timmy
@timczerwienski.bsky.social
Dorchester. Jersey. Housing. Bikes. Pies.
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Can anyone think of something Boston did post-bid?
There’s a rich history of cities doing impressive things that had been part of Olympic plans or an Olympic bid, that they did anyway after NOT winning the Olympics. I sometimes think there’s more of a benefit to wanting the Olympics than getting the Olympics.
While NYC lost to London in 2005 for the 2012 Summer Olympics, the failed bid still reshaped the region as if NYC DID host the Olympics and Paralympics! A thread on how it did:
February 19, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Can anyone think of something Boston did post-bid?
Let Dorchester Rise
Five-story condo building could replace old Adams Village Legion post
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February 18, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Let Dorchester Rise
Burhan is the rare politician who treats the biggest problems our Commonwealth faces with urgency and integrity. I wish I could vote for him. If you can, you should!
I want to believe (and want you to believe) a better Massachusetts is possible so we're running for State Senate!
Join us next Wednesday February 25th 6pm at the Armory as we kick this election off!
February 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Burhan is the rare politician who treats the biggest problems our Commonwealth faces with urgency and integrity. I wish I could vote for him. If you can, you should!
February 17, 2026 at 3:16 AM
🎵And ever with the right shall Thy heirs be found, ‘til time shall be no more and Thy work is crowned🎵 🦅🔴🟡
Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.
February 14, 2026 at 9:12 PM
🎵And ever with the right shall Thy heirs be found, ‘til time shall be no more and Thy work is crowned🎵 🦅🔴🟡
This, to me, is Pan-Slavism
🇵🇱🇷🇺🇺🇦🇧🇾 Poland goes full Jagiellonian mode on in Winter Olympics, fielding multiple Ukrainians, Belarusians and Russians who for one reason or another decided to switch their sporting career over to Team White Eagle.
February 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This, to me, is Pan-Slavism
Tangential (eh? eh?) to this conversation, but as a dyed in the wool humanities guy, I still find the philosophy of math to be gripping. I read David Foster Wallace’s Everything and More a while ago; who knows if he’s a good teacher of math, but I found the history of infinity fascinating.
Those who weren’t resigned to the Math Idiot Garbage Bin as kids may not grasp how much “if you’re bad at math, you’ll die in a ditch and all will be better off for it” sentiment was floating around in the 90s and 2000s, but it sure felt real to me.
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
February 11, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Tangential (eh? eh?) to this conversation, but as a dyed in the wool humanities guy, I still find the philosophy of math to be gripping. I read David Foster Wallace’s Everything and More a while ago; who knows if he’s a good teacher of math, but I found the history of infinity fascinating.
New Old John Hancock Building weather beacon pattern just dropped
February 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM
New Old John Hancock Building weather beacon pattern just dropped
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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I’ve been thinking about the first picture a lot lately. Our athletes are likely to get a lot of boos the next few weeks. But they deserve our support b/c they reflect the people of this nation, not the policies of this administration. And the second photo is a good reminder of that. 🇺🇸
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I’ve been thinking about the first picture a lot lately. Our athletes are likely to get a lot of boos the next few weeks. But they deserve our support b/c they reflect the people of this nation, not the policies of this administration. And the second photo is a good reminder of that. 🇺🇸
Me finally watching the Ken Burns Civil War documentary when I hear “From whence shall we expect the approach of danger…”
January 30, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Me finally watching the Ken Burns Civil War documentary when I hear “From whence shall we expect the approach of danger…”
Not a Pats fan, but a huge fan of the clear gold that comes out of my faucet courtesy of @water.boston.gov
a Bluesky utilities Super Bowl? @seattleutilities.bsky.social @water.boston.gov
January 26, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Not a Pats fan, but a huge fan of the clear gold that comes out of my faucet courtesy of @water.boston.gov
Bloomberg was born in Boston. DeBlasio grew up in Cambridge. Mamdani drinks a large iced regular in the dead of winter. Truly the Commonwealth’s grip on the New York City mayor’s office is ironclad.
maaaajor photo of our mayor from @alexkrales.bsky.social in which we learn Mamdani is an iced-coffee-in-winter guy
HUGE win for that community, congrats!!!
