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Chad McCullough
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Bikes, Safe Streets, and Public Transport advocate | Socialist | Linux and Unix user of 30+ years | Privacy and Security advocate | Vegan | Cars ruin everything
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We love seeing and interviewing all the great ebike parents in Chicago - like the fabulous @mollyfleck.bsky.social, who we talked to a year ago and is featured in Daniel's article!

chiwho.bike/interviews/43
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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It's astounding how much CO₂ we put into the atmosphere each year by burning fossil fuels.

For comparison, we all agree that plastic pollution is bad, but the mass of ALL THE PLASTIC humanity has ever produced is only 25% of the CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere in 2025.
1) Fossil fuel
Still no peak. Emissions are projected to increase by 1.1% in 2025, reaching 38.1 GtCO2. An all time high.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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MSP people, join the rally at the St. Anthony location at 4pm today!!!
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.

Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.

Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
My daughter rarely goes to Starbucks but was in a hurry, this morning, so she went to one down the street from where she lives here in St. Louis. She was asked to find a different place tomorrow to get her coffee because they will be going on strike. Support Starbucks union members!
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Josh Hawley, Cynthia Lummis, Russian Ron Johnson— all pretend to care about the deficit while voting billionaires trillions in tax cuts— and personal government payouts—all for themselves.

What corrupt grifters!
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.

So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
As Americans, we all know that all of this new info coming out about Trump and Epstein will be forgotten in a few weeks, right? I mean, the Democrats in Washington won't do anything with the info so what the fuck does it even matter?
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Thats an awful lot of words to say "Trumps lying"
The president says prices are down under his watch, but Americans appear to be experiencing a different financial reality.
As Trump Celebrates Low Costs, Americans Say They Feel the Strain
www.newsweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Jesus Christ, St. Louis! Only 4 miles into my run and I have seen more drivers blow through stop signs than I can count. And no surprise, most cars are missing license plates.

Is city leadership ever going to do something about this shit?!?!?

#STL #StLouis #ShitDrivers #CarsRuinCities
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.

The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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it's almost like sprawl and climate change are bad for the health of the planet and the economy
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 1d
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices. n.pr/47QGKwH
It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Wow. Can't say much else. The overhead corona was unbelievable. The most intense reds and greens. ❤️💚😍💃 She'll be dancing until sunrise.

I visited Franconia Sculpture Park over summer and it has been on my aurora photo bucket list ever since. That's where I went last night.

Schafer, Minnesota.
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Was simply riding his bike to school.
What are we doing? Seriously.
This shouldn’t happen. We don’t have to accept it.
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'm assuming they are talking about Democrats when they say "The Left"?

Please stop calling Democrats "The Left".
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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this is flat out our local leaders saying "we don't care about putting pedestrians, cyclists, people using wheelchairs, or kids in strollers in danger"

and nearly all our cities do it
"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."

Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
And...nothing will come of any of this. I mean, we're talking about the Democratic Party here. They won't do shit.
NEW on @npr.org: Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump.
New Epstein emails appears to reveal more Trump ties
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump.
www.npr.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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"'In mobility more than elsewhere, the central issue is supply rather than demand,' says the elected official, who assures that the municipality has 'massively amplified the supply in infrastructure.'"
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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the emails from epstein say things like "thank god donald trump isnt exposing us. he knows more than anyone" and the headlines are like "it would seem, to some, that donald trump's name is mentioned in passing"
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 1d
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump. n.pr/4p7hqKa
New Epstein emails appear to reveal more Trump ties
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."

Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.

Of course I have.

The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.

Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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A beautiful and tragic episode about the selfishness brought on by the auto industry.

Too much for me to take in one sitting.

My heart breaks for what was robbed from America
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 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM