The Mamdani political sign generator is kinda fun https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html

Let’s get right on that.

Look, I think everyone has counted Cuomo out too soon. He’s a shoe-in for Staten Island borough president.

Speaker Johnson, I fixed your talking point: "What happened last night in our largest swing state is a clear win for bodily autonomy and election integrity. PA's vote to retain its judges should be a wake-up call to me -- and to all of my vacationing GOP House colleagues." #PA #election #judges

Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.

Hi, I'm God and I have called the NYC race for Zohran Mamdani. Hey corporate assholes, go fuck yourselves.

AOC: We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind. It's not about Progressive. It's not moderate, it's not liberal. This is about do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And the assignment is you come together…

#AlleghenyCounty #elections #PGH ... a possibly unpopular opinion: The shortage of poll workers might not exist if shifts weren't FIFTEEN HOURS long (6 am - 9 pm). Perhaps try an early + a late shift, 8 hrs each, w/ 1 hour of volunteer overlap early afternoon? Signed, 3x volunteer, #Dormont 8th

You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct

Nobody hates dogs more than the orange menace; I'd wager he also detests cats. Unfortunately for too many US pet folk, he also doesn't give a f#$k about most humans, either ... and it shows. I'm a pro petsitter w/ (mostly) privileged clients. But I will be giving to this #PGH #pet #pantry, STAT.

NEW: Court filings reveal that states using the Trump administration’s untested citizenship verification system to purge voter rolls may be mistakenly flagging eligible voters at an alarming rate, risking the chance of voters being disenfranchised.

@leejamiller.bsky.social for Explainer in Chief, 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4q7...

Very proud of the California-dwelling, largely Montreal-raised dual national/world citizen Rufus Wainwright. There was no better choice on the planet for the honor of this singular assignment -- particularly this year. #RufusWainwright #worldseries #OCanada #bilingual #francophone #anglophone

Hey GOP! Please stop flip-flopping for just a second: Do you support vote-by-mail, or not? Your voters sure seem to. It's also served our armed forces well for decades and is the most constitutionally protected form of communication we've got. #votebymail #USPS www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...

Turning Point USA sent me a fundraising mailing today, complete with a heartfelt little note from Erika Kirk. I appreciate their supporting the USPS and all -- but wow, are they ever barking up the wrong tree. I'm sure they "did their research," though.

Trump on sending troops into American cities: “If I want to enact a certain act, I’m allowed to do it…And I’d be allowed to do whatever I want…And the courts wouldn’t get involved. Nobody would get involved. And I can send the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines.”

Man there are a lot of elected officials in this country who will go along with literally any idiotic idea instead of just building trains

Is it time to bring back the charge of "Taxation Without Representation," perhaps?

Women are being erased at the Pentagon. Women are being erased from history. And now a woman has been erased from the desecrated White House.

Centering transit as a top-level issue in a US city's mayoral campaign? That alone is revolutionary -- and long overdue. "The backbone of NYC's economy ... We have the slowest buses in America and more bus riders than any other US city." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe11...

Please continue to share photos of the profound unforced error which has befallen the People's House. #WhiteHouse #EpsteinBallroom #ThePeoplesHouse #WhiteHouseDemolition

The Women of the Klu Klux Klan passed out recruitment cards to children during a Halloween parade in Mechanicsburg, Pa. I’m tired.

Potentially unpopular opinion: podcasts are an audio format, accommodating portability during a range of activities, like driving, taking a walk, or doing the dishes. Pods in video format keep us tethered to a screen. Video-based series are wonderful, even essential -- but podcasts, they ain't. 1/

NYC places 16th, Boston is nowhere on the list, and Pittsburgh is #3? It's lovely to be included and all, but ... what has Storage Cafe been smoking? www.wesa.fm/development-... #walkability #carfree #carlite #transit #bikeped

I will never get used to how Donald Trump always sounds like a fifth-grader on his death bed.

The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year. In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.

My house lot in the Brookline 'hood of #Pittsburgh provides only about 30% of its potential to support #wildlife. The lot is about 2x the size of the house footprint, so there's plenty of space to improve. The plan: more #nativeplants and #lesslawn! score.planitwild.com?utm_source=s...

Loggins: “I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated w/ something created w/ the sole purpose of dividing us ... We’re all Americans ... There is no ‘us and them' ... it's my hope that we can embrace music as a way of celebrating and uniting." variety.com/2025/music/n...

BREAKING: A federal appeals court held the Trump administration could take control over 200 members of the Oregon National Guard, despite the governor's objections. Peaceful protest, inflatable animal costumes, and bike rides are not a reason to send American troops into our communities.

One thing I try to unpack in the piece: The Trumpists launched an unhinged demonization campaign against “No Kings” – and then did nothing. So, they didn’t believe their own propaganda? Not the specifics, no. But they do believe that all protest is fundamentally illegitimate.

... while The Newspaper of Record(TM) nearly ignores all of it (not a mention of #NoKings on the front page).

An even better version! (Apparently hand-drawn, rather than AI.)

I had a feeling this was next. So very useful! "Brokkyn," indeed. #NYC #MTA #transit #AIHallucination

Y’all, I am begging you to not give into rage-baiting. Bluesky doesn’t have an algorithm. The only way anyone will see a post from someone they don’t follow on bluesky is if it’s replied to or reposted. The way we beat trolls here is to starve them out. Block them and move on.

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

saw crowd in portland and my brain just shut down when I tried counting. 50k just downtown maybe? tens of thousands for sure. turnout at no kings in june might have been the biggest action in portland in decades but this one is bigger several times over

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

Headed out soon for today’s #nokings protest in #pittsburgh’s north side. Leaving my regular phone at home and bringing only a deactivated antique with no apps except a camera for uploading pics later, plus a #transit pass card. Stay safe and see you out there! #ProDemocracy #PGH #NoKingsPGH

This administration will never miss an opportunity to attack the autonomy of cities to govern themselves for the benefit of the people who live there.

GenX Midweek Musing: Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that millennials, Gen Z, etc. almost always pronounce this abbreviation "verse" as opposed to "versus"? Did I miss the memo? Is it some kind of time-saving measure, or something? Will I be assessed a surcharge?

"Stop comparing us to Nazis! Stop calling us bigoted and racist!" We'll get right on that. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

For the Epsteinth time, swear her in

The end state of all that superior brilliance. The best they can offer humanity.

Many thanks to my PA state rep @repjess.com for her consistent, insightful leadership on LGBTQ marriage equality in Pennsylvania. www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...

I think I just saw an ICE vehicle pull into the Dollar General on McNeilly Rd. Black suburban, spotlight on the driver side, black and gold construction zone sticker on the back bumper, and a plastic shield over the license plate that made it completely indecipherable. Eyes open, Pittsburgh

George Soros owes me checks for many protests I’ve participated in since the late 1980s. What a deadbeat. Duffy, could you call him for me? That would be as closely related to transportation as, um … whatever you’re trying to do here.

charliequotes.com/quotes What he really deserved, a website of all the hateful things he’s said. #charliequotes #cheyennehunt

ICYMI, Donald Trump's faith advisor Robert Morris just pled guilty to molesting a 12 year old girl. Good thing there aren't any other prominent conservatives with such transgressions in their pasts or present! And that the Speaker is on the side of transparency. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...

I mean, his lips to god's ear

I'd always imagined/hoped for Diane Keaton as a spry, sharp, wise-cracking nonagenarian. She herself wished for a Hepburn-esque career, but Kate's lifespan lasted nearly 20 years longer. RIP to a one-of-a-kind actress and style icon. 🎭 www.youtube.com/watch?v=p32O...