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The world can feel super overwhelming (especially if you’re on Twitter).
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With all the articles coming out about the Nebraska teen sentenced to 90 days in jail for self-managing an abortion, I just wanted to flag something I wrote last week about coverage of the case.
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Great thread above - unsurprising seeing VCs claim yet another technology is going to save us, when in reality AVs do nothing to "improve" the status quo except eliminate labor. Street safety is solved: design human-first streets, fund first-class public transit, and BAN CARS
I hate feeling unsafe & unwelcome in my own city because I choose not to drive.
🚲I stopped biking in the Mission, SOMA, FiDi, and Civic Center because it's so dangerous and no one is protecting us (Cc @SFMTA_Muni).
San Francisco can be a walkable, vibrant city if we let it!
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Bike hit at Valencia and 24th by Uber driver making an illegal turn. You can see where the bike got pinned under the car.
@SFMTA_Muni @sfbike I’m telling you it’s crazy out here. Sure it’s chill at first but it ramps to 100 super fast at key junctions.
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
Cleveland is adopting a 15-minute city framework. Here’s what that means:
➡️ Putting people over cars
➡️ All basic needs are within a 15 minute transit ride, walk or bike ride from your home
➡️ Investment in transit and sustainability
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Great Highway should be a park full time and permanently.
It’s the right thing to do for people, our city, and the planet, and it makes financial sense.
It’s time for policymakers to lead on this and make it a full-time park CC @LondonBreed @JoelEngardio
sfchronicle.com/opinion/open… – at San Francisco, CA
Infrastructure influences behavior. That's my biggest takeaway from this impromptu (yet flawed) poll.
I believe that San Francisco is a cycling city, but our elected leaders have made decisions that make it less safe & reliable. Support @BetterValencia and @sfbike!
🚲 Question for SF cyclists, have your cycling habits changed in the Mission?
Infrastructure updates change behavior, but officials often forget about the people they don't see. @sfbike @BetterValencia
15%Not at all!
21%Kinda. I'm more cautious.
52%Yes, I avoid Valencia now
12%Yes, I don't bike there
140 votes • Final results Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
If all cars were replaced with transit you would:
- end drunk driving
- end road rage
- eliminate the need for highways, ending billions in wasteful spending
- reduce need for parking, making room for housing and better open space
Don't let perfect be the enemy of the good
Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
The writers gain power from the actors going on strike.
The actors gain power from the writers being on strike.
Collective action is our power. Solidarity is our power. This isn't just true for workers in Hollywood, it's true for the entire working class.
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As a pedestrian and a cyclist, I find the autonomous vs human driver debate maddening. It’s still a car that operates on poorly designed streets that have unsafe speed limits, creates noise & air pollution, is overbuilt & under-regulated, and kills thousands of children annually.
🚲 Question for SF cyclists, have your cycling habits changed in the Mission?
Infrastructure updates change behavior, but officials often forget about the people they don't see. @sfbike @BetterValencia
15%Not at all!
21%Kinda. I'm more cautious.
52%Yes, I avoid Valencia now
12%Yes, I don't bike there
140 votes • Final resultsThis is so dangerous! Isn't the #1 job safety?
When will San Francisco officials begin protecting cyclists and pedestrians as much as they protect cars?
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No one wants to work....an exploited, unpaid job!
Business elites & the media make up these words bc their short-sighted vision of profit over people doesn't create jobs that people want to work at.
Workers don't want to work crappy jobs they know are destroying society.
They can’t keep getting away with this.
ALT First there was quiet quitting. Now it's become grumpy staying. Juliana Kaplan Jun 28, 2023
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Sam Chavez (she/her) retweeted
direct action is so powerful it can even get the governor to ride BART
With this budget, we’re investing $5.1 billion in public transit—so services like @SFBART can better serve Californians now and in years to come.
We're increasing our budget reserves to record levels while preserving historic investments together with the Legislature.
Another day, another Supreme Court corruption scandal from a right-wing judge. 🤷🏻♀️🏛️
This time it's Samuel Alito didn’t disclose his lavish fishing vacations with “close personal friend” and GOP mega-donor.
None of this is surprising and it’s all connected.
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After Clarence Thomas’ revelations, I wrote a series on SCOTUS and how we go to a corrupted court that shapes law against the will of the people.
The Federalist Society and Leonard Leo are where we can start.
👨🏻⚖️ Read my post for the full story
knurdology.substack.com/p/su…
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And by a weird coincidence, Leonard Leo introduced Alito and Thomas to their billionaires! 🤔
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