Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️🌈 🌁
@jeffreytumlin.bsky.social
Transport nerd. Recovering city bureaucrat. Introvert. Working to cut CO₂, eliminate traffic violence, advance equity, and strengthen local economies. Former SFMTA, OakDOT, Nelson/Nygaard. SF.
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In less than 24 hours, Colbert's interview with Talarico is at more than 3.8 million YouTube views.
The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.
The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.
February 18, 2026 at 4:35 AM
In less than 24 hours, Colbert's interview with Talarico is at more than 3.8 million YouTube views.
The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.
The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.
Yes the best Weird Al song is always the one you first heard at 12. Which for me, aptly: Another One Rides the Bus
I say this as a huge Weird Al fan raising a huge Weird Al fan: The correct answer is whatever big song of his came out when you were 12.
you are all fools the REAL music question that will cause intergenerational warfare on bluesky is actually: what is weird al's signature song?
February 18, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Yes the best Weird Al song is always the one you first heard at 12. Which for me, aptly: Another One Rides the Bus
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Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday, gave a 1984 political speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco that is among the all-time greats. Here’s what he said.
Jesse Jackson gave his most important speech in San Francisco. It still resonates today
Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday, gave a 1984 political speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco that is among the all-time greats. Here’s what he said.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday, gave a 1984 political speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco that is among the all-time greats. Here’s what he said.
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You can see the buried waterways of Los Angeles-Orange County in www.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...
@awalkerinla.bsky.social
@awalkerinla.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
You can see the buried waterways of Los Angeles-Orange County in www.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...
@awalkerinla.bsky.social
@awalkerinla.bsky.social
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Progress Demands That the Bay Area Be De-Balkanized
S.F. Chron, 1957
S.F. Chron, 1957
February 17, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Progress Demands That the Bay Area Be De-Balkanized
S.F. Chron, 1957
S.F. Chron, 1957
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The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
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My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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Bannon is correct. Elon can be deported. Lying on your citizenship application is grounds for denaturalization. Watch Elon’s reaction in this 2013 interview when his brother Kimbal admits they were “illegal” immigrants by starting a business while in the US under student visas:
June 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Bannon is correct. Elon can be deported. Lying on your citizenship application is grounds for denaturalization. Watch Elon’s reaction in this 2013 interview when his brother Kimbal admits they were “illegal” immigrants by starting a business while in the US under student visas:
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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Darwin in my spirit animal
February 12, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Darwin in my spirit animal
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Today’s BART board workshop was sobering. We reviewed potential service and budget cuts in the event that we don’t get additional revenue. We explored closing stations, lines, and service hours. One thing that I don’t think ppl understand is that the phase two approach is the best case scenario.
February 13, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Today’s BART board workshop was sobering. We reviewed potential service and budget cuts in the event that we don’t get additional revenue. We explored closing stations, lines, and service hours. One thing that I don’t think ppl understand is that the phase two approach is the best case scenario.
Today's sabbatical accomplishments:
✔️ 5 decent new pages
✔️ 30-page mobility tech chapter less a disorganized mess
✔️ Workout
✔️ Workshop agenda
Time for Manhattan and reading in the bath
✔️ 5 decent new pages
✔️ 30-page mobility tech chapter less a disorganized mess
✔️ Workout
✔️ Workshop agenda
Time for Manhattan and reading in the bath
February 14, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Today's sabbatical accomplishments:
✔️ 5 decent new pages
✔️ 30-page mobility tech chapter less a disorganized mess
✔️ Workout
✔️ Workshop agenda
Time for Manhattan and reading in the bath
✔️ 5 decent new pages
✔️ 30-page mobility tech chapter less a disorganized mess
✔️ Workout
✔️ Workshop agenda
Time for Manhattan and reading in the bath
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LA is planning what could be the most expensive and complex transit project in American history — a subway across the Sepulveda Pass.
If it ever gets built, the benefits would be huge. An 80 min trip shaved to 20 mins, 100K+ rides per day, transfers to 4 other lines.
If it ever gets built, the benefits would be huge. An 80 min trip shaved to 20 mins, 100K+ rides per day, transfers to 4 other lines.
A Tunnel to Transform Los Angeles
The ambitious Sepulveda Transit Corridor project — an automated subway line underneath Bel Air — aims to do something rare in LA: Get people out of their cars.
www.bloomberg.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
LA is planning what could be the most expensive and complex transit project in American history — a subway across the Sepulveda Pass.
If it ever gets built, the benefits would be huge. An 80 min trip shaved to 20 mins, 100K+ rides per day, transfers to 4 other lines.
If it ever gets built, the benefits would be huge. An 80 min trip shaved to 20 mins, 100K+ rides per day, transfers to 4 other lines.
TIL there's a 4.99-rated Airbnb on the Tehachapi Loop just for railfans
www.airbnb.com/rooms/38029098
www.airbnb.com/rooms/38029098
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
TIL there's a 4.99-rated Airbnb on the Tehachapi Loop just for railfans
www.airbnb.com/rooms/38029098
www.airbnb.com/rooms/38029098
Plum blossom
Wet sidewalk
Diamond Street
Wet sidewalk
Diamond Street
February 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Plum blossom
Wet sidewalk
Diamond Street
Wet sidewalk
Diamond Street
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This graphic alone is like a fucking dissertation. Incredible stuff. Master class.
Blows a massive hole in every govt's excuse that their level of gov't has no control over freeway spending.
Blows a massive hole in every govt's excuse that their level of gov't has no control over freeway spending.
July 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This graphic alone is like a fucking dissertation. Incredible stuff. Master class.
Blows a massive hole in every govt's excuse that their level of gov't has no control over freeway spending.
Blows a massive hole in every govt's excuse that their level of gov't has no control over freeway spending.
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Found on reddit - the Mighty 33!
February 11, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Found on reddit - the Mighty 33!
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@papacox on ARkStorm's core lesson: Every disaster teaches that survival correlates less w/ isolation than social cohesion. To prepare, know your neighbors. In real disasters, it is not the loner who fares best but the block, town or network that works together.
open.substack.com/pub/dalealan...
open.substack.com/pub/dalealan...
When a Scenario Escapes: ARkStorm, Expertise, and the Online Storm
Risk, Uncertainty, and the Long Drift of Big Ideas
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
@papacox on ARkStorm's core lesson: Every disaster teaches that survival correlates less w/ isolation than social cohesion. To prepare, know your neighbors. In real disasters, it is not the loner who fares best but the block, town or network that works together.
open.substack.com/pub/dalealan...
open.substack.com/pub/dalealan...
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Who are Super Speeders? Glad you asked:
February 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Who are Super Speeders? Glad you asked:
It's Feb, so SF streets are awash in plum and magnolia blossoms. Let's honor some less-obvious peak front yard blooms🧵
February 10, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It's Feb, so SF streets are awash in plum and magnolia blossoms. Let's honor some less-obvious peak front yard blooms🧵
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What's that? You say you want to learn more about Puerto Rico's electricity grid?
Puerto Rico's electricity crisis
In this episode, lawyer and activist Ruth Santiago discusses Puerto Rico's latest electricity crisis, as the island struggles to restore power in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. In the wake of Hurricane ...
www.volts.wtf
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
What's that? You say you want to learn more about Puerto Rico's electricity grid?
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
If you're over 45, go get your colonoscopy. Only downsides:
- Pointlessly unappetizing prep drink, better with fresh lemon juice
- Work from home for prep day
- Nurse prodding you after, disrupting most luxurious, restorative nap ever
Upside:
- Gameplan for preventing cancer
- Pointlessly unappetizing prep drink, better with fresh lemon juice
- Work from home for prep day
- Nurse prodding you after, disrupting most luxurious, restorative nap ever
Upside:
- Gameplan for preventing cancer
Reupping this because a colonoscopy is no big deal and anyone over 40 should be talking to their doctor about getting one.
Take care of yourselves, people.
Take care of yourselves, people.
The prep isn't nearly as bad as it used to be, the surgery is the best nap you'll ever have, and the first meal after is a religious experience.
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 AM
If you're over 45, go get your colonoscopy. Only downsides:
- Pointlessly unappetizing prep drink, better with fresh lemon juice
- Work from home for prep day
- Nurse prodding you after, disrupting most luxurious, restorative nap ever
Upside:
- Gameplan for preventing cancer
- Pointlessly unappetizing prep drink, better with fresh lemon juice
- Work from home for prep day
- Nurse prodding you after, disrupting most luxurious, restorative nap ever
Upside:
- Gameplan for preventing cancer
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Buried deep in the contingency plan to slash costs at BART is an all-out nuclear scenario called “Phase 3”: Shut the rail system down altogether.
This complete unraveling would only happen if voters decline to [vote for for Connect Bay Area in November].
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
This complete unraveling would only happen if voters decline to [vote for for Connect Bay Area in November].
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
BART’s cost-cutting plan risks a ‘death spiral’ that could end all train service
Hidden deep in the contingency plan to slash costs at BART if voters decline to bail out the rail agency is an all-out nuclear scenario called Phase 3: Shut the rail system down altogether.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Buried deep in the contingency plan to slash costs at BART is an all-out nuclear scenario called “Phase 3”: Shut the rail system down altogether.
This complete unraveling would only happen if voters decline to [vote for for Connect Bay Area in November].
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
This complete unraveling would only happen if voters decline to [vote for for Connect Bay Area in November].
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...