Charm City Dept. of Trainsportation
@ccdot.bsky.social
Baltimore, MD 🦀
Professional Materials Engineer, Proud Union Member, Amateur Urbanist, 🚲+🚆Commuter, Rust Belt Renaissance Evangelist
Professional Materials Engineer, Proud Union Member, Amateur Urbanist, 🚲+🚆Commuter, Rust Belt Renaissance Evangelist
It's me I'm a husband who wants a cargo bike. Electric, if anyone's asking
All a husband wants is a cargo bike, guys.
I am a husband and I wouldn't want to receive any of these, dear New York Times "gift expert" www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 AM
It's me I'm a husband who wants a cargo bike. Electric, if anyone's asking
This is good and also he should be sponsoring a change in Senate Democratic leadership
Breaking a little news tonight: Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov, speaking tonight at Progressive Maryland's annual gala, just announced he will be sponsoring Medicare for All legislation in the US Senate. This is his first time sponsoring 👀👀👀
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
This is good and also he should be sponsoring a change in Senate Democratic leadership
This sucks for a million more important reasons, but calling the operation "Southern Spear" does not help to beat the allegations of using the military to make up for insecurity in their masculinity
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This sucks for a million more important reasons, but calling the operation "Southern Spear" does not help to beat the allegations of using the military to make up for insecurity in their masculinity
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everyone keeps dancing around it but JD Vance keeps trotting out the “immigrants are taking our housing“ because it’s a nativist blood libel he’s engineering alongside eg “they eat our pets” but, more specifically, it is to legitimize the dispossession, en masse, of an entire sub-population.
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
everyone keeps dancing around it but JD Vance keeps trotting out the “immigrants are taking our housing“ because it’s a nativist blood libel he’s engineering alongside eg “they eat our pets” but, more specifically, it is to legitimize the dispossession, en masse, of an entire sub-population.
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Perfect example of political media operating under the post-truth standard that (1) distorts the facts until the parties look approximately equal, and (2) holds “do MAGA voters care?” as a higher standard than “is it true?” or “is it important for the public to know about this?”
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Perfect example of political media operating under the post-truth standard that (1) distorts the facts until the parties look approximately equal, and (2) holds “do MAGA voters care?” as a higher standard than “is it true?” or “is it important for the public to know about this?”
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Nothing makes billionaires madder than the worst among them facing the *slightest* public awareness of how awful they are
Documents: NFL wants union to stop report cards
The NFL filed a grievance against the NFL Players Association, asking the union to stop its annual team report cards, according to documents obtained by ESPN.
www.espn.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Nothing makes billionaires madder than the worst among them facing the *slightest* public awareness of how awful they are
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can we not do “I’m in trouble domestically so let’s start a war” again
"Senior military officials on Wednesday presented President Trump with updated options for potential operations in Venezuela, including strikes on land, according to multiple sources familiar with the meetings at the White House. "
Top officials present Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days
The potential operations for Venezuela presented to Trump included options for strikes on land, multiple sources said.
www.cbsnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
can we not do “I’m in trouble domestically so let’s start a war” again
The people yearn for bicycle infrastructure
La population aspire à des infrastructures cyclables.
La population aspire à des infrastructures cyclables.
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it’s not stopping.
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping
The report delves into the nuances of Parisian cycling culture, exploring the vibrant community of riders who navigate the city's streets
momentummag.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The people yearn for bicycle infrastructure
La population aspire à des infrastructures cyclables.
La population aspire à des infrastructures cyclables.
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Solidarity to @sbworkersunited.org baristas in Philly who are ON STRIKE! Workers have had enough. They’re striking for better pay, fair schedules, respect on the job, and an end to union-busting. #NoContractNoCoffee seiu.co/NoStarbucks
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Solidarity to @sbworkersunited.org baristas in Philly who are ON STRIKE! Workers have had enough. They’re striking for better pay, fair schedules, respect on the job, and an end to union-busting. #NoContractNoCoffee seiu.co/NoStarbucks
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RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
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Members of @sn-media-guild.bsky.social participated in a 24-hour strike last week, showing management that they are united in pursuing the fair contract they deserve.
Support these workers by signing their petition! ✊https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/for-a-fair-contract-at-science-news
Support these workers by signing their petition! ✊https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/for-a-fair-contract-at-science-news
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Members of @sn-media-guild.bsky.social participated in a 24-hour strike last week, showing management that they are united in pursuing the fair contract they deserve.
Support these workers by signing their petition! ✊https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/for-a-fair-contract-at-science-news
Support these workers by signing their petition! ✊https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/for-a-fair-contract-at-science-news
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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This will be the eighth (8th) new Baltimore public tour that I've written 😳 Plus 3 articles (inc. 2 long-form scholarly ones). Nearly all (7+2.5) since I finished my phd 2 yrs ago
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
This will be the eighth (8th) new Baltimore public tour that I've written 😳 Plus 3 articles (inc. 2 long-form scholarly ones). Nearly all (7+2.5) since I finished my phd 2 yrs ago
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This exact same dynamic—dehumanizing fake content made entirely bc Facebook pays people to make it—played out in Myanmar in the run-up to a genocide. @karenhao.bsky.social laid it out in the starkest terms:
www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1...
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This exact same dynamic—dehumanizing fake content made entirely bc Facebook pays people to make it—played out in Myanmar in the run-up to a genocide. @karenhao.bsky.social laid it out in the starkest terms:
www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1...
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So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
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Saw these amazing holiday decorations in Denver last night on the corner of 2 high-injury network streets...
