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Sean Kitchen

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Born and raised in Philly. PA Political Correspondent with The Keystone and COURIER. Sign up for the Keystone Labor Report below 👇 https://keystonenewsroom.com/pa-labor-report-newsletter/

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Sean Kitchen @seankitchen.bsky.social · Aug 23

🚨🚨LIFE UPDATE 🚨🚨

I recently launched the Keystone Labor Report, a labor and progressive economic newsletter in Pennsylvania.

It's a twice a week newsletter and is one of the only political newsletters in Pennsylvania that focuses more on just that day's news.

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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 4h

How much influence does Jeff Yass have on Pennsylvania politics?
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Third Summers Brother @hugetinymistake.bsky.social · 1d

This is one of the more brazen lies being sent out there by Commonwealth Partners; this is quite literally what the state supreme court helped fix and what Commonwealth Partners and Matt Brouillette opposed fixing

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Voting rights group calls on conservative PAC to renounce misleading Supreme Court mailers • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

The mailers target three justices seeking retention, calling on voters to "Term limit the liberal Supreme Court."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Fox Propaganda is desperately spinning the "No Kings" events in fearful anticipation of their success.

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Sean Kitchen @seankitchen.bsky.social · 6d

80% of Americans want Congress to extend the ACA tax credits but that's not stopping the three most vulnerable Pa Republicans from lying about the government shutdown.

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Pa. Republicans caught lying about why the government is shutdown

Republicans have resorted to blaming undocumented immigrants for the ongoing government shutdown, even though they are ineligible to receive subsidized health care under the Affordable Care Act.

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Third Summers Brother @hugetinymistake.bsky.social · 7d

The most vital services will be the first to go in counties they refuse to take out loans because PA Senate Republicans don't want a state budget.

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County workers face furlough notices as Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate drags on

As Pennsylvania enters its third month without a budget, county and contract workers in county offices around the commonwealth are starting to feel the

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 11d

I am once again calling on state governors to mobilize their National Guards to escort congressmembers into ICE facilities so they can DO THEIR LAWFULLY ASSIGNED FEDERAL DUTIES

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11d

Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities.
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Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER

In another incident caught on video Friday, federal agents inside a car randomly threw tear gas into a Logan Square street while people — including a 2-year-old — were outside nearby.

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Lacey Jane @ljwaters.bsky.social · 11d

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Pa.’s richest man is pouring money in upcoming supreme court election

Pennsylvania’s biggest billionaire has so far spent $1.25 million on a ‘vote no’ campaign in the upcoming Pa. Supreme Court race.

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Third Summers Brother @hugetinymistake.bsky.social · 12d

“ I did a lot of work to get this man elected and put into this office, and I feel if he doesn’t stand with us now,” she said. “Fetterman,it’s time you stand with us. We got you here, and every working constituent in Pennsylvania, we deserve you to do your job"

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These home care workers fought for Fetterman. Now they want him to fight for them

Home care workers faced with exploding health care costs if ACA tax credits aren’t extended are demanding help from US Sen. John Fetterman.

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FC @effcons.bsky.social · 12d

Pittsburgh Steelers co-owner to benefit from Trump’s bailout of Argentina’s right-wing regime
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Steelers co-owner to benefit from Trump’s bailout of Argentina’s right-wing regime

The Pittsburgh Steelers have always been one of the NFL’s more progressive organizations, but one co-owner is set to benefit from President Donald Trump’s right-wing Argentine bailout.

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Sean Kitchen @seankitchen.bsky.social · 12d

This has flown under the radar this past week, but Steelers minority owner Rob Citrone is about to benefit from Trump's right-wing bailout of Argentina.

The Pittsburgh Steelers declined to comment for this story.

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Steelers co-owner to benefit from Trump’s bailout of Argentina’s right-wing regime

The Pittsburgh Steelers have always been one of the NFL’s more progressive organizations, but one co-owner is set to benefit from President Donald Trump’s right-wing Argentine bailout.

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Sean Kitchen @seankitchen.bsky.social · 14d

UAW leaders are worried that Mack Trucks' Mexico plant will lead to hundreds of job losses in the Lehigh Valley.

