James Longhurst
@jameslonghurst.bsky.social
college professor in the U.S. Midwest (all views mine); author of "Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road" / "Las Batallas de la Bici." Shop intern, historian of urban and environmental policy, gravel grinder.
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Bike Battles
Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a hi...
uwapress.uw.edu
Oh hey, many new followers because of the bike community starter pack. Hello, I'm James Longhurst, a historian of urban and environmental policy. I wrote about the history of bike policy in the United States a few years ago; available from @uwapress.bsky.social
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uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
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we'd like to thank you for your attention to Another Unbelievably Stupid Day in America. please remember, attendance for tomorrow's performance is mandatory.
January 21, 2026 at 2:14 AM
we'd like to thank you for your attention to Another Unbelievably Stupid Day in America. please remember, attendance for tomorrow's performance is mandatory.
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I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
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we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
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If you'd like some Minnesota-related news that's not terrible, Tom Rogers and I will be talking about our book, _Ethanol: A Hemispheric History for the Future of Biofuels_, as part of the University of Minnesota History Department's book club on Wednesday, February 11, from 6-7 pm.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
If you'd like some Minnesota-related news that's not terrible, Tom Rogers and I will be talking about our book, _Ethanol: A Hemispheric History for the Future of Biofuels_, as part of the University of Minnesota History Department's book club on Wednesday, February 11, from 6-7 pm.
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Once again, how are we supposed to work through all this -- I mean, to do our day jobs?
January 20, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Once again, how are we supposed to work through all this -- I mean, to do our day jobs?
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Attention Patriots: Danishes are now called "Freedom Pastries"
January 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Attention Patriots: Danishes are now called "Freedom Pastries"
I appreciate that my institution has developed legal guidelines for federal agents on campus, but I am afraid that these entirely reasonable guidelines were developed in a different time, and have subsequently been overtaken by events.
January 20, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I appreciate that my institution has developed legal guidelines for federal agents on campus, but I am afraid that these entirely reasonable guidelines were developed in a different time, and have subsequently been overtaken by events.
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"'The law creates clear rules for everybody,' Mount Laurel Police Chief Tim Hudnall said"
Tell me you didn't read the law without telling me
Far from clear rules, this NJ law creates several new and confusing rules, including registration and insurance that doesn't exist
6abc.com/post/new-jer...
Tell me you didn't read the law without telling me
Far from clear rules, this NJ law creates several new and confusing rules, including registration and insurance that doesn't exist
6abc.com/post/new-jer...
NJ Governor Phil Murphy signs new e-bike safety legislation after a number of dangerous crashes
Electric bicycles in the Garden State will now be regulated, following a number of dangerous crashes.
6abc.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
"'The law creates clear rules for everybody,' Mount Laurel Police Chief Tim Hudnall said"
Tell me you didn't read the law without telling me
Far from clear rules, this NJ law creates several new and confusing rules, including registration and insurance that doesn't exist
6abc.com/post/new-jer...
Tell me you didn't read the law without telling me
Far from clear rules, this NJ law creates several new and confusing rules, including registration and insurance that doesn't exist
6abc.com/post/new-jer...
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I have attempted a tierlist of common styles of bike racks. (Just install staple racks!)
January 18, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I have attempted a tierlist of common styles of bike racks. (Just install staple racks!)
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
January 20, 2026 at 12:13 AM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
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Roughly two-thirds of Amish churches now allow e-bikes.
Some Amish Communities Are Adopting E-Bikes Instead Of Horses - Jalopnik
www.jalopnik.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Roughly two-thirds of Amish churches now allow e-bikes.
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@vienna_official
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
as a black comedy, someone should write a version of WWI leadup that has social media. Don't bother about incongruity of fitting 21st century social media tech into early 1900s. Just imagine what it would have been like
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
@vienna_official
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
Winter Olympics competitions begin in 16 days.
US athletes in winter olympic events often come from northern states.
Including Minnesota.
Will we see a Minnesota-based olympian win a medal and make a political statement on the podium? Or in an interview?
US athletes in winter olympic events often come from northern states.
Including Minnesota.
Will we see a Minnesota-based olympian win a medal and make a political statement on the podium? Or in an interview?
January 19, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Winter Olympics competitions begin in 16 days.
US athletes in winter olympic events often come from northern states.
Including Minnesota.
Will we see a Minnesota-based olympian win a medal and make a political statement on the podium? Or in an interview?
US athletes in winter olympic events often come from northern states.
Including Minnesota.
Will we see a Minnesota-based olympian win a medal and make a political statement on the podium? Or in an interview?
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Everyone teaching IR and American right now.
a man with a beard and a hat is standing in front of a row of empty seats .
ALT: a man with a beard and a hat is standing in front of a row of empty seats .
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Everyone teaching IR and American right now.
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The Anxiety Attack App (tm)
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The Anxiety Attack App (tm)
okay that’s quite enough internet for today, no thank you, shut it all down
January 19, 2026 at 2:09 PM
okay that’s quite enough internet for today, no thank you, shut it all down
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My American Foreign Policy class starts tomorrow.
January 19, 2026 at 12:40 PM
My American Foreign Policy class starts tomorrow.
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When you’re in professional conversations and it feels like nobody else has noticed the end of the transatlantic order and are carrying on as normal.
a man in a suit and tie stands in a room
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in a room
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:05 AM
When you’re in professional conversations and it feels like nobody else has noticed the end of the transatlantic order and are carrying on as normal.
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We can all use a good laugh these days. So I expanded my essay “THE 10 BEST SCREWBALL COMEDIES“ to 25 entries, with a whole lot of #screwballs that might be new to you. If you love #ClassicFilm, or laughter, I hope you’ll take a look: thatsallsiknow.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-... #FilmSky #TCMParty 🎥
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
We can all use a good laugh these days. So I expanded my essay “THE 10 BEST SCREWBALL COMEDIES“ to 25 entries, with a whole lot of #screwballs that might be new to you. If you love #ClassicFilm, or laughter, I hope you’ll take a look: thatsallsiknow.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-... #FilmSky #TCMParty 🎥