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Jay Hornack
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Recovering Pittsburgh attorney, professor at Pitt Law and CMU Tepper, USW member, music & sports fan. 💙
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Downtown Pittsburgh #NoKings As far as my old eyes can see. Court building to the left, my first office building to the right. Our federal legal system has become the laughingstock of the planet. Many do not approve
Any more second thoughts, FIFA?
January 25, 2026 at 12:47 PM
TACO is not just for Tuesdays!
January 21, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Men's basketball team at my alma mater @miamiuniversity.bsky.social is now 20-0 after tonight's win! A pleasant distraction, if only temporarily
January 21, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Still waiting for today's executive order demanding that the MLK estate give him Rev. King's Nobel (or is it spelled Noble?) Peace Prize
January 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We watched this movie last night. An escape from the gloom and doom of present day. It's about one life, captured perfectly by musical geniuses in a powerful Oscar-worthy song:

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“Train Dreams” by Nick Cave & Bryce Dessner | Official Music Video | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
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January 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Perception is reality.

You can read it for free without a subscription: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Pittsburgh now
January 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
We're half awake in a fake empire.

Lather, rinse, repeat
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Good morning, from the actual axis of evil
January 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Cheers to 2026. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Opinion | Last Orders, London?
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Thank you @emilystjams.bsky.social for reminding me of the existence of this @themountaingoats.bsky.social banger: youtu.be/z-lwTmJtEsg
the Mountain Goats - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
YouTube video by Josh Keck
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December 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Everton were again subjected to ‘Feed the Scousers’ chants. They had the perfect riposte www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...
Everton were again subjected to 'Feed the Scousers' chants. They had the perfect riposte
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Happy Birthday today to the Big Nosed Bard from Barking. I hope to be seeing @billybragg.bsky.social with Wilco in the state of my birth this summer
December 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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The fascists are organising a carol concert in London to "draw attention to unchecked immigration and the fading of our cultural heritage".

What would Woody do?

Write an anti-fascist Xmas carol and sing it at the counter demo.

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BILLY BRAGG - PUT CHRIST BACK INTO CHRISTMAS
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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December 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Fantastic interview of @margaretatwood.bsky.social on On with @karaswisher.bsky.social this week. Post more, Margaret/Peggy!
December 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Here’s my listening age, from my #SpotifyWrapped.
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My Listening Age
Spotify
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December 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Arrived today from @themountaingoats.bsky.social in plenty of time for NEXT year. Pleased.
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Democratic socialist declared winner in close Cleveland City Council race.

www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...
‘You can’t stop us:’ A democratic socialist in Cleveland just sealed the upset victory he predicted two years ago
Tanmay Shah secures his upset win, almost two years after he warned Cleveland's political establishment.
www.cleveland.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Governor Shapiro signs PA CROWN Act against hairstyle discrimination triblive.com/news/pennsyl...
Shapiro signs CROWN Act against hair discrimination
Pennsylvania is now the 28th state to ban discrimination based on hair or appearance, after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill expanding the definition of “race” to include hair texture, prot...
triblive.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Their lengthy commitment to workers' rights in this country has been inspirational!
“Take our pen and hold power to account,” Andrew Goldstein, president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, urged striking Starbucks workers this morning as Post–Gazette workers returned to their desks after a three-year strike. buff.ly/O6kji74
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after a court upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision for the union.
www.publicsource.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Reminded me of our 1970s successful spring semester effort to get South Africa divestment at Miami University - only to have its Board of Trustees reverse their vote in the summertime.
Students and faculty members at the University of Pittsburgh continue to call for financial transparency and divestment from Israel. Campus expression has felt the strain, and professors debate the school’s response. buff.ly/mo0wbaz
How divestment calls brought academic freedom backlash at Pitt
Students and faculty at Pitt continue to call for financial transparency and divestment from Israel. Campus expression has felt the strain.
www.publicsource.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is history that some of those in power wish to exclude from education. Or cancel, if you prefer that terminology
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/n...
Seneca Soldier and Statesman Can Finally Add Lawyer to His Legacy
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM