Nietifa Van Suiker
@lukewanderer.bsky.social
|Friend of Dogs
|Science Adherent
|Environmentalist
~techie
~civil eng
|unrepentant godless liberal
|born at 323 ppm
~fermenter
|#BikeCommuter
~#carlite
~more
|Science Adherent
|Environmentalist
~techie
~civil eng
|unrepentant godless liberal
|born at 323 ppm
~fermenter
|#BikeCommuter
~#carlite
~more
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More good news: Sales at Pike Place Market were up 7.2% in October! Or to quote the PDA's own words the market has had "exceptional sales performance of our tenants." (pikeplacemarket.community.highbond.com/document/fd1...)
📈 So far every month of the pedestrianization pilot sales have been up!
📈 So far every month of the pedestrianization pilot sales have been up!
January 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
More good news: Sales at Pike Place Market were up 7.2% in October! Or to quote the PDA's own words the market has had "exceptional sales performance of our tenants." (pikeplacemarket.community.highbond.com/document/fd1...)
📈 So far every month of the pedestrianization pilot sales have been up!
📈 So far every month of the pedestrianization pilot sales have been up!
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Shocked to see that the most obvious thing ever has happened.
Good news: Sales at Pike Place Market were up 9.7% in September! That's four months of solid data showing the pedestrianization pilot is good for business.
Add your ideas for how to keep the momentum going this fall and winter: actionnetwork.org/letters/pike...
Add your ideas for how to keep the momentum going this fall and winter: actionnetwork.org/letters/pike...
January 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Shocked to see that the most obvious thing ever has happened.
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I also wish more people were discussing this. For a few years, experts familiar with the Guyana-Venezuela situation have been warning that it would be where WWIII begins. British, American, and Chinese interests in the Guyana oil patch that Venezuela claims have been simmering for awhile.
Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
The U.S.-Venezuela-Guyana Oil Triangle
The U.S. interest in Venezuela isn’t just about the oil there, but also about the oil next door in Guyana, and the U.S. oil companies that have staked their future on it.
drilled.media
January 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I also wish more people were discussing this. For a few years, experts familiar with the Guyana-Venezuela situation have been warning that it would be where WWIII begins. British, American, and Chinese interests in the Guyana oil patch that Venezuela claims have been simmering for awhile.
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The next time someone proposes elaborate tech that is supposedly equivalent to taking X number of cars off the road, counter with a policy that *actual* cars off the road.
Today in the New York Times:
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
January 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The next time someone proposes elaborate tech that is supposedly equivalent to taking X number of cars off the road, counter with a policy that *actual* cars off the road.
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Mark Kelly is an American hero who bravely served his country for decades. The US military exists to protect Americans' free speech—not suppress it. Hegseth and Trump clearly don't understand this, and the use of military resources and funding for a sham censure is a disgrace.
January 5, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Mark Kelly is an American hero who bravely served his country for decades. The US military exists to protect Americans' free speech—not suppress it. Hegseth and Trump clearly don't understand this, and the use of military resources and funding for a sham censure is a disgrace.
A fresh tortilla scooping up refried beans or green chile is maybe equivalent... Not as simple / ubiquitous though.
I don't think there are many finer things to eat than a slice of warm bread, fresh out of the oven, with butter. I say "slice"; it's very hard to stop at one...
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A fresh tortilla scooping up refried beans or green chile is maybe equivalent... Not as simple / ubiquitous though.
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Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
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Hey @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - Greg is 10,000% right about this.
X is irredeemably toxic, and keeping your office and the other city accounts there sends a terrible message and does a terrible disservice to your constituents.
X is irredeemably toxic, and keeping your office and the other city accounts there sends a terrible message and does a terrible disservice to your constituents.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, could you please establish an official NYC Mayor account on Bluesky and post everything your office is currently posting on X over here?
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Hey @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - Greg is 10,000% right about this.
X is irredeemably toxic, and keeping your office and the other city accounts there sends a terrible message and does a terrible disservice to your constituents.
