Elise__Mae
@elisemae.bsky.social
cities ≠ overgrown strip malls | #Pittsburgh #PGH
#transit #transitsky #visionzero #completestreets #climate
campaign finance reform, already ... #getmoneyout #whoprofits
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ally n'at | 📬 #USPS fam | pastafarian | she/her
#transit #transitsky #visionzero #completestreets #climate
campaign finance reform, already ... #getmoneyout #whoprofits
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ally n'at | 📬 #USPS fam | pastafarian | she/her
I just kicked in a few bucks to @aftynbehn.bsky.social's campaign and I hope you'll do the same. Electing a former social worker is probably the shortest distance between wherever the hell we are now ... and actual representation for all.
Mad respect from Robert Arnold.
On Aftyn Behn
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I just kicked in a few bucks to @aftynbehn.bsky.social's campaign and I hope you'll do the same. Electing a former social worker is probably the shortest distance between wherever the hell we are now ... and actual representation for all.
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: There will be "millions more HIV infections globally by 2030 because of cuts, just at the moment new drugs should have ... put the end of the pandemic in reach ... Trump cancelled 3/4 of the world’s funding for #HIV at a stroke."
World #AIDS Day 2025
bit.ly/48H04OJ
World #AIDS Day 2025
bit.ly/48H04OJ
Solidarity Stitches Us Together: Today, World AIDS Day, Is Also the 70th Anniversary of Rosa Parks's Historic Protest
I saw two radically different versions of what a quilt could be yesterday and yet they spoke to the same issues. I caught the show Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California ...
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: There will be "millions more HIV infections globally by 2030 because of cuts, just at the moment new drugs should have ... put the end of the pandemic in reach ... Trump cancelled 3/4 of the world’s funding for #HIV at a stroke."
World #AIDS Day 2025
bit.ly/48H04OJ
World #AIDS Day 2025
bit.ly/48H04OJ
Five Stages of Grief, #Climate Edition, current status:
1. Denial
"In many states, sellers aren't required to disclose info (re: recent flooding or vulnerability) to wildfires ... #FEMA's #flood maps have been criticized for being out of date."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
#realestate #risks
1. Denial
"In many states, sellers aren't required to disclose info (re: recent flooding or vulnerability) to wildfires ... #FEMA's #flood maps have been criticized for being out of date."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
#realestate #risks
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Five Stages of Grief, #Climate Edition, current status:
1. Denial
"In many states, sellers aren't required to disclose info (re: recent flooding or vulnerability) to wildfires ... #FEMA's #flood maps have been criticized for being out of date."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
#realestate #risks
1. Denial
"In many states, sellers aren't required to disclose info (re: recent flooding or vulnerability) to wildfires ... #FEMA's #flood maps have been criticized for being out of date."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
#realestate #risks
"The Trump admin froze foreign aid early in the year, derailing many public health programs dedicated to fighting H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS ... cuts by the US + other countries could result in 10 million additional H.I.V. infections, including 1 million among children."
#HIV #WorldAIDSDay
#HIV #WorldAIDSDay
These petty, bigoted, science-hostile, homophobic, murderous jerkwad sons of bitches www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/he...
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
"The Trump admin froze foreign aid early in the year, derailing many public health programs dedicated to fighting H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS ... cuts by the US + other countries could result in 10 million additional H.I.V. infections, including 1 million among children."
#HIV #WorldAIDSDay
#HIV #WorldAIDSDay
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The cultural/political backlash to anti-woke nonsense led to a November 4 wipeout for MAGA school board officials running for re-election.
Hopefully a lesson was learned. I guess we'll see.
badfaithtimes.com/they-banned-...
Hopefully a lesson was learned. I guess we'll see.
badfaithtimes.com/they-banned-...
They Banned Woke And Suzy Still Can’t Read
Far-right school board officials are finding out the hard way that the political pendulum has swung
badfaithtimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The cultural/political backlash to anti-woke nonsense led to a November 4 wipeout for MAGA school board officials running for re-election.
