Politics of Cars
@thismachinekillsfascists.bike
Car culture dominating society is social murder.
Posts are mostly about the US, sometimes focused on parenting.
sometimes writing more at https://politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/
Posts are mostly about the US, sometimes focused on parenting.
sometimes writing more at https://politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/
ha, I was thinking of you and about gas hookups as I read it, and then I saw you posted about both in succession.
Firefighters have told me some huge % of residential fires start on stoves and would be avoided with induction. Have you heard that?
Firefighters have told me some huge % of residential fires start on stoves and would be avoided with induction. Have you heard that?
February 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
ha, I was thinking of you and about gas hookups as I read it, and then I saw you posted about both in succession.
Firefighters have told me some huge % of residential fires start on stoves and would be avoided with induction. Have you heard that?
Firefighters have told me some huge % of residential fires start on stoves and would be avoided with induction. Have you heard that?
I disagree with transit advocates ignoring Mamdani's mandate for fast and free buses to criticize him, in favor of their plan to build subways. But they do have a good plan.
Unlike the "urban planners, academics, business owners and activists" who killed the Beltline Rail that Atlanta voters wanted
Unlike the "urban planners, academics, business owners and activists" who killed the Beltline Rail that Atlanta voters wanted
February 4, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I disagree with transit advocates ignoring Mamdani's mandate for fast and free buses to criticize him, in favor of their plan to build subways. But they do have a good plan.
Unlike the "urban planners, academics, business owners and activists" who killed the Beltline Rail that Atlanta voters wanted
Unlike the "urban planners, academics, business owners and activists" who killed the Beltline Rail that Atlanta voters wanted
more and more people are saying it
bsky.app/profile/this...
bsky.app/profile/this...
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
more and more people are saying it
bsky.app/profile/this...
bsky.app/profile/this...
I'm not familiar with Austin, but conceptually this is right and most AV critics ignore it. City govt that cares about safety (enough to listen to critics) should make cooperation for specific complaints a requirement for AVs to operate.
It's political, not a binary question of having AVs or not.
It's political, not a binary question of having AVs or not.
February 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I'm not familiar with Austin, but conceptually this is right and most AV critics ignore it. City govt that cares about safety (enough to listen to critics) should make cooperation for specific complaints a requirement for AVs to operate.
It's political, not a binary question of having AVs or not.
It's political, not a binary question of having AVs or not.
Is this chud attacking children driving a dually? Looks like a curve around the back there.
February 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Is this chud attacking children driving a dually? Looks like a curve around the back there.
Yes, and if we want to avoid another administration like the current one, then we need an opposition party with better leadership than Dems have demonstrated ever since Obama took control of DHS.
with alt text,
with alt text,
February 2, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Yes, and if we want to avoid another administration like the current one, then we need an opposition party with better leadership than Dems have demonstrated ever since Obama took control of DHS.
with alt text,
with alt text,
yes exactly!
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
yes exactly!
So many car regulations are unironic versions of the dril tweet, except these drivers aren't even going to work (unless they're legislators?)
(people were genuinely arguing this to me yesterday, in favor of eliminating emissions testing)
(people were genuinely arguing this to me yesterday, in favor of eliminating emissions testing)
February 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
So many car regulations are unironic versions of the dril tweet, except these drivers aren't even going to work (unless they're legislators?)
(people were genuinely arguing this to me yesterday, in favor of eliminating emissions testing)
(people were genuinely arguing this to me yesterday, in favor of eliminating emissions testing)
Like Obama's Trump jokes at the WHCA dinner, Biden excluding Musk from his EV event is sometimes used to explain Musk's politics.
That's silly, Biden was right to exclude Musk. But Biden was wrong to include Trump aligned car companies instead of ebike manufacturers.
This machine kills fascists.
That's silly, Biden was right to exclude Musk. But Biden was wrong to include Trump aligned car companies instead of ebike manufacturers.
This machine kills fascists.
January 31, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Like Obama's Trump jokes at the WHCA dinner, Biden excluding Musk from his EV event is sometimes used to explain Musk's politics.
That's silly, Biden was right to exclude Musk. But Biden was wrong to include Trump aligned car companies instead of ebike manufacturers.
This machine kills fascists.
That's silly, Biden was right to exclude Musk. But Biden was wrong to include Trump aligned car companies instead of ebike manufacturers.
This machine kills fascists.
