Taylor Scheinuk

@taylorscheinuk.com

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Transportation/Urban Planner/Designer from NOLA living in downtown Sacramento, CA. SEIU Local 1000, Gay, he/him, Democratic Socialist.

A steel blue metallic Mazda MX-5 sports car in the loading zone at an IKEA. The convertible top is folded down and several large furniture boxes have been secured in the open trunk.
A screencap of an AI-generated image posted by Streetsblog California showing that the filename of the image on their website clearly identifies that it was generated by ChatGPT
A young man wearing a white linen collared shirt, sunglasses, and a straw fedora with a black grosgrain band. He's also wearing a red lanyard around his neck (under the collar of the shirt) that has pins for a variety of American railroads as well as the flag of Palestine, the Ukrainian Trident, the Progress Pride flag, and Public Rail Now
A small Vornado-brand house fan that has recently been disassembled and thoroughly cleaned.
The northwest corner of the intersection of 11th and L streets in Sacramento California. The corner on the left is barricaded with a regulatory "no pedestrian crossing" sign bolted to it.
A screenshot from the end of the of a shady political ad claiming to be protecting California Consumers by "fighting" personal injury lawyer corruption but the ad funding disclosure shows it's paid for by Uber
A man stands outside a building in the shade wearing a white linen button-down shirt with an open collar, a lanyard covered in pins, sunglasses, and an off-white straw fedora with a black fabric band. The shirt drapes comfortably but the collar and top 10cm of the placket are moderately starched to help them stand up and maintain their shape. The pins on the lanyard are mostly railroad-related but there is also a Ukranian Trident, a Palestinian flag, a Progress Pride pin, and some character pins from the animation project "Lackadaisy"
A young man with styled-up hair wearing sunglasses, an ironed white linen shirt, and khaki linen slacks
A Dutch utility bicycle loaded with groceries in a tiled lobby
All of the groceries unloaded and lined up by the wall
An upright Dutch bicycle parked in an apartment building lobby with original porcelain mosaic floor tiles. The bicycle is matte black and has a pair of silver pannier bags on the rear carrier that are visibly fully-loaded. The front carrier of the bike has a large plastic bag of wood pellets for a smoker-grill bungee-strapped to it
A hardbound copy of Donald Shoup's book "The High Cost of Free Parking". The dust jacket is intact and throughout the fore-edge of the book, dozens of color-coded paper tabs are visible.
A headshot of an older, balding white man in a suit and tie. His half-smile and beetle eyes engage the viewer in such a way as to be uncomfortable and make the viewer feel as though they are look at a not-human thing, a being from the depths of hell and depravity unknowable to dignified existence.
a historic photograph of a General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GM10B prototype electric freight locomotive being tested in the 1970s, having been designed in anticipation of a never-realized mass-electrification program of America's railroads in the wake of the 1970s energy crises.
Compare and Contrast of cars versus bicycles. The car pictured is a silver dodge ram truck with ironically-applied USSR/Communist labels. The bicycle is a bicycle with an american flag Under the images is the ironic title "WOKE transit vs PATRIOT transit" Cars: Needs license/registration so the government can track you Government regularly inspects it to legally drive Legally forces you to pay Insurance (companies) so they can pay for other people's accidents Fuel needs big government subsidies to stay under $5/gallon Government can revoke privilege to drive any time Bicycles: Not required to register No inspection requirement Bike insurance optional. Not required No need for government subsidies Biking privilege cannot be revoked. Original credit for image to someone who's still posting on the bad bird site and doesn't have a link to a bluesky i could repost from.
A screen capture of a news item thumbnail from a FOX affiliate station. The header says "DEADLY PRANK" and the title is "Georgia teacher dies during prank"
a selfie of a man behind the wheel of a convertible parked on the side of a rural road. The top/hood is stowed on the car and you can see the road disappearing up an incline in the distance lined by trees
a man wearing a black, graphic tanktop under a black hoodie walks along a pathway in a verdant, green park. He's speaking to the camera and has a lapel mic clipped to the inside of the hoodie, which is not zipped up. A Progress Pride flag pin and a Public Rail Now pin are visible on the front of the hoodie.
a profile shot of a man sitting on a terrace on a sunny day. He has a muted espression in reaction to the earsplitting sound of gas power equipment being used by landscapers at the building behind his.
A photograph of a compact drafting table set up on the floor. There is a parallel bar attached to it and a drafting square resting atop the drafting bar. Taped down to the table is a single grey envelope
The front facade of a 3-story tall prewar apartment building made of painted brick. The building is nicely adorned with architectural detail and ornament and features a set-back, central entrance under a canopy reaching over the sidewalk to the curb. Flanking the central entrance are sunrooms/sleeping porches on the upper floors and gated patios on the ground floor.
