Reposted by Cass (she/her)Maria Montaño @themariamontano.bsky.social · 17/04/2025In all of 2024 Pittsburgh didn’t lose a single teenager (age 13-17) to gun violence. Truly a remarkable bit of work that is largely under reported in conversations around public safety in the city. 120719
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Gavin Newsom calls Kilmer Abrego Garcia a “distraction” @washingtonpost.com What an absolute disgrace he has become. Beyond repulsive and shameful. 85272051328
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 18/04/2025Families will die without LIHEAP. 112340
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Ed Gainey @gaineyformayor.com · 18/04/2025Everybody knows there’s a world of difference between a local small business owner and a billionaire who's given hundreds of thousands of dollars to elect Trump. Only one candidate in this race attended a private event with Trump operatives at the Duquesne Club…Corey O'Connor. 073
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 08/04/202514-year-old Palestinian American Amer Rabee was one of 3 teenagers shot by the IDF this weekend. Two other American teens were killed last year in the West Bank and their cases remain unresolved. wapo.st/42J659Fwapo.stPalestinian American teen fatally shot by Israeli troops in West Bank villageAmerican citizen Amer Rabee, 14, was fatally shot in the West Bank village Turmus Ayya. The mayor said he had been picking green almonds with two friends. 36034
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Remember magistrate candidate Anthony Vaccarello 000
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Chris Rosselot @northsidecowboy.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Turns out people in Lancaster want to keep Medicaid. 1975
Reposted by Cass (she/her)melinda @melwedde.bsky.social · 19/03/2025here it is if you haven’t read it inthesetimes.com/article/mahm...inthesetimes.comMy Name is Mahmoud Khalil and I Am a Political PrisonerA letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana. 021
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 17/03/2025pretty good representation of the mask off era here 159158372698
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Kidnapping an activist and jailing him in the middle of the night is a brazen act of authoritarianism. Punishing dissent by revoking legal status is a dangerous precedent to set. 271076294
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Thinking about how I was cornered and berated by 3 men in suits (one was a former State House Rep!) at a polling place because I supported an independent for County Council even though I’m on the Dem Committee. 110
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Same MAGA bullshit, different race. Supposed Democrat O’Connor is NOT the way. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comRepublican donors trying to unseat Pittsburgh’s progressive Black mayorDemocratic primary battle promising to be biggest test for progressive movement since Trump’s presidential victory 062
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 20/02/2025This was such a fun, welcoming room with so many community leaders! Which means Gainey campaign welcomes good people 💙 I’m ready to support Gainey for Mayor! 161
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 19/02/2025I do not need AI to make art, I need AI to tell someone whether they *need* to reply all or not before they send an email 000
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Ed Gainey @gaineyformayor.com · 19/02/2025CommUnity. I am proud to fight every single day to make Pittsburgh work for real people, not just the rich + powerful I've taken on big fights against greedy corporations, union busters, gentrifiers, + so-called charities to make our city safe and affordable. Excited to be on BlueSky to share more 0158
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 24/01/2025There are people in our midst who are showing us how to confront and prevail over autocracy by actually doing it. 17926
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Jon Hanrahan @hanrahanrahanra.bsky.social · 24/01/2025PCRG just published a study of Pittsburgh’s existing inclusionary zoning policy, Gainey’s proposed city-wide IZ expansion, the anti-IZ counter-proposal, and Pro-Housing Pittsburgh’s faulty IZ study. A full read is worth your time, but here are the highlights: static1.squarespace.com/static/5cbf1...static1.squarespace.com 1199
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Jon Hanrahan @hanrahanrahanra.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Against the notion that we are “rushing” into IZ, the study reiterates the “15 years of local studies, financial modeling, expert and community input, and adjustments, all informed by the best national practices from empirical studies” that led to IZ in Lawrenceville: 111
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 23/01/2025Workers are each other’s allies, not each other’s competition. 143689
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · 20/01/2025So deeply disappointed by the blatant misinformation and racist dog whistles in this recent mayoral primary poll. We have two candidates with more than a decade each of experience in local politics. Surely that's enough to focus on their own records of getting things done for the people of Pgh. 4298
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Leah from South Dakota @leahfromsd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Now more than ever 🏳️⚧️ 43144635880
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Imani Barbarin @imanibarbarin.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Just so we’re all clear: -Dems bend over backwards to Netanyahu’s every whim carrying through with financing a genocide, Bibi wants Trump to win and it costs Dems the election. -At the request of Netanyahu, the Tiktok Ban bill is Revived under a Dem President, closer tying it to Biden moreso 161638429
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Not to be dramatic but… this being the last thing I saw on TikTok feels special 110
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Why on earth would I want a throwback nostalgia trip for… my files? 000
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 01/12/2024I truly deserve a Giant Eagle sheet cake delivered to my door after all the housework I willingly did and was excited to do 020
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Men not doing the dishes after a meal will forever be my #1 red flag 030
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Mom just gave me directions in her rural hometown in Armstrong County: “turn left onto the new road and go past the Dairy Queen” The “new road” was built in the 70s. 010
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Peak yinzer dude selling wings said “yeah my wife works dahn there, go check aht my old lady” 220
Reposted by Cass (she/her)Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 21/11/2024Historic but not enough: Bernie Sanders and 18 Senators took a stand to block U.S. arms sales to Israel—the most support ever for such a move. Yet the Senate still voted to fund genocide in Gaza. mondoweiss.net/2024/11/sena...mondoweiss.netSenate rejects effort to block arms sales to Israel18 lawmakers voted for Bernie Sanders’ effort to block arms sales to Israel, but the vast majority of the Senate voted against the measure. 10387121
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Live from Theresa Kail Smith’s weird hearing: lot of people fucking hate poor people 040
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Housing > parking www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/n...nytimes.comAn Affordable Housing Project Faced a Huge Backlash. It Won Anyway.A developer wanted to replace parking garages with affordable apartments in Manhattan, but some residents on the Upper West Side resisted. Here’s why the housing won. 240
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 19/11/2024You ever fail so miserably trying to cook something you just wanna cry over your plate 110
Cass (she/her) @msgiggles.bsky.social · 15/11/2024My hot take around the county budget is that local taxes are Good, actually 3190
Reposted by Cass (she/her)More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/11/2024BREAKING: The NLRB has just ruled that captive audience meetings are illegal nationwide. These are mandatory meetings where bosses try to persuade workers not unionize, often using coercive tactics. 8376131485
Reposted by Cass (she/her)David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 13/11/2024In US cities, ~2/3 of crash deaths occur on streets owned by the state – not local gov. Outdated, deadly state roads are preventing cities from building the safe, comfortable, and transit-friendly streets that residents want. My deep dive, in @vox.com 🧵 www.vox.com/future-perfe... 19728218
