Mike Hicks
@mulad.bsky.social
Tech guy into transpo and urbanism, politics to push the needle. Once a streets.mn person. A Swiftie to ease my unhappy singleness
Transit blog: https://hizeph400.blogspot.com/
Transit blog: https://hizeph400.blogspot.com/
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"This isn’t a maintenance bill. It’s a systems-building bill. And it positions Illinois to do something few American states have attempted: build a modern, frequent, interconnected railway network that treats mobility as essential infrastructure rather than a social service."
A striking innovation in the Illinois Transit Bill is the explicit embrace of “regional rail”—a term that signals a complete departure from the commuter rail model that has defined suburban train service for over a century www.hsrail.org/blog/illinoi...
Illinois Quietly Rewrote the Rules: Intercity Rail is Now Transit | High Speed Rail Alliance
This new bill positions Illinois to build a modern, frequent, interconnected railway network that treats mobility as essential infrastructure
www.hsrail.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"This isn’t a maintenance bill. It’s a systems-building bill. And it positions Illinois to do something few American states have attempted: build a modern, frequent, interconnected railway network that treats mobility as essential infrastructure rather than a social service."
American Legion Convention in Minneapolis (1948)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Drum Majorette for the Brainerd Ladies Auxiliary Drum and Bugle Corps, 24-year-old Galdys Badel, eats some ice cream while riding on the ice cream float in the Minnesota State American Legion Convention Parade in ...
Source: Hennepin County Library
Drum Majorette for the Brainerd Ladies Auxiliary Drum and Bugle Corps, 24-year-old Galdys Badel, eats some ice cream while riding on the ice cream float in the Minnesota State American Legion Convention Parade in ...
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Katie Wilson is leading in the Seattle mayor's race!
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Katie Wilson is leading in the Seattle mayor's race!
I hadn't noticed until yesterday that the Highland Park (St. Paul) Noodles & Co. had closed. Looks like Jersey Mike's is going to take over the space
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I hadn't noticed until yesterday that the Highland Park (St. Paul) Noodles & Co. had closed. Looks like Jersey Mike's is going to take over the space
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Monthly and annual ridership numbers for Amtrak. Capping off a strong fiscal year with yet another ridership gain.
Thank you to everyone who has ridden Amtrak over the past year. Here's to another good year in front of us.
Thank you to everyone who has ridden Amtrak over the past year. Here's to another good year in front of us.
November 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Monthly and annual ridership numbers for Amtrak. Capping off a strong fiscal year with yet another ridership gain.
Thank you to everyone who has ridden Amtrak over the past year. Here's to another good year in front of us.
Thank you to everyone who has ridden Amtrak over the past year. Here's to another good year in front of us.
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NEW: Rad Power Bikes has told employees it will go out of business in January without new funding.
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
Rad Power Bikes faces shutdown in January without new funding | TechCrunch
The company is "still fighting to find ways to continue" according to an email viewed by TechCrunch.
techcrunch.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: Rad Power Bikes has told employees it will go out of business in January without new funding.
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
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Cheryl Hines—who has mostly steered clear of RFK’s antivaxx world—headlined a weekend gala for Children’s Health Defense. At the private party, which I watched from the back of the room, she praised CHD and hawked her book— proceeds which were promised to CHD. www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Does Cheryl Hines share husband RFK Jr.’s vaccine views? Now we know the answer.
The actress finally steps out as first lady of the anti-vaccine movement.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Cheryl Hines—who has mostly steered clear of RFK’s antivaxx world—headlined a weekend gala for Children’s Health Defense. At the private party, which I watched from the back of the room, she praised CHD and hawked her book— proceeds which were promised to CHD. www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
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Lemon, it's Monday morning.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Lemon, it's Monday morning.
