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Safe streets & Transit. People need somewhere to sleep and the sidewalk isn’t it. Believer that better more livable cities are possible. Let's stop letting perfection get in the way of progress.
Anon here but happy to chat/meet up IRL
Hartford, CT
Anon here but happy to chat/meet up IRL
Hartford, CT
Connecticut Courts have done this, we should absolutely have this statewide. Sidewalks and roads are owned by the state (or towns but that's the same thing). If we can unmask them in state court buildings, we should be able to unmask them on state owned roads (CC: @bobduffct.bsky.social)
January 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Connecticut Courts have done this, we should absolutely have this statewide. Sidewalks and roads are owned by the state (or towns but that's the same thing). If we can unmask them in state court buildings, we should be able to unmask them on state owned roads (CC: @bobduffct.bsky.social)
It was @volts.wtf who made the point, if you want good things to happen in America elect Democrats to office
Sadly, this level of vigor and fight is completely foreign to the current Connecticut Democratic party and our pathetic Governor
Sadly, this level of vigor and fight is completely foreign to the current Connecticut Democratic party and our pathetic Governor
The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
January 17, 2026 at 1:04 AM
It was @volts.wtf who made the point, if you want good things to happen in America elect Democrats to office
Sadly, this level of vigor and fight is completely foreign to the current Connecticut Democratic party and our pathetic Governor
Sadly, this level of vigor and fight is completely foreign to the current Connecticut Democratic party and our pathetic Governor
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Our current situation is that towns want unlimited energy without any of the infrastructure…and that’s not going to be possible
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Our current situation is that towns want unlimited energy without any of the infrastructure…and that’s not going to be possible
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now THIS is POSTING
I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1
January 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM
now THIS is POSTING
Hartford is projected to be the only one of the top 50 metros to see housing affordability continue to worsen in 2026 by Zillow
#CTHousingCrisis
www.ctinsider.com/realestate/a...
#CTHousingCrisis
www.ctinsider.com/realestate/a...
Hartford is only big U.S. metro where housing affordability will worsen in 2026, Zillow says
Zillow projects Hartford as the only top-50 metro with worsening affordability, with the median monthly mortgage cost to rise $100 in 2026.
www.ctinsider.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Hartford is projected to be the only one of the top 50 metros to see housing affordability continue to worsen in 2026 by Zillow
#CTHousingCrisis
www.ctinsider.com/realestate/a...
#CTHousingCrisis
www.ctinsider.com/realestate/a...
It is so quaint that airline routing changes are consistently headline news in Connecticut
-United daily flights BDL to Houston starting in May
-Jet Blue will be flying BDL to LAX over the summer from June-September daily
Quality additional routings
-United daily flights BDL to Houston starting in May
-Jet Blue will be flying BDL to LAX over the summer from June-September daily
Quality additional routings
United Airlines to start nonstop service to Houston from Bradley
The once-daily service from United Airlines will operate year-round, beginning in May.
hartfordbusiness.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
It is so quaint that airline routing changes are consistently headline news in Connecticut
-United daily flights BDL to Houston starting in May
-Jet Blue will be flying BDL to LAX over the summer from June-September daily
Quality additional routings
-United daily flights BDL to Houston starting in May
-Jet Blue will be flying BDL to LAX over the summer from June-September daily
Quality additional routings
@michaelcwalsh.bsky.social - So did anything happen on these in 2025? I haven't been on Park Road in a while but New Park Ave is still its crappy old raceway self
www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
From paving to major reconstruction, here are the West Hartford roads that will be worked on in 2025
Plans would drastically transform New Park Avenue and Park Road.
www.ctinsider.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:19 PM
@michaelcwalsh.bsky.social - So did anything happen on these in 2025? I haven't been on Park Road in a while but New Park Ave is still its crappy old raceway self
www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
LOL. LMAO
Denial of Aquarion deal overturned and is back on the table! Public water infrastructure should be in the hands of the public, not private shareholders
Denial of Aquarion deal overturned and is back on the table! Public water infrastructure should be in the hands of the public, not private shareholders
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
LOL. LMAO
Denial of Aquarion deal overturned and is back on the table! Public water infrastructure should be in the hands of the public, not private shareholders
Denial of Aquarion deal overturned and is back on the table! Public water infrastructure should be in the hands of the public, not private shareholders
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If you weren't boycotting Target already, now is absolutely the time to start.
