E.S. Michelson
@esmichelson.bsky.social
Photographer. Social media & news media researcher.
(@researchtree.bsky.social).
Long Island, New York
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Long Island, New York
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I'll be at the Long Island Smart Growth Summit December 5th. Priorities: Affordable housing, affordability in general, transport, downtown revitalization, youth.
After: near certain disagreement on how to get there.
Link is to a PDF, not a form.
63.135.124.150/smart_talk/b...
After: near certain disagreement on how to get there.
Link is to a PDF, not a form.
63.135.124.150/smart_talk/b...
I'll be at the Long Island Smart Growth Summit December 5th. Priorities: Affordable housing, affordability in general, transport, downtown revitalization, youth.
After: near certain disagreement on how to get there.
Link is to a PDF, not a form.
63.135.124.150/smart_talk/b...
After: near certain disagreement on how to get there.
Link is to a PDF, not a form.
63.135.124.150/smart_talk/b...
63.135.124.150
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I'll be at the Long Island Smart Growth Summit December 5th. Priorities: Affordable housing, affordability in general, transport, downtown revitalization, youth.
After: near certain disagreement on how to get there.
Link is to a PDF, not a form.
63.135.124.150/smart_talk/b...
After: near certain disagreement on how to get there.
Link is to a PDF, not a form.
63.135.124.150/smart_talk/b...
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PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
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'We want brown tyres to become the norm' - Are Vittoria's new recycled Terreno Pro gravel tyres the future? https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/we-want-brown-tyres-to-become-the-norm-are-vittorias-new-recycled-terreno-pro-gravel-tyres-the-future/
'We want brown tyres to become the norm' - Are Vittoria's new recycled Terreno Pro gravel tyres the future?
Vittoria has aimed to boost performance and make greener tyres with its new gravel offerings
www.cyclingnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
'We want brown tyres to become the norm' - Are Vittoria's new recycled Terreno Pro gravel tyres the future? https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/we-want-brown-tyres-to-become-the-norm-are-vittorias-new-recycled-terreno-pro-gravel-tyres-the-future/
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I saw a Peacock butterfly in the South Downs at the weekend.
Is anyone else in the UK seeing weird signs of a "second summer for nature" because of the mild weather?
E.g. flowers blooming again, insects that wouldn't normally be out in November.
Would love to hear your examples...
Is anyone else in the UK seeing weird signs of a "second summer for nature" because of the mild weather?
E.g. flowers blooming again, insects that wouldn't normally be out in November.
Would love to hear your examples...
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I saw a Peacock butterfly in the South Downs at the weekend.
Is anyone else in the UK seeing weird signs of a "second summer for nature" because of the mild weather?
E.g. flowers blooming again, insects that wouldn't normally be out in November.
Would love to hear your examples...
Is anyone else in the UK seeing weird signs of a "second summer for nature" because of the mild weather?
E.g. flowers blooming again, insects that wouldn't normally be out in November.
Would love to hear your examples...
0°C/32°F this morning here in ancestral Matinecock territory on Long Island. Snowflakes flying in with the gusty northwest wind. Winter approaches in New York.
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
0°C/32°F this morning here in ancestral Matinecock territory on Long Island. Snowflakes flying in with the gusty northwest wind. Winter approaches in New York.
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Meanwhile on that slender riotous island ...
Long Island election results show unaffiliated voters drove GOP victories in Nassau
"Whatever the Republicans were selling, the independent voters were buying," said Larry Levy, of Hofstra's National Center for Suburban Studies.
www.newsday.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Meanwhile on that slender riotous island ...
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Waymo said it has a "plan" for when one of the company's cars kills someone. But we should be planning for a world when no car kills anyone — autonomous or not.
The False 'Trolley Problem' At the Heart of the Autonomous Vehicle Debate — Streetsblog USA
Waymo said it has a "plan" for when one of the company's cars kills someone. But we should be planning for a world when no car kills anyone — autonomous or not.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Waymo said it has a "plan" for when one of the company's cars kills someone. But we should be planning for a world when no car kills anyone — autonomous or not.