New custom domain thismachinekillsfascists.bike
My respect for #bikesky and all of you who are making joyful biking content to share with the world in these difficult times.
My respect for #bikesky and all of you who are making joyful biking content to share with the world in these difficult times.
January 31, 2026 at 3:19 PM
New custom domain thismachinekillsfascists.bike
My respect for #bikesky and all of you who are making joyful biking content to share with the world in these difficult times.
My respect for #bikesky and all of you who are making joyful biking content to share with the world in these difficult times.
because of @techconnectify.bsky.social I have to think about Costco selling a "laundry boost" powder to mix with detergent, that cannot be mixed with liquid detergent
yet they do not sell a powder detergent
yet they do not sell a powder detergent
January 28, 2026 at 4:53 PM
because of @techconnectify.bsky.social I have to think about Costco selling a "laundry boost" powder to mix with detergent, that cannot be mixed with liquid detergent
yet they do not sell a powder detergent
yet they do not sell a powder detergent
the compromise position is only censoring one curse word
January 28, 2026 at 1:22 AM
the compromise position is only censoring one curse word
it's so gross to walk across waste that an owner left on the ground, instead of bagging it up
January 26, 2026 at 7:24 PM
it's so gross to walk across waste that an owner left on the ground, instead of bagging it up
James Bond, welcome to the war on cars
January 26, 2026 at 5:17 AM
James Bond, welcome to the war on cars
January 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
RIP Alex Pretti. Angry about everything, wrote a slice of it. Here's why I think that All Parents Should Study Urbanism
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/all-parent...
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/all-parent...
January 25, 2026 at 9:56 AM
RIP Alex Pretti. Angry about everything, wrote a slice of it. Here's why I think that All Parents Should Study Urbanism
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/all-parent...
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/all-parent...
Local law enforcement exercises discretion about when to support their (rich Republican) constituents over Federal law enforcement.
January 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Local law enforcement exercises discretion about when to support their (rich Republican) constituents over Federal law enforcement.
update: No physical copy but I got a subscription to the Minnesota Star Tribune anyway
January 24, 2026 at 11:46 AM
update: No physical copy but I got a subscription to the Minnesota Star Tribune anyway
Both industries receive bipartisan support, which is another sign that Democratic incumbents do not see themselves as leaders of an opposition party. (this investigation is not limited to the current administration, but Feinstein and her ilk didn't care who was in the oval office)
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Both industries receive bipartisan support, which is another sign that Democratic incumbents do not see themselves as leaders of an opposition party. (this investigation is not limited to the current administration, but Feinstein and her ilk didn't care who was in the oval office)
Agreed. I'd add, a rebuilt structure in a destroyed neighborhood isn't the same. Even people who feel confident they can pay for this should consider what this means when others can't. When the area loses workers, friends, restaurants, schools, medical providers, etc.
January 23, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Agreed. I'd add, a rebuilt structure in a destroyed neighborhood isn't the same. Even people who feel confident they can pay for this should consider what this means when others can't. When the area loses workers, friends, restaurants, schools, medical providers, etc.
Good demonstration by @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social of how NIMBYs pair complaints about development making a neighborhood undesirable and lowering property values yet also upzoning increases land value reducing affordability.
(upzoning improves land value and affordability)
youtu.be/WVQ630ZpGgo&...
(upzoning improves land value and affordability)
youtu.be/WVQ630ZpGgo&...
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Good demonstration by @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social of how NIMBYs pair complaints about development making a neighborhood undesirable and lowering property values yet also upzoning increases land value reducing affordability.
(upzoning improves land value and affordability)
youtu.be/WVQ630ZpGgo&...
(upzoning improves land value and affordability)
youtu.be/WVQ630ZpGgo&...
comment from James Baldwin about "innocent" Americans sixty years ago
All those people who didn't vote for Trump, how many care about the housing and transportation infrastructure that still leaves our cities this way wtgrantfoundation.org/reducing-seg...
All those people who didn't vote for Trump, how many care about the housing and transportation infrastructure that still leaves our cities this way wtgrantfoundation.org/reducing-seg...
January 21, 2026 at 9:54 PM
comment from James Baldwin about "innocent" Americans sixty years ago
All those people who didn't vote for Trump, how many care about the housing and transportation infrastructure that still leaves our cities this way wtgrantfoundation.org/reducing-seg...
All those people who didn't vote for Trump, how many care about the housing and transportation infrastructure that still leaves our cities this way wtgrantfoundation.org/reducing-seg...