So excited to welcome @thewaroncars.bsky.social to Tampa! Come join us Tuesday night at the HCC Ybor campus—there's a group ride starting from Willa's too!

Life After Cars! Podcasters dish it out - Tampa event

Presented by Activate St Pete, WalkBikeTampa, & Transit Now, a podcast-host dialogue with the authors + local transportation experts + you!

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The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · 3w ago

Tampa/St. Pete! We're on our way. See you Monday and Tuesday. Check the full book tour schedule: www.lifeaftercars.com

Trying to recreate some mix tapes from back in the day for me to listen to on chemo days, and this one is so good. @bubbaprog.xyz is focused on the outro, but I’m more concerned about finding the Tokidoki songs.

Timothy Burke@bubbaprog.xyz · 3w ago

@ncrabbithole.com ok I got a new rabbit hole for you to go down, find me the recording of the CMS lunch menu hotline from (probably) 1996 or 1997, I am told it is not especially noteworthy WHICH one, as it was a random one that ended up as filler on this mixtape (which we do not possess)

@darthbluesky.bsky.social, have you met Thomas Potato?

Laura G Mitchell@lauragmitchell.com · 4w ago

When prepping dinner ingredients, it’s important to have a helper. Thomas Potato has reported for duty.

The first date I ever took @lynnhurtak.com on was to a Devil Rays game on Stitch & Pitch night. Tucked the bag away & opened it for the first time in 19 years this morning

Asked @bubbaprog.xyz to find me a sleep mask for this long chemo day, & he came back with the perfect thing for a gen-xer like me from the Wal-Mart clearance section!

the rays stadium deal is so unpopular that everyone from DSA members to (today,) January 6-ers stop lynn on the street to thank her for leading the charge against it. the neighbor today: "if those woke idiots in St. Pete didn't want it why should we?"

This is beyond adorable. I still can't believe my two favorite singer/songwriters are not only friends, but played in bands together!

the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · last mo.

Franklin Bruno remains one of the best songwriters anywhere and this video is simply wonderful. youtu.be/L8tnPdJertk

Gloria Steinem died with fewer rights than she had during her lifetime. That fact needs to be front and centre of every media report, every dedication, every discussion of her death.

Some personal news:

To address some of the misinformation out there regarding the Rays stadium development proposal, I've made this video to bust some of the biggest myths about it: youtu.be/VdI-XeAs27A

Busting myths about the Rays stadium proposal

YouTube video by Lynn Hurtak

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To be clear, City Council did not even see this "agreement" until almost 12 hours AFTER the paper somehow managed to report on its existence. I remain extremely concerned about the amount of secrecy and misdirection involved in this proposal. www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/...

Tampa Bay Rays unveil community benefits commitments as stadium votes near

The official community benefits agreement still needs to be approved, County Attorney Julia Mandell says in an email to commissioners Tuesday night.

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Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.

Before reimagining development data, remember what we’ve learned

Why we’re publishing a free, searchable, and ungated archive featuring a quarter-century of USAID evaluation reports.

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oh @lynnhurtak.com & i have made so many of her recipes so so many times

Ravenous@weareravenous.com · 3mo ago

Deb Perelman has kept Smitten Kitchen going through the rise and fall of blogging, the pivot to newsletters, and the looming specter of AI. She has no intention of stopping.

TONIGHT! Don’t miss this Ybor Lynn Listens at 7th+Grove. I’m so excited to hear from everyone. See you at 6:30!

Stitch it on a pillow: "Just because it’s your emergency, doesn’t make it mine." Also, applies in Portland, or to any other municipality that's asked to consider subsidizing a stadium project. www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2...

Upgraded my #TampaFlag to the Tampa Pride Flag. Thanks, @lynnhurtak.com!

Endorsed by @wedge.live! Beat that, TB Times.

Wedge LIVE!™@wedge.live · 4mo ago

We met with a delegation from Florida on tonight's bike ride. Council Member Lynn Hurtak is running for mayor of Tampa and has my strongest possible endorsement.

Super excited to join the emergency bike ride tonight! Looking forward to talking about parks & mobility funding in Minneapolis and riding more awesome bike infrastructure.

Wedge LIVE!™@wedge.live · 4mo ago

Yes. A bike emergency has been declared. We ride tomorrow, June 28. Departing Mueller Park at 7:30 pm.

Next week we ride with the Tampa City Council's Lynn Hurtak.

Lynn Hurtak@lynnhurtak.com · 4mo ago

Are you doing one next week? We'll be in town June 26-July 2 before the annual family reunion up north and we have bikes the whole time!

Heading to Minneapolis again with @bubbaprog.xyz June 26-July 2 & have bikes the whole time. Thinking about seeing a different part of the city each day. Love community gardens, quirky art, coffee, dive bars, cheap eats, new bike infrastructure. Pride is #1 on our list! What else can't we miss?

We're proud every year to put up our custom-made City of Tampa Pride Flag to show our support for anyone who is marginalized because of who they are or whom they love.

Tomorrow I’m bringing Lynn Listens to the streets! Join me for a bike ride starting at the Curtis Hixon fountains. We’ll wind through the city talking about whatever’s on your minds before stopping at Bamboozle Heights for food & fellowship. If you want to skip the ride, just join us there at 9:30.

Join me for a Tampa Treasure Hunt! We're starting earlier now that summer is in full swing. Hope to see you there!

I'm hosting a series of events about how we can make Tampa work for everyone. Whether you want to talk about affordability, public safety, transportation, or anything else, please join us, and bring along a friend. Let's shape a strong, optimistic future for Tampa together.

I will not spend your Community Investment Tax dollars on a stadium. If CIT dollars are used, you should get to vote on it.

If you missed my statements on the Rays MOU yesterday, here they are. Bottom line, we promised no CIT dollars for stadiums. Only voters should decide if that changes.

Timothy Burke@bubbaprog.xyz · 5mo ago

anyway, love @lynnhurtak.com, she did the digging to find all this stuff out and I believe in the end her colleagues will either agree with her or make themselves look like asses to support it (1 of 2)

This is why I am supporting @lynnhurtak.com for Mayor, and this is why you should, too. mailchi.mp/lynnhurtak/n...

No matter how tonight’s game turns out, I wish good luck to anyone there who is attending their first hockey game. My first game was a Game 7 vs Detroit in 2015, & nothing can match the energy of a Game 7.

Vote for @lynnhurtak.com

Bort@senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Jesus Christ dude give it a rest www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2...

I've been sick for 5(!) weeks, but the weather is too nice to keep everyone home. This Sunday, ESMR regular Kory has generously offered to lead the ride. Come on out to support him & enjoy a gorgeous day!