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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

"Kirk's Alleged Shooter is a White Man From A Conservative Family. So, Not a Transgender Leftist Activist." Republicans owe the transgender community, & the rest of us, an apology for trying to incite their base to commit violence against "the left." thelefthook.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...

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Marie Norman @marieknorman.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Congratulations on your new DEI program, Columbia! Who knew it would be a good idea to offer trainings to help folks understand the history of a persecuted people and learn to overcome their deeply rooted prejudices?? 🤣 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/n...

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Columbia Expands Efforts to Fight Antisemitism as Trump Deal Seems Near

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

People so often overlook the importance of good penmanship.

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The Psy of Life @thepsyoflife.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Without due process, we are all undocumented.

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Marie Norman @marieknorman.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

The wonderful Louise Mayo, telling it like it is. <3

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Marie Norman @marieknorman.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Barney Oursler shares his experiences with Corey O’Connor and paid sick leave.

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Marie Norman @marieknorman.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Why I'll be voting for Mayor Gainey this Tuesday. @GaineyForMayor.com

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Marie Norman @marieknorman.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

This article nails my reasons for supporting Mayor Ed Gainey for reelection. www.facebook.com/share/1BxGMB...

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Barb Warwick: "I’m voting for Ed Gainey." "During Corey’s time on Council, playgrounds across my district sat broken, emails and phone calls went unanswered, and when issues arose with non-city agencies, his response was often that ... there was nothing he could do." 1/4

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Barb Warwick: Corey O’Connor was my City Council Rep. I’m voting for Ed Gainey.

Corey O’Connor was my City Council rep for 10 years. I’ve held that seat since Dec. 2022—giving me unique insight on the difference between his leadership style and that of Mayor Ed Gainey. During Cor...

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Rep. Rob Menendez @menendez.house.gov · 10/05/2025

No matter what this Administration tells the American people, the law is very clear: Members of Congress have a legal right to enter any DHS detention facility to conduct oversight without prior notice - something I’ve done twice this year without issue.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

He's voting for Mayor Gainey: "In public meetings, O’Connor seemed to stay in the back glad-handing folks, rarely speaking up and never solidly siding with the neighborhood. By contrast, Gainey walked our streets, listened and made terminating the MOC a campaign promise — that he fulfilled."

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Letter to the editor: Gainey shows up, deserves vote

I’ll be voting for Ed Gainey in the primary because he showed up for Greenfield when Corey O’Connor, our city council person at the time, would not. Carnegie Mellon University wanted to pr...

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I worked on product development engineering projects for 30+ years. You need to do root cause analysis to solve problems thoroughly. Under Mayor Gainey, Pittsburgh has been doing that. One pilot project to improve worker safety also saved $10M! pittsburghquarterly.com/articles/see...

Worker Safety – The goal is zero harm for city workers. In just two years the worker harm rates have gone down by a staggering 59 percent in the pilot department (DPW) and 31 percent across the entire City workforce. This means roughly 100 fewer City workers are being hurt each year, respecting their humanity, leaving more people to perform vital city services, and saving pain and cost for all. Money is not the object, but driving safety also saved the City almost $10 million over two years in paid claims, resources that can be used to better meet resident needs.

People, as they often do, jumped to expensive solutions instead of solving the problem. “If we bought a more powerful truck we could have powered through the skid.” But leaders trained in root cause problem solving instead led the hard work of solving the real problem. “WHY, on this patch of road, on this day, was it so icy our truck skidded off the road?” They went with their workers to the site and discovered the road was covered in ice because water was pooling there. Water was pooling because a culvert under the road was blocked. The culvert was blocked because it was overgrown by vegetation. And it was overgrown by vegetation because there was no standard work for preventively clearing drainage culverts.

Within hours this culvert was cleared, eliminating risk not only for City trucks, but for all drivers who use this road. Within days teams found everywhere else in the city where these conditions existed. And within weeks, standards were created to preventively clear culverts, so this root cause would not hurt to anyone in the City again.

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Maria Montaño @themariamontano.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Let’s talk about Paid Sick Leave here in Pittsburgh. This act would not have been possible without the hundreds of workers, both union and non-union coming together to demand that everyone in Pittsburgh have the right to paid leave at work. No one person was responsible for it. It was all of us.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Another lying mailer supporting Corey O'Connor and attacking Mayor Ed Gainey's accomplishments. 1. Mailer with image of derelict house saying it's Gainey's legacy. 2. Photo of the restored house -- that restoration is The Ed Gainey Legacy.

