Cassandra

friendly reminder that "no soliciting" does not apply to political canvassers! get a "no politics" sign if you really never want to hear one again

nothing is worth a damn without solidarity, for what use is my triumph if my sisters dwell in destitution

we need the return of feminism

I missed the news, lovely to see it. first step of many and I hope we have a reasonable majority in the legislature when the time comes for real cash to be put down

Queens was a mess of different cities, Brooklyn consolidated into a more or less city-county deal earlier

I presume that's a legacy of NYC absorbing a lot of the neighboring towns?

tell your ma, tell your pa, tell your sister and your brother too, East Africans are back up!!!!

I hope Zohran represents a new wave of urban politics that are built on love for big cities, not some weird fear and obsession with suburbanizing urban districts

LMAO, honestly you're right. Italian Americans in particular have a lot to answer for too

that was the 4th thing I learned about him lol

it was actually the 3rd thing I learned about him after his existence and his mayoral campaign b/c a Ugandan friend told me and I was so hype to see a prominent leftie politician share that w/ me

supporting Zohran for NYC mayor not b/c he's a socialist, or even necessarily b/c he's the last standing viable candidate to beat Andrew Cuomo. no I'm supporting Zohran b/c he's East African too

I think the cyberpunk thing of the old web being entirely destroyed by rogue AIs and spambots that can kill you in real life is one of the more impressive predictions

keeping in the tradition of the old bird site being a dating app lol

dril as denominations meme

bring them back!!!! (fun fact: part of the modern light rail system in Phoenix was in fact built on the same alignment as one of the old streetcar lines)

also the public art is all good, but I really loved the tiles at the Roeser/Central stop, so pretty (tragically didn't get a picture!)

the south central light rail extension is cool and I can't wait to see what grows around it in south Phoenix in the years to come

yes! much too small for a city of our size but they exist

Valley Metro light rail train at Cityscape in downtown Phoenix with a B line sign in the window

peak Phoenix is having physical signs on light rail trains to indicate what line is which now (I assume they'll make the LED signs work later)

"we have the cutest kids in Phoenix"
-Kate Gallego, at the south central light rail extension opening

fr, I'm not pretending like Phoenix is exactly a model for much of anything re: urban development but it's better than those cities and there's genuine pockets of improvement in Phoenix proper and Tempe especially

yes!!!! they've been building an extension to south Phoenix for 5 years and it finally opens tomorrow and forces the system to have two lines to function (the new extension will be a part of the B line including the existing north Phoenix leg, the east of downtown Phoenix section will be the A)

already seeing the Valley Metro app changing "RAIL" trips for tomorrow to "A line" trips, we're really about to have two lines tomorrow

she strogan my beef off until I [LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER]

happy homosexuality to you too, my friend!

literacy is so high and yet comprehension is so low

"wearing a seat belt is not impossible"

I honestly am still in disbelief I was there. if they swing by anywhere near you, 10/10 recommend going, they're excellent performers

the band Magdalena Bay on stage, with a smaller screens on either side of the band, the one on the left (shaped like an oval, has angel wings) showing a sheep, the one on the right showing a sunny day. this was probably taken during them playing Killing Time

(also I was at that show and it was so good!!!!!!!!!!)