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A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

post a random pic or else nothing will happen and everything will be fine

actually feels so fitting for the BYU guys to be dunking those mini poptarts over the coach lol it feels Mormon somehow

Young folks: friendly reminder to attend community events! @tanner.dev and I recently attended Norwalk Mayor-elect Barbara Smyth’s listening session — while we were some of the youngest people in the room, we made sure that our perspectives weren’t counted out. Communities are for all ages!

Concept: the entire federal transportation budget goes to Connecticut

One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back. Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance. Be a housing fan.

My lifelong Republican dad went to his first protest today! In Lebanon, IN!

No Kings protest in Rhinebeck, NY (population 2500)

First time I've ever heard a song in 7/8 in a political campaign video (last ~10 seconds)

It’s only a slight exaggeration to say that the official enviro position should be: “Maximize development of luxury housing near fixed transit.” A 🧵 on why.

Provo UT folks!

“No Kings” is one of the sharpest bits of political branding/rhetoric in a while. Extremely concise and in every headline, historically rooted, specific to the American tradition but also universalist, nails what’s exceptional about Trump in a way that almost all factions in opposition can endorse.

Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

Congratulate people for being one of today’s lucky 10,000! xkcd.com/1053/

if you know a lot of stuff i think it is your moral duty to be kind and excited when people learn stuff for the first time. the world is full of stuff we don't know about, don't be mean

"Chicken in every pot & Waymo in every city" is also a backward-looking vision. Let's aim for every city to have high-frequency, reliable, accessible electric bus-and-train networks integrated with safe pedestrian & cyclist infrastructure. Also taco trucks on every corner.

In 2019 a BYU Japanese PhD student helped organized a fishing outing. The group caught more fish than they were allowed, but prosecutors decided not to charge him. Now, his visa is being revoked. Kudos to Rubio for keeping America safe. www.deseret.com/utah/2025/04...

Join us 4/19 @2pm on the Norwalk Green, 8 Park Pl. Norwalk, CT

Utah folks - are the retaliatory Chinese tariffs going to have an impact on alfalfa farmers? IIRC a bunch of Utah alfalfa gets exported to China

I'm deeply saddened to share that Donald Shoup passed away last night. He was the ideal academic—curious, methodical, and concerned with turning ideas into real-world change. TAing his parking course these past few years has one of the greatest honors of my life. Rest in peace, Shoup Dogg.

This is largely going to have pro-highway, anti-transit impacts - but a small silver lining could be that Utah, perhaps the most pro-transit red state, could move to the front of the funding line in time to build some real transit improvements for the 2034 Olympics www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...

If you wanted to decrease the cost of homes, one thing you wouldn’t do is put a flat tariff on your main source of timber.

You’ve certainly seen the controversy and cruelty over the last three minutes of this sermon. But watch the entire thing. It is less than 15 minutes. You'll be inspired and strengthened for theological and spiritual resistance. The First Sermon open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

The take I am most certain of that gets me in the most trouble is just "The reason homes are so expensive is because there are not enough of them, so we really really really need to build more of them."

I had a wonderful experience at BYU as an undergrad, with great mentors and friends who prepared me to be an academic. I also know there are lots of phenomenal faculty there now attempting to blend professionalism with the faith’s mission. What Clark Gilbert and other admin are doing is tragic. /1

Confirmed!!

UTA ski bus service to Brighton is so full we're having to turn people away at the mouth of the canyon. Embarrassing that we can't even run enough service to carry all the people who want to ride.

(Un)fun facts: - Connecticut has no county governments - Regional planning is done by COGs (councils of governments) - The below area ("lower Fairfield county") is split across two different COGs - Bridgeport & suburbs in one, and Stamford + Norwalk in another (with Danbury!)

Transit geeks will save this damn country

As a constituent, I just wrote into Blumenthal's office to let them know this is not OK. CT people - you can do the same here: www.blumenthal.senate.gov/contact/writ... My statement in the thread:

Dear SVP for ESG, You want your company be part of the climate solution? Make low-carbon, high-efficiency part of your core product, not a nice-to-have add-on. You're Google, say, make "bike" an option for connecting modes, and make transit, walking & biking part of your offline maps. Many thanks

After extensive research, analysis and simulation, I have determined that the best choice of mode for IBX was not even studied. What Brooklyn and Queens clearly need, is a schwebebahn 🚟. Such a line would be able to easily navigate the corridor without requiring any additional property acquisition!

I'm taking SEPTA regional rail from Philly to Trenton today. The train (an EMU) was nice and fast until the final leg - Levittown to Trenton. OpenRaiwayMap shows that the track is rated at 80-100mph, but we're crawling along at 30mph. Anyone know why?

For people who legitimately need a car for work, maybe living in Lower Manhattan isn't a great setup in the first place? Pre-K music teacher says NYC's congestion pricing plan will cost her 2 months of her salary www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

Every local elected official should be made aware of this: "...relying on a car for more than 50 percent of the time for out-of-home activities is associated with a decrease in life satisfaction."

One for your blocklists. A total troll from the other site. No point in engaging. Starve him of the oxygen he needs.

i remember hearing seattles top city planner tell a crowd of us that they didnt want “cookie cutter housing” at which point i interrupted amd said “but i like cookies. who else likes cookies?” everyone agreed “well it sounds like a cookie cutter is a tool youll need”. he actually came around i think

I visited Japan last year and met with the heads of their bullet train system to answer this exact question! If we had a Shinkansen-style rail system, maybe 1-2 hours? MagLev would be even faster. We do need to figure out land use because people fight over that & HSR requires straight lines/routes

this is an important development and a sign of hope in dark times -> www.notus.org/congress/blu...

Call me a hopeless romantic, but now would be an excellent time for the EU to invest a bit of cash and secure BlueSky as a public infrastructure. If single tech oligarchs can afford an entire established network, surely Brussels can afford a scrappy but promising start-up?

My favorite sign on the National Taiwan University campus. There’s “I love birds, I hope cars don’t hit them” and then there’s “I love birds, I wish they were big enough to even the score.”

Imagine if this was the regional transit map of Connecticut and lower New England? Train like service connecting all major town service, some steel wheeled using tracks (trains) others rubber wheeled using roads (buses)

gunfighter: this town isn't big enough for the two of us me: (rolling out comprehensive town expansion blueprint) sir how do you feel about bike lanes and a communal garden

GNOME IS BACK

Further proof that NIMBYism is destroying the Democratic Party and the country as a whole

Building more quickly and cheaply will help not only trump proof our communities, but to provide refuge from red states and a compelling example in future national elections.

[BREAKING] WORLD BOLLARD IS HERE. I REPEAT, WORLD BOLLARD IS HERE!