Stephen Rintoul
@stephenrintoul.bsky.social
Nerd, father, engineer. Passionate about democracy, justice, and foods containing cheese.
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Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
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After 404 Media's months-long reporting and pressure from lawmakers, the data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines will now shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
After 404 Media's months-long reporting and pressure from lawmakers, the data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines will now shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant.
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By @kingdollar.bsky.social - a panel of 3 GOP
appointed federal
judges rule late Wednesday that even though NC’s new congressional map has a “disparate impact” on Black voters, it’s not racial gerrymandering. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/11/26/f...
appointed federal
judges rule late Wednesday that even though NC’s new congressional map has a “disparate impact” on Black voters, it’s not racial gerrymandering. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/11/26/f...
Federal court allows Republican-led North Carolina redistricting plan to proceed • NC Newsline
North Carolina Republicans prevailed on a preliminary injunction that would have blocked a 2026 congressional map redrawn to favor the GOP.
ncnewsline.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
By @kingdollar.bsky.social - a panel of 3 GOP
appointed federal
judges rule late Wednesday that even though NC’s new congressional map has a “disparate impact” on Black voters, it’s not racial gerrymandering. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/11/26/f...
appointed federal
judges rule late Wednesday that even though NC’s new congressional map has a “disparate impact” on Black voters, it’s not racial gerrymandering. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/11/26/f...
Everyone's reaction to this list: How DARE they have snubbed [my favorite film] and rated [a film I don't like] so highly? What a joke!
As we all know, everyone has the same taste in movies and they can be rank-sorted unambiguously.
As we all know, everyone has the same taste in movies and they can be rank-sorted unambiguously.
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
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variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
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November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Everyone's reaction to this list: How DARE they have snubbed [my favorite film] and rated [a film I don't like] so highly? What a joke!
As we all know, everyone has the same taste in movies and they can be rank-sorted unambiguously.
As we all know, everyone has the same taste in movies and they can be rank-sorted unambiguously.
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Fernando Vazquez, 18, was detained by Border Patrol agents at a worksite in Cary Tuesday. Vazquez, a U.S. citizen, was born in Raleigh.
Apex landscaper says Border Patrol saw his REAL ID and still detained him
Fernando Vazquez, 18, was detained by Border Patrol agents at a worksite in Cary Tuesday. Vazquez, a U.S. citizen, was born in Raleigh.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Fernando Vazquez, 18, was detained by Border Patrol agents at a worksite in Cary Tuesday. Vazquez, a U.S. citizen, was born in Raleigh.
I really don't understand why congressional Democrats aren't publicly compiling a list of impeachable offenses as they happen. As they accumulate it gets really hard to defend the president with a straight face.
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I really don't understand why congressional Democrats aren't publicly compiling a list of impeachable offenses as they happen. As they accumulate it gets really hard to defend the president with a straight face.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Don't call the cops on someone in a mental health crisis unless you want them dead.
Three former San Antonio police officers were acquitted on Monday of all charges related to the fatal shooting of a woman who appeared to be having a mental health crisis when they were dispatched to her apartment in 2023. nyti.ms/4qRnvvT
3 San Antonio Officers Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Woman in 2023
Melissa Perez, 46, swung a hammer in their direction and appeared to be in distress in her home when the officers arrived, officials said.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Don't call the cops on someone in a mental health crisis unless you want them dead.
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semi-regular reminder that soldiers aren’t allowed to use tear gas in combat because that would be a war crime
Hewson also says tear gas "doesn't harm people."
Loevy: "It really should be a last resort, would you agree?"
Hewson: "No."
Loevy: "It really should be a last resort, would you agree?"
Hewson: "No."
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
semi-regular reminder that soldiers aren’t allowed to use tear gas in combat because that would be a war crime
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Whether it's a protester throwing a sandwich at Border Patrol officers or Donald Trump withholding SNAP benefits from millions of Americans, both sides have been accused of using food as a weapon.
Whether it's a protester throwing a sandwich at Border Patrol officers or Donald Trump withholding SNAP benefits from millions of Americans, both sides have been accused of using food as a weapon.
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Whether it's a protester throwing a sandwich at Border Patrol officers or Donald Trump withholding SNAP benefits from millions of Americans, both sides have been accused of using food as a weapon.
Whether it's a protester throwing a sandwich at Border Patrol officers or Donald Trump withholding SNAP benefits from millions of Americans, both sides have been accused of using food as a weapon.
This is a high security move because it is very difficult to spell Louvre correctly.
November 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is a high security move because it is very difficult to spell Louvre correctly.
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Excellent summary of what a confused old man said yesterday about nuclear weapons.
1/n - Trump says something about nuclear weapons tests...It’s hard to know what he means. As usual, he’s unclear, all over the map, and wrong.
1. The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country.
Wrong. Russia has more nuclear weapons than the United States.
1. The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country.
Wrong. Russia has more nuclear weapons than the United States.
October 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Excellent summary of what a confused old man said yesterday about nuclear weapons.
