Adam Swift
@redmud.bsky.social
Special generalist. Nerd, food, dog, bikes, hikes, peace, love, and understanding.
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
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Michael Fanone has been fighting back against Donald Trump since January 6, 2021. Today, that means demanding transparency for Americans and accountability for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein.
Want to join the fight? Follow us at @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
Want to join the fight? Follow us at @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Michael Fanone has been fighting back against Donald Trump since January 6, 2021. Today, that means demanding transparency for Americans and accountability for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein.
Want to join the fight? Follow us at @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
Want to join the fight? Follow us at @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
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Every single Democratic senator that votes to cave on this should be immediately ejected from the party, and the national party should immediately start running primary candidates in their districts.
There is no bipartisanship possible with traitors and fascists. You either fight, or die.
There is no bipartisanship possible with traitors and fascists. You either fight, or die.
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Every single Democratic senator that votes to cave on this should be immediately ejected from the party, and the national party should immediately start running primary candidates in their districts.
There is no bipartisanship possible with traitors and fascists. You either fight, or die.
There is no bipartisanship possible with traitors and fascists. You either fight, or die.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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What the hell are we doing?
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What the hell are we doing?
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Let’s be clear, most EBT users are white. The reason he’s specifically lying about “weaves” and we’ve seen so many AI fakes of Black women ranting about food stamps is they need to make BW the face EBT because they know many Americans don’t care if Black people suffer, and some actually wish for it.
ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Let’s be clear, most EBT users are white. The reason he’s specifically lying about “weaves” and we’ve seen so many AI fakes of Black women ranting about food stamps is they need to make BW the face EBT because they know many Americans don’t care if Black people suffer, and some actually wish for it.
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Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.
October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.
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A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
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Republicans worked around the clock to cut taxes for billionaires.
But they won’t even show up to work to stop your health insurance premiums from doubling.
Unacceptable.
But they won’t even show up to work to stop your health insurance premiums from doubling.
Unacceptable.
October 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Republicans worked around the clock to cut taxes for billionaires.
But they won’t even show up to work to stop your health insurance premiums from doubling.
Unacceptable.
But they won’t even show up to work to stop your health insurance premiums from doubling.
Unacceptable.
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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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Wait, the solution to the housing crisis is to provide housing?
THIS IS MADNESS!
THIS IS MADNESS!
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
September 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Wait, the solution to the housing crisis is to provide housing?
THIS IS MADNESS!
THIS IS MADNESS!
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As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."
I’m a Congressional Candidate. I Was Assaulted by ICE.
An interview with Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Democratic House candidate in Illinois, who was violently thrown to the ground twice at a peaceful protest in Illinois on Friday morning.
newrepublic.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."
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Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
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Every night, over 771,000 people experience homelessness in America, the highest number ever recorded. Evictions and homelessness are the human cost of decades of inaction.
We must deliver dignity, stability, and permanent solutions. We cannot look away.
We must deliver dignity, stability, and permanent solutions. We cannot look away.
September 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Every night, over 771,000 people experience homelessness in America, the highest number ever recorded. Evictions and homelessness are the human cost of decades of inaction.
We must deliver dignity, stability, and permanent solutions. We cannot look away.
We must deliver dignity, stability, and permanent solutions. We cannot look away.
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Super important piece on how states can help fill the gaps created by RFK's anti-vax policies. We desperately need RFK out of the job, where he's doing immense damage to public health, but Dem Governors can take effective steps here if they want to. (So can R Governors! Not sure they'll want to.)
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me.
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinois’s J.B. Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Super important piece on how states can help fill the gaps created by RFK's anti-vax policies. We desperately need RFK out of the job, where he's doing immense damage to public health, but Dem Governors can take effective steps here if they want to. (So can R Governors! Not sure they'll want to.)
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New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
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Your reminder that 350+ LEOs stood outside in fear of one kid with an assault rifle in Uvalde and allowed him to kill so many school children. They don't do shit. We had multiple city cops at my "inner city" high school and they didn't do one goddamn thing the entire time I was there.
I wonder how many school lunches you can serve for the price of one school cop
August 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Your reminder that 350+ LEOs stood outside in fear of one kid with an assault rifle in Uvalde and allowed him to kill so many school children. They don't do shit. We had multiple city cops at my "inner city" high school and they didn't do one goddamn thing the entire time I was there.
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This article just reminded me of this old tweet
August 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
This article just reminded me of this old tweet
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making my way through the ken burns JAZZ documentary and this portion of his interview with dave brubeck — who passed in 2012 — is a reminder of how *recent* american history really is. start at :55 or so. youtu.be/stadqAHRroA?...
Dave Brubeck and what WWII didn't solve...
YouTube video by satchmo35a
youtu.be
August 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
making my way through the ken burns JAZZ documentary and this portion of his interview with dave brubeck — who passed in 2012 — is a reminder of how *recent* american history really is. start at :55 or so. youtu.be/stadqAHRroA?...
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Tell me again how this is a legitimate concern about fairness in women’s sports @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Nothing— and I mean nothing— about this decision is more than the bare desire to harm.
WASHINGTON (AP) - US Air Force says it will deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service.
August 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Tell me again how this is a legitimate concern about fairness in women’s sports @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
It’s so stupid, why do we have to be unwilling participants to this.
Everyone drink.
JUST IN: Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro as US Atty for DC, 50-45
August 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It’s so stupid, why do we have to be unwilling participants to this.