Bob Svercl (he/him)
@bobco85.bsky.social
Love to explore, make bike vids at https://youtube.com/@bobco85 , lead history rides, enjoy outdoors. Co-Chair @bhsafestreets.org, organize @rvgreenways.bsky.social @seastreetfixers.bsky.social. Uncle & 🏳️🌈bi. Compassionate, curious, corny, smart-ass. He/him
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Bike the Historic Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway
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Ride the historic route of the Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway and hear interesting stories in my latest video: youtu.be/ZVvHoDFQsBg
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Katie’s path to the Mayor’s office depends upon your ballot — and probably your friends’ and coworkers’, too! Track your ballot and fix any issues at the following links! Next, send these links to 10 friends and family to make sure Katie wins. #thisisyourcity
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Katie’s path to the Mayor’s office depends upon your ballot — and probably your friends’ and coworkers’, too! Track your ballot and fix any issues at the following links! Next, send these links to 10 friends and family to make sure Katie wins. #thisisyourcity
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Today's DOOM LOOP for @soseaemerald.bsky.social: "Post-Election Vibe Check"
See the whole thing here: southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/...
See the whole thing here: southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/...
November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Today's DOOM LOOP for @soseaemerald.bsky.social: "Post-Election Vibe Check"
See the whole thing here: southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/...
See the whole thing here: southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/...
I just finished reading “To Seattle by Trolley” by Warren W. Wing. It was recommended to me after I made my Interurban history bike ride video. It has a lot of historical photos and maps of the various interurbans run by the Stone & Webster Company. I never knew there were funeral train cars!
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I just finished reading “To Seattle by Trolley” by Warren W. Wing. It was recommended to me after I made my Interurban history bike ride video. It has a lot of historical photos and maps of the various interurbans run by the Stone & Webster Company. I never knew there were funeral train cars!
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I park my cargo bike in street parking spaces and parking lots all the time. No shame, no regret. Honestly just do it unapologetically.
November 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I park my cargo bike in street parking spaces and parking lots all the time. No shame, no regret. Honestly just do it unapologetically.
Excited for the inaugural season of the Seattle Torrent in a few weeks! I ordered a shirt, had been waiting for them to finally reveal the team name and logo
Forged by nature. Unstoppable by will.
Introducing the Seattle Torrent! Learn more about the team’s new identity, shop all new gear, sign up for the newsletter, get tickets and more ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/teams/seattle-torrent
Introducing the Seattle Torrent! Learn more about the team’s new identity, shop all new gear, sign up for the newsletter, get tickets and more ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/teams/seattle-torrent
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Excited for the inaugural season of the Seattle Torrent in a few weeks! I ordered a shirt, had been waiting for them to finally reveal the team name and logo
Had fun meeting & chatting with folks from cycling, safe streets, transit, & urbanist spheres before & after attending a talk by some of my favorite car-free advocates. Got my copy of the book
And yes, I biked to & from it!
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @nerd4cities.bsky.social
And yes, I biked to & from it!
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @nerd4cities.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Had fun meeting & chatting with folks from cycling, safe streets, transit, & urbanist spheres before & after attending a talk by some of my favorite car-free advocates. Got my copy of the book
And yes, I biked to & from it!
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @nerd4cities.bsky.social
And yes, I biked to & from it!
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @nerd4cities.bsky.social
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Happy Day After Election Day! If you're one of the thousands of procrastivoters who voted late in the election period, now's a great time to track your ballot at kce.wiki/MyVoterInfo.
See an issue in your ballot tracker? Give us a call at 206-296-8683.
See an issue in your ballot tracker? Give us a call at 206-296-8683.
King County Elections
Led by Director Julie Wise, King County Elections conducts accurate, secure, and accessible elections for King County's over 1.4 million registered voters.
kce.wiki
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Happy Day After Election Day! If you're one of the thousands of procrastivoters who voted late in the election period, now's a great time to track your ballot at kce.wiki/MyVoterInfo.
See an issue in your ballot tracker? Give us a call at 206-296-8683.
See an issue in your ballot tracker? Give us a call at 206-296-8683.
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I have to credit to @bobco85.bsky.social for playing on his original joke.
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I have to credit to @bobco85.bsky.social for playing on his original joke.
Hockey rumor via Kate Shefte (Seattle Times): Seattle women’s hockey team may have been revealed as the Torrent!
Unconfirmed but fits in line with our other women’s professional sports teams named after weather like Storm & Reign (homophone)
Seattle ”Torrent” 1st season game is Nov 21 (away game)
Unconfirmed but fits in line with our other women’s professional sports teams named after weather like Storm & Reign (homophone)
Seattle ”Torrent” 1st season game is Nov 21 (away game)
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Hockey rumor via Kate Shefte (Seattle Times): Seattle women’s hockey team may have been revealed as the Torrent!
Unconfirmed but fits in line with our other women’s professional sports teams named after weather like Storm & Reign (homophone)
Seattle ”Torrent” 1st season game is Nov 21 (away game)
Unconfirmed but fits in line with our other women’s professional sports teams named after weather like Storm & Reign (homophone)
Seattle ”Torrent” 1st season game is Nov 21 (away game)
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Heyo, West Seattle cyclists! I cleaned up the leaves on the Spokane Street bridge / Delridge Way SW / 22nd Ave SW connector again. It was quite leafy. I also trimmed back a lot of the edges. Could use more trimming but looking good!
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Heyo, West Seattle cyclists! I cleaned up the leaves on the Spokane Street bridge / Delridge Way SW / 22nd Ave SW connector again. It was quite leafy. I also trimmed back a lot of the edges. Could use more trimming but looking good!
1/2 Autumn in the Pacific Northwest in 2 parts:
First time visiting the Seattle Japanese Garden at the Arboretum, and it was such a beautiful day to enjoy the autumnal scenery. It’s probably the best time to visit now, so get out there!
First time visiting the Seattle Japanese Garden at the Arboretum, and it was such a beautiful day to enjoy the autumnal scenery. It’s probably the best time to visit now, so get out there!
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
1/2 Autumn in the Pacific Northwest in 2 parts:
First time visiting the Seattle Japanese Garden at the Arboretum, and it was such a beautiful day to enjoy the autumnal scenery. It’s probably the best time to visit now, so get out there!
First time visiting the Seattle Japanese Garden at the Arboretum, and it was such a beautiful day to enjoy the autumnal scenery. It’s probably the best time to visit now, so get out there!
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#Bikesky: please share your favorite* "bike lane ends" pics!
I'm refreshing some teaching material and would love to use your images (w/ permission & credit, ofc)
*by which I means the ones most intent on killing you
#BikeLane #BikeLaneEnds #CarBrain @bikesky.social
I'm refreshing some teaching material and would love to use your images (w/ permission & credit, ofc)
*by which I means the ones most intent on killing you
#BikeLane #BikeLaneEnds #CarBrain @bikesky.social
October 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#Bikesky: please share your favorite* "bike lane ends" pics!
I'm refreshing some teaching material and would love to use your images (w/ permission & credit, ofc)
*by which I means the ones most intent on killing you
#BikeLane #BikeLaneEnds #CarBrain @bikesky.social
I'm refreshing some teaching material and would love to use your images (w/ permission & credit, ofc)
*by which I means the ones most intent on killing you
#BikeLane #BikeLaneEnds #CarBrain @bikesky.social
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I never shut up.
What will Microsoft do about the Trump administration's provocative use of the Halo IP? "What I wouldn't do is anything public," says former Microsoft attorney
Don McGowan is an attorney who knows what he's talking about when it comes to understanding what Microsoft might do fol…
www.eurogamer.net
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I never shut up.
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The Route 2 is now using the westbound bus stop (and dedicated bus lane) at 12th Ave and Union Street.
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Route 2 is now using the westbound bus stop (and dedicated bus lane) at 12th Ave and Union Street.
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1. Washington State University has credentialed an anti-trans, conversion therapy org SEGM to teach CMEs to medical providers.
The panel is filled with the most vitriolic of anti-trans activists.
Unsuspecting providers may be taught harmful practices.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The panel is filled with the most vitriolic of anti-trans activists.
Unsuspecting providers may be taught harmful practices.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Washington State University Credentials Anti-Trans Hate Group SEGM to Teach Medical Providers
The Southern Poverty Law Center has dubbed the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine an anti-LGBTQ hate group for its role in proliferating pseudoscience and transphobic policies.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
1. Washington State University has credentialed an anti-trans, conversion therapy org SEGM to teach CMEs to medical providers.
