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Marian Goldeen

@warriorchicken.me

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💛💙 Software engineer, mountain biker, old woman, and supporter of the arts. Has an unrequited love of little owls

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Marian Goldeen @warriorchicken.me · Dec 5

Every time in my life I’ve had a major setback, something good has come out of it sooner or later or both. 🧵

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h

Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

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Marian Goldeen @warriorchicken.me · 8h

YES on 50!

A hand putting a ballot addressed to the Tulare County Registrar of Voters into a mailbox

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Diana Stein @dhstein.bsky.social · 19h

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Marian Goldeen @warriorchicken.me · 1d

One of the challenges about not dying is coping with the fact that you don’t stay young

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Goldeen "Rhondi" Ogawa @goldeenogawa.com · 2d

Some recent kitties from the sketchbook.
CSA members get to see this and much more much sooner: if you'd like to join the community, check it out:
goldeenogawa.com/csa
#cats 🐈🐈‍⬛😽

A drawing in purple and pink pen of a fat fluffy kitten. In pink are the words: "Introducing Rosy Pussytoes!"

A drawing in black brush pen of a black cat holding a big stuffie in the shape of a five-pointed star. Below is the caption: "Kitten caught a star!"

A drawing in black pen of a long-haired cat sitting outside a window, looking hopefully up at the viewer. In the bottom left is the caption: "Hopeful."

A drawing in black pen of a tortishell cat with a snaggletooth, from the shoulders up, as she appears to be sitting in a sink. Caption below reads: "Boss in the bathroom sink."

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Marian Goldeen @warriorchicken.me · 1d

Gavin Newsom let me down about the stop-as-yield-for-bikes law, but this one's far more important. I like this write-up from @humantransit.bsky.social .

Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 2d

California legalizes life near public transit! Governor Newsom has signed SB 79. My thoughts: humantransit.org/2025/10/cali...

California Legalizes Life Near Public Transit — Human Transit

OK, the headline is a little exaggerated, but California’s Senate Bill 79, authored by Senator Scott Wiener and just signed by Governor Newsom, is a game-changer. It prohibits most cities from forbid...

humantransit.org

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Marian Goldeen @warriorchicken.me · 2d

I love you little owl

Amy Gann @amygann.bsky.social · 4d

Burrowing owl watching from the ground near the desert. Climate changes and habitat loss threaten their future, but we can take steps to help them.

#birds #owl #burrowingowl #nature #wildlife #protectnature #conservation #EastCoastKin #photography

A burrowing owl portrait. Its large yellow eyes peak out from behind a few strands of grass

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 2d

Just one more.

The Study
Every Study Ever:
Reliable transit, safe active transportation options and fewer cars will improve cities.
City:
Hmm, can we really trust every study ever done?

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Marian Goldeen @warriorchicken.me · 3d

Oh, that’s right. I backed his Kickstarter. I have to remember to go download the audiobook

Marian Goldeen @warriorchicken.me · 3d

This one definitely slows you down and makes you pay attention to what you’re reading!

chris willmore @cwillmore.bsky.social · 3d

#fontober day 9: if bees developed electronic displays they might look like this, a 12-segment hex cell based on a triangular grid. it works for the most part but the constraints are evident in letters like T, m, x. the cell tiles the grid when staggered so you can use it to hide messages (image 3)

Marian Goldeen @warriorchicken.me · 4d

I bought my copy from bookshop.org, and got what I ordered

Marian Goldeen @warriorchicken.me · 4d

Definitely looking forward to this episode!

The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 4d

We are once again asking @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social to come on The War on Cars podcast.

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 4d

Mamdani did ride bikes with the Daily News back to his office after his M57 outing.

A woman he rode by shouted "communist" at him repeatedly.

Mamdani said he wasn't surprised by the heckling because Trump keeps "incorrectly" calling him that:

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kcnewhaven @kcnewhaven.bsky.social · 4d

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Guy Harvey @guyharvey70.bsky.social · 7d

Start cycling for transport