Chris Potter
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Politics/government editor for WESA-FM. Too young to die, too old to pray.
Rep. Chris Deluzio on being accused of sedition: "The fact that the president's reaction to us stating a basic principle of the Constitution is to threaten us with death, tells me everything I need to know about the importance of restating our oath to the Constitution."
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Trump accuses Deluzio, other Dems of 'seditious behavior' after they urge disobeying illegal orders
U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio of Western Pennsylvania is among a half-dozen Democratic legislators that President Donald Trump accused of sedition Thursday morning.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Rep. Chris Deluzio on being accused of sedition: "The fact that the president's reaction to us stating a basic principle of the Constitution is to threaten us with death, tells me everything I need to know about the importance of restating our oath to the Constitution."
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Lol I'm not a Seinfeld fan at all but holy shit.
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Lol I'm not a Seinfeld fan at all but holy shit.
One of life's little ironies is that the Supreme Court has said open partisan gerrymandering -- which everyone agrees is gross -- is fine, whereas drawing districts to ensure racial representation -- which some people approve of -- is bad. Seems that cognitive dissonance bit the GOP hard in Texas.
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
One of life's little ironies is that the Supreme Court has said open partisan gerrymandering -- which everyone agrees is gross -- is fine, whereas drawing districts to ensure racial representation -- which some people approve of -- is bad. Seems that cognitive dissonance bit the GOP hard in Texas.
You're on Bluesky so I am going to assume this is relevant to your interests.
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Progressive Working Families Party calls for candidates, volunteers to oust Fetterman in 2028
Polls shows that voters overall approve of Fetterman. But some Democrats are angry about his willingness to back President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans, including recent votes to end the federa...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
You're on Bluesky so I am going to assume this is relevant to your interests.
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And there it is.. the location for the new plant promised as part of the Nippon deal.
ArkansasOnline: Pittsburgh-based steelmaking giant U.S. Steel, ..., plans to build a new metals plant at the Big River site as part of the company's plan to invest $11 billion in its domestic operations by 2028.
ArkansasOnline: Pittsburgh-based steelmaking giant U.S. Steel, ..., plans to build a new metals plant at the Big River site as part of the company's plan to invest $11 billion in its domestic operations by 2028.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
And there it is.. the location for the new plant promised as part of the Nippon deal.
ArkansasOnline: Pittsburgh-based steelmaking giant U.S. Steel, ..., plans to build a new metals plant at the Big River site as part of the company's plan to invest $11 billion in its domestic operations by 2028.
ArkansasOnline: Pittsburgh-based steelmaking giant U.S. Steel, ..., plans to build a new metals plant at the Big River site as part of the company's plan to invest $11 billion in its domestic operations by 2028.
"[B]rooding but not particularly thoughtful. Fetterman offers generalized contempt instead of pointed arguments ... A preoccupation with tough-guy masculinity ... Not especially long, but it starts to feel interminable."
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John Fetterman’s Memoir Is Unlike Any Politician’s Book You’ve Read
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November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"[B]rooding but not particularly thoughtful. Fetterman offers generalized contempt instead of pointed arguments ... A preoccupation with tough-guy masculinity ... Not especially long, but it starts to feel interminable."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/books/review/unfettered-john-fetterman.html
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... And here's some sharp criticism of the deal from Deluzio's predecessor, a former Senate candidate who is ALSO mentioned as a potential Fetterman challenger in 2028.
Response to @fetterman.senate.gov saying Dems shouldn't wait for Trump to show up with a dozen roses (though that is such nonsense, it almost answers itself).
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
... And here's some sharp criticism of the deal from Deluzio's predecessor, a former Senate candidate who is ALSO mentioned as a potential Fetterman challenger in 2028.
Western PA rep opposes shutdown deal. Deluzio's district includes Trumpy Beaver and suburban Pgh: He's a pro-labor Dem sometimes mentioned as a potential challenger for Fetterman seat.
Americans are already getting pounded by high healthcare costs. I'm not rolling the dice on my constituents’ healthcare on some pathetic promise from the Senate for a future vote that Mike Johnson won’t honor anyway. Nope.
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Western PA rep opposes shutdown deal. Deluzio's district includes Trumpy Beaver and suburban Pgh: He's a pro-labor Dem sometimes mentioned as a potential challenger for Fetterman seat.
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BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
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Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
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As his party divides sharply over whether to end the government shutdown, Fetterman appears to be offering an olive branch to critics by stating a position on which they share common ground.
In an emotional excerpt from his new book, Sen. John Fetterman said he should have dropped out of his 2022 senatorial race while severely battling depression after his stroke.
