Michael🎄❄️🫔🫔
@ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social
Bike enjoyer
Bakfiets dad
Costco hot dogs are nice
Go Dodgers
#YIMBY
Bakfiets dad
Costco hot dogs are nice
Go Dodgers
#YIMBY
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Seconded. That last line hits hard.
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Seconded. That last line hits hard.
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Absolute debasement of academic standards
*student submits opinion in psych class
*gets bad grade
*instructor says she can make whatever arguments she wants but must draw on empirical sources
*student & Turning Point says her religious freedom & first amendment rights violated
*professor suspended
*student submits opinion in psych class
*gets bad grade
*instructor says she can make whatever arguments she wants but must draw on empirical sources
*student & Turning Point says her religious freedom & first amendment rights violated
*professor suspended
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Absolute debasement of academic standards
*student submits opinion in psych class
*gets bad grade
*instructor says she can make whatever arguments she wants but must draw on empirical sources
*student & Turning Point says her religious freedom & first amendment rights violated
*professor suspended
*student submits opinion in psych class
*gets bad grade
*instructor says she can make whatever arguments she wants but must draw on empirical sources
*student & Turning Point says her religious freedom & first amendment rights violated
*professor suspended
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I think a genuinely under appreciated risk for places like Texas & other sunbelt states is what happens to their universities & associated economies if their politics keeps getting consumed by Trumpism. It’s a huge opportunity for blue states if we can get our act together on housing (huge if).
This was in response to a post where I said I was happy I didn’t move to Tulsa lol
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I think a genuinely under appreciated risk for places like Texas & other sunbelt states is what happens to their universities & associated economies if their politics keeps getting consumed by Trumpism. It’s a huge opportunity for blue states if we can get our act together on housing (huge if).
False, you can definitely be a white square with a wife and kids, ask me how I know
![TONY
@TonyMichaelX
this is what they took from you
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December 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
False, you can definitely be a white square with a wife and kids, ask me how I know
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I read the NYT Marin e-bike story about a teen who fell while trying out a borrowed illegal e-moto. We don't ban all cars because someone crashed an illegally modified car on the streets.
A car can hit a cyclist & throw them much faster than the speed of an e-moto. Helmets won't save them
A car can hit a cyclist & throw them much faster than the speed of an e-moto. Helmets won't save them
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I read the NYT Marin e-bike story about a teen who fell while trying out a borrowed illegal e-moto. We don't ban all cars because someone crashed an illegally modified car on the streets.
A car can hit a cyclist & throw them much faster than the speed of an e-moto. Helmets won't save them
A car can hit a cyclist & throw them much faster than the speed of an e-moto. Helmets won't save them
The people who thought eliminating objective standards for college admissions for the sake of diversity were not successful. They were actually paving the way for people like this semi-literate conservative to ruin higher education.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The people who thought eliminating objective standards for college admissions for the sake of diversity were not successful. They were actually paving the way for people like this semi-literate conservative to ruin higher education.
This is good.
The marginal pizza is delivered by a very rushed human in a 3,000+ lb vehicle.
The marginal pizza is delivered by a very rushed human in a 3,000+ lb vehicle.
DoorDash Plans to Send Autonomous Robots into Bike Lanes.
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DoorDash Plans to Send Autonomous Robots into Bike Lanes | Momentum Mag | Momentum Mag
DoorDash has begun rolling out Dot, its new autonomous delivery robot — a sleek, all-electric bot that can hit speeds of up to 20mph.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is good.
The marginal pizza is delivered by a very rushed human in a 3,000+ lb vehicle.
The marginal pizza is delivered by a very rushed human in a 3,000+ lb vehicle.
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I’m always confused when people complain about cyclists not stopping at stop signs.
The vast majority of drivers do a “rolling stop” (i.e., they don’t actually stop) when possible.
This is so normal people don’t even see it as breaking the law, but when cyclists do the same thing, it stands out.
The vast majority of drivers do a “rolling stop” (i.e., they don’t actually stop) when possible.
This is so normal people don’t even see it as breaking the law, but when cyclists do the same thing, it stands out.
May 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I’m always confused when people complain about cyclists not stopping at stop signs.
The vast majority of drivers do a “rolling stop” (i.e., they don’t actually stop) when possible.
This is so normal people don’t even see it as breaking the law, but when cyclists do the same thing, it stands out.
The vast majority of drivers do a “rolling stop” (i.e., they don’t actually stop) when possible.
This is so normal people don’t even see it as breaking the law, but when cyclists do the same thing, it stands out.
This is un-American bullshit.
If you are married to a US spouse, your temporary visa (usually for 3 months) will lapse before your case is processed. The government allowed you could stay in the US while awaiting case processing. Now the Trump admin is saying that is a visa overstay and arresting the spouses.
November 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is un-American bullshit.
Zero hurricanes made landfall in the United States in 2025.
One of the only good things to happen this year.
One of the only good things to happen this year.
November 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Zero hurricanes made landfall in the United States in 2025.
One of the only good things to happen this year.
One of the only good things to happen this year.
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I agree insofar as I, market liberal that I am, don't even dislike the substance. But it's both wrong for the moment and, as campaign comms, a pretty mediocre slogan in that you have to think a second to process what it even means. Something that requires you to visualize a chart is too complicated.
This will probably get me yelled at, because I can see the consensus forming here that "strong floors, no ceiling" is the dumbest of all possible slogans. I would argue that it's actually not that bad, but that it's wrong for this moment (please read 🧵before yelling at me)...
