Alex Turner
@turnerinroc.bsky.social
Building Jesus-centered community in the context of collapse
Fan of thoughtful, connected, slow urbanism within ecological limits
Personal Account, posts my own (He/Him)
Fan of thoughtful, connected, slow urbanism within ecological limits
Personal Account, posts my own (He/Him)
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The Spanish version is “the left liberates, the right oppresses” and once I learned that, both screws and politics made more sense
the single line that has saved me the most hassle in my life is "lefty loosey righty tighty"
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The Spanish version is “the left liberates, the right oppresses” and once I learned that, both screws and politics made more sense
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It's good to use the resources at hand to fight because sometimes you win. Also, I keep thinking of the period after this man was killed and how a group of people tried to impose a new social reality. It didn't work. This too is a lesson.
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Darren Michael has reportedly been reinstated and given $50,000 after being fired over posts about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The post Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
It's good to use the resources at hand to fight because sometimes you win. Also, I keep thinking of the period after this man was killed and how a group of people tried to impose a new social reality. It didn't work. This too is a lesson.
The best time to start building massive amounts of new housing in your metro area was 10 years ago.
The next best time is now.
The next best time is now.
A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.
January 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The best time to start building massive amounts of new housing in your metro area was 10 years ago.
The next best time is now.
The next best time is now.
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War is carbon intensive and carbon is war intensive.
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
War is carbon intensive and carbon is war intensive.
It's annual recertification time again, which means anyone getting fed funding sitting through videos of people earnestly reading powerpoints about the 7 different federal statutes and executive orders that govern non-discrimination while the administration violates each of them on an hourly basis.
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
It's annual recertification time again, which means anyone getting fed funding sitting through videos of people earnestly reading powerpoints about the 7 different federal statutes and executive orders that govern non-discrimination while the administration violates each of them on an hourly basis.
Can't wait for the strongly worded letter from schumer when he gets back to the office sometime next week.
January 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Can't wait for the strongly worded letter from schumer when he gets back to the office sometime next week.
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Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to do the greatest thing ever.
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to do the greatest thing ever.
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Happy New Year! We love sharing these pro-book posters from the Works Projects Administration Poster Collection in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest.
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Happy New Year! We love sharing these pro-book posters from the Works Projects Administration Poster Collection in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest.
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Don't need to imagine, Sinatra had something to say about multicultural liberal democracies 🧵
December 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Don't need to imagine, Sinatra had something to say about multicultural liberal democracies 🧵
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Happy Christmas to all and to all a good bike!
December 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Happy Christmas to all and to all a good bike!
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Merry Christmas! Please enjoy the opening to this Japanese Christmas concert special that I watch every year.
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
December 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Merry Christmas! Please enjoy the opening to this Japanese Christmas concert special that I watch every year.
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
They have been harassing people at this nutrition bar factory in Cato, NY for *MONTHS* first this now the bathroom invasion?
@governor.ny.gov when are you going to put a stop to these lawless thugs running a town in your state?
@governor.ny.gov when are you going to put a stop to these lawless thugs running a town in your state?
Border Patrol agent talks about how he knows that the people he's arresting at this nutrition bar factory in NY are "literal street rats" who would "eat our kids"
December 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
They have been harassing people at this nutrition bar factory in Cato, NY for *MONTHS* first this now the bathroom invasion?
@governor.ny.gov when are you going to put a stop to these lawless thugs running a town in your state?
@governor.ny.gov when are you going to put a stop to these lawless thugs running a town in your state?
Let myself sit with the line "He took my childhood in his stride"
So many victims in these files and behind the redactions.
Justice would hear them speak and center their needs.
Justice would see these men removed from jobs, power, and freedom.
So many victims in these files and behind the redactions.
Justice would hear them speak and center their needs.
Justice would see these men removed from jobs, power, and freedom.
December 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Let myself sit with the line "He took my childhood in his stride"
So many victims in these files and behind the redactions.
Justice would hear them speak and center their needs.
Justice would see these men removed from jobs, power, and freedom.
So many victims in these files and behind the redactions.
Justice would hear them speak and center their needs.
Justice would see these men removed from jobs, power, and freedom.
