James Szypula
@yokohamarides.bsky.social
From hometown NYC, to new home on the Old Tokaido (since 2006) #EncourageCycling and #DissuadeDriving because #CarsAreDumb and #CarsAreDeadly - cycling-embassy.jp
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James Szypula
@yokohamarides.bsky.social
· Nov 20
cycling-embassy.jp
“Converting car lanes on wider roadways into protected cycle tracks, will not only add charm and character to roads presently devoid of both, but, most importantly, they will serve as the major arteries from which a cohesive network of bike lanes can grow.”
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What society condemns more than half of its citizens to toil for low wages in lousy conditions for their entire adult lives, and yet still considers itself successful? substack.com/@roburie/not...
American Decline in Three Parts
Russia - Ukraine Update, Why Capitalist Work is So Miserable, AI Is a Mess
substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
What society condemns more than half of its citizens to toil for low wages in lousy conditions for their entire adult lives, and yet still considers itself successful? substack.com/@roburie/not...
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Comhghairdeas ó chroí lenár Uachtarán tofa Catherine Connolly!
Congratulations to our newly elected utility cycling President elect, Catherine Connolly.
#áras25
Congratulations to our newly elected utility cycling President elect, Catherine Connolly.
#áras25
October 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Comhghairdeas ó chroí lenár Uachtarán tofa Catherine Connolly!
Congratulations to our newly elected utility cycling President elect, Catherine Connolly.
#áras25
Congratulations to our newly elected utility cycling President elect, Catherine Connolly.
#áras25
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THREAD. I don't know what there is left to say about the New York Times and Democrats, but documenting their support for authoritarianism still feels important. If there's any chance to walk back from the fascist cliff, we must see why things like today's article are so dangerous.
September 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
THREAD. I don't know what there is left to say about the New York Times and Democrats, but documenting their support for authoritarianism still feels important. If there's any chance to walk back from the fascist cliff, we must see why things like today's article are so dangerous.
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Cars have WILDLY changed expectations for speed of everyday mobility. When cities started implementing speed limits c.1900, the cyclist in this scenario would have been exceeding common limits by >100%. Now everyone is supposed to get out of the way so cars can go at least 25mph on all city streets.
Me: Drivers almost kill bicyclists through their recklessness and don't give a shit
This person: But one time, I had to slow down for a bike!
Once again, our "entitlement" is us not wanting to die. How dare we, right?
This person: But one time, I had to slow down for a bike!
Once again, our "entitlement" is us not wanting to die. How dare we, right?
July 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Cars have WILDLY changed expectations for speed of everyday mobility. When cities started implementing speed limits c.1900, the cyclist in this scenario would have been exceeding common limits by >100%. Now everyone is supposed to get out of the way so cars can go at least 25mph on all city streets.
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Interesting-looking new study from the UK finding that being hit by an SUV (as compared to a regular car) "considerably" increases the risk of death for children, and even more so for young children doi.org/10.32866/001...
July 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Interesting-looking new study from the UK finding that being hit by an SUV (as compared to a regular car) "considerably" increases the risk of death for children, and even more so for young children doi.org/10.32866/001...
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The blind zone on a Chevy Suburban is much, much bigger now than 20 years ago. The same is true for all 6 models that researchers recently examined.
Bigger blind zones --> More pedestrian deaths (which have surged in the last 20 years)
Research: saemobilus.sae.org/articles/lon...
Bigger blind zones --> More pedestrian deaths (which have surged in the last 20 years)
Research: saemobilus.sae.org/articles/lon...
June 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The blind zone on a Chevy Suburban is much, much bigger now than 20 years ago. The same is true for all 6 models that researchers recently examined.
Bigger blind zones --> More pedestrian deaths (which have surged in the last 20 years)
Research: saemobilus.sae.org/articles/lon...
Bigger blind zones --> More pedestrian deaths (which have surged in the last 20 years)
Research: saemobilus.sae.org/articles/lon...
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Mamdani has done all the things Goldman says he wants him to do. He's condemned antisemitism and said that as mayor he'll work to make sure Jewish people feel safe. Short of converting to Judaism, what could Mamdani do that would satisfy these people?
My statement after meeting with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social:
June 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Mamdani has done all the things Goldman says he wants him to do. He's condemned antisemitism and said that as mayor he'll work to make sure Jewish people feel safe. Short of converting to Judaism, what could Mamdani do that would satisfy these people?
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Every sidewalk bicyclist is a vote for protected bike lanes.
