Kevin B
@kobkob333.bsky.social
eX-Twitter refugee. Hobbyist Policy Wonk, Urbanist, Traveler, News Junkie. Overall boring person. heli/hel
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i swear to god i do not want to have to consider it possible that jeffrey epstein personally caused the 2008 financial crisis
February 6, 2026 at 1:35 AM
i swear to god i do not want to have to consider it possible that jeffrey epstein personally caused the 2008 financial crisis
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NYC is barely a democracy
Voting turn out to fill Zohran's empty seat is insanely low. (I was only one voting when I went.) The poll workers said way less than 100 all day. Your vote could really count.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
NYC is barely a democracy
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The city would be doing people a huge financial favor by charging for parking and encouraging them to get rid of their cars. If people can leave them sitting in a row like this covered in show for over a week, they don’t need them and are wasting their money and should get rid of them.
February 3, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The city would be doing people a huge financial favor by charging for parking and encouraging them to get rid of their cars. If people can leave them sitting in a row like this covered in show for over a week, they don’t need them and are wasting their money and should get rid of them.
Open the Torch on the Statue of Liberty next. 🗽
It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.
February 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Open the Torch on the Statue of Liberty next. 🗽
Be Amazon driver.
Jam out to your favorite tunes while working your route like literally anyone else who drives for a living.
Get all your deliveries done on time.
Next day you get fired because the AI says you acted too human.
We're all going to hell.
Jam out to your favorite tunes while working your route like literally anyone else who drives for a living.
Get all your deliveries done on time.
Next day you get fired because the AI says you acted too human.
We're all going to hell.
This is the fucking limit. I had no idea that Amazon drivers AREN'T ALLOWED TO SING
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CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Be Amazon driver.
Jam out to your favorite tunes while working your route like literally anyone else who drives for a living.
Get all your deliveries done on time.
Next day you get fired because the AI says you acted too human.
We're all going to hell.
Jam out to your favorite tunes while working your route like literally anyone else who drives for a living.
Get all your deliveries done on time.
Next day you get fired because the AI says you acted too human.
We're all going to hell.
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Great overview of how it's going:
$ for transit
Manhattan economy thriving
Less pollution
Some 🚛 traffic pushed to nights
Fewer injuries
$ for transit
Manhattan economy thriving
Less pollution
Some 🚛 traffic pushed to nights
Fewer injuries
Congestion pricing is working as expected in New York City. Here's why. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/05/h...
How Congestion Pricing Proved the Haters Wrong and Is Changing New York for the Better - Streetsblog New York City
Happy birthday to the toll cameras! Congestion pricing is working as promised — defying haters and doubters, including President Trump. Here's why.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Great overview of how it's going:
$ for transit
Manhattan economy thriving
Less pollution
Some 🚛 traffic pushed to nights
Fewer injuries
$ for transit
Manhattan economy thriving
Less pollution
Some 🚛 traffic pushed to nights
Fewer injuries
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I mean, this is pretty much the real answer. The veneer is becoming more and more transparent as each year goes by. Not that the MTA is going to do anything about it.
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I mean, this is pretty much the real answer. The veneer is becoming more and more transparent as each year goes by. Not that the MTA is going to do anything about it.
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A group of Peruvian shamans gathered on a beach in southern Lima to perform their annual New Year ritual, delivering predictions for 2026 that included the fall of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and a serious illness for US President Donald Trump
December 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A group of Peruvian shamans gathered on a beach in southern Lima to perform their annual New Year ritual, delivering predictions for 2026 that included the fall of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and a serious illness for US President Donald Trump
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Blakeman is certain to lose. The question is whether he can sling enough mud against Hochul to hurt the Democrats on down-ballot races in the legislature, Congress, and local races in the suburbs.
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Blakeman is certain to lose. The question is whether he can sling enough mud against Hochul to hurt the Democrats on down-ballot races in the legislature, Congress, and local races in the suburbs.
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Maybe some day the US will be as wealthy as Iran and we will be able to afford to install elevators in three-story apartment buildings www.archdaily.com/1037070/resi...
