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@benhanpeter.bsky.social

Transit and biking advocate living car-free in Norwalk CT πŸš«πŸš™

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Just paid over 600 dollars in tariffs for a new bike, on top of 300 dollars for shipping. An effective tariff rate of over 21%. Cant stand all this winning πŸ₯΄

25.07.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zuckerberg says Meta will build data center the size of Manhattan in latest AI push CEO says company plans to spend hundreds of billions on developing artificial intelligence products

While AI remains a solution in search of a problem, FB is investing hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars into data centers. So incredibly dystopian to live in a country with virtually unlimited data center funding while taking food away from children www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

17.07.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To the moon! πŸš€πŸš†

12.07.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feelsbadman πŸ˜”

11.07.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dems never miss an opportunity to lose by ignoring the will of their voters πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

08.07.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congestion pricing works!

06.07.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. β™₯️

Happy Independence Day πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

04.07.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 59994    πŸ” 9237    πŸ’¬ 1057    πŸ“Œ 240

And share an alternative vision! β€œRepublicans bad” as an entire messaging strategy has been proven multiple times not to work

04.07.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is an unmitigated catastrophe

03.07.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich.

It’s investment in our people β€” in health care, infrastructure and education β€” to build a strong middle class.

You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense β€” yet that's what this GOP budget is all about.

02.07.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8406    πŸ” 2191    πŸ’¬ 335    πŸ“Œ 91

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

03.07.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Preach

02.07.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow I’m sold πŸ™„

02.07.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

02.07.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

02.07.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 44421    πŸ” 15162    πŸ’¬ 1629    πŸ“Œ 985
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A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill β€œBeautiful” it is not.

Republican legislators want to kill 50,000 Americans per year, let children go hungry, and take health care from seniors, to pay for tax cuts for the rich. Beyond disgusting. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

01.07.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

50 years of pretending that trickle down economics works, wish we’d give something else a try πŸ˜’

01.07.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In addition to its massive cuts for the nation's poorest residents' health care & food security, the Senate GOP's bill would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt, cut taxes for the richest, and eliminate most climate programs passed as part of the 2022 IRA.

01.07.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

Transit systems DO NOT recover from cuts like this. Riders who lose their service find other ways to get around and do not come back.

01.07.2025 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Philadelphia Transit System Votes to Cut Service by 45%, Hike Fares Philadelphia’s largest transit system approved sweeping service cuts and fare hikes as it struggles to deal with a gaping budget deficit.

This is so sad. Philly stands to lose HALF of its transit service, while Congress wants to give a trillion dollar handout to the rich. What are we doing… www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

01.07.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saw a half dozen bike racks all along the block of Corbin Dr in Darien. Washington St in SoNo ought to have the same thing: convenient and well-designed bike parking down the whole length of the street.

30.06.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Inexplicable? This was so easy to see coming, and so preventable. Do better NYT

28.06.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The pieces of the Harbor Loop Trail have the makings of something really special for Norwalk, once it’s (finally) completed. Too bad even the northern end can’t escape the eternal noise of I95

28.06.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This makes HB 5002 look about as spicy as a bowl of oatmeal, and Lamont still chickened out in the face of a coordinated disinformation campaign. Shameful

26.06.2025 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

CT NIMBYs would lose their minds if someone even suggested this here. Nice work NC

26.06.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBut the local context!!” cry the NIMBYs

26.06.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

God forbid a candidate generate some actual enthusiasm among voters πŸ™„ Dems will not return from the political wilderness without taking a few risks and nominating genuine people as candidates

26.06.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why the aggression, it’s really not that deep

24.06.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New York will build first major new US nuclear power plant in over 15 years Governor says plant upstate is β€˜a critical energy initiative’ while renewable energy groups slammed the decision

Happy to see NY building more nuclear, which must be part of the solution of decarbonizing our energy grid. Some so called environmental groups refuse to recognize that when nuclear plants are shuttered, they are replaced by fossil powered gas plants www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

24.06.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love it

24.06.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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