Bicycle Nerd
@bicycle-nerd.bsky.social
Doting dad, w/🇨🇦🇺🇸 kiddos. Married amazingly.
Enthusiastic about solutions for climate & pandemic challenges.
Pro-ebikes. Pro-democracy. Anti-fascism. Pro-human rights. Anti-genocide.
Speaking only for myself.
Pro-ebikes. Pro-democracy. Anti-fascism. Pro-human rights. Anti-genocide.
Speaking only for myself.
Pinned
Multigenerational + multimodal. Powered by sunshine, the moon, and burritos.
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I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Watching Mamdani's victory speech, I'm struck by his—and his campaign's—unabashed vision of the US as an immigrant society, a culture built from the ground up from diversity. It is a complete rejection and reversal of the search for a white-washed homogeneity that the political right projects.
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Watching Mamdani's victory speech, I'm struck by his—and his campaign's—unabashed vision of the US as an immigrant society, a culture built from the ground up from diversity. It is a complete rejection and reversal of the search for a white-washed homogeneity that the political right projects.
✅ Voted! (last week)
And I received confirmation of my vote from BallotTrax just a few hours later.
Yes on California Prop 50, to responsibly counter fascist gerrymandering.
And I received confirmation of my vote from BallotTrax just a few hours later.
Yes on California Prop 50, to responsibly counter fascist gerrymandering.
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
✅ Voted! (last week)
And I received confirmation of my vote from BallotTrax just a few hours later.
Yes on California Prop 50, to responsibly counter fascist gerrymandering.
And I received confirmation of my vote from BallotTrax just a few hours later.
Yes on California Prop 50, to responsibly counter fascist gerrymandering.
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During the P-T extinction, 96% of all species perished (99% of all marine species). During the K-T, about 75%. Discussed at length in "Our Fragile Moment" (see excerpt in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...).
Extinction is irreversible. So the question is, "do you feel lucky?".
Extinction is irreversible. So the question is, "do you feel lucky?".
Extreme Heat, Palm Trees and Crocodiles in Wyoming and the Craziest Climate Crisis Theory of Them All
The past may hold clues to how climate change may affect the future, Michael Mann writes in this excerpt from his new book
www.rollingstone.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
During the P-T extinction, 96% of all species perished (99% of all marine species). During the K-T, about 75%. Discussed at length in "Our Fragile Moment" (see excerpt in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...).
Extinction is irreversible. So the question is, "do you feel lucky?".
Extinction is irreversible. So the question is, "do you feel lucky?".
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California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
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This is a five-alarm fire. Utah is working on a 1,200-bed, remote detention camp for people who can't afford rent. This includes hundreds of locked beds, forced medication, & the potential for forced labor.
BREAKING: Inspired by Trump, Utah moves forward with plan to force homeless people into detention camps.
“It’s what they did in World War II in Japanese detention camps--similar to rounding up Jews or other people Nazis didn’t like.” @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
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“It’s what they did in World War II in Japanese detention camps--similar to rounding up Jews or other people Nazis didn’t like.” @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
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In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see “a prison, or a warehouse.”
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is a five-alarm fire. Utah is working on a 1,200-bed, remote detention camp for people who can't afford rent. This includes hundreds of locked beds, forced medication, & the potential for forced labor.
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“Kids make mistakes. Kids get distracted. It's our responsibility when designing cities to think, what is that child's experience and how do I ensure what I'm doing will have a positive impact. as opposed to putting the burden on their caregiver to ensure they're safe.”
biketalk.org/2025/10/2541...
biketalk.org/2025/10/2541...
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“Kids make mistakes. Kids get distracted. It's our responsibility when designing cities to think, what is that child's experience and how do I ensure what I'm doing will have a positive impact. as opposed to putting the burden on their caregiver to ensure they're safe.”
biketalk.org/2025/10/2541...
biketalk.org/2025/10/2541...
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She has printables available for the meals that include the ingredients & prep instructions.
This link also includes a PDF for 4 dinners for $20, if you want to make a bag for a larger household. drive.google.com/drive/mobile...
This link also includes a PDF for 4 dinners for $20, if you want to make a bag for a larger household. drive.google.com/drive/mobile...
Printable Recipes - Google Drive
drive.google.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
She has printables available for the meals that include the ingredients & prep instructions.
This link also includes a PDF for 4 dinners for $20, if you want to make a bag for a larger household. drive.google.com/drive/mobile...
This link also includes a PDF for 4 dinners for $20, if you want to make a bag for a larger household. drive.google.com/drive/mobile...
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I love Rebecca DOWN. Known as Dollar Tree Dinners.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I love Rebecca DOWN. Known as Dollar Tree Dinners.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
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A Bard College student was kidnapped by ICE and Bard’s administration is advocating for his release and has created a website to assist the rest of the community in joining them.
That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...
That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
A Bard College student was kidnapped by ICE and Bard’s administration is advocating for his release and has created a website to assist the rest of the community in joining them.
That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...
That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...
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Great to visit St Mary’s Primary School in Battersea today - one of the first schools to receive indoor air quality filters as part of my initiative to improve children’s health.
More than 200 schools will be getting indoor air quality filters soon.
