Conrail Twitty
@grenadine.bsky.social
Is that urban planner yelling into the Internet again?
Detroiter from St. Louis
Posting about city services & urban planning from a justice perspective, the Rust Belt, community outreach, transportation, historic preservation, and cats.
Detroiter from St. Louis
Posting about city services & urban planning from a justice perspective, the Rust Belt, community outreach, transportation, historic preservation, and cats.
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Conrail Twitty
@grenadine.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hi new people! Nice to meet you.
I am a Detroit area urban planner, transit advocate, and historic preservation professional.
#1 fangirl of the Open Meetings Act.
Come for the local government commentary, stay for the everything else (It’s mostly everything else.)
I am a Detroit area urban planner, transit advocate, and historic preservation professional.
#1 fangirl of the Open Meetings Act.
Come for the local government commentary, stay for the everything else (It’s mostly everything else.)
Going forward I should make a policy that I will only work in city halls if they are 50% theater
February 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Going forward I should make a policy that I will only work in city halls if they are 50% theater
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Holy shit this comparison chart
No wonder it feels like we're all passing around the same $20
No wonder it feels like we're all passing around the same $20
Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
February 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Holy shit this comparison chart
No wonder it feels like we're all passing around the same $20
No wonder it feels like we're all passing around the same $20
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When it comes to the race for Governor, I'm voting for whomever is going to protect marginalized Michiganders. Duggan doesn't pass that test for me.
I also find it funny that he says he's nonpartisan but he's raking in MAGA donor cash & almost all his positions fall in line with MAGA.
I also find it funny that he says he's nonpartisan but he's raking in MAGA donor cash & almost all his positions fall in line with MAGA.
Duggan’s inconsistency on trifecta raises alarms for Dems: ‘I really don’t know who Mike Duggan is’ • Michigan Advance
At the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Detroit Policy Conference at the end of January, former Detroit mayor and independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan railed on state legislature Democrats for fa...
michiganadvance.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:31 PM
When it comes to the race for Governor, I'm voting for whomever is going to protect marginalized Michiganders. Duggan doesn't pass that test for me.
I also find it funny that he says he's nonpartisan but he's raking in MAGA donor cash & almost all his positions fall in line with MAGA.
I also find it funny that he says he's nonpartisan but he's raking in MAGA donor cash & almost all his positions fall in line with MAGA.
Is it just me or are the metaphors continuing to be really heavy handed
February 16, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Is it just me or are the metaphors continuing to be really heavy handed
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Looks like Ring cancelling the Flock partnership is helping alter the narrative. Headline after headline reads “Amazon cancels partnership with surveillance company” when a more accurate read is that 2 surveillance companies pause proposed partnership.
February 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Looks like Ring cancelling the Flock partnership is helping alter the narrative. Headline after headline reads “Amazon cancels partnership with surveillance company” when a more accurate read is that 2 surveillance companies pause proposed partnership.
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Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
February 15, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
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Arthur Osver, Melancholy of a Rooftop, 1942
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135292
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135292
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Arthur Osver, Melancholy of a Rooftop, 1942
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135292
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135292
Somehow unexpected bummer to see local history websites and pages using AI to either “tune up” photos or to wholly imagine what an incident may have looked like.
I would rather know what visual info we actually have, even if it’s choppy! This stuff is gonna get passed along as if it’s real
I would rather know what visual info we actually have, even if it’s choppy! This stuff is gonna get passed along as if it’s real
February 16, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Somehow unexpected bummer to see local history websites and pages using AI to either “tune up” photos or to wholly imagine what an incident may have looked like.
I would rather know what visual info we actually have, even if it’s choppy! This stuff is gonna get passed along as if it’s real
I would rather know what visual info we actually have, even if it’s choppy! This stuff is gonna get passed along as if it’s real
I wonder if this would look decent printed big on printer paper in black and white. This could be good stationery
February 16, 2026 at 2:19 AM
I wonder if this would look decent printed big on printer paper in black and white. This could be good stationery
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red king apples, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1936
February 16, 2026 at 2:18 AM
red king apples, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1936
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St Louis City still has a bad problem with this. Demo companies are required to use misters but enforcement is entirely based on CSB system w/ follow up days later. The complaints get closed w/ no issue found. It's going to get worse because of tornado related demo. So many STL kids have asthma.
February 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
St Louis City still has a bad problem with this. Demo companies are required to use misters but enforcement is entirely based on CSB system w/ follow up days later. The complaints get closed w/ no issue found. It's going to get worse because of tornado related demo. So many STL kids have asthma.
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There was an air quality monitor near a demolition site not far from my house last year. It went *bonkers* during the demo, and the building wasn't even super big.
February 16, 2026 at 12:32 AM
There was an air quality monitor near a demolition site not far from my house last year. It went *bonkers* during the demo, and the building wasn't even super big.
I know they like to act like modern demolition is fully abated and doesn’t kick up dust with bad stuff in it, but as a person with an ungodly amount of allergies I’m here to tell you that that’s not true lol
February 16, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I know they like to act like modern demolition is fully abated and doesn’t kick up dust with bad stuff in it, but as a person with an ungodly amount of allergies I’m here to tell you that that’s not true lol
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Mashed potato thefts are up 100 million percent in southern Oakland County.
