Rachel Mann
@biofillea.bsky.social
EN/FR/RU Science mechanic. Lutherpalian. #YIMBY. I like urbanism, transit, bikes, service design, choirs, plants, biotech, and cats. Attached homes are good, actually. yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini (ytt) Northern Chumash land (Grover Beach, CA, USA)
Viva Italia!
In 9 months a bunch of competitors for the 2046 Olympics will be born.
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Love in a cold climate: Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
Free condoms for competitors at the Winter Olympics have run out within a record-breaking three days
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February 13, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Viva Italia!
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Architectural beauty is a really important issue in housing advocacy, but it can be hard to address with policy.
So many "design" regulations end up making buildings uglier.
This piece is a great summary of the kinds of policies that could actually promote beautiful buildings.
So many "design" regulations end up making buildings uglier.
This piece is a great summary of the kinds of policies that could actually promote beautiful buildings.
Building Beautiful Homes - California YIMBY
The Next Phase of California’s Pro-Housing Reforms By Eduardo Mendoza California is finally making it easier to build more housing – but the next fight is whether people like what gets built. Ugly and...
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February 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Architectural beauty is a really important issue in housing advocacy, but it can be hard to address with policy.
So many "design" regulations end up making buildings uglier.
This piece is a great summary of the kinds of policies that could actually promote beautiful buildings.
So many "design" regulations end up making buildings uglier.
This piece is a great summary of the kinds of policies that could actually promote beautiful buildings.
Reposted by Rachel Mann
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
PSA from the Strib, of all places:
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 27, 2026 at 1:05 AM
PSA from the Strib, of all places:
It's a start. #abolishice www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
It's a start. #abolishice www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
Stopped by the brewery and there is a 'Fun and Games' MeetUp group (recall MeetUp?!?) assembled. The new game is called Unstable Unicorns. It's the most wholesome eavesdrop.
January 23, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Stopped by the brewery and there is a 'Fun and Games' MeetUp group (recall MeetUp?!?) assembled. The new game is called Unstable Unicorns. It's the most wholesome eavesdrop.
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They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
I had to use telnet today to change the static IP address on a lab instrument and had flashbacks to using it in European internet cafes of the mid-1990s to check my university email. Gen X really is the transition generation. My Gen Z colleague looked at me impressed, as if I knew witchcraft.
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I had to use telnet today to change the static IP address on a lab instrument and had flashbacks to using it in European internet cafes of the mid-1990s to check my university email. Gen X really is the transition generation. My Gen Z colleague looked at me impressed, as if I knew witchcraft.
I looked at AARP a lot differently when I learned it's a civil rights org that since 2014 has been run by two excellent Black women CEOs.
I got a some hate mail today.
An AARP card. With my name on it.
If I find whomever did this, they will know no peace.
An AARP card. With my name on it.
If I find whomever did this, they will know no peace.
January 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I looked at AARP a lot differently when I learned it's a civil rights org that since 2014 has been run by two excellent Black women CEOs.
If 45/47 wants his name on a memorial performing arts center isn't he supposed to die first?
December 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
If 45/47 wants his name on a memorial performing arts center isn't he supposed to die first?
Radio. The answer is radio. With actual human DJs. I feel vindicated. www.npr.org/sections/wor...
Ditching music algorithms? Here are 12 streaming alternatives to explore
If you're looking to shake things up in the new year, these streaming platforms will help you diversify your music-listening habits.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Radio. The answer is radio. With actual human DJs. I feel vindicated. www.npr.org/sections/wor...
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Gehry transformed modern architecture with exuberant buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum. "I've always been for optimism and architecture not being sad," he said. n.pr/44TlUw2
Frank Gehry, whose designs defied gravity and convention, dies at 96
Gehry transformed modern architecture with exuberant buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum. "I've always been for optimism and architecture not being sad," he said.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Gehry transformed modern architecture with exuberant buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum. "I've always been for optimism and architecture not being sad," he said. n.pr/44TlUw2
It's truly wild to me that my eye doctor can take a picture of the inside of my eyeball and see evidence of a scar on my retina, most likely from when I fell as a toddler and needed stitches on my skin.
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It's truly wild to me that my eye doctor can take a picture of the inside of my eyeball and see evidence of a scar on my retina, most likely from when I fell as a toddler and needed stitches on my skin.
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
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Condominium construction is down 90% in California from a peak two decades ago. Democrats won’t solve the lawsuit problem, writes Tom Philp.
Why doesn’t California build more condos? How one law is in the way | Opinion
Condominium construction is down 90% in California from a peak two decades ago. Democrats won’t solve the lawsuit problem, writes Tom Philp.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Condominium construction is down 90% in California from a peak two decades ago. Democrats won’t solve the lawsuit problem, writes Tom Philp.
Scout kitty scarf at Nan's Books & Crystals
November 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Scout kitty scarf at Nan's Books & Crystals
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After 42 years wrongfully incarcerated in the Angola State Penitentiary, Gary Tyler has been living and working as an artist and advocate in Los Angeles for the past decade. via @laist.com
Artist Gary Tyler turns 40 years of wrongful imprisonment into powerful textiles
An exhibition of Tyler’s quilts captures scenes of humanity from within the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
After 42 years wrongfully incarcerated in the Angola State Penitentiary, Gary Tyler has been living and working as an artist and advocate in Los Angeles for the past decade. via @laist.com
If I ever had the means, I'd open a hostel/pub in Morro Bay called 'Ya Otter Stop Inn'.
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Sea otter pup and mom reunited in Morro Bay
A sea otter pup was recently reunited with its mom in Morro Bay and the heartwarming video has caught the attention of many people on social media.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
If I ever had the means, I'd open a hostel/pub in Morro Bay called 'Ya Otter Stop Inn'.
www.ksby.com/morro-bay/se...
www.ksby.com/morro-bay/se...
Grover Beach City Council denied a NIMBY's appeal of a 20-unit 5-story mixed-use project, and their tears are so delicious.
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Grover Beach City Council denied a NIMBY's appeal of a 20-unit 5-story mixed-use project, and their tears are so delicious.
Devastated to learn my 47yo cousin with brain cancer is starting hospice care. He has two teenagers. It's all too much like like my mother dying 34 years ago. Lord, have mercy.
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Devastated to learn my 47yo cousin with brain cancer is starting hospice care. He has two teenagers. It's all too much like like my mother dying 34 years ago. Lord, have mercy.
Look up
🔭 Comet Lemmon Beyond Lomnický Peak
Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Barsa
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Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Barsa
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November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Look up
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Rent Is Too Damn High Party Debate
YouTube video by Christian Royer
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November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM