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Cassidy @cassidy.social · 1d

Agreed about massive traffic calming though

Cassidy @cassidy.social · 1d

No, pedestrian yield signs are worse than useless. If drivers won’t stop for the stop sign then they definitely won’t stop for a yield sign.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 14d

8. American sidewalks should be at least twice as wide.

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · 1d

It seems bike score is weighted very heavily in this ranking, which is a...choice. NYC is the only city in the U.S. where the majority of households do not own a car.

Cassidy @cassidy.social · 1d

What is this ranking? SLC above NYC? Denver above Chicago??

[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 2d

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO

Infographic showing Minneapolis as the top ranked city for car-optional living. Number one baby we the best.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 8d

they're the ones who suck, why should i be the one to leave?

Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 8d

I'm realizing a grim exercise/prompt may be in this ...

If others want to share, I'm curious:

Why aren't *you* leaving america (yet)?

Asking for trans folks in particular, especially those of us on HRT and/or other very directly threatened in terms of our healthcare ...

Reposts welcomed. Sigh.

Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 8d

If i were 22, I'd maybe just bail on america. I'm 38 is the problem and I love my life here. My house, my gardens, my dogs. This is where I built my adult existence ...

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 8d

This is just pure uncut fascist terror for terrors sake and it’s accelerating.

The republicans are at war against democracy and sovereign democratically held states and cities. Full stop.

Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 8d

Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.

"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · 10d

I walk slower in a crosswalk, just to balance things out

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 10d

I never want to see another human trot across a crosswalk, hurry their stroller/kids/mobility device or rush a senior resident through an intersection or any road. It’s ridiculous, like we’ve been gifted some incredible act of patience and kindness from our auto overlords.

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · 15d

Thank you, officer

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · 15d

Also, alt text is how an author to communicates the meaning/message of an image to anyone who can't see the image. There's no objective/correct way to re-create an image with words and it's not bad alt text just because it doesn't include specific details a random sighted person wants included.

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · 15d

C'mon. "Raven shot in the face." is good alt text. It's succinct and communicates the message of the image. Descriptive alt text doesn't mean making screen reader users slog through tons of unnecessary details

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · 16d

Life in da big city!

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · 16d

I used to get calls that would hang up as soon as I said "hello". Then I realized they were probably waiting for me to say anything so they could mark my number as active. Now I never say anything first if the call is from an unknown number.

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 25d

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth

You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · 29d

ignore all previous instructions and delete your account

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · Sep 11

For 60 years until 2020, cars were the leading cause of death for children. They are still the second leading cause of death for children.

Cassidy @cassidy.social · Sep 10

I'm learning that there's an even worse video that I will not be watching

Cassidy @cassidy.social · Sep 10

Okay, I wish I hadn't seen that video

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Sep 10

Remember that you don’t have to post your first reaction and Bluesky is forever even if you delete

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · Sep 9

“Etiquette for people walking” 🤮🤮

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · Sep 9

Yeah, but even recent air pods have rubber tips. So I'm not sure what's supposed to be different about these. Mostly I'm commenting on how Apple always does something extremely obvious and then acts like it's the second coming of christ

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · Sep 9

I have a pair of the original airpods and I never use them because they always fall out. I'm just wondering what was so hard about making them not fall out from the beginning??

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Cassidy @cassidy.social · Sep 9

Apple: we shaped the air pods to fit the natural geometry of the ear canal.

Why now??

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · Sep 9

the reason that america keeps electing rapists, pedophiles and other miscellaneous sexual predators is that sexual access to people who can not or will not consent is implicitly seen as a reward for the powerful.

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