“Witnesses told NBC Chicago the cyclist was riding in a bike lane when the driver of a car opened a door in front of him, causing him to lose control before he was struck by a semi-truck driver who was traveling behind him before the initial collision”

A lot of bike "infrastructure" is shockingly dangerous and it's really insane how it's even allowed, when at the same time crosswalks keep getting denied. The traffic engineering profession must truly have no interest in the safety of unshelled humans.

Here's me. "Australia is manufacturing explosives for Israel’s atrocities"

We broke significant national news this week and not a single mainstream media outlet wanted to cover it or follow up. It isn't surprising, but it is illustrative. Put simply, they're all owned and operated by Zionist billionaires. This is why indie media needs to exist.

Because it’s Caturday?

Update: nbc has some initial details (and even includes a call out that it’s illegal to open car doors in the path of bicyclists) @nbcchicago.com www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/3...

I mean this did get some likes, so here we go: BAD VEHICLE BEHAVIOR I SAW AT LEAST ONCE LITERALLY EVERY DAY OF MY PAST YEAR AS A CROSSING GUARD: A THREAD

"I've been up until the last 2 years a 100km plus a week cyclist. Now I don't ride at all" We get a lot of emails like this from local Vancouverites. When people wonder why our cycling mode share is stuck in the single digits - it's not the rain, it's not the hills, this is why.

What would it take to achieve high prosperity and equality while remaining within planetary boundaries? The World Inequality Lab is very excited to launch the #GlobalJusticeReport. [1/7]

A good question, even if the likely answer in Australia is "no". theconversation.com/...?

Hey @dieworkwear.bsky.social I’m not sure if you’re aware of Peter Drew. These remind me of his work.

Australia Institute research shows a 25% tax on gas exports could solve the gas crisis – and raise $17 billion every year at the same time. ✍ Sign the petition to support a 25% tax on all Australian gas exports: https://theaus.in/43gM7ni

Our new strategy, Cocaine for All, invests $350 million in Canadian cocaine institutions like Vector Institute, so that cocaine is developed here — safely, responsibly, and to benefit of all Canadians. bsky.app/profile/mark...

Toronto showed up - this was a ride to protest the recent violent takedown of a cyclist.

For a free guide to managing curb (i.e., on-street) parking well, read the Introduction to #ParkingAndTheCity. It distills UCLA professor Donald Shoup's 734-page classic, The High Cost of Free Parking, down to 53 pages. They're surprisingly entertaining.

I don't normally tag the mayor, but @freddieoconnell.bsky.social, your inaction on road safety is costing the lives of your fellow Nasvillians. Your inaction means the blood is on your hands.

Why are surgeons *less* likely to speak up even though they encounter *more* microaggressions as they become more senior? 🤔 Excellent, nuanced, and PRACTICAL @facs.org podcast from Pringl Miller, Christine Heisler and Lillian Erdahl. #OperateWithRespect theoperativeword.podbean.com/e/e44-whethe...

The US is now spending more on construction for data centers than public transportation infrastructure. Data centers contribute to higher electricity costs and air pollution —all while enriching a handful of Big Tech CEOs. Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop them?

I occasionally work with some Lynn high school students and they are absolutely afraid and anxious about ICE, both in terms of personal impact, as well as friends. It's horrific what we continue to put kids through. itemlive.com/2026/05/29/s...

Video of what appears to be multiple @tps.ca officers tackling & arresting a cyclist during a stop sign trap on the MGT. Cyclist - "What did I do wrong?" Cop - "You didn't stop." If true, this is excessive use of force for a traffic stop. Mayor Chow & @ausmalik.bsky.social plz look into this.

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... So at least 502 Australian citizens are serving in the genocidal IDF. Will they be monitored in the same way as former ISIS members when they return to Australia? #auspol

The Australian War Memorial is sponsored by the companies that build the weapons that kill people, and at Estimates today we made them say so out loud.

“Everything is affordable when politicians want to do it… it’s really frustrating that they continue to pretend this is an us problem, not a them problem.” @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org on the fourth Chalmers budget and how the welfare system holds us back. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Did you know the minimum wage increase is worth less for people on Centrelink payments who have a job? Tune in to ABC Canberra Drive at 5:40pm AEST to hear more from @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org or listen back via the ABC website: www.abc.net.au/listen/live/...

