And there it is.. the location for the new plant promised as part of the Nippon deal. ArkansasOnline: Pittsburgh-based steelmaking giant U.S. Steel, ..., plans to build a new metals plant at the Big River site as part of the company's plan to invest $11 billion in its domestic operations by 2028.

"[B]rooding but not particularly thoughtful. Fetterman offers generalized contempt instead of pointed arguments ... A preoccupation with tough-guy masculinity ... Not especially long, but it starts to feel interminable." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/books/review/unfettered-john-fetterman.html

... And here's some sharp criticism of the deal from Deluzio's predecessor, a former Senate candidate who is ALSO mentioned as a potential Fetterman challenger in 2028.

Western PA rep opposes shutdown deal. Deluzio's district includes Trumpy Beaver and suburban Pgh: He's a pro-labor Dem sometimes mentioned as a potential challenger for Fetterman seat.

BREAKING: We won! Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years. pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...

As his party divides sharply over whether to end the government shutdown, Fetterman appears to be offering an olive branch to critics by stating a position on which they share common ground.

Didn't realize Inclusionary Zoning was on the agenda again.

By blaming GOP election losses on the shutdown (as opposed to his unpopular policies), Trump gave Dems an opening to declare victory and go home. Doesn't sound like this changes the fundamentals that motivated the shutdown.

Jesus wept.

Scoop: The University of Pittsburgh will maintain its current federal funding for indirect research costs after cuts announced earlier this year threatened to push one of the region’s major research institutions off a financial cliff. www.wesa.fm/health-scien...

Hey, I like a "Dems in disarray" story as much as anyone, but feels like this story should make more of a case, given the results of elections just a few days ago, about why this is even a bad thing, necessarily. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’” @reuters.com #Chicago www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...

By comparing Dwayne Woodruff's retention vote results with those of other Common Pleas Court judges on the ballot last night, we can now quantify the political salience of being a former Steelers great. By my calculations, it is worth roughly a 4 percentage point boost per Super Bowl ring (1).

Not saying all those polls about Democrats being historically unpopular were wrong. Just saying they maybe weren't all that relevant. Makes you think!

Too busy reporting to tweet much and you know the big stories already. So this is just an aside ... but to me this is the best evidence yet that in a hyperpartisan climate, cross filing just doesn't help.

We experience these events through our media bubbles. So please take a little time to look at the details. For example: here is how DHS described one incident in Chicago. Now watch the video, which tells a different story. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa... bsky.app/profile/news...

On the Sunday before Election Day, Trump urges a "no" vote on retention for three Pa. state Supreme Court justices ... a few minutes after railing against the NFL kickoff rule. (And a few minutes before giving Sarah Huckabee Sanders his "complete and total endorsement.")

Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities? TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want

I dont pretend to know what's in Steve Bannon's mind. But I think it'd be awesome, and a nice change of pace, if these patriotic Americans would wag their finger at the OTHER side and say, "It's actually not that hilarious to joke about violating the Constitution."

I've had this gubernatorial livestream for like 20 minutes and it's creepy. While the event hasn't started yet, THIS GUY JUST DOESN'T MOVE. HE DOESN'T EVEN BLINK.

"SEEMINGLY AI-generated"? "Brown sludge"? What's most interesting about Trump's "pooping on protesters" fetish video is how clearly it illustrates the way journalistic convention bars reporters from saying what is right before everyone's eyes. "Sources say the emperor was informally attired."

"ICE has also purchased spyware in recent weeks that enables it to remotely hack into smartphones and extract data, even if the phones are locked or communication is over encrypted apps."

Hur hur hur. I get the desire to document this kind of stuff. But at a certain point, reporters may want to consider not publishing these non-responsive "dunks", because it just encourages them. You can always just say "the White House did not address questions about 'x.'"

You know what REALLY sells this Doug Mastriano takedown of Josh Shapiro's stewardship of the budget? It's the AI-generated setting outside of "Independencate Hall." I, for one, would be looking forward to 2026 a lot more if I thought we'd have an entire gubernatoralian campaign like this.

What is the thing she's fumbling around with and confused by at the beginning? Feels like there might be a whole other layer to this thing.

No surprise that people might be considering runs against Fetterman in 2028, but this response from him is RICH. www.axios.com/2025/10/16/j...

FROM MY BLUESKY ACCOUNT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' EAR.

John Oliver is good at his job youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...

Penn State: We're gonna let our public-radio broadcasters die rather than pay $17 million for someone else to operate them, because who would pay "a subsidy to run a business [when] there’s no guarantee they’ll stay in business"? (www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...). Also Penn State:

Looks like Fetterman found that "room of love" the New York Times quoted him saying he would prefer to holding a town hall.

Well!

LOL the Trib's top web story today is an EDITORIAL about a preliminary draft budget by the Gainey administration.

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years. From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

Everyone's walking around like they're in a damn Enya video. www.axios.com/2025/10/03/t...

According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...

As the Trump administration threatens them, liberal nonprofits have been quietly preparing to do everything from surrendering 501(c)(3) status to relocating outside the US.

Pfizer "secured a three-year grace period from President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on pharmaceuticals" and in return will "sell some drugs at a 50% average discount on a direct-to-consumer website called TrumpRx" looks like state capitalism to me www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Not sure these are really the key takeaways from today's event, my dudes.

Trump to generals: "Last month, I signed an executive order to provide training for a quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances. This is gonna be a big thing for the people in this room, because it's the enemy from within & we have to handle it before it gets out of control"

This is one of the most demented things Trump has posted

By a vote of 54-45, the #Senate confirmed Michael Waltz to be to be Rep of the US to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Dem senators voting in favor: Fetterman, Kelly, & Shaheen. GOP Senator Paul voted No. Senator Tillis did not vote

My editor caught the best moment of Steelers/Vikings in Dublin yesterday.

Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland

I think this is where my interest in politics really took root.

Report appears to be archived here: web.archive.org/web/20250911...

Stephen Miller: “We are gonna channel all the anger we have over the organized campaign to led to this assassination to uproot & dismantle these terrorist networks … we are going to use every resource we have at the DOJ, Homeland Security & throughout this govt to dismantle & destroy these networks"

Ah well, what are you gonna do. No one could have seen this coming. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...