TIL about Plucka Duck. @asteroidproject.bsky.social

I’m taking a break, just sitting here with the windows open in one of the denser neighborhoods in the city. Other than birds chirping, the only other sounds I hear are vehicle related. Cities aren’t loud. Cars are loud.

It’s fine. We’re fine. Don’t worry about it! www.cnn.com/2026/06/12/c...

@brookebikesmke.bsky.social Siiiiiiick…

I’m totally outraged. @dankmccoy.bsky.social deadline.com/2026/06/jem-...

I’ve learned to appreciate small miracles: www.cbs58.com/news/blue-an...

@hodgman.bsky.social quoting the Hal Needham classic “MegaForce” during the latest episode of E Pluribus Motto is the promise of the Internet fulfilled!

They should have booked Morrissey, he’s always reliable. (I’m sure someone else has made this joke, but I just thought of it too).

The Dream of the 90s is Alive in…Milwaukee? www.cbs58.com/news/milwauk...

Sure, Paul Schrader didn’t write and direct Heart Beeps. What more proof do you need, sheeple?! @flophousepodcast.com variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Thank you @billcorbett.bsky.social - I haven’t laughed this hard in years. My wife was actually concerned for my health.

The least successful 1930s daredevil, “The Sinking Scaffoldini”!

I’m in my 50s, I had absolutely no idea Swatch was still a thing. *I was a pre-teen hipster.*

Ringo yelling “I’ve got blisters on my fingers” at the end of Helter Skelter never fails to crack me up.

Mothers invented traffic calming.

@asteroidproject.bsky.social Truth!

Once again: close an area to cars, business *increases*. Every time. And yet every new proposal to close an area to cars meets the same resistance from business owners. I'm starting to wonder whether business owners really are rational self-interest maximizers, I tell you!

For once I’d like to see the phrase “doubles down” followed by something not horrible. “Local man doubles down on defending the safety of pedestrians in crosswalks.”

In this ways and lots of others, our built environment is just not made for the amount of package delivery we suddenly started doing ~15 years ago

In Soviet Union, Morissey cancels *your* concerts! (That’s how these jokes work, right)

If I could change one thing about Milwaukee culture, it might be to instill a sense that it’s ok to walk a few blocks. Most of the time when people say there’s no parking, they mean there’s no parking directly at the door.

Bike Ride to the Powwow—please share 🙌🏻🚲

Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

Currently under our second tornado warning in as many days. This is the confidence I need:

Other than the tornados, potholes, reckless drivers…I really like this place. Happy 414 Day, Milwaukee!

This is what Orioles Magic looks like.

“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what…SQUIRREL! I HATE YOU!!!”

@pftompkins.bsky.social www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

I’ve been spelling “doofus” as “dufus” until today. Who’s the dufus now?

Western carmakers are retreating from EVs just as oil hits $100 a barrel. The parallels with Detroit in the 1980s are striking. They ignored fuel-efficient Japanese cars. Now they’re ignoring Chinese EVs. BYD just unveiled 600-mile range and 250 miles of charge in 5 minutes.

And look how “happiness” is visually presented: a busy pedestrianized street with trolleys. We know this is the way forward but are too cowardly or unimaginative to do it.

Glad to know I wasn’t alone in 2000-ish: “Kudrow added that she remembered thinking at the time, "This is the end of civilization," as she watched divisive personalities succeed on television, and TV execs continue to fund the shows that launched them to stardom.” ew.com/lisa-kudrow-...

Five years in Wisconsin and we finally got a snow day. These people are hard core.

Omg Matt Berry is brilliant, LoL!

Oscar nominee, Timothee Chalamet:

It’s the bridge to nowhere, but festive!

Welcome to the War on Cars: @thewaroncars.bsky.social @nerd4cities.bsky.social @rmtransit.bsky.social www.bgtmrring.org/dmu-systems

Peak Milwaukee is this being the first painting the children see on their art museum field trip.

Bike Fed Asst Dir Jake Newborn recently appeared on WTMJ4's What's Brewing Wisconsin with a follow-up on e-bikes, as well as quick tips on trail etiquette: Check out the 2/24 episode: www.tmj4.com/shows/whats-... Find online e-bike resources at: wisconsinbikefed.org/e-bike-resou...

This one hits hard.

TIL that the British and Australians call these “hundreds of thousands.” They are wrong. They are called “jimmies” because I invented that term when I was 3.*

Another classic Friday afternoon drop. “We’ve been caught lying about shooting people - have a great weekend everybody!” www.npr.org/2026/02/13/n...

It’s kind of a bummer that it’s young and in shape people doing curling at the Olympics now. I miss the schlubby folks.

Cue the fireworks while I spin donuts in the parking lot to Van Halen’s “Panama” - it’s above freezing!

@tarkus1980.bsky.social please tell me you just saw that commercial featuring ELP’s Peter Gunn.

Still waiting for someone to skate to the music of Gyorgi Ligeti.

Amtrak Twitter going pretty aggro, should we be concerned?:

If my few years in Milwaukee have taught me anything, it’s that Groundhog Day is irrelevant. It’ll be Winter until Mother’s Day, period.

Not to get political, but America is very pretty and has a lot of nice folks making cool things, and I think if we had a president who wasn’t actively trying to murder us, we could have a pretty good time