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Long Reads
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@reads_long I'm doing good so far! I think.
In fact I'm going to go spend a few minutes working on cleaning my car which isn't technically on my To-Do list!
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I have A LOT TO DO in the next few days. Let's see if I can do it!
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While @PennsylvaniaDEP plans to plug this well, we discussed how there are still thousands across Pennsylvania yet to be identified.
That’s why we must pass my Bipartisan Abandoned Wells Remediation and Research Act.
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I started off the day with @PennsylvaniaDEP visiting Ivan + Pamela’s beautiful Murrysville home. However, as far too many of us know all to well, they also have an abandoned oil well in their property, which continues to emit toxins in the community.
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About 70 protesters block the intersection of Forbes and Bigelow on Pitt’s campus staging a “die-in” in support of Palestinians amidst escalating violence in Gaza.
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PublicSource’s annual review of Pittsburgh payroll data shows that Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration has improved diversity in hiring, though not in the better-paid public safety bureaus. buff.ly/3IUo2sk
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@colin_dunlap She also is passionate about the voting process and helps individuals while making sure the process works overall. And there is more, as people here can tell you.
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And that’s the entire point.
Ms. Hallam spends a disproportionate amount of time and effort on the very small percentage of the population in this county who are incarcerated and the much larger law-abiding population feel as if she doesn’t at all care about them.
Cory Roma@__C_M_R__
@colin_dunlap You have not a single clue what the fuck you’re talking about. Bethany has devoted so much of her time and energy towards improving conditions at the jail and helping out those released You don’t do shit, so shut up about those who ARE doing something
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Down to $170!
A huge thank you to everyone who sends support! Y'all are amazing. 🥰🤗
Can we get this $170 knocked out today?
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People aged 65+ who received one dose of any updated 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccine should receive one additional dose of the vaccine at least four months after the previous updated dose.
Call the ACHD at 412-578-8062 to schedule your vaccination appointment.
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Also who is this money going to?
The goal of transition housing is to pay amount and find housing. A portion if not all of that amount goes back to you for said housing.
A studio in Pittsburgh can be 500-700. This is counter productive to the goal or is um tripping today🤷🏽♂️
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See people think they slick as hen piss lol cuz whatttt
Did you know Second Ave SHELTER 🗣 charges 525+ for rent?! How do you transition out of homelessness that way?
Basically it's a low income unit but you have facility rules…how is that okay.
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2nd Ave issues
Arrest on the homeless
Evicting folks
Tossing belongings
Charging for rent
Charging for laundry
Discrimination (drugs, mental illness, lgbtqia+)
No meals/facility access for all homeless
No treatment for all
No bathrooms for all
Shall I continue? C'mon
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Crystal Mason, a Texas woman who was sentenced to 5 years in prison after she tried to cast a provisional ballot in 2016, has been acquitted
She has always maintained she had no idea she was ineligible and only tried because her mom urged her to
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DC. April 22nd. Outside the Supreme Court.
Be there.
Join folks from 25 states in DC during the oral arguments of the most important Supreme Court case about homelessness in 40+ years.
National Homelessness Law Center@homeless_law
🌟ACTION ALERT!🌟 The #JohnsonVGrantsPass case will decide if states and cities can punish people for being homeless. Join us for the #HousingNotHandcuffs Rally🏠✨ Safe housing shouldn't be a fight—it should be recognized as a basic human need. RSVP at johnsonvgrantspass.com/rally
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@Tanishaevonne They should make visits as a group, and all go in different directions so jail admin can't control all of them..
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Evashavik and Bigley are arguing that individual board members should not be able to do individual jail visits.
They are arguing that the board should make visits as a group.
This is insane.
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This is actually obscene. Public comments have proven time and time again to push through JOB to action, hold the jail accountable and help specific individuals get better healthcare.
4pm thursday the 4th. Show up and tell the JOB we won’t stand for this.
Tanisha Long@Tanishaevonne
The new Jail Oversight Board bylaws seek to deeply limit public comment by: Prohibiting people waiting from commenting after 30 minutes of total public comment Limiting what the public may talk about during comment Disallowing the public from reading other’s comments
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Beyond limiting the board's investigatory powers, this would take away a crucial resource incarcerated people have to remedy their concerns
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Incarcerated people deserve protection. We will continue to fight for them using the power of organizing, litigation, and simply by showing up for each other.
Tanisha Long@Tanishaevonne
It is unconsciable that the Judge would weaponize information given to her by the jail against her fellow board members and use it to craft bylaws that prioritize the wants of jail administration. MAN E and @bethanyhallam's commitment should be mirrored, not limited.
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Proud to be endorsed by the @CBCPAC in my re-election to be PA's first and only Black Congresswoman.
As white supremacy continues to rear its ugly head from Donald Trump to Super PACs funded by his donors, I'm committed to building the multiracial democracy that we all deserve.
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