Just Some Sarah
@justsomesarah.bsky.social
Victoria BC
Mostly I want a return of the goodness that was Bike Twitter
Mostly I want a return of the goodness that was Bike Twitter
I’m VERY MAD ABOUT PERMANENT PACIFIC STUPID TIME. It’s only mid-October… mid December mornings are going to be absolutely excruciating.
October 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I’m VERY MAD ABOUT PERMANENT PACIFIC STUPID TIME. It’s only mid-October… mid December mornings are going to be absolutely excruciating.
Police in hospitals! That will fix the healthcare crisis!
October 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Police in hospitals! That will fix the healthcare crisis!
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1/ Friday, August 21, kicked off the City of Victoria BC's new bike share system. It's proven to be a "popular" topic online, with all the subtlety you'd expect in a local election year, so I thought I'd do a deep…
#yyjbike #yyj #BikeShare #MicroMobility
www.boomin-in-victoria.ca/2026/08/jim-...
#yyjbike #yyj #BikeShare #MicroMobility
www.boomin-in-victoria.ca/2026/08/jim-...
Jim Takes a Bike Share
Friday, August 21 was the official kickoff day for the the City of Victoria's new E-Bike Share system. Victoria has a municipal election com...
www.boomin-in-victoria.ca
August 30, 2026 at 10:27 PM
1/ Friday, August 21, kicked off the City of Victoria BC's new bike share system. It's proven to be a "popular" topic online, with all the subtlety you'd expect in a local election year, so I thought I'd do a deep…
#yyjbike #yyj #BikeShare #MicroMobility
www.boomin-in-victoria.ca/2026/08/jim-...
#yyjbike #yyj #BikeShare #MicroMobility
www.boomin-in-victoria.ca/2026/08/jim-...
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14 hours later and my mentions are still full of angry treatises about badly behaved cyclists.
Bike lanes are not a reward for good cyclist behavior! They are infrastructure proven to make cities safer for ALL ROAD USERS. Whatever way cyclists have wronged you is irrelevant to the discussion!
Bike lanes are not a reward for good cyclist behavior! They are infrastructure proven to make cities safer for ALL ROAD USERS. Whatever way cyclists have wronged you is irrelevant to the discussion!
Every conversation about bike lanes is like:
"Car crashes kill a huge number of people every day, including pedestrians, cyclists, & car occupants. Good bike infrastructure has been shown to make everyone safer (& doesn't increase congestion)."
"But sometimes cyclists break rules & hit people!"
"Car crashes kill a huge number of people every day, including pedestrians, cyclists, & car occupants. Good bike infrastructure has been shown to make everyone safer (& doesn't increase congestion)."
"But sometimes cyclists break rules & hit people!"
August 17, 2026 at 11:09 AM
14 hours later and my mentions are still full of angry treatises about badly behaved cyclists.
Bike lanes are not a reward for good cyclist behavior! They are infrastructure proven to make cities safer for ALL ROAD USERS. Whatever way cyclists have wronged you is irrelevant to the discussion!
Bike lanes are not a reward for good cyclist behavior! They are infrastructure proven to make cities safer for ALL ROAD USERS. Whatever way cyclists have wronged you is irrelevant to the discussion!
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Yeah all the night owls seem to think that this is a win for them but actually I think it is clearly the opposite. Do they think it will be easier for them to get up in the morning when it’s so dark? It will not.
March 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Yeah all the night owls seem to think that this is a win for them but actually I think it is clearly the opposite. Do they think it will be easier for them to get up in the morning when it’s so dark? It will not.
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“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups…
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:28 PM
“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups…
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
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i left the church and have nothing to do with it anymore but something happens when i see priests and pastors and rabbis and imams and sikhs at protests going so hard in mega harsh conditions i get choked up. this is how all of that is supposed to be. that's what all of that is supposed to be for.
January 23, 2026 at 6:01 PM
i left the church and have nothing to do with it anymore but something happens when i see priests and pastors and rabbis and imams and sikhs at protests going so hard in mega harsh conditions i get choked up. this is how all of that is supposed to be. that's what all of that is supposed to be for.
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Clocking and avoiding fashy yoga studios.
#antifascism #anticapitalism #yoga #diversity #wellness
youtube.com/shorts/Ykxn7...
#antifascism #anticapitalism #yoga #diversity #wellness
youtube.com/shorts/Ykxn7...
Avoiding Fashy Yoga Studios
YouTube video by AntifascistDad
youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Clocking and avoiding fashy yoga studios.
#antifascism #anticapitalism #yoga #diversity #wellness
youtube.com/shorts/Ykxn7...
#antifascism #anticapitalism #yoga #diversity #wellness
youtube.com/shorts/Ykxn7...
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Say it with me: 90% of people alive today will be better off if we phase out fossil fuels. That’s what the economics actually shows.
Very interesting new @balancedeconomy.bsky.social report setting out the links between concentration of ownership in the financial sector and climate damage.
Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
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Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9d...
January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Say it with me: 90% of people alive today will be better off if we phase out fossil fuels. That’s what the economics actually shows.
There’s a special place in hell reserved for drivers who speed their way around traffic calming infrastructure.
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
There’s a special place in hell reserved for drivers who speed their way around traffic calming infrastructure.
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As a parent I love the 15 minute city - I'm tired and just wanna sit down. the less I have to travel and the less I have to do, the better.
May 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
As a parent I love the 15 minute city - I'm tired and just wanna sit down. the less I have to travel and the less I have to do, the better.
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So many people out there need a hug and a forehead kiss and an old abandoned lighthouse where they can slowly give what’s left of their sanity over to the sea gods
May 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
So many people out there need a hug and a forehead kiss and an old abandoned lighthouse where they can slowly give what’s left of their sanity over to the sea gods
Why on earth are we doing this to ourselves and our biosphere? 😩
A researcher calculates that, without increased production, AI will consume up to 82 terrawatt-hours of electricity this year—around the same as the annual electricity consumption of Switzerland.
AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse
A new analysis of AI hardware being produced and how it is being used attempts to estimate the vast amount of electricity being consumed by AI.
wrd.cm
May 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Why on earth are we doing this to ourselves and our biosphere? 😩
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but buying a Kobo e-reader to use with the library app was such a great decision, even though my Kindle still works.
May 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but buying a Kobo e-reader to use with the library app was such a great decision, even though my Kindle still works.
My getaway vehicle.
May 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
My getaway vehicle.
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The number of people advocating for flex posts is astounding to me, just like the number of people advocating for free parking.
May 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The number of people advocating for flex posts is astounding to me, just like the number of people advocating for free parking.
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You're saying we gathered a bunch of left-brained, emotionally underdeveloped boys together into a semi-isolated bubble, told them they were the very cleverest boys in the world, told them that all rules & norms were merely "gatekeeping" preventing their brave "disruption" ...
and they went bad?!
and they went bad?!
How did Silicon Valley go from a hippie-adjacent place where people fostered their creativity turn into a malevolent force of right-wing destruction?
My conversation with Henry Farrell (@himself.bsky.social) about the roots of our current crisis:
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/how-did-si...
My conversation with Henry Farrell (@himself.bsky.social) about the roots of our current crisis:
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/how-did-si...
How Did Silicon Valley Break Bad?
A conversation with Henry Farrell about how the land of hippie-technologists turned into a haven for right-wingers with grand and malevolent ambitions.
paulwaldman.substack.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
You're saying we gathered a bunch of left-brained, emotionally underdeveloped boys together into a semi-isolated bubble, told them they were the very cleverest boys in the world, told them that all rules & norms were merely "gatekeeping" preventing their brave "disruption" ...
and they went bad?!
and they went bad?!
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“The kicker is that, contrary to the promises of state transportation depts, new & expanded highways consistently fail to reduce congestion. Instead of smoothing traffic flows, the added asphalt compels more people to drive until gridlock is as thick as before.” Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in Slate
It’s an American Obsession. It’s Based on a Total Lie. We Have to Stop Before It’s Too Late.
The truth about what's happening on America's roads—and how we can stop it.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“The kicker is that, contrary to the promises of state transportation depts, new & expanded highways consistently fail to reduce congestion. Instead of smoothing traffic flows, the added asphalt compels more people to drive until gridlock is as thick as before.” Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in Slate
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MAHA acolytes have been played this entire time. Wonder what it takes for them to realize it.
January 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
MAHA acolytes have been played this entire time. Wonder what it takes for them to realize it.
I am so pleased with how bike and urbanism heavy my BlueSky is. Everything I loved about the old days on the bird app. 🥰 Merry Christmas to those who celebrate today!
December 25, 2024 at 5:53 PM
I am so pleased with how bike and urbanism heavy my BlueSky is. Everything I loved about the old days on the bird app. 🥰 Merry Christmas to those who celebrate today!
It destroys me to know that kids still get killed stepping off school buses in 2024.
P1: Ok we need a vehicle to move some kids to school
P2: How about a bus?
P1: Perfect.
P2: Lets make it big and yellow so no one misses it
P1: Great
1/
P2: How about a bus?
P1: Perfect.
P2: Lets make it big and yellow so no one misses it
P1: Great
1/
December 19, 2024 at 3:59 PM
It destroys me to know that kids still get killed stepping off school buses in 2024.
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NY Mag'rs latest cover story shows exactly how damaging it is to have reporters who aren't tapped into the chronic illness or disability world writing abt this stuff. The vast majority of ppl w chronic illness do not support RFK, quite the opposite. Deeply misleading framing.
December 16, 2024 at 11:28 PM
NY Mag'rs latest cover story shows exactly how damaging it is to have reporters who aren't tapped into the chronic illness or disability world writing abt this stuff. The vast majority of ppl w chronic illness do not support RFK, quite the opposite. Deeply misleading framing.