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Jesse O'Sullivan

@jesseosullivan.bsky.social

Dad, wonk, theatre lover. Posts mostly about urbanism, transit, and housing.

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Why does it always have to *monarchy* in fantasy novels?

11.02.2026 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Military grade" because our new cabinet decided to downgrade to signal.

06.02.2026 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Single stair, 5 story, one unit per floor. That's the dream.

04.02.2026 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Graph smart: 0%

(paging @graphcrimes.bsky.social)

18.12.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

24.11.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can you point me towards any good research on coops/cohousing?

24.11.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adaptive reuse

31.10.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We Must Not Posthumously Sanitize Charlie Kirk's Hateful Life Influential anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday. While condemning violence is something most can get behind, sanitization of his hate has gone too far.

There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man.

Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.

We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.

My latest piece.

11.09.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 19642    πŸ” 4967    πŸ’¬ 736    πŸ“Œ 252

What am I looking at?

16.07.2025 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It is extremely important right now to demonstrate that people who believe in American democracy are not so easily cowed.

08.06.2025 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally got the grocery run setup.

07.06.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Surfliner to LA closed for 6 weeks again for emergency bluff repairs. BUILD THE TUNNELS. DOUBLE TRACK EVERYWHERE. SUCK IT DEL MAR.

25.04.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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Have a multimodal day

05.04.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

roses are red
doomscrolling is soul-destroying
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22.03.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, underground but using a cut and cover method rather than a tunnel boring machine. Which should be cheaper but no one does it because it causes more traffic disruption.

20.03.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've never seen a proposal to cut and cover the trolley through downtown but it seems like it should be a good idea. Maybe I underestimate the cost involved.

20.03.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It was a great deal for sure!

19.03.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My standards aren't very high, but I just spent $100 on a Caad8 off craigslist (and then $280 at the shop) and I'm very happy with it. Maybe if I biked more I would want something nicer but I think for most people a cheap bike is fine.

19.03.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Chuck Schumer resign

14.03.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vibes

12.03.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I currently study pediatric brain cancer. If NIH policies do not change, neither myself nor the large majority of my colleagues will still be doing so a year from now.

05.03.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Guest Opinion: Modal filters are cheaper and work better than speed bumps It’s time for PBOT to stop spending more for less.

Making effective bikeways is actually really cheap. Doing it the expensive way is for car convenience only. I'm grateful for the Meade Avenue roundabouts, but it would have been much cheaper (maybe 90% cheaper) and much more effective to do modal filters.

bikeportland.org/2025/03/03/g...

05.03.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Direct, simple, clear.

05.03.2025 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, unfortunately

05.03.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/pard...

05.03.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New bike storage setup

21.02.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is there any way to get this as a list instead of a starter pack?

05.02.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hell yeah thank you

05.02.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cancel your LATimes subscription

31.01.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hell yeah. It's been a while, but one of the major recommendations in a report I wrote was more service. www.circulatesd.org/midcoastreport @circulatesd.bsky.social

26.01.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0