June 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Every sidewalk bicyclist is a vote for protected bike lanes.
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Who is writing this shit
Clear-cutting our national forests is mandatory. Every year for the next nine years, 1 million more trees than the previous year must be cut. By the end, the annual timber harvest will have doubled.
That's 45 million trees.
Plus at least 40 long-term timber-sale contracts.
That's 45 million trees.
Plus at least 40 long-term timber-sale contracts.
June 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Who is writing this shit
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Damn‼️ Federal agents blew a door off for this?
Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids.
She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms.
Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen.
🧵
Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids.
She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms.
Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen.
🧵
June 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Damn‼️ Federal agents blew a door off for this?
Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids.
She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms.
Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen.
🧵
Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids.
She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms.
Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen.
🧵
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Stripping birthright citizenship from people born in this country goes against rights guaranteed in the Constitution. We must stand against unconstitutional actions and stand up for the fundamental rights granted to people in the United States of America.
June 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Stripping birthright citizenship from people born in this country goes against rights guaranteed in the Constitution. We must stand against unconstitutional actions and stand up for the fundamental rights granted to people in the United States of America.
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The masked agents pull up quickly. They jump out of unmarked vans. They wear blue jeans or battle fatigues. They approach Latinos, yelling and carrying assault rifles. If someone runs, they’re taken. If they don’t answer a question, they’re taken. If they can’t produce papers, they’re taken.
'It's not your country:' Stories from men who were taken in the LA immigration raids
CalMatters spoke with a number of migrants about their arrests and detentions after the first weekend of LA raids. Their accounts raise potential legal questions about the government’s operation.
calmatters.org
June 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The masked agents pull up quickly. They jump out of unmarked vans. They wear blue jeans or battle fatigues. They approach Latinos, yelling and carrying assault rifles. If someone runs, they’re taken. If they don’t answer a question, they’re taken. If they can’t produce papers, they’re taken.
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"Elon Musk said—"
You lost me right there. Anything after that is probably a lie.
You lost me right there. Anything after that is probably a lie.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said a Tesla Model Y SUV drove itself from the company’s factory near Austin to a customer’s home in the company’s latest move to showcase its push into autonomous driving
Elon Musk Says First Tesla Drove Itself From Factory to Customer
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said a Tesla Model Y SUV drove itself from the company’s factory near Austin to a customer’s home in the company’s latest move to showcase its push into autonomous driving.
bloom.bg
June 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
"Elon Musk said—"
You lost me right there. Anything after that is probably a lie.
You lost me right there. Anything after that is probably a lie.
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Lots of focus on the imbalance between what blue states and cities send red states in terms of their tax dollars, but don't lose focus on the dehumanizing language comparing people to vermin, something history has seen before. We're in a bad place as a nation.
“[These] inner-city rats, they live off the federal government. And that’s one reason we’re $37 trillion in debt. And it’s time we find these rats and we send them back home, that are living off the American taxpayers, that are working very hard every week to pay taxes.” www.al.com/politics/202...
Tuberville says ‘inner city rats’ live off the American taxpayers: Trump should send them ‘back home’
"These inner city rats, they live on the federal government," Tuberville said in the interview.
www.al.com
June 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Lots of focus on the imbalance between what blue states and cities send red states in terms of their tax dollars, but don't lose focus on the dehumanizing language comparing people to vermin, something history has seen before. We're in a bad place as a nation.
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Birthright citizenship is a Constitutional RIGHT. Any attack on it is an attack on us all.
This is an attempt by far-right justices to attack immigrant communities and remove protections from any American who questions Trump.
Your rights are nonnegotiable. We can’t compromise on that basic fact.
This is an attempt by far-right justices to attack immigrant communities and remove protections from any American who questions Trump.
Your rights are nonnegotiable. We can’t compromise on that basic fact.
June 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Birthright citizenship is a Constitutional RIGHT. Any attack on it is an attack on us all.
This is an attempt by far-right justices to attack immigrant communities and remove protections from any American who questions Trump.
Your rights are nonnegotiable. We can’t compromise on that basic fact.
This is an attempt by far-right justices to attack immigrant communities and remove protections from any American who questions Trump.
Your rights are nonnegotiable. We can’t compromise on that basic fact.
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“New York City’s congestion pricing toll has cut Manhattan traffic delays by 25% and reduced gridlock in nearby New Jersey counties by as much as 14%, undercutting fears the policy would worsen traffic outside the city, a new report from the Regional Plan Association shows.”
