Jon Spangler
@goldcoastjon.bsky.social
Bicycle teacher, transportation advocate. Writer. Singer (Bass II, church choir). Married to Linda Hudson since 1988. Christian (Episcopalian). Liberal Democrat. Slava Ukraini!
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The greatest speech ever delivered by a US president. Words to move people, words to move a nation, words to move history 🎩🇺🇸🗃️
In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 162 years ago today, President Lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches in American history, extolling the sacrifices of the men who died in the battle there. There are five known manuscript copies of the Gettysburg Address. The Library of Congress has two of those.
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The greatest speech ever delivered by a US president. Words to move people, words to move a nation, words to move history 🎩🇺🇸🗃️
Lindsey Halligan Reveals Her Dream is to Someday Go to Law School. (Satire.) open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Lindsey Halligan Reveals Her Dream is to Someday Go to Law School
“Ever since I was a little kid I’ve always dreamed of being a lawyer.”
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November 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Lindsey Halligan Reveals Her Dream is to Someday Go to Law School. (Satire.) open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
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Except for LOCAL purchases....Black out The ENTIRE "holiday season".
Shop from local musicians and artists. Look for holiday events with local vendors. Find holiday bazaars. Make Gifts! There is NO need to buy corporate!
Shop from local musicians and artists. Look for holiday events with local vendors. Find holiday bazaars. Make Gifts! There is NO need to buy corporate!
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time. US could lose its 25-year-long measles ‘elimination status’ in early 2026 if the outbreaks continue. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
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November 19, 2025 at 5:57 AM
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time. US could lose its 25-year-long measles ‘elimination status’ in early 2026 if the outbreaks continue. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time. (US likely to lose its ‘measles-free’ designation after 20 years.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time. (US likely to lose its ‘measles-free’ designation after 20 years.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
A CEO tried to bribe professional women athletes into being transphobic. She failed miserably. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/a-ce...
A CEO tried to bribe professional women athletes into being transphobic. She failed miserably. - LGBTQ Nation
Players have instead spoken out in favor of trans inclusion.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM
A CEO tried to bribe professional women athletes into being transphobic. She failed miserably. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/a-ce...
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering. ("[The appeals court opinion] drew upon [TX Republicans'] statements and contradictions ...A [DOJ letter supporting] the redistricting, ended up being grounds the court used to block the effort.")
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering
A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms illegally weakened the voting power of minorities.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering. ("[The appeals court opinion] drew upon [TX Republicans'] statements and contradictions ...A [DOJ letter supporting] the redistricting, ended up being grounds the court used to block the effort.")
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering. ("[The appeals court opinion] drew upon [TX Republicans'] statements and contradictions ...A [DOJ letter supporting] the redistricting, ended up being grounds the court used to block the effort.")
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering
A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms illegally weakened the voting power of minorities.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering. ("[The appeals court opinion] drew upon [TX Republicans'] statements and contradictions ...A [DOJ letter supporting] the redistricting, ended up being grounds the court used to block the effort.")
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering. ("[The appeals court opinion] drew upon [TX Republicans'] statements and contradictions ...A [DOJ letter supporting] the redistricting, ended up being grounds the court used to block the effort.")
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering
A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms illegally weakened the voting power of minorities.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering. ("[The appeals court opinion] drew upon [TX Republicans'] statements and contradictions ...A [DOJ letter supporting] the redistricting, ended up being grounds the court used to block the effort.")
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Did BART address disability access in rolling out its new gates? @SFBART @BikeEastBay @SFBike oaklandside.org/2025/11/17/b...
Did BART address disability access in rolling out its new gates?
Card readers on only one side, gates that are slow to open — an accessibility task force raised multiple concerns, but BART didn’t always listen.
oaklandside.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Did BART address disability access in rolling out its new gates? @SFBART @BikeEastBay @SFBike oaklandside.org/2025/11/17/b...
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Republicans refuse to reopen the government because they'd rather make their billionaire buddies and Wall Street donors happy with a tax break than prevent your premiums from tripling.
Shame on them. #GOPHealthCareShutdown
Shame on them. #GOPHealthCareShutdown
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Republicans refuse to reopen the government because they'd rather make their billionaire buddies and Wall Street donors happy with a tax break than prevent your premiums from tripling.
Shame on them. #GOPHealthCareShutdown
Shame on them. #GOPHealthCareShutdown
Administration Live Updates: Trump Appeals Ruling That Orders Fast and Full SNAP Payments. This God-forsaking regime is driven by greed, cruelty, spite, and meanness. FREE READ www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Administration Live Updates: Trump Appeals Ruling That Orders Fast and Full SNAP Payments
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November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Administration Live Updates: Trump Appeals Ruling That Orders Fast and Full SNAP Payments. This God-forsaking regime is driven by greed, cruelty, spite, and meanness. FREE READ www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Even Conservative Justices Express Skepticism of Trump’s Tariff Power www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Justices Express Skepticism of Trump’s Tariff Power
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November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Live Updates: Even Conservative Justices Express Skepticism of Trump’s Tariff Power www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Testimony in the misdemeanor 'assault with a hoagie' is clearly designed to create empathy for the Border Patrol agent, who is being made a fool of by the DC prosecutor's office.