A project moving toward a high-capacity, high-repeatability Lego sorting machine (it has a relatively high bin count, but speed is a limiting factor for this version)
youtu.be/tuIczAiV4_w
youtu.be/tuIczAiV4_w
A machine to sort a million pounds of LEGO
YouTube video by LegoSpencer
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November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A project moving toward a high-capacity, high-repeatability Lego sorting machine (it has a relatively high bin count, but speed is a limiting factor for this version)
youtu.be/tuIczAiV4_w
youtu.be/tuIczAiV4_w
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McDLT - keeps the hot part hot and the cool part cool! (1985)
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
McDLT - keeps the hot part hot and the cool part cool! (1985)
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"It's probably going to be pretty difficult to stop the train from stopping now. But I think it's really important to make sure we have this infrastructure in place so that maybe different minds and different times can look at this and say, ‘We can utilize this in maybe a slightly different way.’”
Northstar’s looming shutdown leaves cities in limbo
Cities along the Northstar commuter rail invested heavily in stations and surrounding infrastructure to support suburban-to-downtown travel. With service set to be suspended in January, those communit...
www.mprnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"It's probably going to be pretty difficult to stop the train from stopping now. But I think it's really important to make sure we have this infrastructure in place so that maybe different minds and different times can look at this and say, ‘We can utilize this in maybe a slightly different way.’”
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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putting chuck schumer where he belongs: thread
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
putting chuck schumer where he belongs: thread
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"Democratic capitulators whose seats would be filled by Democratic governors in the event of vacancy (Durbin, Fetterman, Kaine, King) should be under immense pressure to resign mid-session. Now, even. Or in Kaine’s case, after Abigail Spanberger is sworn in. If your senator fits that bill, get loud"
Thoughts on Dems throwing a game they were winning. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave
Another disgrace, and a new path forward.
www.offmessage.net
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"Democratic capitulators whose seats would be filled by Democratic governors in the event of vacancy (Durbin, Fetterman, Kaine, King) should be under immense pressure to resign mid-session. Now, even. Or in Kaine’s case, after Abigail Spanberger is sworn in. If your senator fits that bill, get loud"
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Midwest Snowbirds, you’re really missing out on a blizzard back home!
Something astonishing is happening near Milwaukee, Chicago and South Bend. Up to 5” per hour snowfall rates!! The temperature difference between the Lake (50F) and aloft (17K ft) is over 90 degrees F… 1/
Something astonishing is happening near Milwaukee, Chicago and South Bend. Up to 5” per hour snowfall rates!! The temperature difference between the Lake (50F) and aloft (17K ft) is over 90 degrees F… 1/
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Midwest Snowbirds, you’re really missing out on a blizzard back home!
Something astonishing is happening near Milwaukee, Chicago and South Bend. Up to 5” per hour snowfall rates!! The temperature difference between the Lake (50F) and aloft (17K ft) is over 90 degrees F… 1/
Something astonishing is happening near Milwaukee, Chicago and South Bend. Up to 5” per hour snowfall rates!! The temperature difference between the Lake (50F) and aloft (17K ft) is over 90 degrees F… 1/
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#OnThisDay Nov 10, 2025 just past midnight: About 20 miles south of Isle Royale, Edmund Fitzgerald and Arthur M. Anderson begin to encounter the storm. By 1:00 am waves are 10ft high and winds howl between 50-60mph.
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
#OnThisDay Nov 10, 2025 just past midnight: About 20 miles south of Isle Royale, Edmund Fitzgerald and Arthur M. Anderson begin to encounter the storm. By 1:00 am waves are 10ft high and winds howl between 50-60mph.
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And so a new form of government was born. A system that required citizens to yell at a handful of mostly elderly politicians every few weeks, demanding them not to doom us all. A Screamocracy.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
And so a new form of government was born. A system that required citizens to yell at a handful of mostly elderly politicians every few weeks, demanding them not to doom us all. A Screamocracy.
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I should point out there's a second color scheme
homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I should point out there's a second color scheme
homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
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Called Klobuchar for good measure
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Called Klobuchar for good measure
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just left snippy messages for schumer and gillibrand. first time for everything i guess!
202-224-3121
202-224-3121
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
just left snippy messages for schumer and gillibrand. first time for everything i guess!
202-224-3121
202-224-3121
Rich people started to be impacted by flight delays
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Rich people started to be impacted by flight delays
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Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
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That looks like it would make for quite a photo
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
That looks like it would make for quite a photo