I may be the spouse of a librarian and therefore slightly biased, but given that the head of the bike cops unknowingly insulted my parenting choices as a cargo e-bike rider and said their officers aren't willing to put in any effort on traffic enforcement at a community meeting, 100%.

jad 📸@aerojad.bsky.social · 6h ago

the average librarian has done more good for their community by 3pm than the average cop does in a month

Appealing to our better angels just isn't enough, apparently.

kanchan@kayehm.bsky.social · 31m ago

A UK study found that telling potential SUV buyers that those vehicles directly result in higher fatalities for pedestrians, cyclists and children had zero effect on their decision to buy them. What does work? Financial penalties: Increased fees, taxes, parking. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Pssst, we have opossum stickers in our merch shop now. 👀 Put one on your laptop, your water bottle, your bike, wherever! www.bikemn.org/join-us/mcbl...

Remember: Summers are getting hotter, and heat waves are getting deadlier, especially for people behind bars. What’s clear is that the system is not willing or capable of protecting folks from the effects of climate change. It's time to decarcerate.

Today is the day for spending the afternoon making a huge batch of creole red beans.

Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 17h ago

Spoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.

When I first went to get my driving licence changed a worker at the DVLA rejected it and forged my handwriting to claim I had a disability that prevents me from driving. Whenever I tell cis people about this they invariably tell me 'well you should have disclosed it'. Even though I don't have it

Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social · 8h ago

& when you say "no, it means in the pub trans people can't use either men or women's toilets" there's this kinda blank stare you get the same thing describing republican policy in the simplest terms: people just don't believe you because it sounds nuts

A judge found that the #Massachusetts State Police have engaged in “a pervasive informal practice of violating” the state’s Public Records Law and may order the agency to adopt reforms for how it responds to records requests. #mapoli

Mass. judge finds State Police engaged in pattern of records law violations

A Suffolk Superior Court judge found Massachusetts State Police engage in a “pervasive” pattern of violating public records law. The agency has been ordered to develop proposed reforms to improve reco...

masslive.com

Not for nothing, but as an IT person, if I catch you using AI at work there's a good chance I am going to report you for putting people at risk. If the AI went away, and you couldn't get through a single day, you are bad at your job. Probably a danger to the work of your coworkers or clients as well

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 21h ago

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

In 1986, contracting HIV meant you were going to die, usually slowly, painfully, and alone. Now it's a chronic illness like hypertension. In 1986, gay and lesbian couples couldn't have their relationships legally recognized and had to adopt elaborate legal workarounds.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 18h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

Saw a post saying "I don't want NSFW accounts to talk about voting, just let me jack off" Buddy, NSFW artists and sex workers are being constantly attacked by a government of nonces trying to distract from their own crimes by pinning the blame on porn. They have the right to speak up about this.

After over a year spent engaging community members, analyzing traffic patterns and signal options, testing emergency and public transit operations, and finalizing plans, the City is set to begin implementing a new, safer street design later this month or early August.

The majority of implementation is expected to be complete by November.  Learn more by visiting voice.somervillema.gov/elm-beacon-connector

The Elm-Beacon Connector

The City of Somerville is installing protected bike lanes and other safety improvements along parts of Elm Street, Somerville Avenue, and Beacon Street and creating a new Neighborway connection on…

voice.somervillema.gov

They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 18h ago

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

In short, Buy America. The US basically only has 2 bus manufacturers, New Flyer and Gillig (one of which is actually Canadian). New Flyer is on shaky financial ground and Gillig gets to pick which agencies they supply. Neither are really enthusiastic about BEBs

One of my favorite genres of trans interaction is when someone shares a pre-transition photo that and my brain can't accept that it's a picture of the same person.

Early 2000s lesbian middle school ageplay event with a school dance where we play Sleater-Kinney, Le Tigre, Indigo Girls, Bikini Kill, Tegan and Sara, and the Butchies.

Autistic Regression (taking my doll to Market Basket so I can squeeze her when I start getting overwhelmed)

It makes no sense for the police to be allowed to do this. But if we’re going to do it, let’s let another dept have a turn. I propose public works gets as much money as they can spend in the interest of safety - walk/bike/traffic calming infrastructure.

Eric@ericandredion.bsky.social · 19h ago

no other city department can just spend what they want and tell the city after the fact that the money is spent and gone

no other city department can just spend what they want and tell the city after the fact that the money is spent and gone

Hey Minneapolis. Can someone explain it to me like I’m an idiot: why is MPD allowed to just spend money they don’t have and then say “we’re over budget.” And there’s never any questions that the city has to pay?

Just checked them out earlier this evening. The salted dark chocolate gelato was great!

Darren Buck@bikepedantic.bsky.social · 19h ago

Camberville finally has some trail-oriented retail… and no trail. @cornhundred.bsky.social tipped us off to Art’s Creamery (so good!), open for two months next to the Community Path which has been closed for nine-ish months. Stop by and support them during what must be a tough opening season.

Funny how this keeps happening, verbatim, in every trans sports discussion.

In honor of NYC's new shame stickers for those that don't move for street cleaning, I offer my own design for bike lane blockers, free of charge:

Moving people slowly is moving people safely. When things are closer together, you don’t need to go so fast to get there.

Yep. One of the most disgusting things about the US is that at most points in US history, white people could insult other white people, just by suggesting that they care about other people. So white folk deny it. "I'm not an n-word lover, but..." "I'm not PC, but.." "I'm not woke, but..." 🤷🏿‍♂️

Louisa@louisathelast.bsky.social · last mo.

Obviously this is a dipshit opinion. But since I sometimes see people on the left rolling their eyes about those signs, I just want you all to know that the other night some lost Black teens came to our house after taking the wrong bus and we were able to get them home. Why’d they pick us? Signs.

“Why/How do people deny the Holocaust happened? There were literally people who lived through it???” Well, interesting news! You’re watching that same process develop again in real time!

Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · 3d ago

RFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>

As an example, I no longer have a home with an entire private woods, because, while it has appealing aspects, I couldn't do all the associated work even before my body got messed up

Ellie Saurus@elliesaur.bsky.social · yesterday

A living with disability goal I have been working on is "figure out what's actually most fulfilling for me within my abilities and focus on doing that" instead of trying to do every single thing I want or feel like I need to do.

A living with disability goal I have been working on is "figure out what's actually most fulfilling for me within my abilities and focus on doing that" instead of trying to do every single thing I want or feel like I need to do.

I think I have figured out Twin Cities Metro Transit's route hierarchy... - Green and Blue are LRT, ~15 min headway - Other color lines are BRT with mostly dedicated ROW, ~15 min - Letter Named lines are "BRT" in mixed traffic with signal priority, ~15 min - Numbered routes are regular ol' busses