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Doodle Artist, Bicycle User/Advocate, Dog Lover, Musician, Skateboarder, Songwriter, RPCV, Half-Hearted Fanatic. #BlackLivesMatter [bridged from https://mas.to/@HalfHeartedFanatic on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Cape Town and Accra top passenger satisfaction for informal transport, but the real takeaway is that fair labor practices lift service quality. via xitter @uptuks #informaltransport #populartransport #publictransit #publictransport #research […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

My neighborhood variety store, where I go when I need scooter shock absorbers, VHS movies, warped 45 RPM records of Malagasy music, baby shoes ... #Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Malagasy #Photography #OriginalPhoto #HalfHeartedFanatic

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Huffing my bike up a steep hill in my neighborhood. The sticker on the handlebar stem is Doozy, a Great Dane influencer. Shut up, Doozy! It's a really steep hill! #Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Brompton #Bike #Cycling #Photography #OriginalPhoto #HalfHeartedFanatic

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

"It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot." This should be part of every mayoral oath of office. via xitter/yt @wef HT LinkedIn Marco Te Brömmelstroet #Urbanism #Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #WarOnCars #15MinuteCity […] [Original post on mas.to]

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Every House Republican voted to let ICE deport US CITIZENS!!! Republicans Vote Against Move To Stop ICE Deporting US Citizens https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-vote-against-ice-deporting-us-citizens-2066548 #ImpeachTrumpNow #NoRepublicansEverAgain #RepublicansOwnItAll […]

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

“We’ve crushed fascism before and we’ll crush it again” WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank https://youtu.be/lw4ZjhOukwU #ledbydonkeys #Fascism #Authoritarian #Project2025 #Xitter #Tesla #HalfHeartedFanatic

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

yup this is all going great www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 7 days ago • 8 comments

I thought we ate these already, but there they are lingering in a part of the property where I rarely go. #Chickens #Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Photography #OriginalPhoto #HalfHeartedFanatic

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Mobility justice starts with community-driven data — and Trufi volunteer Anahi Gonzalez is a data monster. She’s transforming mobility in Mexico, and inspiring others to follow. https://tinyurl.com/2bofegc3 #Mexico #Toluca #mapping #GIS #mobileapp #AppDevelopment #MobileApps #opendata […]

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Read it closely: Mr. Xitter doesn't say that roads AREN'T racist; he doesn't want studies that will determine that some ARE racist. via xitter @RachelTrue HT Reddit u/ApprehensivePiece591 #oligarchy #plutocracy #kakistocracy #Racism #Racist #Antiracism #HalfHeartedFanatic

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

I just remembered where I learned about the Conclave, the black smoke, the white smoke, and all that... This story that I read when I was 12. [SPOILER] An AI becomes the next Pope. https://bcmystery.com/good-news-from-the-vatican-nebula-award-winner-by-robert-silverberg-epub-kindle-pdf/ […]

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

"I felt that [Republicans] were fair and looking out for the people... I don't feel that way anymore. Not even a little bit." – Jim Dukenfield, former Trump Supporter https://www.newsweek.com/former-trump-supporter-regrets-his-vote-praises-bernie-sanders-2067325 #BernieSanders #Trump […]

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

I've never wanted to be an Ewok – ever – in my entire life, until now. https://youtu.be/-Fev5M_7Wnw #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #SustainableTransport #Metro #Video #HalfHeartedFanatic

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Like when Bogart advised Bergman to flee the Nazis: "If you don't leave Xitter, you'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life. We'll always have Paris. Oh. I guess not." […]

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

How to ask a public transport enthusiast on a date via Reddit r/TransitDiagrams u/Irrealaerri #publictransit #publictransport #SharedMobility #SustainableMobility #FutureOfTransport #TrufiAssociation

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

I'm shocked, shocked to find that Sean Duffy – a member of Trump's cabinet – is ill informed about the subject matter over which he is responsible. via mstdn @usa.streetsblog.org https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/04/25/sean-duffy-yes-hes-the-us-dot-secretary-is-dead-wrong-about-bike-lanes […]

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Legal awareness for boda boda riders (motorcycle taxi drivers) A step to give them the respect they deserve, and to be treated as the vital and adaptable part of public mobility that they are. via @Edunnews1 […]

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

🎮 Censorship Whack-a-Network: Authoritarian Edition 🎮 🟢 Easy Mode: Xitter 🟡 Normal: FB, Insta, TikTok, LinkedIn 🔴 Hard: Bluesky ⚫ Advanced: Mastodon via xitter/threads @techcrunch mstdn @TechCrunch bsky @techcrunch.com […]

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

No city should be a lab for someone else’s theory. Cities thrive when shaped by those who inhabit them, not just by out-of-touch planners. The same applies to mobility. HT mstdn @UrbanismNow https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/urbanism-from-asia-beyondthe-story-behind-cities-for-cities-yxwic/ […]

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

In a dead heat for worst Presidential approval ratings since 1953, it's Trump v. Trump! HT xitter @danpfeiffer https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data #Politics #Democracy #Justice #Trump #NoMandate #AntiTrump #AntiGOP #AntiMAGA #Republicans #fascism #oligarchy […] [Original post on mas.to]

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Sacramento will use AI and cameras to catch people who park in bike lanes. Cue protests that "a driver might get mad" via bsky @itsinternational.bsky.social https://www.itsinternational.com/news/hayden-ai-now-has-eyes-california-citys-bike-lanes #Bike #Cycling #NotJustBikes #Urbanism […]

