Liana Krissoff
@lianak.bsky.social
Thunderstorm, socialism, shade tree enthusiast in Pittsburgh. Also a writer and editor, apparently developing a Unified Theory of “Heartstopper.”
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Looking at continuing-ed course listings. “People who took this also took . . . Beginner Pickleball.” 😭
January 31, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Looking at continuing-ed course listings. “People who took this also took . . . Beginner Pickleball.” 😭
There’s a lot of evil in the world right now, including this specific variety: the “best bookstores in X city” blog post that includes Amazon affiliate links . . . to books.
January 31, 2026 at 1:05 PM
There’s a lot of evil in the world right now, including this specific variety: the “best bookstores in X city” blog post that includes Amazon affiliate links . . . to books.
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The rest of the world: Using the metric system.
The City of Pittsburgh:
The City of Pittsburgh:
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The rest of the world: Using the metric system.
The City of Pittsburgh:
The City of Pittsburgh:
To the hundreds of businesses small and large whose promotional emails I’ve been summarily unsubscribing from in the last week: I’m sorry. You can blame Gmail’s forced AI update that can’t be disabled without also turning off inbox sorting.
January 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
To the hundreds of businesses small and large whose promotional emails I’ve been summarily unsubscribing from in the last week: I’m sorry. You can blame Gmail’s forced AI update that can’t be disabled without also turning off inbox sorting.
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
Well-reported story about the forthcoming data center just outside Pittsburgh, how state law made it inevitable even though the municipality didn’t want to approve it, and how energy prices are set:
www.publicsource.org/springdale-d...
www.publicsource.org/springdale-d...
Lessons of Springdale: Towns must prepare if they want any say over data centers
Data centers are eying land in Western Pennsylvania. In Springdale, a 5-2 vote approved development. What can be done to mitigate noise and well-water impacts?
www.publicsource.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Well-reported story about the forthcoming data center just outside Pittsburgh, how state law made it inevitable even though the municipality didn’t want to approve it, and how energy prices are set:
www.publicsource.org/springdale-d...
www.publicsource.org/springdale-d...
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Conservatives don’t avoid hypocrisy, it's a flex. It says the rules apply to the suckers, not to them. Their entire worldview is that they should be in the powerful in-group that can do whatever it wants, and everyone else should be in the powerless out-group they can command, exploit, and oppress.
January 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Conservatives don’t avoid hypocrisy, it's a flex. It says the rules apply to the suckers, not to them. Their entire worldview is that they should be in the powerful in-group that can do whatever it wants, and everyone else should be in the powerless out-group they can command, exploit, and oppress.
After the forced-AI update that happened for me last night, Gmail is borderline unusable. I’ve had it as my primary email account for more than 20 years, and I actually *subscribe* and pay a yearly fee, but I’m seriously considering ditching it altogether.
January 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
After the forced-AI update that happened for me last night, Gmail is borderline unusable. I’ve had it as my primary email account for more than 20 years, and I actually *subscribe* and pay a yearly fee, but I’m seriously considering ditching it altogether.
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
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Today in LinkedIn: A Play in Three Acts
I. Open LinkedIn.
II. Read a post that says, in short, “Sure, my constant AI-equipped video monitoring of students to determine their attention at scale might be used for surveillance, but what if my version of the system is different?”
III. Close LinkedIn.
I. Open LinkedIn.
II. Read a post that says, in short, “Sure, my constant AI-equipped video monitoring of students to determine their attention at scale might be used for surveillance, but what if my version of the system is different?”
III. Close LinkedIn.
January 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Today in LinkedIn: A Play in Three Acts
I. Open LinkedIn.
II. Read a post that says, in short, “Sure, my constant AI-equipped video monitoring of students to determine their attention at scale might be used for surveillance, but what if my version of the system is different?”
III. Close LinkedIn.
I. Open LinkedIn.
II. Read a post that says, in short, “Sure, my constant AI-equipped video monitoring of students to determine their attention at scale might be used for surveillance, but what if my version of the system is different?”
III. Close LinkedIn.
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My Bloomfield neighbor has pictures of a coyote in their backyard today.
January 12, 2026 at 10:42 PM
My Bloomfield neighbor has pictures of a coyote in their backyard today.
Chat, please pull the antifatigue drainage mats outside and hose them off every night after service.
January 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Chat, please pull the antifatigue drainage mats outside and hose them off every night after service.
What volume of vehicular traffic do you think a purely residential intersection (with stop signs) might reasonably accommodate? Because from 3:25 to 3:55 pm today 298 cars and trucks drove through ours. That wasn’t even the height of Pittsburgh bridge-detour rush hour, but it seems like a lot?
January 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
What volume of vehicular traffic do you think a purely residential intersection (with stop signs) might reasonably accommodate? Because from 3:25 to 3:55 pm today 298 cars and trucks drove through ours. That wasn’t even the height of Pittsburgh bridge-detour rush hour, but it seems like a lot?
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Grim but fairly accurate picture of much of the Pittsburgh area. There are many gorgeous and thriving parts, too, even a good chunk of Swissvale. But too much of it is still neglected.
