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Erin Hébert @merylscreech.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is awful. Just one example among many of how corporate mass media and unethical journalists fail the vulnerable and marginalized.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Once I found out about it, I contacted the reporter and asked him to retract the piece--or at minimum add an editor's note acknowledging the NYT reporting about how Jane Doe did NOT tell police that she consented to her rape. Thus far, the publication has refused to do so.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ironically, my original interview with the journalist I spoke with was primarily about how "inconsistencies" can come from gender bias in investigatory processes and then be blamed on survivors. It was the inspiration for this thread--but none of these points made it into any USA Today article:

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And that led to my words appearing in a victim-blaming article written by a journalist I have never met about how Jane Doe's story was "inconsistent."

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.

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Erin Hébert @merylscreech.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Trying to spend more time offline while I rest and recover from some health issues / burnout, but wanted to pop on here to plug my blog again: www.lecoeurafaim.com/roses-for-se... At the end of this post, you can read the story of two people I care about who need financial help right now:

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Roses for September: What I'm reading, watching, hearing, and loving this month

We've got to make our bread to survive, but we can't forget to stop and gather our flowers whenever possible. For September, here are some of mine.

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Erin Hébert @merylscreech.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When I see a conservative claim that people on the left make up disabilities to get attention or accommodations, I think about the Republican LSU sorority girl I knew freshman year who bragged to me that she used her family connections and ADHD diagnosis to get a disability parking permit on campus

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Since the 1980s, the Mon Valley Unemployed Committee has helped workers with unemployment claims. To boost cash flow and sustain full-time staff, it will hold a fundraiser from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Spirit in Lawrenceville. Learn more about its work: pittsburghprogress.com/the-mon-vall...

The graphic reads: The Mon Valley Unemployed Committee wants to fix the state's 'broken' benefits system

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Pittsburgh Progress is now offering online advertising opportunities. If you’re looking to amplify your work or an event this fall, reserve your spot today. Contact advertising [at] pittsburghprogress.com to inquire about rates and special offers.

The graphic reads: NEW THIS FALL: Advertise with the Pittsburgh Progress. Discounts available for unions and cooperatives, along with other monthly incentives. Contact advertising@pittsburghprogress.com.

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in a country where immigrants and Latinos are increasingly vilified is an act of resistance, according to Jessica Rios Viner. She explains in this essay why celebrating their contributions matters so much right now: pittsburghprogress.com/stand-up-for...

The graphic reads: Stand up for immigrant workers during Hispanic Heritage Month. Celebrating their heritage reminds everyone Latinos and Latinas belong here.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026

Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...

Summary
Companies
• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
trillion
• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.

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Erin Hébert @merylscreech.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is the man who taught me DARE classes, telling a Louisiana journalist why the residents of my home parish didn't deserve a say in whether a SpaceX rocket site — planned to launch 30 times per DAY — should be built next to their homes and a wildlife refuge. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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Alternate Histories @alternatehistories.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

People are FURIOUS at the people hanging around outside the Second Ave shelter, when anyone with even half a brain should recognize "gee that shelter is so popular and full all the time maybe we need MORE shelters and places for unhoused folks. Maybe providing housing and support actually WORKS"

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 28/08/2026

“We don’t need permission from a rich person to do this work.” @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strikers who are now worker-owners of @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social, a cooperative newsroom covering the communities corporate media leaves behind.

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Former Strikers Start Cooperative News Organization

Following firings from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, workers and community members came together to create the Pittsburgh Progress.

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

With Labor Day around the corner, we're highlighting important moments and figures in the city’s union history – people like union organizer Fannie Sellins. Founding Worker Member Steve Mellon recounts the great price she paid for her tenacity and courage: pittsburghprogress.com/what-on-eart...

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Erin Hébert @merylscreech.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My Grandma Mary passed two years ago tomorrow, but I have never felt closer to her, or to any of the people I have loved. These words came to me in a flash, after I'd been struggling to decide what to share first on my new blog. I think this was the right choice. www.lecoeurafaim.com/on-grief-fai...

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On grief, faith, and healing in blue houses

In my 33 years on Earth, I have experienced truth, reconciliation, and life-altering love through my relationships with the people around me and the things they create through inspiration, action, and...

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Who says community has to center around alcohol? The Nightshade Lounge in Dormont is the newest queer-owned sober establishment, part of a growing wave of alcohol-free gathering spaces across Pittsburgh. LEARN MORE: pittsburghprogress.com/queer-owned-...

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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The founders of the Pittsburgh Progress want to inject their community-centric publication with a spirit of labor solidarity, writes @riddhisetty.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/on_the_job/s...

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Striking out.

The founders of the Pittsburgh Progress want to inject their community-centric publication with a spirit of labor solidarity.

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The Pittsburgh Progress is in the news! Thanks @pghcitypaper.com for the coverage of our local news cooperative.

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Where is Donta Green? The revered Westinghouse football coach is hard at work with his athletes gearing up for their season-opening scrimmage against Erie at 8 p.m. Aug. 22. Steve Rotstein shares how in his team preview: pittsburghprogress.com/westinghouse...

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Please don’t write in the newspaper 700 years from now that I got absolutely smoked.

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Erin Hébert @merylscreech.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Spotted some orange leaves on trees today in Pittsburgh. In early August. Seems bad!

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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 30/07/2026

Former @post-gazette.com workers went on strike for 3+ years and won. Then, the owners sold the paper and most strikers lost their jobs. Now, they’ve launched @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social “owned and democratically run by its workers and members.” therealnews.com/worker-owned...

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Corporate profiteers destroyed journalism. Worker-owned media can save it.

Former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers went on strike for over three years and won. Then, the owners sold the paper and most strikers lost their jobs. Now, they’ve launched “a cooperative news organiz...

