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.
This rules. Get building.
SFBABC just published a 40-pager on how we crank out 10 guerilla bus stop benches in a weekend. I’m proud to have helped write, edit, and photograph this alongside @carterlavin.bsky.social, @mingweisamuel.bsky.social, & others. Get the doc sfbabc.org/join or read my post:
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Weeknotes, 2026W02: Benches
For the past year I’ve been helping build bus stop benches. I joined a two year Bay Area project that has built and installed over 100…
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January 19, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This rules. Get building.
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That’s it. We’re neighbors looking out for our neighbors. We do it when we shovel each other’s walks and push each other out of snowdrifts and we do it when there are snatch squads roaming the streets. It runs deep in Minneapolis: we all have to band together to survive the winters.
Many Americans are terrible neighbors to each other, and that is why MN is striking everyone as extraordinary activism... when they are telling us that it is not. They're good neighbors!
It's no wonder that "being a shitty neighbor" is the hallmark of our domestic politics and our foreign policy.
It's no wonder that "being a shitty neighbor" is the hallmark of our domestic politics and our foreign policy.
January 18, 2026 at 7:04 PM
That’s it. We’re neighbors looking out for our neighbors. We do it when we shovel each other’s walks and push each other out of snowdrifts and we do it when there are snatch squads roaming the streets. It runs deep in Minneapolis: we all have to band together to survive the winters.
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I've been feeling blue about the world, so to cheer me up, my friend and I did some DIY benching. There are new & improved community AC Transit bus benches at:
6 : Telegraph & Wesbter @ Whole Foods
6 : Telegraph & Woolsey @ Smokehouse
12 : MLK & University @ Trader Joes
27 : Ashby & Shattuck
6 : Telegraph & Wesbter @ Whole Foods
6 : Telegraph & Woolsey @ Smokehouse
12 : MLK & University @ Trader Joes
27 : Ashby & Shattuck
January 18, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I've been feeling blue about the world, so to cheer me up, my friend and I did some DIY benching. There are new & improved community AC Transit bus benches at:
6 : Telegraph & Wesbter @ Whole Foods
6 : Telegraph & Woolsey @ Smokehouse
12 : MLK & University @ Trader Joes
27 : Ashby & Shattuck
6 : Telegraph & Wesbter @ Whole Foods
6 : Telegraph & Woolsey @ Smokehouse
12 : MLK & University @ Trader Joes
27 : Ashby & Shattuck
Come on, @briantylercohen.bsky.social. The Guardian makes it easy not to do this.
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Come on, @briantylercohen.bsky.social. The Guardian makes it easy not to do this.
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HHS is proposing two new rules that would dramatically harm trans youth. Please make public comment on both of them before Feb 17. The government actually makes public comment pretty easy, and here is a good set of step by step instructions: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-... 🏳️⚧️
How To Submit Public Comments To Oppose Proposed Rules Restricting Transgender Health Care Access
Comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services can help fight the Trump administration’s latest attempt to restrict federal funding for transgender health care for youth. This toolkit deta...
www.americanprogress.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
HHS is proposing two new rules that would dramatically harm trans youth. Please make public comment on both of them before Feb 17. The government actually makes public comment pretty easy, and here is a good set of step by step instructions: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-... 🏳️⚧️
Some resources on this question.
Reporting:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Organizations:
deportationdata.org
bsky.app/profile/icef...
www.globaldetentionproject.org/the-immigrat...
Reporting:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Organizations:
deportationdata.org
bsky.app/profile/icef...
www.globaldetentionproject.org/the-immigrat...
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Some resources on this question.
Reporting:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Organizations:
deportationdata.org
bsky.app/profile/icef...
www.globaldetentionproject.org/the-immigrat...
Reporting:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Organizations:
deportationdata.org
bsky.app/profile/icef...
www.globaldetentionproject.org/the-immigrat...
Laura has been posting moving and heartbreaking stories from the occupation of Minneapolis. I recommend reading through them.
This is Minneapolis:
Tonight I learned of several families at my kids’ school who have had family members abducted during this federal invasion.
Hearing the specifics made me want to scream and cry and punch something and throw up.
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Tonight I learned of several families at my kids’ school who have had family members abducted during this federal invasion.
Hearing the specifics made me want to scream and cry and punch something and throw up.
💔
January 16, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Laura has been posting moving and heartbreaking stories from the occupation of Minneapolis. I recommend reading through them.
Oh fuck yeah. I managed Casey and I completely endorse Jenn's message below. DM me if you want a more detailed reference. Casey is awesome.
i have worked with Casey and can corroborate their being a great team member. really smart, versatile, dedicated, and a great partner in brainstorming and product engineering
Got three job rejections in one day so: I am asking for help finding a new full-stack web development job. My website/portfolio is available at casey.kolderup.org. I'm a great team member and I've worked at small startups and medium-sized companies with success working across teams and disciplines.
January 16, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Oh fuck yeah. I managed Casey and I completely endorse Jenn's message below. DM me if you want a more detailed reference. Casey is awesome.
Thank you, @replsimon.bsky.social. This is clearly right and necessary.
Secretary Noem must resign or be removed from office. I support congressional action, including the impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, to ensure accountability and justice.
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Thank you, @replsimon.bsky.social. This is clearly right and necessary.
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
Thank you, @replsimon.bsky.social, for cosponsoring this effort.
WASHINGTON — With the support of nearly 70 colleagues, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) on Wednesday introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Democrats Unveil 3 Articles Of Impeachment Against Kristi Noem
"Secretary Noem, you have violated your oath of office and there will be consequences," said Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.).
www.huffpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Thank you, @replsimon.bsky.social, for cosponsoring this effort.
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Some strong (and very grim!) reporting on this from the New Yorker in November: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
www.newyorker.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Some strong (and very grim!) reporting on this from the New Yorker in November: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
I may have missed recent coverage of third-country deportation deals made by the Trump administration, but other than @propublica.org what other US press outlets are tracking these deals closely? Why is this not a national, frequent conversation? (Gift link to a NYT report from June.)
Inside the Global Deal-Making Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I may have missed recent coverage of third-country deportation deals made by the Trump administration, but other than @propublica.org what other US press outlets are tracking these deals closely? Why is this not a national, frequent conversation? (Gift link to a NYT report from June.)
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Will never not be jarring to see armed goons demanding people’s papers on the street in the United States of America like it’s Nazi Germany. Fuckin nightmare scenes.
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Will never not be jarring to see armed goons demanding people’s papers on the street in the United States of America like it’s Nazi Germany. Fuckin nightmare scenes.
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If another person on here does the “don’t get mad at the center-left, be mad at the right” thing to me, I’m going to scream. Democratic leadership is abetting the right, how are we not seeing this. They are insulting us to our face.
Q: Is it your posture to put restrictions on ICE as a condition for funding DHS?
JEFFRIES: Renee Good should be alive. There was no justification. There are common sense measures that need to put in place so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency
JEFFRIES: Renee Good should be alive. There was no justification. There are common sense measures that need to put in place so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency
January 13, 2026 at 2:31 AM
If another person on here does the “don’t get mad at the center-left, be mad at the right” thing to me, I’m going to scream. Democratic leadership is abetting the right, how are we not seeing this. They are insulting us to our face.
It’s important to think of this—and speak about it with elected officials—as a one-way ratchet. If the illegal behavior is not shut down, it will continue and worsen. ICE funding is in front of the Senate this month, and failing to stop this behavior is the same thing as asking for more and worse.
Credible reports given multiple videos that ICE (or CBP?) in Minneapolis is going door to door, breaching doors when residents will not open, and searching homes with no warrant or even statement of a particularized suspicion, and trying to prevent residents from recording. Flagrantly illegal
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 13, 2026 at 1:25 AM
It’s important to think of this—and speak about it with elected officials—as a one-way ratchet. If the illegal behavior is not shut down, it will continue and worsen. ICE funding is in front of the Senate this month, and failing to stop this behavior is the same thing as asking for more and worse.
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Rainbow Families Action is a Bay Area community of parents of trans and gender-expansive youth and allies. We formed in response to growing attacks and work to ensure trans youth can live authentically, safely, and freely through advocacy, mutual aid, and creative action.
#protecttranskids
#protecttranskids
January 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Rainbow Families Action is a Bay Area community of parents of trans and gender-expansive youth and allies. We formed in response to growing attacks and work to ensure trans youth can live authentically, safely, and freely through advocacy, mutual aid, and creative action.
#protecttranskids
#protecttranskids
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It is a very strange time to be a historian of normal guys who joined the SS and then gleefully enacted unimaginable cruelties in the name of building a racially homogeneous ethnostate. All of my instincts are just screaming at me that the worst is not even close to being here yet.
January 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
It is a very strange time to be a historian of normal guys who joined the SS and then gleefully enacted unimaginable cruelties in the name of building a racially homogeneous ethnostate. All of my instincts are just screaming at me that the worst is not even close to being here yet.
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This is an excellent rhetorical strategy against the right.
Don’t argue details and interpretation with them. They want you to do that so they can muddy the waters and sow doubts. Just say, “ICE murdering mothers is the world they want. We want something better.”
Don’t argue details and interpretation with them. They want you to do that so they can muddy the waters and sow doubts. Just say, “ICE murdering mothers is the world they want. We want something better.”
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
This is an excellent rhetorical strategy against the right.
Don’t argue details and interpretation with them. They want you to do that so they can muddy the waters and sow doubts. Just say, “ICE murdering mothers is the world they want. We want something better.”
Don’t argue details and interpretation with them. They want you to do that so they can muddy the waters and sow doubts. Just say, “ICE murdering mothers is the world they want. We want something better.”
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Having trouble doing anything else, so had to write out how fucking angry I am about what happened yesterday and how the MAGA world is trying to rewrite the story.
Abolish ICE Before They Kill Again, Impeach Trump & Noem Before They Incite More Murder
Renee Nicole Good was a 37-year-old award-winning poet, a mother of a six-year-old, and a wife who had recently moved to Minneapolis. That all ended yesterday when a masked ICE agent murdered her in broad…
Renee Nicole Good was a 37-year-old award-winning poet, a mother of a six-year-old, and a wife who had recently moved to Minneapolis. That all ended yesterday when a masked ICE agent murdered her in broad…
Abolish ICE Before They Kill Again, Impeach Trump & Noem Before They Incite More Murder
Renee Nicole Good was a 37-year-old award-winning poet, a mother of a six-year-old, and a wife who had recently moved to Minneapolis. That all ended yesterday when a masked ICE agent murdered her in broad daylight, shooting her multiple times at close range in the head. She had stuffed animal toys in the glove box of her SUV that rammed into another car after she’d been killed for no reason at all.
www.techdirt.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Having trouble doing anything else, so had to write out how fucking angry I am about what happened yesterday and how the MAGA world is trying to rewrite the story.
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Rest in Peace Renee Nicole Good.
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‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Rest in Peace Renee Nicole Good.
♥️
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The administration previously pressured hospitals to halt gender-affirming care by threatening to revoke federal funding, which worked in many cases, but these Health and Human Services investigations mark a new escalation.
Three hospitals are under investigation for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth
In Washington state, Colorado, and Minnesota, children’s hospitals are facing federal scrutiny over care that’s legal under state law.
19thnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
The administration previously pressured hospitals to halt gender-affirming care by threatening to revoke federal funding, which worked in many cases, but these Health and Human Services investigations mark a new escalation.
This @mmasnick.bsky.social piece is exactly on the money. Schumer should step aside and let someone willing to fight take over as minority leader. He seems to be thinking Watergate or McCarthy are the models—that "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" will cause the fever to break. He's wrong.
Wrote up my thoughts on all the nonsense replies I've been getting falsely claiming that @schumer.senate.gov can't do anything and I should stop telling him to do more.
There's a TON that he can do, as I outline in the piece. And he's doing basically none of it.
There's a TON that he can do, as I outline in the piece. And he's doing basically none of it.
Chuck Schumer’s Ridiculous Strategy For Trump’s Illegal War: Hope Republicans Come To Their Senses
I've criticized Chuck Schumer plenty over the years, generally for being bad on tech policy, but also for not understanding the moment we’re living through. Yes, he’s the leader of a minority party…
I've criticized Chuck Schumer plenty over the years, generally for being bad on tech policy, but also for not understanding the moment we’re living through. Yes, he’s the leader of a minority party…
January 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
This @mmasnick.bsky.social piece is exactly on the money. Schumer should step aside and let someone willing to fight take over as minority leader. He seems to be thinking Watergate or McCarthy are the models—that "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" will cause the fever to break. He's wrong.
This is heartbreaking to read. I'm glad the people interviewed got a chance to talk about what an amazing person Lia was. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
At Middlebury, She Hoped to Start Fresh. In Trump’s America, It Seemed Impossible.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
This is heartbreaking to read. I'm glad the people interviewed got a chance to talk about what an amazing person Lia was. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...