@gscl.bsky.social
🚲Car-free euphonium person. 💜Asexual and somewhere in aro/gray/demi-romantic land. 🏙St. Paul, MN, US
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#OnThisDay Nov 14, 1860: Minneapolis is finally linked to the outside world by telegraph. Service is poor, with newspapers constantly apologizing over delayed reporting due to downed wires, adverse weather, or in one instance "the mysterious influence of moonbeams on the electric current."
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
#OnThisDay Nov 14, 1860: Minneapolis is finally linked to the outside world by telegraph. Service is poor, with newspapers constantly apologizing over delayed reporting due to downed wires, adverse weather, or in one instance "the mysterious influence of moonbeams on the electric current."
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Every year, my city has the landscaping swapped in our planter protected bike lane to reflect the current season.
We just switched from autumn mums to a festive holiday theme, and it adds so much enjoyment to my commute.
Infrastructure can be beautiful at the human scale.
We just switched from autumn mums to a festive holiday theme, and it adds so much enjoyment to my commute.
Infrastructure can be beautiful at the human scale.
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Every year, my city has the landscaping swapped in our planter protected bike lane to reflect the current season.
We just switched from autumn mums to a festive holiday theme, and it adds so much enjoyment to my commute.
Infrastructure can be beautiful at the human scale.
We just switched from autumn mums to a festive holiday theme, and it adds so much enjoyment to my commute.
Infrastructure can be beautiful at the human scale.
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When you leave in a car you’re thinking “what’s the fastest way to get there?”
When I leave on my bike I’m thinking “what’s the safest way to get there?”
We are not the same
When I leave on my bike I’m thinking “what’s the safest way to get there?”
We are not the same
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When you leave in a car you’re thinking “what’s the fastest way to get there?”
When I leave on my bike I’m thinking “what’s the safest way to get there?”
We are not the same
When I leave on my bike I’m thinking “what’s the safest way to get there?”
We are not the same
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Bluesky is going to commit ritual suicide at the rate it’s going.
patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Bluesky is going to commit ritual suicide at the rate it’s going.
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If a worker is killed using manufacturing equipment, they don't just clean it up and get back to using it immediately. But that's what happens at road intersections.
Motonormativity is a dangerous disease.
Motonormativity is a dangerous disease.
what we should do now is of course close the intersection until it is redesigned. but we won't we will do nothing and wait for the next tragedy.
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If a worker is killed using manufacturing equipment, they don't just clean it up and get back to using it immediately. But that's what happens at road intersections.
Motonormativity is a dangerous disease.
Motonormativity is a dangerous disease.
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Counterintuitive: the DFL is run by people who have no idea what it's like to live in an urban area.
Turned away from the MN DFL event due to a bag policy that didn’t appear anywhere in the invitation.
The suggestion was to put my bag in my car. I took the bus
I’m curious how many people were turned away due to other bags (bike bags, groceries, diaper bags) and didn’t have storage options
The suggestion was to put my bag in my car. I took the bus
I’m curious how many people were turned away due to other bags (bike bags, groceries, diaper bags) and didn’t have storage options
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Counterintuitive: the DFL is run by people who have no idea what it's like to live in an urban area.
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A good sign.
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
A good sign.
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It was always inevitable that the loudest and best-funded (by people in Epstein's emails) anti-trans freaks who spent years trying to brand trans people as sexual predators, would instantly start defending Epstein.
It's not hypocrisy, it's them reinforcing their hierarchy.
It's not hypocrisy, it's them reinforcing their hierarchy.
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 AM
It was always inevitable that the loudest and best-funded (by people in Epstein's emails) anti-trans freaks who spent years trying to brand trans people as sexual predators, would instantly start defending Epstein.
It's not hypocrisy, it's them reinforcing their hierarchy.
It's not hypocrisy, it's them reinforcing their hierarchy.
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Demystifying OpenStreetMap: https://streets.mn/2025/11/14/demystifying-openstreetmap/
Come learn how to use and contribute to "the Wikipedia of maps," OpenStreetMap!
