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Mayor of the Pittsburgh music scene. HellbenderVinyl.com, Misra Records, ILovePghMusic.com, FixPittsburgh.com, and coming soon to a County Council race near you BettenForAllegheny.com

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Oops! Inaccurate birth certificate proves how anti-trans policies can harm student athletes Some of us told folks that these anti-trans policies would have unintended consequences.Β  From LGBTQNation:Β  Β In Arizona last week, a cisgen...

Oops! Inaccurate birth certificate proves how anti-trans policies can harm student athletes bit.ly/4ozteV6

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Remember, remember.... OH FUCK IT'S NOVEMBER!

31.10.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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Microsoft earnings suggest $11.5B OpenAI quarterly loss : Satya has also delivered Sam most of the cash he promised

The Register is reporting that OpenAI lost $11 billion in the last quarter. This company is a shambling monstrosity, financial insanity as a direct result with the markets’ obsession with growth.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...

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Worth mentioning that the company responsible for the most OpenAI usage is McKinsey

30.10.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

How is it that there are so many illiterate people on a text based social network

30.10.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
A pin depicting a cartoon drawing of Canadian rapper snow under the word Informer and then it says a bunch of gibberish Plus a licky boom boom down

A pin depicting a cartoon drawing of Canadian rapper snow under the word Informer and then it says a bunch of gibberish Plus a licky boom boom down

This is monumental.

30.10.2025 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 463    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 9
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Why would someone pay $20k for a robot controlled by a human in a remote location to do things more slowly and clumsily when the median wage for a maid or housekeeper is $33k per year, which is typically spread across 10-20 households?

29.10.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7219    πŸ” 895    πŸ’¬ 477    πŸ“Œ 341

The brave man is scared.
But he jumps in regardless.
That's what makes him brave.

27.10.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says β€œi’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling

26.10.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 10358    πŸ” 1431    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 23
TIMELAPSE OF THE FUTURE: A Journey to the End of Time (4K)
YouTube video by melodysheep TIMELAPSE OF THE FUTURE: A Journey to the End of Time (4K)

youtu.be/uD4izuDMUQA?...

26.10.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok but this is one of my favorite videos on YouTube

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AIPAC is withholding contributions to @HouseDemocrats until further notice

AIPAC is withholding contributions to @HouseDemocrats until further notice

Pour one out for Rachael Heisler and her primary challenge to Summer Lee

25.10.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"You don't get to hate Pittsburgh unless you love it."

"You don't get to hate Pittsburgh unless you love it."

"You don't get to hate it unless you love it."

23.10.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Driving through Sewickley singing "AYYYY MUST BE THE MONEYYYYYY"

21.10.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

learned recently that the guy who wrote "The Night Before Christmas," clement clarke moore, also wrote a takedown of thomas jefferson's proto-scientific racism in "Notes on the State of Virginia," basically accusing him and others of making it up to justify slavery. which, that's right.

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hell yeaj

19.10.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4145    πŸ” 556    πŸ’¬ 119    πŸ“Œ 116

Every day’s a great day to start a vinyl collection

19.10.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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I love the psycho in Charlie Brown’s neighborhood that’s giving away rocks to children they don’t like

19.10.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 567    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1

Who won?

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FREE Bandcamp codes for my release β€œThe Speed of Time”

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18.10.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
view looking up into the rafters of a yellow bridge

view looking up into the rafters of a yellow bridge

view looking through the rafters of a yellow bridge at the sculpture that caps the pillar on one end

view looking through the rafters of a yellow bridge at the sculpture that caps the pillar on one end

looking up at the sky through a tree of bright red leaves

looking up at the sky through a tree of bright red leaves

enjoyed a nice walk home from allegheny commons. couldn't have asked for nicer weather

18.10.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”

18.10.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 11187    πŸ” 1957    πŸ’¬ 112    πŸ“Œ 64

Free idea: live band cover of "Another Night" by Real McCoy

17.10.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought Stage AE was a concert venue, but they're hosting a *checks notes* .....a Botox event there in a few weeks.

16.10.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Me, a week ago: Oh boy! Two work trips in two weeks! Networking! Restaurants! Local beers! Being extroverted! Hotels!

Me, stepping in the door after the second work trip: Well I am never doing that again.

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The fuck even is this week, man…

16.10.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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