Dan Miller
@meelar.bsky.social
Queens volunteer chapter leader for @opennewyork.org. YIMBY, pro-transit, pro-biking, anti-borders-and-cars. He/him
Fuck, the AIs are writing jokes now...and honestly this one works?
fractals are just math being self-referential and honestly? same
February 8, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Fuck, the AIs are writing jokes now...and honestly this one works?
What the actual fuck. 10mph is slower than I can maintain on an acoustic Citibike, and I am not a particularly athletic man.
Why another US state is preparing a 10 mph e-bike speed limit
Why another US state is preparing a 10 mph e-bike speed limit
Florida is the latest US state to wade into the increasingly crowded waters of e-bike regulation, with lawmakers advancing a bill that would impose a situational 10 mph (16 km/h) speed limit for e-bikes on shared-use paths. It’s a move that fits squarely into a broader national trend, as states and cities across the country reconsider how electric bikes fit into public spaces that were never designed with fast, motor-assisted travel in mind.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:12 AM
What the actual fuck. 10mph is slower than I can maintain on an acoustic Citibike, and I am not a particularly athletic man.
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
They know the US market is saturated, and they still face the same growth imperative as any business. This is why they're doing all those games in Europe and South America.
its easy to think of the NFL as this unstoppable behemoth, when i think the league sees itself in second or third place globally to the NBA and world soccer and knows expanding its latino fanbase is key to changing that
February 7, 2026 at 10:49 PM
They know the US market is saturated, and they still face the same growth imperative as any business. This is why they're doing all those games in Europe and South America.
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There are only 2 real responses to housing scarcity. You can either build enough homes to accommodate everyone or start drawing up a list of “undesirable demographics” to exclude. I know which side I’m on.
February 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
There are only 2 real responses to housing scarcity. You can either build enough homes to accommodate everyone or start drawing up a list of “undesirable demographics” to exclude. I know which side I’m on.
Anyone know where she falls on the YIMBY-NIMBY spectrum?
"Nithya Raman, who has been compared to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass." NYT gets the scoop
Rising Progressive Star Shakes Up Race for Los Angeles Mayor
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Anyone know where she falls on the YIMBY-NIMBY spectrum?
As I understand it, members of Congress are legally allowed to inspect this facility without warning. I'm not sure if that's in practice on the ground, though.
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:13 PM
As I understand it, members of Congress are legally allowed to inspect this facility without warning. I'm not sure if that's in practice on the ground, though.
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Cancun Ted over here argued that “partisanship is inherent and permissible in the districting process” in an amicus brief he filed with the Supreme Court in the Texas redistricting case last September. www.cornyn.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
February 7, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Cancun Ted over here argued that “partisanship is inherent and permissible in the districting process” in an amicus brief he filed with the Supreme Court in the Texas redistricting case last September. www.cornyn.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
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Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
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The big difference between YIMBYs and others on the left is that when we see a great city, we don’t think “keep people out.” We think “build enough so everyone who wants to live here can.”
The scarcity mindset sucks!
The scarcity mindset sucks!
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The big difference between YIMBYs and others on the left is that when we see a great city, we don’t think “keep people out.” We think “build enough so everyone who wants to live here can.”
The scarcity mindset sucks!
The scarcity mindset sucks!
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Yeaaaah! Some massive good news! The new rail tunnels that NJ and NY are trying to dig under the Hudson River may be saved! Trump had unlawfully sequestered the funds that had already been awarded for the project, but a judge has released them for now, so construction goes on!! 😀👍⛏️🚅
February 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Yeaaaah! Some massive good news! The new rail tunnels that NJ and NY are trying to dig under the Hudson River may be saved! Trump had unlawfully sequestered the funds that had already been awarded for the project, but a judge has released them for now, so construction goes on!! 😀👍⛏️🚅
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Six byline Politico story confirms Punchbowl scoop from last night: "[T]he president would release federal funds for a massive rail tunnel project connecting New York and New Jersey on the condition that two major travel hubs be renamed in his honor" -- www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing rail tunnel funds
Funding for the Gateway Project has been held up since October.
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Six byline Politico story confirms Punchbowl scoop from last night: "[T]he president would release federal funds for a massive rail tunnel project connecting New York and New Jersey on the condition that two major travel hubs be renamed in his honor" -- www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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NYC used to consistently build 5-10 new subway stations every single year.
Since 1990 we have built 4. Not 4 per year, 4 total over 36 years.
We need to get back to building transit on a grand scale. This is what our system could look like:
Since 1990 we have built 4. Not 4 per year, 4 total over 36 years.
We need to get back to building transit on a grand scale. This is what our system could look like:
February 6, 2026 at 3:14 AM
NYC used to consistently build 5-10 new subway stations every single year.
Since 1990 we have built 4. Not 4 per year, 4 total over 36 years.