'tis the season!
'tis the season!
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Saw these amazing holiday decorations in Denver last night on the corner of 2 high-injury network streets...
'tis the season!
'tis the season!
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Please join us, Sunday, November 16 from 1-2pm at Washington Gladden Park for World Day of Remembrance to remember all people killed and injured on our roads.
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Please join us, Sunday, November 16 from 1-2pm at Washington Gladden Park for World Day of Remembrance to remember all people killed and injured on our roads.
See also: pretty much every other US city with a "bike network"
The line “LA doesn’t have a bike network, it has a patchwork” is just such a pithy and perfect summary of where we’re at. youtu.be/zO7eAHyKwGE?...
Connecting One of LA's Bike Lanes to Nowhere
YouTube video by Nimesh in Los Angeles
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
See also: pretty much every other US city with a "bike network"
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JUST IN: Katie Wilson significantly extends her lead in the Seattle mayoral race.
She now leads Mayor Bruce Harrell by 1,346 votes, or 0.5%.
That's up from the squeaker-lead of 91 votes in yesterday's update). She won today's batch of nearly 6K ballots by 20% (!).
Not much left at this point.
She now leads Mayor Bruce Harrell by 1,346 votes, or 0.5%.
That's up from the squeaker-lead of 91 votes in yesterday's update). She won today's batch of nearly 6K ballots by 20% (!).
Not much left at this point.
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
JUST IN: Katie Wilson significantly extends her lead in the Seattle mayoral race.
She now leads Mayor Bruce Harrell by 1,346 votes, or 0.5%.
That's up from the squeaker-lead of 91 votes in yesterday's update). She won today's batch of nearly 6K ballots by 20% (!).
Not much left at this point.
She now leads Mayor Bruce Harrell by 1,346 votes, or 0.5%.
That's up from the squeaker-lead of 91 votes in yesterday's update). She won today's batch of nearly 6K ballots by 20% (!).
Not much left at this point.
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Hot take: Plowing right-of-ways for taxpayers inside of motor vehicles but not for taxpayers outside of motor vehicles violates the Equal Protection clause.
#PlowSidewalksToo
#PlowSidewalksToo
This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Hot take: Plowing right-of-ways for taxpayers inside of motor vehicles but not for taxpayers outside of motor vehicles violates the Equal Protection clause.
#PlowSidewalksToo
#PlowSidewalksToo
They also hate whimsy. Look at that little guy! 😍
This is a small snow plow for bike lanes.
If your city plows roads but leaves bike lanes, your city hates cyclists.
If your city plows roads but leaves bike lanes, your city hates cyclists.
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
They also hate whimsy. Look at that little guy! 😍
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give excess food to your neighbors directly
give money to food banks
give money to food banks
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
give excess food to your neighbors directly
give money to food banks
give money to food banks
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8 years after @bmorecitydot.bsky.social created their own legally mandated resurfacing standards, they're still breaking them.
Fire the TEC division staff who ignore the law.
Generate projects out of Planning division.
Require signed compliance forms before asphalt touches the ground.
Fire the TEC division staff who ignore the law.
Generate projects out of Planning division.
Require signed compliance forms before asphalt touches the ground.
Amid resurfacing ‘blitz,’ not all Baltimore road projects comply with Complete Streets law
Amid resurfacing ‘blitz,’ not all road projects comply with Baltimore safety code
Some of this year’s road resurfacing projects in Baltimore won’t comply with all Complete Streets standards — a problem advocates say has persisted for years.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
8 years after @bmorecitydot.bsky.social created their own legally mandated resurfacing standards, they're still breaking them.
Fire the TEC division staff who ignore the law.
Generate projects out of Planning division.
Require signed compliance forms before asphalt touches the ground.
Fire the TEC division staff who ignore the law.
Generate projects out of Planning division.
Require signed compliance forms before asphalt touches the ground.
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A project shouldn't exist unless it furthers adopted city plans and complies with law.
We've flagged noncompliance months in advance of resurfacing every year.
There's enough funding and time every year to fix this problem.
Agency leadership just needs to do it.
agency just needs to fix it.
We've flagged noncompliance months in advance of resurfacing every year.
There's enough funding and time every year to fix this problem.
Agency leadership just needs to do it.
agency just needs to fix it.
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A project shouldn't exist unless it furthers adopted city plans and complies with law.
We've flagged noncompliance months in advance of resurfacing every year.
There's enough funding and time every year to fix this problem.
Agency leadership just needs to do it.
agency just needs to fix it.
We've flagged noncompliance months in advance of resurfacing every year.
There's enough funding and time every year to fix this problem.
Agency leadership just needs to do it.
agency just needs to fix it.
I actually don't want to be an "entrepreneur" when it comes to my health care. There's no upside to taking a risk on a new approach to...not dying. We just want nationalized health care, like every other wealthy nation has because they aren't run by oligarch sociopaths.
The key here is @they’re gonna feel like entrepreneurs.”
Trump knows that this is always a pathway for support from a certain segment of Americans - mostly men. The desire to “invest” and be an “entrepreneur.” Even without expertise, capital, or the resilience to endure failure.
Trump knows that this is always a pathway for support from a certain segment of Americans - mostly men. The desire to “invest” and be an “entrepreneur.” Even without expertise, capital, or the resilience to endure failure.
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I actually don't want to be an "entrepreneur" when it comes to my health care. There's no upside to taking a risk on a new approach to...not dying. We just want nationalized health care, like every other wealthy nation has because they aren't run by oligarch sociopaths.