John Fetterman said he ‘should have quit’ Senate bid in an excerpt from his new book
John Fetterman gave an emotional look into his struggle with depression in an excerpt of his new book Unfettered.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
As his party divides sharply over whether to end the government shutdown, Fetterman appears to be offering an olive branch to critics by stating a position on which they share common ground.
Didn't realize Inclusionary Zoning was on the agenda again.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Didn't realize Inclusionary Zoning was on the agenda again.
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By blaming GOP election losses on the shutdown (as opposed to his unpopular policies), Trump gave Dems an opening to declare victory and go home. Doesn't sound like this changes the fundamentals that motivated the shutdown.
From what I have seen so far this does not seem like a good deal:
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
By blaming GOP election losses on the shutdown (as opposed to his unpopular policies), Trump gave Dems an opening to declare victory and go home. Doesn't sound like this changes the fundamentals that motivated the shutdown.
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Scoop: The University of Pittsburgh will maintain its current federal funding for indirect research costs after cuts announced earlier this year threatened to push one of the region’s major research institutions off a financial cliff.
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NIH under Trump wanted to cut indirect research costs to 15%. Pitt just signed an agreement at 59%
Pitt and the Department of Health and Human Services have agreed to maintain the school’s current 59% reimbursement rate for ancillary research costs through 2029.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Scoop: The University of Pittsburgh will maintain its current federal funding for indirect research costs after cuts announced earlier this year threatened to push one of the region’s major research institutions off a financial cliff.
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Hey, I like a "Dems in disarray" story as much as anyone, but feels like this story should make more of a case, given the results of elections just a few days ago, about why this is even a bad thing, necessarily.
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Poll: Democrats have no idea who their leader is
Only one person hit double digits.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hey, I like a "Dems in disarray" story as much as anyone, but feels like this story should make more of a case, given the results of elections just a few days ago, about why this is even a bad thing, necessarily.
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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By comparing Dwayne Woodruff's retention vote results with those of other Common Pleas Court judges on the ballot last night, we can now quantify the political salience of being a former Steelers great. By my calculations, it is worth roughly a 4 percentage point boost per Super Bowl ring (1).
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
By comparing Dwayne Woodruff's retention vote results with those of other Common Pleas Court judges on the ballot last night, we can now quantify the political salience of being a former Steelers great. By my calculations, it is worth roughly a 4 percentage point boost per Super Bowl ring (1).
Not saying all those polls about Democrats being historically unpopular were wrong. Just saying they maybe weren't all that relevant. Makes you think!
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Not saying all those polls about Democrats being historically unpopular were wrong. Just saying they maybe weren't all that relevant. Makes you think!
Too busy reporting to tweet much and you know the big stories already. So this is just an aside ... but to me this is the best evidence yet that in a hyperpartisan climate, cross filing just doesn't help.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Too busy reporting to tweet much and you know the big stories already. So this is just an aside ... but to me this is the best evidence yet that in a hyperpartisan climate, cross filing just doesn't help.
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We experience these events through our media bubbles. So please take a little time to look at the details.
For example: here is how DHS described one incident in Chicago. Now watch the video, which tells a different story.
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For example: here is how DHS described one incident in Chicago. Now watch the video, which tells a different story.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We experience these events through our media bubbles. So please take a little time to look at the details.
For example: here is how DHS described one incident in Chicago. Now watch the video, which tells a different story.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
bsky.app/profile/news...
For example: here is how DHS described one incident in Chicago. Now watch the video, which tells a different story.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
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On the Sunday before Election Day, Trump urges a "no" vote on retention for three Pa. state Supreme Court justices ... a few minutes after railing against the NFL kickoff rule. (And a few minutes before giving Sarah Huckabee Sanders his "complete and total endorsement.")
November 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
On the Sunday before Election Day, Trump urges a "no" vote on retention for three Pa. state Supreme Court justices ... a few minutes after railing against the NFL kickoff rule. (And a few minutes before giving Sarah Huckabee Sanders his "complete and total endorsement.")
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Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities?
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities?
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
I dont pretend to know what's in Steve Bannon's mind. But I think it'd be awesome, and a nice change of pace, if these patriotic Americans would wag their finger at the OTHER side and say, "It's actually not that hilarious to joke about violating the Constitution."
October 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I dont pretend to know what's in Steve Bannon's mind. But I think it'd be awesome, and a nice change of pace, if these patriotic Americans would wag their finger at the OTHER side and say, "It's actually not that hilarious to joke about violating the Constitution."