Nietifa Van Suiker
@lukewanderer.bsky.social
|Friend of Dogs
|Science Adherent
|Environmentalist
~techie
~civil eng
|unrepentant godless liberal
|born at 323 ppm
~fermenter
|#BikeCommuter
~#carlite
~more
|Science Adherent
|Environmentalist
~techie
~civil eng
|unrepentant godless liberal
|born at 323 ppm
~fermenter
|#BikeCommuter
~#carlite
~more
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That should replace the "to protect and serve" motto
December 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
That should replace the "to protect and serve" motto
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And finally, please stop thinking we need I-94 to get to jobs, or that it's an important and literal pathway to success for the communities it destroys. THE HIGHWAY HOLLOWS OUT OUR CITY COMMUNITIES. It continues to take jobs away and force families to own cars. We can do so much better.
December 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
And finally, please stop thinking we need I-94 to get to jobs, or that it's an important and literal pathway to success for the communities it destroys. THE HIGHWAY HOLLOWS OUT OUR CITY COMMUNITIES. It continues to take jobs away and force families to own cars. We can do so much better.
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Once again, the entirety of our weather coverage is related to driving conditions. It's often too wet, too slippery, too snowy, too dark, or too windy to drive. Cars and trucks are so obviously not universally effective transportation modes. We need alternatives.
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Once again, the entirety of our weather coverage is related to driving conditions. It's often too wet, too slippery, too snowy, too dark, or too windy to drive. Cars and trucks are so obviously not universally effective transportation modes. We need alternatives.
Said every bicyclist ever.
Laws have taught me that a one-way street sign means that cars will only come from one direction.
Society has taught me that I need to look both ways because people.
Society has taught me that I need to look both ways because people.
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Said every bicyclist ever.
Kind of like when someone says adding a nine inch by six inch barrier to separate bike & ped traffic from car traffic could result in people damaging their car by hitting bc they didn't know it was there...
"So, even when a crash test showed that a one-pound, one-dollar piece of plastic prevented the gas tank from being punctured, the alternative was thrown out as extra cost and extra weight."
Great explainer about Ford Pinto case here: www.tortmuseum.org/ford-pinto/
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Kind of like when someone says adding a nine inch by six inch barrier to separate bike & ped traffic from car traffic could result in people damaging their car by hitting bc they didn't know it was there...
Solid article about a solid book! @newrepublic.com @thewaroncars.bsky.social
"to learning to see cars by walking through an area where people usually drive" - several people on our City Council referenced similar revelations at the meeting last night.
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
"to learning to see cars by walking through an area where people usually drive" - several people on our City Council referenced similar revelations at the meeting last night.
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
The Surprisingly Convincing Case Against Cars
Life After Cars dares to imagine how different, and enriching, a car-free world could be.
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Solid article about a solid book! @newrepublic.com @thewaroncars.bsky.social
"to learning to see cars by walking through an area where people usually drive" - several people on our City Council referenced similar revelations at the meeting last night.
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
"to learning to see cars by walking through an area where people usually drive" - several people on our City Council referenced similar revelations at the meeting last night.
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
"So, even when a crash test showed that a one-pound, one-dollar piece of plastic prevented the gas tank from being punctured, the alternative was thrown out as extra cost and extra weight."
Great explainer about Ford Pinto case here: www.tortmuseum.org/ford-pinto/
The Ford Pinto - The American Museum of Tort Law
Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company, 1981 The Pinto, a subcompact car made by Ford Motor Company, became infamous in the 1970s for bursting into flames if its gas tank was ruptured in a collision.
www.tortmuseum.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"So, even when a crash test showed that a one-pound, one-dollar piece of plastic prevented the gas tank from being punctured, the alternative was thrown out as extra cost and extra weight."
Excellent, detailed rebuttal from Councilmember Calvert!
December 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Excellent, detailed rebuttal from Councilmember Calvert!
