Marc Hedlund
@marcprecipice.bsky.social
Cargo bike doctrinaire
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Last fall, I was tired of hearing that support for bikes came from a narrow minority of Berkeley, so I commissioned a poll to ask how broad support is here. The answer is that the vast majority of the city, 73%—and even a majority of people who do not bike—support adding more bike infrastructure.
Good. I'm certainly not contributing to Democratic candidates while Schumer is still in leadership. I do not believe the Democrats have any intention of fighting back and that means they are useless.
Indivisible in an email tonight, starting project to primary Senate capitulators:
"At some point, you gotta either change your leaders’ minds or you gotta change your leaders. And the time for changing minds is over."
"At some point, you gotta either change your leaders’ minds or you gotta change your leaders. And the time for changing minds is over."
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Good. I'm certainly not contributing to Democratic candidates while Schumer is still in leadership. I do not believe the Democrats have any intention of fighting back and that means they are useless.
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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This is a nice article about a great @rideact.bsky.social bus experience. Fun fact: the Key System train that followed this route was *also* the F line. The E is another good transbay line for some similar reasons (was also a Key System train route!). www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
The luxury bus ride that's one of the Bay Area's best-kept secrets
Eastbound riders get a glimpse of Treasure Island's new Cityside Park.
www.sfgate.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is a nice article about a great @rideact.bsky.social bus experience. Fun fact: the Key System train that followed this route was *also* the F line. The E is another good transbay line for some similar reasons (was also a Key System train route!). www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Parents of kids applying for college, be aware fraudsters are targeting teens on this app. May be a good time to review internet safety guidelines. apps.apple.com/us/app/zeeme...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Parents of kids applying for college, be aware fraudsters are targeting teens on this app. May be a good time to review internet safety guidelines. apps.apple.com/us/app/zeeme...
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This is another lovely meditation on life in Chicago right now: organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is another lovely meditation on life in Chicago right now: organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
From my friend Kyle. This is essential reading for all Americans. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
I Want You to Understand Chicago
aphyr.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
From my friend Kyle. This is essential reading for all Americans. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
this rules
Only in Portland: Benson Boone surprising kids on their ride home with the Bike Bus before his concert. Pure joy. #BikeBus #BensonBoone
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
this rules
❤️
The most heartening thing about right now is the propensity of my neighbors to run towards trouble
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
❤️
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Imagine making a point of going to court with the goal of starving children. That’s what everyone involved in requesting this emergency stay is doing.
Ghoulish.
Ghoulish.
Trump administration seeks emergency stay of court's order to fund SNAP
Trump administration seeks emergency stay of court's order to fund SNAP
U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell Jr. ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits by Friday.
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Imagine making a point of going to court with the goal of starving children. That’s what everyone involved in requesting this emergency stay is doing.
Ghoulish.
Ghoulish.
Another fantastic piece on this topic.
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Another fantastic piece on this topic.
These two adjacent news items belong in a museum somewhere. Or in a memorial.
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
These two adjacent news items belong in a museum somewhere. Or in a memorial.
“In New York City, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s campaign was among the most openly pro-trans in history. He regularly name-checked the trans community in speeches and hired trans people to help right his trans rights platform.” This is a great piece and is well worth your time.
For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Democrats’ election wins showed they don't need to hide their support for trans rights
Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.
www.msnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“In New York City, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s campaign was among the most openly pro-trans in history. He regularly name-checked the trans community in speeches and hired trans people to help right his trans rights platform.” This is a great piece and is well worth your time.
I hope Schumer is next. His embarrassing non-endorsement is just yet another example of how completely out of touch party leadership is and has been. Make way. We do not have time to wait.
Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced Thursday that this term in Congress will be her last.
After 35 years, Nancy Pelosi is retiring from Congress
Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced Thursday that this term in Congress will be her last.
19thnews.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I hope Schumer is next. His embarrassing non-endorsement is just yet another example of how completely out of touch party leadership is and has been. Make way. We do not have time to wait.