Buying fire engines that fit the city you want is cheaper than building your entire city to fit the fire engines you have. This is true even after taking staffing costs into account.

That's what I found in my paper from last year... 🫢 #AusPol

"We don't care what anyone else says. We're proud and we loved her to death. Always have and always will. We just wanted to let everybody know. She had a face, she had a name, and it was Jodi." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Most of the world:

I have taken my life in my hands and written a column about off leash dog owners (and maybe on what “danger” is & how its perception can be manipulated by politics).

I have a slightly bananas young rescue dog who is terrible on the leash, and learning, and a senior retired service dog who is excellent on the leash. Off leash dogs are a danger, to themselves, to other humans and dogs. We cannot know how things might pan out.

Car culture is normalizing massive, depreciating debt and pretending the people who opt out are the weirdos.

I'm from everywhere/anywhere and I hate free parking.

Sucks when people block the sidewalk with bikes like this.

"Withholding care is passive coercion just as being a barrier to accessing care is proactive coercion." -Me. I said that. BOLO the Conscience Protection Act that is sitting in Congress atm. feminist-rising.ghost.io/unconscionab...

NEW: The housing affordability debate has been too narrowly focused on market-unleashing “Abundance” approaches. To help the working class with rent/energy bills, reinvestment in public housing needs to be at the center of the discussion 🧵 stopgreedbuildgreen.climateandcommunity.org/posts/greeni...

Every time we see hundreds of bicycles outside a high school, we no longer despair for the human race. To Dutch people, it barely registers. But this scene represents something profound: freedom and autonomy for young people—without the stress, cost or danger that comes with needing to drive a car.

Someone is Trying to Bamboozle Ya Volume 2: Bike Lane Boogaloo A short video essay on bike lanes, misinfo, and touching grass.

Hateful media and political rhetoric drives trans people out of public life and undermines rights as fundamental as work, education, and living as your authentic self. We will always call it out. 🏳️‍⚧️

On the left is the most dangerous intersection in san diego with many previous fatalities. Bikes having to go around obstructions at this spot are put in real danger. People are usually going to the CVS in a large apartment building that has a big garage with free parking for CVS customers.

Let’s not surrender to the wall of noise. There are ways for governments to tame the plague of roaring cars and motorbikes, by Marcus Gee www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron... via @theglobeandmail.com

Bow Down to Me, Pathetic Mortals, For I Have a Loud Engine, by Susie Aquafina www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/bow... via @mcsweeneys.net @drlesleybarron.bsky.social

The size of Italian cars is, on average, much smaller than Australian/Canadian/US. This is an extreme example but as most cars carry one passenger at a time, I don’t see an issue!

one interesting thing so far about loudly hating AI is the way AI lovers are like "wow so you're just totally closed off to hearing another perspective??" as if their perspective hasn't been relentlessly pushed down our throats with no space to push back (particularly in professional settings)

“We found that only about 54% of all miles traveled by Waymos in California are driven with a passenger onboard.” 🤔 #dktrp

AOC held up jars of brown drinking water from rural Georgia in Congress. Families near a Meta data center say their wells turned undrinkable. Another Georgia data center quietly used 29 million gallons of water while residents complained about low pressure. Now the Trump administration

This article is a good summary of my clinic spiel I’ve had with thousands of patients. You don’t need to fibremax, but most ppl aren’t getting nearly enough. And while it is better to do it through diet, fibre supplements are ok too.

I used to be involved with islet cell and pancreatic transplants - this is VERY exciting news.

On the day Illinois passed the Stop Super Speeders law, Chicago's Ride of Silence was a reminder of how much further we have to go to make our streets truly safe. @atalliance.bsky.social @rideillinois.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org @betterstreetschicago.org @chicritmass.bsky.social

“You see this so often in articles, first they repeat Israel’s claim, then they tell you there’s no evidence of it. If there is no proof why do you repeat over and over to ingrain an unproven claim in the public psyche? “This is why “Israel says” is not journalism.”