Bern Haggerty
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This is brilliant.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is brilliant.
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![Advertising poster promoting cycling for transport featuring four people in a row on bikes. At the top the text says, "You'd be better on a bicycle", and then in a bubble it says "Still [emphasized with big, red, italicized letters] the cheapest, handiest, healthiest way of getting about."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7vpdxcialxa6j5s7yh5g5jhf/bafkreihcp247ahol26isqxpjmh54kczqp6ieyycvhakzjug6ysgeqndpb4@jpeg)
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“This administration is desperate to distract from the reality that these service members have impeccable records and that there is no reason whatsoever to separate them from military service,” attorney Shannon Minter told The Advocate.
New Pentagon memo dictates how transgender troops must look to defend their service
“This administration is desperate to distract from the reality that these service members have impeccable records and that there is no reason whatsoever to separate them from military service,” attorney Shannon Minter told The Advocate.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“This administration is desperate to distract from the reality that these service members have impeccable records and that there is no reason whatsoever to separate them from military service,” attorney Shannon Minter told The Advocate.
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DC Statehood is a voting rights issue.
DC Statehood is a racial justice issue.
DC Statehood is a gun safety issue.
DC Statehood is a reproductive justice issue.
DC Statehood is a racial justice issue.
DC Statehood is a gun safety issue.
DC Statehood is a reproductive justice issue.
October 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
DC Statehood is a voting rights issue.
DC Statehood is a racial justice issue.
DC Statehood is a gun safety issue.
DC Statehood is a reproductive justice issue.
DC Statehood is a racial justice issue.
DC Statehood is a gun safety issue.
DC Statehood is a reproductive justice issue.
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#tdih 1850, U.S. Congress passed draconian Fugitive Slave Act which required that people who'd escaped from slavery to anywhere in U.S. be captured & returned. 💔 Punished those who did not comply.
Undoes claim of concern for "states rights."
Lessons + more ⬇️
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Undoes claim of concern for "states rights."
Lessons + more ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/fu...
Sept. 18, 1850: Fugitive Slave Act Passed
The U.S. Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
www.zinnedproject.org
September 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
#tdih 1850, U.S. Congress passed draconian Fugitive Slave Act which required that people who'd escaped from slavery to anywhere in U.S. be captured & returned. 💔 Punished those who did not comply.
Undoes claim of concern for "states rights."
Lessons + more ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/fu...
Undoes claim of concern for "states rights."
Lessons + more ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/fu...
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FAIR’s new study of the New York Times' front-page coverage of trans issues found:
• Trans people were 11% of sources in trans-focused stories, down from 19% in our 2023 study.
• Three of 13 trans-focused stories had no trans sources.
fair.org/home/nyt-les...
• Trans people were 11% of sources in trans-focused stories, down from 19% in our 2023 study.
• Three of 13 trans-focused stories had no trans sources.
fair.org/home/nyt-les...
NYT Less Interested Than Ever in Trans Perspectives on Trans Issues
Even while feigning concern, the paper of record remains largely uninterested in centering trans people and perspectives in coverage of trans issues.
fair.org
July 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
FAIR’s new study of the New York Times' front-page coverage of trans issues found:
• Trans people were 11% of sources in trans-focused stories, down from 19% in our 2023 study.
• Three of 13 trans-focused stories had no trans sources.
fair.org/home/nyt-les...
• Trans people were 11% of sources in trans-focused stories, down from 19% in our 2023 study.
• Three of 13 trans-focused stories had no trans sources.
fair.org/home/nyt-les...
The US lost this ICJ case brought by Iran. The Court found the US violated its Treaty of Amity with Iran and gave the US two years to apologize and pay compensation. That was two years ago.
www.icj-cij.org/case/164
www.icj-cij.org/case/164
Certain Iranian Assets (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America)
www.icj-cij.org
June 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The US lost this ICJ case brought by Iran. The Court found the US violated its Treaty of Amity with Iran and gave the US two years to apologize and pay compensation. That was two years ago.
www.icj-cij.org/case/164
www.icj-cij.org/case/164
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DOJ is deciding to prosecute discrimination cases [on behalf of white people and/or "Christians" only] by reading the notoriously honest and reliable X, a gathering place for Nazis, white supremacists, and those who constantly nurse paranoid, fake persecution complexes. What a brilliant plan.
If you were wondering how DOJ civil rights investigations get started these days:
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
May 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
DOJ is deciding to prosecute discrimination cases [on behalf of white people and/or "Christians" only] by reading the notoriously honest and reliable X, a gathering place for Nazis, white supremacists, and those who constantly nurse paranoid, fake persecution complexes. What a brilliant plan.
Last couple of days to save 10% off everything in the official The War on Cars store with code BIKEMONTH.
Good now through the end of, um, Bike Month.
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Good now through the end of, um, Bike Month.
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The War on Cars Store
Official merch from the popular podcast. Join The War on Cars today!
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May 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Men are extremely keen to explain to me that Britain *needs* a domestic steel production plant and doesn't necessarily *need* universities. Okay. Steel contributed about £1.7bn to the UK economy in 2024. Universities contributed more than £200bn.
May 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Court date! @kneecapceol.bsky.social
Some sound heads in London made this graphic.
They'll be at court on June 18th, 9am
Bring your flags, instruments, banners, and your mates.
Show solidarity with Liam Óg. Stand against political policing and attempts to silence and restrict Kneecap.
We will fight them in their court
We will win
They'll be at court on June 18th, 9am
Bring your flags, instruments, banners, and your mates.
Show solidarity with Liam Óg. Stand against political policing and attempts to silence and restrict Kneecap.
We will fight them in their court
We will win
May 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Court date! @kneecapceol.bsky.social
Excess deaths
For 40 years, Americans have lived shorter lives than people in other rich countries.
For 10 years, that's been rapidly getting worse.
New research: in 2022-2023, there were 1.5 million "missing Americans," who died--but wouldn't have, if America didn't have such uniquely high death rates.
For 10 years, that's been rapidly getting worse.
New research: in 2022-2023, there were 1.5 million "missing Americans," who died--but wouldn't have, if America didn't have such uniquely high death rates.
Excess US Deaths Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
This cohort study examines trends in excess deaths in the US before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
jamanetwork.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Excess deaths
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"...my mom meets us in the parking lot. She points to my shirt, which is for a podcast. 'Wait, what does your shirt say? The War on Cars?' she asks. 'Well, that’s right. Now you have a war on cars.'"
A driver hit me and my dog, and here’s the proof
This month, my dog and I became members of a not-so-exclusive club: the 60,000 pedestrians who will be injured in a car crash each year. In the process of writing about this I get stuck: I want to bri...
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May 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
"...my mom meets us in the parking lot. She points to my shirt, which is for a podcast. 'Wait, what does your shirt say? The War on Cars?' she asks. 'Well, that’s right. Now you have a war on cars.'"
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I am almost finished my painting! I ended up playing with text- and all the meanings of this word- thankful for the chance to come back to painting!
May 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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TACO
Thou shalt call Donald a TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) from now on because HOLY SHIT HE HATES IT.
May 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
TACO
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Alfonsina Strada was the first woman to ride in one of cycling's major stage races, the 1924 Giro D'Italia. She signed up for the race as "Strada, Alfonsin", cloaking her gender by dropping the final vowel; the truth was revealed before the start, but they kept her in.
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May 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Alfonsina Strada was the first woman to ride in one of cycling's major stage races, the 1924 Giro D'Italia. She signed up for the race as "Strada, Alfonsin", cloaking her gender by dropping the final vowel; the truth was revealed before the start, but they kept her in.
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On this day in 1896, the Supreme Court delivered its decision in Plessy v. Ferguson establishing the “separate but equal” doctrine as national law and authorizing discrimination in public accommodations.
May 18, 1896 | SCOTUS Establishes “Separate But Equal” Doctrine as Law in Plessy v. Ferguson
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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May 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On this day in 1896, the Supreme Court delivered its decision in Plessy v. Ferguson establishing the “separate but equal” doctrine as national law and authorizing discrimination in public accommodations.
Fake White victims: “Welcome to Walmart!” @blackagendareport.bsky.social www.blackagendareport.com/fleeing-imag...
Fleeing Imaginary Persecution at Home, South African ‘Refugees’ May Find the Grass is Not Greener in America | Black Agenda Report
The Trump administration’s decision to fast-track asylum for white South Africans—claiming "persecution"—is a political stunt, ignoring that they remain among the wealthiest globally, still controllin...
www.blackagendareport.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Fake White victims: “Welcome to Walmart!” @blackagendareport.bsky.social www.blackagendareport.com/fleeing-imag...
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The university will recommend axing its Gender and Women’s Studies major this week, though courses will remain. Alumni, and a former director, say the program inspired inquiry and empathy.
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UW looks to end embattled gender studies degree
The university will recommend axing its Gender and Women’s Studies major this week, though courses will remain. Alumni, and a former director, say the program inspired inquiry and empathy.
laramiereporter.substack.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The university will recommend axing its Gender and Women’s Studies major this week, though courses will remain. Alumni, and a former director, say the program inspired inquiry and empathy.
laramiereporter.substack.com/p/uw-looks-t...
laramiereporter.substack.com/p/uw-looks-t...
"“We elect a president, and it’s as if they’re a candidate to be king, someone with a court, a red carpet, who has to live in a fancy palace,” he told Al Jazeera in 2022, before adding with characteristic bluntness: “Don’t blame the pig, but those who scratch his back.”"
Mujica, a former Marxist guerrilla known by the nickname ‘Pepe’, became a beloved figure for his simple lifestyle.
Uruguay’s Jose Mujica, a president famed for sparse living, dead at 89
Mujica, a former Marxist guerrilla known by the nickname ‘Pepe’, became a beloved figure for his simple lifestyle.
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May 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"“We elect a president, and it’s as if they’re a candidate to be king, someone with a court, a red carpet, who has to live in a fancy palace,” he told Al Jazeera in 2022, before adding with characteristic bluntness: “Don’t blame the pig, but those who scratch his back.”"
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On this day in 1898, Louisiana adopted a new constitution that excluded Black voters and jurors using restrictions like a poll tax and discriminatory literacy and property requirements.
May 12, 1898 | Louisiana Officially Disenfranchises Black Voters and Jurors
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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May 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
On this day in 1898, Louisiana adopted a new constitution that excluded Black voters and jurors using restrictions like a poll tax and discriminatory literacy and property requirements.
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Just think what our trails and sidewalks would be if they received even a fraction of the attention and maintenance resources of car infrastructure.
mntransportationresearch.org/2025/04/29/m...
mntransportationresearch.org/2025/04/29/m...
Modeling and Predicting the Deterioration of Pedestrian Assets
Transportation agencies closely monitor and evaluate roads for needed repairs, but pedestrian infrastructure such as sidewalks receive less attention. When left in disrepair, this infrastructure is…
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May 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Just think what our trails and sidewalks would be if they received even a fraction of the attention and maintenance resources of car infrastructure.
mntransportationresearch.org/2025/04/29/m...
mntransportationresearch.org/2025/04/29/m...