robmolou
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robmolou
@robmolou.bsky.social
· Nov 7
I made a map imagining a light rail system in Louisville utilizing existing rail lines in the style of Harry Beck who drafted the revolutionary transit map of the London Underground.
People rightfully calling out the weirdo eugenicist speak, but what is this civilization he’s calling Europe?
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
People rightfully calling out the weirdo eugenicist speak, but what is this civilization he’s calling Europe?
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Cowboys did all that for a bagel my goodness they’re sickos
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Cowboys did all that for a bagel my goodness they’re sickos
Waterfront Park is a very underrated space, partially because it’s just now becoming mature. 25 years into its existence and it’s really special.
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Waterfront Park is a very underrated space, partially because it’s just now becoming mature. 25 years into its existence and it’s really special.
99% sure this lemonade stand is a repurposed bus stop shelter.
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
99% sure this lemonade stand is a repurposed bus stop shelter.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
if you've valued the work we've been doing at @boltsmag.org (talk about a small team punching above our weight!), and if you've been worried about the state of media today & want to support us...
... i really can't stress enough how this is the perfect time to take the jump & support us!
... i really can't stress enough how this is the perfect time to take the jump & support us!
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A damn daycare. This is sick. What are we doing?
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A damn daycare. This is sick. What are we doing?
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November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Spoiler alert 🚨
The twist in The Diplomat was quite good. I remember thinking the drone thing was different than they discussed, so for it to go so sinister is yes 👏 bravo. Allison Janney and Bradley Whitfield reuniting has been delightful. A good show that is getting better.
The twist in The Diplomat was quite good. I remember thinking the drone thing was different than they discussed, so for it to go so sinister is yes 👏 bravo. Allison Janney and Bradley Whitfield reuniting has been delightful. A good show that is getting better.
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Spoiler alert 🚨
The twist in The Diplomat was quite good. I remember thinking the drone thing was different than they discussed, so for it to go so sinister is yes 👏 bravo. Allison Janney and Bradley Whitfield reuniting has been delightful. A good show that is getting better.
The twist in The Diplomat was quite good. I remember thinking the drone thing was different than they discussed, so for it to go so sinister is yes 👏 bravo. Allison Janney and Bradley Whitfield reuniting has been delightful. A good show that is getting better.
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aside from this being an outrageously wholesome and earnest response, there's something fascinating about how this attempted manufactured controversy reflects a lot of big picture conversations about the electorate's feelings on urban affordability, care/maternal labor, generational wealth
I address the first scandal of my political life—Momgate.
October 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
aside from this being an outrageously wholesome and earnest response, there's something fascinating about how this attempted manufactured controversy reflects a lot of big picture conversations about the electorate's feelings on urban affordability, care/maternal labor, generational wealth
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You know the situation is bad when the national media is publishing guides to recognize which armed forces might be in your neighborhood.
Trump is ensuring that all parts of the omniforce will be paid during the shutdown, unlike their civilian peers. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
Trump is ensuring that all parts of the omniforce will be paid during the shutdown, unlike their civilian peers. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
October 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
You know the situation is bad when the national media is publishing guides to recognize which armed forces might be in your neighborhood.
Trump is ensuring that all parts of the omniforce will be paid during the shutdown, unlike their civilian peers. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
Trump is ensuring that all parts of the omniforce will be paid during the shutdown, unlike their civilian peers. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
I love the geometry of this intersection in my Louisville neighborhood, where *four modes of transportation infrastructure come together.
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I love the geometry of this intersection in my Louisville neighborhood, where *four modes of transportation infrastructure come together.
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if you oppose multi-family housing in your neighborhood you are pro-homelessness. you love it and you think there should be more
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
if you oppose multi-family housing in your neighborhood you are pro-homelessness. you love it and you think there should be more
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They’re scared of protest, they’re scared of humor, they’re scared of ridicule. They’re just plain scared.
They’re not doing this because they’re strong. They’re doing it because they’re weak.
They’re not doing this because they’re strong. They’re doing it because they’re weak.
"Who’s assaulting who is the real question?” said Oriana Korol's dad. “She was on the sidewalk playing music when the federal officers just bumrushed the band.”
Band member accused of interfering with federal arrest of another, feds allege
"Who’s assaulting who is the real question?” said Oriana Korol's dad. “She was on the sidewalk playing music when the federal officers just bumrushed the band.”
www.oregonlive.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
They’re scared of protest, they’re scared of humor, they’re scared of ridicule. They’re just plain scared.
