Stacey Balkan
@sbalkan5.bsky.social
public university professor in Florida (views my own) | energy humanist | bike warrior | lover of pups| WVU press author | www.staceybalkan.com
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Stacey Balkan
@sbalkan5.bsky.social
· Sep 1
‘Bicycling in Paradise: On Radical Cadence and Just Futures in the End Times’ is officially under contract, and I am over the moon! (continuing to take any and all recs for bike lit 💖🚴♀️🌈) @bikesky.social
A Legal Tool for Holding ICE Agents to Account, Hiding in Plain Sight www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
A Legal Tool for Holding ICE Agents to Account, Hiding in Plain Sight
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:12 PM
A Legal Tool for Holding ICE Agents to Account, Hiding in Plain Sight www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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Christ just look at it
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Christ just look at it
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As protests against Trump’s brutal crackdown on immigrants grow nationwide, Democrats in Congress are scrambling for a unified response to the violence brazenly displayed by ICE and Border Patrol.
Public Rage Against ICE Sends Democrats Scrambling for a Response
Two Democrats announced a bill to abolish ICE prisons as Congress votes to keep funding Trump’s anti-immigrant blitz.
buff.ly
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
As protests against Trump’s brutal crackdown on immigrants grow nationwide, Democrats in Congress are scrambling for a unified response to the violence brazenly displayed by ICE and Border Patrol.
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Looking forward to speaking on "Open Access and the Commons: The many faces of scholar-led publishing" on Tues 27 January, 12.30-13.30 GMT HYBRID with in person at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Registration is closing soon, book your place here: bit.ly/4rbzROW
#OpenResearch #OpenAccess #ScholarLed
#OpenResearch #OpenAccess #ScholarLed
Open Access and the Commons: The many faces of scholar-led publishing
Learn about the crises facing open access academic publishing, and how scholar-led models could help.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Looking forward to speaking on "Open Access and the Commons: The many faces of scholar-led publishing" on Tues 27 January, 12.30-13.30 GMT HYBRID with in person at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Registration is closing soon, book your place here: bit.ly/4rbzROW
#OpenResearch #OpenAccess #ScholarLed
#OpenResearch #OpenAccess #ScholarLed
"Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves"--Walter Benjamin.
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lareviewofbooks.org/article/trum...
MAGA as Fan Fiction | Los Angeles Review of Books
On America’s runaway Story Drive.
lareviewofbooks.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:54 PM
"Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves"--Walter Benjamin.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/trum...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/trum...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Eep! I totally missed this. Amidst so much horror, a new Winterson :)
Eep! I totally missed this. Amidst so much horror, a new Winterson :)
One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson review – freewheeling reflections on life, art and AI
One Thousand and One Nights is the framing device for the author’s pithy and thought provoking takes on everything from eugenics to trouser suits
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:36 PM
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Eep! I totally missed this. Amidst so much horror, a new Winterson :)
Eep! I totally missed this. Amidst so much horror, a new Winterson :)
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This bill – which would let owners of large tracts of rural land get their properties rezoned for commercial development without any local public hearing or vote – will get its first hearing in the Florida Senate on Tuesday.
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This bill – which would let owners of large tracts of rural land get their properties rezoned for commercial development without any local public hearing or vote – will get its first hearing in the Florida Senate on Tuesday.
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Must-read #Florida Legislature preview from @jasongarcia.bsky.social - "developer's dream" set of bills & a “Farm Bill” that'd make it easier for U.S. Sugar Corp. and Florida Crystals to sue critics for defamation (SB 290, HB 433). jasongarcia.substack.com/p/a-dream-fo...
A dream for developers, a nightmare for women: Florida lawmakers start a new session
Here's what to watch as Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature gavels open the 2026 session.
jasongarcia.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Must-read #Florida Legislature preview from @jasongarcia.bsky.social - "developer's dream" set of bills & a “Farm Bill” that'd make it easier for U.S. Sugar Corp. and Florida Crystals to sue critics for defamation (SB 290, HB 433). jasongarcia.substack.com/p/a-dream-fo...
U.S. Refiners to Profit as Trump Asserts Control Over Venezuelan Oil www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/b...
U.S. Refiners to Profit as Trump Asserts Control Over Venezuelan Oil
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
U.S. Refiners to Profit as Trump Asserts Control Over Venezuelan Oil www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/b...
