Laura Conaway
@oleta.bsky.social
Maddow/MS NOW. (↖️ In this picture, I'm the cyclist. http://nyti.ms/3f8MIPR)
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Life After Cars is the best of a spate of anti-car jeremiads published this year. The @thewaroncars.bsky.social crew has produced a book that's both thorough and accessible.
(Below, I spoke with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social about the rise of car-skeptic activism.)
(Below, I spoke with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social about the rise of car-skeptic activism.)
What Comes After the ‘War on Cars’?
Podcast hosts Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear deliver a book-length takedown of the automobile — and a plea to stop centering cities around driving.
www.bloomberg.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Life After Cars is the best of a spate of anti-car jeremiads published this year. The @thewaroncars.bsky.social crew has produced a book that's both thorough and accessible.
(Below, I spoke with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social about the rise of car-skeptic activism.)
(Below, I spoke with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social about the rise of car-skeptic activism.)
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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Democrats feared that a handful of their members would vote for anti-trans legislation. So Sarah McBride spoke with some of the Republicans who ultimately voted ‘no." via @oriana.bsky.social
www.notus.org/congress/mcb...
www.notus.org/congress/mcb...
Sarah McBride Lobbied Some Republicans to Vote Against an Anti-Trans Bill
When House Democrats suspected a few members in their caucus would support a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth, McBride reached out to some Republicans who went on to oppose the...
www.notus.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Democrats feared that a handful of their members would vote for anti-trans legislation. So Sarah McBride spoke with some of the Republicans who ultimately voted ‘no." via @oriana.bsky.social
www.notus.org/congress/mcb...
www.notus.org/congress/mcb...
"Much of Bovino’s operation appears made for television moments. Agents made several arrests, including at a supermarket parking lot and tamale stand. They also spent much of their time goading angry residents and protesters...."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/b...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/b...
Border Patrol Cmdr. Bovino praises local police assistance in enforcement, argues with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss
The Chicago Police Department said in a statement that they did not assist federal authorities with immigration enforcement.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Much of Bovino’s operation appears made for television moments. Agents made several arrests, including at a supermarket parking lot and tamale stand. They also spent much of their time goading angry residents and protesters...."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/b...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/b...
"the Guard members have carried out no significant operational missions and have spent most of their time stationed at a northern Illinois base"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/i...
President Donald Trump keeping 300 Illinois National Guard troops federalized until April despite no missions
Initially federalized in October for 60 days, the 300 Illinois National Guard troops will continue to be deployed through mid-April.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"the Guard members have carried out no significant operational missions and have spent most of their time stationed at a northern Illinois base"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/i...
"Child care is unaffordable for 80 percent of NYC parents — a stat that many New Yorkers might find laughably absurd if it weren’t so debilitating."
www.thecut.com/article/dayc...
www.thecut.com/article/dayc...
Can Anyone Afford a Job Around Here?
Since the pandemic, the cost of child-care centers in New York has risen twice as much as inflation and is four times the median family income.
www.thecut.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"Child care is unaffordable for 80 percent of NYC parents — a stat that many New Yorkers might find laughably absurd if it weren’t so debilitating."
www.thecut.com/article/dayc...
www.thecut.com/article/dayc...
“The simple fact that you might be thrown out of the country because you were partisan online, it’s kind of insane....Like, which other country that we consider, as you know, democratic, does that.”
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
International students and faculty at the University of Alaska Fairbanks grapple with immigration policy changes
A combination of new pressures under the Trump administration regarding visas, increased policing and quashed political expression have left many concerned about their future in the U.S.
www.adn.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“The simple fact that you might be thrown out of the country because you were partisan online, it’s kind of insane....Like, which other country that we consider, as you know, democratic, does that.”
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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Mississippi is a state with 82 counties filled with interesting people.
We’re doing something radical for today’s journalism: we report from the ground up across the whole state, urban, suburban and rural. About people, not just power and party. We tell their stories.
We’re doing something radical for today’s journalism: we report from the ground up across the whole state, urban, suburban and rural. About people, not just power and party. We tell their stories.
"Paul took out a piece of paper and started drawing out the dream he had for that old barn,” Kay Tyler said of her husband's idea for the property. “He envisioned a rough exterior hiding elegant rooms with luxurious furniture and antiques, something that could be the pride of all of Calhoun County."
