James Longhurst
@jameslonghurst.bsky.social
college professor in the U.S. Midwest (all views mine); author of "Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road" / "Las Batallas de la Bici." Shop intern, historian of urban and environmental policy, gravel grinder.
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Bike Battles
Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a hi...
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Oh hey, many new followers because of the bike community starter pack. Hello, I'm James Longhurst, a historian of urban and environmental policy. I wrote about the history of bike policy in the United States a few years ago; available from @uwapress.bsky.social
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BEST FILM: One Battle After Another
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
BEST FILM: One Battle After Another
So this book was checked out 4 times before the advent of computerized circulation records: 1938, 40,41, and 1984
I mean I appreciate that Illinois State University bought this book, but I don’t know if it was a good investment
I mean I appreciate that Illinois State University bought this book, but I don’t know if it was a good investment
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
So this book was checked out 4 times before the advent of computerized circulation records: 1938, 40,41, and 1984
I mean I appreciate that Illinois State University bought this book, but I don’t know if it was a good investment
I mean I appreciate that Illinois State University bought this book, but I don’t know if it was a good investment
anyway 40% off and free shipping at @uwapress.uw.edu means you can get the paperback of Bike Battles for like $15, delivered. plus many more titles, some also about bikes! #bikesky
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
anyway 40% off and free shipping at @uwapress.uw.edu means you can get the paperback of Bike Battles for like $15, delivered. plus many more titles, some also about bikes! #bikesky
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
all these nonprofit orgs sending me emails with the subject line "It's Giving Tuesday" sure read different now that I've been infected by the kids these day slang.
[looks out window at gray skies and slushy roads]
yeah, it's giving tuesday. slay, queen.
[looks out window at gray skies and slushy roads]
yeah, it's giving tuesday. slay, queen.
December 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
all these nonprofit orgs sending me emails with the subject line "It's Giving Tuesday" sure read different now that I've been infected by the kids these day slang.
[looks out window at gray skies and slushy roads]
yeah, it's giving tuesday. slay, queen.
[looks out window at gray skies and slushy roads]
yeah, it's giving tuesday. slay, queen.
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Trump and Hegseth have presented the military personal that will suffer the consequences for the Venezuelan boat strike.
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Trump and Hegseth have presented the military personal that will suffer the consequences for the Venezuelan boat strike.
Hello are you looking for Christmas presents for the serious winter bike commuter in your life? I swear by Mitts by Mary Pogies; small business, made by hand in the UP so she knows winter. In fact, one of the user comments on the website is my review: #bikesky
strangebirdstitching.com/mittsbymary
strangebirdstitching.com/mittsbymary
Mitts By Mary- Bike Pogies | strangebirdstitching.com
strangebirdstitching.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Hello are you looking for Christmas presents for the serious winter bike commuter in your life? I swear by Mitts by Mary Pogies; small business, made by hand in the UP so she knows winter. In fact, one of the user comments on the website is my review: #bikesky
strangebirdstitching.com/mittsbymary
strangebirdstitching.com/mittsbymary
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
every single solitary university office and department has set their automated announcements or news compendium emails to post at 10AM Mondays and I'm going to have to tell them all collectively to go to hell
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
every single solitary university office and department has set their automated announcements or news compendium emails to post at 10AM Mondays and I'm going to have to tell them all collectively to go to hell
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Inspired by @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social's phenomenal book, as will be everyone who reads it, my new @satevepost.bsky.social Considering History column highlights when the feds came for Christmas films, & the social & cultural as well as cinematic effects! 🗃️
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/12/cons...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/12/cons...
Considering History: When the Federal Government Came for Christmas Films | The Saturday Evening Post
The movie industry’s complicity in McCarthy’s anti-Communist witch hunts can be seen in the era’s Christmas films, as they turned away from stories like “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
www.saturdayeveningpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Inspired by @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social's phenomenal book, as will be everyone who reads it, my new @satevepost.bsky.social Considering History column highlights when the feds came for Christmas films, & the social & cultural as well as cinematic effects! 🗃️
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/12/cons...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/12/cons...
sometimes the louis garneau website defaults to french with no translation options and you need to just figure it out
tag yourself I'm "Coupe Ample Hanches"
tag yourself I'm "Coupe Ample Hanches"
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
sometimes the louis garneau website defaults to french with no translation options and you need to just figure it out
tag yourself I'm "Coupe Ample Hanches"
tag yourself I'm "Coupe Ample Hanches"
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We first note that hand-wringing about the decline in US college enrollments has mistakenly linked such declines to the price of four-year colleges.
