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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

Join BCU, Massachusetts Families for Safe Streets, Sidney Mae Olson Rainbow Fund, @massbike.bsky.social, @cambbikesafety.bsky.social, Safe Roads Alliance, and @walkmass.bsky.social on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims to Ride and Walk for Our Lives.

notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?

anyway that’s why these events are important

Political parties must shift immediately and dramatically to the left to avoid alienating these frustrated and abandoned young women. Am I doing this right?

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Anyone got research on noise-reduction benefits of, say, dedicated bicycle infra?

A tremendous act of self harm by Earthlings.

Opinion | Trump’s reckless announcement linking Tylenol and autism is already doing major damage Touting a possible cure with little evidence only gives loved ones of autistic people false hope.

It is hard to put into words how this past week basically erased a decade’s worth of work to promote of acceptance of #ActuallyAutistic people and accommodate autism. But somehow Trump did more to promote fear and lies around autism than any other president.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

repeating the phrase "full books" as I slam my head against my desk until I pass out

Boss Babes on Bikes 2025 Join the Boston Cyclists Union (BCU), local women leaders, and entrepreneurs for an afternoon of biking, community building, and connection! The BCU is committed to making Boston’s streets safer and m...

Join the BCU, local women leaders, and entrepreneurs for an afternoon of biking, community building, and connection!

📆 Sunday, October 19, 2025
🕖 12:15 PM (Rollout 12:30 PM)
📍 Bluebikes station at the corner of Blue Hill Ave & Almont Street

bostoncyclistsunion.org/bossbabes

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"

"Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.”

Bowing down to a bully never works.

And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.

Italy has moved me to tears for 3 days straight. Bravo ❤️

The cover of “If You Want To WIn, You’ve Got To Fight: A Guide To Effective Transportation Advocacy” by Carter Lavin. The words “If you want to win” are in all caps, hunter green blocky font that takes up half the page in the upper left-hand corner. The words “You’ve Got to Fight” are a burnt orange of the same size and font. The words connect diagonally across the page. The words “A Guide to effective transportation advocacy” is in black, in smaller font nestled between the block of larger text. Carter’s name is in the lower left corner in black. Behind the words is a stylized, fictionalized metro map that takes up most of the page. The metro map is complex, multi-colored, showing potential expansion plans, transfer stations etc. The book cover background is an off-white. Roughly 6 inches wide, 9 inches tall.

The back cover of ““If You Want To WIn, You’ve Got To Fight: A Guide To Effective Transportation Advocacy” by Carter Lavin. There is a red icon of a front-facing bus. A green circle with an icon of a person riding a bike, a yellow diamond with a pedestrian icon in it, a lavender icon of a light rail, and a light blue icon of a cargo bike. At the top it lists the book category as “TRANSPORTATION/ General” Then it has 4 blurbs. “A truly useful handbook for those who want to make change. It will be of great use to those working on transportation – where these efforts are sorely needed–but also for anyone trying to improve any part of our society. Politics isn’t magic; it’s work, and this will show you how to get it done most effectively.” — Bill McKibben, author of Here Comes the Sun “Carter Lavin equips readers with the tools and tactics they need to rally their communities, build strong coalitions, and convince elected officials that a better world is possible. This should be required reading, whether you’re new to the movement or, like me, a veteran in the war on cars.” – Doug Gordon, coauthor of Life After Cars “A brilliant showcase of the core tenet of organizing: to build, together. Through countless transportation campaign stories from across the US, Lavin crafts a practical compass that can guide advocates at all stages to win the change our communities deserve.” – Cathy Dos Santos, Executive Director of Transit Alliance Miami “A helpful guide for youth or anyone interested in joining the movement for people-first communities. Lavin relays the conditions, tactics, and coalitions necessary for building a movement that is joyous, effective, and widespread.” – Elise Joshi, former Executive Director of Gen-Z for Change Cover design: Bruce Gore/ Gore Studio, Inc. Cover art: iStock & Shutterstock Images. Island Press Washington Covelo. www.islandpress.org . All Island press books are printed on environmentally responsible materials. A barcode is visible

Got my early author copies from @islandpress.bsky.social! Excited for this book to help people win on everything from new speed bumps, to protected bike lanes, to expanding transit service (and stopping cuts), and a whole lot more. Pre-order your copy at
islandpress.org/books/if-you...