Residential NO. 18 / FAAM Office
Completed in 2023 in Shiraz, Iran. Images by Arash Akhtaran. The main concept of this project is "Continuity," which is formed from the external body and continues to the interior. The nature of this ...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Maybe some day the US will be as wealthy as Iran and we will be able to afford to install elevators in three-story apartment buildings www.archdaily.com/1037070/resi...
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Bluesky is a nursing home for people who know what firewire is
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Bluesky is a nursing home for people who know what firewire is
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ok this is cool. dubai has 248 buildings >100m tall so a drone that can apply water at 200m is a pretty good idea. sorry about the burj khalifa tho
Dubai has so many super tall skyscrapers that the fire department uses heavy duty drones (tethered to very long hoses powered by extremely powerful pumps) to douse flames on high floors.
www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/202...
www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/202...
Sheikh Hamdan praises Dubai Civil Defence team who used drones to tackle Al Barsha fire | The National
Firefighters used Shaheen technology developed for high-rise urban environments
www.thenationalnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
ok this is cool. dubai has 248 buildings >100m tall so a drone that can apply water at 200m is a pretty good idea. sorry about the burj khalifa tho
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They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
Alternative subtitle: "Bill Nye has fallen, Billions will Die."
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
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November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Alternative subtitle: "Bill Nye has fallen, Billions will Die."
Amtrak is the only railroad in existence that thinks it's an airline, complete with it's own co-branded credit card and frequent rider program. I'm not opposed to them having it if it brings extra revenue, but unless your employer is not paying for your NE Corridor travel who exactly is this for?
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Amtrak is the only railroad in existence that thinks it's an airline, complete with it's own co-branded credit card and frequent rider program. I'm not opposed to them having it if it brings extra revenue, but unless your employer is not paying for your NE Corridor travel who exactly is this for?
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Not very often you see a new product that feels like major religions should issue edicts specifically forbidding it
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Not very often you see a new product that feels like major religions should issue edicts specifically forbidding it
I saw this and immediately had the instinct to ask @stephenjacobsmith.com what I’m looking at. What are these cranes? This is in Iceland btw.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I saw this and immediately had the instinct to ask @stephenjacobsmith.com what I’m looking at. What are these cranes? This is in Iceland btw.
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please don't cut flights out of new york how are those 1 million losers supposed to leave here
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
please don't cut flights out of new york how are those 1 million losers supposed to leave here
I see stories like this all the time. You can blame Hamas or whoever. But if I was an Israeli citizen living just across the wall with Gaza, sipping wine and eating a hearty meal of the kosher beef of my choice while this is going on next door. I honestly don't think I could live with myself.
Israel’s genocide and illegal blockade have caused a severe water shortage in Gaza.
Even before Israel began its bombardment in 2023, Israel’s blockade ensured only 10% of Gaza had access to clean and safe drinking water.
Even before Israel began its bombardment in 2023, Israel’s blockade ensured only 10% of Gaza had access to clean and safe drinking water.
Gaza Strip faces a severe water shortage, despite ceasefire
Israel's destruction of wells and continued restrictions on fuel supply hinder recovery of Gaza's water system, with the Strip only receiving 15 percent of its water needs
www.middleeasteye.net
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I see stories like this all the time. You can blame Hamas or whoever. But if I was an Israeli citizen living just across the wall with Gaza, sipping wine and eating a hearty meal of the kosher beef of my choice while this is going on next door. I honestly don't think I could live with myself.
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Zohran was polling at six percent in January. Nothing is impossible
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Zohran was polling at six percent in January. Nothing is impossible
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There's gonna be daily fake AI videos of subway violence running on Fox News. I'm willing to bet they'll do a segment on NYC crime at least 3 nights a week after January 1 when they swear in Zohran.
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There's gonna be daily fake AI videos of subway violence running on Fox News. I'm willing to bet they'll do a segment on NYC crime at least 3 nights a week after January 1 when they swear in Zohran.