Last night I saw a family of 7 out on a bike tour. They had a 5 seater tandem bike! The other two were on a regular 2 seater tandem. The big one was over 15 feet long.

I was looking at taking the Amtrak to Chicago. I'm picking out the first leg and it's $70. I'm like ok, that's only a tad more than gas, and not unreasonably slower than driving. Then I picked the second leg and realized it was $70 for one way. Lol, nope. I'm not paying 3x the money to go slower.

Not sure why I waited so long, but I finally turned in my ballot for Abdul.

If you're going to pay with "bra money" I only ask that you take it out before I'm watching you at the register.

The main problem with Darn Tough socks is they last so long that "New Sock Day" doesn't come very often.

From coast to coast, people are demanding their local leaders cut ties with Flock — and are winning.

ACLU of Rhode Island@riaclu.bsky.social · last wk.

PRIVACY WIN: One hour ago, South Kingstown Town Council voted unanimously to cancel their contract with Flock Safety!

I guess she's been in Washington for so long that she forgot Michiganders often consider ourselves the best coast. I've never heard a Michigander talk like that either, so I'm not sure how anyone is making fun of the rest of us.

Howard Mortman@howardmortman.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Cool kids on the Internet. They're doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. But let's be real. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, their criticism, only make me fight harder." -- Haley Stevens

Got an earful today... apparently the antivaxxers think ventilators were killing people in the early days of covid. Also, something about autopsies. I don't even know. Mostly I was thinking about all the coal fly ash we were breathing in that none of them seem concerned about.

I feel bad that the smoke is blanketing all sorts of places, but I'm happy it has left my area.

The Los Angeles Police Department let its Flock contract expire after an audit revealed that 161 cars were falsely flagged as stolen in a two month span. Mass surveillance doesn't keep us safe. LAPD must permanently cut ties with this tech and other cities must follow suit.

LAPD was one of Flock Safety's biggest government customers. Now it’s renegotiating its partnership over ‘serious concerns around civil liberties’ | Fortune

The department recently announced it would not renew its contract due to how Flock collects and shares data.

fortune.com

It's wild to me how much people are eager to sign up for the surveillance state as we descend in to fascism because they hate cars.

Them Etsy witches are busy lately...

This is near me and makes me so happy! Congrats to Westland!!!!

DeFlock Redmond@deflock-redmond.bsky.social · 4w ago

Victory in #Westland, MI! 🏆 "Over the past several months, many Westland residents attended meetings, asked questions, shared concerns, and spoke out about privacy, government #surveillance, transparency, and oversight. This is a reminder that resident voices matter" - CM Sampey #deflock #alpr

Owners of Prusa printers can be crazy. They will list their used printers for sale at a higher price than buying a new one. I don't care how great your MK4 prints, I'm not spending $1000 on a used one when I can buy the next generation Core One for the same price.

Theory: Microsoft realized that everything they've been doing the last few years has made their products worse, and someone in the C-suite came to the conclusion that laying everyone off will stop the trend by accomplishing nothing.

I'm not sure who at Google ever thought they should suppress manually set alarms during "bedtime mode" hours, but wtf?

I'm not sure why everyone is spreading rumors about Mitch McConnell. It's been reliably reported that he had dinner two nights ago with Chuck Schumer's good friends, the Baileys.

Please post clean links. I don't want your URL shorteners, redirects, or tracking parameters.

Extremely toy story ass situation

On a reindeer arc in the middle of summer apparently@apoapsis.bsky.social · last yr.

GO! MY LABUBU MISSILE! KILL!

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

Air to Ground Message: PAX UPDATE VITALS ARE OK. TOOK HALUCINAGENS 4 DAYS AGO AND STILL FEELING EFFCTS STILL REQUESTING PARAMED AT GATE Area: Austin, TX, USA Type: Boeing 737-800 A: #ad1b7a8d5de F: #f259b770bfe

Finally, bluesky reaches its apotheosis: ONLY alt text

Wow, 50 mph windstorm with gusts over 70 mph. And no storm sirens...? If not for this, when?

It's so crazy that products on a manufacturer's own webstore are more expensive than Amazon. Hatchbox PLA: $28 + shipping on their site, $21.99 with free shipping on Amazon.

I don't understand the desire for some people to draft swing state senators in a presidential bid.

Kavanaugh, Thomas, Gorsuch, and Alito should be impeached www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 4mo ago

this + if any Supreme Court justice *doesn't* reject Trump's attack on the constitutional order in the birthright citizenship case, Congress would have good cause to pursue impeachment it's that flagrant 9-0 or they've got to go

My siblings and I drove back overnight from an out of town wedding. We texted my mom updates on our travel every 10 mins for 7 1/2 hours.

Why do people keep posting vile racism that they found on Twitter? Do they think that many people on Bluesky need to be convinced that Twitter is full of racists?

Why people pull a U-turn in front of my house, which is on a blind curve with a fair amount of traffic, is baffling. At least pull into my driveway so you don't die...

I have my primary ballot on hand and I'm still a little unsure on the Michigan Senate race...