Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.

Karl the Fog watches over the Supermarket Street Sweep in San Francisco

Benson Boone rides a bicycle!

Only in Portland: Benson Boone surprising kids on their ride home with the Bike Bus before his concert. Pure joy. #BikeBus #BensonBoone

Erik Mathy you all

Nerding out over this unique build of a classic Bridgestone MB-1 at SF Supermarket Street Sweep

Registering for Supermarket Street Sweep in San Francisco

It goes to eleven. At SF Supermarket Street Sweep.

I'm in San Francisco to shoot photos during the Supermarket Street Sweep, but I also learned today is the last SF Tweed Ride organized by Jon (aka "bike curious") and Melissa (aka "Bike Pretty"). Which should I do? SF Tweed www.instagram.com/sftweed?igsh... supermarketstreetsweep.com

Santa Cruz County declared a local emergency due to the suspension of federal food assistance. Which is great, but the notification is kind of a mess

Not an urbanist, a 10 year old.

I've been following this issue for decades: Research over the years continues to show a link between air pollution -- primarily from automobile traffic -- and dementia. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/h...

Now for riots!

Boooooo. (James is a news editor who has written sports headlines for nearly 40 years)

No. No no no no

Supermarket Street Sweep, you all. www.bikereg.com/supermarket-...

Nobody worries about Level of Service for pedestrians.

Dr Swain does an excellent job summarizing some problems with the Gates climate memo. I wish my brain was as well organized as his.

I appreciate the little things in life, like watching the Dodgers fall apart on national television.

I think none of these gloves are probably great for bicycling in truly cold climates (I've biked in temps as low as 20 below zero F / -30 C), but for coastal California weather they're more than adequate.

I grew up calling my older cousins-once-removed uncles and aunts. How is this weird or fraudulent?

Custom made double breasted uniform great coat not alluding to any historical period in particular surely

Last-minute SF Halloween costume: secured 👻

I have a very bad feeling about this...

The number of forecasts issued by @nws.noaa.gov Sacramento office, which watches for winter storms across the Northern Sierra, has plummeted. The forecasts contain critical information that doesn’t exist elsewhere, @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu tells @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social

Join us at North Berkeley BART today (Monday, 10/27) at 1pm for a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of ped and bike improvements! www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea...

Who's at the Roxie right now to learn about bats?

We love you, Ventura County!

Gov signed SB 71, making permanent @scottwiener.bsky.social's CEQA exemptions. For much of our transit priority, protected bikeway, Slow Street, etc work, CEQA process would have taken longer and cost more than project itself, and done nothing for environment.🙏 cal.streetsblog.org/2025/01/24/w...

Stupid question: Does the WARN Act apply to the Federal government? What about state versions of this law?

GOP: Gaslight, Obstruct, Project.

Maybe of interest to @supcat.bsky.social, who likes funky vehicles. This RV near Towada National Park is built on the back of a Toyota Toyoace cabover truck. The 4.99 meter length feels like a regulatory thing. I wish I had a banana for scale because this thing is so tiny compared to American RVs.

"DO NOT LEAVE YOUR BICYCLE HERE."

A Louis Garneau bicycle in Tokyo. The bike shop sticker on the chainstay says Le Cyc. I met a French man at the Family Mart on another Garneau bike; his is a newer electric bicycle. We're about a block away from the French embassy here

I think minivelo bikes are more of a Taiwanese thing, but I've seen a couple of them in Tokyo. The Giant with the T Mobile sticker is kind of a perfect example, but that other small wheeled Michikusa bicycle kind of fits the bill too.

Blue Bottle coffee in Hirō.

This kitsune udon and a rice bowl with the best maguro I've had in my life was 1400 yen (about US$10) in Hachinohe.

Sudafed is illegal in Japan but you can still buy codeine pills over the counter. This formulation also includes methylephedrine, 90 mg of caffeine, and chlorpheniramine, so it'll knock you out and make you wired at the same time.

Visiting the family shrine.

This sticker on a stop sign post says "Yo, cyclists, this stop sign applies to you as well!"

Skateboarding is a crime in Japan.

I'm traveling 300 miles in 3 hours in comfort and why do people fight this in California?

The rental scooters in Tokyo have little licence plates.

Verve Coffee has 11 locations in California, and seven in Tokyo. (Photo taken with barista's permission)

I can't describe how unbelievably well wayfinding works on the Tokyo Metro subway stations. Digital signage inside the train tells you where you're at in the train relative to the rest of the station as you arrive.

Hime hime daisuki hime!

*Nobody* locks their bicycles in Japan, so I was surprised to see this bike locking station in Tokyo. You push your front wheel in, then I guess a mechanism snaps it into place. The sign says first hour is free, then 200 yen (about a buck fifty US) every two hours after that.

The sign says there are bicycles on the third floor. I go to look for them (of course) ...

"Chabacco" get it?