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Mexico Mack Truck plant may cost Lehigh Valley hundreds of jobs

Union leaders are blowing the whistle on Mack Truck’s Mexico plant.

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Sean Kitchen @seankitchen.bsky.social · 14d

Scott Perry recently called the ACA tax credit extension a "colossal mistake."

28,000 of his constituents who purchase their healthcare through Pennie face a 170% increase in premiums when these tax credits expire at the end of the year.

GOP Congressman calls ACA tax credit extension a ‘colossal mistake’

Democrats pursue a shutdown to bargain as Republicans in Congress want ACA tax credits to expire at the end of this year.

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Sean Kitchen @seankitchen.bsky.social · 16d

a man with a beard is talking into a microphone on a sports field .

ALT: a man with a beard is talking into a microphone on a sports field .

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Dan McQuade @dhm.bsky.social · 16d

Tom Brady has a catering gig after the game

Three NFL announcers. All looking straight ahead. Kevin Burkhardt has a big headset on, they all do. They also all have white shirts. Burkhardt has a purple tie and a nice tie bar on. Dean Blandino (he's the ref guy) has a checkered blue tie. Tom Brady is wearing a white tie that matches his shirt.

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 17d

On the left is Ezra Klein saying that Dems must start "taking political positions that’ll make it more likely to win Senate seats in Kansas & Ohio & Missouri" including "running pro-life Dems."

On the right is how those states voted.

Why do media outlets depict this person as an election expert?

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Jaxon White @jaxonwhite.bsky.social · 18d

Millionaire Sen. Dave McCormick leans heavily into Pa. "muni" bonds — funding public projects while slashing his own tax bill www.witf.org/2025/09/27/m...

Millionaire Sen. Dave McCormick favors Pa. ‘muni’ bonds as tax shelter | WITF

While Pennsylvania taxpayers back debt taken out by local governments to build hospitals, airports and schools, their new U.S. senator is putting […]

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Zeke Tayler @drzeketayler.bsky.social · 20d

The mainstream media continues to fail the American people. Make sure you find alternative sources and keep people informed.

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Zeke Tayler @drzeketayler.bsky.social · 22d

Not all journalists lie, so pay attention to the ones who tell the truth.

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Zeke Tayler @drzeketayler.bsky.social · 23d

The mainstream media continues to drop the ball, so pay attention to your local news outlets.

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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 23d

So Fetterman got elected with smart aides who connected him to the voters and got to DC and hired not one, but two sets of DC insiders pushing centrist BS politics he embraced making his voters see him as a traitor

They move on to attempt to sink the party

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 23d

One for the museum

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If you think it's "capitulation" to make the party acceptable to people who may not share 100% of your views on a given issue, then what you're asking for is a very small party that rarely wins elections and never gets the chance to act on a given issue.

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A Democratic Party willing to capitulate on abortion rights is a Democratic Party young people will never trust

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sam parker @samprkr 5h

Why is this the argument that you're picking today, though? There's no clear case where an anti-choice platform would win more votes in the next election anywhere. Why's this the focus?

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tré easton @treeaston 5h

I agree that abortion is probably not the best exemplar (blame Ezra for

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Sean Kitchen @seankitchen.bsky.social · 25d

These union members helped get John Fetterman elected. Now they want him to return the favor and fight for them.

Spoiler, they're not happy with his decision to squander leverage in extending the ACA tax credits.

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These home care workers fought for Fetterman. Now they want him to fight for them

Home care workers faced with exploding health care costs if ACA tax credits aren’t extended are demanding help from US Sen. John Fetterman.

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Sean Kitchen @seankitchen.bsky.social · 26d

SCOOP: Congressman Chris Deluzio releases his endorsements for the 2026 midterm elections.

Pennsylvania will be a key state with aggressive GOP gerrymandering happening across the country.

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Chris Deluzio wants to flip the US House with 4 endorsements

Democratic Rep. Chris Deluzio endorses midterm candidates in Pennsylvania’s four key US House races, which more important than ever with Republican gerrymandering.

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