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Barrista

@onbluskysku.bsky.social
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Lawyer, Pittsburgher, DSA, reader of too few books, enjoyer of too many jokes

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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 3h
I know some concrete interests he can wear
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Together 4 Trans Youth @t4-ty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you or your child were discriminated against because of UPMC’s decision to end gender affirming care, please reach out to the City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations. If you’d like support in making this connection or support while you go through the process, reach out tog4ty@gmail.com
CITY OF PITTSBURGH
CoMMIsSIOn ON HUMAN RELATIONS
CITY-COUNTY BUILDING
PRESS RELEASE
September 29, 2026
Executive Committee
Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations
Public Statement on the Settlement Between the Department of Justice and
UPMC Regarding Gender-Affirming Care
The Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations condemns the settlement between the
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). While the continued anonymity and privacy of the children and families who have utilized gender-affirming services at UPM facilities is paramount, a ten-year moratorium on gender-affirming care services for those age 19 and younger is a devastating blow to the community.
Pittsburghers should not have to leave their hometown medical hub to seek care.
Inequities in health care are already a guarantee for vulnerable populations; utilizing identity to restrict access to clinical intervention is not only discriminatory, but life-threatening. Statistics on the impact to youth in the LGBTQIA+ community are readily available and clearly show the risk of removing access to these services. If the safety of children was truly at the heart of this matter, giving families the right to choose what care is right for them would be at the forefront.
It is a violation of Pittsburgh's City Code to, "Refuse, withhold from, or deny to any person elective medical care which would normally be provided to a person, but for that person's real or perceived gender identity or gender expression." If you feel your rights have been violated, we urge you to contact our office.
The City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations is the official civil rights enforcement and investigative body for the City of Pittsburgh. If you have any questions,
please
contact
us at (412)
255-2600
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Virgin and extra virgin
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Let's talk about the elephant in the room" and then proceeds to not even utter Ken Paxton's name
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
CW some blood
A man’s face with bleeding and cuts on the lower right side
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hot take Curtis Sliwa is what the anarchist popular militia would look like (not fascist, still derogatory)
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On a side note when I say Gray Bicycle on a car insurance report the diagram of the vehicle should not be a freaking car
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Got cut off by a car coming out of a street parking spot and I couldn’t stop on time so their rear window and my face are suffering for it
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx has been fined $57,647 for campaign finance violations, the largest such fine in state history. A hearing officer ruled that the Marx campaign intentionally took illegal contributions, writing: "the scale of the violations are without precedent."
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Stephanie Strasburg @stephstrasburg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pittsburgh-area restaurants where you can get a *full* meal for around $15? Yeah, there's a map for that. @publicsource.org just dropped a new meal map of PGH eats that won't wreck your wallet w/ handpicked insight from Yinzer foodies. Search your neighborhood here: www.publicsource.org/mealmap/
publicsource.org
Meal Map
Pittsburgh's Public Source mapped restaurants around the Pittsburgh region where you can get a full meal for around $15. Search by name, dish or neighborhood.
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
At least the president has moved on to *positive bigotry* lol
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Political Poll Bot @pollresults.org · 01/10/2026
Pennsylvania US Senate Sep 16 - 22, 2026 Someone else 63.64% (+27.3%) John Fetterman (D) 36.36% Bravo Group 624 RV Sponsor: PennLive View Poll
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You absolutely should not be able to execute someone when there is a legally non-frivolous challenge to their sentence or conviction pending this is nuts
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Waschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET?????
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Damn it turns out very basic R2P doctrine gets you blocked these days. We don’t intervene in El Fasher, we don’t intervene in Gaza, this is what happens.
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The idea of needing to put up a sign that says Good Hebrew with Good Boy Opinions before you say anything about Jewish politics is rancid and basically pervasive at this point
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Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
She was doxxed by a Chi Phi alum who implored his followers to “help a Chi Phi.” Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable.
