Tactical Ruralist
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Bikes, public transit, movies. 🏳️🌈
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Sepulveda modified alt 5 approved. THE MONORAIL IS DEAD.
January 22, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Sepulveda modified alt 5 approved. THE MONORAIL IS DEAD.
Car culture takes another victim: the movies.
"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
www.avclub.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Car culture takes another victim: the movies.
January 16, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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Lindholm casts doubt on Winter D Line segment 1 opening... "as close to Winter 2026 as we can".
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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Love seeing dogs on the bus!
January 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Love seeing dogs on the bus!
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In Europe and Asia, where rail networks are strong and cities have one or multiple strong urban centers, railway stations and city center squares are the "naturally occurring" transit hubs.
North America tries to cope for the lack of "natural" centralities by creating ones for transit artificially.
North America tries to cope for the lack of "natural" centralities by creating ones for transit artificially.
January 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
In Europe and Asia, where rail networks are strong and cities have one or multiple strong urban centers, railway stations and city center squares are the "naturally occurring" transit hubs.
North America tries to cope for the lack of "natural" centralities by creating ones for transit artificially.
North America tries to cope for the lack of "natural" centralities by creating ones for transit artificially.
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Intersections with the red light cameras have reduced T-bone crashes by 65% and rear-end collisions by 49%.
NYC to quadruple intersections with red light cameras by end of year, officials say https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-to-quadruple-intersections-with-red-light-cameras-by-end-of-year-officials-say
NYC to quadruple intersections with red light cameras by end of year, officials say
Red light cameras are coming to hundreds more intersections across the city.
The expanded program is allowed thanks to a law passed by state lawmakers in 2024. [ more › ]
gothamist.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Intersections with the red light cameras have reduced T-bone crashes by 65% and rear-end collisions by 49%.
Quality bike racks. No notes.
January 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Quality bike racks. No notes.
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AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
"The Secret Agent" is great, and I really want every shirt worn by Wagner Moura in this film.
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 AM
"The Secret Agent" is great, and I really want every shirt worn by Wagner Moura in this film.
A phenomenal, kind of messy and expansive piece of cinematic art. It really captures the human spirit that is the root of community and society even in the face of repression.
watched the secret agent. moviemaking at its finest. superb acting and a love song to a city (recife)
slate.com/culture/2025...
slate.com/culture/2025...
The Dark-Horse Best-Picture Contender I Still Can’t Shake
Nothing quite encapsulated life in 2025 like the surreal opening of this great movie.
slate.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM
A phenomenal, kind of messy and expansive piece of cinematic art. It really captures the human spirit that is the root of community and society even in the face of repression.
I had surgery recently and the hospital gown had a built in heating pad. That type of innovation is totally better than socialized medicine
January 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I had surgery recently and the hospital gown had a built in heating pad. That type of innovation is totally better than socialized medicine
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
All time fuck up for the Nobel peace prize to go to her.
María Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, said Maduro faces “international justice.”
“Given his refusal to accept a negotiated solution, the United States government has fulfilled its promise to enforce the law.”
https://wapo.st/4q1c97z
“Given his refusal to accept a negotiated solution, the United States government has fulfilled its promise to enforce the law.”
https://wapo.st/4q1c97z
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
All time fuck up for the Nobel peace prize to go to her.
We are a rogue state.
January 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
We are a rogue state.
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Smart proposal here from Charles Komanoff, one of the architects of Manhattan congestion pricing.
Policies like this can prevent AVs from causing crushing gridlock if/when they scale. The best time to implement them is now, before they're widespread.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
Policies like this can prevent AVs from causing crushing gridlock if/when they scale. The best time to implement them is now, before they're widespread.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
January 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Smart proposal here from Charles Komanoff, one of the architects of Manhattan congestion pricing.
Policies like this can prevent AVs from causing crushing gridlock if/when they scale. The best time to implement them is now, before they're widespread.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
Policies like this can prevent AVs from causing crushing gridlock if/when they scale. The best time to implement them is now, before they're widespread.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
My 2025 final thought: I’m very happy that Wolf Parade now part of the queer music canon.
January 1, 2026 at 7:45 AM
My 2025 final thought: I’m very happy that Wolf Parade now part of the queer music canon.
My five star list on Letterboxd for the year. My only rule is no half stars.
December 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
My five star list on Letterboxd for the year. My only rule is no half stars.
PBS, are you OK?
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
PBS, are you OK?
LA architecture is something else. People can live in their own theme park.
December 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
LA architecture is something else. People can live in their own theme park.
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California's fundamental flaw is that Proposition 13 hands the wealthiest people in the state a massive tax break while also cutting off a stable revenue source. Instead, we raise money from progressive income taxes which raise lots when the economy is good and little when it's bad.
December 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
California's fundamental flaw is that Proposition 13 hands the wealthiest people in the state a massive tax break while also cutting off a stable revenue source. Instead, we raise money from progressive income taxes which raise lots when the economy is good and little when it's bad.
The dirty little secret know one wants to talk about is that we need to raise everyone’s taxes (except the absolute poorest) to afford the society we need.
This is partly why I mount a lonely rearguard defense of some user fees for public services. “Just tax the rich” is in fact not a good replacement for them, any more than it is a replacement for broad-based income taxes. The point of wealth taxes on the top is negative: to destroy fortunes.
December 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The dirty little secret know one wants to talk about is that we need to raise everyone’s taxes (except the absolute poorest) to afford the society we need.
My humble holiday plate.
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
My humble holiday plate.
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Who needs a village when you can have parking lots?
December 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Who needs a village when you can have parking lots?
Merry Christmas Eve! Unwrapped my gift tonight (a pizza steel) and made one of my best pies ever. The hype for these things may be real.
December 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Merry Christmas Eve! Unwrapped my gift tonight (a pizza steel) and made one of my best pies ever. The hype for these things may be real.