Dan Miller
@meelar.bsky.social
Queens volunteer chapter leader for @opennewyork.org. YIMBY, pro-transit, pro-biking, anti-borders-and-cars. He/him
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I think entirely too much about how California’s climate plan explicitly says that converting to EVs is not nearly enough to meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets so we need to reduce VMT 25% by 2030, and then we do basically nothing to try to achieve that goal
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I think entirely too much about how California’s climate plan explicitly says that converting to EVs is not nearly enough to meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets so we need to reduce VMT 25% by 2030, and then we do basically nothing to try to achieve that goal
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I feel like evacuating a city of 14 million because they are going to run out of water should be a bigger story regardless of where it is.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I feel like evacuating a city of 14 million because they are going to run out of water should be a bigger story regardless of where it is.
Market Street in Philadelphia has some gorgeous new raised bike lanes. Love it!
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Market Street in Philadelphia has some gorgeous new raised bike lanes. Love it!
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Cars are bad for cities, they're bad in lots of ways that widespread AV adoption won't help and could actually make worse.
You can make that argument without insisting on things that really aren't true!
You can make that argument without insisting on things that really aren't true!
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Cars are bad for cities, they're bad in lots of ways that widespread AV adoption won't help and could actually make worse.
You can make that argument without insisting on things that really aren't true!
You can make that argument without insisting on things that really aren't true!
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There are many good reasons to be wary of both this tech and this business model.
But almost all replies and QTs on this are focused on the risk of it hitting people, and I actually think the evidence is pretty clear at this point that Waymo's safety record is better than that of human drivers.
But almost all replies and QTs on this are focused on the risk of it hitting people, and I actually think the evidence is pretty clear at this point that Waymo's safety record is better than that of human drivers.
Waymo, the driverless ride-hailing company, is bringing its fleet of autonomous electric vehicles to Minneapolis.
Ridesharing without a driver? It's coming to Minneapolis
Testing will begin Thursday morning. No date has been set to start offering rides to passengers.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
There are many good reasons to be wary of both this tech and this business model.
But almost all replies and QTs on this are focused on the risk of it hitting people, and I actually think the evidence is pretty clear at this point that Waymo's safety record is better than that of human drivers.
But almost all replies and QTs on this are focused on the risk of it hitting people, and I actually think the evidence is pretty clear at this point that Waymo's safety record is better than that of human drivers.
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Does this answer a few of those niggling questions that have been cropping up in your head too …?
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social
theconversation.com/how-the-rich...
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social
theconversation.com/how-the-rich...
How the rich world is fortifying itself against climate migration
Climate change is already linked to mass deportation – and the worst is still to come.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Does this answer a few of those niggling questions that have been cropping up in your head too …?
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social
theconversation.com/how-the-rich...
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social
theconversation.com/how-the-rich...
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Important comment from JAUNT CEO Mike Murphy during his informative presentation to council on Monday: transit works well when higher density housing exists. Transit policy is directly tied to housing policy.
Presentation here: meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/cha...
Presentation here: meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/cha...
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Important comment from JAUNT CEO Mike Murphy during his informative presentation to council on Monday: transit works well when higher density housing exists. Transit policy is directly tied to housing policy.
Presentation here: meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/cha...
Presentation here: meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/cha...
Truly, we live in the future
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Truly, we live in the future
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
"Investors"
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November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"Investors"
The root of a lot of bad discourse is people conflating "this is good policy" and "this will help us win elections". They're separate questions! And frankly everyone should have a lower degree of certainty about the second one than they do.
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The root of a lot of bad discourse is people conflating "this is good policy" and "this will help us win elections". They're separate questions! And frankly everyone should have a lower degree of certainty about the second one than they do.
This is a very interesting thread
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is a very interesting thread
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Will is generally great but he makes a classic geography mistake here, one that has infected many experts on national issues:
Housing is a national problem, but its pricing is not national. While it's true that, nationally, most Americans are spending 30% of income on rent/mortgage ...
Housing is a national problem, but its pricing is not national. While it's true that, nationally, most Americans are spending 30% of income on rent/mortgage ...
I absolutely am a YIMBY, but I believe in being honest about data even more than I believe in YIMBYism. There hasn’t been an acute increase in housing costs as a share of income! There just hasn’t. I don’t know what to tell you. I won’t lie about it just because everyone enjoys the false narrative.
Maybe I’m crazy but I would presume Will Stancil is fairly YIMBY pilled so these takes on housing affordability drive me fucking crazy. It’s a pretty serious problem if housing is unobtainable to most people in the metros where basically all our wealth creation is happening!
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Will is generally great but he makes a classic geography mistake here, one that has infected many experts on national issues:
Housing is a national problem, but its pricing is not national. While it's true that, nationally, most Americans are spending 30% of income on rent/mortgage ...
Housing is a national problem, but its pricing is not national. While it's true that, nationally, most Americans are spending 30% of income on rent/mortgage ...
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If a reporter asked Mamdani about Charlie Kirk and he replied “a lot of people didn’t like him” we would have the biggest firestorm in media perhaps anyone has ever seen. Pitchforks & op eds everywhere. Non-stop.
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
If a reporter asked Mamdani about Charlie Kirk and he replied “a lot of people didn’t like him” we would have the biggest firestorm in media perhaps anyone has ever seen. Pitchforks & op eds everywhere. Non-stop.