But the decline is entirely driven by two-year community colleges (and by for-profit colleges). The four-year sector is the dog that didn't bark.
But the decline is entirely driven by two-year community colleges (and by for-profit colleges). The four-year sector is the dog that didn't bark.
December 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We first note that hand-wringing about the decline in US college enrollments has mistakenly linked such declines to the price of four-year colleges.
But the decline is entirely driven by two-year community colleges (and by for-profit colleges). The four-year sector is the dog that didn't bark.
But the decline is entirely driven by two-year community colleges (and by for-profit colleges). The four-year sector is the dog that didn't bark.
Single-occupancy vehicles are the single-family homes of transportation.
It's okay to have some of them, maybe even a lot.
But if they're the ONLY thing you have, then nothing is going to work right, and you're in trouble both now and for the foreseeable future.
It's okay to have some of them, maybe even a lot.
But if they're the ONLY thing you have, then nothing is going to work right, and you're in trouble both now and for the foreseeable future.
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Single-occupancy vehicles are the single-family homes of transportation.
It's okay to have some of them, maybe even a lot.
But if they're the ONLY thing you have, then nothing is going to work right, and you're in trouble both now and for the foreseeable future.
It's okay to have some of them, maybe even a lot.
But if they're the ONLY thing you have, then nothing is going to work right, and you're in trouble both now and for the foreseeable future.
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Geoffrey O’Brien on the best films of postwar Britain
Magic from Elsewhere | Geoffrey O’Brien
The best of British postwar cinema portrays a country in the aftermath of catastrophe and uncertain about its future.
www.nybooks.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Geoffrey O’Brien on the best films of postwar Britain
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
December 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Each month, the Charlottesville Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee hosts and leads a walk through a different neighborhood in the city. For November the walk was in the Venable neighborhood. I took some photos of the group as well as some stuff we saw along the way.
neighborhood walk — november — Jamelle Bouie
Each month, the Charlottesville Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee hosts and leads a walk through a different neighborhood in the city. For November the walk was in the Venable neighborhood. I ...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Each month, the Charlottesville Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee hosts and leads a walk through a different neighborhood in the city. For November the walk was in the Venable neighborhood. I took some photos of the group as well as some stuff we saw along the way.
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New post: a week of hectic back and forth with fire officials and city council over Berkeley street festivals brings out into the open a conflict in city halls across USA. Fire depts opposition to traffic calming and safety measures. Is there a solution?
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The Fire Department vs. Traffic Safety Advocates
Street safety advocates are butting heads with fire officials. Swift fire response does not have to come at the cost of lives on the roadway.
darrellowens.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
New post: a week of hectic back and forth with fire officials and city council over Berkeley street festivals brings out into the open a conflict in city halls across USA. Fire depts opposition to traffic calming and safety measures. Is there a solution?
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-d...
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-d...
I'M JUST TRYING TO CITE A DAMN CASE TEXAS GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER
"Texas has never had an easy time with court reporting.
Its history has been plagued with numerous legislative missteps and fierce competition from private publishers."
guides.sll.texas.gov/historical-t...
"Texas has never had an easy time with court reporting.
Its history has been plagued with numerous legislative missteps and fierce competition from private publishers."
guides.sll.texas.gov/historical-t...
Guides: Historical Texas Case Law: Case Reporters
Information about official & unofficial case reporters throughout Texas history.
guides.sll.texas.gov
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'M JUST TRYING TO CITE A DAMN CASE TEXAS GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER
"Texas has never had an easy time with court reporting.
Its history has been plagued with numerous legislative missteps and fierce competition from private publishers."
guides.sll.texas.gov/historical-t...
"Texas has never had an easy time with court reporting.
Its history has been plagued with numerous legislative missteps and fierce competition from private publishers."
guides.sll.texas.gov/historical-t...
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Ok, I promise this account isn’t going to turn into just a @ifbookspod.bsky.social fan account (probably), but just finished the 7-part, 12-hr takedown of Pinker’s “Better Angels of Our Nature,” and (💯 sincere) am probably going to assign it to my Data for Lawyers students next semester.
November 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ok, I promise this account isn’t going to turn into just a @ifbookspod.bsky.social fan account (probably), but just finished the 7-part, 12-hr takedown of Pinker’s “Better Angels of Our Nature,” and (💯 sincere) am probably going to assign it to my Data for Lawyers students next semester.
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"Black Friday" predates shopping deals. 🛍️ The term originally referred to the 1869 U.S. financial panic & stock market crash.
Black Friday is also a 1904 novel by Frederic S. Isham, inspired by those events.
📖 Read the #publicdomain novel ➡️ archive.org/details/blac...
#BlackFriday
Black Friday is also a 1904 novel by Frederic S. Isham, inspired by those events.
📖 Read the #publicdomain novel ➡️ archive.org/details/blac...
#BlackFriday
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Black Friday" predates shopping deals. 🛍️ The term originally referred to the 1869 U.S. financial panic & stock market crash.
Black Friday is also a 1904 novel by Frederic S. Isham, inspired by those events.
📖 Read the #publicdomain novel ➡️ archive.org/details/blac...
#BlackFriday
Black Friday is also a 1904 novel by Frederic S. Isham, inspired by those events.
📖 Read the #publicdomain novel ➡️ archive.org/details/blac...
#BlackFriday
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
_Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road_ (2017) from @uwapress.uw.edu and (Castellano) Spanish from @katakrak54.bsky.social 🗃️ #bikesky katakrak.net/cas/editoria...
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
_Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road_ (2017) from @uwapress.uw.edu and (Castellano) Spanish from @katakrak54.bsky.social 🗃️ #bikesky katakrak.net/cas/editoria...
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
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We launched a PAC!
“This PAC is an extension of our fight to ensure a future for American higher ed through bipartisan legislation that recognizes that college can be tuition-free, debt-free, welcoming to all, conducive to academic freedom & offer jobs with dignity.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
“This PAC is an extension of our fight to ensure a future for American higher ed through bipartisan legislation that recognizes that college can be tuition-free, debt-free, welcoming to all, conducive to academic freedom & offer jobs with dignity.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Professors Launch PAC to Fight Back Against Trump’s Attacks
The American Association of University Professors, a union whose members are fighting policies from the Trump administration and GOP Congress, launched a PAC this week to spend in federal elections.
news.bgov.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We launched a PAC!
“This PAC is an extension of our fight to ensure a future for American higher ed through bipartisan legislation that recognizes that college can be tuition-free, debt-free, welcoming to all, conducive to academic freedom & offer jobs with dignity.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
“This PAC is an extension of our fight to ensure a future for American higher ed through bipartisan legislation that recognizes that college can be tuition-free, debt-free, welcoming to all, conducive to academic freedom & offer jobs with dignity.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
. . . formal?
formal launch?
I don't think that those words describe reality, exactly. I guess I don't know what words mean anymore?
formal launch?
I don't think that those words describe reality, exactly. I guess I don't know what words mean anymore?
With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season, Americans will again take to the road for holiday gatherings before knocking off items on their Christmas gift lists.
What's open on Thanksgiving? Not much, as many stores rest -- or prepare -- ahead of Black Friday
With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season, Americans will again take to the road for holiday gatherings before knocking off items on their Christmas gift lists.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
. . . formal?
formal launch?
I don't think that those words describe reality, exactly. I guess I don't know what words mean anymore?
formal launch?
I don't think that those words describe reality, exactly. I guess I don't know what words mean anymore?
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I don't want a LLM, I want an LMS that actually fucking works.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I don't want a LLM, I want an LMS that actually fucking works.