Dungeon Master Tim
@tstaub.bsky.social
Planner in Indiana. ND '12, RU '23
Resident of the Jersey Shore, Key West, and Philly
Resident of the Jersey Shore, Key West, and Philly
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Crowdsourcing here: a house I'm hopefully closing on has a huge detached garage. My goal is to subdivide the garage into two bars:
One will be an Irish Tiki speakeasy with Celtic symbology instead of purely Polynesian. The other will be a tailgate bar with TVs, but I need help picking a theme.
One will be an Irish Tiki speakeasy with Celtic symbology instead of purely Polynesian. The other will be a tailgate bar with TVs, but I need help picking a theme.
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Philadelphia police are looking for a vehicle wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run last month that killed a well-known DJ as he rode his bike in Overbrook.
www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...
www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...
Photos: Car wanted in connection with West Philly hit-and-run that killed longtime Bob and Barbara’s Lounge DJ
Philadelphia police have released a reference photo of a 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and one they believe struck and killed 54-year-old June Rodriguez as he rode along Lancaster Avenue in Overbrook in t...
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January 2, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Philadelphia police are looking for a vehicle wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run last month that killed a well-known DJ as he rode his bike in Overbrook.
www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...
www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...
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my hope for 2026 is they start closing their mouths in YouTube thumbnails
January 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
my hope for 2026 is they start closing their mouths in YouTube thumbnails
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Zohran is going to kill the “YIMBYs and leftists are mortal enemies” idea and that alone will make the internet 23% less annoying to me personally. Big accomplishment.
January 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Zohran is going to kill the “YIMBYs and leftists are mortal enemies” idea and that alone will make the internet 23% less annoying to me personally. Big accomplishment.
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PLEASE
Zohran is going to kill the “YIMBYs and leftists are mortal enemies” idea and that alone will make the internet 23% less annoying to me personally. Big accomplishment.
January 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
PLEASE
The funnier thing is merely acknowledging that the NYC mayorship is a cursed position where you can never achieve high office. Since consolidation, not one mayor has achieved higher office.
Too much of US politics is dominated by the (silly but powerful) warping force that “You might be president someday!” It’s not possible for Mamdani—and that opens up space for a political imagination inaccessible to most by the the new mayor and his constituents lithub.com/why-its-a-go...
January 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The funnier thing is merely acknowledging that the NYC mayorship is a cursed position where you can never achieve high office. Since consolidation, not one mayor has achieved higher office.
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for anyone interested, here is one accessible intro to the history of GTFS: beyondtransparency.org/part-2/pione...
January 2, 2026 at 2:55 PM
for anyone interested, here is one accessible intro to the history of GTFS: beyondtransparency.org/part-2/pione...
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The story of GTFS is so cool, it really captures the vibe and hope around tech in late 2000s/10s
A public servant notices how hard it is to navigate transit in new cities, finds a couple peers who still get Fridays for side projects at Google, and they create a data standard that 100+ countries use
A public servant notices how hard it is to navigate transit in new cities, finds a couple peers who still get Fridays for side projects at Google, and they create a data standard that 100+ countries use
for anyone interested, here is one accessible intro to the history of GTFS: beyondtransparency.org/part-2/pione...
January 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The story of GTFS is so cool, it really captures the vibe and hope around tech in late 2000s/10s
A public servant notices how hard it is to navigate transit in new cities, finds a couple peers who still get Fridays for side projects at Google, and they create a data standard that 100+ countries use
A public servant notices how hard it is to navigate transit in new cities, finds a couple peers who still get Fridays for side projects at Google, and they create a data standard that 100+ countries use
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Shout-out to the Trib ed board for giving up any remaining pretext that the royal "we" is really intended to mean suburbanites
From the Editorial Board: Much of the Loop’s future will depend on people’s ability to get in and out with ease — and safety.
Editorial: More workers are coming downtown in the new year. It’s showtime for our transit systems.
Much of the Loop’s future will depend on people’s ability to get in and out with ease — and safety.
trib.al
January 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Shout-out to the Trib ed board for giving up any remaining pretext that the royal "we" is really intended to mean suburbanites
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Lying to smear a minority group, being caught lying, and saying the ends justify the means for the sake of saving the nation or whatever is fascism 101. Obvious to anybody who knows anything about the 20th century. And musk and the entire tech right is doing it
January 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Lying to smear a minority group, being caught lying, and saying the ends justify the means for the sake of saving the nation or whatever is fascism 101. Obvious to anybody who knows anything about the 20th century. And musk and the entire tech right is doing it
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I used to think X had no public utility but it is developing into some sort of monument to billionaire hubris. It's a living museum of paranoiac mania, a Grey Gardens situation.
January 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I used to think X had no public utility but it is developing into some sort of monument to billionaire hubris. It's a living museum of paranoiac mania, a Grey Gardens situation.
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guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
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I find this type of comment so elitist. It IS the most inconvenient and stressful form of long distance public transportation, yet people still use it in droves because they have no other choice. Are we going to just pretend that's not an insane class divide worth highlighting?