Calhoun County’s Cart Barn Inn Strives to Wrap Luxury and Elegance in a ‘Brown Paper Bag’
The Cart Barn Inn began as a golf cart storage barn for the Yoda Creek Golf Course before Kay and Paul Tyler converted it into a luxury inn in 2007.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Mississippi is a state with 82 counties filled with interesting people.
We’re doing something radical for today’s journalism: we report from the ground up across the whole state, urban, suburban and rural. About people, not just power and party. We tell their stories.
We’re doing something radical for today’s journalism: we report from the ground up across the whole state, urban, suburban and rural. About people, not just power and party. We tell their stories.
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hope everyone gets a chance to read this and the whole series it's part of
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court
One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
hope everyone gets a chance to read this and the whole series it's part of
Michigan Republicans cut funding for "[w]igs for children with cancer, mental health services for children who have been sexually assaulted, financial support for new mothers."
www.mlive.com/politics/202...
www.mlive.com/politics/202...
‘Special place in hell:’ Michigan Democrats decry $645M funding halt by House Republicans
Among the programs blocked from continued funding are those providing wigs for children with cancer and mental health services for children who have been sexually assaulted, House Democrats say.
www.mlive.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Michigan Republicans cut funding for "[w]igs for children with cancer, mental health services for children who have been sexually assaulted, financial support for new mothers."
www.mlive.com/politics/202...
www.mlive.com/politics/202...
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These heartbreaking stories are why we fight for cities to be built for PEOPLE, not cars.
Maria Sumba and Carmen Larino each lost a daughter to a traffic crash. Now, they're sharing their stories about why New York City needs universal daylighting.
@nycspeakeradams.bsky.social must bring Intro 1138 to a vote this session, to finally protect New Yorkers at every intersection.
@nycspeakeradams.bsky.social must bring Intro 1138 to a vote this session, to finally protect New Yorkers at every intersection.
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
These heartbreaking stories are why we fight for cities to be built for PEOPLE, not cars.
Update from Evanston, after vandalism and a heavy snowfall:
New zip ties for baby Jesus and a new gas mask for Mary, plus a memorial to Silverio Villegas González in place of the missing Joseph.
Christmas 2025.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/09/j...
New zip ties for baby Jesus and a new gas mask for Mary, plus a memorial to Silverio Villegas González in place of the missing Joseph.
Christmas 2025.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/09/j...
December 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Update from Evanston, after vandalism and a heavy snowfall:
New zip ties for baby Jesus and a new gas mask for Mary, plus a memorial to Silverio Villegas González in place of the missing Joseph.
Christmas 2025.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/09/j...
New zip ties for baby Jesus and a new gas mask for Mary, plus a memorial to Silverio Villegas González in place of the missing Joseph.
Christmas 2025.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/09/j...
If you're in jail for a year and a half with no indictment and no lawyer, that starts to be prison. Without conviction. Or charges.
>>One man has been in jail for 18 months on drug charges without an indictment and has no attorney to move his case along...
www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2...
>>One man has been in jail for 18 months on drug charges without an indictment and has no attorney to move his case along...
www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2...
Hinds County jail holds dozens without any way to get to trial
The newly appointed federal receiver has asked the county’s district attorney to move more cases, while the DA has asked the county for more money.
www.clarionledger.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you're in jail for a year and a half with no indictment and no lawyer, that starts to be prison. Without conviction. Or charges.
>>One man has been in jail for 18 months on drug charges without an indictment and has no attorney to move his case along...
www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2...
>>One man has been in jail for 18 months on drug charges without an indictment and has no attorney to move his case along...
www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2...
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"The authors marshal a compelling blend of history, statistics, and anecdote in support of a quietly radical argument: that mass car ownership, far from natural and inevitable, is a historical blip that can and should be reversed." 😍
The Surprisingly Convincing Case Against Cars
Life After Cars dares to imagine how different, and enriching, a car-free world could be.
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"The authors marshal a compelling blend of history, statistics, and anecdote in support of a quietly radical argument: that mass car ownership, far from natural and inevitable, is a historical blip that can and should be reversed." 😍
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This chapter of the @thewaroncars.bsky.social new book is hard to read as a parent. It’s one of the big motivations that I’ve become a more vocal advocate but the timescales for change in our area are just sooooo long. The freedom and growth we’ve taken from kids is just shameful to think about.
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This chapter of the @thewaroncars.bsky.social new book is hard to read as a parent. It’s one of the big motivations that I’ve become a more vocal advocate but the timescales for change in our area are just sooooo long. The freedom and growth we’ve taken from kids is just shameful to think about.
