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Juan Marcano

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๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท๐ŸŒน Activist, urbanist, dungeon master, cat dad, and Colorado Transportation Commissioner for District 3. Former Aurora, CO Ward IV council member.

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Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50

Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it

03.02.2026 04:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 10617 ๐Ÿ” 2374 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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Several Denver metro schools see delays, closures Friday due to staff absences due from ICE Out protests The closures and delays are due to Fridayโ€™s nationwide ICE Out protests and general strike following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

UPDATE: More metro Denver school districts canceled classes or adjusted schedules Friday due to staffing shortages during a nationwide general strike as part of ICE Out protests.

30.01.2026 14:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Ilhan Omar: โ€œHe was saved by securityโ€

29.01.2026 01:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 8217 ๐Ÿ” 1227 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 245 ๐Ÿ“Œ 205
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Y'all remember? I remember. Get @ilhanmn.bsky.social a Gundam.

28.01.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ilhan Omar about to punch a slime bucket of a man, just an absolute potato sack looking motherfucker.

Ilhan Omar about to punch a slime bucket of a man, just an absolute potato sack looking motherfucker.

nice argument, unfortunately I have already depicted myself as a squared-up Ilhan Omar and you as a collapsing sewer ogre

28.01.2026 05:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 6932 ๐Ÿ” 1204 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 63 ๐Ÿ“Œ 79
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN: "They are terrorizing the population, in Afghanistan we never wore masks.โ€ (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )

08.01.2026 21:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 19089 ๐Ÿ” 6604 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 393 ๐Ÿ“Œ 317
Cea is joining as Director of the Mayorโ€™s Office to Protect Tenants. Sheโ€™s been leading Housing Justice for All and the New York State Tenant Bloc, where she helped pass the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, landmark legislation that closed loopholes landlords used to raise rents and push apartments out of stabilization.

Now sheโ€™ll work with us to hold landlords accountable and ensure New York City tenants are living in safe, clean homes.

Cea is joining as Director of the Mayorโ€™s Office to Protect Tenants. Sheโ€™s been leading Housing Justice for All and the New York State Tenant Bloc, where she helped pass the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, landmark legislation that closed loopholes landlords used to raise rents and push apartments out of stabilization. Now sheโ€™ll work with us to hold landlords accountable and ensure New York City tenants are living in safe, clean homes.

Cea Weaver sitting at a table signing a paper, with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on the left and a white soccer jersey with Brooklyn written on it hanging on the right. Mimicking a sports team signing a major player graphic.

โ€œCea Weaverโ€ written and signed in the top left and โ€œExecutive Director of the Mayorโ€™s Office to Protect Tenantsโ€ written on the top right.

Cea Weaver sitting at a table signing a paper, with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on the left and a white soccer jersey with Brooklyn written on it hanging on the right. Mimicking a sports team signing a major player graphic. โ€œCea Weaverโ€ written and signed in the top left and โ€œExecutive Director of the Mayorโ€™s Office to Protect Tenantsโ€ written on the top right.

Welcome to A New Era, Cea Weaver!

02.01.2026 14:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 3470 ๐Ÿ” 403 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 80 ๐Ÿ“Œ 32
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Applications are now open for NALโ€™s Elected & Appointed Officials Site Visit Program! Join these immersive continuing education experiences that will provide you with greater knowledge, stronger connections, and leave you prepared to tackle challenges you face in your public service. bit.ly/EAONSV26

17.12.2025 17:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution

Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYCโ€™s congestion pricing zone.

Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.

e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...

09.12.2025 23:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 914 ๐Ÿ” 229 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Um, ok...

This paper forthcoming at the JOP provides evidence that rent control in Germany actually made tenants MASSIVELY *less* NIMBY.

This result was in the opposite direction of the authors' pre-registered expectations.

And the effect sizes are, truly, massive.

11.12.2025 16:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 386 ๐Ÿ” 105 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 32
โ€œYouโ€™re not stuck in traffic. For you ARE traffic.โ€ In Mamdaniโ€™s now iconic text.

โ€œYouโ€™re not stuck in traffic. For you ARE traffic.โ€ In Mamdaniโ€™s now iconic text.

The Mamdani text generator has some important messages to share.

10.11.2025 05:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 370 ๐Ÿ” 49 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Itโ€™s time to end the 20 year Republican control.

Weโ€™re already out there knocking doors, meeting neighbors, and building the movement to flip our state one door, one conversation, and one person at a time.

28.10.2025 21:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 80 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The fact that Andrew Coumo would EVER consider moving to Florida is even more evidence that he has NO business ever being allowed to be Mayor of New York City.

26.10.2025 22:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 237 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Venn diagram with stable services, low density, and low taxes. The area in the centre said โ€œDoes Not Exist.โ€ And itโ€™s correct.

Venn diagram with stable services, low density, and low taxes. The area in the centre said โ€œDoes Not Exist.โ€ And itโ€™s correct.

My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.

Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath

28.09.2025 21:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 451 ๐Ÿ” 157 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 24

Bikes save lives

29.09.2025 01:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 352 ๐Ÿ” 58 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Canadian Cities Guru Teams Up with Paris Mayor for Groundbreaking New Exhibition Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian teamed up with Paris and, in particular, Mayor Anne Hidalgo on a new exhibition, From Paris to Belรฉm.

