shaylavin.bsky.social
@shaylavin.bsky.social
Blue in Texas. Bluesky- news and fun without the guilt. Karma takes too long.
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Love seeing these 5 star reviews of my new book If You Want To Win, You've Got To Fight: A Guide To Effective Transportation Advocacy. Plus, thrilled that the book is helping people beyond #bike #publictransit #rail and #streetsafety advocacy! See the reviews at
www.amazon.com/You-Want-You...
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security.

Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.

Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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📍Senator Fetterman had a VFIB—the leading cause of cardiac arrest—he almost died if not for his implanted defibrillator, which can cost $34,000 to over $51,000. Days ago, he also just voted with GOP to gut health insurance tax credits for millions. Hope he has a change of heart.
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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If You Want To Win, You've Got To Fight: A Guide To Effective Transportation Advocacy 's first AC Transit bus ride!

Looking forward to seeing more book in transit pics from folks!
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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If the sub didn’t split, you must acquit!
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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I ❤️ L.A.
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Ok, so who thinks the jewel heist at the Louvre was a distraction from Trump's pre-demo looting of all the art and artifacts from the East Wing?
a woman says well i do love art while holding a cup of tea
ALT: a woman says well i do love art while holding a cup of tea
media.tenor.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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“It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of,” Trump said during an executive order signing in July.
It looks even worse by video 😢
October 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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In 1987, Reagan famously said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." Thirty-eight years later, Putin has essentially said: "Mr. Trump, tear down this wall."
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Got rage and/or hope you want to translate into strategic action? Find the "perfect how-to guide" here islandpress.org/books/if-you...

Thanks Jeff for that glowing review!
October 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Haha smoke alarm battery check time!
Cooking tip. The directions on the parchment paper package said it could go in the oven up to 425 degrees. Fine. But if you decide to turn on the BROILER in the final minute of cooking, EXPECT AN OVEN FIRE. Especially if there's olive oil involved. I just learned this cooking tip today 🤦‍♀️
October 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Thrilled that 90+ people registered so far for the online #TransitMonth2025 event about my book, If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy, where I'll be interviewed by @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social's Adina Levin on Tues 9/30
luma.com/o7tavt2c?tk=...
Book Talk: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight - A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy · Zoom · Luma
We're excited to host the Bay Area’s own Carter Lavin, for a discussion of his upcoming book If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective…
luma.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Democrats in leadership are for the most part nice-makers. We need NOISE-MAKERS. Applause to Jasmine Crockett, AOC, Nicole Collier, Zohran Mamdani and Gavin Newsom.
August 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Just got invited to do another virtual book talk in November and chat about how we can strengthen our street safety, bike, and transit advocacy😁!

Will post RSVP link when it's live.

You can pre-order the book here islandpress.org/books/if-you...
If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight
islandpress.org
July 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.
June 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Lots of urban coyotes come here looking for wifi.
May 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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The real trap here is that the Republicans have made defending civil rights seem like a frivolous thing and a whole lot of liberals are falling in line. Even if it was a culture war, so what? This would be a war worth fighting. What are we even doing here, people? Get it together.
November 21, 2024 at 4:13 AM
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Everyone on this site has a library card
November 13, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Bluesky- news and fun without the guilt.
November 19, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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A good litmus tear for how informed you are about trans athletes is whether or not you previously knew that no sports governing body has ever produced a study of actual trans bodies to justify banning trans women from sports.
November 19, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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At the fish counter. A dad orders salmon filets from the case. While they wait for the order to be weighed and wrapped, his young son studies the array of whole fish on ice — aghast: “DAD! DAD! Look! I think this one is DEAD! This one too! Dad! Are they ALL dead?”
November 18, 2024 at 4:19 AM
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18M + 1.
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bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · Nov 16
Another day, another million new people have joined Bluesky!

18M users? 🙂‍↔️ 18M friends 🙂‍↕️
November 17, 2024 at 2:58 AM