Peter O'Connor
@pmarkoconnor.bsky.social
Urbanism, housing, transportation, land use planning and development. Art, music, reading. News junkie. Flaming liberal. Gay. Kinda mouthy.
All he needs is a mask and a gun.
This is what happens when your daddy's tax fraud scheme makes you a millionaire at age 8, you spend years hanging around with mobsters and then the Supreme Court says that nobody is above the law except you.
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
All he needs is a mask and a gun.
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CONGESTION PRICING IN #NYC IS WORKING.
Since Jan 2025:
⚠️ 17.6 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan
⚠️ Crashes are down 14%
⚠️ Traffic injuries down 15%
✅ Subway ridership up 9%
✅ Bus ridership up 13%
The $9 fee goes to funding mass transit capital improvements.
www.reuters.com/world/us/new...
Since Jan 2025:
⚠️ 17.6 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan
⚠️ Crashes are down 14%
⚠️ Traffic injuries down 15%
✅ Subway ridership up 9%
✅ Bus ridership up 13%
The $9 fee goes to funding mass transit capital improvements.
www.reuters.com/world/us/new...
September 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
CONGESTION PRICING IN #NYC IS WORKING.
Since Jan 2025:
⚠️ 17.6 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan
⚠️ Crashes are down 14%
⚠️ Traffic injuries down 15%
✅ Subway ridership up 9%
✅ Bus ridership up 13%
The $9 fee goes to funding mass transit capital improvements.
www.reuters.com/world/us/new...
Since Jan 2025:
⚠️ 17.6 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan
⚠️ Crashes are down 14%
⚠️ Traffic injuries down 15%
✅ Subway ridership up 9%
✅ Bus ridership up 13%
The $9 fee goes to funding mass transit capital improvements.
www.reuters.com/world/us/new...
Unpopular POV: When ppl wear eyeglasses you notice before they arrive it makes me take them less seriously.
July 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Unpopular POV: When ppl wear eyeglasses you notice before they arrive it makes me take them less seriously.
The land of "live free or die," New Hampshire, has state-run liquor stores (where it's so much cheaper ppl travel from other states to buy from them) but Zohran Mamdani is a "communist" for suggesting a pilot program of City-run grocery stores. Make it make sense.
July 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The land of "live free or die," New Hampshire, has state-run liquor stores (where it's so much cheaper ppl travel from other states to buy from them) but Zohran Mamdani is a "communist" for suggesting a pilot program of City-run grocery stores. Make it make sense.
I suppose if you grew up on violent video games, #Superman2025 seems like a movie and not how I experienced it - a visual and aural assault on my eyes and ears. I tapped out at 30 minutes. (David Corenswet is not, however, a visual assault.)
July 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I suppose if you grew up on violent video games, #Superman2025 seems like a movie and not how I experienced it - a visual and aural assault on my eyes and ears. I tapped out at 30 minutes. (David Corenswet is not, however, a visual assault.)
Please explain to me how a talk show (host, band, sidekick, and writers, working on a basic set, with a constant stream of movie stars, celebrities, musicians, authors and politicians, eager to appear for free to flog their latest movie, book, album, etc) is a MONEY LOSER?! #stephencolbert
July 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Please explain to me how a talk show (host, band, sidekick, and writers, working on a basic set, with a constant stream of movie stars, celebrities, musicians, authors and politicians, eager to appear for free to flog their latest movie, book, album, etc) is a MONEY LOSER?! #stephencolbert
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IMPORTANT: If you can watch only ONE video about why more & wider roads won’t solve traffic congestion no matter how many billions you spend, watch THIS one. Then share it with EVERYONE.
Jevons Paradox isn’t a rock band.
Via Australia’s great show “Utopia” on ABC TV. youtube.com/watch?v=xtO_...
Jevons Paradox isn’t a rock band.
Via Australia’s great show “Utopia” on ABC TV. youtube.com/watch?v=xtO_...
How to Fix Traffic Congestion In Australia | Utopia
YouTube video by Working Dog Productions
youtube.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
IMPORTANT: If you can watch only ONE video about why more & wider roads won’t solve traffic congestion no matter how many billions you spend, watch THIS one. Then share it with EVERYONE.
Jevons Paradox isn’t a rock band.
Via Australia’s great show “Utopia” on ABC TV. youtube.com/watch?v=xtO_...
Jevons Paradox isn’t a rock band.
Via Australia’s great show “Utopia” on ABC TV. youtube.com/watch?v=xtO_...
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WTF?!? Border Czar Tom Homan claimed that ICE and Border Patrol agents don’t need probable cause to detain people they suspect are undocumented, saying they can do so based on factors like physical appearance. This is straight-up racial profiling, not law enforcement.
July 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
WTF?!? Border Czar Tom Homan claimed that ICE and Border Patrol agents don’t need probable cause to detain people they suspect are undocumented, saying they can do so based on factors like physical appearance. This is straight-up racial profiling, not law enforcement.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I've paid all my cards in full every mo for 25 years, haven't had a mtg in 15 years, a car loan since the 1980s. I put $2500 in new appliances on a card they downgrade me. I don't need a credit rating cuz I can pay for everything in cash. But this is economic terrorism of ppl who can't. Honestly, FU
July 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've paid all my cards in full every mo for 25 years, haven't had a mtg in 15 years, a car loan since the 1980s. I put $2500 in new appliances on a card they downgrade me. I don't need a credit rating cuz I can pay for everything in cash. But this is economic terrorism of ppl who can't. Honestly, FU
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In this Indiana diner, everyone has three questions: How’s the breaded tenderloin? Is the quarry hiring? And Trump’s big Medicaid cuts are only for Black people, right?