โ€œParis, and Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, have been the most inspiring in the world over the last 10 yearsโ€ฆNot because theyโ€™ve been perfect โ€” no city has been โ€” but because theyโ€™ve been strategic, determined, & fearless.โ€ โ€” @brenttoderian.bsky.social interviewed by @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.

10.08.2025 05:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 128 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

just setting these next to each other

11.07.2025 16:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2769 ๐Ÿ” 621 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 73 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

I hope he wins so bad

11.07.2025 00:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 552 ๐Ÿ” 45 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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LA: โ€œYour children will one day grow up and know their fathers or mothers were kidnappers against our own people.โ€

09.07.2025 15:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 21939 ๐Ÿ” 7147 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 632 ๐Ÿ“Œ 365
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โ€˜Tipping pointsโ€™ experts issue urgent message to world leaders World leaders must take โ€œimmediate, unprecedented actionโ€ to prevent devastating climate tipping points, experts say. The Global Tipping Points Conference is taking place in Exeter this week, and almo...

In a sane world, this would be the biggest, most important news story in the world.

โ€˜Tipping pointsโ€™ experts issue urgent message to world leaders.

โ€œEvery fraction of a degree above 1.5ยฐC matters. And every year of โ€œovershootโ€ matters too.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s ultimately a matter of survival.โ€

#ClimateCrisis

07.07.2025 05:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 855 ๐Ÿ” 400 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
An illustration of a young girl in silhouette with a ponytail, standing against a fiery orange and red background. Over her figure is a handwritten quote in white text that reads: โ€œThe wicked become even worse when they are tolerated.โ€ โ€“ Tolstoy. The intense backdrop and the child's silhouette create a haunting, powerful visual emphasizing the quote's message about the dangers of complacency toward evil.

An illustration of a young girl in silhouette with a ponytail, standing against a fiery orange and red background. Over her figure is a handwritten quote in white text that reads: โ€œThe wicked become even worse when they are tolerated.โ€ โ€“ Tolstoy. The intense backdrop and the child's silhouette create a haunting, powerful visual emphasizing the quote's message about the dangers of complacency toward evil.

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04.07.2025 15:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 20045 ๐Ÿ” 4887 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 191 ๐Ÿ“Œ 120

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.

I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. Iโ€™m sorry we have to live through this.

03.07.2025 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 100563 ๐Ÿ” 21936 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3545 ๐Ÿ“Œ 931

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!"

Social Security - "That's socialism!"

Debt free education - "That's socialism!"

Universal childcare - "That's socialism!"

$1 trillion+ in tax cuts for the wealthy...

"That's just how it is."

01.07.2025 16:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 19924 ๐Ÿ” 6766 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 541 ๐Ÿ“Œ 261

It wasn't a clean RCV measure. It had California's jungle primary system, which sucks. I'd like to see a clean RCV for all elections in CO.

01.07.2025 22:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ranked Choice is the way to go.

Be wary of the people you will hear clamoring to go back to first past the post after this, especially when they make false claims about "disenfranchising minority groups."

01.07.2025 16:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Everything is a โ€œredistribution of wealthโ€ โ€” the only question is which direction itโ€™s heading in.

Stop letting them convince you the only valid direction is from the bottom to the top. Theyโ€™ve been selling that snake oil for decades.

29.06.2025 23:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 8994 ๐Ÿ” 2582 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 212 ๐Ÿ“Œ 91
Book cover with yellow and black border and white background. Black title: "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile. Sarah Goodyear Doug Gordon Hosts of The War on Cars Podcast and Aaron Naparstek" Graphic shows yellow traffic light with vines on it.

Book cover with yellow and black border and white background. Black title: "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile. Sarah Goodyear Doug Gordon Hosts of The War on Cars Podcast and Aaron Naparstek" Graphic shows yellow traffic light with vines on it.

If you work for an advocacy organization, university urban planning dept, or other group that is interested in bulk orders of "Life After Cars" please reach out! We're taking expressions of interest so we can get a rough estimate to Penguin Random House.

More info:

www.patreon.com/posts/132394...

27.06.2025 19:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 58 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Back ground with Zohran for New York City logo on blue. Ruwa and Zohran are standing in front of it. Ruwa is on the left wearing a tan and black scarf with green dress. Zohran is on the right wearing a black suit, white shirt, and black tie with white polka dots

Back ground with Zohran for New York City logo on blue. Ruwa and Zohran are standing in front of it. Ruwa is on the left wearing a tan and black scarf with green dress. Zohran is on the right wearing a black suit, white shirt, and black tie with white polka dots

Massive congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for a historic campaign. Your insistence on doing whatโ€™s right, loving people deeply, profoundly caring for the city, and refusing to allow the bigots to make you less joyful, kind, and good is a lesson to so many around the country. 1/

27.06.2025 23:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 85 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*This* is why they are freaking out about Zohran Mamdani.

27.06.2025 00:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 13723 ๐Ÿ” 3070 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 391 ๐Ÿ“Œ 136

Shabbat Shalom to everyone who recognizes that the safety, freedom & thriving of Jews and Muslims are bound up together โ€” in Israel & Palestine, across the five boroughs, and in many other beloved places.

27.06.2025 20:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 10215 ๐Ÿ” 1872 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 160 ๐Ÿ“Œ 70