They’re not doing this because they’re strong. They’re doing it because they’re weak.
They’re not doing this because they’re strong. They’re doing it because they’re weak.
Every now and then I am reminded that my first contribution to the urban fabric of Louisville was this putt-putt course at Lydia House which cost $57.00
October 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Every now and then I am reminded that my first contribution to the urban fabric of Louisville was this putt-putt course at Lydia House which cost $57.00
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Shameless promo: My intro to The Louisville Anthology adds a little more fuel to that fire, too. (Now on sale for just $15!) www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/...
The Louisville Anthology
A book that looks to stir emotions. It holds a lot of anger.--LEO Weekly. Part of Belt's City Anthology Series.What is Louisville's identity in the twenty-first century? Is it the southernmost midwest...
www.arcadiapublishing.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Shameless promo: My intro to The Louisville Anthology adds a little more fuel to that fire, too. (Now on sale for just $15!) www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/...
This map unfortunately provides no clarity for Louisvillians arguing over whether we’re in the Midwest or South.
This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.
October 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This map unfortunately provides no clarity for Louisvillians arguing over whether we’re in the Midwest or South.
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I wrote about why the regrettable conclusions of Ezra Klein pissed me off so badly in the last couple weeks.
On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...
On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...
Eventually You're Going to Have to Stand for Something
On accepting the fascist offer and being better than Ezra.
www.the-reframe.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I wrote about why the regrettable conclusions of Ezra Klein pissed me off so badly in the last couple weeks.
On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...
On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...
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A disgrace.
Border Patrol “commander” on who gets detained in Chicago.
“‘Then, obviously, the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you?’ he said to the reporter, a middle-aged man of Anglo descent.”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Border Patrol “commander” on who gets detained in Chicago.
“‘Then, obviously, the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you?’ he said to the reporter, a middle-aged man of Anglo descent.”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’
U.S. Border Patrol agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns made arrests in downtown Chicago and the River North neighborhood Sunday. “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of inti...
chicago.suntimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A disgrace.
Border Patrol “commander” on who gets detained in Chicago.
“‘Then, obviously, the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you?’ he said to the reporter, a middle-aged man of Anglo descent.”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Border Patrol “commander” on who gets detained in Chicago.
“‘Then, obviously, the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you?’ he said to the reporter, a middle-aged man of Anglo descent.”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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New TARC network dropped: ridetarc.org/newtarcnetwo...
September 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New TARC network dropped: ridetarc.org/newtarcnetwo...
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He 'is actually a bad advertisement for a politics of 'discourse' and “engagement,” because he suggests that it involves being weak in our confrontations with white supremacy and genocide." www.currentaffairs.org/news/as-the-...
As The Far Right Rises, Don’t Be Ezra Klein
You can be committed to dialogue without pretending the right are reasonable and while aggressively challenging their views.
www.currentaffairs.org
September 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
He 'is actually a bad advertisement for a politics of 'discourse' and “engagement,” because he suggests that it involves being weak in our confrontations with white supremacy and genocide." www.currentaffairs.org/news/as-the-...
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something something political violence
Ingraham: A Democrat congressional candidate was thrown to the ground by an ICE agent. Good work
September 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
something something political violence
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"I encourage everyone at home to use any avenue possible to reach out to your representatives ... and to the Israeli government to stop this senseless killing."
“Single Shots to the Head”: U.S. Veteran, Volunteer Surgeon Sees “Extermination of a People” in Gaza
As Israel continues its full-fledged military ground invasion of Gaza City, Democracy Now! speaks with Kathleen Gallagher, a U.S. military veteran and general surgeon currently volunteering in Gaza, w...
www.democracynow.org
September 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"I encourage everyone at home to use any avenue possible to reach out to your representatives ... and to the Israeli government to stop this senseless killing."
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November 17, 2021 www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-n...
September 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
November 17, 2021 www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-n...
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And if something happened to this guy tomorrow a bunch of centrist pundits would say "I don't agree with all of his ideas, but open and honest debate is a good thing so his loss is deeply felt" bsky.app/profile/atru...
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
And if something happened to this guy tomorrow a bunch of centrist pundits would say "I don't agree with all of his ideas, but open and honest debate is a good thing so his loss is deeply felt" bsky.app/profile/atru...