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Because of Joe Biden's inflation 80 litres of Christian boy blood is only enough for a month of spells
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂😂😂
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the reaction in local DSA being a split between:funding should be going to more antizionist orgs that fight antisemitism (sparse field but colorable efficacy argument), and people complaining that it's giving antisemitism special treatment because why isn't he talking about xyz, is pretty fucked.
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Co-counsel is being particularly micromanaging about my work today
A black cat sitting in my lap, looking at a laptop screen
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You do not in any sense have to hand it to the Afrikaners but uh
en.wikipedia.org
Second Boer War concentration camps - Wikipedia
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explore.org @explore.org · 28/09/2026
A day away from the final showdown. Who will you pick to go head-to-head for the ultimate title? Make today count and VOTE at fatbearweek.org
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If we get a Democrat in rural ass Utah it’s Blover
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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pittsburgh's Bloomfield Starbucks was a center of union organizing -- so the company fired them all and shut it down.
pittsburghprogress.com
Bloomfield Starbucks closure sparks union baristas' anger, mixed with sorrow and affection
The American ritual playing out on the wide sidewalk in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood Saturday morning seemed familiar in many ways. There were the group chants about union strength and stickin...
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@foxgrrl.bsky.social smh neopronouns have gone too far this is ridiculous
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Troy Troy Bolton
ALT: Troy Troy Bolton
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The most coherent way from a legal POV to think about how Aella actually conceives of sex is that she genuinely believes physical sexual advances are a “socially normal contact” like touching someone’s back before you pass them on the street, and so there is implied license for them unless revoked.
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Does Talarico win Denton county? Relatedly, if he wins it, is that the ballgame for him winning outright?
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David @finagle-a-hegel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nice! Hopefully the first of many federal appellate rulings www.reuters.com/business/fin...
reuters.com
US appeals court rules against Kalshi, says states can regulate prediction markets
A US appeals court on Friday ruled against the prediction markets operator Kalshi, ‌saying Ohio and Tennessee can regulate its so-called event contracts under their gambling laws.
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If Nixon loses but outperforms Jolly we all need to recalibrate our thinking on Florida
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David Crowley Stan @fanofsheldon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
State navigate has Dems narrowly winning a state senate majority. The kicker? Rs are losing multiple redder districts in Brian Fitzpatrick’s congressional district, namely PA-143
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mr. President we’re paying more for dollars than US home owners. What should we do? Give China the anus inverting ray gun What? Give them it now
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you are Gallego’s plug give him the primo shit this week he should be flying
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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
‼️ALL OUT IN NYC! WAR CRIMINALS NOT WELCOME HERE!‼️ Genocidal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting New York City to speak at the UN General Assembly this week. 🧵
Graphic describing Netanyahu Out of NYC march with a mugshot of Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We have enough information at this point to say this is very flatly untrue, whatever people think on the merits
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Tiny guys in fancy outfits when someone tells them about that promiscuous socialite woman who never showers
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spookily scarily pitt girl 👻🎃👻 @opg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
London 🤝 Pittsburgh Gray, intermittently raining all the time
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
These are the kind of numbers we get if we're gearing up for a Senate that is going to be 57-39-4 (NE, SD, MT, and ID going for Independents)
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Democrats didn't even win white voters in 2006 but maybe we do it now
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ka$h Patel was spitting when he said the best thing for the inside of a man is the outside of a horse
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Broke: America regime changing Iran Woke: Iran regime changing America
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sir, the bad boyars are lying to you sir
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
if there aren't tribunals and special committees, most of these crimes and their victims will never be known. it's not an option, it's not a luxury contingent on political capital, it's a moral obligation if we want to remain a country with even hypothetical values.
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Same
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty @hennepinatty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty statement on Christian Castro:
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
One of the most underrated things we could do would be for local cities to fund sports clubs separate from schools and get rid of school sports so playing low cost or free sports wasn’t tied to your higher education
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
That’s the thing about the voting as purchasing a product in a marketplace model: if merchants get the sense you’re dragging them along for a ride, they will just stop marketing to you. Why would they?
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Barrista @onbluskysku.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Re-enact with live ammo
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