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@brianvan.bsky.social
this social media feed doesn't make any sense, either // digital refugee, extremely busy person, ask me about my long bike rides
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What is compelling The Times to repeat the obviously stupid things Trump says? “Protect Christmas” is braindead propaganda.
December 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What is compelling The Times to repeat the obviously stupid things Trump says? “Protect Christmas” is braindead propaganda.
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Spoiler alert: that baby dies.
Eat arbys festively.
Eat arbys festively.
December 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Spoiler alert: that baby dies.
Eat arbys festively.
Eat arbys festively.
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NYT provides no evidence here, probably because the claim is flatly untrue. See eg recent Pew data, or many posts on the subject from @gelliottmorris.com this year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
December 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
NYT provides no evidence here, probably because the claim is flatly untrue. See eg recent Pew data, or many posts on the subject from @gelliottmorris.com this year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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An important story that gets to the crux of the issue with severe mental illness: If you cannot process information rationally, you often won’t seek help or will resist it. And temporarily stabilizing, releasing, repeating once they deteriorate again is cruel to the ill and solves nothing.
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
An important story that gets to the crux of the issue with severe mental illness: If you cannot process information rationally, you often won’t seek help or will resist it. And temporarily stabilizing, releasing, repeating once they deteriorate again is cruel to the ill and solves nothing.
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UPDATE: We may see the first time English is displaced as the most popular language among Bluesky posters as soon as Americans head to sleep tonight.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
December 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
UPDATE: We may see the first time English is displaced as the most popular language among Bluesky posters as soon as Americans head to sleep tonight.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
Tiny Tim, who was NOT on Epstein's flight logs,
December 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Tiny Tim, who was NOT on Epstein's flight logs,
lmao flawless entry in the "ruin a movie with two words" contest (Kevin Spacey)
December 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
lmao flawless entry in the "ruin a movie with two words" contest (Kevin Spacey)
This is like North Korea logging onto Reddit and asking "hey how can I make bread if I don't have any flour"
North Korea displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull, as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the technology.
North Korea displays apparent progress in construction of nuclear-powered submarine
North Korea displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the technology.
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This is like North Korea logging onto Reddit and asking "hey how can I make bread if I don't have any flour"
Sam, you first!
December 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Sam, you first!
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Whoopsie
The Port Authority has removed its battery-electric buses from service at Newark Airport. The problem seems to be that the manufacturer, Proterra, went out of business in 2023, and now parts are not available for service. www.nj.com/news/2025/12...
Introduced with fanfare in 2019, Port Authority pulls the plug on electric airport buses
The electric buses that were introduced with fanfare at Newark Airport in 2019 are off the road and for sale. Here's why.
www.nj.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Whoopsie
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Yeah this is just what his communications team wants right now
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Yeah this is just what his communications team wants right now
An angry driver just hit me with a can of Altoids. Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
An angry driver just hit me with a can of Altoids. Merry Christmas!
SHE WAS WALKING! IN THE ROAD! ON THE WAY FROM OUR HOUSE CHRISTMAS EVE! @pattymo.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
SHE WAS WALKING! IN THE ROAD! ON THE WAY FROM OUR HOUSE CHRISTMAS EVE! @pattymo.com
This is fairly bad, but, it should be more of a cause to tighten up how much profit you can juice out of equity holdings, because we know most of the companies these PE firms hold are solvent and modestly profitable; the idea that the “modestly” part could cause a panic and crash is absurd
December 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is fairly bad, but, it should be more of a cause to tighten up how much profit you can juice out of equity holdings, because we know most of the companies these PE firms hold are solvent and modestly profitable; the idea that the “modestly” part could cause a panic and crash is absurd
No they should bury all three million in the Bass Pro pyramid with her
“Leaving behind over 3 million followers” is a crazy thing to write lol
December 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
No they should bury all three million in the Bass Pro pyramid with her
We funded this but not cancer research
Kash Patel made the FBI buy a custom fleet of armored BMW X5 for him to ride around in. trib.al/9pBbwTB
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
December 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We funded this but not cancer research
Would just chalk this up to Eric Adams pushing it with lame duck shit once again, with almost zero chance of this being maintained by Mamdani in a week.