Mailer with an image of a derelict house and the text: The Ed Gainey Legacy. Wasting Millions. Rewarding Cronies. Hurting Neighborhoods.

Photo of the restored house -- this is the work the Mayor has accomplished improving housing in Pittsburgh.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I'm watching the Pittsburgh mayoral debate on WPXI. Corey O'Connor just said show me where the affordable units are that Gainey is claiming. Here you go! This interactive map lets you find the projects that include affordable units, either new or refurbished, with all sorts of details!

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Ed Gainey @gaineyformayor.com · 14/04/2025

CommUnity. In 3 years we've made incredible progress building a Pittsburgh for all. We've invested in our children, delivered $600M for downtown, reduced gun violence by 44%, built/preserved more affordable housing than any administration in 20 years, and have the lowest unemployment rate in SWPA.

Re-elect Ed Gainey

As Mayor, Ed Gainey has:

Increased investments for after-school activities, youth sports, and our rec centers

Worked with Governor Shapiro to deliver $600M for downtown revitalization and affordable housing conversion projects

Invested in citywide violence prevention, reducing homicides by 33% and gun violence by 44%

Built and preserved more affordable housing units than any Mayor in the last 20 years

Championed working people resulting in the lowest unemployment rate in Southwestern PA

GaineyForMayor.com

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1Hood Power @1hoodpower.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Pittsburgh Mayor Gainey releases statement amidst ongoing visa revocations of local university students to advocate for due process and calls for solidarity to support the impacted students at this time.

As Mayor, I am leveraging every tool at my administration’s disposal to defend our universities against harassment by the Trump administration and to protect EVERY student and faculty members’ right to safety, due process, and freedom to live and learn without fear.

This moment calls for unity, solidarity, and courage from each and every one of us — especially those in positions of power. That begins with recognizing the extent to which Trump’s agenda — including his administration’s ability to target, deport and disappear our students — depends on compliance of local leaders and institutions. As long as I am Mayor, the City of Pittsburgh will not stand by. We will stand up firmly and unequivocally in defense of every one of our residents. We will not cower or roll over to wannabe dictators, unelected billionaires, or their allies. ~Mayor Ed Gainey

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 11/04/2025

An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail. Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Hours ago, @politico.com revealed that DOGE is working with DHS on automating mass deportation efforts — likely explaining why many US citizens, green card holders, and even a Canadian (in Canada) got threatening emails last night terminating “your parole” and telling them to leave the US in 7 days.

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
04/11/2025
Notice of Termination of Parole
it is time for you to leave the United States.
You are currently here because the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) paroled you into the United States for a limited period. Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)(A) and 8 C.F.R. § 212.5(e), DHS is now exercising its discretion to terminate your parole. Unless it expires sooner, your parole will terminate 7 days from the date of this notice.
If you do not depart the United States immediately you will be subject to potential law enforcement actions that will result in your removal from the United States - unless you have otherwise obtained a lawful basis to remain here. Any benefits you receive in the United States connected with your parole - such as work authorization — will also terminate. You will be subject to potential criminal prosecution, civil fines, and penalties, and any other lawful options available to the federal government.
DHS encourages you to leave immediately on your own.
You can use the CBP Home mobile app on your phone to make arrangements for your departure. If you are departing the United States via land, you should report your departure once outside the United States via that same app. If you are having trouble reporting your departure via land, visit https://194.cbp.dhs.gov/home for more information about voluntarily reporting your departure.
Again, DHS is terminating your parole. Do not attempt to remain in the United States - the federal government will find you. Please depart the United States immediately.
I just got this 5 minutes and I'm not even in the United States or have been for months. I'm in Canada and a Canadian resident. I fly to Vegas tomorrow morning for the weekend and a little concerned? Does this look legit

SpellWild110 • 2 points 17 hours ago
I just got this email too and I am a US citizen? Born and raised in the US. So confused.
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+ [-Potential_Travel_294 • 2 points 17 hours ago
Yeah, so confusing
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+ [H] ramoros1865 • 2 points 13 hours ago
I go this email last night as well and I have a green card

[-| ihatemensomuchursick • 2 points 10 hours ago
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Got this today at 6ame9the thing is I was born here this is the email that sent it: [automatedmessage@cbp.dhs.gov]
(mailto:automatedmessage@cbp.dhs.gov)
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+ [-| ihatemensomuchursick • 2 points 10 hours ago
Has anyone clicked the link?

