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Today is day 1,132 of the @pghguild.com strike against @post-gazette.com. It’s also presumably the last day of the longest strike in Pittsburgh history.

Bob puts it better here than I can, as I felt like Homer on Smartline many times. We won back our dental plan too, it just took a few extra days.
“Union kingpin Homer Simpson” in white text. Pictured is Homer Simpson sitting in a black suit in front of a blue and yellow cityscape background.
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Shrinking PiratesFest to one day makes sense considering the Parrot didn’t even bother coming to day two last year and we were stuck with the Comcast remote.
A grey mascot remote control standing on a striped orange floor with people in the background.
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Seconds after this was posted, Noah filed a reverse fun-ism lawsuit. www.constangy.com/sharpen-your...
Noah Hiles, a sports reporter, alleged that he was told to help find minorities to fill sports editorial positions and that he was paid less than a minority hired for a sports editor position. Judge Alston dismissed Mr. Hiles’ disparate pay claim because he failed to allege that he was “similarly situated in all respects” to the person who got the job. Mr. Hiles alleged that the company offered a higher rate of pay to the other individual after two other candidates declined the position. In other words, he alleged a non-discriminatory justification for the pay differential, which was fatal to his pay claim.
August 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Well, the Bucs weren’t going to pay Oneil Cruz before that and they certainly aren’t going to pay him now.
A white Canadian baseball player wearing a blue helmet with an orange NY logo stares into the abyss.
July 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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@moarhops.bsky.social can this guy be on my team in the Burger King bathroom fight?
Silver truck nuts hanging off of a black pickup truck.
June 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Signal’s notification settings panel. Notification Content Name, Content, and Actions Name Only No Name or Content ☑️ Actions include "Mark as Read," "Reply," and "Call Back."
June 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Thank fucking god. All of those bright white LED streetlights that were installed previously are so horrific for literally every living being. It’s supposed to be dark at night, not glaring like a suburban McMansion kitchen.
All of the new lights will have a color temperature of 2700k. DarkSky International, a nonprofit focused on reducing light pollution, recommends using lighting no higher than 3000k in order to minimize its impacts on migratory birds, wildlife and human health.
June 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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A Simpsons screenshot of a baseball player laying on a green field being pelted with pretzels.
May 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Today I learned that there is almost nothing more unsettling than a pierogi without its hat. Oh my god.
Three racing pierogis posing for a camera. A red hat and a yellow hat that says Mrs. T’s.
May 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Last Exit to Springfield, of course. I even have Homer’s union logo as a tattoo on my arm.
A tattoo of a singing silhouette with pink and yellow outlining it. A yellow nuclear icon and a pink cupcake sit at the end of the silhouette’s arms.
April 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Diana Block, seen here dodging questions in 2023, pretends to be “progressive” in her daily life while overseeing the union-busting at her company. Will you join us in sending Diana an email asking her how union-busting 'inspires positive change in the world?' actionnetwork.org/letters/does...
A weasel of a white woman with short dark hair wearing black holds a cell phone to her ear and waves in a parking garage with tan walls and a red railing.
April 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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The crowd was a little sparse for the walk-off but it’s always nice to beat the MAGAinals.
A green baseball field with two decks of blue seats and a blue and white sky.
April 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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We’re so goddamn back*.

*cooked
A landscape photo of PNC Park. A grass baseball field with the Pittsburgh city skyline in the background.
April 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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An update:
A trail of white bird shit on a black Tesla.
April 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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#LetsGoBucs
A stoic white man with a dark beard. McKenry in black text over white. RAW FISH in white text over black.
March 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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🫡
A brown and orange robin sitting and shitting on the side mirror of a black Tesla
March 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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This is the scab that called the cops. This is the face of a man knows that he’s jobless tomorrow.
A very sad private security guard in a black hate and black polo shirt looks forlorn knowing he’s losing his scab job.
February 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Let’s do one more @pghguild.com before our 10E injunction hearing this afternoon.
A colorful sign that reads “Solidarity” held by a group of union supporters.
February 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Hey @padems.org, why are you crossing the @pghguild.com picket line and linking to scab Post-Gazette work to fundraise for your losing elections? Maybe if you listened to working people we wouldn’t all be flailing in the wind dealing with your constant Ls.
A fundraising email with black text on a white background linking to a Post-Gazette article.
February 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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I assume that these are going to be short stories rather than tall tales. 🤷‍♂️
A screenshot of a Corey O’Conner for mayor post. Introducing Corey Story: a series where Pittsburghers share their first-hand account of Corey's dedication, leadership, and genuine commitment to improving their neighborhoods. Thank you to Jimmy Gregg for welcoming us into his home and sharing his "Corey Story."
February 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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This should solve a recurring problem that I'm seeing in my feed.
Chuck Schumer's fuckass account marked as "User blocked".
February 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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The Pirate Parrot didn’t bother coming coming to PiratesFest but the new right fielder, Comcast Remote Mascot, was there. #LetsGoBucs
A dark grey remote control mascot in a convention center.
January 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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No, thanks, I'm all set, you can throw this into a tire fire.
A nag notification for Apple AI.
January 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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After seven years of dealing with these assholes, we heard a new argument yesterday. The Post-Gazette claimed that union CBAs, including things like union dues and any bargained topic, limits the freedom of workers by not allowing a company to give them more. www.unionprogress.com/2025/01/09/a...
Lowe criticized a January 2023 decision by Administrative Law Judge Geoffrey Carter that the PG had violated federal labor law by negotiating in bad faith and imposing work conditions. At one point, Lowe seemed to be making the point that any contract represents a loss of freedom. For example, a contract locks workers into certain holidays, without the option of adding other holidays. The “loss of freedom” theory left striking newsroom workers scratching their heads. They wondered if they’d heard correctly. By Lowe’s measure, one suggested, owning a home represents a loss of freedom because homeowners are locked into sleeping under the same roof every night.
January 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The NYPD trying to find this hero.
Chief Wigam of the Simpsons wearing a blue hat and blue shirt looking as confused as cops usually do.
December 6, 2024 at 9:38 PM