Not pragmatic in the centrist sense

YouTube video by Steel City Stonewall Democrats Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dougherty for Retention

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YouTube video by Steel City Stonewall Democrats Supreme Court Justice Donohue for Retention

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YouTube video by Steel City Stonewall Democrats Justice Wecht

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To clarify, if you see a post thats like "Pittsburgh is rooting for you, Bari!" Or "Shady Side Academy is proud of its alumni, Bari Weiss!" We are not ALL rooting for her or proud of her. That includes some residents of squirrel hill! She certainly doesnt claim us, and we dont claim her.

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The honor is all ours, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.

We're proud to endorse a candidate who knows that our multifaith, multiracial majority is our strongest tool to fight authoritarianism and build the world we want to see.

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Wrongfully convicted Subu Vedam taken into ICE custody after release from prison He is detained in the Moshannon Valley Processing Center near Philipsburg, but many questions remain.

A State College man who spent four decades in state prison on a murder conviction that was overturned in August was released at noon today, then taken back into custody by federal immigration authorities, according to a corrections dept spokesperson.
www.centredaily.com/news/local/c...

Cool. My high school's worst alum, who has no journalism training just a career of hot takes, is in charge of a major network news operation. I feel like I owe the real reporters at CBS an apology.

I'm sorry. We aren't sending our best.

Joanna Schwartz @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social Justice Kavanaugh: "If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter." The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bs... 3h 79. American citizen. Krystal Ball @krystalball 79 year old American business owner slammed to the ground by ICE. Suffered broken ribs and head trauma as he tried to show them his workers' paperwork. Maine Trump's America @TheMaineWonk FOX 11 BUSINESS OWNER FILES $50 MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT AGAING DAD

Again, if you think the creation of the Department of Defense in 1947 had anything to do with “woke” politics you should not be allowed to operate a car much less the entire American military.

Grateful to Rabbis for Ceasefire, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social and the other organizers of yesterday's mass mourning and collective atonement at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Let us steady and care for one another, and persevere together. #YomKippur

Video shows Kyren Lacy nearly 100 yards behind fatal crash, attorney says By Matt Moscona Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy was nearly 100 yards behind a fatal crash that killed a 78...

www.louisianasports.net/2025/10/03/2...

A Fox News Chyron that says for my antifa member speaks out on the left is Jesse Watters and on the left right is Guy Fieri

STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that?

MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement

STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement

Ok, last one for now. This one people argue with me about because they can't, or don't want to, believe it.

And again, for the city boo birds, by far the lowest unemployment rate across southwestern Pennsylvania remains that for the City of Pittsburgh. This has become normal of late, but certainly wasn't for decades.

Allegheny County has announced its ballot return and satellite vote locations for the Nov. 4 elections.

Four satellite voting locations open weekend of Oct. 25-26, and nine ballot return sites open Oct 31 and Nov. 1-3. Details:

Lee, Innamorato aim to ‘fight back’ on Trump budget plan as Congress debates The Pittsburgh-area Democrats say a plan moving through Republican-led Congress would hamstring programs meant to address hunger, housing needs, infrastructure and more.

New: U.S. Rep. Summer Lee said the federal gov't "may be barreling toward a shutdown" at an event this morning as Allegheny County budget director said Trump's budget proposal would be "catastrophic" to county operations www.publicsource.org/summer-lee-i...

Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up. Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.

You'll be shocked to learn New College of Florida is on the brink of implosion just a couple of years after DeSantis engineered an extreme right-wing takeover

Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

New WaPo poll:
 
47% of respondents blame Trump and Republicans in Congress for the government shutdown. Just 30% blame Democrats.

Trump spiritual advisory pastor to serve only 6 months after molesting a 12-year-old for years - LGBTQ Nation "Never tell anyone about this because it will ruin everything,” he told his victim.

This!

Trump spiritual advisory pastor to serve only 6 months after molesting a 12-year-old for years www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/spir...

worth remembering that hoover's administration was defined by 4 years of economic chaos, suffering, dislocation, and fear. People genuinely believed the country itself was on the verge of irreversible collapse. He still got 40% of the vote.

There are four things that always poll better than actual democrats when put on ballots:

Weed, Healthcare funded by the state, Minimum wage increases, and abortion access.

Those need to be the four pillars of any populist party left of center lol.

Don’t be fooled, Pennsylvania! Vote YES this November 4th to retain Dougherty, Donohue and Wecht.

@jjabbott.bsky.social

Because he's a more convincing liar?

You’d hope that people paid over 80k a year for full time work to legislate might actually work toward… funding the state after missing a deadline three months ago?

Instead the Senate spends only 6 days in Harrisburg in that time? And they’ve made over $20k of their salary for those 6 days of work?

Pittsburgh Regional Transit board OKs use of state funds to cover deficit Pittsburgh Regional Transit's board approved a new budget that takes nearly $107 million in state funds for capital projects to plug its deficit over the next two years.

PRT’s announcement is welcome news for riders who use public transit to get to class, work and countless destinations. But the work from the legislature is far from over. We must secure a permanent sustainable revenue source for transit and transportation. www.wesa.fm/development-...

Follow up question: had the county not raised taxes, and then the state and federal governments shut down, the county would most certainly be broke today and laying people off or furloughs. Is that your preferred way of governing?

Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.

Election next month, I hope you will support @lissaforallegheny.bsky.social if you live in the North Hills! We need her on county council.

I was going to do posts dunking on her opponent because his arrogance really grinds my gears but I have to go to work so that will wait.