Hopefully a lesson was learned. I guess we'll see.
badfaithtimes.com/they-banned-...
Hopefully a lesson was learned. I guess we'll see.
badfaithtimes.com/they-banned-...
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The spirit of Thanksgiving has infused the White House press office today, bringing us together in a blessed moment of harmony and goodwill.
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The spirit of Thanksgiving has infused the White House press office today, bringing us together in a blessed moment of harmony and goodwill.
Amazing that the Boring Company still exists after its laughable performance in Vegas. Sad to hear that Nashville seems to have fallen for the same smoke and mirrors.
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Amazing that the Boring Company still exists after its laughable performance in Vegas. Sad to hear that Nashville seems to have fallen for the same smoke and mirrors.
There's a reason we don't let 6th graders vote. But sadly, an individual with roughly comparable levels of ethical and civic awareness seems to be steering US and even global policy.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
There's a reason we don't let 6th graders vote. But sadly, an individual with roughly comparable levels of ethical and civic awareness seems to be steering US and even global policy.
Thanks to #PRT for looking towards the future despite the cynical, mercenary funding stance from the PA GOP in Harrisburg. In particular, I like the idea that southern #PGH neighborhoods might have a one-seat ride to #Oakland, rather than having to bounce Downtown + then over towards the East End.
I'm so happy to know that PRT is moving forward with the bus line redesign. Let's go!
“Folks deserve the changes they have been asking for.”
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/23/p...
“Folks deserve the changes they have been asking for.”
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/23/p...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit urged to stop redesign of bus routes, fix ridership, on-time problems - Pittsburgh Union Progress
With the funding crisis at Pittsburgh Regional Transit put on hold for at least the next two years, the agency is ready to move ahead early next year with the next step of its bus line redesign. But t...
www.unionprogress.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
OMFG, this is our federal government
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
OMFG, this is our federal government
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Nice to see X being transparent 🤣
November 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Nice to see X being transparent 🤣
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One of the best examples for demonstrating how much excess space cars take up is, ironically, a car commercial
It shows how Cars take a lot of space to often carry only 1 or 2 passengers. Our infrastructure is not developed to fit a human scale
#carcentric #pedestrianism #transitsky
It shows how Cars take a lot of space to often carry only 1 or 2 passengers. Our infrastructure is not developed to fit a human scale
#carcentric #pedestrianism #transitsky
Saturn Ion commercial
YouTube video by Eliyahu Biton
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
One of the best examples for demonstrating how much excess space cars take up is, ironically, a car commercial
It shows how Cars take a lot of space to often carry only 1 or 2 passengers. Our infrastructure is not developed to fit a human scale
#carcentric #pedestrianism #transitsky
It shows how Cars take a lot of space to often carry only 1 or 2 passengers. Our infrastructure is not developed to fit a human scale
#carcentric #pedestrianism #transitsky
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”the guy with the nuclear codes is totally crashing out because he’s morphing into a cornered tasmanian devil” is a news summary i just gave a friend because i live in a very normal country
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
”the guy with the nuclear codes is totally crashing out because he’s morphing into a cornered tasmanian devil” is a news summary i just gave a friend because i live in a very normal country
Many thanks to @deluzio.house.gov for clearly drawing such an important line. Your district neighbors mine (PA-12), but it's so important that you're standing up for Pittsburgh's metro area and PA in general -- both as a US Rep and a veteran.
Donald Trump is calling for my death and others, and every political leader should condemn the President's violent threats.
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Many thanks to @deluzio.house.gov for clearly drawing such an important line. Your district neighbors mine (PA-12), but it's so important that you're standing up for Pittsburgh's metro area and PA in general -- both as a US Rep and a veteran.
Missed trips are noticeably reduced at #PittsburghRegionalTransit. I think most #PGH #transit riders call 'em "ghost buses," but at least the trend is positive.
