Somewhere out there, in a quiet sunlit corner of the city, Ed Gainey opens up this page from the Tribune-Review's website, sips from a glass of fruit juice, sees a pigeon take flight outside the window, and smiles.

Sen. Fetterman’s former primary opponent @conorlambpa.bsky.social: “You only ever really hear from [Fetterman] when he's complaining about the media or talking about Israel… I honestly hope that he becomes a better advocate for people in the state, because they deserve better.”

Because of course Corey is hanging out with notorious right wing southside bar owner Richie Cupka.

i dont want to be a killjoy but we desperately need to make it socially unacceptable to talk about asking chatgpt things in regular conversation

If you're a supposed "leader" in local party politics but you are publicly sitting out the Mayoral election bc it's contentious, you're not a leader, you're a coward. Also looking at Dem electeds who represent city residents and have been silent on the Mayor's race.

If you hold yourself out to be some kind of leader in the local Dem party-as a cmte person, donor, or advocate- and you live in the city and you have any kind of following and don't publicly endorse for mayor: you're not a leader, you're a coward.

It would be funny, if it weren't so predictable and gross. Right in line with our opponent's tactics from the very first push poll. Maybe if their candidate had more to show for a lifetime in local govt than two pieces of 10-year-old legislation, they could do better. But I doubt it.

I really would like to go back to resolving things with duels again. Bring back real consequences.

CommUnity, during the WPXI debate Corey suggested a walking tour of the 1600+ units of affordable housing my admin has delivered in 3 years. I’m proud of our record and excited to share it. So @coreyoconnorpa.bsky.social, I invite you to join me for a walking tour on Wednesday at 9 am.

Driving home today, I passed the Warrenton shop that displays rugs outside and they had a giant area rug that was entirely a glam shot of Luigi Mangione

It's not hard to dunk on Corey when his game is this weak, but well-played, Mayor.

When the former County Controller heard that former Gov Wolf was going to appoint Corey to the Controller's office she said that he was so out of his depth that he would need someone to hold his hand to even attempt to do the job. I don't think she expected to be quite this right.

🚨Friday reminder🚨 Corey O'Connor is working with the same Republican firm that ran Steve Zappala's Republican general election campaign.

I designed a new campaign fit for Corey O'Connor

🚨FUN FACT PITTSBURGH: Long Nyquist who jump started the O'Connor campaign in earnest by polling on his behalf last summer also managed Steve Zappala's Republican general election campaign.

I think it would also be bad for the mayor of Pittsburgh to have these same qualities.

Friday data point. City of Pittsburgh median household income in 1970 was $58K with a median home value of $113K. In 2020 median household income was $60K and home value was $220K.

That little twit Amy thought she got cute with me online but is crying bc there were IRL consequences. I saw her at an event after and she literally flinched and went pale. As I said in the other place, you can doxx me. You can even show up here. But you better remember PA is a Castle Doctrine state

Their methods include pretending to have expertise, repeating the same shit over & over thinking that makes it fact, ignoring the community & being assholes online and then whining that they don't feel welcome they're treated similarly. (Oh, and I'm quoted in this)

I can let academic literature speak for itself b/c an alt-weekly isn't the place for that debate. A key strategy among YIMBYs nationwide is manipulating public discourse through social media. It's such a key element that academic theses have been written about it. www.proquest.com/docview/2712...

The avalanche of cognitive dissonance required to protest against the same people who are directing, funding, and supporting the campaign of the candidate you support for Mayor should be studied. Could never be me.

Of course, it's not just the 14WIDC whose endorsements have lost their lustre. ACDC and its unofficial satellite committees like Char Valley, ACBA, groups that require candidates to pay for consideration all used to mean much more than they do now. Which honestly is a shame.

The once-great 14th Ward Independent Club is having their endorsement event today. Unfortunately their leadership - including a rabid stalker, harasser, and doxxer motivated solely by his own Zionism - has turned the Club into what they once hated. /

North Shore. Riverwalk near PNC Park. Caller says a man is laying on his back looking into the rain and appears to be experiencing despair. #LetsGoBucs

He's my favorite ❤️

I'm grateful that people are starting to realize what's at stake in this election and what they would lose if Corey O'Connor is elected. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Gon...

Please submit your questionnaires TODAY to @1hoodpower.bsky.social! Your answers allow us to share your positions w our community & generate your candidate scorecard. Check out why your responses matter & respond here: 1hoodpower.org/1hood-power-...

Every Dem Senator needs to follow Bookers lead. Maybe not the record but use your goddam floor privileges.

Unite PAC, @paworkingfamilies.bsky.social , Pennsylvania United, Alliance for Police Accountability, Straight Ahead, OnePA, and 1Hood Power present our jointly endorsed slate of judicial candidates for the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas primary election on May 20th. #VoteforJustice

Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, has been convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 4 years in prison. She has been barred from running for public office for 5 years. Bravo, France for doing what the U.S. could not! 🇫🇷

No surprise Corey O'Connor is proud to be supported by the Pro-Housing Pittsburgh member who doxxed me. And he sees nothing wrong with that behavior as a consequence for engaging in direct democracy. (Not to mention his support from the Beacon Coalition which engages in the same)

Corey O'Connor pretending he's Mr. Fiscal Responsibility is hilarious to me bc he waltzed into the Controller's office on Day 1 as an appointee and added 200-300k in salaries to the budget OFF THE BAT and told existing staff to make it work. 🧵

Um. Because when you buy new shit you don't have to buy *new* new shit every year. If I buy 10 new vehicles this year, I do not have to buy 10 next year. The need diminishes over time before it increases again. Aren't you supposed to be the controller, dude?

Beavis and Butthead

Hey DC! Do yall really not have any independent places that sell Nats gear on just a regular ol Wednesday afternoon like in other cities? Is the official Fanatics team store really the only place to go? (and only on game day!)

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Do you think one paper has an agenda?

Lenten Friday + Pi Day is like Corey O'Connor's Super Bowl. You know he'll be first in line at somebody's fish fry, but then the little man's gotta keep his stamina up to celebrate 3.14 with all those creampies

DC, I'm sorry that both of my senators are trash. And I'm especially sorry that PA Democrats won't do more to hold Fetterman accountable.

I did not have my 'Democratic' Senator choosing allegiance to dirty AIPAC money and siding with the MAGAt destruction of truth, justice, and the American way on my 2025 Bingo card. #FuckFetterman #FuckFascists

As someone else said *years ago * Chuck Schumer is like a guy playing chess with a pigeon. He thinks that if he’s just polite and patient that the bird will stop knocking the pieces over and shitting on the board. He’ll even reset the pieces and act like it’s all perfectly fine.

“No” on the CR is not “no” on cloture, and anyone reporting on what a Senator’s voting intentions are needs to be clear on that distinction. “Yes” on cloture is defacto “yes” on the CR.

I did email iditarod. I was mildly emotional. I did not mention Q or #UglyDogs or any specific community at all. Idk how it will be taken, but done is done. This is what I wrote: 1/x

Democrats in Pennsylvania need to start treating Fetterman exactly the same as any other Republican. Pretending McCormick - who doesn't care what Dems think bc we're not his voters - is the only threat to our rights needs to end. Time to take the gloves off.

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This is theft. This isn't federal money. It's DC's own tax dollars. How will cuts to the police & public safety & teachers "clean up"? I guess as long as BLM Plaza is paved over... it would be one thing if this admin were just cruel, but they're cruel AND stupid