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Dad. Architect. Pittsburgh Ward 10 Precinct 11 Democratic Committee Member - Male. I guess in that order at this point.
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Allegheny County is right there with extensive info on the day that North Park Pool CLOSES in 2025 but not a word of info on when it OPENS can be found on their website or in the media beyond, “June.” Which it is. And it’s not open.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Listening to NPR report record profits for Dollar General just now, and realizing that by this time next year probably 50% of the soon-to-close Rite Aids in Pittsburgh will be Dollar Generals makes me sad...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

This graph might be more meaningful in explaining “youth” trends if the youngest group didn’t range all the way up to age 44 in 2024…

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

“Trans dignity is a losing issue for Democrats, Palestine freedom is a losing issue, the dignity of the homeless and immigrants is a losing issue.” I do not fucking care! Fight for it anyway or give up. What else are we fighting for if not?

submitted 11 days ago • 78 comments

If your news site has a paywall, just say it has a paywall. Why are these sites all trying to gaslight us with their, "Tut, tut! You've reached your free article limit," when we've never visited the site before in our lives.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Donald Trump‘s deranged Memorial Day screed against federal judges raises two serious questions: When exactly was former president Biden diagnosed with cancer? And why has he not held a solo press conference to address it?

submitted 14 days ago • 25 comments

Are leaf blowers the single stupidest, most wasteful invention of the 20th century? Like, I'm going to fire up this tiny, polluting two-stroke engine, instantly annoying anyone within a 2 block radius, to do a job barely more efficiently than I could with a rake or broom.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Hey @npr.org Just thought I'd let you know that I am turning off the radio each time your wall to wall book tour coverage of the breaking story "Joe Biden was old: Who KNEW?" comes up. There are so many relevant, untold, and current stories that you could be devoting airtime to right now...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Birthright citizenship isn’t some loophole. It’s a constitutional right, no matter how hard Trump and Republicans try to push their racist agenda. The Supreme Court must uphold the law of the land. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Ten year old girls’ softball smack-talking chants might be the worst aspect of any youth activity I’ve so far experienced. Shut up, and be a good sport!

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

He may not be HOF material, but it’s very hard to deny that Buck Weaver played his best in the 1919 World Series, and was guilty only of not being a Narc.

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

This is the boyhood home of David Hasselhoff (La Grange, IL). Please share with your networks so that all may know.

submitted 28 days ago • 5 comments

About half of all births are covered by Medicaid. Over a third of all kids have health care thanks to Medicaid. More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid. So understand this: when the GOP attacks Medicaid, they attack families in every community.

submitted 28 days ago • 83 comments