I refuse to get sucked in: Agent Lairmore, if this is humiliating, good, you should quit, every small town PD is hiring.
I refuse to get sucked in: Agent Lairmore, if this is humiliating, good, you should quit, every small town PD is hiring.
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Testimony in the misdemeanor 'assault with a hoagie' is clearly designed to create empathy for the Border Patrol agent, who is being made a fool of by the DC prosecutor's office.
I refuse to get sucked in: Agent Lairmore, if this is humiliating, good, you should quit, every small town PD is hiring.
I refuse to get sucked in: Agent Lairmore, if this is humiliating, good, you should quit, every small town PD is hiring.
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Something to take into account. Abigail Spanberger got her start in politics via Moms Demand. We talk a lot about the Trump effect and Dobbs radicalizing suburban women with degrees. But I think we miss just how school shootings served as a sparkplug for the suburban shift for educated women.
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Something to take into account. Abigail Spanberger got her start in politics via Moms Demand. We talk a lot about the Trump effect and Dobbs radicalizing suburban women with degrees. But I think we miss just how school shootings served as a sparkplug for the suburban shift for educated women.
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“Offshore wind means lower utility bills. Let me say it again: Offshore wind means lower utility bills." www.yahoo.com/news/article...
‘Yes to Wind’: Maryland advocates join to oppose Trump’s assault on offshore projects
Advocates and lawmakers push back at President Donald Trump’s assault on offshore wind projects, including one planned for Maryland’s coast.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“Offshore wind means lower utility bills. Let me say it again: Offshore wind means lower utility bills." www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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FACT: Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House.
This is their shutdown.
Tell Congress to cancel the GOP healthcare cuts and end Trump’s shutdown here: https://bit.ly/3IDECjz
#TrumpGOPshutdown
This is their shutdown.
Tell Congress to cancel the GOP healthcare cuts and end Trump’s shutdown here: https://bit.ly/3IDECjz
#TrumpGOPshutdown
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
FACT: Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House.
This is their shutdown.
Tell Congress to cancel the GOP healthcare cuts and end Trump’s shutdown here: https://bit.ly/3IDECjz
#TrumpGOPshutdown
This is their shutdown.
Tell Congress to cancel the GOP healthcare cuts and end Trump’s shutdown here: https://bit.ly/3IDECjz
#TrumpGOPshutdown
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I 100% agree with @sarahposner.bsky.social: Traditional Media Never Took the Christian Right Seriously talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/tradi... via @talkingpointsmemo.com
Traditional Media Never Took the Christian Right Seriously
Back in the early 2000s, when we were outraged by the excesses...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I 100% agree with @sarahposner.bsky.social: Traditional Media Never Took the Christian Right Seriously talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/tradi... via @talkingpointsmemo.com
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AMAZING question. Absolutely terminal DC-brain.
WELKER: Part of your tactic is to imitate some of what we see from online from President Trump. Do you risk normalizing that behavior?
NEWSOM: Quite the contrary. The whole expression was to not allow it to be normalized. He's dressing up as the Pope! It's madness. And so I put a mirror up to it.
NEWSOM: Quite the contrary. The whole expression was to not allow it to be normalized. He's dressing up as the Pope! It's madness. And so I put a mirror up to it.
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
AMAZING question. Absolutely terminal DC-brain.
Trump Administration Live Updates: SNAP’s Future Is Uncertain, Despite Order to Continue During the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: SNAP’s Future Is Uncertain, Despite Order to Continue During the Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trump Administration Live Updates: SNAP’s Future Is Uncertain, Despite Order to Continue During the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities
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October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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Choose this day whom you will serve. As for me and my house, etc.
October 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Choose this day whom you will serve. As for me and my house, etc.
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Sadly, we no longer live in a functioning democracy.
October 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sadly, we no longer live in a functioning democracy.
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I don’t know if Kamala Harris plans to run in 2028, but this here is a master class in how to handle a loaded question.
“I never listen to polls. If I listened to polls, I would never have run for my first office or my second office. And I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here in this interview.” 🔥
“I never listen to polls. If I listened to polls, I would never have run for my first office or my second office. And I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here in this interview.” 🔥
October 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I don’t know if Kamala Harris plans to run in 2028, but this here is a master class in how to handle a loaded question.
“I never listen to polls. If I listened to polls, I would never have run for my first office or my second office. And I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here in this interview.” 🔥
“I never listen to polls. If I listened to polls, I would never have run for my first office or my second office. And I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here in this interview.” 🔥