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Tinman contre la caste
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PhD, poorly socialized sociologist, Saint Paul bikescum, Planning Commissioner, Board of Zoning Appeals, Met Council TAB (non-motorized rep).
Vélo Vivant, transportation equity, sustainable living, some science policy. he/him
People gonna have to learn how to dress for these games from their Packers fan friends. *ducks*
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
During the Seattle to Portland ride some years back I was rummaging my pannier at a lunch stop and a total stranger said: Geez, you got a microwave in there too? 😂
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Erry day, babe. Erry day.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Tariffs are a drag but also a tiny part of the economy. Things like dissembling science and higher education will manifest in depressed long-run growth not in a current unemployment spike.
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Our collective amnesia didn’t just happen all by itself. Motordum has been more insidious than even the tobacco lobby.

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NEW EPISODE: "The Creation of America's Car Culture." Producer Ilana Strauss talks to @norton.bsky.social about the two men who, in the 1920s, teamed up to sell more cars and shape the way cities handle traffic. Their legacy can be felt across the country today. podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I shoulda given the appropriate h/t to @risahustad.bsky.social for this.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Cooking uses bullion logic all the time.
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I get it. But it won’t go away until enough orgs stop playing the game. And I’m trying to do my part to help them do that by not participating.
November 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I refuse to participate in the day and only give directly to entities so as to cut out the giveMN middleman’s cut.
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing people that concentrating all charitable donations on a single day was a good idea.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
There’s been a small company trying to develop self driving vehicles for some years up in like Grand Rapids, MN. I only know of it because a neighbors son has been involved in the effort. mdl.mndot.gov/items/m17459
Policymaker Summary: The goMARTI Self-Driving Shuttle Pilot Program | MnDOT Digital Library
mdl.mndot.gov
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM