Rudi "Cooler Weather = Better" Riet
@randomduck.bsky.social
Transpo analyst. Political activist. Cycling advocate. President of Potomac Pedalers. Alpine ski racing coach. All views my own.
Mastodon: @[email protected] (not there too often)
#bikeDC #ClimateChaos #AlpineSkiing #RoadCycling #GravelCycling
Mastodon: @[email protected] (not there too often)
#bikeDC #ClimateChaos #AlpineSkiing #RoadCycling #GravelCycling
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The #TransitCat of the day wants separated bike lanes and traffic calming measures.💜
The cats in your life also appreciate separated bike lanes and traffic calming measures.
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The #TransitCat of the day wants separated bike lanes and traffic calming measures.💜
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What else is only 2 feet tall and are in parking lots or crosswalks?
Watch carefully and you can see right through her eyes into the headrest.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
What else is only 2 feet tall and are in parking lots or crosswalks?
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Putin's plan to end the war in Ukraine.
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Putin's plan to end the war in Ukraine.
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
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Sixty years ago this week in the Berkshire (MA) Eagle: "Saturday, Richard J. Robbins, 19, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Arlo Guthrie, 18, of Howard Beach, N.Y., each paid a fine of $25 in Lee District Court after pleading guilty of illegally disposing of rubbish...."
web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2
web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Sixty years ago this week in the Berkshire (MA) Eagle: "Saturday, Richard J. Robbins, 19, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Arlo Guthrie, 18, of Howard Beach, N.Y., each paid a fine of $25 in Lee District Court after pleading guilty of illegally disposing of rubbish...."
web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2
web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2
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The KPop Demon Hunters float went sideways after the singers noticed that Al Roker has patterns.
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The KPop Demon Hunters float went sideways after the singers noticed that Al Roker has patterns.
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With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
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Post a famous bathroom scene.
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Post a famous bathroom scene.
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By the way, note that the description of Biden as being "in obvious mental decline" was left in the speech, while the description of Trump as the "most openly corrupt president in American history" was removed:
Note that the BBC openly admits in an email to me that the removal of this claim about Trump's world-historical corruption was done "on legal advice."
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
By the way, note that the description of Biden as being "in obvious mental decline" was left in the speech, while the description of Trump as the "most openly corrupt president in American history" was removed:
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A councilmember who won his primary last year with 23.7% of the vote wants to delay implementing ranked choice voting. The at-large CM who won her last primary with 35.9% agrees that making her run for reelection next year under RCV would be a bad idea.
Felder continues to be critical of the election board's capacity to pull off ranked-choice voting in 2026.
"Before we roll out something of this magnitude I would think we need to do a needs assessment," he says to Evans. "You’ve been tasked with an arduous task. It’s unfair."
"Before we roll out something of this magnitude I would think we need to do a needs assessment," he says to Evans. "You’ve been tasked with an arduous task. It’s unfair."
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A councilmember who won his primary last year with 23.7% of the vote wants to delay implementing ranked choice voting. The at-large CM who won her last primary with 35.9% agrees that making her run for reelection next year under RCV would be a bad idea.
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So Bowser's period of gross inefficacy starts today.
Not a moment too soon.
Not a moment too soon.
BREAKING: DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announces she will not run for a fourth term. x.com/MurielBowser...
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
So Bowser's period of gross inefficacy starts today.
Not a moment too soon.
Not a moment too soon.
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The @nytimes.com are who they always have been.
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The @nytimes.com are who they always have been.
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Uber and Lyft only added more cars to our streets
DoorDash and Ubereats added even more
Waymo will just do the same while human labor continues to fight for the the dwindling scraps of money
“When the system starts to crack, we’ll have to be ready to give it all back”
DoorDash and Ubereats added even more
Waymo will just do the same while human labor continues to fight for the the dwindling scraps of money
“When the system starts to crack, we’ll have to be ready to give it all back”
Minneapolis and Minnesota need to regulate robotaxis, now.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Uber and Lyft only added more cars to our streets
DoorDash and Ubereats added even more
Waymo will just do the same while human labor continues to fight for the the dwindling scraps of money
“When the system starts to crack, we’ll have to be ready to give it all back”
DoorDash and Ubereats added even more
Waymo will just do the same while human labor continues to fight for the the dwindling scraps of money
“When the system starts to crack, we’ll have to be ready to give it all back”
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This might be really helpful for many folks out there.
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
Hey winter cyclists: the smartest thing I've done after threatening to do it for too many years was actually write down what to wear based on temperature. This helped immensely last year, and winter is coming 🥶
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This might be really helpful for many folks out there.
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
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A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
For #Ward6 residents who attend this meeting: you can also provide feedback & comments on District-wide bicycle/micro-mobility infrastructure projects!
