Oliver 🏳️🌈
@ojc.bsky.social
🇺🇸🇬🇧🏳️🌈 | Tend to talk about climate, bikes, transit, infrastructure, politics | Opinions my own.
📍Worcester MA
📍Worcester MA
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WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
This wins it for me..
The world’s richest man gleefully and callously snatching food, vaccines, and AIDS medication from the world’s poorest people. Utterly grotesque.
The world’s richest man gleefully and callously snatching food, vaccines, and AIDS medication from the world’s poorest people. Utterly grotesque.
December 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This wins it for me..
The world’s richest man gleefully and callously snatching food, vaccines, and AIDS medication from the world’s poorest people. Utterly grotesque.
The world’s richest man gleefully and callously snatching food, vaccines, and AIDS medication from the world’s poorest people. Utterly grotesque.
Induction stoves are way better than gas imo.
And I always prefer things to not be poisoning the air I breathe.
And I always prefer things to not be poisoning the air I breathe.
What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels
What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels
The gas industry is opposed to labels that warn consumers of the potential harms of gas stoves.
buff.ly
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Induction stoves are way better than gas imo.
And I always prefer things to not be poisoning the air I breathe.
And I always prefer things to not be poisoning the air I breathe.
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Yep, this. It’s really anti-freedom to be forced to pay for and use a car. Folks should be free to choose the option that’s best for them, or even be able to switch it up
I know it's too much to read the words that many of us write, but what we are actually mad about are systems that force people into car dependency and policy choices that mean living somewhere walkable and bikeable with robust public transit is ridiculously expensive. We want to fix this!
December 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Yep, this. It’s really anti-freedom to be forced to pay for and use a car. Folks should be free to choose the option that’s best for them, or even be able to switch it up
If you haven’t seen Sky’s Ed Conway’s data journalism you’re really missing out. Consistently great reporting and explanations, eg:
📽️Donald Trump wants you to know he's targeting Venezuela because of illegal drugs.
But what if this were really about something else altogether...?
Dig into the murky world of crude oil refining and you find another, even more intriguing explanation...
Full primer 👇 youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
But what if this were really about something else altogether...?
Dig into the murky world of crude oil refining and you find another, even more intriguing explanation...
Full primer 👇 youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
The real reason Venezuela matters
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If you haven’t seen Sky’s Ed Conway’s data journalism you’re really missing out. Consistently great reporting and explanations, eg:
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To think these MAGA mfers had the gall to claim Democrats were reveling in Kirk's death, when every major D figure immediately condemned it and called for calm.
And this is the kind of hideous statement this utter monster knocks out.
And this is the kind of hideous statement this utter monster knocks out.
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
To think these MAGA mfers had the gall to claim Democrats were reveling in Kirk's death, when every major D figure immediately condemned it and called for calm.
And this is the kind of hideous statement this utter monster knocks out.
And this is the kind of hideous statement this utter monster knocks out.
Oh..
And before anyone asks, they had a 20 year exemption for new construction and had to recently make it a permanent exemption for all new properties.
And yes, construction falling off a cliff is a disaster and makes things *worse* for tenants and especially ppl who don't yet have housing.
And before anyone asks, they had a 20 year exemption for new construction and had to recently make it a permanent exemption for all new properties.
And yes, construction falling off a cliff is a disaster and makes things *worse* for tenants and especially ppl who don't yet have housing.
Following the adoption of strict rent control in 2022, St. Paul saw an immediate 79% drop in new rental permits, while Minneapolis (without rent control) saw new permits increase 300%.
Over the next two years, rent growth was lower in Minneapolis (0.7%) than St. Paul (1.8%).
Over the next two years, rent growth was lower in Minneapolis (0.7%) than St. Paul (1.8%).
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Oh..
And before anyone asks, they had a 20 year exemption for new construction and had to recently make it a permanent exemption for all new properties.
And yes, construction falling off a cliff is a disaster and makes things *worse* for tenants and especially ppl who don't yet have housing.
And before anyone asks, they had a 20 year exemption for new construction and had to recently make it a permanent exemption for all new properties.
And yes, construction falling off a cliff is a disaster and makes things *worse* for tenants and especially ppl who don't yet have housing.
To think these MAGA mfers had the gall to claim Democrats were reveling in Kirk's death, when every major D figure immediately condemned it and called for calm.