From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
January 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
If you weren't boycotting Target already, now is absolutely the time to start.
This crazy thing keeps happening in any metro area that builds a material amount of new housing
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Rent Concessions Are on the Rise in America’s Sunbelt Cities
Cities like Phoenix overbuilt upscale housing when remote workers started showing up during the pandemic. Now that extra inventory means perks for renters.
www.wsj.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM
This crazy thing keeps happening in any metro area that builds a material amount of new housing
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
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new york city is Real America. los angeles is Real America. chicago is Real America. minneapolis is Real America. seattle, portland, detroit etc etc. sick of this framing that it's otherwise. shut the fuck up
January 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
new york city is Real America. los angeles is Real America. chicago is Real America. minneapolis is Real America. seattle, portland, detroit etc etc. sick of this framing that it's otherwise. shut the fuck up
I was just thinking about Arunan the other day, on a day to day level it is hard for me to point to a single visible thing that has improved in Harford since he took over that wasn't already fully underway. Two years and what does he have to show for it?
www.ctinsider.com/news/educati...
www.ctinsider.com/news/educati...
Hartford mayor partners with Change.org to get public input on future of city schools
Hartford is launching a series of conversations on the future of its city schools.
www.ctinsider.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I was just thinking about Arunan the other day, on a day to day level it is hard for me to point to a single visible thing that has improved in Harford since he took over that wasn't already fully underway. Two years and what does he have to show for it?
www.ctinsider.com/news/educati...
www.ctinsider.com/news/educati...
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Kendra is hands down one of my favorite sources of intriguing and sometimes obscure facts and this thread illustrates why: it’s not just the fact but the subsequent voyage through the seas of knowledge after you click through to read more.
Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Kendra is hands down one of my favorite sources of intriguing and sometimes obscure facts and this thread illustrates why: it’s not just the fact but the subsequent voyage through the seas of knowledge after you click through to read more.
Big opportunity here to address building accessibility problems in the US
The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.
North America's Elevator Problem
YouTube video by About Here
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Big opportunity here to address building accessibility problems in the US
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A look back at the preventable street violence in Connecticut in 2025
www.realhartford.org/2026/01/11/s...
www.realhartford.org/2026/01/11/s...
January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
A look back at the preventable street violence in Connecticut in 2025
www.realhartford.org/2026/01/11/s...
www.realhartford.org/2026/01/11/s...
Connecticut is turning back the page, great roundup and spotlight on a bunch of towns, efforts, and plans
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
Connecticut once ran on trolleys. Now it’s trying to undo a century of car-first planning
Connecticut used to have a robust trolley system, extending all the way from Greenwich to Hartford.
www.ctinsider.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Connecticut is turning back the page, great roundup and spotlight on a bunch of towns, efforts, and plans
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
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Connecticut lawmakers consider ICE accountability legislation
We are going to be looking at whether these ICE agents have violated the rights of individuals and whether they should be held criminally accountable in our state courts, not just federal court.
We are going to be looking at whether these ICE agents have violated the rights of individuals and whether they should be held criminally accountable in our state courts, not just federal court.
January 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Connecticut lawmakers consider ICE accountability legislation
We are going to be looking at whether these ICE agents have violated the rights of individuals and whether they should be held criminally accountable in our state courts, not just federal court.
We are going to be looking at whether these ICE agents have violated the rights of individuals and whether they should be held criminally accountable in our state courts, not just federal court.
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
Lookie Lookie Lookie
Apparently someone finally looked into the Aquarion deal and turns out maybe it is a good move after all
www.ctinsider.com/business/art...