Suspect is described as small, fast, and dorky
Suspect is described as small, fast, and dorky
February 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Mashed potato thefts are up 100 million percent in southern Oakland County.
Suspect is described as small, fast, and dorky
Suspect is described as small, fast, and dorky
Mashed potato thefts are up 100 million percent in southern Oakland County.
Suspect is described as small, fast, and dorky
Suspect is described as small, fast, and dorky
February 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Mashed potato thefts are up 100 million percent in southern Oakland County.
Suspect is described as small, fast, and dorky
Suspect is described as small, fast, and dorky
Ban smart glasses from more places!
February 15, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Ban smart glasses from more places!
I’m a pierogillionaire
February 14, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I’m a pierogillionaire
He looks like the Chicago Municipal Device in the last panel
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 14,1948
February 14,1948
February 14, 2026 at 9:51 AM
He looks like the Chicago Municipal Device in the last panel
I didn’t realize Ramadan is starting next week!
I started going to Ramadan food pop-ups in Dearborn a few years ago bc a fair amount of them are outdoor dining. It’s also great as a serious night owl.
So many of them have great food and friendly people it has become something I look forward to!!
I started going to Ramadan food pop-ups in Dearborn a few years ago bc a fair amount of them are outdoor dining. It’s also great as a serious night owl.
So many of them have great food and friendly people it has become something I look forward to!!
February 14, 2026 at 7:47 AM
I didn’t realize Ramadan is starting next week!
I started going to Ramadan food pop-ups in Dearborn a few years ago bc a fair amount of them are outdoor dining. It’s also great as a serious night owl.
So many of them have great food and friendly people it has become something I look forward to!!
I started going to Ramadan food pop-ups in Dearborn a few years ago bc a fair amount of them are outdoor dining. It’s also great as a serious night owl.
So many of them have great food and friendly people it has become something I look forward to!!
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I’m pretty confident you could just have the different AI chatbots all talk to each other in an endless loop and it would be about as useful as getting America’s top tech CEOs together in a room.
And probably less evil
And probably less evil
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
Microsoft AI CEO predicts 'most, if not all' white-collar tasks will be automated by AI within 18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
www.businessinsider.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:53 AM
I’m pretty confident you could just have the different AI chatbots all talk to each other in an endless loop and it would be about as useful as getting America’s top tech CEOs together in a room.
And probably less evil
And probably less evil
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I can’t stop thinking about this, but this was the main reason Trump and the US toppled Venezuela’s government and seized its oil. It was always done to starve Cuba of oil and make Cuban civilization grind to a stop and crumble to nothingness. It was always designed for US domination of the world
Cuba is facing a growing humanitarian crisis due to a U.S.-imposed oil blockade. Cuba’s government announced it’s running out of fuel for commercial aviation, prompting Air Canada to cancel flights. Trump has threatened new tariffs against any nation that sends fuel to Cuba.
US Oil Blockade on Cuba Is Harming Hospitals, Education, and Scientific Research
Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Cuban ambassador to the UN, discusses how the US is also attacking medical programs and tourism.
buff.ly
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 AM
I can’t stop thinking about this, but this was the main reason Trump and the US toppled Venezuela’s government and seized its oil. It was always done to starve Cuba of oil and make Cuban civilization grind to a stop and crumble to nothingness. It was always designed for US domination of the world
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I can’t think of a policy point I agree with Gavin Newsom on.
I am not an extreme lefty. I’m a democrat.
I just think poor folks deserve dignity and respect. I think our trans siblings deserve to thrive. I think Billionaires should be taxed. I think ICE should be abolished
I am not an extreme lefty. I’m a democrat.
I just think poor folks deserve dignity and respect. I think our trans siblings deserve to thrive. I think Billionaires should be taxed. I think ICE should be abolished
There seems to be a lot of discussion about Gavin Newsom today.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom
We have seen this song and dance before.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:22 AM
I can’t think of a policy point I agree with Gavin Newsom on.
I am not an extreme lefty. I’m a democrat.
I just think poor folks deserve dignity and respect. I think our trans siblings deserve to thrive. I think Billionaires should be taxed. I think ICE should be abolished
I am not an extreme lefty. I’m a democrat.
I just think poor folks deserve dignity and respect. I think our trans siblings deserve to thrive. I think Billionaires should be taxed. I think ICE should be abolished
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I'm in for $20 if anyone wants to match me.
Venmo: @AndreaWaves and put 🌼
$1,835/$4,000!
Funds for 2 months of a mortgage for an Afghani family of 7. They fled to US as dad worked with US military. In July, DHS terminated all Afghans’ Temporary Protected Status. Now their visas have expired. We owe them.
$1,835/$4,000!
Funds for 2 months of a mortgage for an Afghani family of 7. They fled to US as dad worked with US military. In July, DHS terminated all Afghans’ Temporary Protected Status. Now their visas have expired. We owe them.
February 14, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I'm in for $20 if anyone wants to match me.
He wants revueltas
February 14, 2026 at 2:46 AM
He wants revueltas