Melissa Culross
@melissaculross.bsky.social
Storyteller focused on San Francisco transit | Host of the Taken with Transportation podcast | Former radio-ista and journalist | Hobbyist singer | Brown University alum
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BREAKING:
A federal judge says the Trump admin deported a two-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as the child's father was frantically petitioning the courts to keep her in the country.
A federal judge says the Trump admin deported a two-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as the child's father was frantically petitioning the courts to keep her in the country.
April 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
BREAKING:
A federal judge says the Trump admin deported a two-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as the child's father was frantically petitioning the courts to keep her in the country.
A federal judge says the Trump admin deported a two-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as the child's father was frantically petitioning the courts to keep her in the country.
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The American Federation of Shit Shows has just about had it with all these Trump White House comparisons.
March 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The American Federation of Shit Shows has just about had it with all these Trump White House comparisons.
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Musk has sicced his followers on the WSJ writer who reported on a DOGE staffer’s racist online, history demanding her firing. This is a tactic Silicon Valley’s neoreactionaries have been advocating for years: Pick a reporter, dox and harrass, make an example of them, make everyone else afraid.
February 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Musk has sicced his followers on the WSJ writer who reported on a DOGE staffer’s racist online, history demanding her firing. This is a tactic Silicon Valley’s neoreactionaries have been advocating for years: Pick a reporter, dox and harrass, make an example of them, make everyone else afraid.
Wanna see something pretty? Night falls in #SanFrancisco.
January 29, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Wanna see something pretty? Night falls in #SanFrancisco.
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A federal judge has called a 4pm conference in the emergency lawsuit brought by nonprofit groups to halt President Trump's federal aid freeze:
January 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A federal judge has called a 4pm conference in the emergency lawsuit brought by nonprofit groups to halt President Trump's federal aid freeze:
San Francisco on MLK Day 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM
San Francisco on MLK Day 2025.
On Jan. 20, 2021, I went for a morning run and saw this bit of celebratory wonderfulness in the ‘hood. When I got home, I cleaned up and watched the inauguration with some friends…virtually because COVID. Tomorrow I won’t be running (bad knee), there will be no flowers, and no, I’m not watching.
January 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
On Jan. 20, 2021, I went for a morning run and saw this bit of celebratory wonderfulness in the ‘hood. When I got home, I cleaned up and watched the inauguration with some friends…virtually because COVID. Tomorrow I won’t be running (bad knee), there will be no flowers, and no, I’m not watching.
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Brown: We must ensure equal distribution of shivs across all socio-economic strata of society.
Cornell: GO BIG RED.
Dartmouth: I made a shiv out of granola and ice.
Vermont: I made a shiv out of weed. And then smoked it. Sorry, what was the question?
Cornell: GO BIG RED.
Dartmouth: I made a shiv out of granola and ice.
Vermont: I made a shiv out of weed. And then smoked it. Sorry, what was the question?
An Applicant’s Guide to Student Culture at American Universities
Harvard: I would shiv someone to answer a question in class. Yale: I wrote a Pulitzer-nominated play about the time I shivved someone to answer a q...
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January 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Brown: We must ensure equal distribution of shivs across all socio-economic strata of society.
Cornell: GO BIG RED.
Dartmouth: I made a shiv out of granola and ice.
Vermont: I made a shiv out of weed. And then smoked it. Sorry, what was the question?
Cornell: GO BIG RED.
Dartmouth: I made a shiv out of granola and ice.
Vermont: I made a shiv out of weed. And then smoked it. Sorry, what was the question?
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NEW: The 14,021-acre #EatonFire is currently 81% contained.
Air Operations continue to support firefighters by extinguishing hot spots in steep, inaccessible terrain.
Air Operations continue to support firefighters by extinguishing hot spots in steep, inaccessible terrain.
January 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
NEW: The 14,021-acre #EatonFire is currently 81% contained.
Air Operations continue to support firefighters by extinguishing hot spots in steep, inaccessible terrain.
Air Operations continue to support firefighters by extinguishing hot spots in steep, inaccessible terrain.
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Brb, gotta revise the whole lesson for my first "how music marketing works" class of the semester on Tuesday since TikTok fell out, rolled around on the floor, then just got back up.
January 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Brb, gotta revise the whole lesson for my first "how music marketing works" class of the semester on Tuesday since TikTok fell out, rolled around on the floor, then just got back up.
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Early AM Los Angeles view from my front yard, one week apart. We’re going to have blue skies today. The air is clear, but I know it’s not totally safe to breathe—but I’ll take it!
