Tim Adriaansen
@timtalkstrash.bsky.social
Too stubborn to give up on better things being possible.
Ah yes, the political genius of telling parents who are doing it tough to "just be better".
Absolutely asinine.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Absolutely asinine.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Luxon on school lunches: Make a Marmite sandwich
The Prime Minister has suggested parents dissatisfied with school lunches should "make a Marmite sandwich and put an apple in a bag."
www.stuff.co.nz
March 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Ah yes, the political genius of telling parents who are doing it tough to "just be better".
Absolutely asinine.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Absolutely asinine.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Everybody worried that Trump is the next fascist when really Elon is the new Mao initiating the "Great Leap Forward".
Consider this quote on the events that lead to the Great Leap from Kenneth Lieberthal's 'Governing China: From Revolution Through Reform'...
Consider this quote on the events that lead to the Great Leap from Kenneth Lieberthal's 'Governing China: From Revolution Through Reform'...
March 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Everybody worried that Trump is the next fascist when really Elon is the new Mao initiating the "Great Leap Forward".
Consider this quote on the events that lead to the Great Leap from Kenneth Lieberthal's 'Governing China: From Revolution Through Reform'...
Consider this quote on the events that lead to the Great Leap from Kenneth Lieberthal's 'Governing China: From Revolution Through Reform'...
Reposted by Tim Adriaansen
What would a TV ad promoting alternatives to driving look like? What if people who love cycling and progressive transportation reclaimed ideas like freedom, independence and even patriotism? We decided to give it a shot. Check out our new video, "America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike."
America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike
YouTube video by The War on Cars
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February 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
What would a TV ad promoting alternatives to driving look like? What if people who love cycling and progressive transportation reclaimed ideas like freedom, independence and even patriotism? We decided to give it a shot. Check out our new video, "America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike."
Remember when Xitter was a place where people would boil down complex subjects to simple language for the masses?
We are back and better than ever.
We are back and better than ever.
Another myth 🧵 This one is tricky as it challenges a neoliberal paradigm that a lot of progressives have adopted. The myth of 'taxpayer funding'. Let's take this one slowly and use some monumentally crap pictures to illustrate (I'm not proud). [1/n]
February 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Remember when Xitter was a place where people would boil down complex subjects to simple language for the masses?
We are back and better than ever.
We are back and better than ever.
If "America" is a feminine name ending in 'a', and Mexico is a masculine name ending in 'o'...
Did the "Gulf of America" just change their name and gender?
Did the "Gulf of America" just change their name and gender?
February 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
If "America" is a feminine name ending in 'a', and Mexico is a masculine name ending in 'o'...
Did the "Gulf of America" just change their name and gender?
Did the "Gulf of America" just change their name and gender?
"We need a Government that takes responsibility for what’s happening on its watch. There need to be swift and serious consequences for offending in our communities. New Zealanders deserve safer communities." - ACT Party Law and Order policy.
February 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"We need a Government that takes responsibility for what’s happening on its watch. There need to be swift and serious consequences for offending in our communities. New Zealanders deserve safer communities." - ACT Party Law and Order policy.
Cities that only deliver "the basics" are failed cities.
The whole purpose of bringing all those people together is to do better than "basic".
The whole purpose of bringing all those people together is to do better than "basic".
This survey was funded by a conspiracy group & by a company that had to resign from RANZ following complaints about its polling practice.
Wellingtonians overwhelmingly voted for progress and action in our city 🧵
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605... (paywall)
Wellingtonians overwhelmingly voted for progress and action in our city 🧵
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605... (paywall)
Critical Wellington poll shows backing for council ‘fixing the basics’
The Curia-run poll of 1000 Wellingtonians suggests the majority of residents want rates tied to inflation and priority spending on pipes, potholes, parks and pools. Join the conversation in comments.
www.thepost.co.nz
February 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Cities that only deliver "the basics" are failed cities.
The whole purpose of bringing all those people together is to do better than "basic".
The whole purpose of bringing all those people together is to do better than "basic".