(thought it was dunkin, which stopped me in my tracks, but no I don’t think the straw is the right shade of orange)
HUGE win for that community, congrats!!!
(thought it was dunkin, which stopped me in my tracks, but no I don’t think the straw is the right shade of orange)
January 23, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Bloomberg was born in Boston. DeBlasio grew up in Cambridge. Mamdani drinks a large iced regular in the dead of winter. Truly the Commonwealth’s grip on the New York City mayor’s office is ironclad.
Pancaked by a drunk dump truck driver
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 20, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Pancaked by a drunk dump truck driver
I shared an elevator at City Hall with Chara one time. I think he might be 8 feet tall.
“Little did I know how meaningful 33 was,” Zdeno Chara said on Thursday night before his number was raised to the TD Garden rafters not far from where Larry Bird's No. 33 already hangs in Celtics green.
Boston Bruins retire Zdeno Chara's No. 33, honoring the giant defenseman who led 2011 Cup victory
“It's a huge honor,” Chara told reporters. "I can’t explain to you how honored I feel. I’m humbled about being selected to be one of the numbers being retired. Being with that history, forever."
www.wbur.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I shared an elevator at City Hall with Chara one time. I think he might be 8 feet tall.
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Boston and everywhere else inside 128 need to step it up fast.
Blue states and cities are lifeboats now for so many people. We owe it to ourselves, our neighbors, and our fellow Americans to build many more seats.
commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/bost...
Blue states and cities are lifeboats now for so many people. We owe it to ourselves, our neighbors, and our fellow Americans to build many more seats.
commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/bost...
Boston’s broken land use system blocks the homes we desperately need - CommonWealth Beacon
Rather than reflecting some sort of democratic ideal of local control, Boston’s process empowers those who already have housing to block housing for those who do not.
commonwealthbeacon.org
January 11, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Boston and everywhere else inside 128 need to step it up fast.
Blue states and cities are lifeboats now for so many people. We owe it to ourselves, our neighbors, and our fellow Americans to build many more seats.
commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/bost...
Blue states and cities are lifeboats now for so many people. We owe it to ourselves, our neighbors, and our fellow Americans to build many more seats.
commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/bost...
My ebike has been out of commission for a year-plus and I’m finally getting it fixed, but I’m kind of dreading going back out into the world considering how poisonous the discourse has gotten in that time.
Great thread by @eeka1313.bsky.social here.
I think two of the real drivers (heh) behind the e-bike moral panic are the rapid proliferation and use of these bikes coupled with the fact that our existing infrastructure is not at all suited for higher speed micro-mobility.
I think two of the real drivers (heh) behind the e-bike moral panic are the rapid proliferation and use of these bikes coupled with the fact that our existing infrastructure is not at all suited for higher speed micro-mobility.
Again, the real issue is that now we have a demographic of people who have typically been shuttled around in cars now suddenly trying out car-free mobility. People are noticing the infrastructure and driving habits are horrible for this, but they're blaming the bikes. 5/
January 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
My ebike has been out of commission for a year-plus and I’m finally getting it fixed, but I’m kind of dreading going back out into the world considering how poisonous the discourse has gotten in that time.
My kid rode his bike without training wheels today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
My kid rode his bike without training wheels today.
This would never work in Boston
Wow – real asking rents in Jersey City are completely flat since 2017 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/n... (🎁🔗)
January 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
This would never work in Boston
Probably gonna start a soft transition to the Pats at this point.
They’re gonna put in a request for a guy named Klimt Kubiok with six fingers on each hand
January 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Probably gonna start a soft transition to the Pats at this point.
Honestly love the T’s clever rebranding of the customary broken-down Red Line car as an anti-icing work train. Whatever you say, MBTA!
January 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Honestly love the T’s clever rebranding of the customary broken-down Red Line car as an anti-icing work train. Whatever you say, MBTA!
