@originalkirsten.bsky.social
Community | design | inclusion. sometimes watercolor artist. I dig great towns, cool connected spaces, walkability, and outdoor festivals in sunshine. Pittsburgh.
Hey did you know that to vote someone out you must vote someone else in?
Like, a blank vote doesn’t do anything
Is this really new information?
Like, a blank vote doesn’t do anything
Is this really new information?
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Hey did you know that to vote someone out you must vote someone else in?
Like, a blank vote doesn’t do anything
Is this really new information?
Like, a blank vote doesn’t do anything
Is this really new information?
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Traveling back down to Washington today.
Even though Republican Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t having votes in Washington, I'm showing up and ready to work with anyone to end this shutdown, get federal workers paid and back on the job, and stop healthcare costs from spiraling out of control.
Even though Republican Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t having votes in Washington, I'm showing up and ready to work with anyone to end this shutdown, get federal workers paid and back on the job, and stop healthcare costs from spiraling out of control.
October 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Traveling back down to Washington today.
Even though Republican Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t having votes in Washington, I'm showing up and ready to work with anyone to end this shutdown, get federal workers paid and back on the job, and stop healthcare costs from spiraling out of control.
Even though Republican Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t having votes in Washington, I'm showing up and ready to work with anyone to end this shutdown, get federal workers paid and back on the job, and stop healthcare costs from spiraling out of control.
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Colin with a point by point refutation of strip district business owners
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Transit Talk: YOMPA (Yes On My Penn Avenue) - Pittsburgh City Paper | News, Dining, Music, Best Of, Arts, Film
The lawsuit halting work on the Penn Ave. bike lane extension seems based on misconceptions.
www.pghcitypaper.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Colin with a point by point refutation of strip district business owners
www.pghcitypaper.com/columns/tran...
www.pghcitypaper.com/columns/tran...
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A little ditty I wrote
September 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A little ditty I wrote
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July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“Feels like 102” in Pittsburgh but with enough hydration and sunscreen, it felt lovely in a kayak on the water
June 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“Feels like 102” in Pittsburgh but with enough hydration and sunscreen, it felt lovely in a kayak on the water
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Your friendly reminder that we are all essentially on the same fucking grid. There aren’t any magical fairies flapping their wings to power AI, mine bitcoin, or save the coupons for 10% off your next pets.com order.
June 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Your friendly reminder that we are all essentially on the same fucking grid. There aren’t any magical fairies flapping their wings to power AI, mine bitcoin, or save the coupons for 10% off your next pets.com order.
June 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Parked facing the wrong way on a 1-way road AND in front of a no parking or stopping sign. You wanna drive, don’t be dumb
June 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Parked facing the wrong way on a 1-way road AND in front of a no parking or stopping sign. You wanna drive, don’t be dumb
This is me, every time
Plan To Straighten Out Entire Life During Weeklong Vacation Yields Mixed Results
MANCHESTER, NH–Returning to work after seven days off, Derek Olson, 31, confessed Monday that his plan to use his weeklong vacation to straighten out his life yielded mixed results.
theonion.com
May 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is me, every time
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If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
April 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
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Pittsburgh could lose 35% of public transit service if state doesn't come through with hundreds of millions in funding. Local employers like Duolingo, Giant Eagle, and AHN spoke at a hearing about how transit is essential to them and advocated for funding www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
Pittsburgh fights looming transit cuts
Pittsburgh may slash 41 bus routes, raise fares and halt airport service if the state doesn't fund transit.
www.axios.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Pittsburgh could lose 35% of public transit service if state doesn't come through with hundreds of millions in funding. Local employers like Duolingo, Giant Eagle, and AHN spoke at a hearing about how transit is essential to them and advocated for funding www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
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I reported on economics full-time in 2020. It taught me there are no incentives to have a baby in the US. Women in the US have to pay for pre-natal, medical and child care, earn less, do most of the parenting and chores, get promoted less, and are now at 27% higher risk of maternal mortality.
April 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I reported on economics full-time in 2020. It taught me there are no incentives to have a baby in the US. Women in the US have to pay for pre-natal, medical and child care, earn less, do most of the parenting and chores, get promoted less, and are now at 27% higher risk of maternal mortality.
My 12 year old just found out that college assigns homework on weekends, and he is devastated
April 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
My 12 year old just found out that college assigns homework on weekends, and he is devastated
Happy fish fry Friday, Pittsburgh
March 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Happy fish fry Friday, Pittsburgh
ULI Pittsburgh’s Women’s Leadership Initiative is hosting a conversation about the history and development at Hazelwood Green, with an illustrious panel sharing how it’s all coming together
March 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
ULI Pittsburgh’s Women’s Leadership Initiative is hosting a conversation about the history and development at Hazelwood Green, with an illustrious panel sharing how it’s all coming together
Weak language is acceptance and normalization of nonsensical policy. Define such efforts specifically - OR - report clearly that funding is blocked for purposes the feds have failed to define: “… investigates whether the money was used for diversity efforts” @wsj.com
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Trump Administration Plans to Freeze Family-Planning Grants — The Wall Street Journal
Tens of millions of dollars in federal funding for Planned Parenthood and other groups would be cut off while the administration examines their DEI efforts
apple.news
March 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Weak language is acceptance and normalization of nonsensical policy. Define such efforts specifically - OR - report clearly that funding is blocked for purposes the feds have failed to define: “… investigates whether the money was used for diversity efforts” @wsj.com
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Well, I think they’ve neutralized this concern. Everyone knows our military secrets, straight from Hegseth
March 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Well, I think they’ve neutralized this concern. Everyone knows our military secrets, straight from Hegseth
Despite increasing costs in providing an integral service, PRT has not seen an increase in the state share of its budget in more than a decade. Transit is crucial to our economy and our environment in Allegheny County. #FundTransit
March 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Despite increasing costs in providing an integral service, PRT has not seen an increase in the state share of its budget in more than a decade. Transit is crucial to our economy and our environment in Allegheny County. #FundTransit
Thankyou transit workers! 🚌 🚎 🚊. And more importantly, FUND transit workers @pahousedems.com @pahousegop.bsky.social @pasenate.com @governorshapiro.bsky.social
Today, we celebrate National Transit Employee Appreciation Day! Join us in honoring the dedication of public transportation workers who keep our communities moving everyday. Share your gratitude using #TransitEmployeeAppreciationDay.
March 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thankyou transit workers! 🚌 🚎 🚊. And more importantly, FUND transit workers @pahousedems.com @pahousegop.bsky.social @pasenate.com @governorshapiro.bsky.social
Bus and T are a public good, we MUST fund them. “Not funding public transit is a mistake that Pennsylvania cannot afford to make,” said Neilson… he called PRT an economic driver that serves 220,000 daily riders, contributes $1 billion to the state economy and keeps 39,000 cars off the road.”
March 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Bus and T are a public good, we MUST fund them. “Not funding public transit is a mistake that Pennsylvania cannot afford to make,” said Neilson… he called PRT an economic driver that serves 220,000 daily riders, contributes $1 billion to the state economy and keeps 39,000 cars off the road.”
Evan Feinman resigned. A shame to see good people go, but also salute to choosing to follow your conscience.
Top broadband official exits Commerce Department with sharp Musk warning
“Stranding all or part of rural America with worse internet so that we can make the world's richest man even richer is yet another in a long line of betrayals by Washington,” Evan Feinman warned.
www.politico.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Evan Feinman resigned. A shame to see good people go, but also salute to choosing to follow your conscience.