Steven Mandrapa
@stevenmandrapa.bsky.social
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RIP Jimmy Carter - he looked amazing on a bike
December 29, 2024 at 9:45 PM
RIP Jimmy Carter - he looked amazing on a bike
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Regular, moderate exercise like walking and biking are the closest thing we have to a health panacea. US city and road design has made walking and biking impractical, unpleasant and dangerous in much of the country. Changing this would save *$billions* in healthcare *and transportation* costs.
18-Year Study Of 82,297 Adults Finds Cycle Commuting Halves Chance Of Early Death
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
18-Year Study Of 82,297 Adults Finds Cycle Commuting Halves Chance Of Early Death
Billionaires famously want to live longer. They should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft.
www.forbes.com
December 25, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Regular, moderate exercise like walking and biking are the closest thing we have to a health panacea. US city and road design has made walking and biking impractical, unpleasant and dangerous in much of the country. Changing this would save *$billions* in healthcare *and transportation* costs.
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Buttigieg is right, but what has USDOT accomplished re: road safety under his watch?
🔹 State DOTs still choose speed > safety
🔹 NHTSA still wasting $ on useless road safety PSAs
🔹 No major steps on car bloat
🔹 Tesla still misleading ppl on “Full-Self Driving”
🔹 State DOTs still choose speed > safety
🔹 NHTSA still wasting $ on useless road safety PSAs
🔹 No major steps on car bloat
🔹 Tesla still misleading ppl on “Full-Self Driving”
"We are rightly up in arms when something happens on an airplane and someone could have gotten hurt, and yet we let a full airplane's worth of people die every day in car crashes on our roads." — Pete Buttigieg
Secretary Buttigieg reflects on legacy, applies for Global Entry as he exits DOT
Outgoing Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflects on his tenure at the department. He said he's looking forward to non-work travel now.
eu.usatoday.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Buttigieg is right, but what has USDOT accomplished re: road safety under his watch?
🔹 State DOTs still choose speed > safety
🔹 NHTSA still wasting $ on useless road safety PSAs
🔹 No major steps on car bloat
🔹 Tesla still misleading ppl on “Full-Self Driving”
🔹 State DOTs still choose speed > safety
🔹 NHTSA still wasting $ on useless road safety PSAs
🔹 No major steps on car bloat
🔹 Tesla still misleading ppl on “Full-Self Driving”
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A sharp drop in low cloud cover boosted global warming last year.
Three possible explanations:
1. a global reduction in aerosol pollution, which helps clouds form and persist.
2. global warming changing how clouds behave (climate feedback)
3. natural variability in the climate.
Three possible explanations:
1. a global reduction in aerosol pollution, which helps clouds form and persist.
2. global warming changing how clouds behave (climate feedback)
3. natural variability in the climate.
We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures
A decline in cloud cover means Earth is absorbing more solar radiation which could explain the 0.2°C of missing heat scientists are struggling to account for
www.newscientist.com/article/2458...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A decline in cloud cover means Earth is absorbing more solar radiation which could explain the 0.2°C of missing heat scientists are struggling to account for
www.newscientist.com/article/2458...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures
A decline in low-lying cloud cover means Earth is absorbing more solar radiation, which could explain 0.2°C of missing heat scientists have been struggling to account for
www.newscientist.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:12 AM
A sharp drop in low cloud cover boosted global warming last year.
Three possible explanations:
1. a global reduction in aerosol pollution, which helps clouds form and persist.
2. global warming changing how clouds behave (climate feedback)
3. natural variability in the climate.
Three possible explanations:
1. a global reduction in aerosol pollution, which helps clouds form and persist.
2. global warming changing how clouds behave (climate feedback)
3. natural variability in the climate.
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The first morning of a new era in Damascus.
Celebrating 🥳 YA HALA
Celebrating 🥳 YA HALA
December 8, 2024 at 6:20 AM
The first morning of a new era in Damascus.
Celebrating 🥳 YA HALA
Celebrating 🥳 YA HALA
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In California, maintaining public access to the coast is a priority. Unfortunately, they define "access" as cars, not people.
November 1, 2024 at 3:11 PM
In California, maintaining public access to the coast is a priority. Unfortunately, they define "access" as cars, not people.
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I'm trying out my own starter pack, and naturally, it's an ode to #energytwitter expats. Bluesky limits additions to 150, so my apologies for missing like 10x of our friends. go.bsky.app/P6pgVxa
December 7, 2024 at 3:30 AM
I'm trying out my own starter pack, and naturally, it's an ode to #energytwitter expats. Bluesky limits additions to 150, so my apologies for missing like 10x of our friends. go.bsky.app/P6pgVxa
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“I’ll stop drinking if you let me run the Pentagon” is maybe the most alcoholic thing anyone has ever said
December 5, 2024 at 2:38 AM
“I’ll stop drinking if you let me run the Pentagon” is maybe the most alcoholic thing anyone has ever said
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Another big year-on-year jump in atmospheric CO₂! Based on daily values, the November average at Mauna Loa was ~423.9 ppm, that's around 3.4 ppm higher than one year ago.