Indiana state senator (R) on opposing the gerrymander under consideration:
"if those maps pass, there’s a good possibility that three or four millionaires from Indianapolis will represent a third of the state, so I don’t know that that serves us well.”
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/08/a...
"if those maps pass, there’s a good possibility that three or four millionaires from Indianapolis will represent a third of the state, so I don’t know that that serves us well.”
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/08/a...
As Indiana Senate begins redistricting turn, some Republicans keep mum • Indiana Capital Chronicle
About a quarter of Indiana Republican senators have not yet said how they'll vote on a sweeping partisan redraw of the state's congressional maps, teeing up an uncertain week for the proposal's future...
indianacapitalchronicle.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Indiana state senator (R) on opposing the gerrymander under consideration:
"if those maps pass, there’s a good possibility that three or four millionaires from Indianapolis will represent a third of the state, so I don’t know that that serves us well.”
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/08/a...
"if those maps pass, there’s a good possibility that three or four millionaires from Indianapolis will represent a third of the state, so I don’t know that that serves us well.”
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/08/a...
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The number of convicted criminals in immigration detention is about 1.8x what it was when Trump took office.
The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
open.substack.com/pub/austinko... (via @austinkocher.com)
The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
open.substack.com/pub/austinko... (via @austinkocher.com)
December 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The number of convicted criminals in immigration detention is about 1.8x what it was when Trump took office.
The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
open.substack.com/pub/austinko... (via @austinkocher.com)
The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
open.substack.com/pub/austinko... (via @austinkocher.com)
She's 23. She's a mom. She's a citizen.
Her father says he thought someone was trying to kidnap her: "We’re Brown — they assume we live illegally here, so that's why I'm concerned."
www.nola.com/news/border-...
Her father says he thought someone was trying to kidnap her: "We’re Brown — they assume we live illegally here, so that's why I'm concerned."
www.nola.com/news/border-...
Young Marrero mother, a US citizen, recalls being chased by Border Patrol in viral confrontation
Jocelynn, 23, was walking home on Wednesday when an SUV approached. At first, she thought it was an Uber. The woman was still shaken Thursday when she recalled the incident caught on home security vid...
www.nola.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
She's 23. She's a mom. She's a citizen.
Her father says he thought someone was trying to kidnap her: "We’re Brown — they assume we live illegally here, so that's why I'm concerned."
www.nola.com/news/border-...
Her father says he thought someone was trying to kidnap her: "We’re Brown — they assume we live illegally here, so that's why I'm concerned."
www.nola.com/news/border-...
Louisiana Illuminator:
>>“This is not America. This is not who we are,” Krivjanick said. “We don’t have masked men running up to us, grabbing us, throwing us into unidentified cars, you know or to beat us up on the street.”
lailluminator.com/2025/12/05/n...
>>“This is not America. This is not who we are,” Krivjanick said. “We don’t have masked men running up to us, grabbing us, throwing us into unidentified cars, you know or to beat us up on the street.”
lailluminator.com/2025/12/05/n...
A hub of New Orleans' Latino community is quieter as people fear immigration raids • Louisiana Illuminator
Long an epicenter of Black-owned businesses, Broad Street is now also a commercial hub for the city’s Latino community.
lailluminator.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Louisiana Illuminator:
>>“This is not America. This is not who we are,” Krivjanick said. “We don’t have masked men running up to us, grabbing us, throwing us into unidentified cars, you know or to beat us up on the street.”
lailluminator.com/2025/12/05/n...
>>“This is not America. This is not who we are,” Krivjanick said. “We don’t have masked men running up to us, grabbing us, throwing us into unidentified cars, you know or to beat us up on the street.”
lailluminator.com/2025/12/05/n...
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Take a moment to read this @kerryhowley.bsky.social piece in @nymag.com.
It'll absolutely infuriate you, but you really need to read this.
It'll absolutely infuriate you, but you really need to read this.
This really was one of the most heartbreaking articles I’ve read in a while. I don’t think people comprehend the scale of destruction wrought by this administration already, not even close
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Doughnuts and Bullets: The Absurdity of Working for RFK Jr.
What happens when your new boss thinks you’re a child killer?
nymag.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Take a moment to read this @kerryhowley.bsky.social piece in @nymag.com.
It'll absolutely infuriate you, but you really need to read this.
It'll absolutely infuriate you, but you really need to read this.
Trump Returns Coast Guard Helicopter to Oregon Fishing Town After Uproar
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
