"This is a deeply shitty timeline, but Comrade Trump keeps tripping over his red tie. Let's take the wins."
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North Shore. 400 North Shore Drive - The NFL Draft Stage. Caller is with the NFL and says that someone keeps harassing them. They would like PD to move him along. It's begun.

The stupidest statement I’ve heard at 6:20 in the morning, in response to the US maintaining waivers on sanctions on Russian oil, “Can’t figure out why Trump keeps siding with Putin…”
I’m just an elderly dude in a recliner and I’ve figured it out…
Trump’s in Putin’s pocket;our president is his bitch

Fascist corruption 101: 1. TFG fires top three layers of IRS management and replaces them with loyal MAGA lackeys. 2. TFG sued the tax agency over the leak of tax returns for $10 billion. 3. Justice Department lawyers are reluctant to represent IRS against TFG because they will lose their jobs. 4. IRS lackeys will settle out of court per TFG's secret instructions. 5. Any settlement payout will come from our money, probably billions of dollars.

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#Pittsburgh #pgh #streetart #graffiti #fetterman #PAdems #IDF

Behind Trump’s Public Bravado on the War, He Grapples With His Own Fears The president’s impulsive style has never been tested in a sustained military conflict, and he’s been ruminating on Jimmy Carter’s failure in Iran.

It's reassuring, in a way, that the military and others understand Trump well enough that they kept him out of the room during the Iran rescue mission, distrusting his ability to make sound decisions.

But that's also why he should be removed from office.

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Sunday thought: A change in the air The noxious realities of Trump's authoritarianism are revealed for all to see

I hesitate to say we’ve reached a turning point in this horrific time. But something profound seems to be changing. Let me explain. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-chang...

Again: for any big liberal donor who wants to funnel millions into fixing this country's politics, the ROI on buying any struggling paper and simply tasking it with doing real reporting on local news is vastly higher than the same $$ given to some group that does mass ad buys every election year.

Hung up flyers for my upcoming Star Wars Day art gallery at various places around Pittsburgh.

If you’re in the area and want to see some great SW related art by local Pittsburgh artists, along with some visiting artists like @hatfights.bsky.social and @jacobylow.bsky.social be sure to stop by!

Again, please stop gloating until all of the votes are counted

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I can’t afford shrinks and therapy so I read.

I read to calm down. I read to let my stress subside. I read to see life through the eyes and imaginings of others. I read to recharge and find new perspectives.

Market concentration → Less competition → Higher prices for consumers → Corporate profits at record highs → Record stock buybacks → Higher shareholder value → More power for corporations and the rich.

How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.

Wired headline: MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president.

👀 “If you cannot look at this story and use critical thinking skills and have at least some questions, you are the problem and we need you to snap out of it."

- Trisha Hope, a GOP national delegate from Texas & former Trump supporter

🫣😂

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Oh, is the duck back in town? 🥹

We should be learning from other countries...

Christian Nationalism is a Cult of Convenience

Proposed adult entertainment, seafood venue in Johnstown canceled Plans for a combination seafood restaurant and adult entertainment business in Johnstown have been called off after city officials raised concerns about a propo

So, serving fish all around, then?

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I know this type. I've seen them often enough. They revel in being obnoxious: but not towards the rich and powerful, to whom they fawn. Always towards the weaker and the poorer: towards people who don't have their privileges, such as access to private medical care. They think it's funny and daring.

A sanctioned Iranian supertanker - with its tracker on - has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz into Iran without interference. (Fars)

Looks like the US blockade is just hot air. Who would have guessed.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette finds new owner in Maryland-based nonprofit The nonprofit is expected to take over by May 4.

Great news: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is not going to be shuttering after all, thanks to a new buyer. (And apparently not the highest bidder, but the best for our local journalism.) I hope we'll see a day when newspapers don't have this precarity, but for now, a win. www.wtae.com/article/pitt...

Game recap from the 4/17/1876 Pittsburgh Evening Chronicle. Extra ting the text is a total mess.

Friendly reminder that tomorrow, 4/15, is the 150th anniversary of professional baseball in what is now Pittsburgh.

Yes, I'm paying my respects by visiting the site of the ballpark.

The Founders Were Not Who They're Telling You They Were Christian nationalists keep rewriting the founding. The historical record keeps disagreeing.

“The Constitution does not invoke Jesus. It does not establish prayer. It protects conscience. The republic they built was not a Christian nation. It was something rarer and harder…”

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Today I return to @pghcitypaper.com as managing editor.

WE ARE SO BACK

If you’re a sexual abusing politician, today is an excellent day to resign.

I’m talking to you, you loathsome slug, Donald Trump.

It is this mistaken feeling that people cannot entertain without committing all sorts of extravagances, which causes many persons, in every way well qualified to do incalculable good socially, to exclude themselves from all general society.

screenshot of statement the congressmember posted on twitter, reading as follows: SWALWELL STATEMENT ON CONGRESSIONAL RESIGNATION "I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make. I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members. Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong. But it's also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties. Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress. I will work with my staff in the coming days to ensure they are able, in my absence, to serve the needs of the good people of the 14th congressional district." [statement pulled from https://x.com/RepSwalwell/status/2043802702971359521/photo/1 ]

oop Swalwell is resigning from Congress

dude saw fellow congressmembers announce an investigation and call for expulsion and said OK OK IM LEAVING

If we get there, I'm learning the dance. 🤞🏻👀

Any government that isn't right now accelerating plans to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy is either:

a. Incompetent
b. In the pockets of people who'd rather they didn't
c. a & b

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