Rev. Luficarius van Ratspeed, Esq. (txt/html)
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Philosopathic Urbanist with a Cycling Problem Reno Micromobility Chat: https://t.co/AEDzCoNtOS
Reno, NV
Joined December 2008
Eh, yeah, I'm outta here. You can find me on Blue Sky at ratspeed.
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It likes to pretend to be a purely technical discipline, but traffic engineering is deeply political. Don't be fooled! (graphic by @copenhagenizers)
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The stark differences in city planning philosophy: @CityOfCarmelIn: Bike path, raised crosswalk, beautiful, close, inviting. Opened 2024. @CityofReno: 8ft tall 2000-ft long prison fence, narrow sidewalk, "NO TRESSPASSING" signs, foreboding, unwelcoming presence. Opened 2024.
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Suddenly realized how much Andrew Callaghan looks like Oscar Wilde.
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It's crazy that just because I ask a simple question, all the TERFs and MAGAs come out of the woodwork, assuming my position on the matter. Boy, are they barking up the wrong tree!
@CityofReno What is a woman?
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What insidious times in which we live. People can now once again be investigated and surveilled by the FBI solely for being gay. This feels like... like the last 40 years of progress has suddenly flushed down the drain.
advocate.com
The DHS quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the section prohibiting surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics.
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Here's a quick hour-long sketch to convert Plumb & McCarran into a roundabout with shared-use paths the way the rest of Caughlin Ranch is. Very easy to do, copying Carmel, Indiana: https://t.co/fFSsdtEO6E
@MayorSchieve @AlbrightLCB @PlanItReno @UNRBikes @votereese @NaomiDuerr
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve said she wants to annex McCarran Blvd. into the city's jurisdiction after a rash of deadly crashes including several near the intersection with Plumb Lane. @BenMargiott has the story.
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Libertarians came together to vote for Trump to end the war on crypto. Now we are calling on him to free the hostages of that war. Please share this. This is Bonnie. The visibility is for some reason being throttled. You can't see it when you just go to my page.Maybe because I
@realDonaldTrump @POTUS, you said yesterday that you ended the War on Crypto. Please consider releasing my husband, Ian Freeman, who is a hostage from that war. He is in prison for 8 years for selling Bitcoin. Here you see the judge who oversaw his trial and sentenced him Clearly
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Doug Burgum knows zoning reform is as much a MAGA movement as anyone else's. "And then people will go on a vacation, and they'll say, 'Wow, that was the most amazing vacation I ever had.' Why? Well, because they went to some place where they could walk, and everything was right
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Assange is right!
🚨ASSANGE ON USAID: ‘CIVIL SOCIETY IS A FABLE’ Assange exposed how NGOs have been co-opted into political weapons, arguing that civil society is no longer independent but a “buyer’s market” for influence: “The last forty years have seen a huge proliferation of think tanks and
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An SUV owner exits a car park in a completely normal fashion https://t.co/NdqKRf0y2i
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Thought for the day: What would a g-rated porn look like?
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And we've learned our mistake and haven't demolished buildings since, right? Right?
Thursday marks 25 years since the downtown skyline changed forever when the iconic Mapes Hotel in Reno was imploded, a significant event in the city's history. Sophie Lincoln reports. https://t.co/vl9WYCt8fR
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