Apparently someone finally looked into the Aquarion deal and turns out maybe it is a good move after all
www.ctinsider.com/business/art...
Aquarion merger a lousy deal for water customers in CT? Don't be so sure: Dan Haar
"People don’t like change in general and this transaction scares them for some reason," Aquarion president Lucy Teixeira said.
www.ctinsider.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Lookie Lookie Lookie
Apparently someone finally looked into the Aquarion deal and turns out maybe it is a good move after all
www.ctinsider.com/business/art...
Apparently someone finally looked into the Aquarion deal and turns out maybe it is a good move after all
www.ctinsider.com/business/art...
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Oh my god she uploaded a slow motion video and it's amazing. He's just like me fr running as best he can and still going backwards over and over!
January 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Oh my god she uploaded a slow motion video and it's amazing. He's just like me fr running as best he can and still going backwards over and over!
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rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
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Looking for a little bit of good news?
Delegate Shelly Simonds just introduced a bill (HB262) in the Virginia General Assembly that would prohibit minimum parking mandates for any building, new or existing, in the state.
Just one of ~7 similar bills we expect this session @parkingreform.org
Delegate Shelly Simonds just introduced a bill (HB262) in the Virginia General Assembly that would prohibit minimum parking mandates for any building, new or existing, in the state.
Just one of ~7 similar bills we expect this session @parkingreform.org
HB262 - 2026 Regular Session | LIS
lis.virginia.gov
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Looking for a little bit of good news?
Delegate Shelly Simonds just introduced a bill (HB262) in the Virginia General Assembly that would prohibit minimum parking mandates for any building, new or existing, in the state.
Just one of ~7 similar bills we expect this session @parkingreform.org
Delegate Shelly Simonds just introduced a bill (HB262) in the Virginia General Assembly that would prohibit minimum parking mandates for any building, new or existing, in the state.
Just one of ~7 similar bills we expect this session @parkingreform.org
🚨🚨This just in 🚨🚨
Arunan Arulampalam, the Mayor of Hartford CT, says an investigation into the attempting vehicular ramming of vigil attendees by federal agents is being opened
Arunan Arulampalam, the Mayor of Hartford CT, says an investigation into the attempting vehicular ramming of vigil attendees by federal agents is being opened
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
🚨🚨This just in 🚨🚨
Arunan Arulampalam, the Mayor of Hartford CT, says an investigation into the attempting vehicular ramming of vigil attendees by federal agents is being opened
Arunan Arulampalam, the Mayor of Hartford CT, says an investigation into the attempting vehicular ramming of vigil attendees by federal agents is being opened
The @yardgoats.bsky.social have, since they moved to Hartford, genuinely recognized the city they are in and haven't just been a playground for white exurbanites. It is why they remain so popular and successful while other MiLB teams quickly fade
ctmirror.org/2025/10/13/b...
ctmirror.org/2025/10/13/b...
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The @yardgoats.bsky.social have, since they moved to Hartford, genuinely recognized the city they are in and haven't just been a playground for white exurbanites. It is why they remain so popular and successful while other MiLB teams quickly fade
ctmirror.org/2025/10/13/b...
ctmirror.org/2025/10/13/b...
The Mirror is a national treasure, on the scenes with some incredible photos from last night
What is clear is federal agents used vehicles as weapons to maim and disburse vigil attendees before pepper spraying the crowd. Backing up a van at a high rate of speed into a crowd is indefensible
What is clear is federal agents used vehicles as weapons to maim and disburse vigil attendees before pepper spraying the crowd. Backing up a van at a high rate of speed into a crowd is indefensible
January 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The Mirror is a national treasure, on the scenes with some incredible photos from last night
What is clear is federal agents used vehicles as weapons to maim and disburse vigil attendees before pepper spraying the crowd. Backing up a van at a high rate of speed into a crowd is indefensible
What is clear is federal agents used vehicles as weapons to maim and disburse vigil attendees before pepper spraying the crowd. Backing up a van at a high rate of speed into a crowd is indefensible