November 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I agree insofar as I, market liberal that I am, don't even dislike the substance. But it's both wrong for the moment and, as campaign comms, a pretty mediocre slogan in that you have to think a second to process what it even means. Something that requires you to visualize a chart is too complicated.
Riding a bike down the yellow line on K St NW in downtown DC.
Not a single car.
Not a single car.
November 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Riding a bike down the yellow line on K St NW in downtown DC.
Not a single car.
Not a single car.
Old Man Marley after saving Kevin McCallister from having his fingers bitten off by burglars: Your parents aren't home? Huh, weird. Anyway, time for me to leave you alone all night.
The McCallister family is charged $122.50 for 10 large pizzas (delivered) in the 1990 film Home Alone.
$122.50 in 1990 is equivalent to $297.37 in current dollars.
10 large pepperoni pizzas from my neighborhood pizzeria, Ballston Local, inclusive of delivery fees, is $300.70.
$122.50 in 1990 is equivalent to $297.37 in current dollars.
10 large pepperoni pizzas from my neighborhood pizzeria, Ballston Local, inclusive of delivery fees, is $300.70.
November 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Old Man Marley after saving Kevin McCallister from having his fingers bitten off by burglars: Your parents aren't home? Huh, weird. Anyway, time for me to leave you alone all night.
In Arlington the NIMBYs pretend sewers are going to explode if we build duplexes
If anyone ever says that more people in a city would overtax public infrastructure, it's a good time to ask: "what infrastructure?"
SF has:
- declining school enrollment
- the best access to urban rec and park space in California
- sewer, water and other utilities under capacity. In Western SF more density makes it more affordable to serve these locations
- better transit access thru Muni Forward improvements
- declining school enrollment
- the best access to urban rec and park space in California
- sewer, water and other utilities under capacity. In Western SF more density makes it more affordable to serve these locations
- better transit access thru Muni Forward improvements
November 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In Arlington the NIMBYs pretend sewers are going to explode if we build duplexes
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10 large cheese pizzas from Domino's, currently $88.24 including delivery fees and taxes (before tip)
November 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
10 large cheese pizzas from Domino's, currently $88.24 including delivery fees and taxes (before tip)
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$1.6bln: The amount of his fraud scheme
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
$1.6bln: The amount of his fraud scheme
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
The McCallister family is charged $122.50 for 10 large pizzas (delivered) in the 1990 film Home Alone.
$122.50 in 1990 is equivalent to $297.37 in current dollars.
10 large pepperoni pizzas from my neighborhood pizzeria, Ballston Local, inclusive of delivery fees, is $300.70.
$122.50 in 1990 is equivalent to $297.37 in current dollars.
10 large pepperoni pizzas from my neighborhood pizzeria, Ballston Local, inclusive of delivery fees, is $300.70.
November 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The McCallister family is charged $122.50 for 10 large pizzas (delivered) in the 1990 film Home Alone.
$122.50 in 1990 is equivalent to $297.37 in current dollars.
10 large pepperoni pizzas from my neighborhood pizzeria, Ballston Local, inclusive of delivery fees, is $300.70.
$122.50 in 1990 is equivalent to $297.37 in current dollars.
10 large pepperoni pizzas from my neighborhood pizzeria, Ballston Local, inclusive of delivery fees, is $300.70.
Hell yeah, Mark
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hell yeah, Mark
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I think this may be an important turn. ”Secretary Hegseth deserves a chance to tell his side of the story.” is actually a sharp turn from the administration’s position that they don’t need to justify their actions. I think they may be losing Congress.
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "I don't think Secretary Hegseth would be foolish enough to make this decision to say, 'Kill everybody. Kill the survivors,' because that's a clear violation of the law of war."
November 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I think this may be an important turn. ”Secretary Hegseth deserves a chance to tell his side of the story.” is actually a sharp turn from the administration’s position that they don’t need to justify their actions. I think they may be losing Congress.
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I, for one, welcome "knowledge of what was signed" as a new metric for acceptable presidential actions.
It, um, would not go so well for the current guy.
It, um, would not go so well for the current guy.
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I, for one, welcome "knowledge of what was signed" as a new metric for acceptable presidential actions.
It, um, would not go so well for the current guy.
It, um, would not go so well for the current guy.
Reposted by Michael🎄❄️🫔🫔
If anyone ever says that more people in a city would overtax public infrastructure, it's a good time to ask: "what infrastructure?"
SF has:
- declining school enrollment
- the best access to urban rec and park space in California
- sewer, water and other utilities under capacity. In Western SF more density makes it more affordable to serve these locations
- better transit access thru Muni Forward improvements
- declining school enrollment
- the best access to urban rec and park space in California
- sewer, water and other utilities under capacity. In Western SF more density makes it more affordable to serve these locations
- better transit access thru Muni Forward improvements
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
If anyone ever says that more people in a city would overtax public infrastructure, it's a good time to ask: "what infrastructure?"
Public service announcement:
If you don't live in a community with enough Mexican food consumers to support a healthy tamal market, frozen Tucson Tamales will do the trick.
If you don't live in a community with enough Mexican food consumers to support a healthy tamal market, frozen Tucson Tamales will do the trick.
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Public service announcement:
If you don't live in a community with enough Mexican food consumers to support a healthy tamal market, frozen Tucson Tamales will do the trick.
If you don't live in a community with enough Mexican food consumers to support a healthy tamal market, frozen Tucson Tamales will do the trick.
I am not a European politics knower, but I get the feeling that Zelensky wants nothing more than to get out of politics once the war is over.
November 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I am not a European politics knower, but I get the feeling that Zelensky wants nothing more than to get out of politics once the war is over.
Reposted by Michael🎄❄️🫔🫔
Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.