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Yes! When nobody is looking, when it wasn't conventional wisdom, when he was still desperate for every vote, he stood by the most vulnerable kids and had their backs. bsky.app/profile/esti...
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Yes! When nobody is looking, when it wasn't conventional wisdom, when he was still desperate for every vote, he stood by the most vulnerable kids and had their backs. bsky.app/profile/esti...
@anildash.com's wrap-up post on Mamdani's victory is right on the money. (Also, a nice turn of phrase: "he's been at every event in the city from bar crawls to bar mitzvahs...") www.anildash.com/2025/11/05/t...
Turn the volume up. - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
@anildash.com's wrap-up post on Mamdani's victory is right on the money. (Also, a nice turn of phrase: "he's been at every event in the city from bar crawls to bar mitzvahs...") www.anildash.com/2025/11/05/t...
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Believing in and fighting for good things wins.
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Believing in and fighting for good things wins.
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Hope, caring, and community are acts of defiance and rebellion.
This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Hope, caring, and community are acts of defiance and rebellion.
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this video is about Montreal's upcoming election but it also has a very accessible explanation of how much bike lanes actually cost cities and how that fits in the bigger picture of city spending (spoiler: it's tiny)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5M...
Why I’m Worried About This Election
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November 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
this video is about Montreal's upcoming election but it also has a very accessible explanation of how much bike lanes actually cost cities and how that fits in the bigger picture of city spending (spoiler: it's tiny)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5M...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5M...
The entitlement in this piece is unsurprising (from Marin? no way!) but reprehensible. Start up a Casual Carpool system and quit your whining. (That said, thank you, “woman from Santa Rosa” and @carterlavin.bsky.social, for your excellent contributions.)
New stretch of California Highway 101 opened. Drivers say it’s led to ‘disaster’
Suddenly, motorists who find themselves jammed up on Highway 101 peer out their windows at a tantalizing sight: The diamond lane appears to be empty.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The entitlement in this piece is unsurprising (from Marin? no way!) but reprehensible. Start up a Casual Carpool system and quit your whining. (That said, thank you, “woman from Santa Rosa” and @carterlavin.bsky.social, for your excellent contributions.)
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How to use and support Berkeley food banks during shutdown SNAP delays www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/30/b...
How to use and support Berkeley food banks during shutdown SNAP delays
Millions in California are preparing to go without food benefits in Nov. Here's a guide for using and supporting Berkeley food banks.
www.berkeleyside.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 AM
How to use and support Berkeley food banks during shutdown SNAP delays www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/30/b...
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Just reiterating that I will not be voting for this man and anyone who finds that distressing has years to push Dems into choosing a good nominee instead.
gavin newsom says he wants to pass legislation banning trans people from playing sports in california
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Just reiterating that I will not be voting for this man and anyone who finds that distressing has years to push Dems into choosing a good nominee instead.
ICYMI: if this is of interest, please sign up quickly—over 2/3rds of all tickets are gone already.
On Nov. 18th, @ebkm.org is holding the premiere of a short documentary, "Kidical Mass," about our kid- and family-focused bike rides, along with a screening of "Cycling Without Age," about older people biking. The event is free but registration is required—seats are limited. Hope to see you there!
An evening with Kidical Mass and Pedal Born Pictures · Luma
A special screening with...
Join us for a screening of two short documentaries by Berkeley's own Pedal Born Pictures: a premiere of "Kidical Mass", a film…
luma.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
ICYMI: if this is of interest, please sign up quickly—over 2/3rds of all tickets are gone already.
Again, this completely rules. ✊🏻
Chat, turns out ppl like riding bikes, supporting their community, and don’t care much for ICE. This weekend we bought out 9 vendors, hosted a ride, and delivered over 250 burritos to hungry Chicagoans, coverage from Timeout, Block Club, Telemundo, and CNN. The message is clear #BikeChi shows up ✊🏽
October 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Again, this completely rules. ✊🏻