Chris Potter
@cpotterpgh.bsky.social
Politics/government editor for WESA-FM. Too young to die, too old to pray.
Gonna be wild when the same crew that warned of WWIII every time we sent weapons to Ukraine is going to be like "BOW DOWN TO US, PUTIN."
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Gonna be wild when the same crew that warned of WWIII every time we sent weapons to Ukraine is going to be like "BOW DOWN TO US, PUTIN."
In-box: Republican Committee of Allegheny County says in newsletter that "It is anticipated that Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy will announce his candidacy soon" to challenge Democrat Chris Deluzio in the 17th Congressional District this year .
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
In-box: Republican Committee of Allegheny County says in newsletter that "It is anticipated that Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy will announce his candidacy soon" to challenge Democrat Chris Deluzio in the 17th Congressional District this year .
NEW: Both parties have nominees in the Feb. 24 special election to replace Dan Miller. Jen Mazzocco handily won the Democratic nomination Saturday and will face the GOP's Joseph Leckenby
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Democrat Mazzocco to face GOP's Leckenby in state House race to replace Dan Miller
Jennifer Mazzocco was chosen over Alliyson Feldmann to represent Democrats in the Feb. 24 special election for the 42nd House District. She will face Republican Joseph Leckenby of Mt. Lebanon.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
NEW: Both parties have nominees in the Feb. 24 special election to replace Dan Miller. Jen Mazzocco handily won the Democratic nomination Saturday and will face the GOP's Joseph Leckenby
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Whether you loved City Paper or loathed it (and those of us who worked there often did some of each) this is a goddamn shame. But the fact that Pittsburgh's alt-weekly survived so long is a testament to its community, and to its staff and contributors over the years, including those let go today.
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 11:44 PM
Whether you loved City Paper or loathed it (and those of us who worked there often did some of each) this is a goddamn shame. But the fact that Pittsburgh's alt-weekly survived so long is a testament to its community, and to its staff and contributors over the years, including those let go today.
In the holiday spirit, I give you the gift that keeps on giving: a thread about the Pittsburgh-iest film ever -- one that leaves "Flashdance," "Striking Distance," AND "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh" in the dust. It's the 1963 classic "A Visit to Santa!"
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A Visit to Santa - short xmas film (1963)
YouTube video by Movie Vigilante
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December 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In the holiday spirit, I give you the gift that keeps on giving: a thread about the Pittsburgh-iest film ever -- one that leaves "Flashdance," "Striking Distance," AND "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh" in the dust. It's the 1963 classic "A Visit to Santa!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlkt...
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The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Missed that Gainwell TD catch because I've been working with @marucajulia.bsky.social on Pittsburgh City Council's 20% property tax hike vote. Which just HAD to happen today.
IMPEACH.
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IMPEACH.
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Pittsburgh City Council passes 20 percent property tax hike, Gainey reviewing proposal
The hike, which would raise the city’s property tax burden by $161 a year for a $100,000 property, would go into effect next year.
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December 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Missed that Gainwell TD catch because I've been working with @marucajulia.bsky.social on Pittsburgh City Council's 20% property tax hike vote. Which just HAD to happen today.
IMPEACH.
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IMPEACH.
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Look, this is an urgent need. It's not like healthcare policy, where you have years to burn.
NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex the Trump Kennedy Center.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Look, this is an urgent need. It's not like healthcare policy, where you have years to burn.
Rename the Lincoln Memorial, you say? Why, that sounds like an intriguing possibility.
December 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Rename the Lincoln Memorial, you say? Why, that sounds like an intriguing possibility.
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BREAKING: Trump's hand-picked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House says.
Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center
The White House says President Donald Trump’s handpicked board has voted to rename Washington's premier performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
BREAKING: Trump's hand-picked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House says.
"Nobody can believe what's going on." -- Donald J. Trump
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"Nobody can believe what's going on." -- Donald J. Trump
I similarly keep a wall of clippings by @richelord.bsky.social mounted along the upstairs hallway, each with explanatory text about how I could have done the story better. And my friends say it isn't pathetic AT ALL! So who are YOU to say I suffer from a limitless void that nothing can fill?