Kinda weird how the U.S. is the only country with a serious Fentanyl epidemic.
It's almost like it's an outcome of U.S. policy settings.
It's almost like it's an outcome of U.S. policy settings.
February 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Kinda weird how the U.S. is the only country with a serious Fentanyl epidemic.
It's almost like it's an outcome of U.S. policy settings.
It's almost like it's an outcome of U.S. policy settings.
The new American dream is Leaving.
January 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The new American dream is Leaving.
Your regular reminder that New Zealand already has the ability to rapidly and massively reduce climate-damaging pollution, and that if we did so, it would be a huge boost for the economy.
Politicians are choosing not to do so because their supporters would lose money, not because it can't be done.
Politicians are choosing not to do so because their supporters would lose money, not because it can't be done.
January 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Your regular reminder that New Zealand already has the ability to rapidly and massively reduce climate-damaging pollution, and that if we did so, it would be a huge boost for the economy.
Politicians are choosing not to do so because their supporters would lose money, not because it can't be done.
Politicians are choosing not to do so because their supporters would lose money, not because it can't be done.
If you hadn't told me this was some CIA sabotage manual, I would have thought it was in-house policy for Auckland Transport.
January 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If you hadn't told me this was some CIA sabotage manual, I would have thought it was in-house policy for Auckland Transport.
Reposted by Tim Adriaansen
Paywall now lifted: The Government has forced more legislation all the way through Parliament under urgency in its first 400 days than any since at least 1987. newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/28/g...
Govt smashes record for laws passed without select committee scrutiny
The Government has forced more legislation all the way through Parliament under urgency in its first 400 days than any since at least 1987.
newsroom.co.nz
January 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Paywall now lifted: The Government has forced more legislation all the way through Parliament under urgency in its first 400 days than any since at least 1987. newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/28/g...
How it feels to log off from social media platforms owned by oligarchs:
January 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
How it feels to log off from social media platforms owned by oligarchs:
Reposted by Tim Adriaansen
Whoa, Canada! Don’t make the same mistake New Zealand made!
“Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.” Via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
“Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.” Via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Whoa, Canada! Don’t Make Our Mistake in New Zealand | The Tyee
Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.
thetyee.ca
January 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Whoa, Canada! Don’t make the same mistake New Zealand made!
“Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.” Via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
“Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.” Via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Humble view on e-bikes:
Speed limit e-assistance to 25km/h (15mph).
No other regulation is both workable and effective.
Speed limit e-assistance to 25km/h (15mph).
No other regulation is both workable and effective.
Very few class 3 electric bikes reach 100 pounds. And they look a lot like class 2 e-bikes.
Hochul's 'Heavy' E-Bike Proposal is Light on Potential: Critics - Streetsblog New York City
Very few class 3 electric bikes reach 100 pounds. And they look a lot like class 2 e-bikes.
buff.ly
January 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Humble view on e-bikes:
Speed limit e-assistance to 25km/h (15mph).
No other regulation is both workable and effective.
Speed limit e-assistance to 25km/h (15mph).
No other regulation is both workable and effective.
"Reality has a left-wing bias"
At some point we need to have the conversation around how right-wing political leanings are a sign of mental illness: Delusion, paranoia and sociopathy.
At some point we need to have the conversation around how right-wing political leanings are a sign of mental illness: Delusion, paranoia and sociopathy.
January 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Reality has a left-wing bias"
At some point we need to have the conversation around how right-wing political leanings are a sign of mental illness: Delusion, paranoia and sociopathy.
At some point we need to have the conversation around how right-wing political leanings are a sign of mental illness: Delusion, paranoia and sociopathy.
I can quit most apps, but Instagram still fills a particular niche for me.
A simple way to share daily images of life so that those interested can see them.
What's the best Insta-killer?
A simple way to share daily images of life so that those interested can see them.
What's the best Insta-killer?
January 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I can quit most apps, but Instagram still fills a particular niche for me.
A simple way to share daily images of life so that those interested can see them.
