I will never defend Biden’s stance on Israel or his horrible decision to run again (despite saying he wouldn’t) but I will always bang the drum for Biden’s domestic policies quietly making life better for everyday worker and citizens.
Mamdani: "What are we fighting for?. When you look back at the history books of our party, 100 years ago we had a very clear vision of what we were fighting for. It's sad that for too many Americans, when they want to look for ambition in the Democratic Party, then have to turn to a history book."
As my older son gets too big for my burley trailer I’m considering this exact setup
Mamdani hasn't had time to really think about all that space he now has, because he spends most of his time at City Hall and around New York City. He tries to keep a semblance of his old life by getting around the city on foot, by bike or train. "If you spend every single day driving around in a tinted window security detail, you will have a very specific view of the city," he said. "You actually meet other New Yorkers and you break out of the bubble that so many have come to expect of politics, where politicians only seem to be spending time with other politicians or the people who donated to make them politicians."
I'd say that this applies to anyone traveling in a car in any city. Being in a car versus walking, riding, or taking transit fundamentally changes how you view a place and your relationship to it. I wish more leaders set this kind of example.
www.npr.org/2026/04/16/n...
One of the things I love most about NYC, and something I cherish, is walking, biking and taking the subway. It’s actually superior to being in a car whenever you have the choice.
The fact that Mamdani just seems like a cheerful normal guy who's policies are things like "we're going to tax second homes to fund pothole repairs" or whatever and yet this generates panicked responses like "This is basically Stalin's great purge turned up to eleven" is... telling. It tells things.
I legitimately think that reducing car dependence would improve a lot of social issues stemming from isolation/lack of community, probably more than we know.
Alright folks, over the next 2.5 weeks (Apr 15-May 2), we want as many cyclists as possible to ride this recently worked-on stretch of East Avenue once in each direction & submit their grade. 🙏🏼 Details & grading link: reconnectrochester.org/2026/04/new-...
I love it when we refuse to settle for the way things are as the way they have to be. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/n...
Congrats to Karen Lankeshofer & Henrietta’s bike/ped advocacy group for a great ride yesterday along the town’s new Bike Boulevards!
We are two months out from the ROC
'n Roll, Reconnect Rochester's largest fundraiser of the year. If our vision rings true, we'd love you to register & participate. This work takes resources & we could really use the support. 🙏🏽 reconnectrochester.org/roc-n-roll/ #ROC #RochesterNY
Fortunately, everyone has the ability to organize in their community to help make it less dependent on fossil fuels. (and this book is here to help!) islandpress.org/books/if-you...
Whether its crosswalks, protected bike lanes, more bus service or beyond, you can win changes if you fight for them
The Unity Rides are back for 2026! Ride with Black Girls Do Bike Rochester and RPD on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Coop from Interstellar piloting a spaceship and saying "This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years"
your grandparents voting for reagan
Mayor Katie Wilson speaking at Sound Transit Crosslake Light Rail Opening
“Having a car should not be a requirement to building a life of one’s choosing.”
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-Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson at the Sound Transit Crosslake Light Rail Opening
Articles like this always frame taking the keys away as a personal family tragedy. It’s actually a systemic infrastructure failure. We've built a society where losing a driver's license means losing your entire independence and connection to the world. It shouldn't be this way.
While I am not a master political strategist, I have spent a couple years working in a pretty successful issue advocacy organization and I can assure you that being flamboyantly mean to earnest but uncool activists who agree with you on 98% of issues is not a very effective campaign strategy.
Art by @timpsingleton
It’s as easy as shutting your effin mouth!
And did I mention… it’s free?!
I think that every city should make bike lanes and biking trails a priority if we are to address climate change in any meaningful manner.
I'm not a political consultant but i feel like dems could probably get a lot of leverage out of pushing for green technologies that would wean the us off being dependent on oil in this particular moment
"Since becoming mayor in '14, Hidalgo has rolled out policies restricting car use while incentivizing cycling.
Her strategy has worked: Paris automotive traffic fell by around half in the two decades, while the number of bicycle lanes increased 6x.
Bikes now make twice as many journeys as cars."
The George Eastman Bike Tour is back for an 8th season! Reserve your spot today. eastman.org/biketours #ROC #RochesterNY
"A key part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is far less visible than the aggressive arrests we've seen in the streets," writes Catherine E. Shoichet. https://cnn.it/4rn4UGV
If you refuse to criticize any sort of politician, I don’t value your opinion on anything. They all work for us and should be criticized regularly.
It’s not meant to be an easy job. It is literally life and death for so many people in this country.
AOC: The Pentagon has not passed an audit, and they are out here trying to kick people with disabilities off of Medicaid. It is corruption that is stealing from the public coffers — and that is the actual waste, fraud, and abuse.
Imagine all the cool, fast trains we could have with the billions we spend on bombs.
The obvious wisdom and effectiveness of Housing First is obscured by the fact we've made "a tiny, no-frills apartment" an expensive status symbol in huge swathes of the country by creating an artificial housing shortage
We subsidize cars so heavily. Where’s that love for public transit and bike infrastructure? Cheaper, more community minded, and better for the planet.
I know one thing, before it's over people are going to get tired of me screaming about how if more of us would take advantage of early voting, a lot of what the GOP does to suppress votes on voting day wouldn't work.
