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pittsburgher posting adventures in cooking & gardening, travel, books, local/national politics, etc. she/her
if we are professional colleagues and you think you recognize me, no you don't
if we are professional colleagues and you think you recognize me, no you don't
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going to make a thread of my favorite photos I took in 2025, starting with this, the best photo I took on safari in nagarahole (karnataka india) in december. I can't decide whether I like it better in color or b&w
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Absolutely lawless. The people against the creation of DHS were right. The people saying abolish ice so long ago were right. The people saying it now are right. Any elected official who is unwilling to commit to that should be pilloried out of office.
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Absolutely lawless. The people against the creation of DHS were right. The people saying abolish ice so long ago were right. The people saying it now are right. Any elected official who is unwilling to commit to that should be pilloried out of office.
no lies the closing of the contra-flow bus lane in oakland has fucked transit in this city so hard
"sure w'ell close this dedicated bus lane and have buses drive in regular traffic through one of the most congested areas of the city. update the timetables? no, don't be silly why would we do that"
"sure w'ell close this dedicated bus lane and have buses drive in regular traffic through one of the most congested areas of the city. update the timetables? no, don't be silly why would we do that"
January 21, 2026 at 7:41 PM
no lies the closing of the contra-flow bus lane in oakland has fucked transit in this city so hard
"sure w'ell close this dedicated bus lane and have buses drive in regular traffic through one of the most congested areas of the city. update the timetables? no, don't be silly why would we do that"
"sure w'ell close this dedicated bus lane and have buses drive in regular traffic through one of the most congested areas of the city. update the timetables? no, don't be silly why would we do that"
this developer's entitlement is practically dripping off the page here. "we're not moving the garage entrance to the alley" bc the neighborhood assoc & local businesses did not support their zoning variances application. "we can wait" because now they have their man in the mayor's office ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Oversized luxury condos along the Strip District’s narrow business corridor? Locals oppose the developers’ plans, saying they would be “detrimental to traffic, health, safety and welfare of the employees and patrons of our business community.” From @nextpittsburgh.bsky.social buff.ly/N7Id17o
Zoning Board rejects Strip District condos, but developer holds out hope for O’Connor
After zoning holdups under Gainey's watch, Strip District developers hope to find Pittsburgh's new administration more receptive.
www.publicsource.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM
this developer's entitlement is practically dripping off the page here. "we're not moving the garage entrance to the alley" bc the neighborhood assoc & local businesses did not support their zoning variances application. "we can wait" because now they have their man in the mayor's office ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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A whole transit authority operating on the premise of "oh we sliding"
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A whole transit authority operating on the premise of "oh we sliding"
how I feel getting on a prt bus during a snowstorm
one time i was on an overnight megabus going across central pennsylvania during a blizzard and as we slid down the highway in near total darkness the driver got on the intercom and said “this is gonna be a rough one folks, i don’t know about this”
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
how I feel getting on a prt bus during a snowstorm
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I am once again asking
January 20, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I am once again asking
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January 20, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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good morning pittsburgh, if you have $12 and an hour or two to spare this weekend I cannot recommend the black photojournalism exhibit at carnegie museum of art strongly enough. a powerful & inspiring reminder that americans have beaten back fascism before and we can again. exhibit closes monday!
January 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
good morning pittsburgh, if you have $12 and an hour or two to spare this weekend I cannot recommend the black photojournalism exhibit at carnegie museum of art strongly enough. a powerful & inspiring reminder that americans have beaten back fascism before and we can again. exhibit closes monday!
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We don't lack empathy, we just implement and communicate it more directly and unambiguously, which neurotypicals find off-putting.
If anything, the autistic people in my life have always been orders of magnitude more compassionate and kind than the hostile, close-minded NTs I grew up with.
If anything, the autistic people in my life have always been orders of magnitude more compassionate and kind than the hostile, close-minded NTs I grew up with.
No, autistics do not “lack empathy”: “Where researchers had assumed impairment, they found autistic people applying moral principles more consistently—even to strangers, even when costly.” By Ludmila Pradlova.
**This includes non-speakers &/or peeps w/ID**
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
**This includes non-speakers &/or peeps w/ID**
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
What the World Got Wrong About Autistic People
For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits made them miserable. All wrong.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
We don't lack empathy, we just implement and communicate it more directly and unambiguously, which neurotypicals find off-putting.
If anything, the autistic people in my life have always been orders of magnitude more compassionate and kind than the hostile, close-minded NTs I grew up with.