What's the best Insta-killer?
A simple way to share daily images of life so that those interested can see them.
What's the best Insta-killer?
You're going to see a lot of "Well the homes shouldn't be there" takes as climate breakdown occurs. It's a bad take, and here's why:
Today it's Malibu, but most commonly I see it when homes are destroyed by waterways reasserting themselves across floodplains, such as recently in Valencia...
Today it's Malibu, but most commonly I see it when homes are destroyed by waterways reasserting themselves across floodplains, such as recently in Valencia...
Those neighborhoods in the chapparal valleys/hillsides shouldn't have been built to begin with; perfect conditions for firestorms. They compounded the danger by making most neighborhoods only serviced by two-lane roads with only one way out.
January 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
You're going to see a lot of "Well the homes shouldn't be there" takes as climate breakdown occurs. It's a bad take, and here's why:
Today it's Malibu, but most commonly I see it when homes are destroyed by waterways reasserting themselves across floodplains, such as recently in Valencia...
Today it's Malibu, but most commonly I see it when homes are destroyed by waterways reasserting themselves across floodplains, such as recently in Valencia...
IDF to the troops: "Don't tell anybody, will be our little secret!"
January 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
IDF to the troops: "Don't tell anybody, will be our little secret!"
Happy New York Congestion Pricing Day to all those who celebrate 🎊🥳🎉
January 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Happy New York Congestion Pricing Day to all those who celebrate 🎊🥳🎉
Happy holidays folks!
December 24, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Happy holidays folks!
A traffic modeller is born:
December 24, 2024 at 3:09 PM
A traffic modeller is born:
Funny thing is that Gary Holmes and the Dom Rd Business Association railed against surface light rail through their neighbourhood.
This lead to political direction to tunnel the ALR proposal, which ultimately killed the project and left Dom Rd with nothing.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU24...
This lead to political direction to tunnel the ALR proposal, which ultimately killed the project and left Dom Rd with nothing.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU24...
Auckland Transport's 'Bus To The Mall' Campaign: A Misuse Of Public Funds And A Blow To Local Businesses
AT's decision to promote privately owned malls at the expense of small businesses is a slap in the face to the hardworking entrepreneurs who form the backbone of our communities.
www.scoop.co.nz
December 23, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Funny thing is that Gary Holmes and the Dom Rd Business Association railed against surface light rail through their neighbourhood.
This lead to political direction to tunnel the ALR proposal, which ultimately killed the project and left Dom Rd with nothing.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU24...
This lead to political direction to tunnel the ALR proposal, which ultimately killed the project and left Dom Rd with nothing.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU24...
"Affordable housing" isn't something that gets built.
Affordability is what happens to existing housing stock when newer, more expensive homes become available for the people who can afford them—provided the total number of homes increases.
Build more housing, not cheap housing.
Affordability is what happens to existing housing stock when newer, more expensive homes become available for the people who can afford them—provided the total number of homes increases.
Build more housing, not cheap housing.
December 20, 2024 at 3:59 AM
"Affordable housing" isn't something that gets built.
Affordability is what happens to existing housing stock when newer, more expensive homes become available for the people who can afford them—provided the total number of homes increases.
Build more housing, not cheap housing.
Affordability is what happens to existing housing stock when newer, more expensive homes become available for the people who can afford them—provided the total number of homes increases.
Build more housing, not cheap housing.
Petition to use tactical interventions (AKA planter boxes) to create safe pedestrian and cycle routes, then rename it the "Simeon Brown Memorial Intersection".
A very amateur guess as to what % of the Warkworth project budget is going to the cycleways:
AT costs a raised crossing $19k~$31k. 6 raised crossings across the various roundabout legs means an upper bound of $186,000.
AT costs a raised crossing $19k~$31k. 6 raised crossings across the various roundabout legs means an upper bound of $186,000.
December 9, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Petition to use tactical interventions (AKA planter boxes) to create safe pedestrian and cycle routes, then rename it the "Simeon Brown Memorial Intersection".