The "They're the same picture" meme, where the top half is someone showing you two images with the caption "Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture" and the bottom half is a woman answering "They're the same picture." The two pictures in this case are, respectively, a photo of Chuck Schumer and a photo of Kubus Oak, a character from Star Trek Deep Space Nine. The character of Kubus Oak is a former government official from the planet of Bajor who collaborated with a fascist occupying force from another planet who enslaved, tortured, and murdered his people. He justified this by saying the occupation would have been "much worse" without people like him working for the Occupation. When the Occupation ended, the Provisional Government of Bajor issued the Ilvian proclamation which, among other things, sentenced all Bajoran collaborators to exile. Kubus Oak's name was fourth on the list of those collaborators.
a second attempt at an Aviation. A close-up of a frosty coupe glass containing a cloudy, noticeably purple cocktail garnished with a lemon peel on a skewer
An "Aviation" cocktail in a coupe glass. Lightly-tinted purple, slightly cloudy clear cocktail with a lemon zest garnish
A dark grey iPod classic partially removed from an original Apple Accessory leather sleeve case.
A photograph of a dark-grey iPod classic final edition stood in an Apple dock which itself is sitting on top of an A/V receiver. The screen of the iPod is on and shows that a song by Pulsedriver is playing.
A screen capture of an AI-generated image used in an article written by Roger Rudick and published by Streetsblog SF on 22 January 2026. The image is of a caltrain-branded train going across a bridge. The caption reads: "Is the dream of a revived Dumbarton/mid-Peninsula rail crossing over? Editor’s note: this is an AI image obviously. Couldn’t get it to double track the bridge without breaking other parts of the image, but you get the idea."
a photograph of text mounted to a wall in a museum. The text is an abridged variation on Martin Niemöller's confessional "First they came" which reads: "First they came for the socialists, and i did not speak out- because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out- because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out- because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me."
A photo of a Davies Craig "Motoring Helmet", a very real and not-a-joke product the Australian manufacturer attempted to introduce and popularize in the late 1980s.
A survey question asking "Between streets where crashes involved people walking or biking, kids or older adults and streets where crashes happened near schools and in lower-income neighborhoods, what should be given priority?" There are three options, to give priority to one or say that both should have equal priority
A photograph of a function-oriented outdoor gas lamp utilizing mantle elements instead of a simple naked flame.
A letter from US Senator Alex Padilla of California reads: "Thank you for writing to share your concerns regarding the Trump Administration. I appreciate hearing from you.  I share the deep concerns of many Californians about the direction the Trump Administration has already taken and the potential impact on the rights and values we hold dear. The Trump Administration has sought to undermine critical federal agencies and illegally block hundreds of billions of dollars authorized by Congress for essential federal programs that support disaster recovery, child care, nutrition, public safety, scientific research, education, and much more. The Administration has also made our country less safe by purging thousands of experienced, career civil servants across law enforcement agencies like the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as at key agencies involved in aviation safety, food safety, and wildfire prevention. I believe it is my job to best serve the interests of Californians and all Americans. To date, I have taken action to push for transparency and hold the Administration accountable on everything from the unlawful access of personal data and protecting California's water supply to fully funding our wildfire prevention and food safety efforts. Please know that I will continue to do all that I can to uphold the Constitution and work to protect Californians from any actions that may threaten our state’s progress. Please know that I appreciate hearing your perspective on this issue, and I remain dedicated to protecting the rights, values, and well-being of all Californians. Once again, thank you for writing. Should you have any other questions or comments, please call my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3553 or visit my website at padilla.senate.gov. You can also follow me on Facebook, and Twitter, and you can sign up for my email newsletter at padilla.senate.gov/newsletter. Sincerely, Alex Padilla United States Senator"
A popup window showing that Microsoft Window's native video editing app can now ONLY be used if you upload your videos and projects to their cloud service and cannot be used if you choose to save on your local hard drive
A PG&E utility outage map from Christmas Day 2025 showing the aftermath of a major atmospheric river.
An image of the barcode label on the reverse of a book, with blue lines circling both the plain notation of the book's ISBN (International Standard Book Number) as well as pointing out that it is also found in the barcode itself should it not be plainly noted.