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

DOT plans to kill NYC congestion pricing, but “unable to identify a compelling legal argument." The argument is "A driver got mad." That's always the argument. Hello! via xitter @gothamist https://gothamist.com/news/feds-accidentally-publish-secret-plan-to-kill-nyc-congestion-pricing […]

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

In the "Pope race" – A cardinal "known to take 'jeepneys' and public transport while priest, and eventually, bishop." (Trufi does not endorse any religious or political figures. We do endorse getting on a bus.) via xitter @gulf_news Luis Antonio Tagle […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Your mom was once restricted to the AOL ecosystem. And today transport data is being restricted by gatekeepers. And these two things are related. There’s no stopping the demand for open data. xitter @mobilitydataio @AFD_France https://tinyurl.com/25mlgjpj #informaltransport #populartransport […]

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

A beaming Hitler said, “Hey, if I can kill Jews, Gypsies and homosexuals, I can certainly kill a dog!” by Larry David https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/opinion/larry-david-hitler-dinner.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Bk8.X3RD.yPsghWIPLmbt&smid=nytcore-android-share #Fascism #Dictatorship […]

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as an Egg #Easter #Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Photography #OriginalPhoto #HalfHeartedFanatic

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Disinformation is official White House policy. Lies & ideology take the place of truth. @martinmckee.bsky.social @kentbuse.bsky.social & I warned of exactly this in November. It's happened even faster & even more emphatically than we feared. It's extremely dangerous. www.bmj.com/content/387/...

submitted 25 days ago • 13 comments

A practice test for American citizenship has a sense of humor. America the Possible said that 70 percent of Americans couldn't pass the multiple choice test that immigrants have to pass. So I thought I'd try […] [Original post on mas.to]

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Not what you want to hear when you're waiting to cross the street.

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

This old promotional film reminds us that cities in the global North abandoned – on purpose – proven electric solutions for car dependence. A policy choice, not an inevitability. HT Eric Bruun https://youtu.be/10tfNHmzI8w #cityplanning #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 […]

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

A "too good to be true" EV leasing model for Kenyan taxi drivers? Drivers bear all the risk. Tech solutions should empower, not extract. via xitter @ChinaGSProject https://chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/small-chinese-ev-on-lease-promises-big-savings-for-kenyas-taxi-drivers/ #Africa #Kenya […]

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

They have point. I mean their trains: They're pointy. via xitter @Newsweek China Mocks US Trains https://www.newsweek.com/china-embassy-mocks-us-trains-rail-2059845 #SharedMobility #SustainableMobility #sustainabletransport #TrufiAssociation

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

It sure seems like Tanzanian football promoters know where to look for grit, agility, and the ability to think fast under pressure: boda boda and bajaji riders via xitter @TheCitizenTZ […]

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Sit. Stay. Good girl. Our dog, Pauline, waits patiently while I fill her food bowl. #Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Dogs #Dog #DogLife #DogLover #Pitbull #Photography #OriginalPhoto #HalfHeartedFanatic

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Santiago’s suburban rail proves justice can be built into infrastructure. The Accessibility Fairness Index (AFI) turns justice into a metric, not an afterthought. via ScienceDirect HT mstdn @UrbanismNow […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

"The entire business model of Silicon Valley is surveillance." –Carole Cadwalladr xitter @carolecadwalla @tedtalks Full video: This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like https://youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE #Authoritarian #PresidentMusk #DOGE #DOGEBags #fascism #oligarchy […] [Original post on mas.to]

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

via bsky @tomflood.bsky.social #Bike #Cycling #CyclingLife #CommuteByBike #NotJustBikes #Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #PeopleOverCars #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #HalfHeartedFanatic

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Trump's Secretary of Education appears to not know what Al is, referring to it as "A-one" #Kakistocracy #HalfHeartedFanatic https://www.threads.net/@peoplefor_/post/DIRwqjVozE1?xmt=AQGzmy31_CKgy71V_VRfQDGSUQnKqjHsXu1H_QkTuly7_Q

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

As an anti-Trump American living in a former French colony, it's hard not to have complicated feelings about this. Via mstdn @Techaltar HT @notjustbikes https://youtu.be/Y_VJmoibRhI #France #Africa #Madagascar #Trump #NoMandate #AntiTrump #AntiGOP #AntiMAGA #Republicans #Antimilitarism […]

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Hey! Get a room! – Dysdercus fasciatus – Antananarivo, Madagascar #Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Entomology #Photography #OriginalPhoto #HalfHeartedFanatic

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

"There can be no doubt about what this means. "...The administration could create its own gulags with no more judicial review than existed when Stalin did the same thing in the Soviet Union." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

"United front against Trump’s decree" – 47 % tariff on imports. If he thinks about Madagascar at all, Trump probably thinks this is more penguin pushback – as in "Penguins of Madagascar" via xitter @lexpressmg […] [Original post on mas.to]

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

The shiny new cable cars are dangling from their cables all over Antananarivo. I'm still not sure when they'll be taking passengers. The station in my neighborhood is on a street with no bike lane or sidewalk. #Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Malagasy #Photography […] [Original post on mas.to]

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

"The American Age Is Over" A tough read for those of us who always hoped that American leadership would be (on balance) good for the world. via substack @jvlast #Politics #Democracy #Justice #Trump #NoMandate #AntiTrump #AntiGOP #AntiMAGA #Republicans #Antifascism […] [Original post on mas.to]

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Via Reddit u/Garnitas #Conservation #Sustainability #ClimateChange #Sustainability #HalfHeartedFanatic

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments