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Conrail Twitty

@grenadine.bsky.social

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Is that urban planner yelling into the Internet again? Detroiter from St. Louis Posting about city services & urban planning from a justice perspective, the Rust Belt, community outreach, transportation, historic preservation, and cats.

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hi new people! Nice to meet you.

I am a Detroit area urban planner, transit advocate, and historic preservation professional.

#1 fangirl of the Open Meetings Act.

Come for the local government commentary, stay for the everything else (It’s mostly everything else.)

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 3h

She wants to play fight so bad but I am not fighting my cat

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 3h

I came downstairs to check on laundry.

Yazzy first tried to get me to pet her like a regular cat (What a surprise! Yes)

Then she tried to get me to pet her really hard (Okay, sure)

Then she tried to get me to fight her (No)

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 1d

Since ppl were curious, actual report:

Pupuseria El Tunco on Cicotte was indeed open late.

They only take cash and Zelle.

This is their list of flavors, tho they were out of a couple.

The pupusas were good and the guy was nice!! He gave us 2 free drinks and Marcus loved his pineapple agua fresca

A business card listing menu items.

Pupusas: revueltas, chicharrón, frijol, pollo, birria, camarón, calabaza, jalapeño, loroco, and pepperoni.

Orden de pasteles: pollo y carne.

Orden de plátano frito.

The business card of Pupuseria El Tunco. 3200 Cicotte St, Detroit mi 48210.

They are on fb and tiktok as Pupuseria el Tunco.

(313) 247-4495

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🇲🇽🐸rustbelt rebel🐸🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 4h

Oh I see. It’s one of *those* ‘ceasefires’ where only one side is expected to actually ceasefire. Got it.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

(ABC) - The Israel Defense Forces said its troops opened fire on Palestinians, killing five, after they allegedly violated the terms of the ceasefire agreement.

abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Israel-Gaza live updates: 5 Palestinians killed in Gaza City for alleged ceasefire violation, IDF says

Israel on Tuesday identified two of the people whose remains were returned.

abcnews.go.com

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 5h

signing a bunch of LGBTQ+ protections into law but then vetoing two other ones bc they would cost health insurance companies 0.00001% in yearly profits is just so Newsom

Trans News Network @transnews.network · 17h

CA UPDATE:

Newsom has signed these queer rights bills:
- AB 82 / SB 497 (Medical privacy)
- AB 1084 / SB 59 (Name/Gender changes)
- SB 450 (Adoption access)

And vetoed these bills:
- SB 418 (HRT stockpile)
- AB 554 (PreP)

Final total: 8 bills signed, 2 vetoed.

transnews.network/p/california...

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Susan Klaiber @susanklaiber.bsky.social · 7h

Just across the street from my dad's childhood home at 4409 Chalmers. And - sadly - just as eradicated. ☹️ 💔

every lot detroit.. before and after @everylot.det.city · 9h

4414 CHALMERS
Parcel ID: 21055379.
Year built: None
Zoned R2
Tax status: TAXABLE
Image dates: Aug 25 2019 on left; Jul 31 2025 on right

Street view imagery of 4414 CHALMERS captured on Aug 25 2019

Street view imagery of 4414 CHALMERS captured on Jul 31 2025

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 9h

Good luck!!

Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 11h

Being in a still kinda new-to-me part of the region I sometimes force myself to drive around without an app to help me learn my way around

Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 12h

The state is so big that they successfully clickbait me into clicking on articles about how there’s likely to be snow, big rain, or northern lights in MI and of course it’s nowhere near here

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 12h

Michigan is so huge! It would take ten hours to drive to the opposite corner of it from where I live.

Some of that is going around water and some of that is simply Large

Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 12h

I did this idea as a video.

I can’t watch it without crying (and I’m almost crying thinking about it now) but I’m really glad I made it.

bsky.app/profile/gren...

Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · Aug 30

Carla Bozulich’s cover of “The Grand Tour,” but instead of being about someone who left the narrator, it’s me showing you my feral cat’s favorite spots

Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 12h

Sooo many but the Geraldine Fibbers’ outstanding alt country cover of The Grand Tour has been on my mind.

They didn’t have a full version of it in the app I used to make Doodles’s memorial video, so I used the Aaron Neville version, which is also really good.

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 21h

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 12h

(Tw diet)

She is a personal trainer and when I was like “I haven’t eaten in hours, do you mind if I run in the Qdoba on the way to the pharmacy” she was like “Don’t eat that shit” and took me to her house and made me food.

Extremely on-brand mix of feedback and love

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 13h

Miss Major is an incalculable loss for the trans community and a reminder that our movement is always led by Black trans women. Always.

May we all prove to be worthy students of her example.

Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 16h

Rest in power, Miss Major.

www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 12h

I was just telling a story about the time my cellphone died when I was at the ER, and I ended up having my childhood friend’s mom come pick me up because I still knew their landline number

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 22h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 15h

Slightly janky for me, it acted like it wasn’t gonna like or post stuff then it did it anyway

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 16h

the photo they use is of Lakota spiritual leader Arvol Looking Horse, who has done really amazing work for his people and folks all around the world

we made this video with him

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 16h

Yes! Here’s a photo from their FB, it’s a blue truck.

A photo of a hand holding some pupusas in front of a blue food truck

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 17h

Sharing this mostly as a “damn they’re all over the place.” Going into more $$ communities to target landscapers, in this case. Just awful

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 17h

Sounds like ICE was/is out in Plymouth today.

Jan L. @jangrmgrm.bsky.social · 18h

PLEASE BE ADVISED
! My daughter just came home from getting “smokes” and it was packed with landscaping companies who were hiding. Apparently, ICE is in Metro Detroit going into the Latino communities!! #ICEUpdate, #MetroDetroit, #FuckICE, #FuckDHS, #FuckNoem, #FuckHoman, #FuckTrump, #PlymouthMI

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 17h

Superior's looking pretty fine this evening

Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 17h

Current* conditions near Two Harbors, MN:

View looking west of the Split Rock Lighthouse sitting on the rugged shoreline of Lake Superior. // Image captured at: 2025-10-13 22:48:15 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Two Harbors: 55.32 F | 12.96 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: W at 7.963 mph | 12.81 kph // Humidity: 49%

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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 18h

So the Geneva location of American Science & Surplus managed to survive closure of the business's main Park Ridge location and the warehouse, bought out by longtime employees last month and kept open, only for somebody to crash their car into it today.

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STLrainbow @stlrainbow.bsky.social · 18h

Sucks to see rental postings in STL City discriminating against housing voucher holders and there's nothing you can do about it anymore. (The city's ordinance prohibiting source of income discrimination was preempted by a new state law this past session.)

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 18h

I don’t mind it but I saw somebody call it cop funeral music and it’s gonna be that forever to me now

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Farmer Alice @alicebagley.bsky.social · 18h

Two opportunities this week to weigh in on infrastructure things in Detroit! The City does a bad job of sharing these things, please spread the word, especially if you live in one of these neighborhoods.

Notice of Public Outreach: West Grand Boulevard Streetscape
Department of Neighborhoods District 5 Virtual Meeting
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 6 PM
Online
https://cityofdetroit.zoom.us/j/9144778107
The City of Detroit in coordination with Henry Ford Health System will construct streetscape improvements along West Grand Boulevard from Cass Avenue to Rosa Parks Boulevard. The project includes the construction of landscaped medians, protected bike lanes, and enhanced crosswalks with ADA-compliant ramps near the Henry Ford Hospital Campus.
Send feedback to Christina Peltier at peltierc@detroitmi.gov

Greater Corktown Street Improvement Community Meeting. October 14, 5:30-7:30 PM at Detroit's Police Athletic League 1680 Michigan Ave, Detroit 48216
Topics: 10th Street Greenway, Ash Street Update, 14th Street Update, Overpass update
Light snacks and beverage will be provided.

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