Monthly BSky check-in. Happy to say, looks like here is relatively calm - unlike the uh... OTHER site. Lmao

Last year in #PA08, we saw Democratic incumbent Matt Cartwright lose re-election to Republican Rob Bresnahan by about two points. This NEPA district has been trending to the right in the Trump era and Trump winning this district by 8 was probably enough to cost Cartwright.

Twitter/X is still struggling to function properly, almost 24 hours after yesterday’s first of many outages.

if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.

Thank you to the Allegheny County Democratic Committee for your endorsement of my candidacy for Mayor! As a lifelong Democrat, your support is a testament to my commitment to fighting for our communities and building a stronger future.

Defund Musk. Fund Americans. Tax Billionaires. Expand Medicaid.

344 years young and shining brighter than ever! Happy Birthday, Pennsylvania!

I have GOT to be active here more often. Just remembered the password!

i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people

One thing D's can do is force Republicans to be on record in support of the coup rather than just ducking and hiding

Uuhhhh.....

Spanish transl: Se confirma que ICE se llevó a personas del Tribunal Municipal de Pittsburgh hoy. Por favor, si eres indocumentado o tiene amigos/famila que no tienen sus papeles, que tienen que presentarse ante el tribunal por cualquier motivo, házselo saber. Ponte en contacto con un abogado.

My god. I gotta be on here more often...

Pittsburgh is a city of immigrants. Consider supporting Casa San Jose in their important work: casasanjose.salsalabs.org/casasanjosed...

Family includes everyone! ❤️

Every game the Cowboys show how 🚮 they are 🤣

Thanks to @janetlunde.bsky.social for creating this Pittsburgh area grassroots activist starter pack. @marieknorman.bsky.social go.bsky.app/M1rZTji

If you are beginning a social media post with "Elon Musk is right" as Musk is literally part of the incoming administration and randomly threatening to prosecute Americans for opposing Trump, then you would be better off saying nothing at all. Yes, I'm talking about Bernie Sanders.

It's notable to me that after years of fear-mongering about trans women playing sports, Republican leaders are now so emboldened that they won't even acknowledge that trans people exist. Almost like it was never really about sports.

One day later and this is what I've come back to... a little scared rn

Behold - the 2024 United States Presidential Election in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Allegheny County was the only major county* in Pennsylvania to not swing heavily to the right in the election. 🧵

Not going to be on here super often but I'll do my best to check regularly. It's a chore to maintain a handful of social media accounts... Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and now BlueSky... Yeesh!

Make America Healthy Again lasted less than a Scaramucci

Every thing that Trump does is now just the Republican thing. Allow no separation. Republican tariffs. Republican giveaways to corporations and billionaires. Republican mass deportation. Ignore Trump’s personality and make his party enablers own his policies, incompetence, corruption, and chaos.

Hey folks! Name's Derek, + welcome to my page! I'm glad you're here. I am a Democratic political activist residing in the great + beautiful city of Pittsburgh. Lover of 🚲, politics, Pennsylvania, & indie music! Posts & opinions are my own only, & RTs/follows ≠ endorsements.