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I encourage people posting to stay mindful of the fact that countless real little girls and young women were horribly victimized by the Epstein network—and there are also MANY other survivors reading what is written here.
December 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I encourage people posting to stay mindful of the fact that countless real little girls and young women were horribly victimized by the Epstein network—and there are also MANY other survivors reading what is written here.
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We're excited for the Inner Loop North infill to reconnect our community while saving millions in highway maintenance costs!
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...
Rochester’s Inner Loop Meets Its End
The city looks to revitalize its core by filling in the highway that destroyed it
www.sierraclub.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We're excited for the Inner Loop North infill to reconnect our community while saving millions in highway maintenance costs!
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...
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replacing ‘male loneliness epidemic’ with ‘male maturity epidemic’ never misses
17k dudes who are not emotionally mature enough to be in the workforce
December 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
replacing ‘male loneliness epidemic’ with ‘male maturity epidemic’ never misses
Attn. @governor.ny.gov
Breaking News: Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois signed a bill that restricts immigration enforcement near state courthouses and makes it easier to sue ICE agents.
Illinois Governor Signs Bill Imposing New Limits on Immigration Enforcement
The measure restricts immigration arrests around state courthouses. Republicans have criticized the law and suggested it would face legal challenges.
nyti.ms
December 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Attn. @governor.ny.gov
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Texas Democrats just did something historic under the leadership of new state party chair @kendallscudder.bsky.social. We have filed a candidate in EVERY 2026 race.
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
We Did It, Texas Dems, We Did It
Candidates in every legislative, statewide, and federal race. Now it’s time to build power where it counts.
www.lonestarleft.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Texas Democrats just did something historic under the leadership of new state party chair @kendallscudder.bsky.social. We have filed a candidate in EVERY 2026 race.
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
U.S. Senate: 1 of 1
U.S. House: 38 of 38
State Senate: 15 of 15
State House: 150 of 150
State Board of Education: 8 of 8
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Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
Saw the 2nd Wicked movie, and both loved and mourned the songs they added to turn (unsubtle) subtext into actual text in the lyrics.
"A pathological liar is turning your home into a dystopian nightmare using racist lies, I know it's comfortable to live in your bubble but open your eyes and fight."
"A pathological liar is turning your home into a dystopian nightmare using racist lies, I know it's comfortable to live in your bubble but open your eyes and fight."
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Saw the 2nd Wicked movie, and both loved and mourned the songs they added to turn (unsubtle) subtext into actual text in the lyrics.
"A pathological liar is turning your home into a dystopian nightmare using racist lies, I know it's comfortable to live in your bubble but open your eyes and fight."
"A pathological liar is turning your home into a dystopian nightmare using racist lies, I know it's comfortable to live in your bubble but open your eyes and fight."
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Useful timelapse youtu.be/T6SiYlMD0U8?...
Rochester, NY, before and after highway construction and highway removal
YouTube video by Segregation by Design
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Useful timelapse youtu.be/T6SiYlMD0U8?...
GOP gerrymandering, and also the NYS Senate map for a while because Cuomo let them do it here too.
If you're wondering how satisfying it was to watch him lose twice for the job of mayor of a city in a state he used to be governor?
Don't miss him. Not a bit.
If you're wondering how satisfying it was to watch him lose twice for the job of mayor of a city in a state he used to be governor?
Don't miss him. Not a bit.
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
GOP gerrymandering, and also the NYS Senate map for a while because Cuomo let them do it here too.
If you're wondering how satisfying it was to watch him lose twice for the job of mayor of a city in a state he used to be governor?
Don't miss him. Not a bit.
If you're wondering how satisfying it was to watch him lose twice for the job of mayor of a city in a state he used to be governor?
Don't miss him. Not a bit.
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Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
Our Costco is right on the canal path - a 5 mile ride to 2 universities and downtown... original plan was an entire neighborhood of 2-4 story residential around it (a tower could have been a bit much) and they are just about to finish Three (3!) drive through chain places and a hotel.
This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
November 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Our Costco is right on the canal path - a 5 mile ride to 2 universities and downtown... original plan was an entire neighborhood of 2-4 story residential around it (a tower could have been a bit much) and they are just about to finish Three (3!) drive through chain places and a hotel.