"(PRT's) annual service report ... shows the # of missed trips ... dropped to 0.3%, down from 1.7% the previous year."
bit.ly/49kaXXA
"(PRT's) annual service report ... shows the # of missed trips ... dropped to 0.3%, down from 1.7% the previous year."
bit.ly/49kaXXA
Pittsburgh Regional Transit reduces missed trips but on-time service remains an issue - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Hiring seems to have solved Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s problem with missed trips, but the agency’s on-time performance continues to be well below the standard it has set for itself. The agency’s an...
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Missed trips are noticeably reduced at #PittsburghRegionalTransit. I think most #PGH #transit riders call 'em "ghost buses," but at least the trend is positive.
"(PRT's) annual service report ... shows the # of missed trips ... dropped to 0.3%, down from 1.7% the previous year."
bit.ly/49kaXXA
"(PRT's) annual service report ... shows the # of missed trips ... dropped to 0.3%, down from 1.7% the previous year."
bit.ly/49kaXXA
Hey @mbta.com … you are aware that other transit systems clean their stations, yes? Even the walls and ceilings?
Just checking.
#Boston #transit #mbtaredline
Just checking.
#Boston #transit #mbtaredline
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hey @mbta.com … you are aware that other transit systems clean their stations, yes? Even the walls and ceilings?
Just checking.
#Boston #transit #mbtaredline
Just checking.
#Boston #transit #mbtaredline
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everything I know about the Nuzzi/RFK Jr affair I have learned against my will
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
everything I know about the Nuzzi/RFK Jr affair I have learned against my will
Target management is mandating that staff be nicer to shoppers(?) This kind of window dressing won't shift the boycott.
I stopped shopping there in January 2025, after being a regular customer for 20+ years. I won't return until/unless Target stops caving on their formerly inclusive policies.
1/
I stopped shopping there in January 2025, after being a regular customer for 20+ years. I won't return until/unless Target stops caving on their formerly inclusive policies.
1/
Target has a new '10-4 policy.' Here's what that means
https://triblive.com/business/target-has-a-new-10-4-policy-heres-what-that-means/
https://triblive.com/business/target-has-a-new-10-4-policy-heres-what-that-means/
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Target management is mandating that staff be nicer to shoppers(?) This kind of window dressing won't shift the boycott.
I stopped shopping there in January 2025, after being a regular customer for 20+ years. I won't return until/unless Target stops caving on their formerly inclusive policies.
1/
I stopped shopping there in January 2025, after being a regular customer for 20+ years. I won't return until/unless Target stops caving on their formerly inclusive policies.
1/
He's #1
Another interesting historical fact from @pbump: 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁.
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
He's #1
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Lol, lmao even
“We are the future! Get over it! We might destroy humanity, we are so powerful! Also we need more money right away!”
“We are the future! Get over it! We might destroy humanity, we are so powerful! Also we need more money right away!”
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
trib.al/CUazMCQ
OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Lol, lmao even
“We are the future! Get over it! We might destroy humanity, we are so powerful! Also we need more money right away!”
“We are the future! Get over it! We might destroy humanity, we are so powerful! Also we need more money right away!”
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The Mamdani political sign generator is kinda fun https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Mamdani political sign generator is kinda fun https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html
Let’s get right on that.
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Let’s get right on that.
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Look, I think everyone has counted Cuomo out too soon.
He’s a shoe-in for Staten Island borough president.
He’s a shoe-in for Staten Island borough president.
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Look, I think everyone has counted Cuomo out too soon.
He’s a shoe-in for Staten Island borough president.
He’s a shoe-in for Staten Island borough president.
Speaker Johnson, I fixed your talking point:
"What happened last night in our largest swing state is a clear win for bodily autonomy and election integrity. PA's vote to retain its judges should be a wake-up call to me -- and to all of my vacationing GOP House colleagues."
#PA #election #judges
"What happened last night in our largest swing state is a clear win for bodily autonomy and election integrity. PA's vote to retain its judges should be a wake-up call to me -- and to all of my vacationing GOP House colleagues."
#PA #election #judges
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.