I'm going to be moderating this panel discussion on May 3, World Press Freedom Day, so if you've ever wanted to heckle me in person, here's your chance: mckeesportheritage.org

It's not quite 10 a.m. here. My current mood: "Fancy a drink, guv?" "Well the pub's open, innit?" #thesweeney #shutit

I'M GONNA FUCKING NUKE THEM TILL THEY GLOW, JUST LIKE JESUS WOULD HAVE FUCKING WANTED. HAPPY FUCKING EASTER.

He wasn't at Walter Reed yesterday. He was at the looney bin and I guess he chewed through the restraints. I assume his staff spends most of the day chasing him around with a giant net.

RE: https://mastodon.online/@SocraticEthics/116348030008404670 And just to show he's serious, if they don't comply, Trump will give them 72 hours

Speaking as someone who is active on both protocols ... #iykyk #mastodon

Today I'll be playing some Easter and Passover #oldies (you can just about count them on one hand) along with the hits that give you fits from the '50s, '60s & '70s. 12 to 3 p.m. Eastern US time on WRCT 88.3FM and Tube City Online Radio […] [Original post on union.place]

"Literally every single thing that he does is the wrong thing in the wrong way for the wrong reason ... He thinks he’s Superman. And of course, that’s fine when you jump off the building. It’s just a problem when you hit the ground." — David J. Rothkopf […]

I don't know if I can do hoity toity. Best I can do is fancy schmancy

Amidst all of the AI hype, it's nice to see reminders of Pittsburgh's industrial heritage. Allegheny Valley Railroad on the former B&O tracks in Panther Hollow, between Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh. #railroad #pittsburgh #carnegiemellon

The Bryon Noem story was funny, but the fact that it was put out by the far-right Daily Mail UK and then spread by Murdoch's New York Post tells you it was a rat-fucking operation by Republicans. They released it on Trans Day of Visibility for a reason, and the reason is they're shitty people.

Happy 25th Annual Lirpa Sloof Day in Pittsburgh to those who celebrate. H/T: Alert Listeners Vince and Jonathan #baseball #journalism #pirates #pittsburgh #april1

"I remember the first time I met Johnny Carson and he gave me some advice. He said, 'Just be yourself.' Until he saw who I was, and then he said, 'Have you got anyone else you can be?'" —Conan O'Brien

Sitting in a bar. Game show on TV. Question is, "What host on The View was the daughter of a U.S. senator?" Contestant says "Whoopi Goldberg." My soul left my body

I know I'm old, but the fact that Jack Fleming has been dead for 25 years breaks my brain. For kids of my generation, he was the sound of the Steelers and WVU football. #radio #pittsburghsteelers #wvu

I have a jam-packed program today of mostly 1950s and early '60s music — along with a few new ones from Mise en Scene, The Sarandons, and more. Music, news, sports and weather ... Radio 9 puts it all together! 12 - 3 pm Eastern US time on WRCT 88.3FM […] [Original post on union.place]

I'll paint any car, any color, $99.95! No ups, no extras!

Today's earworm. R A G G M O P P RAGG MOPP https://youtu.be/Ul1_X6osfMQ?si=bnoUvnF1iuDQr3fr #earworm #1950s #oldiesbutgoodies

It could be worse. It could be Jeff Dunham and his racist puppets #everythingisawful #USPol

I guess someone still does gender-affirming care

I don't know about teachers, but I can think of at least one other really useless person who could be easily replaced by a robot

The last time I saw this dress it had a Personal Pan Pizza and a pitcher of pop on it

Here's your earworm for this afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tndKRzJJl5Q

RE: https://union.place/@jaythurbershow/116279592305182626 If there's two things people love already, it's going to the airport and waiting in lines. And now they're forced to interact with Tom Homan's ICE goon-squad? Win-win-win, baby!