We need to get back to building transit on a grand scale. This is what our system could look like:
Since 1990 we have built 4. Not 4 per year, 4 total over 36 years.
We need to get back to building transit on a grand scale. This is what our system could look like:
NYC desperately needs 23rd Street to turn into a busway like 14th has. @mayor.nyc.gov Save me please!
Sent from an extremely slow M23
Sent from an extremely slow M23
February 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
NYC desperately needs 23rd Street to turn into a busway like 14th has. @mayor.nyc.gov Save me please!
Sent from an extremely slow M23
Sent from an extremely slow M23
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Reading this in a public place and couldn't stop myself from making a dramatic 😬😬😬 face
'this is how men behave' these people always telling on themselves
'this is how men behave' these people always telling on themselves
This is the Yale professor's explanation for why he described the physical attractiveness of a student in an email to Epstein. He explicitly says he regrets nothing about their association.
Again, I'm so happy Yale hired David Brooks to restore trust.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
Again, I'm so happy Yale hired David Brooks to restore trust.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Reading this in a public place and couldn't stop myself from making a dramatic 😬😬😬 face
'this is how men behave' these people always telling on themselves
'this is how men behave' these people always telling on themselves
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I may be the only one but I've never really liked food delivery. If I'm going to pay restaurant prices, I want the food *and* the sociality of the restaurant experience. Being out of my house & with others is part of the point of restaurants. I don't need to pay extra to *not* get that part.
mainly, I want to help more people learn to cook simple meals because it makes me *real* mad to see parasites like DoorDash and Uber Eats making big bucks off price-gouging both small restaurant businesses and stressed out normal people.
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I may be the only one but I've never really liked food delivery. If I'm going to pay restaurant prices, I want the food *and* the sociality of the restaurant experience. Being out of my house & with others is part of the point of restaurants. I don't need to pay extra to *not* get that part.
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Having literally written the book on the National Prayer Breakfast -- borne of the idea that God cares more for the rich and powerful than everyone else -- I can say this is the rare instance where Trump's grotesqueness is deeply appropriate.
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: "They rigged the second election. I had to win it. I needed it for my own ego. I would've had a bad ego for the rest of my life. Now I really have a big ego. Beating these lunatics was incredible ... The first time they said I didn't win the popular vote. I did"
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Having literally written the book on the National Prayer Breakfast -- borne of the idea that God cares more for the rich and powerful than everyone else -- I can say this is the rare instance where Trump's grotesqueness is deeply appropriate.
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i feel like american political elites are completely unprepared to tackle with tangibel threats to their democracy beyond "shaming random people for being too to win wisconsin" because they don't actually think democracy itself could disappear. in brazil and south korea they do believe it.
A story relevant to ICE election threats.
On Election Day 2022 in Brazil, the Bolsonaro government had Federal Highway Police place roadblocks in his opponent Lula's northeastern strongholds.
But courts intervened; Lula won. The highway police chief is now serving a 24 years prison sentence.
On Election Day 2022 in Brazil, the Bolsonaro government had Federal Highway Police place roadblocks in his opponent Lula's northeastern strongholds.
But courts intervened; Lula won. The highway police chief is now serving a 24 years prison sentence.
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
i feel like american political elites are completely unprepared to tackle with tangibel threats to their democracy beyond "shaming random people for being too to win wisconsin" because they don't actually think democracy itself could disappear. in brazil and south korea they do believe it.
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surprise! Tesla is doing shady stuff with self-driving!
February 5, 2026 at 1:38 AM
surprise! Tesla is doing shady stuff with self-driving!
A parking space is much larger than a stadium seat, so I don't know why the Times is so baffled that it costs more.
"A FIFA spokesperson, when asked to justify the prices, told The Athletic that 'parking prices are determined based on local market conditions'..."
Good answer. I wish reporters would ask cities to justify below-cost prices that lead to overcrowded curbs & drivers circling in search of free parking
Good answer. I wish reporters would ask cities to justify below-cost prices that lead to overcrowded curbs & drivers circling in search of free parking
World Cup parking for $300? FIFA selling spots at L.A. games for more than tickets
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
A parking space is much larger than a stadium seat, so I don't know why the Times is so baffled that it costs more.
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This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
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Once Trump's regime is removed from power, we need a constitutional refounding to finally create a fully egalitarian democracy.
Reconstruction did not go far enough, and we can't repeat the failures of that era by keeping the flawed political institutions that helped bring us to our present crisis
Reconstruction did not go far enough, and we can't repeat the failures of that era by keeping the flawed political institutions that helped bring us to our present crisis
February 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Once Trump's regime is removed from power, we need a constitutional refounding to finally create a fully egalitarian democracy.
Reconstruction did not go far enough, and we can't repeat the failures of that era by keeping the flawed political institutions that helped bring us to our present crisis
Reconstruction did not go far enough, and we can't repeat the failures of that era by keeping the flawed political institutions that helped bring us to our present crisis