+ |-]PossibleLast3277 • 1 point 20 hours ago
I just got this same email right now
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+ [-JOk-Comfortable948 • 1 point 20 hours ago
Me too. I am an LPR since an year now and def concerns me seeing this. I got the email from cbpnoreply@cbp.dhs.gov and email looked legit due to its domain though, hope its a scam email. Crazy idiots not sure what they keep doing. permalink embed save parent report reply
+ |-]PossibleLast3277 • 1 point 20 hours ago
I have daca and i am wondering if i got it because I did advance parole in 2023
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+ |-] Potential_Travel_294 • 1 point 19 hours ago
I got the same email twice to my two different email adresses, I think its's a scam.
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+ [-]Ok-Comfortable948 • 1 point 19 hours ago
I got it twice to my same email.
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+ [-]Potential_Travel_294 • 1 point 19 hours ago
Yeah, me too, I got twice too to a kind of personal email address, it's even not my work email address. permalink embed save parent report reply
+ [-]thawk1986 • 1 point 11 hours ago
It's legit:
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/mi
grants-cbp-one-app-legal-status-stripped-dhs/
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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I was at this protest last week, and I was so glad to see my mayor show up for health care rights! “as mayor, I'm going to use every tool at my disposal to pressure them and to assure the folks that at the end of the day, we want them to do what's right.”

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Hundreds protest Pittsburgh hospital for caving to Trump and denying trans youth gender-affirming care

Almost 200 people alone showed up at UPMC’s hospital in Pittsburgh, home to the largest gender clinic in Southwest Pennsylvania, and continued to make their voices heard even as rain poured on the ral...

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

The CMU College Democrats endorse Mayor Ed Gainey for re-election! Mayor Gainey increased the number of young people on boards and commissions by more than 400% to ensure that future leaders of Pittsburgh have seats at the table where decisions are made.

Photo of Ed Gainey and the text CMU College Democrats Endorse Ed Gainey for Mayor of Pittsburgh.

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Marie Norman @marieknorman.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

BINGO “I find it hard to believe that they’re acting out of care for Jewish students,” she said. “In the past year, I have felt that Jewish voices on this campus have been treated like a pawn in a political game.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/n...

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Trump Administration Cancels $400 Million in Grants and Contracts to Columbia University

The Trump administration blamed the university’s failure to protect Jewish students from harassment during protests last year over the war in Gaza.

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Pitt ICRE @pitticre.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

💥Want to learn more about writing HCD-Focused Grants? Join Sean Munson, PhD and Tricia Aung, MSPH, MS on Friday, March 14th, 2025 from 12 - 1pm EST to learn tips and strategies for HCD grantsmanship. ➡️ Register for the series here: pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A digital graphic promoting the Human Centered Design (HCD) Brown Bag Lunch Series event titled "Tips and Strategies for Writing HCD-Focused Grants." Professional photos of white male with short, light brown hair in read button down and Asian female with short, black hair and green glasses, both smiling. The background has a paper texture on the left and a green section on the right.

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

BREAKING: 2 federal employee unions, AFGE & SEIU, file suit seeking to block DOGE access to Treasury Department payment database. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Chris Briem (www.briem.com) @chrisbriem.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

This is legitimately bad for Pittsburgh which is one of the more successful regions at securing NIH research grants. ~$700million last year alone.

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Marie Norman @marieknorman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Getting the Kavanaugh treatment, I see. They completely failed to follow up on sexual misconduct complaints there, too. After all, why would you sully the reputation of a man on the word of some silly women?

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/01/2025

The U.S. Education Department announced on Monday that it had canceled student loans for more than 150,000 borrowers, bringing the tally of Americans whose loans were forgiven under President Biden to over five million.

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Biden’s Push to Cancel Student Debt Surpasses 5 Million Borrowers

With Monday’s authorization and 27 previous ones, the Biden administration has forgiven over $180 billion in student loans, even as its larger policy vision never took root.

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Marie Norman @marieknorman.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Musk believes in free speech, huh? 🤣

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/12/2024

i think it is very cool that the political press was basically uninterested in the fact that vance is openly adjacent to/pals around with far-right and Nazi-sympathetic maniacs

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Marie Norman @marieknorman.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Someone should check in with Tulsi. This must come as a terrible blow.

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