The U.S. auto industry is a borderline communist enterprise: Fully bailed out and re-capitalized by taxpayers *twice* so far this century; makes crap products designed to guzzle gas and kill children; and politically powerful enough to block all foreign competitors with vastly superior products.

they wanna give this guy a trillion dollars

One big shift in my thinking in response to our fascist era is that my view of progress is fundamentally changed. I believe progress is possible, but never permanent, always vulnerable. @aselrod.bsky.social on the rightwing movement to remove women from public life is a case in point.

One way to reduce condo defect liability: stop forcing architects to design buildings that leak. HCD’s “objective design standards” guide *encourages* making building envelopes more complex, heightening leak and therefore defect lawsuit risk cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Ap...

Musk idolatry syndrome belongs in the DSM. These shareholders are out of their f'in minds. Oh well, either he'll sell $3 trillion worth of shitty cars in US (Tesla sales are collapsing globally) or I guess he gets fired? There will be no robo taxi. What an amazing, cartoon villain turn of events.

I realize it is not the most useful piece of analysis but I feel like we don't talk enough about the plain fact that a relatively large chunk of the country has just kinda lost their minds

it's pronounced cyclist

Holy shit this photo!!!

It's pretty cool that the Republican party is cutting commercial flights nationwide two weeks before Thanksgiving to send a clear message that they will only re-open the government if they can make more families starve and lose their health insurance. We need to grapple more with the fact that

Such good news. Car independence means can mean saving up to $1000/month. Carfree=affordable

Huge election today. Which way, Tesla shareholders?!?

For decades, a prime but isolated corner parking lot at 4th & Broadway in Denver's Baker neighborhood was too small for traditional development. Thanks to Denver's forthcoming single-stair code updates, KGA Architects is proposing a 5-story single-stair apt on this "forgotten lot"

Across the country, a pattern is emerging. Donald Shoup (RIP) is ascendant: Parking reform won big everywhere -- the car industry is losing its lock on our urban land, and voters are ending its driving mandates. And transit is getting $$$. *This is the affordability agenda.*

Sidewalks shouldn’t stop for side streets, pass it on

case in point

The Confederate dictator is deeply concerned about democracy returning to the former United States, and lays out his party's vision to block democracy, by any means necessary. Confederacy Uber Alles.

*taps sign*

Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets. He'll make a great mayor

A Better Path: Permanent Funding for E-Bikes. The state’s response to a wildly popular e-bike program? Cancel it and put the money towards cars. Take action: go.calbike.org/a/better-pat... (link in bio)

Clipper 2.0 is going to revolutionize how we get around the Bay. Something as simple as taking the bus to the train will be rewarded, not punished. From my house in Berkeley to my friends in the Castro could be literally half the price as today. Check it out: clipper2.hikingbytransit.com 🧵 1/7

Nothing to see here, literally! Just 6ft me standing, you read that right, standing upright in front of a truck. @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Tell California's "climate" regulator (read: car industry subsidizer): Fund real climate action. www.calbike.org/a_better_pat...

The right-wing/GOP/conservative response to the elections can be summarized as: "Wait. We've been punching them in the face for years, and suddenly they're fighting back? They weren't supposed to do that. That's not fair"

For those in cheap seats: Politics in a small-d democracy are 100% geometry game -- literally. Votes are cast/counted based on location; location is determined by land use; land use is mix of cars & humans. More cars/fewer humans = conservative politics. More humans/fewer cars = liberal politics.

Yes!!!!! I feel like this is my lane after @mateosfo.bsky.social tipped me over the edge.

If you want more democracy, you need fewer cars.

SCOOP : I got hold of the death threats, doxes and attacks teachers in Arizona are facing after a TPUSA spokesperson inaccurately claimed they mocked Charlie Kirk during Halloween. "We’re coming for you. Literally driving to Tucson as we speak You fucking wait.” www.wired.com/story/arizon...

An observation about the massively consequential Tesla vote today -- So, anyone holding Tesla stock at this stage is essentially somewhere in the largest Ponzi scheme stack in modernity. The stock valuation bears no semblance to the company. It's a cult of personality. The early hodls ...

ok i'm stoked that prop 50 passed but this is just wild. imagining the Fairfax (Marin) hippie NIMBY separatists in the same district as the State of Jefferson MAGA militia AND the literal characters from One Battle After Another

CAMELS WILL BE YOUR METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION NYPD WILL BE REPLACED BY ISLAMIC SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY GUARD WHITE HOT DOG SELLERS WILL BE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, REPLACED BY ARAB SHAWARMA SELLERS SYDNEY SWEENEY WILL BE COVERED IN A BURQA NYC HAS FALLEN

A lot of hopeful stuff tonight but I think the most lasting, positive thing will be having America's premier city led, once again, by a strap-hanging, bike-riding, left-YIMBY pedestrian. Could prove to be a pivotal, historic moment for YIMBY urbanism.

California voters approve Prop 50, NBC News projects — i.e. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan to knock out multiple Republican-held House seats in response to the Texas redistricting move.

I regret to inform you that hoes are mad.

What the fuck

If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE

AOC: We know that Donald Trump has not only been convicted of committing crimes, but that the supreme court has given him a blank check to continue to commit crimes while in office. So we cannot underestimate the threat and the danger of this moment. But we cannot respond to that with cowardice.

Thinking about the Statue of Liberty's full name being "Liberty Illuminating the World" tonight, and about a detail that's easy to miss- her foot crushes a broken shackle and chain.

This is framed as a story about the economy, but it's also a story about the staggering financial costs of car dependency in the United States

the screenshot that should be in the Americanist political science Louvre: The Nationalization of US Elections

i'm prepared to savor the glory of victory a little longer this time just because i know it can only give way to the misery of governing

New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field. In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront. By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:

I am dead tired through my own bad choices and I have a 45 minute commute home and the thing that makes me happy is I do not have to drive in this condition.

new NoVA winemom yard sign just dropped In This House We Believe: -Black Lives Matter -No Human Is Illegal -Women's Rights Are Human Rights -Science Is Real -[redacted due to 18 U.S. Code § 871] -Love Is Love

RESULT: Abigail Spanberger has been elected governor of Virginia, the AP has just called. Her win flips this office for Democrats. Virginia’s other statewide elections, for lieutenant governor and attorney general, have not yet been called at this time.

Lots of anger over this and it's true that Schumer is a ... um, use your favorite epithet. That said, the commentary seems to be missing the bigger issue, which is that the United States Senate is itself an abomination. This matters because Schumer's audience is not actually American citizens.

"Neighbourhood interiors were never intended for commercial activity", says one letter writer. To be fair, this is true, if you toss the entirety of human history and modern day Earth outside North America in the trash, and think that urban planning less than a century old is ironclad natural law.

As the U.S. car industry continues to churn out product, our streets are steadily shutting down -- Bay Area residents now spend 5 full days per year sitting in traffic. I'd bet that, in ~ 10 years, cars will be largely useless for most trips in the U.S. Sooner if Waymo scales.

Aside from just being a stellar candidate with mostly great policy positions, I can't help but laugh at the faux-fear of Confederates and Nazis over his "secret Muslim agenda." Dawg do you see his wife and what she is wearing, Christian Taliban would make her cover up and send her to the kitchen.

I feel like city planners in Seattle have tried desperately hard to prove this graphic wrong (and keep failing)

Something Dems (especially natsecs types) need to get through their thick skulls is the only way we might come back from this internationally is if the accountability for it is swift, broad, and punishing Politicals, career type, in or out of govt c. 2029, no matter the rank, they all need to fry