Sam Wasserman (he/him)

talk shit about amber glenn around me if you think you can afford the medical bills

Pa. GOP lawmaker says “good riddance” to slavery signage at Independence Mall At President Donald Trump’s instruction, the National Park Service removed panels offering slavery history on Independence Mall.

PA State Rep. Valerie Gaydos seems to think we're not strong enough as a nation to face our failures and learn from them. Apparently, Americans need to be coddled and only presented with positivity. That's just not how the world works, Representative.
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The people are here and ready to take back power from this fascist regime — it starts with abolishing ICE.

Solidarity with Minneapolis and the thousands abducted from our streets. We will fight for justice always ✊🏼

Pittsburgh showed up to say FUCK ICE, get out of our city, get out of Minneapolis, and stop terrorizing our communities.

To corporations like Target, we see your capitulation and cooperation — we will not hesitate to shut you down.

This morning, in the largest expansion yet, hundreds of new union baristas are walking off the job in 34 cities.

That means there are now:
🗣️ 3,800 baristas
☕️ across 180 stores
📍 in over 130 cities
on an open-ended ULP strike!

We’re 👏 only 👏 getting 👏 stronger

I am in a group chat called boy aquarium on three different platforms that receives at least 500 messages a day

NYTimes projecting a net shift of 14 points from 2024 with these variations between the counties

Turnout in 2022 here was ~180k, tonight is going to come in at most marginally under (currently ~168k with a little left to count)

that's a hell of an electorate to swing this much

Is it really a typo or is “SS” just hiding the truth in plain sight

I had the honor of meeting Alice a few times through my incredible friends in disability advocacy. She was kind and whip smart and fierce. Relentless in the best way. Heartbreaking.

We are showing up for the #RedCupRebellion because Starbucks still refuses to bargain a contract with their workers in good faith.

Pittsburgh is a Union Town and we won’t back down ✊🏼 #NoContractNoCoffee

I was a campaign staffer on the 2021 mayoral and this entire election is the dream of those endeavors back then

Every time someone acts cocky they have to sign up for another shift. We don’t make the rules, we just have done this long enough to know them 🤷🏻‍♂️

I “Know Ball” and I’m telling you: this race is unfortunately not over. we need to move and act like we’re 10 points down!!! I feel like… kind of good but also VERY BAD AND SCARED.

Knock doors! Talk to your friends about their early vote plans!!!

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

Democrats have run Pennsylvania's supreme court since 2015, a streak that has proved consequential; the court has struck down a GOP gerrymander, upheld a state law allowing mail-in voting, and rejected Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his loss in 2020.

unironically would really prefer to live in barbieland where we all have jobs and healthcare and run the supreme court and also there are dance parties

If you click the power button on your iPhone 5 times in succession it also turns off Face ID

Three banners, two black with white text and one red with white text, that read POST-GAZETTE STRIKERS WILL WIN hang from a yellow bridge with the Pittsburgh skyline in the background.

Tomorrow, our unfair labor practice strike against @post-gazette.com marks it's third full year. Three years of fighting the most lawless union-busting campaign can be tiring, but we're never going to quit fighting.

Last night, we were uplifted to see a new sign adorning the Pittsburgh skyline...

also signal, bc the political swiftie group chats have better opsec than the us military

Authoritarians thrive on your silence — be loud — for America.

*rubs eyes* this can’t be real

let your drop-outs be your cop-outs at the table of failure

Two Normal Guys in Iowa and the Elusive Quest for Democratic Authenticity Democrats want more 'regular' people to run. What does that mean?

"Democrats need to stop sounding 'like you’ve been put through 17 rounds of approvals with consultants who haven’t knocked a door in 20 years,' strategist April Glick Pulito told me."

Great piece from @michaelkruse.bsky.social + I don't just say that bc I'm in it (also more baseball candidates plz)

Ain’t no Labor Day like a Pittsburgh Labor Day. Solidarity forever ✊🏼

the Mamdani campaign is successful because it’s the first lefty campaign in fucking years that makes people heard. LISTENING IS THE SKILL AND THE JUICE

Dems have spent too many cycles parachuting college kids into swing communities, ignoring the kids’ feedback, and burning them out into cynical husks.

fund year round organizing, fund deep canvassing, take feedback and follow the message because it is THERE and it’s NOT ABANDONING OUR COMMUNITIES

This is such a no-brainer that the lack of a coordinated response feels deeply damning. A Democratic leadership team that can't mobilize an instant all-hands-on-deck effort on RFK Jr. isn't a leadership team at all.

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there are recession indicators all around for those with eyes to see