Someone posted this picture in the /r/Pittsburgh subreddit: a Palantir billboard up in Swissvale.
It looks like when you walk onto a street in your city that's been set-dressed for shooting a movie, like a fake ad you'd see for world-building. "AMERICA'S FUTURE / software that dominates."
It looks like when you walk onto a street in your city that's been set-dressed for shooting a movie, like a fake ad you'd see for world-building. "AMERICA'S FUTURE / software that dominates."
January 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Grim but fairly accurate picture of much of the Pittsburgh area. There are many gorgeous and thriving parts, too, even a good chunk of Swissvale. But too much of it is still neglected.
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I had to get it out of my system. My open letter to the Block family in light of today's news they are shutting down the storied Post-Gazette. I am just so very angry.
open.substack.com/pub/breathin...
open.substack.com/pub/breathin...
An open letter to the Block family
[inhale]
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I had to get it out of my system. My open letter to the Block family in light of today's news they are shutting down the storied Post-Gazette. I am just so very angry.
open.substack.com/pub/breathin...
open.substack.com/pub/breathin...
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reminder that Tetris is good for brain trauma stuff in case you saw the video and, like me, actively did not want to see it
January 7, 2026 at 9:08 PM
reminder that Tetris is good for brain trauma stuff in case you saw the video and, like me, actively did not want to see it
Absolutely gutted by the loss of the second Pittsburgh paper in the last week. It doesn’t help that as I write this the local TV news is airing a story about the “January doldrums” that’s just one AI-generated video clip after another.
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Absolutely gutted by the loss of the second Pittsburgh paper in the last week. It doesn’t help that as I write this the local TV news is airing a story about the “January doldrums” that’s just one AI-generated video clip after another.
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The closing of the CP and the PG aren't just like, a bummer, or like a regular fuck-the-Blocks moment. It's a drastic reduction in citizens' ability to stay informed and hold our local government accountable, which in today's political environment will have consequences that make my head spin.
January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The closing of the CP and the PG aren't just like, a bummer, or like a regular fuck-the-Blocks moment. It's a drastic reduction in citizens' ability to stay informed and hold our local government accountable, which in today's political environment will have consequences that make my head spin.
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NEW: Publishers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announce they are shutting down the newspaper on May 3, 2026.
Hours ago, the Supreme Court of the US declined to extend a stay on a court order for the paper to pay its journalists following the end of a 3-year strike.
Hours ago, the Supreme Court of the US declined to extend a stay on a court order for the paper to pay its journalists following the end of a 3-year strike.
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
NEW: Publishers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announce they are shutting down the newspaper on May 3, 2026.
Hours ago, the Supreme Court of the US declined to extend a stay on a court order for the paper to pay its journalists following the end of a 3-year strike.
Hours ago, the Supreme Court of the US declined to extend a stay on a court order for the paper to pay its journalists following the end of a 3-year strike.
Happy New Year! I’ve been enjoying everyone’s year-end book lists! I didn’t keep close track of my reading last year, but here are a few favorites:
Nicked (Anderson)
Human Acts (Kang)
The Which Way Tree (Crook)
North Woods (Mason)
Down the Rabbit Hole (Villalobos)
Every One Still Here (Chuinn)
Nicked (Anderson)
Human Acts (Kang)
The Which Way Tree (Crook)
North Woods (Mason)
Down the Rabbit Hole (Villalobos)
Every One Still Here (Chuinn)
January 1, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Happy New Year! I’ve been enjoying everyone’s year-end book lists! I didn’t keep close track of my reading last year, but here are a few favorites:
Nicked (Anderson)
Human Acts (Kang)
The Which Way Tree (Crook)
North Woods (Mason)
Down the Rabbit Hole (Villalobos)
Every One Still Here (Chuinn)
Nicked (Anderson)
Human Acts (Kang)
The Which Way Tree (Crook)
North Woods (Mason)
Down the Rabbit Hole (Villalobos)
Every One Still Here (Chuinn)
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Well folks, some news. Ownership is folding @pghcitypaper.com. I wish I could say this was more surprising. I'll be on the lookout for new roles while I continue to teach and hopefully find places to publish some stories I haven't finished. In the meantime, I'm all ears for opportunities.
December 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Well folks, some news. Ownership is folding @pghcitypaper.com. I wish I could say this was more surprising. I'll be on the lookout for new roles while I continue to teach and hopefully find places to publish some stories I haven't finished. In the meantime, I'm all ears for opportunities.
Google is useless, part 387. Top image search results are all slop.
December 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Google is useless, part 387. Top image search results are all slop.
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If you're not familiar with his murals in Millvale the best ones are Christ being lanced by a soldier and Our Lady breaking a bayonet in a rage. Notice the crucifixes on the soldiers, the Sacred Heart badges.
December 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
If you're not familiar with his murals in Millvale the best ones are Christ being lanced by a soldier and Our Lady breaking a bayonet in a rage. Notice the crucifixes on the soldiers, the Sacred Heart badges.
From the acknowledgments in the delightful Nicked, by M.T. Anderson.
December 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
From the acknowledgments in the delightful Nicked, by M.T. Anderson.