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“Michael B. Jordan” suggests the existence of a “Michael A. Jordan”

I think this is what Sinners is about

Hearing the new pope is not a cat

Pitt researcher: Cutting Medicaid would reduce health care Marian Jarlenski researches health equity at Pitt. She says you can’t slash Medicaid without hurting the health care access of people with disabilities, low-income workers, children, pregnant people.

1/ Think cuts to Medicaid won't affect you because you have fancy private insurance? Here's my Q&A with an expert who explained how even those with high incomes could suffer under the cuts that Congress is considering. www.publicsource.org/medicaid-cut... 🧵

Under pressure from Trump, UPMC canceled a trans patient’s scheduled top surgery The nonprofit healthcare giant capitulated after federal threats to withdraw Medicaid and Medicare funding, but local advocacy groups are planning to protest the decision.

Gender-affirming care had been a literal lifesaver for Salem. With their family’s full support, Salem was scheduled for top surgery on March 24...until UPMC decided to “obey in advance”

Pittsburgh Weekend of Urbanism - CMU Transportation Club IMPORTANT: Registration to this event is NOT a ticket to the CityNerd talk. This is a placeholder event to be added to the list of email addresses that will be kept up-to-date as more events are ad...

Pittsburgh — it’s happening

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Men - You can help combat the male loneliness epidemic by calling another man "big dawg."

“Not since Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel fresco has the world valued an artistic medium such as this.”
-Me (dying eggs)

Started filming on my first short film in over 6 years this past weekend! Feeling good about it. Let’s go.

A Goofy Movie

a sign on a window with the words “all cars must pay”

they know what they did

Will the real John Fetterman please stand up? They say a good man is hard to find. But why is it so hard to find/call/email a politically ambiguous senator like John Fetterman (D-Pa.)?

Our News Editor, @colinbwilliams.com isn’t the only one whose calls were ignored by John Fetterman and his disappearing staff. How about you?

Lotería! To share with you the list of my 30 favorite films of 2024 in a unique way, here is my 8th annual lotería card with drawings representing each of the stories I loved most last year. The thread below also includes the individual images. Thank you always to @conorholt.bsky.social!

Filmmaking is all about one thing and that’s taking a really great idea and forcing a bunch of people to get up way too early in the morning for it.

Today is February. With a capital F.

A remake of Oceans 12 where it’s the exact same movie but they are just trying to steal a dozen eggs

They have never once announced the passing of a Punxsutawney Phil. Is this groundhog a god? Should we be writing little songs about him??

I went to the store to get a cucumber and they were all the same price but one was much bigger so of course I got that one. When I took it up to the cashier he said Dang and swung it like a baseball bat a few times. Now that's what I call Going to the Store.

Hey Yinzers! Know of any UPMC or AHN nurses or hospital workers who'd like to talk with me about their work conditions and overall job satisfaction? I'm doing a story that will reflect on last year's union victories — and what could come next. DM me or email venuri@publicsource.org.

Allegheny County Jail’s addiction meds program evolves After a rough start, the jail’s program for those with opioid use disorder has changed, including a new dashboard for public oversight.

1/ Advocates have long criticized jails and prisons for treating addiction differently to other diseases. I reported last year that our county jail was dosing people with MOUD at 3 a.m. They've since stopped doing that, but problems remain. 🧵 www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

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the @nobordersbooks.bsky.social crew is looking forward to A LOT of books in 2025. this list is just a small sample: bookshop.org/lists/most-a...

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Staring out the window and mustering the courage to send an email.

I absolutely LOVE nature… long-distance.

Hey folks, you don’t need to tell the barista you’re waiting for someone. It’s ok. You can sit alone temporarily. This isn’t a diner. You’re not that sad squonk in a Denny’s.

The two phases of social media:

1. I wish more people used this site.
2. Oh no.

Happy New Year! Or as I like to call it: The original planned obsolescence.

Nosferatu? More like Yesferatu am I right fellas?

Watched Nightmare before Christmas this year and realized that Christmas town seems to be a police state.

The best films of 2024 Our critic, Siddhant Adlakha, unpacks the best of this year’s cinematic offerings from the nearly 300 he’s seen.

2024 was a great year for movies—don't let anyone tell you otherwise. From pathbreaking documentaries, to narrative features that reached into cinema's past, and paved a brand-new path for its future, these were some of this year's best: joysauce.com/the-best-fil...

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Hello winter

Loved the article! Well, I didn't read it. Either way, I've got a few thoughts