X is irredeemably toxic, and keeping your office and the other city accounts there sends a terrible message and does a terrible disservice to your constituents.
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Literal “war is peace.”
Tom Emmer: "Donald Trump is the president of peace and what he's doing is stabilizing the region"
January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Literal “war is peace.”
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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Tim Walz: "I don't want to mince words here. Donald Trump and his allies in Washington and in St Paul and online want to make our state a colder, meaner place. They won't to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors."
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Tim Walz: "I don't want to mince words here. Donald Trump and his allies in Washington and in St Paul and online want to make our state a colder, meaner place. They won't to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors."
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Regular (as in daily/ weekly, rather than one time events) winter recreation activities - XC ski grooming, skate paths, snowshoe loops, walking paths / loops, etc).
Clear sidewalks, too.
Clear sidewalks, too.
Available outdoor dining, clear bike paths, winter recreation opportunities.
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Regular (as in daily/ weekly, rather than one time events) winter recreation activities - XC ski grooming, skate paths, snowshoe loops, walking paths / loops, etc).
Clear sidewalks, too.
Clear sidewalks, too.
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Available outdoor dining, clear bike paths, winter recreation opportunities.
January 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Available outdoor dining, clear bike paths, winter recreation opportunities.
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10. So the upshot is that Trump is trying to take control of an asset that is (a) likely overvalued (b) very expensive to process (c) is inside an economic basket case of a country (d) produces a commodity in a world with low prices and flat / falling demand.
January 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
10. So the upshot is that Trump is trying to take control of an asset that is (a) likely overvalued (b) very expensive to process (c) is inside an economic basket case of a country (d) produces a commodity in a world with low prices and flat / falling demand.
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DFL staff are now confirming this is true and tim walz will be dropping from the governor’s race tomorrow morning
seems what i heard a few hours ago is true and tim walz is dropping tomorrow. my sources also couldn’t confirm it at the time though
January 5, 2026 at 5:16 AM
DFL staff are now confirming this is true and tim walz will be dropping from the governor’s race tomorrow morning
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seems what i heard a few hours ago is true and tim walz is dropping tomorrow. my sources also couldn’t confirm it at the time though
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 AM
seems what i heard a few hours ago is true and tim walz is dropping tomorrow. my sources also couldn’t confirm it at the time though
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Yet more evidence that debunks the ridiculous, but often cited, myth that cycle lanes increase air pollution!!
January 5, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Yet more evidence that debunks the ridiculous, but often cited, myth that cycle lanes increase air pollution!!
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January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
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Your periodic reminder that the US is a petrostate, has been governing like one for decades, and ending the fossil fuel era can't come fast enough.
January 5, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Your periodic reminder that the US is a petrostate, has been governing like one for decades, and ending the fossil fuel era can't come fast enough.
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
1,000 times THIS!
🔲 Less vehicle miles traveled
🔲 Zero roadway fatalities
🔲 Zero roadway fatalities
Check out our New Year’s resolutions suggestions—here’s to safer, smarter drives in 2026! 🎉
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM
1,000 times THIS!
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🔲 Less vehicle miles traveled
🔲 Zero roadway fatalities
🔲 Zero roadway fatalities
Check out our New Year’s resolutions suggestions—here’s to safer, smarter drives in 2026! 🎉
January 1, 2026 at 7:26 AM
🔲 Less vehicle miles traveled
🔲 Zero roadway fatalities
🔲 Zero roadway fatalities
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Say this louder for the people in the back! Walz is a moderate, and while I appreciate that he's governor, let's not forget that he gets pushed by the WOMEN in this state.
tim walz won his governorship by running as a pro-pipeline moderate who was in touch with rural people
he got pushed to the left by the house DFL caucus and Minnesota organizing
he got pushed to the left by the house DFL caucus and Minnesota organizing
January 2, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Say this louder for the people in the back! Walz is a moderate, and while I appreciate that he's governor, let's not forget that he gets pushed by the WOMEN in this state.