If anything, the autistic people in my life have always been orders of magnitude more compassionate and kind than the hostile, close-minded NTs I grew up with.
love to spend $20 on an uber to get to work because the bus flew by when google said it was still 3 minutes out
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
love to spend $20 on an uber to get to work because the bus flew by when google said it was still 3 minutes out
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“ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do” played over video of ICE engaging in acts of violence should be the wall to wall DNC media strategy right now
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
“ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do” played over video of ICE engaging in acts of violence should be the wall to wall DNC media strategy right now
so NFL draft preparations are apparently ongoing without any collaboration with/input from prt or transit plans for the massive influx of people beyond *checks notes* water taxis
pittsburgh about to fall flat on its face in front of everyone, an absolute embarrassment
draft's in 3 months ¯\_ʘ‿ʘ_/¯
pittsburgh about to fall flat on its face in front of everyone, an absolute embarrassment
draft's in 3 months ¯\_ʘ‿ʘ_/¯
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
so NFL draft preparations are apparently ongoing without any collaboration with/input from prt or transit plans for the massive influx of people beyond *checks notes* water taxis
pittsburgh about to fall flat on its face in front of everyone, an absolute embarrassment
draft's in 3 months ¯\_ʘ‿ʘ_/¯
pittsburgh about to fall flat on its face in front of everyone, an absolute embarrassment
draft's in 3 months ¯\_ʘ‿ʘ_/¯
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i will never get over this rebecca tiffany quote: the goal of yimbyism is a world where "every trans eighteen-year-old who is stuck living with unsupportive family [is] able to afford an apartment in a vibrant urban space with transit on a minimum wage job."
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
January 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
i will never get over this rebecca tiffany quote: the goal of yimbyism is a world where "every trans eighteen-year-old who is stuck living with unsupportive family [is] able to afford an apartment in a vibrant urban space with transit on a minimum wage job."
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
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the Allegheny
you know, the one that runs through New Orleans
you know, the one that runs through New Orleans
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
the Allegheny
you know, the one that runs through New Orleans
you know, the one that runs through New Orleans
oh man this is one of those "rain turns to snow as temperatures rapidly plunge" type things that means the roads and sidewalk are going to be a sheet of ice hidden by snow tomorrow morning, huh
January 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM
oh man this is one of those "rain turns to snow as temperatures rapidly plunge" type things that means the roads and sidewalk are going to be a sheet of ice hidden by snow tomorrow morning, huh
right after the election somebody organized an "everybody get together under the Bloomfield bridge and scream" event and I feel like I could really use one of those right about now
January 14, 2026 at 8:58 PM
right after the election somebody organized an "everybody get together under the Bloomfield bridge and scream" event and I feel like I could really use one of those right about now
it's a good day for Bird TV™
January 14, 2026 at 7:12 PM
it's a good day for Bird TV™
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Driven by AI, Homer City, PA will see the construction of the country's largest gas plant, nearly doubling the pollution of the huge coal plant it replaces, the equivalent of putting millions of cars on the road. Power prices in PJM projected to rise 30-60% by 2030 capitalandmain.com/will-an-old-...
Will an Old Pennsylvania Coal Town Get a Reboot From AI?
Homer City embraces the prospect of jobs but worries the profits and power from a new gas plant will flow to faraway tech companies.
capitalandmain.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Driven by AI, Homer City, PA will see the construction of the country's largest gas plant, nearly doubling the pollution of the huge coal plant it replaces, the equivalent of putting millions of cars on the road. Power prices in PJM projected to rise 30-60% by 2030 capitalandmain.com/will-an-old-...
imagine being such a loser that you'd have to practice saying the same word out loud over and over again
Trump: "One of the reasons they're doing these fake riots-- I mean they're just terrible. It's so fake. 'Shame! Shame! Shame!' You see the woman. It's all practiced. They take hotel rooms and they all practice together. It's a whole scam. We're finding out who's funding all this stuff too."
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
imagine being such a loser that you'd have to practice saying the same word out loud over and over again
it is january 13 in pittsburgh, and a balmy 43° outside and I am once again asking
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
it is january 13 in pittsburgh, and a balmy 43° outside and I am once again asking
had a much deeper appreciation of witcher s2 & s3 this watch-thru. very looking forward to s4 tho anxious how it's going to be without henry cavill
January 13, 2026 at 2:02 AM
had a much deeper appreciation of witcher s2 & s3 this watch-thru. very looking forward to s4 tho anxious how it's going to be without henry cavill
I think if you are the only customer in a coffee-serving institution you should get to control the music volume
January 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I think if you are the only customer in a coffee-serving institution you should get to control the music volume
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The whole point of “cops need more training” policies is not to actually address the issues of police abuse and brutality, but to give politicians an out for giving cops more funding to go after which part of society they despise the most.
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The whole point of “cops need more training” policies is not to actually address the issues of police abuse and brutality, but to give politicians an out for giving cops more funding to go after which part of society they despise the most.