Come learn how to use and contribute to "the Wikipedia of maps," OpenStreetMap!
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Demystifying OpenStreetMap: https://streets.mn/2025/11/14/demystifying-openstreetmap/
Come learn how to use and contribute to "the Wikipedia of maps," OpenStreetMap!
Come learn how to use and contribute to "the Wikipedia of maps," OpenStreetMap!
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Finally, keep an eye on local respiratory virus dashboards. Even though surveillance has been weakened, many health departments still report wastewater trends, lab positivity, hospitalization rates. When you see a sharp rise mask up, limit crowded indoor events, & lean on your layers of protection.
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Finally, keep an eye on local respiratory virus dashboards. Even though surveillance has been weakened, many health departments still report wastewater trends, lab positivity, hospitalization rates. When you see a sharp rise mask up, limit crowded indoor events, & lean on your layers of protection.
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So what can you do, given all this?
– Get vaccinated early. Cross-protection still matters, even if the strain drifts.
– Upgrade your indoor air. HEPA filters, open windows, or even a Corsi-Rosenthal box can dramatically reduce viral particles.
– Mask when cases rise. N95s work
– Get vaccinated early. Cross-protection still matters, even if the strain drifts.
– Upgrade your indoor air. HEPA filters, open windows, or even a Corsi-Rosenthal box can dramatically reduce viral particles.
– Mask when cases rise. N95s work
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
So what can you do, given all this?
– Get vaccinated early. Cross-protection still matters, even if the strain drifts.
– Upgrade your indoor air. HEPA filters, open windows, or even a Corsi-Rosenthal box can dramatically reduce viral particles.
– Mask when cases rise. N95s work
– Get vaccinated early. Cross-protection still matters, even if the strain drifts.
– Upgrade your indoor air. HEPA filters, open windows, or even a Corsi-Rosenthal box can dramatically reduce viral particles.
– Mask when cases rise. N95s work
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Climate knowledge has been taken hostage to prevent climate action.
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Climate knowledge has been taken hostage to prevent climate action.
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
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One of the most subtly insane aspects of the unrelenting car dependency we’ve deliberately built across North America is the incredible reluctance we have to remove the driving privilege, even from those who clearly are a danger to themselves & others, because “people have to drive.” #CarDependency
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
One of the most subtly insane aspects of the unrelenting car dependency we’ve deliberately built across North America is the incredible reluctance we have to remove the driving privilege, even from those who clearly are a danger to themselves & others, because “people have to drive.” #CarDependency
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Turned away from the MN DFL event due to a bag policy that didn’t appear anywhere in the invitation.
The suggestion was to put my bag in my car. I took the bus
I’m curious how many people were turned away due to other bags (bike bags, groceries, diaper bags) and didn’t have storage options
The suggestion was to put my bag in my car. I took the bus
I’m curious how many people were turned away due to other bags (bike bags, groceries, diaper bags) and didn’t have storage options
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Turned away from the MN DFL event due to a bag policy that didn’t appear anywhere in the invitation.
The suggestion was to put my bag in my car. I took the bus
I’m curious how many people were turned away due to other bags (bike bags, groceries, diaper bags) and didn’t have storage options
The suggestion was to put my bag in my car. I took the bus
I’m curious how many people were turned away due to other bags (bike bags, groceries, diaper bags) and didn’t have storage options
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Infrastructure should be designed so that motorists face the consequences of their actions, not the people outside of their cars.
This is at the end of the private drive passing between the Mill and Main buildings. They must have been going pretty fast to hop it up onto the boulder.
November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Infrastructure should be designed so that motorists face the consequences of their actions, not the people outside of their cars.
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the instructions for the DFL listening session did not say backpacks were not allowed so people are being turned away with them. i got in because i have press pass
this security team hired for this event is the same one hired for omar fateh’s election night party
this security team hired for this event is the same one hired for omar fateh’s election night party
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
the instructions for the DFL listening session did not say backpacks were not allowed so people are being turned away with them. i got in because i have press pass
this security team hired for this event is the same one hired for omar fateh’s election night party
this security team hired for this event is the same one hired for omar fateh’s election night party
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Therefore be it resolved, five years of planning and engagement fist fights are too much, and we should just follow city policy that calls for building these kinds of streets.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Therefore be it resolved, five years of planning and engagement fist fights are too much, and we should just follow city policy that calls for building these kinds of streets.