Again, it’s working.
Again, it’s working.
NYC Congestion Toll Cuts Manhattan Gridlock by 25%, RPA Reports
New York City’s congestion pricing toll has cut Manhattan traffic delays by 25% and reduced gridlock in nearby New Jersey counties by as much as 14%, undercutting fears the policy would worsen traffic...
www.bloomberg.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“New York City’s congestion pricing toll has cut Manhattan traffic delays by 25% and reduced gridlock in nearby New Jersey counties by as much as 14%, undercutting fears the policy would worsen traffic outside the city, a new report from the Regional Plan Association shows.”
Again, it’s working.
Again, it’s working.
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This is honestly beyond parody lmfao for the love of god please don’t let this guy become our mayor
In Midtown, where one of Andrew Cuomo's staffers is holding a parking spot for him in front of the polling site he's soon expected to vote at.
Cuomo is registered to vote a few blocks from here, but still driving over.
Cuomo is registered to vote a few blocks from here, but still driving over.
June 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is honestly beyond parody lmfao for the love of god please don’t let this guy become our mayor
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ICE has endorsed Cuomo
June 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ICE has endorsed Cuomo
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"What makes all of this even more offensive is that it’s being done in service of electing Andrew Cuomo—someone who was effectively kicked out of the party just a few years ago for being, frankly, an absolute scumbag."
June 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"What makes all of this even more offensive is that it’s being done in service of electing Andrew Cuomo—someone who was effectively kicked out of the party just a few years ago for being, frankly, an absolute scumbag."
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If you want to get away with murder, use a car ad your weapon. There'll be a slap on the wrist and you'll be free to drive your murder weapon again in virtually no time at all.
"driver who fled the scene after killing a cyclist — and took documents with him in an attempt to cover his tracks... jailed for one year and three months and banned from driving for three years"
3 years and they will be driving again
what is wrong with this country?
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3 years and they will be driving again
what is wrong with this country?
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One year in jail for hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist before trying to cover his tracks
Police also found videos on George Ivers' phone of him driving at high speed and skidding his car
road.cc
June 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
If you want to get away with murder, use a car ad your weapon. There'll be a slap on the wrist and you'll be free to drive your murder weapon again in virtually no time at all.
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remember when Musk's spaceship exploded three years ago? that was last week
June 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
remember when Musk's spaceship exploded three years ago? that was last week
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NEW EPISODE!
"What Makes a City a Cycling City?"
Why do some cities become places where it’s easy to bike for transportation? We talk to the researchers behind the Cycling Cities project and look at places beyond Northern Europe to find out.
Follow and listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
"What Makes a City a Cycling City?"
Why do some cities become places where it’s easy to bike for transportation? We talk to the researchers behind the Cycling Cities project and look at places beyond Northern Europe to find out.
Follow and listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
June 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
NEW EPISODE!
"What Makes a City a Cycling City?"
Why do some cities become places where it’s easy to bike for transportation? We talk to the researchers behind the Cycling Cities project and look at places beyond Northern Europe to find out.
Follow and listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
"What Makes a City a Cycling City?"
Why do some cities become places where it’s easy to bike for transportation? We talk to the researchers behind the Cycling Cities project and look at places beyond Northern Europe to find out.
Follow and listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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A fun game to play is to tell Cuomo supporters that Mamdani said this and seeing their reaction before and then after you tell them who really said it.
What's driving me nuts about the Zionists for Cuomo brigade is that Andrew Cuomo has said some very anti-Semitic stuff in the past. This is a thing that happened.
June 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A fun game to play is to tell Cuomo supporters that Mamdani said this and seeing their reaction before and then after you tell them who really said it.
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holy shit. Cuomo halted an investigation into the Weinstein case after a donation from Weinstein’s former lawyer’s firm to his reelection campaign…
guys, this was in 2018 AFTER the Weinstein exposés (multiple) had been published & the #metoo movement was ascendant
guys, this was in 2018 AFTER the Weinstein exposés (multiple) had been published & the #metoo movement was ascendant
June 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
holy shit. Cuomo halted an investigation into the Weinstein case after a donation from Weinstein’s former lawyer’s firm to his reelection campaign…
guys, this was in 2018 AFTER the Weinstein exposés (multiple) had been published & the #metoo movement was ascendant
guys, this was in 2018 AFTER the Weinstein exposés (multiple) had been published & the #metoo movement was ascendant