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‘Stunned by the solidarity’: New York Times tech workers make ‘shocking’ $114,000 donation to Post-Gazette strikers, just in time for the holidays
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Hi everyone! For a story about school bus driver shortages @TeenVogue I'm looking to speak to both bus drivers and students who take the bus to/from school. You can be anonymous/I can protect your identity!! Please dm me to chat or with any questions.
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I’ve been working on a research project over the past 7 mos looking at racial & gender inequality in PGH. We’ve heard the stats. This project is about centering the voices of those directly impacted by these inequalities. If you or someone you know is interested, HMU. Thx.
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Have you noticed ‘We Buy Houses’ signs on light poles or telephone poles around your neighborhood? If so, please email a photo showing the sign(s) to our reporter @KateGiammarise at [email protected]. Please include the approximate location and neighborhood or municipality.
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An action and vigil is currently being held at Westinghouse Park near Homewood/Point Breeze neighborhoods in Pittsburgh on the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.
@PGHCityPaper
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Please read this moving thread, where a man locked in solitary confinement for 3 years in the Allegheny County Jail responds to passage of a ballot measure that will ban most uses of solitary at the jail. This is from his message to local Pittsburgh journalist @BrittanyHailer.
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Nearly 70% of voters banned solitary confinement at the Allegheny County Jail. More than 166,000, supported the ballot measure.
There are men who have been in solitary for 3+ years at the ACJ.
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NEW: A Pittsburgh Police officer filed charges against a protester who lost his eye during a 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstration after police shot him w/ a rubber bullet. That protester says same officer accosted him during his recent preliminary hearing pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/…
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Really massive news today for the Mon Valley and the air quality of its residents.
I can't think of a bigger development around Pittsburgh's air quality since I began reporting on it years ago.
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"In 2018, Peduto said the city needed $3 billion to achieve its goals, $1.6 billion of which he hoped would come from nonprofits and other private sources. The amount announced today was less than a tenth of that sum." wesa.fm/politics-government/… @CPotterPgh @905wesa
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Philadelphia has more than 5 times as many people as Pittsburgh.
Last week, Pittsburgh saw 84 eviction filings and Philadelphia saw 11.
Since March 15, 2020, each city has reportedly seen 3,615 and 4,994 eviction filings.
Via @evictionlab
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"But you can’t solve the problem of an 'American apartheid city' by crowing for years about how livable the city is, and then frame the issue like it’s the Jets vs. the Sharks come election time."
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab
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NEW: In a formal invitation for bids, Pittsburgh Police are seeking hundreds of sponge rounds, smoke grenades, thousands of beanbag projectiles, and other less-lethal weapons. FIFB was greatly expanded from an earlier bid that was retracted in March. pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/…
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BREAKING: Stop Asian Hate protest is starting in Oakland, at the corner of Forbes and Oakland aves. More than 30 people have already gathered and more are joining. 2:01 pm. Reporting for @PGHCityPaper
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Desperation is setting in.medication is due ASAP as are rent and other essential need. Here are all ways to donate my cashapp and venmo are below. PayPal is @bonez412. I can't do this without your help. Please even if you can't donate share. Nameste! gofund.me/03e5c900
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Did you know... 🤔
capitalising the first letter of every word in your hashtags means that screen reader users like myself can understand what it actually says. instead of a random noise or having each letter read out individually.
#DisabilityTwitter