More than 200 schools will be getting indoor air quality filters soon.
October 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Great to visit St Mary’s Primary School in Battersea today - one of the first schools to receive indoor air quality filters as part of my initiative to improve children’s health.
More than 200 schools will be getting indoor air quality filters soon.
More than 200 schools will be getting indoor air quality filters soon.
Something I loved about today's #NoKings march: 10K people in downtown #SantaCruz on foot. At Abbott Square, the lunch spots were completely backed up w/ orders. Lulu Carpenter's cafe was sold out of pastries, & the good-natured staff were clearly having one of their busiest days ever.
#urbanism
#urbanism
October 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Something I loved about today's #NoKings march: 10K people in downtown #SantaCruz on foot. At Abbott Square, the lunch spots were completely backed up w/ orders. Lulu Carpenter's cafe was sold out of pastries, & the good-natured staff were clearly having one of their busiest days ever.
#urbanism
#urbanism
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#NoKings march in Santa Cruz, California.
#Joyful crowd of at least 10,000:
Babies, toddlers, big kids
Doggos
Costumes included unicorns, pandas, giraffes
Bagpipes, ukuleles, drums
Police did a great job of respectfully keeping everyone (and their 1st Amendment rights) safe.
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#NoKings march in Santa Cruz, California.
#Joyful crowd of at least 10,000:
Babies, toddlers, big kids
Doggos
Costumes included unicorns, pandas, giraffes
Bagpipes, ukuleles, drums
Police did a great job of respectfully keeping everyone (and their 1st Amendment rights) safe.
October 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Multigenerational + multimodal. Powered by sunshine, the moon, and burritos.
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Multigenerational + multimodal. Powered by sunshine, the moon, and burritos.
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🧵:
Last June, more than 5 million Americans joined #NoKings rallies across the country, protesting President Trump's authoritarianism. And this Saturday, with your help, it's going to be even bigger and better.
Last June, more than 5 million Americans joined #NoKings rallies across the country, protesting President Trump's authoritarianism. And this Saturday, with your help, it's going to be even bigger and better.
October 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Last June, more than 5 million Americans joined #NoKings rallies across the country, protesting President Trump's authoritarianism. And this Saturday, with your help, it's going to be even bigger and better.
Last June, more than 5 million Americans joined #NoKings rallies across the country, protesting President Trump's authoritarianism. And this Saturday, with your help, it's going to be even bigger and better.
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That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
October 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
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The Treasury Secretary declares himself to be pro-monarchy, and promises to punish the entire country if the people exercise their First Amendment rights.
Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."
October 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The Treasury Secretary declares himself to be pro-monarchy, and promises to punish the entire country if the people exercise their First Amendment rights.
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We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
October 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
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By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal
"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
www.economist.com/internationa...
"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
www.economist.com/internationa...
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
www.economist.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal
"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
www.economist.com/internationa...
"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
www.economist.com/internationa...
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This op-ed is excellent and I encourage everyone to read it.
Universities must reject the Trump compact.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Universities must reject the Trump compact.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This op-ed is excellent and I encourage everyone to read it.
Universities must reject the Trump compact.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Universities must reject the Trump compact.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
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How exactly is this different from Kristallnacht?
I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
October 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
How exactly is this different from Kristallnacht?
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The ICE agents deploying these are people without necessary training, those who couldn’t cut it in police training or didn’t want to join the military.
They are in this to hurt people and play Call of Duty on our streets, deploying chemical weapons on our neighbors as if they’re pressing L1.
They are in this to hurt people and play Call of Duty on our streets, deploying chemical weapons on our neighbors as if they’re pressing L1.
Remaining feds left the scene in a large caravan, deploying more tear gas straight into the crowd - and right at my feet - as they left.
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The ICE agents deploying these are people without necessary training, those who couldn’t cut it in police training or didn’t want to join the military.
They are in this to hurt people and play Call of Duty on our streets, deploying chemical weapons on our neighbors as if they’re pressing L1.
They are in this to hurt people and play Call of Duty on our streets, deploying chemical weapons on our neighbors as if they’re pressing L1.
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Progress not perfection, always!
31% of e-cargo bike owners gave up a car (25% car free, 6% gave up a second car), while 38% had the same ownership but made fewer trips.
No matter how you slice it, as folks here have been advocating, e-bikes, especially e-cargo, have a huge positive impact.
31% of e-cargo bike owners gave up a car (25% car free, 6% gave up a second car), while 38% had the same ownership but made fewer trips.
No matter how you slice it, as folks here have been advocating, e-bikes, especially e-cargo, have a huge positive impact.
"Over half of the e-cargo bike mileage ridden during trials substituted for car use."
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
October 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Progress not perfection, always!
31% of e-cargo bike owners gave up a car (25% car free, 6% gave up a second car), while 38% had the same ownership but made fewer trips.
No matter how you slice it, as folks here have been advocating, e-bikes, especially e-cargo, have a huge positive impact.
31% of e-cargo bike owners gave up a car (25% car free, 6% gave up a second car), while 38% had the same ownership but made fewer trips.
No matter how you slice it, as folks here have been advocating, e-bikes, especially e-cargo, have a huge positive impact.
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From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
October 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.