July 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In this Indiana diner, everyone has three questions: How’s the breaded tenderloin? Is the quarry hiring? And Trump’s big Medicaid cuts are only for Black people, right?
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The GOP just collectively voted to add $4 Trillion to the deficit.
July 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The GOP just collectively voted to add $4 Trillion to the deficit.
Why do #Republicans hate Americans so much? #bigbeautifulbill
July 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Why do #Republicans hate Americans so much? #bigbeautifulbill
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“I trusted you. I’m done with MAGA and all your bullshit. My son is a sitting duck on a fucking destroyer you stupid asshole.”
Trump Voters Rage After Being Betrayed by Trump
They just found out he lies.
www.thegodpodcast.com
June 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“I trusted you. I’m done with MAGA and all your bullshit. My son is a sitting duck on a fucking destroyer you stupid asshole.”
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BREAKING: PLEASE SHARE
Christian Stephen, a member of the US military was placed on a 72 hold in a psych facility for posting this video stating that he wants to uphold our Constitution.
Christian Stephen, a member of the US military was placed on a 72 hold in a psych facility for posting this video stating that he wants to uphold our Constitution.
June 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
BREAKING: PLEASE SHARE
Christian Stephen, a member of the US military was placed on a 72 hold in a psych facility for posting this video stating that he wants to uphold our Constitution.
Christian Stephen, a member of the US military was placed on a 72 hold in a psych facility for posting this video stating that he wants to uphold our Constitution.
People are "glitter-bombing" ICE agents not in uniform so they can be identified. Forgive me this little bit of pride during #lgbtq Pride Month, but I really don't think str8 ppl would have thought up glitter-bombing all by themselves. You're welcome.
a man with a mustache is drinking from a glass while wearing a blue jacket and scarf .
ALT: a man with a mustache is drinking from a glass while wearing a blue jacket and scarf .
media.tenor.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
People are "glitter-bombing" ICE agents not in uniform so they can be identified. Forgive me this little bit of pride during #lgbtq Pride Month, but I really don't think str8 ppl would have thought up glitter-bombing all by themselves. You're welcome.
I know what you are doing Visa and Mastercard by sending paper statements on legal length paper so they can't be put into 3 ring binders. I don't care. I am still not opting out of paper statements. #CreditCardTips
June 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I know what you are doing Visa and Mastercard by sending paper statements on legal length paper so they can't be put into 3 ring binders. I don't care. I am still not opting out of paper statements. #CreditCardTips
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they're having a hard time hiding their boredom
June 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
they're having a hard time hiding their boredom
Is anyone else noticing a pattern here? #Trump tears up a diplomatic or trade agreement saying it's stupid, or they're ripping us off, or whatever. Then, he agrees to essentially the same thing and claims he's a great negotiator, yada yada. World leaders are laughing their asses off at this Goober.
June 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Is anyone else noticing a pattern here? #Trump tears up a diplomatic or trade agreement saying it's stupid, or they're ripping us off, or whatever. Then, he agrees to essentially the same thing and claims he's a great negotiator, yada yada. World leaders are laughing their asses off at this Goober.
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The Purpose of Trump's Terror: What Trump Wants In LA Is Blood
"The goal isn’t to scare off a few undocumented gardeners and housekeepers or terrify asylum-seeking mothers. It’s to normalize the idea that active-duty troops can be used on American streets against American citizens."
bit.ly/4dYG8Ig
"The goal isn’t to scare off a few undocumented gardeners and housekeepers or terrify asylum-seeking mothers. It’s to normalize the idea that active-duty troops can be used on American streets against American citizens."
bit.ly/4dYG8Ig
The Purpose of Trump's Terror
What Trump Really Wants In Los Angeles Is Blood
open.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The Purpose of Trump's Terror: What Trump Wants In LA Is Blood
"The goal isn’t to scare off a few undocumented gardeners and housekeepers or terrify asylum-seeking mothers. It’s to normalize the idea that active-duty troops can be used on American streets against American citizens."
bit.ly/4dYG8Ig
"The goal isn’t to scare off a few undocumented gardeners and housekeepers or terrify asylum-seeking mothers. It’s to normalize the idea that active-duty troops can be used on American streets against American citizens."
bit.ly/4dYG8Ig
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Durbin to Bhattacharya: "I can't understand it. I disagree w/ this admin on so many things. But this is the one that really gets to me personally. To think this nation would walk away from medical research. For God's sake...cancer, your budget requests a 38% cut to the National Cancer Institute"
June 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Durbin to Bhattacharya: "I can't understand it. I disagree w/ this admin on so many things. But this is the one that really gets to me personally. To think this nation would walk away from medical research. For God's sake...cancer, your budget requests a 38% cut to the National Cancer Institute"
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The conductor on my #Amtrak train just welcomed "ladies and gentleman and non-binary passengers" and then signed off with #HappyPride and I am practically in tears. #Resist
June 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The conductor on my #Amtrak train just welcomed "ladies and gentleman and non-binary passengers" and then signed off with #HappyPride and I am practically in tears. #Resist
I have a big crush on #EzraKlein. There, I said it.
June 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I have a big crush on #EzraKlein. There, I said it.
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Comparisons to Pearl Harbor are singularly inapt. This was not an unprovoked attack. The Russian bombers had been raining death on Ukrainian civilians; the West had failed to provide sufficient air defenses. So the Ukrainians took it upon themselves.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Slava Ukraini
Plus: Trump's Taco, Burrito, Tamale, and Tequila Economy
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June 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Comparisons to Pearl Harbor are singularly inapt. This was not an unprovoked attack. The Russian bombers had been raining death on Ukrainian civilians; the West had failed to provide sufficient air defenses. So the Ukrainians took it upon themselves.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...