New York City is seeking to tighten control over who can get press credentials, extend its ability to revoke existing press cards, and create a new "premier" card for journalists with 20+ years of experience rules.cityofnewyork.us/rule/mome-pr...
NYC Rules
Every year, City agencies make over 100 changes or additions to the City rules that are an important part of how government interacts with the public. New Yorkers can review proposed rules and voice t...
rules.cityofnewyork.us
December 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Would just chalk this up to Eric Adams pushing it with lame duck shit once again, with almost zero chance of this being maintained by Mamdani in a week.
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"One of the admirals replied that it might look good, but it wouldn’t last five minutes in a battle at sea. And in fact, the Ukrainian navy sank the Moskva in April 2022, just weeks after the start of that war." slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump Wants to Introduce New Battleships Named After Him. Oh Boy.
There's good news and bad news here.
slate.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"One of the admirals replied that it might look good, but it wouldn’t last five minutes in a battle at sea. And in fact, the Ukrainian navy sank the Moskva in April 2022, just weeks after the start of that war." slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Largely lost in the busy news cycle lately is Douglas County’s proposal to reduce crime by punishing crime victims.
GOP commissioners, DA George Brauchler, and Sheriff Darren Weekly want to fine businesses if they don’t report shoplifting. How this would be enforced is unclear.
GOP commissioners, DA George Brauchler, and Sheriff Darren Weekly want to fine businesses if they don’t report shoplifting. How this would be enforced is unclear.
December 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Largely lost in the busy news cycle lately is Douglas County’s proposal to reduce crime by punishing crime victims.
GOP commissioners, DA George Brauchler, and Sheriff Darren Weekly want to fine businesses if they don’t report shoplifting. How this would be enforced is unclear.
GOP commissioners, DA George Brauchler, and Sheriff Darren Weekly want to fine businesses if they don’t report shoplifting. How this would be enforced is unclear.
Late on this but
WEAPONS…
has the funniest ending?
WEAPONS…
has the funniest ending?
December 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Late on this but
WEAPONS…
has the funniest ending?
WEAPONS…
has the funniest ending?
Only if you governed narrowly for those few people, ignoring the net benefits to everyone else, and ignored the benefits provided to the inconvenienced as well. And it would only be relevant if driving were regarded as an absolute need rather than a mode option.
It sounds like a very good thing but wouldn't the analysis be more fair if inconvenience and cost to some was included? Don't know how you measure it but it should definitely be included. Virtually nothing is 100% win-win.
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Only if you governed narrowly for those few people, ignoring the net benefits to everyone else, and ignored the benefits provided to the inconvenienced as well. And it would only be relevant if driving were regarded as an absolute need rather than a mode option.
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Hakeem is right. We deserve better - better than him.
this is hakeem. hakeem is offering up a pre-written post disconnected from what is currently in the news. it has no resonance and seems robotic.
this is ted. ted is referencing an event happening right now and of relevance to millions.
be like ted. not like hakeem.
this is ted. ted is referencing an event happening right now and of relevance to millions.
be like ted. not like hakeem.
December 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hakeem is right. We deserve better - better than him.
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Congestion pricing is arguably the biggest policy success of 2025. I wrote up some ideas on what to do next:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Congestion pricing is arguably the biggest policy success of 2025. I wrote up some ideas on what to do next:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The next time there's a fight over reclaiming space from cars, one thing that gives me hope is that we will have a new mayor who will point to what happened with congestion pricing — and Citi Bike, 14th Street, etc. — and tell the naysayers that they are almost always wrong.
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 3:25 PM
The next time there's a fight over reclaiming space from cars, one thing that gives me hope is that we will have a new mayor who will point to what happened with congestion pricing — and Citi Bike, 14th Street, etc. — and tell the naysayers that they are almost always wrong.
These photos have the feel of NEW YORKER cover illustrations (laudatory)
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
These photos have the feel of NEW YORKER cover illustrations (laudatory)