And this is the kind of hideous statement this utter monster knocks out.
And this is the kind of hideous statement this utter monster knocks out.
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
To think these MAGA mfers had the gall to claim Democrats were reveling in Kirk's death, when every major D figure immediately condemned it and called for calm.
And this is the kind of hideous statement this utter monster knocks out.
And this is the kind of hideous statement this utter monster knocks out.
Oh cool! NYC is joining the contactless / express transit pay world!
I really love this system. It makes using transit so easy, especially for tourists. Been great when I've used it in London and Boston.
Just show up with your smartphone or tap-to-pay credit/debit card.
I really love this system. It makes using transit so easy, especially for tourists. Been great when I've used it in London and Boston.
Just show up with your smartphone or tap-to-pay credit/debit card.
On the last day of 2025, we're saying goodbye to the MetroCard. It's time to tap and ride!
Sign up for a free OMNY account online, at vending machines in subway stations, or at a store near you. Learn more at omny.info 🚇 🚌
Sign up for a free OMNY account online, at vending machines in subway stations, or at a store near you. Learn more at omny.info 🚇 🚌
December 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Oh cool! NYC is joining the contactless / express transit pay world!
I really love this system. It makes using transit so easy, especially for tourists. Been great when I've used it in London and Boston.
Just show up with your smartphone or tap-to-pay credit/debit card.
I really love this system. It makes using transit so easy, especially for tourists. Been great when I've used it in London and Boston.
Just show up with your smartphone or tap-to-pay credit/debit card.
Hero. Ahmed Al Ahmed. Incredible bravery.
Disarmed a gunman and was shot twice.
Disarmed a gunman and was shot twice.
A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.
Bystander shown in videos disarming gunman during Australian beach shooting commended for bravery
A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Hero. Ahmed Al Ahmed. Incredible bravery.
Disarmed a gunman and was shot twice.
Disarmed a gunman and was shot twice.
Everyone would also be:
- Happier
- Healthier
- Richer
All we have to do is choose to build the infrastructure.
- Happier
- Healthier
- Richer
All we have to do is choose to build the infrastructure.
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Everyone would also be:
- Happier
- Healthier
- Richer
All we have to do is choose to build the infrastructure.
- Happier
- Healthier
- Richer
All we have to do is choose to build the infrastructure.
I’m so angry about this.
That continent was drenched in blood for centuries.
The EU is one of the greatest achievements for peace, collaboration, stability, and prosperity in world history and these MFers want to destroy it.
Just sickening.
That continent was drenched in blood for centuries.
The EU is one of the greatest achievements for peace, collaboration, stability, and prosperity in world history and these MFers want to destroy it.
Just sickening.
December 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I’m so angry about this.
That continent was drenched in blood for centuries.
The EU is one of the greatest achievements for peace, collaboration, stability, and prosperity in world history and these MFers want to destroy it.
Just sickening.
That continent was drenched in blood for centuries.
The EU is one of the greatest achievements for peace, collaboration, stability, and prosperity in world history and these MFers want to destroy it.
Just sickening.
December 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Maybe it’s not a great idea to pump an explosive gas into our houses when there are good clean alternatives?
Good grief, hopefully no one got hurt. #electrifyeverything #passongas
December 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Maybe it’s not a great idea to pump an explosive gas into our houses when there are good clean alternatives?
Regime change in Venezuela?? Have we learned nothing? 🤦♂️🤦♂️😡
The U.S. and Venezuela are on the brink of war? Did the FIFA Peace Prize mean nothing to Trump?
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Regime change in Venezuela?? Have we learned nothing? 🤦♂️🤦♂️😡
This is madness. They're really trying to utterly destroy all tourism and turn us into pariahs.
Who would agree to this?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
Who would agree to this?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
December 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This is madness. They're really trying to utterly destroy all tourism and turn us into pariahs.
Who would agree to this?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
Who would agree to this?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
They keep making the torment nexus.
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
They keep making the torment nexus.
Omg, the noisy cranks would lose their sh*t if someone proposed to do something like this in Worcester.
It looks like an incredible change to McGrath. So jealous!
It looks like an incredible change to McGrath. So jealous!
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Omg, the noisy cranks would lose their sh*t if someone proposed to do something like this in Worcester.
