Musician, biker, writer,IT Specialist, Filmmaker, left wing Jew. Publisher of The Olympic Peninsula Environmental News and Rainshadow Journal.https://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3mp7uhdej222oNorthwest Tribes seek to take ownership of National Wildlife Refuges in the Salish Sea. https://olyopen.com/2026/06/23/tribes-seek-ownership-of-national-wildlife-refuges-in-the-salish-sea/ A rather shocking bit of news was brought up casually at a County Council Meeting in the Pacific Northwest.26 Jun 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7uhdej222ohttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3m7direwzqs2qSuper useful post for those of us engaged with our local politicians on bike use expansion. Sorry if this might be a duplicate post. https://medium.com/@ctedyanto/cyclistic-bike-share-case-study-analyzing-how-chicago-rides-and-how-they-can-ride-more-c760bbbf42e906 Dec 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7direwzqs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3m73qg6qkc224https://open.substack.com/pub/experimentalhistory/p/the-decline-of-deviance?r=4ok0k9&utm_medium=ios I don’t know that I totally agree with the authors premise, but I find it a very interesting read, nevertheless03 Dec 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73qg6qkc224https://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3m5h45hwh3c2nare there too many nonprofits? One for every 100 people in the United States. A thought-provoking article. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/are-there-too-many-nonprofits-or-too-few-bridges-between-them/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark12 Nov 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5h45hwh3c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3m5egwct2ms2zSeattle Time is reporting today that RAD is on the verge of bankruptcy And looking for a buyer. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/seattles-rad-power-bikes-may-close-cut-jobs-as-pandemic-boom-cools/11 Nov 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5egwct2ms2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3m4vjyx6z4c2jHorsey on Energy-sucking AI data centers are coming for your salmon and your electricity https://open.substack.com/pub/horseytoons/p/energy-sucking-ai-data-centers-are?r=4ok0k9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false05 Nov 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vjyx6z4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3m4nqvxl77s22Another great reason to support increased bike infrastructure in cities. It’s also somewhat of a warning for those of us riding bikes in cities. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/health/alzheimers-dementia-air-pollution.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share02 Nov 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4nqvxl77s22https://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3m4im7r2uu22mThe SNAP Hunger Games view from the Olympic Peninsula: Port Angeles, # of households accessing the food bank grew from 10,000 in 2017 to 45,000 in 2024, Sequim Food Bank has seen an increase in need of 35 percent, Jefferson County Food Bank expecting a 25 percent increase in client load.31 Oct 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4im7r2uu22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3m2ttenzsxs2jGoodbye to a legend...Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/dining/saul-zabar-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare10 Oct 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ttenzsxs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3m27wj7z2e22qPaul Krugman: If USA still had a fully functioning democracy, Trump’s speech Tuesday to the generals would have ended his presidency. 1 of 302 Oct 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27wj7z2e22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3m22u6mhtdc2wrecent survey from Seattle this was in the Seattle Times this morning. Bicycle commuting is up 32% in Seattle year over a year. I'm going to use this every time. I see a comment by an anti-cycling person to remind them that these are almost 17,000 trips that are not on his damn or her damn highway30 Sep 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22u6mhtdc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lxhv3q5a6k2uwhen is Bluesky going to grow up and allow longer than 300 character posts?28 Aug 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhv3q5a6k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lxhv2g7in22uMinn. shooting: “The suspect, had weapons w/antisemitic & anti-Israel slogans, including “6 million wasn’t enough” praise for mass killers — echoing some of the same grievances against the Jewish immigrant aid group that motivated the Tree of Life synagogue gunman in Pittsburgh.28 Aug 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhv2g7in22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lxhs3qxpd22yMedicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/health/medicare-prior-approval-health-care.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare28 Aug 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhs3qxpd22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lxdpnqdsrc27I think we need to reframe the argument against bike lanes. Let's start calling streets and roads "car lanes" instead. Document all the empty unused car lanes that you can find in your town and promote those as needing to be turned into bike lanes . like these!26 Aug 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxdpnqdsrc27https://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lxcqk55ghc23"Where's the beef?" [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcqk55ghc23https://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lwyo4esjls23You may not believe in climate change but your insurance company does. WA homeowners struggle to find insurance in areas of perceived wildfire risk https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/wa-homeowners-struggle-to-find-insurance-in-areas-of-perceived-wildfire-risk/22 Aug 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwyo4esjls23https://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lwtljhu7bk2tIn Colombia, the Bike Ride Starts Before Dawn https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/well/move/morning-cycling-bogota.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare20 Aug 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwtljhu7bk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lwsda6vt2s2pIn case you missed it: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended Tuesday that children between 6 months and 23 months old receive the vaccine to protect them against serious illness caused by the virus.20 Aug 2025 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwsda6vt2s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lwjltpwbgs2wPBS Slashes Budget by 21% After Federal Funding Cuts https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/business/pbs-budget-cuts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Let's remember that two Democrats who didn't vote msde this happen. Emily Randall was one.16 Aug 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwjltpwbgs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3ltexptfxo22rWhere Are the Men in Boys’ Lives? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/upshot/boys-men-mentors.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare07 Jul 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltexptfxo22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lt2tfuthz22lTrump and Republicans Mislead on Policy Bill’s Effect https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/politics/trump-tax-cuts-policy-bill.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare03 Jul 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2tfuthz22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lshhnv37ik2uWhere was Emily Randall when the vote happened that defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting & numerous foreign aid? (HR 4)She was one of four Democrats who did not vote and the vote was lost by two.25 Jun 2025 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshhnv37ik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lp7nus44t22uGreat invention by UW Seattle. https://www.washington.edu/news/2025/05/08/bicycle-handlebar-sensor-can-help-map-riskiest-bike-routes/15 May 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7nus44t22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lljhwwgnwk2kwonder whether it's going to get worse soon or not, the answer is yes.(DOGE) is planning to move the computer system of the Social Security Administration (SSA) off the old programming language it uses, COBOL, to a new system. they think they can do it in a few months. They have no idea.29 Mar 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljhwwgnwk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lkiwhgqb222dAs usual, the people who voted for Trump will be the ones most hurt by him.16 Mar 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkiwhgqb222dhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lkgcqb4x3c2dUkraine has received the first tranche of 2.5 billion CAD (close to 1.7 billion USD) promised funds from the proceeds of Russia’s frozen Canadian assets. Thank you, Canada! 🇨🇦15 Mar 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgcqb4x3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lkefgapnuk26Job opening: Minority Leader Apply to Senate Democrats. Must have backbone and courage. Cowardly lions need not apply.14 Mar 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkefgapnuk26https://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lkdy5km4gk25please don't set fire or tag people's Teslas. Not all Tesla owner's are Trump supporters. this is just a bad way to protest. do something more creative.14 Mar 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdy5km4gk25https://bsky.app/profile/8string.bsky.social/post/3lkdx5ti73c25@schumer.senate.gov resign from leadership or we will demand your ouster: A member of WA Democrats14 Mar 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:do4p5mudhyvrxa6actgdmlcp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdx5ti73c25