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The wins for sustainable transportation keep rolling in from last week's ballot box news. Learn more about Columbus, Ohio's big bond measure and more in headlines.
Monday's Headlines Did Their Civic Duty — Streetsblog USA
Around 80 percent of local transportation referendums passed muster with voters last week.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The wins for sustainable transportation keep rolling in from last week's ballot box news. Learn more about Columbus, Ohio's big bond measure and more in headlines.
COP30 is the implementation COP. It relies less on big-government agreement and more on freeing and repurposing the finances to get the needed work done. Under current US administration policy, this money is less likely to flow through the U.S. valorinternational.globo.com/cop30-brazil...
Amazon COP30 opens in Belém amid geopolitical tensions
Disputes over trade, emissions and finance may stall UN climate conference agenda from the start
valorinternational.globo.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
COP30 is the implementation COP. It relies less on big-government agreement and more on freeing and repurposing the finances to get the needed work done. Under current US administration policy, this money is less likely to flow through the U.S. valorinternational.globo.com/cop30-brazil...
You don't have to be good at anything or work very hard or be an opinion leader to appreciate the daily beauty offered by our very patient mother earth.
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
You don't have to be good at anything or work very hard or be an opinion leader to appreciate the daily beauty offered by our very patient mother earth.
This from last month about the Long Island Greenway, a multi-use active transportation and recreation trail that breaks ground in 2026. Martin Buchmann of NY Bicycling Coalition reviews the plan and Eric Alexander of Vision Long Island holds up the map for him.
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This from last month about the Long Island Greenway, a multi-use active transportation and recreation trail that breaks ground in 2026. Martin Buchmann of NY Bicycling Coalition reviews the plan and Eric Alexander of Vision Long Island holds up the map for him.
"There's no legitimate government reason to be doing this."
ICE targets asylum-seekers who go to LI asylum office serving most of downstate New York, one of only 11 in the United States.
www.newsday.com/long-island/...
...The arrests of asylum seekers at federal offices are far less known.
ICE targets asylum-seekers who go to LI asylum office serving most of downstate New York, one of only 11 in the United States.
www.newsday.com/long-island/...
...The arrests of asylum seekers at federal offices are far less known.
No sanctuary: ICE targets asylum-seekers who go to LI office
President Trump's immigration crackdown has received widespread attention, but the arrests of asylum seekers at federal offices are far less known.
www.newsday.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"There's no legitimate government reason to be doing this."
ICE targets asylum-seekers who go to LI asylum office serving most of downstate New York, one of only 11 in the United States.
www.newsday.com/long-island/...
...The arrests of asylum seekers at federal offices are far less known.
ICE targets asylum-seekers who go to LI asylum office serving most of downstate New York, one of only 11 in the United States.
www.newsday.com/long-island/...
...The arrests of asylum seekers at federal offices are far less known.
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Here’s an easy way to find out how to donate to your local food bank this weekend. 🇺🇸
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Here’s an easy way to find out how to donate to your local food bank this weekend. 🇺🇸
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
Note to self: Bring delicate house plants inside. There is a frost warning tonight for Metro New York region.
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Note to self: Bring delicate house plants inside. There is a frost warning tonight for Metro New York region.
Curb sales of SUVs to reduce harms to health and the environment, say experts. @eurekalert.bsky.social reposts @bmj.com:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Curb sales of SUVs to reduce harms to health and the environment, say experts
Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to reduce their potential harms to health and the environment, say experts in&nb...
www.eurekalert.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Curb sales of SUVs to reduce harms to health and the environment, say experts. @eurekalert.bsky.social reposts @bmj.com:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
An apparently reasonable use of county IDA-granted tax exemptions.
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
An apparently reasonable use of county IDA-granted tax exemptions.
Good for the EU! "Concrete proposal"? Since it's rail can this also mean it's an "ironclad commitment?"
Interstate high-speed rail is possible in the US. Here is one idea for New York to Chicago: www.hsrail.org/blog/new-yor...
Interstate high-speed rail is possible in the US. Here is one idea for New York to Chicago: www.hsrail.org/blog/new-yor...
November 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Good for the EU! "Concrete proposal"? Since it's rail can this also mean it's an "ironclad commitment?"
Interstate high-speed rail is possible in the US. Here is one idea for New York to Chicago: www.hsrail.org/blog/new-yor...
Interstate high-speed rail is possible in the US. Here is one idea for New York to Chicago: www.hsrail.org/blog/new-yor...
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Wild:
A Norwegian bus company wants to know if their buses could be abused by China in the case of war.
So they drive two buses deep into a limestone mine to isolate them from the internet, and discover a Chinese kill switch.
(In Danish, use autotranslate:)
www.zetland.dk/historie/svN...
A Norwegian bus company wants to know if their buses could be abused by China in the case of war.
So they drive two buses deep into a limestone mine to isolate them from the internet, and discover a Chinese kill switch.
(In Danish, use autotranslate:)
www.zetland.dk/historie/svN...
Dybt i et norsk fjeld blev en kinesisk bybus splittet ad. En status på vores frygt
En kinesisk bus blev nøje analyseret for mystiske signaler.
www.zetland.dk
November 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Wild:
A Norwegian bus company wants to know if their buses could be abused by China in the case of war.
So they drive two buses deep into a limestone mine to isolate them from the internet, and discover a Chinese kill switch.
(In Danish, use autotranslate:)
www.zetland.dk/historie/svN...
A Norwegian bus company wants to know if their buses could be abused by China in the case of war.
So they drive two buses deep into a limestone mine to isolate them from the internet, and discover a Chinese kill switch.
(In Danish, use autotranslate:)
www.zetland.dk/historie/svN...
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If I were still making editorial decisions I would 100% be assigning someone to do an explainer story: “Who was Eugene Debs?”
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
If I were still making editorial decisions I would 100% be assigning someone to do an explainer story: “Who was Eugene Debs?”
Dear siblings,
Find yourself in clear moon light.
Tonight is the night.
Find yourself in clear moon light.
Tonight is the night.
Matsuo Bashō
From time to time
The clouds give rest
To the moon beholders.
From time to time
The clouds give rest
To the moon beholders.
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Dear siblings,
Find yourself in clear moon light.
Tonight is the night.
Find yourself in clear moon light.
Tonight is the night.
Explainer on New York Ballot Proposal 1. As good as any.
Voters across the state have wondered about a question on their ballots concerning an Adirondacks winter sports facility.
What will happen if the measure is approved? What happens of its rejected? Here's an explainer.
nysfocus.com/2025/11/03/b...
What will happen if the measure is approved? What happens of its rejected? Here's an explainer.
nysfocus.com/2025/11/03/b...
What Is Ballot Proposal 1?
Voters across the state are scratching their chins about a question on their ballots concerning an Adirondacks winter sports facility. Here’s what’s going…
nysfocus.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Explainer on New York Ballot Proposal 1. As good as any.
NYC political analysis is way out of my lane. But so-called centrists' breathless worry about Mamdani's threat to Democrats is wrong-headed. Trump destroyed the GOP with the wrecking ball of his persona. Mamdani is not that. He is a level-headed institutionalist who promises significant change.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
NYC political analysis is way out of my lane. But so-called centrists' breathless worry about Mamdani's threat to Democrats is wrong-headed. Trump destroyed the GOP with the wrecking ball of his persona. Mamdani is not that. He is a level-headed institutionalist who promises significant change.
People working hard to bring us food the last few feet. Something to consider when voting today.
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
People working hard to bring us food the last few feet. Something to consider when voting today.
@newsday.bsky.social reports residents/school district officials/firefighters seek to short-circuit battery energy storage facilities - especially 110MW storage on six acre site near existing distribution lines.
www.newsday.com/long-island/...
www.newsday.com/long-island/...
Brookhaven residents oppose battery storage near homes and schools
Brookhaven residents and firefighters rally against battery storage plants near homes and schools, citing safety concerns and past fire incidents.
www.newsday.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
@newsday.bsky.social reports residents/school district officials/firefighters seek to short-circuit battery energy storage facilities - especially 110MW storage on six acre site near existing distribution lines.
www.newsday.com/long-island/...
www.newsday.com/long-island/...