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I find this type of comment so elitist. It IS the most inconvenient and stressful form of long distance public transportation, yet people still use it in droves because they have no other choice. Are we going to just pretend that's not an insane class divide worth highlighting?
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We were talking this morning about the fact that Flixbus (and Greyhound) literally just do curbside pickup on a Providence street corner, with no shelter let alone amenities. It's not a Providence-specific problem: this is the intercity bus business model now, provide as little as legally possible.
I find this type of comment so elitist. It IS the most inconvenient and stressful form of long distance public transportation, yet people still use it in droves because they have no other choice. Are we going to just pretend that's not an insane class divide worth highlighting?
January 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
We were talking this morning about the fact that Flixbus (and Greyhound) literally just do curbside pickup on a Providence street corner, with no shelter let alone amenities. It's not a Providence-specific problem: this is the intercity bus business model now, provide as little as legally possible.
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My post news years game is building a pro forma to figure out what is necessary for the local Housing Authority to do a scattered site development that can increase the number of affordable units in the area by 60% and increase rental revenue by 200%.
January 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
My post news years game is building a pro forma to figure out what is necessary for the local Housing Authority to do a scattered site development that can increase the number of affordable units in the area by 60% and increase rental revenue by 200%.
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One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
January 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
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There are fair criticisms of Mamdani, and every one of them is also being advanced by people who would like to introduce you to the unfair criticisms.
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
There are fair criticisms of Mamdani, and every one of them is also being advanced by people who would like to introduce you to the unfair criticisms.
One of the best parts of this picture is that it looks like it was taken before 2007.
Mayor Mamdani hasn't moved into Gracie Mansion yet and remains in his Astoria apartment for now, his team says. He expects to move at some point before his lease is up Jan. 30.
His team also shares this pic of him taking the W train to City Hall this morning from Astoria.
His team also shares this pic of him taking the W train to City Hall this morning from Astoria.
January 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
One of the best parts of this picture is that it looks like it was taken before 2007.
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Most of the derangement about Mamdani is for the obvious reasons but part of it is also that a surprising amount of people were committed to the Cuomo rehabilitation project because they hated the idea that anything could have consequences for men of the right class.
January 2, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Most of the derangement about Mamdani is for the obvious reasons but part of it is also that a surprising amount of people were committed to the Cuomo rehabilitation project because they hated the idea that anything could have consequences for men of the right class.
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Under Joan Laporta FC Barcelona owes more money than any team in football, will 2026 mark the beginning of the end for the club’s celebrated century old member-owned model?
Can the Most Indebted Team in Global Soccer Fix Its Finances? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/w...
Can the Most Indebted Team in Global Soccer Fix Its Finances? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/w...
Can the Most Indebted Team in Global Soccer Fix Its Finances?
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Under Joan Laporta FC Barcelona owes more money than any team in football, will 2026 mark the beginning of the end for the club’s celebrated century old member-owned model?
Can the Most Indebted Team in Global Soccer Fix Its Finances? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/w...
Can the Most Indebted Team in Global Soccer Fix Its Finances? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/w...
It would remain hilarious if Ole Miss made the finals too, making the "have your coach hired by LSU makes you go to the NCG" a thing
Lane Kiffin spurned Ole Miss for a better shot at national titles. Yet after Thursday night, it’s Ole Miss one win away from doing just that thanks to a dynamic QB, a little luck and, of course, Pete. www.si.com/college-foot...
Ole Miss Moves on From Lane Kiffin and Closer to National Title in CFP Shocker
The Rebels erased years of doubt and the shadow of their former coach in a Sugar Bowl classic comeback win over Georgia.
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January 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
It would remain hilarious if Ole Miss made the finals too, making the "have your coach hired by LSU makes you go to the NCG" a thing
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"He is arguing that democracy has been undermined not as much by a single individual, but by decades of policies that have led to an anemic government—one that has enriched those sitting atop the private sector and left everyone else treading water"
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & I: Key takeaways from Mamdani's inauguration speech.
"Mamdani will force a conversation among the left about how it should govern." 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/understand...
"Mamdani will force a conversation among the left about how it should govern." 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/understand...
Understanding Mamdani's Vision
His inauguration speech challenges the left to govern
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
"He is arguing that democracy has been undermined not as much by a single individual, but by decades of policies that have led to an anemic government—one that has enriched those sitting atop the private sector and left everyone else treading water"
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Especially notable is that while some pundits may frame his speech as focusing on "kitchen sink" topics (free buses, etc.), his broader point was to redefine freedom (or reengage with the New Deal definition), and the role of government to ensure it.
January 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Especially notable is that while some pundits may frame his speech as focusing on "kitchen sink" topics (free buses, etc.), his broader point was to redefine freedom (or reengage with the New Deal definition), and the role of government to ensure it.
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Folks, she brought a whole plate of spaghetti to the broadcast center to do her headshot. She then houses that spaghetti.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
January 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Folks, she brought a whole plate of spaghetti to the broadcast center to do her headshot. She then houses that spaghetti.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
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Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/