Bryan Culbertson 🥄
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Living the car-free life in Oakland, CA. Don't make me drive.
https://mastodon.social/@bryanculbertson
Living the car-free life in Oakland, CA. Don't make me drive.
https://mastodon.social/@bryanculbertson
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If you do not see the light, we will bring the fire --Rep. Ayanna Pressley
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there's no answer to the question 'what's it gonna take?' but that doesn't stop it from popping into my head every goddamn time I look at the news
January 20, 2026 at 8:04 PM
there's no answer to the question 'what's it gonna take?' but that doesn't stop it from popping into my head every goddamn time I look at the news
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It's inevitable, you simply must adapt to it and use it, you have no choice, but also please use it more or it's going to die
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:22 PM
It's inevitable, you simply must adapt to it and use it, you have no choice, but also please use it more or it's going to die
BART really needs to fix their new fare gates so they operate as well as the old fare gates from the 60s
The new fare gates take seconds to operate when the old ones took milliseconds
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThBRYbax/
The new fare gates take seconds to operate when the old ones took milliseconds
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThBRYbax/
January 20, 2026 at 3:37 AM
BART really needs to fix their new fare gates so they operate as well as the old fare gates from the 60s
The new fare gates take seconds to operate when the old ones took milliseconds
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThBRYbax/
The new fare gates take seconds to operate when the old ones took milliseconds
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThBRYbax/
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Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
January 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
@unfaresf.org Fare inspectors on M outbound from Embarcadero 2:15
January 19, 2026 at 10:17 PM
@unfaresf.org Fare inspectors on M outbound from Embarcadero 2:15
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The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
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I am to this day a BART ultramaximalist. Build the full system.
I can forgive the focus on expansions because BART was pitched to serve all the counties, not just as a system for the urban core
A system just for Western Contra Cost, Western Alameda, and SF would have needed a special tax district to align incentives
A system just for Western Contra Cost, Western Alameda, and SF would have needed a special tax district to align incentives
January 19, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I am to this day a BART ultramaximalist. Build the full system.
Waymo takes more human labor to operate than a taxi, but Google doesn't need to follow US labor law for remote drivers
I'm late, but this is the first confirmation I've seen of Waymo using foreign-based remote operators. Prior, there was only a rumored podcast ep, immediately cease-and-desisted.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
January 19, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Waymo takes more human labor to operate than a taxi, but Google doesn't need to follow US labor law for remote drivers
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The collapse of the fake "University of Austin" reminds us that, even if the tech fascists win, they will quickly turn on each other.
These people want to remake the entire world...but can't even run a tiny unaccredited college.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
These people want to remake the entire world...but can't even run a tiny unaccredited college.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The collapse of the fake "University of Austin" reminds us that, even if the tech fascists win, they will quickly turn on each other.
These people want to remake the entire world...but can't even run a tiny unaccredited college.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
These people want to remake the entire world...but can't even run a tiny unaccredited college.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Capitalists are terrible allocators of investment
We could have had a nationwide highspeed rail network if we were willing to tax appropriately as a nation
We could have had a nationwide highspeed rail network if we were willing to tax appropriately as a nation
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg's Vision Fails
The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.
trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Capitalists are terrible allocators of investment
We could have had a nationwide highspeed rail network if we were willing to tax appropriately as a nation
We could have had a nationwide highspeed rail network if we were willing to tax appropriately as a nation
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PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
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My main concern with Newsom is that something is going to have to be done about Silicon Valley in 2029 (ideally after they've been cut down to more manageable size with an AI bubble burst) and he very obviously does not have that in him.
January 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
My main concern with Newsom is that something is going to have to be done about Silicon Valley in 2029 (ideally after they've been cut down to more manageable size with an AI bubble burst) and he very obviously does not have that in him.
Newsom is gunning for the Republican nomination at this point since he is so out of touch with the majority of Americans
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 17, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Newsom is gunning for the Republican nomination at this point since he is so out of touch with the majority of Americans
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Some streets are safer than others, even though it’s the same people using them all. Why is this? The reason is differences in *design* & whether speed or safety is prioritized. To solve this we need to reject a focus on personal responsibility or fault & instead focus on systems.
January 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Some streets are safer than others, even though it’s the same people using them all. Why is this? The reason is differences in *design* & whether speed or safety is prioritized. To solve this we need to reject a focus on personal responsibility or fault & instead focus on systems.
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I genuinely don't understood how America took the emoluments clause -- the common-sense bar on a president using his powers to line his own pockets, a law children can understand -- and just said, nah, that doesn't apply for our Very Special Boy.
He’s turned the presidency into the world’s largest ATM machine.
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I genuinely don't understood how America took the emoluments clause -- the common-sense bar on a president using his powers to line his own pockets, a law children can understand -- and just said, nah, that doesn't apply for our Very Special Boy.
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Last week a 19 year old was killed by a driver while crossing this street. This is the 3rd San Rafael pedestrian killed since Sept, all in crosswalks.
I’m so tired of Marin County decision makers wringing their hands over “ebike safety”, but w no proportional concern for dangerous drivers/streets.
I’m so tired of Marin County decision makers wringing their hands over “ebike safety”, but w no proportional concern for dangerous drivers/streets.
January 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Last week a 19 year old was killed by a driver while crossing this street. This is the 3rd San Rafael pedestrian killed since Sept, all in crosswalks.
I’m so tired of Marin County decision makers wringing their hands over “ebike safety”, but w no proportional concern for dangerous drivers/streets.
I’m so tired of Marin County decision makers wringing their hands over “ebike safety”, but w no proportional concern for dangerous drivers/streets.
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If any Democrat in Congress cannot say the words "abolish ICE" out loud after this, they are not fit for elected office.
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
If any Democrat in Congress cannot say the words "abolish ICE" out loud after this, they are not fit for elected office.
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Californians are NOT going to vote for Gavin Newsom. They're telling you now, with YEARS to go before the election. Fair warning. Please support better candidates, there will be many to choose from.
January 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Californians are NOT going to vote for Gavin Newsom. They're telling you now, with YEARS to go before the election. Fair warning. Please support better candidates, there will be many to choose from.
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An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 AM
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
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Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up.
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ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
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I keep seeing 3 likely outcomes in the next 5 years:
1) Trump succeeds in hemispheric dominance, NATO collapses, and we're back to 19th century regional Great Power imperialism
2) He fails, but USA cannot repair its schism and the Union dissolves → civil war
3) USA gets its shit together ASAP
1) Trump succeeds in hemispheric dominance, NATO collapses, and we're back to 19th century regional Great Power imperialism
2) He fails, but USA cannot repair its schism and the Union dissolves → civil war
3) USA gets its shit together ASAP
January 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I keep seeing 3 likely outcomes in the next 5 years:
1) Trump succeeds in hemispheric dominance, NATO collapses, and we're back to 19th century regional Great Power imperialism
2) He fails, but USA cannot repair its schism and the Union dissolves → civil war
3) USA gets its shit together ASAP
1) Trump succeeds in hemispheric dominance, NATO collapses, and we're back to 19th century regional Great Power imperialism
2) He fails, but USA cannot repair its schism and the Union dissolves → civil war
3) USA gets its shit together ASAP
ICE will continue to murder us until we abolish them
We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 AM
ICE will continue to murder us until we abolish them
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Thank you for the admission, time to abolish it.
Mike Johnson: "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do"
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Thank you for the admission, time to abolish it.