robmolou
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transit planner • multimodal advocate • it is “couldn’t care less” • views mine
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I made a map imagining a light rail system in Louisville utilizing existing rail lines in the style of Harry Beck who drafted the revolutionary transit map of the London Underground.
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Bill Hollander
5 days ago
Louisville ignored an enacted ordinance and was the only city in the country to capitulate to Trump administration demands, all for the stated purpose of avoiding ICE excesses. It doesn’t appear to be working.
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'I was so scared' | Louisville 10-year-old says ICE agents took father on the way to school
Wednesday's drive to school started like any other for Julieta Carmona Garcia.
https://www.wdrb.com/news/i-was-so-scared-louisville-10-year-old-says-ice-agents-took-father-on-the/article_58f2b684-56c2-411b-833d-f5fa8efbc385.html
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Has the CJ covered the Beechmont Neighborhood Association controversy yet?
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This
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People rightfully calling out the weirdo eugenicist speak, but what is this civilization he’s calling Europe?
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Lora Kolodny
16 days ago
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday.
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Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/meta-internal-research-social-media-harm-court-filing.html
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Cowboys did all that for a bagel my goodness they’re sickos
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Waterfront Park is a very underrated space, partially because it’s just now becoming mature. 25 years into its existence and it’s really special.
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99% sure this lemonade stand is a repurposed bus stop shelter.
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Taniel
26 days ago
if you've valued the work we've been doing at
@boltsmag.org
(talk about a small team punching above our weight!), and if you've been worried about the state of media today & want to support us... ... i really can't stress enough how this is the perfect time to take the jump & support us!
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The Tennessee Holler
about 1 month ago
A damn daycare. This is sick. What are we doing?
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Susan (George) Schorn
about 1 month ago
If you aren't following
@boltsmag.org
you don't deserve all the nice things we got last night.
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Spoiler alert 🚨 The twist in The Diplomat was quite good. I remember thinking the drone thing was different than they discussed, so for it to go so sinister is yes 👏 bravo. Allison Janney and Bradley Whitfield reuniting has been delightful. A good show that is getting better.
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eggnog amb
about 1 month ago
aside from this being an outrageously wholesome and earnest response, there's something fascinating about how this attempted manufactured controversy reflects a lot of big picture conversations about the electorate's feelings on urban affordability, care/maternal labor, generational wealth
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Don Moynihan
about 2 months ago
You know the situation is bad when the national media is publishing guides to recognize which armed forces might be in your neighborhood. Trump is ensuring that all parts of the omniforce will be paid during the shutdown, unlike their civilian peers.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
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I love the geometry of this intersection in my Louisville neighborhood, where *four modes of transportation infrastructure come together.
about 2 months ago
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Dawn got run over by a reindeer
about 2 months ago
if you oppose multi-family housing in your neighborhood you are pro-homelessness. you love it and you think there should be more
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑
about 2 months ago
They’re scared of protest, they’re scared of humor, they’re scared of ridicule. They’re just plain scared. They’re not doing this because they’re strong. They’re doing it because they’re weak.
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Every now and then I am reminded that my first contribution to the urban fabric of Louisville was this putt-putt course at Lydia House which cost $57.00
about 2 months ago
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Erin Keane
2 months ago
Shameless promo: My intro to The Louisville Anthology adds a little more fuel to that fire, too. (Now on sale for just $15!)
www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/...
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The Louisville Anthology
A book that looks to stir emotions. It holds a lot of anger.--LEO Weekly. Part of Belt's City Anthology Series.What is Louisville's identity in the twenty-first century? Is it the southernmost midwest...
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/belt-city-anthologies/products/the-louisville-anthology-9781948742702
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This map unfortunately provides no clarity for Louisvillians arguing over whether we’re in the Midwest or South.
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2 months ago
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A.R. Moxon
2 months ago
I wrote about why the regrettable conclusions of Ezra Klein pissed me off so badly in the last couple weeks. On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes.
www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...
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Eventually You're Going to Have to Stand for Something
On accepting the fascist offer and being better than Ezra.
https://www.the-reframe.com/eventually-youre-going-to-have-to-stand-for-something-2/
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Bill Kristol
2 months ago
A disgrace. Border Patrol “commander” on who gets detained in Chicago. “‘Then, obviously, the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you?’ he said to the reporter, a middle-aged man of Anglo descent.”
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Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’
U.S. Border Patrol agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns made arrests in downtown Chicago and the River North neighborhood Sunday. “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of inti...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/28/ice-agents-spotted-downtown-on-michigan-avenue-along-chicago-river
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Sean Willis
3 months ago
New TARC network dropped:
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Perry Bacon
3 months ago
He 'is actually a bad advertisement for a politics of 'discourse' and “engagement,” because he suggests that it involves being weak in our confrontations with white supremacy and genocide."
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As The Far Right Rises, Don’t Be Ezra Klein
You can be committed to dialogue without pretending the right are reasonable and while aggressively challenging their views.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/as-the-far-right-rises-dont-be-ezra-klein
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Kat Abughazaleh
3 months ago
something something political violence
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Democracy Now!