"I, a 23-year-old nepo baby, have unlocked an obvious and foolproof way to win any given election by blowout margins, but the Democrats simply refuse to adopt it"--I'm really impressed, it takes most people years to get that addicted to cocaine.
this is just a wild thing to tweet a week after democrats won a statewide in Georgia by 20 points. completely divorced from the current electoral environment
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"I, a 23-year-old nepo baby, have unlocked an obvious and foolproof way to win any given election by blowout margins, but the Democrats simply refuse to adopt it"--I'm really impressed, it takes most people years to get that addicted to cocaine.
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Hard to see this as anything other than a regional policy failure. If the only place in the six-county region where first-time homebuyers can afford to buy a home is outside the six-county region, we aren’t adding enough supply in the urban (or suburban) core. www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-...
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Hard to see this as anything other than a regional policy failure. If the only place in the six-county region where first-time homebuyers can afford to buy a home is outside the six-county region, we aren’t adding enough supply in the urban (or suburban) core. www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-...
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The “War on the War on Cars” is alive and well in red states. Idaho made it harder to implement bike and ped infrastructure. They’re only permitted if they are considered a secondary or collateral benefit of a highway project, not a primary purpose. Road diets are mostly prohibited
Gov. Brad Little signs pair of bills limiting bike, ped improvements - BoiseDev
A pair of bills curbing the powers of highway districts across Idaho got the final stamp of approval this week. On Monday, Governor Brad Little signed SB 1140 and SB 1144 into law. The first narrows t...
boisedev.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The “War on the War on Cars” is alive and well in red states. Idaho made it harder to implement bike and ped infrastructure. They’re only permitted if they are considered a secondary or collateral benefit of a highway project, not a primary purpose. Road diets are mostly prohibited
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senate brain has basically turned US governance into a nightmare, and no senator wants to fix this
This is basically someone reciting a catechism. It's not true, and it's not even really intended to be true. It's dogma. It's scripture. It's holy writ. It is self-justifying. It has nothing to do with observable reality.
Underrated aspect of killing the filibuster is making pundit hacks at Cook Political p-p-p-piss their pants
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
senate brain has basically turned US governance into a nightmare, and no senator wants to fix this
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Metro renouncing its long history of Not Invented Here behavior has been something wonderful to see. A lot of other rail transit systems in the U.S. could learn from our example.
Major announcement in just-posted board documents: DC's Metro is moving fast toward automation.
Over 15 years, Metro plans full automation & platform screen doors, which the agency says will improve safety, reliability, & travel times—at reduced costs.
www.wmata.com/about/board/...
Over 15 years, Metro plans full automation & platform screen doors, which the agency says will improve safety, reliability, & travel times—at reduced costs.
www.wmata.com/about/board/...
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Metro renouncing its long history of Not Invented Here behavior has been something wonderful to see. A lot of other rail transit systems in the U.S. could learn from our example.
This is a great idea, kudos to them.
China is bringing the hammer down on hyper-fast EVs, setting a minimum 5 seconds for accelerating from 0 to 100 KMH (62 MPH).
For context, the Rivian R1S hits 60 MPH in 2.6 seconds, as does the Tesla Cybertruck in "Beast Mode." (H/t @reillybrennan.com)
For context, the Rivian R1S hits 60 MPH in 2.6 seconds, as does the Tesla Cybertruck in "Beast Mode." (H/t @reillybrennan.com)
China mulls limiting cars' default performance as EV crashes frequently occur
China plans to require passenger vehicles to default to a state where acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h takes less than five seconds upon each startup.
cnevpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is a great idea, kudos to them.
Just heard this on KEXP and it's excellent. Your occasional reminder to keep finding new music, it'll keep you young. youtu.be/cSurZEWdvz0?...
Talk to Giants
YouTube video by Caley Watts - Topic
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November 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Just heard this on KEXP and it's excellent. Your occasional reminder to keep finding new music, it'll keep you young. youtu.be/cSurZEWdvz0?...
This is a model of how to thoughtfully push back on the "surveillance" argument about camera surveillance for cars (ALPRs in this case, but can be broadened to speed+red light cameras)
Driving is a Security Nightmare
A commentary on Benn Jordan's otherwise good "The Cameras Tracking You = A Security Nightmare", latest video about Flock and other ALPRs
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/driving-is...
A commentary on Benn Jordan's otherwise good "The Cameras Tracking You = A Security Nightmare", latest video about Flock and other ALPRs
politicsofcars.beehiiv.com/p/driving-is...
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This is a model of how to thoughtfully push back on the "surveillance" argument about camera surveillance for cars (ALPRs in this case, but can be broadened to speed+red light cameras)
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It goes beyond DOGE and Project 2025’s attack on competent civil servants or STEM funding. It goes down to the basic manner in which administration officials interact with the public.
“The juvenile actions and accusatory language spouting from every orifice of government may be among the most superficial features of our current crisis, but it is symptomatic of a larger disrespect for professionalism and professional competence.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-war-on-p...
The War on Professionalism and Professional Competence
Incompetence and sloppiness are the self-conscious ethos of the administration.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It goes beyond DOGE and Project 2025’s attack on competent civil servants or STEM funding. It goes down to the basic manner in which administration officials interact with the public.
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A Virginia state legislator could launch against Mark Warner and raise a million dollars in a day.
remember what I was saying about the shutdown cave not really hurting Democrats with the general electorate but making their base even more inclined to throw them out? anyway
November 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A Virginia state legislator could launch against Mark Warner and raise a million dollars in a day.
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Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
theonion.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process