Amy Whipple

I spent my summer immersed in the 180-year history of juvenile detention and incarceration in Allegheny County. It is, at turns, fascinating and frustrating, heartbreaking and, sometimes, even hopeful. publicsource.org/shuman-juvenil…

The @washingtonpost layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, per data from the @postguild. 50% of Hispanic/Latino guild members, 45% of Black members, and 43% of Asian members were laid off, compared to 37% of white members. niemanlab.org/2026/02/washin…

Okay, can we please talk about how this tidbit about Pittsburgh police using this sweeping surveillance software for the past seven years came up in a brief discussion about an invoice and then everyone just moved along? informup.org/police-surveil…

Half of this meeting is me yelling at my laptop, OR THEY COULD JUST PAY TAXES

Re UPMC’s money to the city toward ambulances. IIRC, when @Barb4PGH? @DebGrosspgh? asked about the possibility last year, she was dismissed because it wasn’t allowed. What changed? Was it a matter of donating actual ambulances vs. donating money toward them?

But, it’s not wrong that that occurs.

always bears repeating that this is NOT ultimately a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post

The ones they promised as part of their tax break from the county?

Marissa was one of the journalists who won a Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots

Mayor of Pittsburgh Corey O’Connor said in his inaugural address, “Public safety is not a statistic. It’s how you feel when walking down the street.” Horrific. Public safety isn’t dictated by your feelings. and policy shouldn’t be crafted by unfounded paranoia and fear.

Depty Warden of Programs & Services, Connie Clark, starts off by saying that Foundation of HOPE continues to accept book donations. they accept used or new books, and they are now accepting hardback books too!!!!! hardback books were banned for years! foundationofhope.org/get-involved/m…

damn, what a sad end to a once great newspaper

@NordquistJon @Tanishaevonne They’ve had so many dire-state-of-the-fleet meetings this year. I don’t know how the city digs itself out of the problem, but I do know I could happily live the rest of my life never writing about it again. (Also, hello, fellow two-Dachshund supervisor!)

@Tanishaevonne I'm not saying you're wrong but it's the end of the year when the city and county start complaining about taxes and revenue

Curious that she wasn’t concerned about this any other year. But now that City Council is trying to cancel the comp plan contracts and continues to attack grants going to Black orgs, she’s found a crisis.

You would think the council budget director saying, "We literally can't afford to pay [the water bill]," would be a bigger story?

Statement from OpenAI and King Estate, Inc. The Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. (King, Inc.) and OpenAI have worked together to address how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s likeness is represented in Sora generations. Some users generated disrespectful depictions of Dr. King’s image. So at King, Inc.'s request, OpenAI has paused generations depicting Dr. King as it strengthens guardrails for historical figures. While there are strong free speech interests in depicting historical figures, OpenAI believes public figures and their families should ultimately have control over how their likeness is used. Authorized representatives or estate owners can request that their likeness not be used in Sora cameos. OpenAI thanks Dr. Bernice A. King for reaching out on behalf of King, Inc., and John Hope Bryant and the AI Ethics Council for creating space for conversations like this.

I hope as you read all the quotes of wisdom from Diane Keaton this week you get she learned all that from age and experience and that maybe we can all learn from older women

Kind of an emergency but I lost my job and really need help. I made good money but I support my wife and two kids so we are very much in trouble. I am fighting for our rights and community, and I really need help. gofundme.com/f/help-fund-ly…

Pittsburgh International Airport joins a growing list of airports that aren't show the Kristi Noem message. Airport officials said they don't have the proper screens to show video messages. Via @ChrissySuttles axios.com/local/pittsbur…

Here to report that, even after toggling the “reduce motion” setting, the new iOS will be what gets me to stop using my phone because of motion sickness and/or migraines

It’s a real toss-up who on Pittsburgh City Council I thought would be the least likely to ever say they’ve been radicalized about anything, but @CharlandBob was definitely on the list informup.org/drivers-ed-pil…

@_mandare_ Someone in my orbit mentioned her at random earlier this week. Something must be in the air.