Adding more lanes doesn't increase emissions...oy
CDOT’s pollution claims for I-270 expansion are a fantasy, green groups say
CDOT’s pollution claims for I-270 expansion are a fantasy, green groups say
As public hearings begin, CDOT and Colorado green groups dispute whether an expansion of I-270 would increase pollution.
coloradosun.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Adding more lanes doesn't increase emissions...oy
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and so begins new york’s gotham city arc
EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani Will Be Sworn In At Abandoned Original City Hall Subway Station
The mayor-elect will kick off a new era by throwing things back to an older one.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
and so begins new york’s gotham city arc
Duffy’s transport plan (to cut funding for all but motorized traffic Infrastructures) is also fundamentally unAmerican— foreclosing freedom of choice, endangering families and children, and destroying local businesses by cutting off foot traffic. Message your representatives and stop this bullshit.
December 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Duffy’s transport plan (to cut funding for all but motorized traffic Infrastructures) is also fundamentally unAmerican— foreclosing freedom of choice, endangering families and children, and destroying local businesses by cutting off foot traffic. Message your representatives and stop this bullshit.
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Bike advocacy is a shared effort, and we’re thankful to each one of you who keep the movement rolling forward. Get inspired by five meaningful ways you can make a difference for biking in our latest blog!
bikeleague.org/giving-back-...
bikeleague.org/giving-back-...
Giving Back for Bikes: Five Ways to Support Bike Advocacy | League of American Bicyclists
In the non-profit world, the end of the year means a lot of fundraising. But in terms of bike advocacy, “giving back” can mean so much more than just donating…
bikeleague.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Bike advocacy is a shared effort, and we’re thankful to each one of you who keep the movement rolling forward. Get inspired by five meaningful ways you can make a difference for biking in our latest blog!
bikeleague.org/giving-back-...
bikeleague.org/giving-back-...
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Climate modelling work (e.g. GeoMIP) suggests that SRM geoengineering could work as a temporary/emergency way to cool the climate. This certainly does not justify large-scale implementation at this stage. However, open research on SRM needs to be encouraged, not driven underground.
“Out of a superhero movie: Companies are coming up with plans to block out the sun”
It’s not a planetary light switch — it’s risky, limited research being sold as a climate silver bullet
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
It’s not a planetary light switch — it’s risky, limited research being sold as a climate silver bullet
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Inside the multi-million dollar race to dim the sun and stop climate change
Private companies are jumping into the race to deploy particles to the atmosphere to reduce global warming, prompting enthusiasm from investors and concerns from some scientists, Josh Marcus reports
www.independent.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Climate modelling work (e.g. GeoMIP) suggests that SRM geoengineering could work as a temporary/emergency way to cool the climate. This certainly does not justify large-scale implementation at this stage. However, open research on SRM needs to be encouraged, not driven underground.
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Explaining Ebikelash @misernyc.bsky.social @nyc.streetsblog.org @streetopia.bsky.social @warrenjwells.bsky.social soundcloud.com/biketalk/254...
#2549 Moral Panic On Ebikes
Our Mission Statement, reviews, a listener email, and please take our survey! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVwttiNKX8APpEgM3lmvlUI9d8KqQl9uedQ8YmdiJ5rPf0ow/viewform (0:19)
Charlie’s News
soundcloud.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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12/12/25 is the last day people can order Bike Talk books from Bookshop with Standard Shipping to have them arrive on time to put under the tree. biketalk.org
Bike Talk - A radio show dedicated to the idea that for public and planetary health we need to prioritize public transportation by bikes
A radio show dedicated to the idea that for public and planetary health we need to prioritize public transportation by bikes
biketalk.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
12/12/25 is the last day people can order Bike Talk books from Bookshop with Standard Shipping to have them arrive on time to put under the tree. biketalk.org
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thanks @jeffreyinsko.bsky.social for another crystal clear indictment of their bullshit
thanks @jeffreyinsko.bsky.social for another crystal clear indictment of their bullshit
Oil Is Not Energy
What happens when an entire industry hides behind a single word?
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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thanks @jeffreyinsko.bsky.social for another crystal clear indictment of their bullshit
thanks @jeffreyinsko.bsky.social for another crystal clear indictment of their bullshit
As with many days in 2025, this day began in horror. May the light of the menorah bring a brighter new year 💖 (and the artist who brought you wahoo gefilte fish has created yellowtail snapper latkes 🎣🕎)
December 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
As with many days in 2025, this day began in horror. May the light of the menorah bring a brighter new year 💖 (and the artist who brought you wahoo gefilte fish has created yellowtail snapper latkes 🎣🕎)