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Benjamin Fry

@bluejekyll.bsky.social

Rust, Rusty Bikes, and making everything safer. East Bay Kidical Mass, Walk Bike Berkeley, Bike East Bay, and former member of SFBike. Berkeley, CA.

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If I wanted to read shitty tweets written by shitty people, I would be on Twitter. The whole reason I'm here is to not read those shitty tweets.

01.03.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t have a lot of skin in it. I’m just enjoying watching McKennie and Pulisic do well in Italy.

01.03.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m a McKennie fan. Most reliable and consistent player on Juve.

01.03.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, an assist off his head anyway.

01.03.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Juve’s not out. I predict a tying header from McKennie yet to come.

01.03.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

That sprint, he was not getting caught.

01.03.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I was specifically referring to the post I replied to, not celebrating the struggling line.

28.02.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some fun good news today, thank you for sharing!

28.02.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

People clearly want to ride the 7 - there was a bus party to celebrate the line and the bus was filled to capacity!

It goes through many residential areas to multiple commercial areas and BART stations.

But people can’t rely on a bus that runs once an hour.

28.02.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
The baseline IMO.

The baseline IMO.

Just being honest. I wish it wasn't true. But this is the baseline for me. If a bike rack isn't an improvement on locking my bike to a street sign, I will lock my bike to a street sign 99 out of 100 times. Have a great day everyone!

27.02.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 158    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2

Chuck Schumer: β€œI’ve always wanted us to go to war with Iran, I’m just sad he didn’t call me into the war room when it was launched.”

This is not a person in opposition to the current actions of the President.

28.02.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
3 headlines: All about FIFA

β€œFIFA to 'monitor developments' in Iran ahead of 2026 World Cup”

β€œFIFA to review Mexico's
World Cup security, transport plans”

β€œFIFA plans to restore anti-racism messaging at the World Cup”

3 headlines: All about FIFA β€œFIFA to 'monitor developments' in Iran ahead of 2026 World Cup” β€œFIFA to review Mexico's World Cup security, transport plans” β€œFIFA plans to restore anti-racism messaging at the World Cup”

FIFA, I don’t know what to tell you, but you got suckered.

28.02.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Biden told Israel repeatedly not to strike Iran and war in the Middle East would be a disaster. Trump and Israel are teaming up for a full-scale war with Iran. A shit ton of people who pretended Biden was Netanyahu’s puppet ought to be doing some reflection this morning.

28.02.2026 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 498    πŸ” 137    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 12

Jesus. So now he’s going to cover the Epstein files in the blood of Iranians?

And this dude wanted a peace medal.

28.02.2026 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Strikes are now extending beyond Tehran, with reports of hits in the holy city of Qom. Iran's civil aviation authority has closed all Iranian airspace. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been moved to a secure location outside Tehran.-Reuters

28.02.2026 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 231    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 8

Nick Fuentes, misogynist neo-Nazi apologized in court (via Zoom & a letter, but still he had to APOLOGIZE) to vegan feminist Marla Rose today. He still must do community service for having been charged w/ assaulting her. On the Zoom chat, I had fun posting to Nick "Your body, the Judge's choice."

28.02.2026 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Berkeley’s public works chief leaving for East Contra Costa County Terrance Davis, praised for his β€œsteady hand” after taking over an embattled Berkeley department, will be deputy city manager in Brentwood.

Omg. I thought Wahid was the head. I’m an idiot. www.berkeleyside.org/2026/02/27/t...

28.02.2026 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait what? Did Wahid resign?

28.02.2026 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Worst, Berkeley

Best, Livermore

26.02.2026 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, I think your other points quite clearly point out why that is effectively not possible.

26.02.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The idea isn’t that individuals withhold their federal taxes, it’s that the state government as a major employer withholds payment of their side of the taxes.

Individuals wouldn’t need to do anything.

26.02.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.

Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.

It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.

That’s it.

22.02.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3620    πŸ” 1121    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 18

Are you kidding? If I was 12 again, omg, that is absolutely an awesome jump with perfect lead up to the launch.

And with a snow landing on the other side, you could go as high as you want.

But seriously, I think that’s one of those situations where I’d just take the sidewalk.

25.02.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell Your San Pablo Ave Story Bike East Bay wants to hear from you for their next RideOn print newsletter. Our San Pablo Ave campaign (BikeEastBay.org/SPA) has been underway for a while but we still hear some people claim that "N...

I'm collecting stories from folks about how they currently bike San Pablo Ave, or WANT to bike San Pablo Ave, to help inform an article in @bikeeastbay.bsky.social's next print newsletter.

Please take 2 minutes to fill out the form here with your story!

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25.02.2026 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

This is the way. We need to lower implementation costs. NYC is doing this really effectively.

25.02.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is very cool.

23.02.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Chuckles Schumer gave me a chuckle.

23.02.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of an Android app. Text:

β–² Nearby Glasses

Smart Glasses are probably nearby
Device: Unknown
RSSI: -42 dBm
Reason: Meta Company ID (0x058E)
Company: Meta Platforms, Inc.

This app notifies you when smart glasses are nearby. It uses company identificators in the Bluetooth data sent out by these. Therefore, there likely are false positives (e.g. from VR headsets). Hence, please proceed with caution when approaching a person nearby wearing glasses. They might just be regular glasses, despite this app's warning.

Debug Log

[19:08:40] Unknown (-50 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

[19:08:40] Unknown (-50 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

[19:08:41] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

[19:08:42] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

[19:08:42] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

[19:08:42] Unknown (-57 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

[19:08:43] Unknown (-40 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

[19:08:43] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

[19:08:43] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID

(0x058E) [19:08:44] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID

(0x058E) [19:08:44] Unknown (-42 dBm)

Meta Company ID (0x058E)

[19:08:44] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

[19:08:45] Unknown (-40 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

[19:08:45] Unknown (-63 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

A screenshot of an Android app. Text: β–² Nearby Glasses Smart Glasses are probably nearby Device: Unknown RSSI: -42 dBm Reason: Meta Company ID (0x058E) Company: Meta Platforms, Inc. This app notifies you when smart glasses are nearby. It uses company identificators in the Bluetooth data sent out by these. Therefore, there likely are false positives (e.g. from VR headsets). Hence, please proceed with caution when approaching a person nearby wearing glasses. They might just be regular glasses, despite this app's warning. Debug Log [19:08:40] Unknown (-50 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:40] Unknown (-50 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:41] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:42] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:42] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:42] Unknown (-57 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:43] Unknown (-40 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:43] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:43] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:44] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:44] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:44] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:45] Unknown (-40 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:45] Unknown (-63 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)

I made an app.
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Nearby Glasses is here to warn you when smart glasses are nearby.

I hope it's useful for someone.

Nearby Glasses's open source, free and rather simple
github.com/yjeanrenaud/...

It's also downloadable outside the Play Store. iOS port is in the making

23.02.2026 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1964    πŸ” 1007    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 77

The steering wheel looks like an evil face, I love it.

23.02.2026 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe moral case for killing millions just because…”

22.02.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0