TODAY LAST WEDNESDAY
TODAY LAST WEDNESDAY
January 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Early AM Los Angeles view from my front yard, one week apart. We’re going to have blue skies today. The air is clear, but I know it’s not totally safe to breathe—but I’ll take it!
TODAY LAST WEDNESDAY
TODAY LAST WEDNESDAY
Sending love and hope to L.A., including my beloved Pasadena-Altadena. Please take good care and stay safe, everyone! ❤️
January 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Sending love and hope to L.A., including my beloved Pasadena-Altadena. Please take good care and stay safe, everyone! ❤️
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PSA to my friends in California near the fires: breathing in wildfire smoke is really bad for you (even if it’s not super thick where you are) but if you have face masks (N95, KN95, etc) those can help a lot
January 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
PSA to my friends in California near the fires: breathing in wildfire smoke is really bad for you (even if it’s not super thick where you are) but if you have face masks (N95, KN95, etc) those can help a lot
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Today, we mourn the loss of a true American hero, President Jimmy Carter. A champion of human rights, urban renewal, and peace, his legacy will forever inspire.
December 29, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Today, we mourn the loss of a true American hero, President Jimmy Carter. A champion of human rights, urban renewal, and peace, his legacy will forever inspire.
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“Riding into the Sunset” is a brilliant name for this podcast episode. Great work @melissaculross.bsky.social reporting on the return of the “L” train service in San Francisco.
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Taken with Transportation Podcast
Welcome to Taken with Transportation, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's official podcast. Hop along for the ride as we cover everything from the city’s streets to the inner workings ...
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November 22, 2024 at 7:03 PM
“Riding into the Sunset” is a brilliant name for this podcast episode. Great work @melissaculross.bsky.social reporting on the return of the “L” train service in San Francisco.
www.sfmta.com/taken-transp...
www.sfmta.com/taken-transp...
Whatever the platform, this will always be one of my all-time favorite social media posts.
How I stay strong & fit with abs at age 40:
1. Walks
2. Journaling
3. Weightlifting
4. Luck, genetics, flexible schedule, 25 years in the gym, never been overweight, $$$, no kids, privilege, no chronic health issues, intrinsically motivated, competitive, still broken on the inside
5. Meal Prep
1. Walks
2. Journaling
3. Weightlifting
4. Luck, genetics, flexible schedule, 25 years in the gym, never been overweight, $$$, no kids, privilege, no chronic health issues, intrinsically motivated, competitive, still broken on the inside
5. Meal Prep
November 23, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Whatever the platform, this will always be one of my all-time favorite social media posts.
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The top 10 Books you HAVE to read in 2024:
1. Read
2. What
3. Piques
4. Your
5. Interest
6. And
7. Switch
8. When
9. It (by @stephenking.bsky.social)
10. Doesn't
1. Read
2. What
3. Piques
4. Your
5. Interest
6. And
7. Switch
8. When
9. It (by @stephenking.bsky.social)
10. Doesn't
November 19, 2024 at 8:36 PM
The top 10 Books you HAVE to read in 2024:
1. Read
2. What
3. Piques
4. Your
5. Interest
6. And
7. Switch
8. When
9. It (by @stephenking.bsky.social)
10. Doesn't
1. Read
2. What
3. Piques
4. Your
5. Interest
6. And
7. Switch
8. When
9. It (by @stephenking.bsky.social)
10. Doesn't
I’ve always known that my longtime friend @jacobtlevy.bsky.social is better read than me, but I’m very smart. So the fact that I had to look up the word “mote” after I read this post is next level humbling. 😄 Regardless, I agree with him 100%.
It’s not just that everybody has a “here’s why the election results show I was right all along” take. It’s that everyone can see the confirmation bias mote in the other guy’s eye when *they* post such a take.
November 18, 2024 at 1:02 AM
I’ve always known that my longtime friend @jacobtlevy.bsky.social is better read than me, but I’m very smart. So the fact that I had to look up the word “mote” after I read this post is next level humbling. 😄 Regardless, I agree with him 100%.
Popped into Martuni’s last weekend and sang this little ditty (with Joe Wicht on piano). Thank you, #PaulMcCartney for these lyrics. So meaningful then and so meaningful now.
November 17, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Popped into Martuni’s last weekend and sang this little ditty (with Joe Wicht on piano). Thank you, #PaulMcCartney for these lyrics. So meaningful then and so meaningful now.