Not saying that game was stolen from Egypt but it is now on display at museum in London.

This is a solid and even-handed article. I'm glad it makes 3 important points: 1. Many kids are riding high-speed e-motos and not e-bikes 2. The e-bike panic has the potential to hurt riders who depend on these bikes 3. Kids want to and deserve freedom of mobility without cars!

Don't just talk about doing things, DO THINGS. Start local. But actually take action. It's so much better than being on the sidelines taking no risks and yelling directions at others.

What could you create/make by next summer to lessen suffering in some part of your world? Let that question be your guide and hold yourself to making something of whatever size and impact by that time. Hold yourself to the commitment. No one else needs to know but you will.

A reminder that as you see photos of those Patriot Front douchebags today, they are marching on a holiday because none of them have anywhere else to be. None of them have friends or family who want them around on a holiday. No one is missing them today. They're already with their only friends.

Accurate. And prompted by the aftermath of Toya* getting chased by a moose this morning and then going back for more, as if she were playing. (Little one thankfully froze so I could scoop her up.) *Despite being 8, she still lacks any sense of self preservation…& her recall can be shaky at times.

15 years ago, I biked into Portland early in my third bike summer. "Tuesday's yours if you want," I'd texted. As it turned out, Kerri did want it and said yes; we met up early afternoon for what proved to be an epic seven-hour hike, pausing only because it got dark and we were hungry for fish tacos.

Can confirm that marrying friends in a small outdoor ceremony in the woods is one of the coolest aspects of my life I never would’ve seen coming twenty years ago.

"There are things in the world that are more important than money" seems to be the hardest thing for this country to grasp right now and we are all suffering for it

Affogato in the afternoon: Must be a Monday. (Of a race week, no less!)

Say it louder for the people in the back.

Old Spokes Home, a wonderful nonprofit bike shop in Burlington, Vermont, asked people a simple question: Why bike commute? I loved the variety of responses. This video put a huge smile on my face.

This is my favorite bike advocacy video in a long time. I love how direct the kids are about saying they deserve to move about their neighborhood safely. Well done Piers Park Sailing! They have more videos on Instagram: www.instagram.com/piersparksai...

A college teammate’s kid just graduated college and I was not prepared to feel that old today, how I feel getting out of bed each day notwithstanding (morning creaking is just life in your forties, right?).

It cannot be said enough that the most triggered, sensitive demographic in this country is white Republican men

Authoritarian regimes benefit from people who are not smart enough to get promoted in traditional ladders but ambitious enough to commit crimes in their efforts to get ahead. Regimes give them a path. As we reduce education, as we reduce real opportunities, we are creating perfect conditions.

We adopted a yard bat last week! Bluesky buds, meet Pippa! @stebbinsmatt.bsky.social

In between these two posts— * Ran a self-supported 100-miler * Met some internet friends IRL for the first time * Adopted a puppy * Probably a few other things I can't think of rn because life (Hi, Bluesky! I've missed this place.)

When in doubt, affogato.

Strange how so many will shame people on bikes for not wearing helmets yet don’t have much to say about bike lanes without protection. Via @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

I think it's great that we have an entire political party that shows no interest in governing and devotes all it's time to either hurting people or trolling for social media engagement and fundraising dollars

I thought this point Eric made about how libraries are early introductions to a social contract was really interesting, too:

I love this section because it reinforces that fighting car dependency is really about enabling freedom of mobility

When in doubt, cortado.

Library late fees do more harm than good. 📚

Today’s the last day for early pricing if you’re on the fence.

Can confirm that not only is this a great way to ensure you make progress on your personal projects, but also that @kerrianne.bsky.social is fantastic at facilitating community—which feels extra important lately.

If you're a book editor, agent, or freelance critic who is available to participate in our soon-to-be-launched manuscript critique program (coming this summer), please shoot me an email or dm! (you don't need to be in the south)

This is one of the biggest reasons I love morning town skis with puppernugs when we can get out ahead of the plows: It’s so peaceful & quiet, even when we go downtown.

Exhibit A: The tangled web of corporate ed reform from Elena Aydarova.

I have a food-writing workshop kicking off at the end of the month! Maybe you know someone who wants to join?

ABOLISH ICE. Get them out of Minnesota. Get them out of every city. If they behave like domestic terrorists then they ARE domestic terrorists. @governorwalz.mn.gov

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

Passive voice, "cooperative" driver, no examination of infrastructure or prior crashes in the area, bland copaganda statements. This is everything wrong with coverage of traffic violence.

Legal asylum seeker, no criminal record, working two jobs, dragged out of smashed car and kidnapped by ICE as his US citizen newborn cries in a car seat in the freezing cold in Maine and his wife who barely speaks English pleads for help. WTAF

Remember: Alex Pretti was a cyclist. This is simply the appropriate reaction to a gigantic SUV bring driven recklessly.

The @bikepackingcom.bsky.social folks put together a map of all the Alex Pretti memorial rides happening this weekend. Find one near you! @bikesky.social

As a reminder, people moved to whistles after this regime got their billionaire buddies to pull apps that were created to help keep our neighbors safe from the app store. They closed down social media groups where people were collaborating next. I'll never leave home without a whistle again.

Think. About. Having. To do this as journalists. (And citizens)

So much hurts. So much is heavy. If you’re in need of some creative community, just a gentle reminder I’m kicking off two DIVE [writing group] cohorts next week, and there’s still time for you to join us. Writing always helps. www.creativefuelcollective.com/events-works...

I WANT MORE ELECTED DEMS TO SAY "future prosecution of ICE agents."

Only speaking personally, but today’s execution isn’t scaring me from protecting our neighbors, as some suggest is ICE’s goal. Nor am I angry with incandescent rage, in that I know such rage is unhelpful. Rather, I feel like it has forced me to truly accept that the same fate might befall me.

This is Minneapolis: Another parent handed this to me at elementary school pick up today. Hidden message & beautiful art! ❄️

The group chat with Minneapolis friends is heated. Minnesota is very politically engaged AND this is a community fighting against an invasion

'Why aren't they in the streets' is answered almost every day in my small town by people in the streets! Rather than asking 'why aren't they in the streets' it's worth asking 'why isn't your media showing them in the streets' and 'who is served by downplaying resistane in its myriad forms.'