RJ Sheperd
@rjsheperd.com
Sentient human interested in all things Cycling / Transit / Cities / Decentralized Web / Lisp / Clojure / Geospatial.
📍 Portland, OR
Check out: #RailSky #WalkNRoll #PDXBikes #BikeBus #Transit #YIMBY #DWeb #Clojure #GIS #maps
📍 Portland, OR
Check out: #RailSky #WalkNRoll #PDXBikes #BikeBus #Transit #YIMBY #DWeb #Clojure #GIS #maps
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RJ Sheperd
@rjsheperd.com
· Jun 27
#HB2025 funding for roads, transit & rail needs your help! If you or people you know live in the Oregon Coast or Eastern Oregon, please ask contact these legislators: Sen. Todd Nash, Sen Suzanne Weber, and Sen. Dick Anderson.
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Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
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Two-thirds of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated. By far the most commonly cited reason is that the party is not pushing back hard enough against Trump. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Two-thirds of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated. By far the most commonly cited reason is that the party is not pushing back hard enough against Trump. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
Lets cut red tape and increase neighborhood resiliency by allowing corner stores everywhere @mayorkwilson.bsky.social !
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Lets cut red tape and increase neighborhood resiliency by allowing corner stores everywhere @mayorkwilson.bsky.social !
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This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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The quest to commodify and destroy third places is intrinsically linked to rise of American fascism and the power of people like Mamdani proves community and shared spaces are both a bulwark against fascism but also a potent antidote to fascism and neoliberalisms enforced loneliness.
Members of Gen Z in New York City found something unexpected in the mayoral race: a chance to hang out. Their enthusiasm for Zohran Mamdani turned into real votes.
Mamdani’s Mayoral Run Gave Gen Z More Than Politics
Members of Gen Z found something unexpected in the mayoral race: a chance to hang out. Their enthusiasm turned into real votes.
nyti.ms
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The quest to commodify and destroy third places is intrinsically linked to rise of American fascism and the power of people like Mamdani proves community and shared spaces are both a bulwark against fascism but also a potent antidote to fascism and neoliberalisms enforced loneliness.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Free and fair elections are good for business. Having a stable rule of law is important to the economy. Not having people afraid to go to work because they might be beaten up or disappeared is essential to a productive workforce. Democracy is essential for a strong economy.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Free and fair elections are good for business. Having a stable rule of law is important to the economy. Not having people afraid to go to work because they might be beaten up or disappeared is essential to a productive workforce. Democracy is essential for a strong economy.
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Jeffries: "The Trump administration and Mike Johnson are running a pedophile protection program. That's the reason they refuse to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva."
November 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Jeffries: "The Trump administration and Mike Johnson are running a pedophile protection program. That's the reason they refuse to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva."
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every news outlet and journalist who calls trans rights a losing issue should be forcefed soap and their own regrets
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
every news outlet and journalist who calls trans rights a losing issue should be forcefed soap and their own regrets
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One of my favourites, that I saw for myself last year: Neuer Markt in central Vienna.
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
One of my favourites, that I saw for myself last year: Neuer Markt in central Vienna.
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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Trump having decadent Gatsby themed parties with showgirls while building a golden ballroom as he cuts off food aid to poor families sounds like fiction, and yet not a single word of what I just wrote is false.
He and the GOP should be hammered on it for the next 50+ years.
He and the GOP should be hammered on it for the next 50+ years.
November 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump having decadent Gatsby themed parties with showgirls while building a golden ballroom as he cuts off food aid to poor families sounds like fiction, and yet not a single word of what I just wrote is false.
He and the GOP should be hammered on it for the next 50+ years.
He and the GOP should be hammered on it for the next 50+ years.
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Check out this super exciting affordable middle housing project in Milwaukie from Shortstack and Proud Ground! We love to see middle housing legalization lead to more homes for Oregon families <3 www.oregonmetro.gov/news/afforda...
Affordable homeownership comes to Milwaukie with the Shortstack cottage cluster
Shortstack development brings 15 affordable homes for purchase to Milwaukie. It was made possible in part by Metro’s affordable housing bond.
www.oregonmetro.gov
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Check out this super exciting affordable middle housing project in Milwaukie from Shortstack and Proud Ground! We love to see middle housing legalization lead to more homes for Oregon families <3 www.oregonmetro.gov/news/afforda...
Where TF is your police force to stop this assault @danielbiss.bsky.social ?
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Where TF is your police force to stop this assault @danielbiss.bsky.social ?
"Downtown is so excited to utilize this right-sized right-of-way." - Xavier Stickler VP of Downtown N'hood Association
bikeportland.org/2025/10/31/n...
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New protected bike lane, bus lanes, now open on SW 4th Ave!
Christmas has come early for Portlanders who care about great streets.
bikeportland.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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TriMet was one of the pioneers of dense transit-oriented development with the construction of Orenco Station in the 1990s.
Since then? Crickets. We need to pass something like this in Oregon to densify land use around MAX stations ASAP.
Since then? Crickets. We need to pass something like this in Oregon to densify land use around MAX stations ASAP.
Good morning!
Last night, Illinois’ legislature passed a law, SB2111, which will fund a major expansion of service for the Chicago region’s transit systems, thanks to new revenue sources.
The law also takes a major step forward in coordination between agencies.
Last night, Illinois’ legislature passed a law, SB2111, which will fund a major expansion of service for the Chicago region’s transit systems, thanks to new revenue sources.
The law also takes a major step forward in coordination between agencies.
Statement from the RTA: "The passage of SB2111 is a landmark moment for public transit in Illinois."
Read the full statement here or below. www.rtachicago.org/about-rta/pr...
Read the full statement here or below. www.rtachicago.org/about-rta/pr...
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
TriMet was one of the pioneers of dense transit-oriented development with the construction of Orenco Station in the 1990s.
Since then? Crickets. We need to pass something like this in Oregon to densify land use around MAX stations ASAP.
Since then? Crickets. We need to pass something like this in Oregon to densify land use around MAX stations ASAP.
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Living comfortably car free in the US means moving to specific neighborhoods in maybe 3 cities. Most of which have prohibitively high cost of living. That is the moral failing. Making a depreciating asset required to exist is disgusting.
This person said we all think "driving is a moral failing" and that's not how I view things. I am mad that we have created a system where many people have to drive, or think driving is the only safe or efficient option to get where they need to go.
(If you drive a lifted Ram though, fuck you)
(If you drive a lifted Ram though, fuck you)
October 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Living comfortably car free in the US means moving to specific neighborhoods in maybe 3 cities. Most of which have prohibitively high cost of living. That is the moral failing. Making a depreciating asset required to exist is disgusting.
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BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.