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Anthony Costulas

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Based in Pittsburgh with a wife and three kids under 5. U.S. Government Accountability Office analyst working on International Affairs issues. Moe’s burrito addict. Posts are sporadic & fueled by boredom.

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My kids have discovered swear words. They think it’s hilarious when I say a “bad word” that’s technically okay (like shiitake mushrooms).

Last night my oldest tried to invent his own safe version… and proudly announced “fuck-zillion,” which, for the record, is neither a real word nor a real number.

04.03.2026 15:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Made a new friend last night. Introduced him to new friends. Found him a new home.

21.02.2026 15:25 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Post flu recovery lunch.

20.02.2026 17:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Friday night on the Kansas plains.

14.02.2026 00:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Inside Sidney Crosby’s evolution into Captain Canada

A long, but great read on #LetsGoPens captain Sidney Crosby from Sportnet's @sonnysachdeva.bsky.social:

12.02.2026 13:36 — 👍 12    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 1

Pittsburgh stands with our polish pierogi cousins

11.02.2026 14:02 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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You’ve heard of the Pittsburgh parking chair, now get ready for the Pittsburgh parking walker.

11.02.2026 13:03 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1
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Efforts to keep Pittsburgh Post-Gazette operating appear to stall In less than three months, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is scheduled to close up shop and go out of business.

A few thoughts -- OK a bunch really -- based on this KDKA story on Kevin Acklin's frustration that efforts to "save the Post-Gazette" are being stymied by the seeming disinterest of its owners, the Block family...
www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...

11.02.2026 13:43 — 👍 29    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 2
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Good morning Cleveland! Thanks for your hospitality

10.02.2026 15:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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FIRST GAME, FIRST SHOT, FIRST GOAL FOR AVERY HAYES 🐧

And look at the family's reaction!

06.02.2026 00:44 — 👍 45    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 5

Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is to Game of Thrones what Andor is to Star Wars: a complete tonal and thematic 180 that somehow works. It’s almost unbearably wholesome and a hell of a lot of fun. See it!

06.02.2026 13:04 — 👍 33    🔁 2    💬 4    📌 1
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Am I a 36 year old man eating his lunch watching the muppet show while my kids are in school? Yes. Do I feel any shame? Not enough so that I won’t post about it online.

05.02.2026 17:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

05.02.2026 11:50 — 👍 32265    🔁 13858    💬 589    📌 1597
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In college I accidentally followed a Facebook page called “Steve.”
That’s it. Just “Steve.”

I graduated in 2012. For the past 15 years or so it has posted essentially the same thing: the word “Steve,” occasionally dressed up with a different background.

I think it might finally be breaking people.

05.02.2026 13:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The EyeVan brings eye exams to local communities, helping catch vision issues early and remove barriers to care. Support access, prevention, and healthier futures. 💙
Follow the @EyeVan on Facebook and Instagram

#EyeVan #VisionCare #CommunityHealth #MobileClinic #UPMC #Pittsburgh

04.02.2026 18:56 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I've seen it...

04.02.2026 16:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Man you really inspired me. Buffalo chicken in the crockpot over here as we speak. Glad I logged on this morning.

04.02.2026 15:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I love that we're all just sitting here thinking about how great slow cookers are. Wonderful way to kick off the day. Pulling mine out of the cupboard as we speak.

04.02.2026 13:43 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Why is this the first thing I see when I open Instagram? I thought we were getting another foot of snow.

04.02.2026 01:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My son Jack and I are going to be in a production of the Wizard of Oz in April! He's a munchkin and I'm Dorothy's Uncle/Oz Guard. Tickets are on sale now for all Yinzers who dig live theater/nostalgia etc...us.patronbase.com/_L...

03.02.2026 16:42 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Architecture: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | LEGO® Ideas This is a 1:1000 scale architecture model of downtown Pittsburgh and the three riversWith this model, I have set out to capture the spirit of this amazing city …

Oooh a Lego Pittsburgh

beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

03.02.2026 12:45 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

pittsburgh frens if you have been going a little stir crazy may I recommend you get outside for a bit this afternoon it is 30° the sun is shining and it feels really good

02.02.2026 19:16 — 👍 25    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

I went once in College. We left in the middle of the night to get there right when the Groundhog was going to make his proclamation. We were surrounded by people that had been drinking all night. They screamed "Kill/eat the Groundhog!" when Phil said there was more winter to come

02.02.2026 15:53 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Tradition!

02.02.2026 13:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I know I’m not the first to say it but it feels like it needs to be said again and probably more often: Season five of Mad Men is likely the best season of television ever made.

29.01.2026 22:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Facebook has a feature called “memories” where I click, hang my head in shame because of the ridiculous things I did/said years ago. I then don't mention what I see there to anyone. I repeat this process the next year when I open the app on the same day again. Who thought this up?

20.01.2026 17:57 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Well done. Banh Mi on me.

20.01.2026 17:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Is there a Vietnamese spot in Pittsburgh called "Danh Tanh Banh" because there should be. If you steal this just like, give me a free banh mi sometime idk

20.01.2026 17:09 — 👍 25    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 1
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Pick the Pittsburgh place you miss the most We're turned our collective love for the past into a contest.

Hey Pittsburgh, we are trying to decide what is the region's most-missed spot. Is it Three Rivers Stadium? Is it The O? We meed your help to decide. www.axios.com/local/pittsb...

20.01.2026 14:49 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 2
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From 2010 to 2025, GAO was led by Gene L. Dodaro, an auditor who joined the agency in 1973 and rose through its ranks to become the 8th Comptroller General.

In today’s blog, Gene reflects, in his own words, on his time at GAO: https://ow.ly/SkaS50XWGfq

14.01.2026 14:02 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0