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EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
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Let's have a serious chat about car dependency. Way too many people at a city DFL event today told me they couldn't imagine removing the interstate highway that cleaves their city in two, poisons its generations and ruins the tax base, ensuring jobs and critical services are sited elsewhere.
December 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Let's have a serious chat about car dependency. Way too many people at a city DFL event today told me they couldn't imagine removing the interstate highway that cleaves their city in two, poisons its generations and ruins the tax base, ensuring jobs and critical services are sited elsewhere.
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Sunday Taquitos #5: Out of Business
Art by Ivan Ehlers.
Art by Ivan Ehlers.
December 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Sunday Taquitos #5: Out of Business
Art by Ivan Ehlers.
Art by Ivan Ehlers.
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Do you want to keep up with the latest on climate change?
Here are some of my favorite sources — mainly scientists and great science communicators who know their stuff and share it with the world.
Check them out!
go.bsky.app/Q4Uo8vV
Here are some of my favorite sources — mainly scientists and great science communicators who know their stuff and share it with the world.
Check them out!
go.bsky.app/Q4Uo8vV
December 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Do you want to keep up with the latest on climate change?
Here are some of my favorite sources — mainly scientists and great science communicators who know their stuff and share it with the world.
Check them out!
go.bsky.app/Q4Uo8vV
Here are some of my favorite sources — mainly scientists and great science communicators who know their stuff and share it with the world.
Check them out!
go.bsky.app/Q4Uo8vV
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Copenhagen 🇩🇰 cyclists saved society $1.61 per mile traveled in 2022. Cars cost society $0.29 per mile traveled.
December 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Copenhagen 🇩🇰 cyclists saved society $1.61 per mile traveled in 2022. Cars cost society $0.29 per mile traveled.
1,000,000% this! Just ANOTHER example of how wrong the current administration and all its sycophantic hate-mongering supporters are.
A great Somali / disabled /Minnesota human interest case study.
A great Somali / disabled /Minnesota human interest case study.
Someone posted this one on tiktok but do yourself a favor today and go to Hormel’s website and watch a video called Cooperation Beyond Words. www.hormelfoods.com/inspired/sto...
Cooperation Beyond Words
Jennie-O Turkey Store discovered a remarkable opportunity when they brought members of the deaf community into their workforce
www.hormelfoods.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
1,000,000% this! Just ANOTHER example of how wrong the current administration and all its sycophantic hate-mongering supporters are.
A great Somali / disabled /Minnesota human interest case study.
A great Somali / disabled /Minnesota human interest case study.
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Someone posted this one on tiktok but do yourself a favor today and go to Hormel’s website and watch a video called Cooperation Beyond Words. www.hormelfoods.com/inspired/sto...
Cooperation Beyond Words
Jennie-O Turkey Store discovered a remarkable opportunity when they brought members of the deaf community into their workforce
www.hormelfoods.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Someone posted this one on tiktok but do yourself a favor today and go to Hormel’s website and watch a video called Cooperation Beyond Words. www.hormelfoods.com/inspired/sto...
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“We can’t all be expected to bike.”
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
momentummag.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“We can’t all be expected to bike.”
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
And, he was on @scifri.bsky.social today!
OWLS. 🦉 #Strigiformologist R.J. "Rocky" Gutiérrez is your new favorite person. Let's talk:
field work adventures
owl eyes
beak clacks
face feathers
hoots, roosts, nests
silent flight
froggy legs
folklore
owl crime
nesting boxes
+ much more
AND: it's a 2-parter.
www.alieward.com/ologies/stri...
field work adventures
owl eyes
beak clacks
face feathers
hoots, roosts, nests
silent flight
froggy legs
folklore
owl crime
nesting boxes
+ much more
AND: it's a 2-parter.
www.alieward.com/ologies/stri...
Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 1 with Dr. R.J. Gutiérrez — alie ward
OWLS. FINALLY. In no particular order: what’s up with their eyes, legs, hoots, feathers, silent flight, nests, folklore, necks, barfs, conservation status, and omens? Go take a walk or sit on a porch ...
www.alieward.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
And, he was on @scifri.bsky.social today!
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Modern transportation is problematic. It is fundamentally unsustainable because it is energy-dependent, resource-intensive, and pollution-generating, thus creating economic, social, and environmental problems.
Importance of Sustainable Transport: Advantages and Benefits - Profolus
The advantages and benefits of sustainable transport fundamentally address the problems and issues of traditional transportation.
www.profolus.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Modern transportation is problematic. It is fundamentally unsustainable because it is energy-dependent, resource-intensive, and pollution-generating, thus creating economic, social, and environmental problems.
Another delightful read from @swordsjew.bsky.social!
"it’s appropriate to affix pastrami in the modern iteration of nomadism—the great movement of immigration, the sea of people washing from shore to shore, fleeing blood through salt water, in the hope of good, and gold," ...
"it’s appropriate to affix pastrami in the modern iteration of nomadism—the great movement of immigration, the sea of people washing from shore to shore, fleeing blood through salt water, in the hope of good, and gold," ...
December 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Another delightful read from @swordsjew.bsky.social!
"it’s appropriate to affix pastrami in the modern iteration of nomadism—the great movement of immigration, the sea of people washing from shore to shore, fleeing blood through salt water, in the hope of good, and gold," ...
"it’s appropriate to affix pastrami in the modern iteration of nomadism—the great movement of immigration, the sea of people washing from shore to shore, fleeing blood through salt water, in the hope of good, and gold," ...
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
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Our 2025 Local Food Gift Guide is up! 80+ foods, drinks, events, pop-up cocktail bars, shops, home goods and more, right in time for the holiday crunch. And it's written by humans for humans, like everything in our newsletters. Cheers and happy holidays! heavytable.substack.com/p/the-2025-h...
The 2025 Heavy Table Local Food Gift Guide
Our mega-gift guide in lieu of the Tap newsletter for Friday, December 5, 2025
heavytable.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Our 2025 Local Food Gift Guide is up! 80+ foods, drinks, events, pop-up cocktail bars, shops, home goods and more, right in time for the holiday crunch. And it's written by humans for humans, like everything in our newsletters. Cheers and happy holidays! heavytable.substack.com/p/the-2025-h...
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A few years ago, Bill Nye the science guy debated creationist Ken Ham about evolution. The last question was "what would change your mind?"
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A few years ago, Bill Nye the science guy debated creationist Ken Ham about evolution. The last question was "what would change your mind?"
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
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Another case of traffic evaporation. nickmaini.substack.com/p/hammersmit...
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Another case of traffic evaporation. nickmaini.substack.com/p/hammersmit...
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What a lede on this story: Man who complained about narrowing a road in order to protect pedestrians, so much that the city eventually reversed the change, then kills a woman on that very road with his car www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
America’s plan to protect pedestrians failed. A young woman’s death reveals why.
U.S. officials adopted Europe's Vision Zero initiative, but many cities have seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities despite efforts to improve road safety.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What a lede on this story: Man who complained about narrowing a road in order to protect pedestrians, so much that the city eventually reversed the change, then kills a woman on that very road with his car www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
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Hey All, I will be on NPR's 1A show with Host-Jenn White today. I will be talking about pedestrian safety with Ian Duncan who with the @WashingtonPost.com team has done an amazing job with a series on the subject that goes deep into the challenges.
#VisionZero #PedSafety
the1a.org/segments/ped...
#VisionZero #PedSafety
the1a.org/segments/ped...
Pedestrian deaths in the US are on the rise. What can be done?
Between 2010 and 2022, they jumped nearly 80 percent.
the1a.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hey All, I will be on NPR's 1A show with Host-Jenn White today. I will be talking about pedestrian safety with Ian Duncan who with the @WashingtonPost.com team has done an amazing job with a series on the subject that goes deep into the challenges.
#VisionZero #PedSafety
the1a.org/segments/ped...
#VisionZero #PedSafety
the1a.org/segments/ped...