For about 10 years I always bought a six-pack of Fireside Chat from 21st Amendment Brewing every Christmas. After a very disappointing reskin a couple years ago, we lost the excellent beer entirely with the brewery going out of business.

there is one and only one political strategy, and that is: “hang trump like an anchor around the neck of every single elected republican and the party itself.” no ‘friends across the aisle.’ no ‘the fever will break.’ anyone not on board with that has to go. no exceptions

Yes, it’s entirely true that many of the migrants who came under the Biden admin did not have housing arranged for them when they arrived and so ended up in homeless shelters at first, at times for months, while they got on their feet. This is 100% true, not an anti-immigrant gotcha, just the facts.

"Well-intentioned ballot measure leads to unforeseen and undesirable outcomes, a California story." www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/19/b...

Those who do not follow California city politics would be *shocked* how much staff time and council attention are given matters such as: "Does a new house blocking someone's view count as an objective design standard, and is it possible to model that with software."

If enough people keep complaining, maybe Caltrans will just water is all the way down into a general purpose lane.

Somewhat different issue, but the @marinbike.org executive director, who serves on the San Anselmo Town Council, was barred by the FPPC from taking any votes on policy that affects the town's streets or roads. I wonder whether any councilmembers who own car dealership face similar scrutiny.

Very pleased with my hack to put bike lights on the stroller.

Every single report to shareholders from a large REIT includes something about how it's great that market-rate multifamily housing isn't getting built in high-cost coastal cities because the shortage is what allows them to rent gouge.

So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.

Buddy of mine missing a birthday party right now due to this. ☹️

Looking forward to two weeks of getting literally nothing done besides keeping my kids alive.

No matter how old and bitter I get, I will still believe that A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life are two of the best "message" movies of all time.

I love people's weird fucking bikes.

I wonder how the Christians out there are doing.

There was literally a citywide ballot measure about this 13 months ago? Wtf are we doing? I'm sorry to everyone whose side lost. Losing sucks! I lose fights all the time. But you were clearly the losers and you need to move on.

"If we don't require off-street parking, where will people put their cars?"

Police and Fire wait have quite the racket going here. To anyone wondering why the city is broke, here's your problem.

Things are going great over at X, The Everything App

I would be very curious to hear what the design standards are in a country like the Netherlands. Are they designed to accommodate a person standing on every square inch of them?

The best QP🧵 any organization could ask for. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this solution a reality, and may the memory of those lost be a blessing, esp to those who continue to work to save lives on the streets in Oakland. @tvrr.bsky.social

Me, looking at 6% of a bridge's cost spent on a multiuse path: "Bike advocates are the reason American infrastructure costs so much."

Massive congratulations are owed to the folks at @tvrr.bsky.social for their work on International Boulevard. It is *unquestionable* that their advocacy has saved multiple lives, something not many people can say. Quick 🧵on their blog post. www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/intern...

Asking pedestrians to cross a five-lane, 74'-wide street with no signal or refuge is inviting them to die. This tragedy, and the countless before it on Caltrans-owned San Pablo Avenue, are the inevitable consequence of car-first, safety-last design.

Undoubtedly there are already people who have been saved from serious injury, or even death, by the speeding reductions that have followed the speed camera program.

I've got to believe that LA is setting itself up for a big ADA lawsuit here.

a gentle reminder that both the wind and solar industries need to unironically reproduce this exact energy

The only exciting thing about this will be reading how few people actually go to see it.

Timely thread about what courage really looks like under conditions of madness

A story I didn't know about the Viet Nam War: During the 1968 Mỹ Lai Massacre, helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson realized what was happening, and landed his helicopter between army troops and fleeing villagers, instructing his gunners to shoot their own men if they tried to kill the civilians.

Response from AC Transit management so far: “you don’t know what it’s like to drive a 60 foot bus.” “the facts present a different account than what was initially reported.” “I consider this matter closed, and there is no additional information to share.”

The hill ill die on: You can’t do massive infill without massively advantaging sustainable transpo. Otherwise, you’ll just bring in the too-many-cars the NIMBYs fear. You can’t do massive sustainable transpo without allowing easy infill. Otherwise, you’re building a moat to control access.

Well, that's not good.

The same Mercedes/BMW drivers who will ride your ass on the climbs will never, *never* pull to the side on a winding descent where they're going 15 mph and you could be doing 25+. I don't know if it's a pride thing of if the thought doesn't even compute.

Riding in Berkeley is being nearly run up onto the curb by someone with an "I protect birds" bumper sticker.

Touch the face of God.

I missed the fact that Maryland Governor Wes Moore vetoed the Reparations Committee bill earlier this year. Good for the legislature for overriding that veto.

The Pt Reyes Station "Green Bridge" is finally being replaced. This project has seen truly stunning cost inflation. In 2018 it was estimated at $5.8M, and the final cost will be 5.5x that at just shy of $30M. www.marinij.com/2025/12/15/w...

California Progressives love policies that are literally regressive.

full toon (from Jan 25)

A few years ago I wrote a thread on Twitter about how I crashed a car when I was 22 because I was looking at a text (no one was hurt thank god). I gotta port that one over here - I hope it can serve as a lesson to people.

It's funny to see how often my photos end up (uncredited) in public presentations.

Another kid killed crossing the street. Police say "it was foggy." Nothing to see here, apparently.

MTC claims that removing the toll plaza on the Bay Bridge will be "mind-blowing" and "a game changer." Let's check back in five years and see if it finally fixed traffic (it won't). www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

"A woman was seen on the ground screaming and wailing as two other women tried to comfort her." This is 100% my biggest nightmare. It is increasingly dangerous to just *walk* around our cities, and our electeds are mostly asleep at the wheel while kids die. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

I was on a podcast about e-bikes, illegal e-motos, and the regulations that cities are placing on both. Check it out! (Starting at 14:50)

What are the chances the Mamdani campaign's marketing director got their inspiration from this cookbook?

Now that it's latke season, I need to post my sour cream hot take. The proper utensil for serving sour cream is neither a spoon nor a fork, but a butter knife.

Literally 20 seconds into the first night of Hanukkah and the 3-year-old burns herself on the shamash. 🤦🏻