I think this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part. And these are just the guys to do it. #pittsburgh #airport #tsa

If you, like a lot of people, drive a gasoline car and aren't sure how it works — or are afraid to open the hood — Alex at @TechConnectify has done an amazing video. At the end, he'll even teach you how to save money by doing your own oil changes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmCfOazZCNQ

Here's my cartoon this month for Print, Pittsburgh's East End newspaper. #editorialcartoon #pittsburgh #penguins #cartoon #fenwaysportsgroup

When that ratbag snuffs it, I'm going to stack the record player with Chuck Berry, pour myself a jelly jar full of Laphroaig and cracked ice, and laugh until tears run down my legs

Hey, keen teens! On Saturday, we'll talk to Jeff about the upcoming No Kings 3 events in Pittsburgh and we'll hear the story of Afroman's big court victory in Ohio. P.S.: The first hour of the show is on WRCT 88.3FM, and then from 1-3 p.m. Eastern US time we'll […] [Original post on union.place]

Edward R. Murrow, already spinning in his grave, has gone from 33 rpm to 78 https://wtop.com/national/2026/03/cbs-news-shutters-its-storied-radio-news-service-after-nearly-a-century-ending-an-era/ #journalism #radio

Here's my cartoon this month for Print, Pittsburgh's East End newspaper. #editorialcartoon #pittsburgh #penguins #cartoon #fenwaysportsgroup

I can never remember if Marc Andreessen is Pinky or The Brain

Went to the eye doctor this morning. Apparently The Ronnie Corbetts are very popular this year. ("Big, square frames are in," the optometrist told me.) With my prescription it's either that or the Elvis Costellos, but I'm not cool enough to wear dorky glasses. #tworonnies

Hey, Siri ... show me the most cynical thing on the Internet today #colbert #tv

Hopefully your power is on — or you have a battery-powered radio! We'll update you on storm closures and St. Patrick's Day Weekend events, along with Pittsburgh's favorite #oldies. 12-3 pm (Eastern US) on WRCT 88.3 FM and www.tubecityonline.com/radio Requests […] [Original post on union.place]

BREAKING: Ric Grenell steps down from Kennedy Center role; says he looks forward "to spending more time with the creepy Victorian dolls in my basement that come to life at night ... uh, I mean, with my family." More news any moment.

I have mixed feelings about the last few weeks of Stephen Colbert's "Late Show." It's becoming a bit self-congratulatory. I agree with the guy in Variety this week who says it's gotten tedious. Colbert has always seemed like one of the good guys; this ego trip is out of character […]

On that promised morning We will wake and greet the dawn Knowing that your wicked life is over And that we will carry on We'll exhale We'll high five We will know at last How great it is to be alive #subtoot

Someone told me I should probably get a colonoscopy. Instead, I pooped in a box. Unfortunately, it wasn't a Cologuard box. And now I'm not allowed to return anything to Penney's any more

People criticize the New York Times, but it really has its finger on the pulse of the issue that's roiling the entire world: Moss #NYTimes #journalism

but what's the baby's name, though?

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@darrenmorin/116213689371220476 Generative AI is built on theft. There is nothing "creative" about it and there is no "intelligence" behind it — it's a statistical engine that mashes things together based on probabilities. Adobe has always been kind of a shitty company but […]

I bought a new jingle package for my show and I kind of want to call off work for the next couple of days and sit in the production studio playing with my jingles. Gee, that sounded dirty at the end

apologies to the Firesign Theatre #USPol #shoes #firesigntheatre

If there wasn't a Donald Trump, David Lynch would have had to invent him. Or possibly David Cronenberg https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-aides-too-afraid-to-take-off-the-145-shoes-he-keeps-buying-them/ https://archive.ph/8YJRp

I'm thinking of staying on standard time all by myself and just being an hour late to everything for the rest of the year.

I'm not Catholic any more, but eating fish on Friday never seemed like penance to me. You wanna make me perform penance, make me eat a high-school cafeteria chicken patty

Perfect weather for a streamlined world There'll be spandex jackets for everyone

Nancy's Aunt Fritzi has come out as either bi or lesbian. The heads of a million 80-year-old comic strip readers just went "blooey" like in "Scanners" https://www.gocomics.com/nancy/2026/03/04 #nancy #comicstrips #lgbtq

Spinnin' the hits that give you fits, now until 3 pm Eastern US time on WRCT 88.3 FM #pittsburgh and Tube City Online http://www.tubecityonline.com/radio #mckeesport #oldies Requests 412-385-7450 or @ me here