Chris Townley
@cdtownley.bsky.social
I miss the good Internet, maybe I am getting old. Cosplaying as a transportation planner by day. Other interests include old houses, whisk(e)y, photography, and spatial data science. I probably won't talk about any of them though. Jersey grown.
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This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY
October 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY
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No you don’t understand.
They can’t give you public transportation because then you wouldn’t be spending a bunch of money in their system
They can’t give you public transportation because then you wouldn’t be spending a bunch of money in their system
a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
Alt: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
media.tenor.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
No you don’t understand.
They can’t give you public transportation because then you wouldn’t be spending a bunch of money in their system
They can’t give you public transportation because then you wouldn’t be spending a bunch of money in their system
I think "pain only hurts" is my new favorite phrase.
This dude is goals.
“Oddly enough, it’s almost as if you’re eating a spicy dish and another flavor kicks in,” he added. “I thought ‘oh those must be the pepper balls I’m feeling.’” taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-...
September 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I think "pain only hurts" is my new favorite phrase.
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Union Station is also where a lot of people enter DC for protests.
Posting National Guardsmen inside DC's Union Station is all about theater & initimidation.
There is no crime problem at Union Station warranting this nonsense but it is a hub for commuters who work on and around Capito Hill.
This is all a dress rehearsal
for seizing power in 2026/27!
There is no crime problem at Union Station warranting this nonsense but it is a hub for commuters who work on and around Capito Hill.
This is all a dress rehearsal
for seizing power in 2026/27!
August 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Union Station is also where a lot of people enter DC for protests.
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Go comment. Bike lanes make our communities safer and better.
August 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Go comment. Bike lanes make our communities safer and better.
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
August 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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People who work the overnight shift at Waffle House are basically first responders and should be paid accordingly.
July 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
People who work the overnight shift at Waffle House are basically first responders and should be paid accordingly.
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My joint statement with @booker.senate.gov on the Trump Administration's Firing First Assistant Desiree Grace.
July 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
My joint statement with @booker.senate.gov on the Trump Administration's Firing First Assistant Desiree Grace.
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Last night in Metuchen. Toddlers love public spaces!
July 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Last night in Metuchen. Toddlers love public spaces!
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Become ungovernable
This is Mako. He has no regard for law and order, and more importantly, no regrets. 13/10
July 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Become ungovernable
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There's no justification for using Twitter, folks. Not saying you have to delete your account, but if you're actively using it... come on.
Elon claims that Grok became MechaHitler because it drew too heavily from X.
Very cool that every Congressional Democrat and progressive organization is still on the neo-Nazi website!
Very cool that every Congressional Democrat and progressive organization is still on the neo-Nazi website!
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, said that its Grok chatbot relied too heavily on input from users of his social media platform X after a code update, causing it to share a series of antisemitic comments on Tuesday.
July 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
There's no justification for using Twitter, folks. Not saying you have to delete your account, but if you're actively using it... come on.
If ya'll know anyone interested in a transportation planning job in Princeton, NJ focused on safe routes to school and vision zero, send them my way.
July 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If ya'll know anyone interested in a transportation planning job in Princeton, NJ focused on safe routes to school and vision zero, send them my way.
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"I know it's a good bill because the left hates it." Is something I heard a congressman say on the radio this morning. Is this really how we want to govern? Can we make a two-thirds majority a requirement for everything so maybe people will have to learn to work together again?
July 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"I know it's a good bill because the left hates it." Is something I heard a congressman say on the radio this morning. Is this really how we want to govern? Can we make a two-thirds majority a requirement for everything so maybe people will have to learn to work together again?
“Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more.” www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a 5-Alarm Catastrophe
Society / June 27, 2025 The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a 5-Alarm Catastrophe In Trump v. CASA, the court hands the president yet more unaccountable authority—and yanks us into a ...
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June 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more.” www.thenation.com/article/soci...
I would love to see more of this kind of analysis in NJ.
12 years of building permits in Toronto:
This map tracks as-of-right building permits from 2011 to 2023 — a key input for our Neighbourhood Intensification Model.
🔴 Red dots = Replacement permits (renovations, no new units)
🔵 Blue dots = Intensification permits (infill, adding net new units)
This map tracks as-of-right building permits from 2011 to 2023 — a key input for our Neighbourhood Intensification Model.
🔴 Red dots = Replacement permits (renovations, no new units)
🔵 Blue dots = Intensification permits (infill, adding net new units)
June 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I would love to see more of this kind of analysis in NJ.
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Pretty amazing that a former president will sit quietly as one of his successors orders US troops into American cities and ships innocent people off to concentration camps—but feels compelled to speak up when a fellow HR nightmare is at risk of losing to another member of the same party.
June 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Pretty amazing that a former president will sit quietly as one of his successors orders US troops into American cities and ships innocent people off to concentration camps—but feels compelled to speak up when a fellow HR nightmare is at risk of losing to another member of the same party.
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Amazing that nearly all 535 members of Congress - ostensibly some of the most ambitious, power-hungry people in the country - are acting as if they’re totally fine with being made irrelevant.
June 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Amazing that nearly all 535 members of Congress - ostensibly some of the most ambitious, power-hungry people in the country - are acting as if they’re totally fine with being made irrelevant.
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I am looking for congressional leaders to come out quickly and forcefully against this. We need unequivocal opposition. We need theatric demonstrations of defiance. We need to see leadership. Trump will steamroll us all if we display weakness. Where are our leaders?
An act of war weeks in planning but unauthorized by Congress against a country that Trump's own director of intelligence testified under oath was not close to getting a nuclear weapon.
BREAKING: U.S. strikes Iran's nuclear facilities
June 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I am looking for congressional leaders to come out quickly and forcefully against this. We need unequivocal opposition. We need theatric demonstrations of defiance. We need to see leadership. Trump will steamroll us all if we display weakness. Where are our leaders?
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Letter: In Minnesota, as we mourn Melissa Hortman and her husband, we ask you, Utah, to remember Mike Lee’s lies and cruel jokes when he comes up for reelection.
Letter: Sen. Lee’s response to the assassination of Minnesota senator are sickening — and should be his downfall
Letter: Sen. Lee’s response to the assassination of Minnesota senator are sickening — and should be his downfall
www.sltrib.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Letter: In Minnesota, as we mourn Melissa Hortman and her husband, we ask you, Utah, to remember Mike Lee’s lies and cruel jokes when he comes up for reelection.
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Tina Smith confronted her Senate colleague Mike Lee over his social media post that blamed the Minnesota lawmaker shootings on “Marxists.”
Mike Lee confronted by Minnesota colleague over shooting comments
"Honestly, he seemed a little surprised to be confronted," Sen. Tina Smith said.
www.politico.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tina Smith confronted her Senate colleague Mike Lee over his social media post that blamed the Minnesota lawmaker shootings on “Marxists.”
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A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below
June 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below
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America really showed up yesterday for "No Kings" day! Protests in every single state of the country 🇺🇸
June 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
America really showed up yesterday for "No Kings" day! Protests in every single state of the country 🇺🇸
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While the Trump administration was having a birthday party, we were marching across the nation for our rights.
And we’re not slowing down.
And we’re not slowing down.
June 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
While the Trump administration was having a birthday party, we were marching across the nation for our rights.
And we’re not slowing down.
And we’re not slowing down.