Restrictive bag policies make it really hard to attend things on the way home from work since I don't commute by car.
Due to the unannounced bag policy, if I had brought my kid, I would have been turned away.
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
Despite the "family-friendly" designation of this event, it's taking place over dinner/bedtime for elementary and younger kids, and doesn't provide childcare.
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
November 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Restrictive bag policies make it really hard to attend things on the way home from work since I don't commute by car.
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Due to the unannounced bag policy, if I had brought my kid, I would have been turned away.
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
Despite the "family-friendly" designation of this event, it's taking place over dinner/bedtime for elementary and younger kids, and doesn't provide childcare.
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
So what exactly makes it family friendly?
The DFL Listening Tour is the hottest event in town, and is moved to a larger venue to meet the demand.
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
Happy to welcome the @dfl.org to SD62 at Sabathani, on Nov. 13 at 6:30 PM. Show up to share the issues important to you with the state party.
www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/83...
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Due to the unannounced bag policy, if I had brought my kid, I would have been turned away.
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
Parents attending a meeting with kids often need to travel with stuff!
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Need a whistle? Take a whistle! All we ask is don't blow it near us. They're very shrill! 🤪
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Need a whistle? Take a whistle! All we ask is don't blow it near us. They're very shrill! 🤪
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So much this. Light pollution harms people, messes up with sleep, is an energy such, disrupts night animals, migratory birds, not to mention robs billions of people from seeing how incredibly beautiful the night sky is.
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
So much this. Light pollution harms people, messes up with sleep, is an energy such, disrupts night animals, migratory birds, not to mention robs billions of people from seeing how incredibly beautiful the night sky is.
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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And yet there are solid anti-car cases no matter which ideology you subscribe to:
If you're a socialist, cars are drivers of inequality.
If you're a liberal, car-centric infrastructure deprives you of choice.
If you're a conservative, cars cost the public purse and hoover up state subsidies.
If you're a socialist, cars are drivers of inequality.
If you're a liberal, car-centric infrastructure deprives you of choice.
If you're a conservative, cars cost the public purse and hoover up state subsidies.
A stark contrast between London Labour & Oxfordshire LibDems (pro charging drivers more to tackle congestion) and London LibDems and Oxfordshire Labour (against additional charges).
Which party is in favour of which travel schemes is so often a postcode lottery.
Which party is in favour of which travel schemes is so often a postcode lottery.
From 2 January 2026, London's daily Congestion Charge will jump from £15 to £18. TfL says it's necessary to tackle increasing traffic.
Electric vehicles will be affected too, though with a 50 per cent discount for electric vans, HGVs and quadricycles and a 25 per cent discount for electric cars.
Electric vehicles will be affected too, though with a 50 per cent discount for electric vans, HGVs and quadricycles and a 25 per cent discount for electric cars.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
And yet there are solid anti-car cases no matter which ideology you subscribe to:
If you're a socialist, cars are drivers of inequality.
If you're a liberal, car-centric infrastructure deprives you of choice.
If you're a conservative, cars cost the public purse and hoover up state subsidies.
If you're a socialist, cars are drivers of inequality.
If you're a liberal, car-centric infrastructure deprives you of choice.
If you're a conservative, cars cost the public purse and hoover up state subsidies.
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These are the safety improvements I want to see on your bikes!
Please share your BRIGHT bike light ideas, help other cyclists be safe this year!
Please share your BRIGHT bike light ideas, help other cyclists be safe this year!
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
These are the safety improvements I want to see on your bikes!
Please share your BRIGHT bike light ideas, help other cyclists be safe this year!
Please share your BRIGHT bike light ideas, help other cyclists be safe this year!
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"But I saw a cyclist run a stop sign once!"
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"But I saw a cyclist run a stop sign once!"