3 months ago
"I encourage everyone at home to use any avenue possible to reach out to your representatives ... and to the Israeli government to stop this senseless killing."
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“Single Shots to the Head”: U.S. Veteran, Volunteer Surgeon Sees “Extermination of a People” in Gaza
As Israel continues its full-fledged military ground invasion of Gaza City, Democracy Now! speaks with Kathleen Gallagher, a U.S. military veteran and general surgeon currently volunteering in Gaza, w...
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/17/gaza_update
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southpaw
3 months ago
November 17, 2021
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Craig Calcaterra
3 months ago
And if something happened to this guy tomorrow a bunch of centrist pundits would say "I don't agree with all of his ideas, but open and honest debate is a good thing so his loss is deeply felt"
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Will Stancil
3 months ago
Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate
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Kyle Clark
3 months ago
NEW: Investigators say the Evergreen High School shooter was "radicalized by some extreme, extremist network" and appeared to be "on a mission" to kill classmates.
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Geoff
3 months ago
The flag should stay at half staff and then be raised to full staff when something good happens. Way less to keep up with.
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Using #46 to crackdown on your political opponents: necessary Using #47 to call for gun control: violation of constitutional rights
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Tony Ho Tran
3 months ago
The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards.
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At least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNN
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/us/at-least-2-students-shot-denver-area-high-school
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
3 months ago
I tracked down source of a TikTok i saw about horrific car pick up lane in a Tennessee school district. And it is true. Parents arriving by noon to wait in line for hours, doordashing food as they wait, etc.
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Traffic near Loudon County schools stirs frustration, raises safety concerns with few immediate fixes
For years, school drop off and pickup lines at Eaton Elementary and North Middle School have frustrated drivers, backing up traffic on two highways.
https://www.wbir.com/article/traffic/traffic-loudon-county-schools-frustration-safety-concerns/51-7b82309b-29fb-4df6-9ed4-f440b49346ac
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Joe Sonka 😐
4 months ago
NEW: Louisville real estate developer & longtime JCPS critic David Nicklies is suing to void the Louisville-Jefferson County merger of 2003 as unconstitutional. It comes amid the Kentucky Supreme Court taking up a JCPS board lawsuit today challenging a 2022 law on same "special legislation" grounds
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Louisville developer sues to declare city-county merger unconstitutional
A Louisville real estate developer is suing to declare the city-county merger of 2003 unconstitutional and void.
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-08-06/louisville-developer-sues-to-declare-city-county-merger-unconstitutional
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Don Moynihan
4 months ago
While they are focuses on extorting universities, the DOJ staff have stopped investigating profound civil rights violations of vulnerable groups.
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These fake footers are an interesting choice for a marker but might’ve been fine just being a post.
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I made a map imagining a light rail system in Louisville utilizing existing rail lines in the style of Harry Beck who drafted the revolutionary transit map of the London Underground.
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Emma Curtis
5 months ago
We have to fight this crap at every level. In May, Council unanimously approved my legislation requiring a review of the City of Lexington’s AI Policy. You can bet your ass that this trans elected official will fight to stop any of our city’s resources going towards the erasure of trans existence.
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Jarrett Walker
5 months ago
In many US cities, Walmarts are often some of the busiest transit destinations. Here is the typical relationship between a Walmart (far right) and its nearest bus stop (far left). Note the details of the pedestrian experience between one and the other. 1/🧵
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Dawn got run over by a reindeer
5 months ago
I recommend watching this in its entirety if you care about Louisville or homelessness but I know attention spans are short nowadays so I’d draw your attention to the 28 minute mark where they visit Arthur Street Hotel (people we work in tandem with) and then at 32 minutes they are at Sheehan.
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Flashback - 1980; TARC idea calls for first transit center on urban edge. The concept included dedicated lanes for fare-free electric coaches operating every ten minutes and free bus service from Jackson to 9th St and the River to Broadway.
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Max Dubler 🏳️🌈
5 months ago
The backstory here is that the Squamish people of what is now Vancouver were illegally dispossessed of this land a century ago. They sued, got their land back, and are using their sovereignty to ignore local zoning rules and build 6,000 new homes over the objections of nearby wealthy NIMBYs.
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Ryan Van Velzer
5 months ago
New tool lets Louisville residents call St. John Center, not police, to help homeless
www.lpm.org/news/2025-07...
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New tool lets Louisville residents call St. John Center, not police, to help homeless
A new referral tool from the Louisville nonprofit St. John Center can be an alternative to calling 911 or Metro311 on people experiencing homelessness.
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-07-15/new-tool-lets-louisville-residents-call-st-john-center-not-police-to-help-homeless
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When I played in a band I always put our show posters above the bathroom sink at Nachbar and we’d get a good turnout. Hopefully this works too!
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Tim “Positive Subway” Smith
5 months ago
A 69-year-old driver with a recent history of speeding in school zones and running reds behind the wheel of a 4000-pound truck with an elevated front grille “aCciDenT”
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A note of caution from MBTA’s analysis of their fare-free bus pilot program: it’s easy to start but more difficult to end.
6 months ago
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Of course he drives a fucking Charger (or whatever that is)
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