marcos ortiz
@marcoswastaken.bsky.social
Bike guy, math phd, data science and ml, ai agents. Anti-Billionaires, anti-war, anti-free-street-parking. Born at 343.15 ppm. CO, USA
Bikes rule!
Minneapolis’ city council president knows how important it is to plow our bikeways… because he rides year round.
I wish more electeds had experience walking, biking & taking transit - esp in winter!
I wish more electeds had experience walking, biking & taking transit - esp in winter!
Late night ride back from City Hall after unanimously approving the 2026 budget. Grateful to have an escort up johnson as it was getting plowed!
December 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Bikes rule!
Verty excited to read this! @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Verty excited to read this! @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social
LOL Bikes rule!
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
October 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
LOL Bikes rule!
What an absolute disgrace this whole agency is.
Despite repeated requests from CPR News for data to support the assault claims — ICE and Homeland Security have produced nothing but a handful of anecdotes.
Claims of huge rise in assaults against ICE drive responses, but aren’t seen in available data
Despite repeated requests from CPR News for data to support the assault claims — ICE and Homeland Security have produced nothing but a handful of anecdotes.
www.cpr.org
October 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
What an absolute disgrace this whole agency is.
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To steal from the great Charles T. Brown: "Mobility is about more than transportation, mobility is about access to life."
Car dependency makes our lives worse in so many ways.
Car dependency makes our lives worse in so many ways.
People in the US won't believe this, but a society requiring people to own a motor vehicle to get anywhere actually gives you LESS freedom than a society where you can safely walk, bike, or feasibly opt to take mass transit.
If you're a slave to your car, you're also a slave to your job.
If you're a slave to your car, you're also a slave to your job.
October 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
To steal from the great Charles T. Brown: "Mobility is about more than transportation, mobility is about access to life."
Car dependency makes our lives worse in so many ways.
Car dependency makes our lives worse in so many ways.
Bikes rule!
Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.
October 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Bikes rule!
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There is exactly one way to rapidly cut pollution at scale, save money both at the govt and household level, and do it without federal help.
The best fastest thing to do on climate is to just make cities safer for walking and biking. That's it.
Every climate person should be working on this.
The best fastest thing to do on climate is to just make cities safer for walking and biking. That's it.
Every climate person should be working on this.
City Hall: Experts at King’s College London estimated that, from when the Mayor came into office in 2016, without additional action it would take 193 years for London to meet legal limits. It has been achieved in nine years.
October 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
There is exactly one way to rapidly cut pollution at scale, save money both at the govt and household level, and do it without federal help.
The best fastest thing to do on climate is to just make cities safer for walking and biking. That's it.
Every climate person should be working on this.
The best fastest thing to do on climate is to just make cities safer for walking and biking. That's it.
Every climate person should be working on this.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Fall ride, hit peak colors up on the Grand Mesa
September 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Fall ride, hit peak colors up on the Grand Mesa
How about we treat distracted driving, speeding, and unnecessarily large vehicles as the deadly threats they are and stop diffusing responsibility by preaching that everyone outside a car needs to play a part in mitigating these threats? I don’t want to hear from experts who don’t bike commute daily
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
n.pr
September 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
How about we treat distracted driving, speeding, and unnecessarily large vehicles as the deadly threats they are and stop diffusing responsibility by preaching that everyone outside a car needs to play a part in mitigating these threats? I don’t want to hear from experts who don’t bike commute daily
Can’t say I’m not jealous 😂
“There is no joy more intense than that of coming upon a fact that cannot be understood in terms of currently accepted ideas."
Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who decoded spectral lines to deduce the elemental composition of stars, was born #OTD in 1900. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️ 👩🔬
Image: Harvard Observatory
Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who decoded spectral lines to deduce the elemental composition of stars, was born #OTD in 1900. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️ 👩🔬
Image: Harvard Observatory
September 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Can’t say I’m not jealous 😂
DOJ dropping the case against Homan is just mind boggling levels of bald faced corruption… this is so fucking embarrassing
The FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration. www.mediaite.com/media/news/b...
DOJ Shut Down Probe Into Alleged Tom Homan Bribe: Report
A bombshell new report claims Tom Homan was being investigated for allegedly accepting a $50,000 bribe before the Trump DOJ shut it down.
www.mediaite.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
DOJ dropping the case against Homan is just mind boggling levels of bald faced corruption… this is so fucking embarrassing
I think we should see the tariffs as lines on our receipts. Then people might understand who’s paying for them
September 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I think we should see the tariffs as lines on our receipts. Then people might understand who’s paying for them
Please more traffic like this 🙏
The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it.
Some said it would hardly be used.
Now there’s a decent case for widening it further.
Induced demand is real.
Some said it would hardly be used.
Now there’s a decent case for widening it further.
Induced demand is real.
September 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Please more traffic like this 🙏
Started today off right 😁
August 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Started today off right 😁
Fire season sunset. Western Slope, Colorado. It’s been a wild year
July 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Fire season sunset. Western Slope, Colorado. It’s been a wild year
He raised ~$200 million and fucking rocked. Legend
And one final thought: Ozzy going out after giving an emotional final performance that raised a ton of money for charity is more spiritually uplifting and did more genuine good than anything any televangelist and religious grifter who railed against him ever did combined.
July 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
He raised ~$200 million and fucking rocked. Legend
RIP OZZY, Thanks for some of the most memorable concerts I’ve ever attended. He was a real one. youtu.be/CSvmwGWZtSg?...
Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley (Live & Loud)
YouTube video by OzzyOsbourneVEVO
youtu.be
July 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
RIP OZZY, Thanks for some of the most memorable concerts I’ve ever attended. He was a real one. youtu.be/CSvmwGWZtSg?...
If you’re smart, the more you learn, the more you know about how much you don’t know. Only the most shallow of minds can possibly believe that they know EVERYTHING… It’s so embarrassing to have our nation represented by such an ignorant fool
July 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
If you’re smart, the more you learn, the more you know about how much you don’t know. Only the most shallow of minds can possibly believe that they know EVERYTHING… It’s so embarrassing to have our nation represented by such an ignorant fool
Truly chilling… Everything old is new again
A video about the Declaration of Independence. I'm proud of this one.
The Declaration of Independence | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Truly chilling… Everything old is new again
Summer time bike rides 🥰
June 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Summer time bike rides 🥰
We never learn www.mnftiu.cc/2001/10/30/w...
June 22, 2025 at 2:59 AM
We never learn www.mnftiu.cc/2001/10/30/w...
Well, for the record, I really hope this stupidity doesn’t go as badly as I think it will. All of these hate motivated ass holes in the pocket of war mongering oligarchs just out in the open is really disgusting to watch.
June 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Well, for the record, I really hope this stupidity doesn’t go as badly as I think it will. All of these hate motivated ass holes in the pocket of war mongering oligarchs just out in the open is really disgusting to watch.
Bikes rule.
June 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Bikes rule.