Michael Albany

Michael Albany

@theoldbaldguy.bsky.social

Photographer, cyclist, cat lady.

1K followers350 following223 posts

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Tasha
@toshyou.bsky.social

NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried

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Caoimhín Ceallaigh nee Trapdinawrpool
@trapdinawrpool.bsky.social

Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says Global studies show bike lanes can ease congestion, reduce emissions and are a boon to businesses www.cbc.ca/news/science...

cbc.caDo bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says | CBC NewsWhile many people, including Ontario's Premier Doug Ford, say that bike lanes increase traffic congestion, research from around the world shows that's not the case.

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Brent Toderian
@brenttoderian.bsky.social

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

usa.streetsblog.orgSeparated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USACities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

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Yale Environment 360
@yalee360.bsky.social

In a first, Germany drew more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels last year.

e360.yale.eduIn Germany, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil FuelsTogether, wind and solar generated 44 percent of Germany’s electricity, while fossil fuels generated roughly 43 percent, according to data from the Energy Institute, a think tank based in London. The figures represent a major milestone for the German “Energiewende,” or “energy turnaround,” a national push to ramp up renewable energy and phase out gas, coal, and nuclear power. 

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Urban Truth Collective
@urbantruth.bsky.social

“Compared with non-active travelers, the cyclists had a 19% lower risk of all-cause dementia, a 22% lower risk of Alzheimer's, a 40% lower risk of young-onset dementia (before the age of 65), & a 17% lower risk of late-onset dementia.” Connecting bike-riding with reduced dementia risk. #UrbanTruth

sciencealert.comCycling Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia, Study of Half a Million FindsGetting from A to B on a bicycle more often could reduce risk of dementia, possibly by protecting a part of the brain tied to memory functions, new research finds.

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Brent Toderian
@brenttoderian.bsky.social

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

usa.streetsblog.orgSeparated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USACities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

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TRG
@q4nwspunk.bsky.social

Back to the simple natural order of things…….. not human arrogance based on destruction of our water,air, environment for profit…… for the 1%

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Shimanti
@humanconsequences.com

Open letter to our Senators: Gentlemen, Ladies, we don't really care about ICE not getting even more funding. We don't care about more "training" and more rules they won't follow. We want ICE de-funded. Dismantled. Gone. Driven out of our cities.

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Ron Filipkowski
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Masking is not about doxing. That is the excuse. They are wearing masks so people cannot identify agents who engage in abuses, civil rights violations, and crimes. You can’t report someone or hold them accountable in any way if you can’t identify them.