A close-up shot of a Busch & Muller IQ-XE e-bike headlight installed under the front carrier of a Rad Power Bikes Radwagon 4
Credit MotorTrend magazine A photo of the interior of a 2019 Mazda MX-5 showing the driver's 2/3 of the dashboard including the center stack and console. The HVAC controls are three huge and prominent knobs. Under them are a pair of physical buttons controlling the seat heaters. Rearward of the gear selector is a Command Knob interface designed to control the entertainment screen and Nav system. Everything is laid out to easily fall to hand for the driver
An exterior view of the same Nomad Complex hoodie. This time, the Public Rail Now pin has been removed and a Lumecube light source placed inside the garment to shine through the fabric, very clearly showing where both the square of iron-on patch is and where the hole in it is, allowing the pin to be re-installed easily and without trial and error.
a close-up photo of a Nomad Complex hoodie (black with white print). There is a Progress Pride pin as well as a Public Rail Now pin affixed to the upper right of the brand's logo
A promotional photo for the 2008-2012 tv series "Leverage" showing the main cast walking toward the camera in a "V" formation over a white, featureless background with the show's title logo above them. From left to right are: Gina Bellman as Sophie Devereaux Christian Kane as Elliot Spencer Timothy Hutton as Nate Ford Beth Riesgraf as Parker (just Parker) Aldis Hodge as Alec Hardison
a video demonstrating the "Directions" (satnav) tool on a Light Phone 3 smartphone alternative device
A vintage Western Electric model 554 wall telephone in black with a clear rotary dial
A screenshot of a google maps info bar for a restaurant, showing things like the hours, address, phone number, and what kind of restaurant it is
a map of Sacramento's "Grid" showing the city's area broken up into 11 "zones" and possible circulator routes to serve those zones.
A satellite view of the New Orleans French quarter with colored lines showing a proposed traffic circulation plan for motor vehicles. Through traffic for motor vehicles is eliminated on all streets except Decatur and North Peters Six "loops" allow motor vehicle traffic to circulate in and then leave, allowing dropoffs and pickups within a block of destinations without allowing any cut-through routes. First-Responders, Residents and business owners have access to streets that are not part of the "loops" via manually-retractable bollards Bourbon Street has automatic bollards which allow permitted delivery vehicles during set daytime hours and disallow all motor vehicles the rest of the time.
a picture of a pencil next to the words "Write a horror story using only 3 words"
A futuristic concept sketch, in color, of an EMD F59 PHI locomotive. The sketch is framed and commemorates the signing of contracts for the purchase of said locomotives in 1993
An excerpt from the Ghost In The Shell wiki on the concept of "Sustainable War", saying: "The Sustainable War is a concept and event in Ghost in the Shell : SAC_2045. It was launched in 2042 by the American Empire under AI Code 1A84 in cooperation with the other members of the G4 (The Russian Federation, China, and the European Union), and officially classified war as an industry to boost the global economy."
The 16th Street light rail station in Sacramento, viewed from 15th street. On the right is an ugly parking structure and on the left is similarly underutilized land, mostly the backyards of houses on Q street and mostly taken up by garages in varying states of decomposition and collapse
a man seated behind the wheel of a 2016 Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring with a manual transmission, black leather interior, and Blue Reflex Mica paint
the interior of a properly-maintained Bialetti moka pot stovetop coffee maker showing that it has been cleaned regularly and that heavy coffee residue has not been allowed to build up over time from lack of cleaning.
A google satellite view of a suburban neighborhood with an apartment building building circled in blue and a Wal Mart grocery pickup in orange. they are approximately 1,000 feet apart on the same residential street.
The poster sitting at the wheel of his 2016 Mazda MX-5 GT
A screenshot of a reply window showing that Bluesky erroneously identified Brent's post as being written in German due to all the wacky phonetics he used.
The rear of a 2016 Mazda MX-5 showing a single twin-tipped exhaust muffler. The vanity plate reads "SMOLPNY" and has a novelty frame that says "OwO What's This?"
A screencap of a summary definition of the term "Noblesse Oblige" which reads: "Noblesse oblige is a French expression that means that nobility extends beyond mere entitlement requiring people who hold such status to fulfill social responsibilities; the term retains the same meaning in English. For example, a primary obligation of a nobleman could include generosity towards those around him. As those who lived on the nobles' land had obligations to the nobility, the nobility had obligations to their people, including protection at the least."
a screencap from Streetsblog California showing an article titled "Sponsored Post: AI in Action, How Hayden AI is Solving Real-World Mobility Challenges" written by the CEO of Hayden AI
A satellite view of Komoka, ON which shows an entirely suburban sprawl-based land use pattern of single-family detached houses in an exurban setting