Great thread on the messaging strategy of mainstream Democrats, where it comes from, why it doesn't resonate with voters, and how it has been tried and has consistently underperformed for the last decade.
Conclusion: it's political malpractice to continue this strategy in the year 2025.
Conclusion: it's political malpractice to continue this strategy in the year 2025.
I guess I should lay out some prior assumptions. It's 2025, and there are a few consultant-class habits that I simply have No Fucking Patience For any longer.
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Great thread on the messaging strategy of mainstream Democrats, where it comes from, why it doesn't resonate with voters, and how it has been tried and has consistently underperformed for the last decade.
Conclusion: it's political malpractice to continue this strategy in the year 2025.
Conclusion: it's political malpractice to continue this strategy in the year 2025.
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Angry at the film, A House of Dynamite, DOD claims its interceptors have been "100% successful." GMD advocates say past systems were faulty, but this system works.
Yet, DOD claimed in 2003 that its "effectiveness is in the 90% range." Wasn't true then; isn't true now. www.ucs.org/sites/defaul...
Yet, DOD claimed in 2003 that its "effectiveness is in the 90% range." Wasn't true then; isn't true now. www.ucs.org/sites/defaul...
October 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Angry at the film, A House of Dynamite, DOD claims its interceptors have been "100% successful." GMD advocates say past systems were faulty, but this system works.
Yet, DOD claimed in 2003 that its "effectiveness is in the 90% range." Wasn't true then; isn't true now. www.ucs.org/sites/defaul...
Yet, DOD claimed in 2003 that its "effectiveness is in the 90% range." Wasn't true then; isn't true now. www.ucs.org/sites/defaul...
This makes me so mad. When an agency detains someone they take on a responsibility to meet their basic needs and ICE is cruelly, flagrantly failing to take that responsibility seriously. An inexcusable way to treat human beings.
Pregnant women detained by ICE report horrifying treatment: shackling, solitary confinement, no prenatal vitamins, inadequate food. ICE's own directives and regulations require the agency to avoid detention of pregnant people in the first place. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This makes me so mad. When an agency detains someone they take on a responsibility to meet their basic needs and ICE is cruelly, flagrantly failing to take that responsibility seriously. An inexcusable way to treat human beings.
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“i was married, but i’m not married anymore. women don’t like the vehicle.”
October 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“i was married, but i’m not married anymore. women don’t like the vehicle.”
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Free healthcare to all residents of the US regardless of immigration status would rule, actually. Universal benefits for universal problems (having a body that can get sick or hurt)
October 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Free healthcare to all residents of the US regardless of immigration status would rule, actually. Universal benefits for universal problems (having a body that can get sick or hurt)
Is there a way to mute the word "Trump" spelled with a capital R? While their hearts are in the right place, the people who do this don't seem to add much to the conversation from my perspective.
October 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Is there a way to mute the word "Trump" spelled with a capital R? While their hearts are in the right place, the people who do this don't seem to add much to the conversation from my perspective.
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Carolina Public Press reports: Despite pros and cons, some NC educators are moving to private schools. citing less bureaucracy, better classroom funding and personal faith.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
Why some NC teachers are considering private school jobs
Despite pros and cons, some NC educators are moving to private schools. citing less bureaucracy, better classroom funding and personal faith.
www.wunc.org
September 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Carolina Public Press reports: Despite pros and cons, some NC educators are moving to private schools. citing less bureaucracy, better classroom funding and personal faith.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
This is must-read, top-tier legal reporting from Anna Bower. The government tried everything it could to sneak these children out of the country against their will, and only the speed and agility of their attorneys and the federal judge assigned to their case averted that.
I wrote this story because the case of the Guatemalan children hasn’t received nearly as much media attention as it deserves.
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
September 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is must-read, top-tier legal reporting from Anna Bower. The government tried everything it could to sneak these children out of the country against their will, and only the speed and agility of their attorneys and the federal judge assigned to their case averted that.
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the supreme court says you can never use race to help people but you can always use race to hurt people
September 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
the supreme court says you can never use race to help people but you can always use race to hurt people
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NC Newsline welcomes longtime NC political reporter Laura Leslie as its new editor | ncnewsline.com/briefs/longt... #ncpol
Longtime NC political reporter Laura Leslie named NC Newsline's editor • NC Newsline
WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie, a longtime NC political reporter, will be the new editor at NC Newsline.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
NC Newsline welcomes longtime NC political reporter Laura Leslie as its new editor | ncnewsline.com/briefs/longt... #ncpol
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when i am president it shall be the department of PEACE. thank you for your attention to thi smatter
September 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
when i am president it shall be the department of PEACE. thank you for your attention to thi smatter
Sandwich guy is reportedly a DOJ attorney. This is an opportune moment to point out that, like all executive branch officials, the Hatch Act forbids him from running for office at any level of government. He's not allowed even to be an advisory neighborhood commissioner in DC.
sandwich guy run when
September 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Sandwich guy is reportedly a DOJ attorney. This is an opportune moment to point out that, like all executive branch officials, the Hatch Act forbids him from running for office at any level of government. He's not allowed even to be an advisory neighborhood commissioner in DC.