It looks like an incredible change to McGrath. So jealous!
It looks like an incredible change to McGrath. So jealous!
Absolutely true. It’s a question of geometry. Cars are massively less space efficient (especially when on the road with needed stopping distance).
Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
December 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Absolutely true. It’s a question of geometry. Cars are massively less space efficient (especially when on the road with needed stopping distance).
MA bill H.4744 is a terrible climate denial attack on MassSave, our nation leading effort to tackle the climate crisis.
The system shows many cosponsors due to rolled together bills. Legislators should remove their names like @davidleboeuf.bsky.social is doing:
malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4...
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The system shows many cosponsors due to rolled together bills. Legislators should remove their names like @davidleboeuf.bsky.social is doing:
malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
MA bill H.4744 is a terrible climate denial attack on MassSave, our nation leading effort to tackle the climate crisis.
The system shows many cosponsors due to rolled together bills. Legislators should remove their names like @davidleboeuf.bsky.social is doing:
malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4...
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The system shows many cosponsors due to rolled together bills. Legislators should remove their names like @davidleboeuf.bsky.social is doing:
malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4...
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Yet more traffic violence today.
3-year-old dies after being struck by vehicle on Cape Cod trib.al/WXPBQb2
3-year-old dies after being struck by vehicle on Cape Cod
The toddler, who was not identified, died at a local hospital. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with law enforcement.
trib.al
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Yet more traffic violence today.
Welcome to America, where someone can be arrested 100 times, have 40 traffic citations, and still be allowed to continue to drive. With deadly results.
She is at fault (allegedly), but also the legal system and culture that allowed this lethal menace back on the roads. Outrageous.
She is at fault (allegedly), but also the legal system and culture that allowed this lethal menace back on the roads. Outrageous.
A man is dead after he was struck by an SUV while walking his dogs Saturday morning in Hopkinton, RI. Police say the driver was arrested. She had previously been arrested over 100 times. on.nbcboston.com/XEE5YAX
Man walking his dogs fatally struck by car in Hopkinton, RI; driver arrested
A man was walking his dog Saturday morning when he was hit and killed by an SUV in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, and the driver involved has been arrested
on.nbcboston.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Welcome to America, where someone can be arrested 100 times, have 40 traffic citations, and still be allowed to continue to drive. With deadly results.
She is at fault (allegedly), but also the legal system and culture that allowed this lethal menace back on the roads. Outrageous.
She is at fault (allegedly), but also the legal system and culture that allowed this lethal menace back on the roads. Outrageous.
Wow, a tiny bit of good news!
Well done all involved hammering the affordability and energy security points.
Don't mention climate! 🤐
Well done all involved hammering the affordability and energy security points.
Don't mention climate! 🤐
The US Department of Energy approved an $8.6 million grant that will allow the nation’s first utility-led geothermal heating and cooling network (in MA) to double in size. www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti... 🔌💡
First utility-owned geothermal network to double in size with DOE…
The $8.6 million grant for Eversource’s pioneering project in Framingham, Massachusetts, is a rare win for renewable energy under the Trump administration.
www.canarymedia.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Wow, a tiny bit of good news!
Well done all involved hammering the affordability and energy security points.
Don't mention climate! 🤐
Well done all involved hammering the affordability and energy security points.
Don't mention climate! 🤐
This is just sickening.
This should be a day of celebration and relief for these people and instead they're subjected to rank xenophobia from this ghoulish administration.
Vile.
This should be a day of celebration and relief for these people and instead they're subjected to rank xenophobia from this ghoulish administration.
Vile.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is just sickening.
This should be a day of celebration and relief for these people and instead they're subjected to rank xenophobia from this ghoulish administration.
Vile.
This should be a day of celebration and relief for these people and instead they're subjected to rank xenophobia from this ghoulish administration.
Vile.
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
^ This is really f***ing clear. If SCOTUS voids then ABSOLUTELY court packing must happen to fix it.
^ This is really f***ing clear. If SCOTUS voids then ABSOLUTELY court packing must happen to fix it.
December 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
^ This is really f***ing clear. If SCOTUS voids then ABSOLUTELY court packing must happen to fix it.
^ This is really f***ing clear. If SCOTUS voids then ABSOLUTELY court packing must happen to fix it.