Wildfire smoke could soon kill 71,000 Americans every year The haze may already kill 40,000 Americans each year — the same number killed in traffic crashes. Climate change will only make things worse.

Wildfire smoke could soon kill 71,000 Americans every year.

The haze may already kill 40,000 people in the U.S. each year — the same number who die in traffic crashes. Climate change will only make matters worse.

grist.org/health/wildf...

#Wildfire #Smoke #Climate #Health #Wellness #Disaster

Obviously I talk a lot about bike/ped safety.

But something that is really crazy is how much less safe you *in a car* since 2010.

In spite of all the additional safety technology, vehicle occupants are less safe today than they were 15 years ago.

Man says that large group of kids on bikes in Boston were aggressive toward his wife A Massachusetts man is fed up with the hundreds of kids riding bikes on Boston roads after one was "aggressive" toward him and his wife over the weekend.

Listen, some of the behavior described is annoying, but this moral panic over kids on bikes is so silly compared to the behavior of drivers and the death and injury toll they leave behind. But the harms of car culture are rarely covered because we've just accepted all of that as part of our society.

In response to a question about how to solve the polarization that is tearing the world apart, Pope Leo raised the problem of the growing gap between CEO and worker pay. Nice to have a new ally on this front!

Full interview: cruxnow.com/vatican/2025...

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Today I’m humbled to announce an epoch-defining event: the launch of the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

It's possible to say Charlie Kirk was a hateful racist, misogynistic, homophobic thug who spread dehumanizing propaganda that hurt millions & eroded democracy.

AND

He didn't deserve to die. Political violence is unacceptable regardless of the victim's beliefs.

Now that's wasn't so hard, was it?

Josh Kraft has run the most unlikable campaign for mayor in Boston history. Why is he still in the race? - The Boston Globe Besides being uncompetitive, this campaign has been a huge letdown in other ways.

"Kraft has run the most unlikable and inept campaign for mayor in modern Boston history. Sure, he isn’t the first candidate to lose by a lot. But none of those previous losers burned through millions in campaign cash in the process." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/10/m...

The political assassination of the Speaker of the Minnesota House was a terrible harbinger for our democracy. The profound silence from Republicans afterwards was worse.

The political assassination of Charlie Kirk is a terrible harbinger for our democracy. Again, the response is antidemocratic.

No matter our background, origin, or party, most of us believe violence has no place in our politics. Yet, the MAGA regime fans flames of violence, trying to turn government into a weapon against us. We must make this a country where no one fears for our lives or our loved ones.

Nothing good can come from political violence. It doesn't matter where you stand politically—it's a cancer that needs to be rooted out.

#OtD 8 Sep 1946 numerous empty properties, including 148 luxury flats in the Duchess of Bedford House in Kensington, were squatted by homeless ex-servicemen and their families in London in a wave of occupations across the country stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1086...

You Can Advertise The State Of Israel On Your Shirt Or Ride Undisrupted In La Vuelta, But Not Both | Defector Nobody won Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España on Wednesday in Bilbao, as race organizers chose to neutralize the stage due to huge groups of anti-genocide protestors at the finish line. Thousands gathere...

You can advertise the state of Israel on your shirt or ride undisrupted in La Vuelta, but not both: defector.com/you-can-adve...

"[T]his is not Calvinball and there are rules."

OH MY WORD!

the 146th shooting at a k-12 school so far in 2025. the 146th shooting at a k-12 school so far in 2025. the 146th shooting at a k-12 school so far in 2025.