Want to get the mayor to reconsider 86ing the Connecticut Ave NW bike lanes? Want the Met Branch Trail to have solid connections? Comment!
#bikeDC
Want to get the mayor to reconsider 86ing the Connecticut Ave NW bike lanes? Want the Met Branch Trail to have solid connections? Comment!
#bikeDC
Share your feedback about bicycle transportation in DC!
DDOT is holding a #Ward6 meeting for its Strategic Bikeways Plan on Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Southwest Library.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/strategic-...
DDOT is holding a #Ward6 meeting for its Strategic Bikeways Plan on Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Southwest Library.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/strategic-...
Strategic Bikeways Plan - Ward 6 Public Workshop
Join us to share feedback on your bicycle transportation needs, safety concerns, and key gaps in the bicycle network.
www.eventbrite.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
If you missed the previous meetings in your Ward, you can go to ANY of these events! The more people from #bikeDC who show up - literally show up - to these events, the better.
We really are stronger together. The bicycle planners at DDOT know this, but more people showing up will get results!
We really are stronger together. The bicycle planners at DDOT know this, but more people showing up will get results!
Share your feedback about bicycle transportation in DC!
DDOT is holding a #Ward6 meeting for its Strategic Bikeways Plan on Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Southwest Library.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/strategic-...
DDOT is holding a #Ward6 meeting for its Strategic Bikeways Plan on Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Southwest Library.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/strategic-...
Strategic Bikeways Plan - Ward 6 Public Workshop
Join us to share feedback on your bicycle transportation needs, safety concerns, and key gaps in the bicycle network.
www.eventbrite.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
If you missed the previous meetings in your Ward, you can go to ANY of these events! The more people from #bikeDC who show up - literally show up - to these events, the better.
We really are stronger together. The bicycle planners at DDOT know this, but more people showing up will get results!
We really are stronger together. The bicycle planners at DDOT know this, but more people showing up will get results!
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Randall Munroe created a beautiful thing today, and now I'm writing this with tears in my eyes. Thanks, @xkcd.com.
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Randall Munroe created a beautiful thing today, and now I'm writing this with tears in my eyes. Thanks, @xkcd.com.
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Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
This is exactly how I see the @nytimes.com’s Carville op-ed piece.
Carville has been irrelevant to the @democrats.org since 2000 - full stop. The reason we have MAGAts is because he tacked the party so far to the center-right that the GOP could court only the fringe of the right wing.
Eff him.
Carville has been irrelevant to the @democrats.org since 2000 - full stop. The reason we have MAGAts is because he tacked the party so far to the center-right that the GOP could court only the fringe of the right wing.
Eff him.
Ah, I see someone has exhumed the desiccated revenant named Carville, and used a hand bellows to force air into its lungs, so as to allow it to wheeze out miasmic utterances before being lowered once more into its crypt
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is exactly how I see the @nytimes.com’s Carville op-ed piece.
Carville has been irrelevant to the @democrats.org since 2000 - full stop. The reason we have MAGAts is because he tacked the party so far to the center-right that the GOP could court only the fringe of the right wing.
Eff him.
Carville has been irrelevant to the @democrats.org since 2000 - full stop. The reason we have MAGAts is because he tacked the party so far to the center-right that the GOP could court only the fringe of the right wing.
Eff him.
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TL cleanse.
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
TL cleanse.
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
To any DC Councilmember who thinks the voters "aren't ready" for ranked-choice voting: stop selling us as stupid.
Y'all are just afraid to lose your fiefdoms. Don't slow-roll.
If you do: we will come after you in the next election cycle and you will, to a person, lose.
#DCPOL
Y'all are just afraid to lose your fiefdoms. Don't slow-roll.
If you do: we will come after you in the next election cycle and you will, to a person, lose.
#DCPOL
Interesting: In testimony to the D.C. Council about implementing ranked-choice voting next year, elections board director Monica Evans says reporting results will take longer, up to 10 days after the election. That's because all mail ballots need to be received before counting.
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
To any DC Councilmember who thinks the voters "aren't ready" for ranked-choice voting: stop selling us as stupid.
Y'all are just afraid to lose your fiefdoms. Don't slow-roll.
If you do: we will come after you in the next election cycle and you will, to a person, lose.
#DCPOL
Y'all are just afraid to lose your fiefdoms. Don't slow-roll.
If you do: we will come after you in the next election cycle and you will, to a person, lose.
#DCPOL
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After the close of a disappointing U.N. climate summit in Brazil, "I'm extremely angry," says @brandoncwu.bsky.social. "We need a fossil fuel phase-out. We need it as fast as possible. It has to start in the Global North."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
After the close of a disappointing U.N. climate summit in Brazil, "I'm extremely angry," says @brandoncwu.bsky.social. "We need a fossil fuel phase-out. We need it as fast as possible. It has to start in the Global North."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels