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TribLive @triblive.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Tenants endure deteriorating conditions as some Allegheny County subsidized properties sit in limbo
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Tenants endure deteriorating conditions as some Allegheny County subsidized properties sit in limbo
Vines have swallowed Patrice Aaron’s back window. They press against the glass from outside her home, blocking nearly all of the sunlight. For the single mother of two, the vines are just one of a handful of health and safety issues inside the Bedford Avenue home in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.
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Sean Kitchen @seankitchen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Luzerne) warned about affordability, rising gas prices, and foreign intervention before the 2024 election, and then voted six times for the Iran war. keystonenewsroom.com/news/politic...
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Bresnahan warned of rising costs. Now he backs the Iran war
Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Luzerne) warned about affordability, rising gas prices, and foreign intervention before the 2024 election, and then voted six times for the Iran war.
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I am darkly enjoying how the popularization of founder-driven go-direct communications has led to a situation where the public is getting real-time direct exposure to the reality that the major AI actors are led by sociopathic lunatics
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All About PA @allaboutpa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICYMI: Here are a few good news stories of Pennsylvanians standing up that you may have missed!
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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Darnese Foster was one of the thousands of Black women who lost their jobs when Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency gutted the federal workforce. More than a year later, she is still looking for work to support her family. bit.ly/4y624cM
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The Unseen Toll: Depression, Anxiety Plague Black Women a Year After DOGE Layoffs
Part 1 of a three-part series, FIRED: The DOGE Layoffs Hit Black Women Hard, a collaboration between MindSite News, Capital B, The 19th, and The Nation, edited by MindSite News. Photographs by Kuwilil...
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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The ultimate objective isn't just to recognize the trauma of others, but to acknowledge your own complicity in maintaining it." Peter Eisenstadt reviews @maozinon.bsky.social & @azizabusarah.bsky.social's "The Future is Peace" in our Israel Horizons e-zine. www.progressiveisrael.org/book-review-...
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Book Review - "The Future is Peace" by Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon
Review of Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon, The Future is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land  by Peter Eisenstadt This is a wonderful, powerful, and moving book, co-written by an Israeli Jew an...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/10/2026
President Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million in debt issued by SpaceX just days before the White House announced a new space-travel policy, the president’s latest financial disclosure form shows.
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Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump voters are looking my way because I'm not bought off. I want money out of politics, money in your pocket, and Medicare for All.
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Emily Bell @emilybell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Unbelievably stupid. Lisa Su was a small child when she came to Queens from Taiwan, her father was a statistician who worked for City government in NYC …probably one of the accountants described here by Vance as being debarred
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Not pragmatic in the centrist sense @pragmatcradical.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Speaking of🔥, Jackson was on it last night
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Women across Maine begged Susan Collins not to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court because they knew Roe was at stake. She did it anyway. To this day, she says "I do not regret that vote." Well, we sure do.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Susan Collins had five chances to vote to stop Donald Trump's war in Iran, but she refused. Maybe because she’s profiting off it? 🤔
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The two Democratic leaders are Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. They had a duty to step up and say something about this. They have chosen instead to be silent. Both should be dismissed from their leadership positions.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
HUGE: The Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes have both voted to impose a three-year moratorium on data center construction on tribal lands — temporarily banning dara centers on 8,000 square miles. The Cherokee Nation, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and the Kickapoo Tribe have all imposed similar bans.
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🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can men and teenage boys where shorts in the main ding room?
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Jon Schleuss @jschleuss.com · 05/10/2026
Supreme Court rules in our favor. Struggling to find words. newsguild.org/post-gazette...
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Post-Gazette union-busters hit dead end at Supreme Court, must pay back millions to journalists | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
James Talarico on Texas officially banning THC: “Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so. We are now telling full-grown adults how to live their lives. This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst."
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 30/09/2026
We’re going to flip a Senate seat in Florida! Join us tomorrow to meet @angieforfl.bsky.social and learn about her people-powered campaign. RSVP: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Not pragmatic in the centrist sense @pragmatcradical.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Bernie Sanders is digging into his ~$23M war chest to aid Dems ahead of November. He’s planning to spend to boost Peggy Flanagan and Keith Ellison in MN, Angie Nixon in FL. Also hiring more organizers in MI, MN, FL, planning more GOTV text campaigns." www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Sanders ramps up his midterm play with cash boost for candidates
Sanders is putting hundreds of thousands of dollars toward key campaigns and has raised $2.8 million for his preferred candidates this cycle.
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The Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 30/09/2026
“Let’s not let the paletero cart just sit in the street and be forgotten about … Let’s build speakers, let’s build a voice, and let’s push it to create the Contra-ICE sound system.” A new anti-ICE compilation album benefits immigrants' rights organizations: www.npr.org/2026/09/28/n...
Kathleen Hanna (left) and Adrian Quesada are two artists featured on the benefit compilation
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If nothing else, watch minutes 4-7. Senator Eric Schmitt, exposed for one of the more embarrassing mistakes I've ever seen in my life, responds by lashing out.
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TribLive @triblive.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Allegheny County Board of Health passes paid parental leave program
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Allegheny County Board of Health passes paid parental leave program
The Allegheny County Board of Health on Monday approved an updated paid parental leave program that would require businesses with 15 or more eligible employees to provide at least 12 weeks of paid leave to new parents. The Board of Health approved the proposal in a unanimous vote. The board
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Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 @brewitchin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Shock answer catches Darline Graham off guard as she tries to pin down Jack Smith www.rawstory.com/darline-grah...
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Shock answer catches Darline Graham off guard as she tries to pin down Jack Smith
Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) got more than she bargained for while questioning former special counsel Jack Smith.The South Carolina Republican pressed the former Department of Justice appointee to expla...
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Dempsey O'Dwyer @dempseyodwyer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂🤣What a Schmitt Show!!😂🤣 slate.com/news-and-pol...
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This Mortifying Attempt to Trap Jack Smith in Perjury Was Like Something Out of The Office
The whole exchange has to be seen to be believed.
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Conservation Voters of PA @conservationpa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
AI data centers are putting so much strain on our grid, that we could see more blackouts as early as 2030 unless action is taken now. Add your voice to demand more battery storage on our grid to prevent blackouts, lower costs, and put clean solutions in place. loom.ly/hfxoTOQ
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Conservation Voters of PA @conservationpa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Valerie Gaydos has voted against commonsense data center regulations. We're backing Hadley Haas in #Pennsylvania House District 44!
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Danielle Gross, laughs at funny public comment @danipa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When you’re seeing tweets tomorrow about Olivia Rodrigo in PGH just remember… (disanto lost his election in 2024)
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Cracker Steve @goodcrackersteve.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Experimental Guitar Night #71 at Bantha Tea Bar Wed Sep 30. 7:30 pm. All ages welcome. $10 cash at the door 5002 Penn Avenue, Friendship/Garfield Drinks and light food fare available at the tea bar Event by The Consortium and Bantha Tea Bar www.facebook.com/theconsortiu... www.banthateabar.com
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Steel City Stonewall Democrats @stonewallpgh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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James Santelli @santelli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Moreover, while libraries usually buy new hardbacks at a discount — say, $15 or $20 per copy — a two-year e-book license can cost $55 or more. Thus the price of keeping one e-book title for, say, six years might cost the same as buying 8 to 10 new print books."
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E-books among budget challenges facing Pittsburgh libraries
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, like public libraries around the nation, are struggling with the cost of e-books.
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R M @rm0001.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
WESA has: 1) critical thinking caps; and 2) the institutional knowledge to highlight the flimsiness of Zappala’s investigation. www.wesanews.org/politics-gov...
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Pittsburgh officials weigh in on Zappala affidavit alleging financial impropriety
An unsealed application for a search warrant filed earlier this year by the office of District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. has roiled Pittsburgh city government this week — as some of those named ...
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Pennsylvania's Megaphone @pamegaphone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As Pennsylvanians pay higher prices for gas, groceries, and everyday necessities, PA Democrats are fighting to make our lives more affordable. We're LIVE tomorrow at 1:30PM with Kennedy Andara from @americanprogressaction.org & Jennifer Partyka, nurse and patient advocate to learn more.
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Whomst among us does not love a gigantic, out-of-scale “triumphal arch” in the obviously ubiquitous triumphal arch tradition (????), that is also full of well-advertised ammunition
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Winnable California Democratic Races 💙 @winnablecademraces.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
California’s 22nd Congressional District is ranked Toss-Up by @cookpolitical.com 64% of the residents in Randy Villegas' district are Medicaid recipients, a higher proportion than for any other district held by a House Republican. 26% receive federal food assistance. wapo.st/4cvi8Nk
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Democrats try a novel path to defeat a battleground Republican: Moving to the left
Antiestablishment candidate Randy Villegas is testing the conventional wisdom about what it would take to unseat Rep. David G. Valadao in California.
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Not pragmatic in the centrist sense @pragmatcradical.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
May it be so!
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how).
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 12/09/2026
Looks like the original web article about Canada rushing to our defense after Sept 11 was archived, here is a pdf: archives.nato.int/uploads/r/na...
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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Lotta people this weekend are gonna have a karaoke mic in their hand when they find out that Dolly was a SINGER singer and even the songs she made sound easy are very hard. Keep your head on a swivel.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Yeah, I’ll just say that we, the Jews of Michigan, rarely have had an easier choice than Abdul over Mike Rogers. Rogers is only running because Trump told him. He’ll serve the fascist fundamentalism that denies us control of our bodies, loots the poor to serve the rich, and hunts our neighbors.
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Danielle Gensler @daniellegensler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Here are the three crochet projects that I am currently working on. I am about halfway done making the granny squares for my Halloween blanket. That project is going really fast, and I’m getting a good amount of granny squares out of these skeins of yarn. The waistcoat stitch scarf is slow going.
Halloween granny squares Teal green crochet scarfGreen granny cluster blanket
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James Santelli @santelli.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
And that’s a Pitt SWEEP! Man did this place get loud in the 3rd. Now I gotta run down for interviews.
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Janet Civitelli @janetcivitelli.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Let’s Streisand effect this interview. #JamesTalarico #JimmyKimmel youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026
i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected
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Ray Roberts @ray604.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Not normal. Never before. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher
The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal, says science writer Helen Pilcher
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David Morales @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Thank you, Providence. 🫶🏽
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PA HDCC @pahdcc.com · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day! ✊ Today, we’re taking the time to celebrate the workers who keep our communities and commonwealth moving forward every day. No matter how you’re spending the holiday, we hope you get a well-deserved break!
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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Rep. Chris Deluzio was at today's Labor Day Parade in Pittsburgh, where he says he's gotten a lot of encouragement to primary Sen. John Fetterman in 2028.
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Deluzio says he's thinking about running against Fetterman in 2028 Democratic primary
Congressman Chris Deluzio says he's thinking about running against Sen. John Fetterman in the 2028 Democratic primary in Pennsylvania.
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Ray Roberts @ray604.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This meeting of mayors was almost canceled due to extreme heat: about how to manage extreme heat. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question | Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego
Our three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measures
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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Know anybody who is at risk of eviction in PA, or dealing with a landlord-tenant complaint? Please consider sharing this @publicsource.org guide with them www.publicsource.org/eviction-in-...
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The risk of eviction may be higher than you think. Here’s what you should know.
Housing attorneys and advocates give tips for tenants avoiding or enduring Allegheny County's eviction process, from notice to quit to appeal.
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