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Mitt Romney moving to the left of most prominent Democrats in power on taxes was not on my bingo card.

Thanks Canada for being a good friend and supporting US while we're acting out & going through some sh#t.

"Amtrak saw record ridership + revenue this past fiscal year. In #Pittsburgh, however, #Amtrak passengers must use our unsightly 'Amshack' instead of the grand former Penn Station building...No joke, I’ve had better rail travel experiences in rural Ukraine." 1/ www.pghcitypaper.com/columns/tran...

If the #USPS -- which the GOP has tried to marginalize time and time again in the past 25 years via various means -- is the entity that helps close the #Epstein case once and for all, that would be effing poetic. youtube.com/shorts/B7Mgl...

If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism. That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

I was in college before I met another Elise. I've never heard of another #Elise in US politics until #Stefanik. Because it's a relatively rare event, hearing my name always causes me to perk up my ears. So ... not sad to see Ms. MAGA exit races for NY guv AND the House. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Is anyone keeping a running total of the hours lost to guessing whether an image/video/song is AI? To searching for the newest (shrinking) list of clues allowing us to make that determination? To crafting a the kindest way to tell a friend or loved one "That post isn't real"? #AI #medialiteracy

The Trump administration has banned Head Start providers from using 200 phrases when describing their programs and applying for grants, such as: women, disabilities, Black, belong, and tribal. Head Start is essential and must be able to serve our communities freely. We're suing the administration.

Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?

An energetic activist who just happened to also be a genius director and a great actor. #RobReiner

Interesting take from @strongtowns.org: "(US) #transit (is) shaped by the tradeoffs inherent in top-down fed. #funding. The fed. gov't offers $ for big, capital-intensive transit projects, but (it) comes at a high cost in terms of flexibility + adaptability." www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025...

PSA! 📢 The Dept. of Ed seeks reclassify nursing, counseling, social work, etc. from "professional" to "graduate." This would cut by 50% the amount of loans students can take out + would undermine these vital, women-dominated, mandated reporter fields. Sign to join the fight app.sosha.ai/s/CeNsvxxa

I had one of these dangerous objects in my backpack for years as a K-8 student, but with even more dangerous related paraphernalia: a crochet rainbow recorder case that I made myself. During a class at my school, even! The horror ... #elementaryed #STEAM #artseducation #musiceducation #musiced

Petition from the American Nurses Association Nursing IS a Professional Degree We're asking the Department of Education to include nursing in its proposed 'professional degree' program definition. PLEASE SHARE THIS PETITION ana.quorum.us/campaign/pro...

The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

🔥 KOH: “What we’re seeing is what the founding fathers feared the most — the collapse of our checks & balances. The Supreme court is supposed to be a co-equal branch, It's basically a mouthpiece for Trump. Members of congress are resigning rather than stand up to him.”

Some heartwarming moments as downtown Pittsburgh prepares for the @riverhoundssc.bsky.social soccer championship rally: My husband Rob got a selfie with Amo, the awesome 'Hounds mascot ... and then saw the cops busting a BWM being driven illegally in a bus-only lane. Some days are made of win. :)

Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.

Word of the Year, 2025: “A.I. Slop." " ... to be precise, the clear victor of the Internet category. Handily the barb can be packed into fusions, such as slopaganda, slop music and corpslop, to name three." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I just kicked in a few bucks to @aftynbehn.bsky.social's campaign and I hope you'll do the same. Electing a former social worker is probably the shortest distance between wherever the hell we are now ... and actual representation for all.

@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: There will be "millions more HIV infections globally by 2030 because of cuts, just at the moment new drugs should have ... put the end of the pandemic in reach ... Trump cancelled 3/4 of the world’s funding for #HIV at a stroke." World #AIDS Day 2025 bit.ly/48H04OJ

Five Stages of Grief, #Climate Edition, current status: 1. Denial "In many states, sellers aren't required to disclose info (re: recent flooding or vulnerability) to wildfires ... #FEMA's #flood maps have been criticized for being out of date." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c... #realestate #risks

"The Trump admin froze foreign aid early in the year, derailing many public health programs dedicated to fighting H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS ... cuts by the US + other countries could result in 10 million additional H.I.V. infections, including 1 million among children." #HIV #WorldAIDSDay

The cultural/political backlash to anti-woke nonsense led to a November 4 wipeout for MAGA school board officials running for re-election. Hopefully a lesson was learned. I guess we'll see. badfaithtimes.com/they-banned-...

The spirit of Thanksgiving has infused the White House press office today, bringing us together in a blessed moment of harmony and goodwill.

Amazing that the Boring Company still exists after its laughable performance in Vegas. Sad to hear that Nashville seems to have fallen for the same smoke and mirrors.

There's a reason we don't let 6th graders vote. But sadly, an individual with roughly comparable levels of ethical and civic awareness seems to be steering US and even global policy.

Thanks to #PRT for looking towards the future despite the cynical, mercenary funding stance from the PA GOP in Harrisburg. In particular, I like the idea that southern #PGH neighborhoods might have a one-seat ride to #Oakland, rather than having to bounce Downtown + then over towards the East End.

OMFG, this is our federal government

Nice to see X being transparent 🤣

One of the best examples for demonstrating how much excess space cars take up is, ironically, a car commercial It shows how Cars take a lot of space to often carry only 1 or 2 passengers. Our infrastructure is not developed to fit a human scale #carcentric #pedestrianism #transitsky

”the guy with the nuclear codes is totally crashing out because he’s morphing into a cornered tasmanian devil” is a news summary i just gave a friend because i live in a very normal country

Many thanks to @deluzio.house.gov for clearly drawing such an important line. Your district neighbors mine (PA-12), but it's so important that you're standing up for Pittsburgh's metro area and PA in general -- both as a US Rep and a veteran.

Missed trips are noticeably reduced at #PittsburghRegionalTransit. I think most #PGH #transit riders call 'em "ghost buses," but at least the trend is positive. "(PRT's) annual service report ... shows the # of missed trips ... dropped to 0.3%, down from 1.7% the previous year." bit.ly/49kaXXA

Hey @mbta.com … you are aware that other transit systems clean their stations, yes? Even the walls and ceilings? Just checking. #Boston #transit #mbtaredline

everything I know about the Nuzzi/RFK Jr affair I have learned against my will

Target management is mandating that staff be nicer to shoppers(?) This kind of window dressing won't shift the boycott. I stopped shopping there in January 2025, after being a regular customer for 20+ years. I won't return until/unless Target stops caving on their formerly inclusive policies. 1/

He's #1

Lol, lmao even “We are the future! Get over it! We might destroy humanity, we are so powerful! Also we need more money right away!”

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.