The panel is filled with the most vitriolic of anti-trans activists.
Unsuspecting providers may be taught harmful practices.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The panel is filled with the most vitriolic of anti-trans activists.
Unsuspecting providers may be taught harmful practices.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Walkable city baseball edition:
Andrés Giménez on how you get the feeling of a city by walking it.
Andrés Giménez on how you get the feeling of a city by walking it.
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Walkable city baseball edition:
Andrés Giménez on how you get the feeling of a city by walking it.
Andrés Giménez on how you get the feeling of a city by walking it.
Happy National Cat Day with my kitties Foggy (5 yo) and Coraline (7 mo) who have been enjoying their new cat door. They have both learned how to enter/exit the balcony using it, and the door keeps the heat inside my apartment
October 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Happy National Cat Day with my kitties Foggy (5 yo) and Coraline (7 mo) who have been enjoying their new cat door. They have both learned how to enter/exit the balcony using it, and the door keeps the heat inside my apartment
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Artists behind some of the most popular films of all time are also forging one of the most powerful organized resistances to AI.
With solidarity, class action lawsuits and strong legislation, they're fighting to protect their livelihoods, and pop culture, from big tech.
My latest:
With solidarity, class action lawsuits and strong legislation, they're fighting to protect their livelihoods, and pop culture, from big tech.
My latest:
How artists behind Marvel, Alien, and the Matrix movies are fighting AI
With solidarity, legislation, class action lawsuits, and a little help from Guillermo del Toro. Plus, the Luddite Renaissance continues, and I open the mailbag.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Artists behind some of the most popular films of all time are also forging one of the most powerful organized resistances to AI.
With solidarity, class action lawsuits and strong legislation, they're fighting to protect their livelihoods, and pop culture, from big tech.
My latest:
With solidarity, class action lawsuits and strong legislation, they're fighting to protect their livelihoods, and pop culture, from big tech.
My latest:
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One of the most psychotic both-sides headlines I've ever seen
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
One of the most psychotic both-sides headlines I've ever seen
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A few thoughts about this deeply-flawed Jeremy W. Peters article.(Gift link.) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
How a Small Elite College in Maine Influenced Mamdani’s World View
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A few thoughts about this deeply-flawed Jeremy W. Peters article.(Gift link.) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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There's this talking point being circulated that Mayor Harrell's "fiscal experience" outweighs Wilson's. A reminder:
- Harrell redirected hundreds of millions from the JumpStart Payroll Tax (meant for housing and climate programs) to fill budget gaps.
- Harrell redirected hundreds of millions from the JumpStart Payroll Tax (meant for housing and climate programs) to fill budget gaps.
October 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There's this talking point being circulated that Mayor Harrell's "fiscal experience" outweighs Wilson's. A reminder:
- Harrell redirected hundreds of millions from the JumpStart Payroll Tax (meant for housing and climate programs) to fill budget gaps.
- Harrell redirected hundreds of millions from the JumpStart Payroll Tax (meant for housing and climate programs) to fill budget gaps.
Had a fun Fall Foliage tour hosted by MEHVA (Metro Employees Historical Vehicle Association) in partnership with King County Metro. They couldn’t control rainy weather nor power outage at Black Diamond Bakery, but they gave us a wonderful tour of autumnal scenery around SE King Co on vintage buses
October 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Had a fun Fall Foliage tour hosted by MEHVA (Metro Employees Historical Vehicle Association) in partnership with King County Metro. They couldn’t control rainy weather nor power outage at Black Diamond Bakery, but they gave us a wonderful tour of autumnal scenery around SE King Co on vintage buses
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Truckers celebrated too - as The Seattle Times reported today, “bikes and trucks are friends!”
October 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Truckers celebrated too - as The Seattle Times reported today, “bikes and trucks are friends!”
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Thanks for coming out and capturing these moments so fun
Had a wonderful time celebrating completion of the north segment of East Marginal Way Corridor Improvements Project with 40 fellow cyclists on a bike ride organized by @bestsidecycling.com & @seattlebikeblog.com . We almost completely avoided the rain, with the sun even coming out for part of it!
October 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Thanks for coming out and capturing these moments so fun