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital nurses are demanding that UPMC follow staffing standards by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. Read more to learn how their contract battle not only impacts staff but also the families they support: pittsburghprogress.com/union-nurses...

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Union nurses, lactation consultants at Magee struggle with staffing shortages amid contract battle with UPMC

Delivering a baby can go as well as possible, said Liana Montes, and yet it can still be traumatic for someone giving birth. That’s why the labor and delivery nurse at UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital sai...

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Local news works best when it's accountable to the people it serves. That's why the Pittsburgh Progress is proud to be Pittsburgh's first modern-era daily news cooperative. Readers can become members, too. Learn more & sign up today: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Iron City FC is on a mission to make a positive impact – in Pittsburgh and beyond. Learn more about what’s new for the soccer club and its founder in this story from Founding Worker Member Rob Joesbury: pittsburghprogress.com/iron-city-fo...

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What are the struggles that unite the working class, then and now? Find out in "American Made: Stories of Work from the WPA,” a curated selection of Federal Writers’ Project interviews. Check out the review by @merylscreech.bsky.social & editor Q&A: pittsburghprogress.com/review-ameri...

Graphic reads: Book Review: 'American Made: Stories of Work from the WPA' connects U.S. readers to our working-class truth.

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Erin Hébert @merylscreech.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Gifted kid discourse is exhausting — your mileage may vary! — but I gotta say: my weekly gifted class was the ONLY space as a post-9/11 child where I heard anything to counter the raging Islamophobia. Just recalled it's how I first found "The New Colossus." I was 8 and it knocked my socks off.

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Maj @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app · 02/08/2026

This is deadass every republican campaign ad here in the south. I'm not even REMOTELY JOKING.

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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Good teens generate revenue. Bad teens want to enjoy public spaces for free.

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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This is honestly maddening, each week the news on this front is progressives posting "oh! The pope quoted Tolkien!" memes while the Catholic Church itself is like "our legal arm just made it even easier to torture queer and trans kids."

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 01/08/2026

August 1st is the 127th anniversary of the end of the Newsboys’ Strike, where newsboys and newsgirls came together to fight against newspaper price hikes. The film and musical adaptation “Newsies” show us the true power of working people coming together to seize the day.

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Natalie @nataweed.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It’s always great to be on Max’s show and it was especially so to be on with Steve Mellon to talk about what we’ve been working on for months! Follow @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social for updates and check out our website (where one of stories is written by me!)

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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro now says “hell no” to part of a giant data center outside of Philly This comes after I reported emails exposing talks between his administration & the developer, real estate magnate Brian O’Neill, about Amazon being too scared to invest in it

This is the exact wrong way to do development here in Pennsylvania.
I'm a hell no.

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 31/07/2026

🚨 WE HAVE A DEAL! After three years, in a major step forward for our members, we have ratified our first contract with @propublica.org’s management. We deeply appreciate everyone who supported us along the way. Here are some of our big wins👇

A graphic poster reads "We have a deal! The ProPublica Guild has reached a deal with ProPublica's management on our first contract and has voted to ratify it. Swipe for the highlights [pointing emoji].

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

“The FBI has signaled that its new effort to brand political opponents of the president as terrorists has only just begun, and that soon the power of large language models will be brought to bear on the effort to flag and tag political dissidents en masse.”

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Minority report: FBI seeks AI for political watch list

Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watchlist's focus moves toward domestic dissent.

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Erin Hébert @merylscreech.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Saw The Odyssey. I hate jump scares and gory battle scenes, so my eyes were shut for half of it (the sound was more than enough!) so I was mostly focused on the dialogue. It was pretty with fun spins, and not for me, and that’s OK. I hope the people it was made for can hear what it’s telling them.

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Children's Rights @childrens-rights.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Read staff writer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social and computational journalist Ilica Mahajan's investigation via @themarshallproject.org to learn more about what young people say they experienced at Fox Run 👉 www.themarshallproject.org/2026/07/30/f...

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It Was Supposed to Be a Haven for Troubled Teens. They Risked Everything to Escape.

At Fox Run, one of Ohio’s largest youth residential treatment centers, kids and former staff detail a litany of trauma.

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Belt Publishing @beltpublishing.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

A wonderful new review by @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social! “Visible at the core of this collection is the importance of building relationships, trust and shared responsibility with the people in our communities who might experience life differently than we do.” Book info: tinyurl.com/mw99v842

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Review: 'American Made: Stories of Work from the WPA' connects U.S. readers to our working-class truth

Plus: Read a Q&A with Belt Publishing founder Anne Trubek

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/07/2026

I dunno but it should probably be a bigger deal that the White House announced it wants to slap a 100% tariff on drug imports at the same time it is eliminating Medicare drug subsidies. And we’re talking about critical life-saving drugs like insulin, blood thinners, antibiotics, and heart meds.

India supplies approximately 50% of all U.S. generic drugs, and these face the highest tariff
rates:
• Antibiotics: Penicillin, amoxicillin
• Cardiovascular medications: Generic versions of cholesterol drugs, blood thinners
• Diabetes medications: Metformin, insulin analogs
• Pain relievers: Ibuprofen, acetaminophen
2. China-Dependent Active Ingredients
China supplies active ingredients for:
• >95% of ibuprofen and acetaminophen
• ~45% of penicillin
• Many other commonly used medications' base components

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This! It's creative class work

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Erin Hébert @merylscreech.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Seems sorta strange to me that so many people are ignoring the fact that Glen Hansard said all this about his attraction to Marketa Irglova back when they dated. They met when she was 13 years old. He said in 2007 that they started dating when she was 18/19 and he was 36/37.

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