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a nonbinary performer winning Best Actor for playing Mary Todd Lincoln

🚨ICE ALERT 🚨 If you see this vehicle or these two individuals, they are ICE agents and they disappeared two individuals at the Pittsburgh Municipal Courthouse today after refusing to show their attorneys a warrant. Reporting ICE is community safety.

Jack Innanen is the hottest actor on TV rn and I have no one to talk about it with

what the hell do you mean you're looking for a "long-term relationship, open to short" i'm going insannneeee

Feel like shit just want this to be real

The first Memorial Day, May 1, 1865.

When I talk to people about running for Congress, my first Q is “do you want to do the job” - not just do you want to ~be a congressman~ but do you want to do all the things the job requires, like travel, have 2 homes, miss your family, etc. This sad piece reinforces for me why that Q matters.

Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

boo

Giving a detailed list of what someone did wrong is not editing Helping someone make the best piece of work they can IS editing

rip jay gatsby you would've loved party 4 u by charli xcx

Today is Election Day (5/20)!   Polls are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. To find your polling place, please visit www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/E....

Happy Election Day! Polls are OPEN today until 8 PM. Our team was out sticking lit on voters doors at the crack of dawn to remind people to get out and vote and remind 3-5 friends to do the same! Find everything you need to vote at Vote.PA! Let’s get it done!

My politics in a headline:

i don't think anyone on here cares about miss saigon but, now that i've seen her is a better song than maybe and i'm still pissed 11 years later they swapped it

rick sebak was driving behind me on south braddock earlier and it was the highlight was my day

latest #substack - my #norcal adventures 🌅 thebethturnbull.substack.com/p/california...

new pope! *crowd goes wild* American pope! *crowd boos* woke for an American! *crowd goes wild* bad on protecting abusive priests! *crowd boos* hates JD Vance! *crowd goes wild*

100 men vs the DSM-5

the new york sewer rats have finally elected a new rat pope

this is a cool one

@jonlovett.bsky.social: "He really did insist that it said MS-13. It is the equivalent of going up to Meryl Streep and wondering where her Getty Images tattoo is."

County officials will provide an update on storm damage and power outages resulting from severe weather that impacted the area on April 29. You can view livestreams here: Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?... or YouTube: www.youtube.com/AlleghenyCou...

i've spent like $100 on smoothie bowls in the last 2 weeks someone needs to stop me

“Pro-life”

Join us at a rally on 4/29 with @gaineyformayor.com, @reppowell.com, @mobilifyswpa.bsky.social, PRT, and PPT. We’ll be urging the state legislature to allocate sufficient funding for PRT. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3GfFSYv. #saveourservice

i have finished a re-watch of the hunger games movies. holy shit i can't believe we watched these as children. but holy shit what an incredible story about social inequality, war, trauma, corrupt governments, and media manipulation. never underestimate "young adult" literature. #booktok📚💙

A personal one. ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/thebetht...

We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.

a weekend in the country 🫶🏻

Measles and tariffs, what century is this?

The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.

I like Gainey because he has core values and he’s not a toxic dude. Love this response during a mayoral Q&A.

Today on #TransDayofVisibility we’re sharing a step-by-step guide to help people navigate the name-change process. I want to thank the employee who suggested our office make a video on this topic. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 eforms.com/name-change/...

i'm gonna be sick

okay i finished sunrise on the reaping and i need to talk about it where are my people #booksky📚💙

i can't believe christopher nolan cast matt damon to play odysseus

Follow @alleghenycounty.bsky.social for elections updates today!

i will be reviewing the 'songs of penelope' trilogy on my substack because holy shit claire north really did that #booksky📚💙

only way to escape the horrors #booksky📚💙

her translation of the Odyssey was incredible, just started the Iliad