
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Early voting for the District 7 runoff starts TODAY! Go vote for Mike Siegel, the pro-housing pro-transit candidate for D7!
Early voting ends Dec. 10, and Election Day is Dec. 14.
More information on polling locations, polling dates/times, and sample ballots here: votetravis.gov/current-elec...
Early voting ends Dec. 10, and Election Day is Dec. 14.
More information on polling locations, polling dates/times, and sample ballots here: votetravis.gov/current-elec...
December 2, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Early voting for the District 7 runoff starts TODAY! Go vote for Mike Siegel, the pro-housing pro-transit candidate for D7!
Early voting ends Dec. 10, and Election Day is Dec. 14.
More information on polling locations, polling dates/times, and sample ballots here: votetravis.gov/current-elec...
Early voting ends Dec. 10, and Election Day is Dec. 14.
More information on polling locations, polling dates/times, and sample ballots here: votetravis.gov/current-elec...
There’s such a huge well of good things happening at the local level, wherever you are.
Despite the national elections not going the way I wanted them to, it’s been so great to see things improve in my city. Go where the helpers are!
Despite the national elections not going the way I wanted them to, it’s been so great to see things improve in my city. Go where the helpers are!
After Trump was elected, I started to wonder what could the grassroots, cities, and states do to move the needle on climate change without federal support. It turns out, a lot (gift link)
What Can US Cities and States Do for the Climate Under Trump? Plenty
Federal progress on climate may stall, but city halls and statehouses are in a good position to build on recent gains.
www.bloomberg.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:40 PM
There’s such a huge well of good things happening at the local level, wherever you are.
Despite the national elections not going the way I wanted them to, it’s been so great to see things improve in my city. Go where the helpers are!
Despite the national elections not going the way I wanted them to, it’s been so great to see things improve in my city. Go where the helpers are!
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Note to Dems: “Cities are the places to farm New Democrats” @dansavage.bsky.social
“Densification is creating blue voters” @volts.wtf
www.volts.wtf/p/dan-savage...
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“Densification is creating blue voters” @volts.wtf
www.volts.wtf/p/dan-savage...
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November 26, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Note to Dems: “Cities are the places to farm New Democrats” @dansavage.bsky.social
“Densification is creating blue voters” @volts.wtf
www.volts.wtf/p/dan-savage...
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“Densification is creating blue voters” @volts.wtf
www.volts.wtf/p/dan-savage...
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Nearly every apartment or townhouse built today will be branded as "luxury," never mind that these units are often vastly cheaper than the single-family homes they replace.
November 25, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Nearly every apartment or townhouse built today will be branded as "luxury," never mind that these units are often vastly cheaper than the single-family homes they replace.
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Really thoughtful thread here with useful concrete details
This is an excellent summary of where Democrats went wrong with public safety. To the extent that crime mattered in recent US elections, it hurt Democrats, despite the fact that the most serious crime, i.e. homicides and shootings, declined on their watch. Why? Look below.
Part Two of the Common Sense Democrat manifesto — it’s not progressive or humane to become so leery of punishment that you let public spaces and public services become disorderly, dysfunctional, and unpleasant.
www.slowboring.com/p/liberalism...
www.slowboring.com/p/liberalism...
November 25, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Really thoughtful thread here with useful concrete details
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Join me and my neighbors and meet Fernando who is running to represent us on AISD!
& don’t forget that early vote goes from Dec 2nd to 10th and Election Day is Dec 14th 🗳️
& don’t forget that early vote goes from Dec 2nd to 10th and Election Day is Dec 14th 🗳️
November 23, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Join me and my neighbors and meet Fernando who is running to represent us on AISD!
& don’t forget that early vote goes from Dec 2nd to 10th and Election Day is Dec 14th 🗳️
& don’t forget that early vote goes from Dec 2nd to 10th and Election Day is Dec 14th 🗳️
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I have quite a few friends who want kids but are stuck being single. Dating apps are a disaster. Traditional ways of meeting people have diminished. Sad and frustrating. Wish we had a clear way to fix it.
November 25, 2024 at 11:46 AM
I have quite a few friends who want kids but are stuck being single. Dating apps are a disaster. Traditional ways of meeting people have diminished. Sad and frustrating. Wish we had a clear way to fix it.