We're on our way to the first 430 ppm in at least 15 million years.
#ClimateSky
We're on our way to the first 430 ppm in at least 15 million years.
#ClimateSky
December 4, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Another big year-on-year jump in atmospheric CO₂! Based on daily values, the November average at Mauna Loa was ~423.9 ppm, that's around 3.4 ppm higher than one year ago.
We're on our way to the first 430 ppm in at least 15 million years.
#ClimateSky
We're on our way to the first 430 ppm in at least 15 million years.
#ClimateSky
Propaganda of the deed
December 5, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Propaganda of the deed
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COMPREHENSIVE SLAM: The Queen Anne Community Council Upzone Meeting.
December 5, 2024 at 2:59 AM
COMPREHENSIVE SLAM: The Queen Anne Community Council Upzone Meeting.
Got my son a pretty nice e-bike for his 16th bday from a local shop here and every time I take it for a ride I cannot believe how fun it is
December 3, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Got my son a pretty nice e-bike for his 16th bday from a local shop here and every time I take it for a ride I cannot believe how fun it is
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shout out to kendrick lamar for making this the Worst Week Alive for every single hot dog stand employee
December 1, 2024 at 1:22 AM
shout out to kendrick lamar for making this the Worst Week Alive for every single hot dog stand employee
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mind if i post a photo i just took
December 1, 2024 at 1:47 AM
mind if i post a photo i just took
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This Yacht Rock Doc is so good!
December 1, 2024 at 1:52 AM
This Yacht Rock Doc is so good!
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The solution is to build more homes.
November 30, 2024 at 6:49 PM
The solution is to build more homes.
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If your state’s price to income ratio is over 4.5, your state has a housing shortage and you need to dramatically reform zoning to legalize more homes.
December 1, 2024 at 12:34 AM
If your state’s price to income ratio is over 4.5, your state has a housing shortage and you need to dramatically reform zoning to legalize more homes.
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Fwiw: CFPB is also involved in rulemaking that’s currently underway and aimed at reining in companies that track and sell people’s personal information.
November 30, 2024 at 5:08 AM
Fwiw: CFPB is also involved in rulemaking that’s currently underway and aimed at reining in companies that track and sell people’s personal information.
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it’s fascinating that left-NIMBYs will just nonchalantly say “the private sector will never release enough homes to allow prices to fall” as if it’s some universally known truth…
when in reality, that’s exactly what happened in Austin and Minneapolis
when in reality, that’s exactly what happened in Austin and Minneapolis
November 30, 2024 at 2:36 AM
it’s fascinating that left-NIMBYs will just nonchalantly say “the private sector will never release enough homes to allow prices to fall” as if it’s some universally known truth…
when in reality, that’s exactly what happened in Austin and Minneapolis
when in reality, that’s exactly what happened in Austin and Minneapolis
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So a reminder:
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
November 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM
So a reminder:
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
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What’s that you say? The world’s richest man bought the most influential social network in order to spread radical right wing ideology, joined a fascist administration to fire 75% of government employees and is building humanoid robots in an automated factory??
Pssshtt I’m sure it will be fine!
Pssshtt I’m sure it will be fine!
November 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
What’s that you say? The world’s richest man bought the most influential social network in order to spread radical right wing ideology, joined a fascist administration to fire 75% of government employees and is building humanoid robots in an automated factory??
Pssshtt I’m sure it will be fine!
Pssshtt I’m sure it will be fine!
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Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
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seems like rich guys just want to spend their money on stupid shit . if i was rich i would get my dad and all my uncles added to fort nite
November 30, 2024 at 4:59 AM
seems like rich guys just want to spend their money on stupid shit . if i was rich i would get my dad and all my uncles added to fort nite
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✨️Finland’s “Housing First” policy treats #housing as a basic right, offering permanent homes to the homeless before addressing other issues like employment or health. Cities worldwide can adopt this by prioritizing #affordablehousing, reducing bureaucracy, and funding wraparound support services. 👇🏼
HOUSING THE HOMELESS SAVES MONEY IN FINLAND: “a recent study showed the savings in emergency healthcare, social services & the justice system totalled as much as €15,000 a year for every homeless person in properly supported housing.”
It works AND it saves money.
www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/...
It works AND it saves money.
www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/...
'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness
Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:35 PM
✨️Finland’s “Housing First” policy treats #housing as a basic right, offering permanent homes to the homeless before addressing other issues like employment or health. Cities worldwide can adopt this by prioritizing #affordablehousing, reducing bureaucracy, and funding wraparound support services. 👇🏼