President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame. The plaques include bombastic language, from “Sleepy Joe” Biden references to painting Republican icon Ronald Reagan as a fan of a young Trump.
Trump writes partisan plaques for predecessors in his newly installed Presidential Walk of Fame
President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I similarly keep a wall of clippings by @richelord.bsky.social mounted along the upstairs hallway, each with explanatory text about how I could have done the story better. And my friends say it isn't pathetic AT ALL! So who are YOU to say I suffer from a limitless void that nothing can fill?
Out sick today and not capable of Vanity-Fair-length periods of coherence, but damage control on Wiles is puzzling.
The buzz is she says Trump is vengeful, Vance a conspiracy theorist, Bondi inept, etc. And WH pushback is "Susie is GREAT"?
OK, but sounds like she isn't the one to be worried about?
The buzz is she says Trump is vengeful, Vance a conspiracy theorist, Bondi inept, etc. And WH pushback is "Susie is GREAT"?
OK, but sounds like she isn't the one to be worried about?
December 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Out sick today and not capable of Vanity-Fair-length periods of coherence, but damage control on Wiles is puzzling.
The buzz is she says Trump is vengeful, Vance a conspiracy theorist, Bondi inept, etc. And WH pushback is "Susie is GREAT"?
OK, but sounds like she isn't the one to be worried about?
The buzz is she says Trump is vengeful, Vance a conspiracy theorist, Bondi inept, etc. And WH pushback is "Susie is GREAT"?
OK, but sounds like she isn't the one to be worried about?
Tone policing "liberal podcasters" on Erika Kirk last week, but nothing to say about Trump's statements on Rob Reiner so far.
December 16, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Tone policing "liberal podcasters" on Erika Kirk last week, but nothing to say about Trump's statements on Rob Reiner so far.
And they said Downtown housing construction would never take off!
December 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
And they said Downtown housing construction would never take off!
Huh.
In a previously unreported letter obtained by TPM, Fetterman asked Israel’s President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Fetterman Writes Letter Asking Israel’s President to Pardon Netanyahu
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) prepared a letter in recent days asking Israel’s...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Huh.
Christmas came early this year thanks to @tomlriese.bsky.social, who discovered it in the state Capitol press room. Real ones know!
December 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Christmas came early this year thanks to @tomlriese.bsky.social, who discovered it in the state Capitol press room. Real ones know!
Dunno how many here watched it, but Trump's speech in PA last night was a case study in what Republican candidates could expect from him in mid-terms. Whatever the message is supposed to be, it ends up being about the President having fun, often at other people's expense...
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Dunno how many here watched it, but Trump's speech in PA last night was a case study in what Republican candidates could expect from him in mid-terms. Whatever the message is supposed to be, it ends up being about the President having fun, often at other people's expense...
Live footage of council members discussing Barb Warwick's property tax increase proposal. It's like Call of the Wild on the fifth floor.
December 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Live footage of council members discussing Barb Warwick's property tax increase proposal. It's like Call of the Wild on the fifth floor.
Sam Hens-Greco -- who shepherded Allegheny County Democrats through highs and lows and undertook a number of internal reforms -- will step down as party chair in a key Pennsylvania county next month.
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Hens-Greco to step down as leader of Allegheny County Democrats in January
Hens-Greco will step down early next month, several months short of the end of his first and only term. Vice chair Kate Garfinkel will assume the chair at least until June, when the party will select ...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Sam Hens-Greco -- who shepherded Allegheny County Democrats through highs and lows and undertook a number of internal reforms -- will step down as party chair in a key Pennsylvania county next month.
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Whatever else you may think of him, one cherished American tradition Donald Trump has NOT made great again is the "slow news week."
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Whatever else you may think of him, one cherished American tradition Donald Trump has NOT made great again is the "slow news week."
Here's the latest on the video that western PA's Chris Deluzio and other Congressional Dems put up last week urging servicepeople not to follow unlawful orders: The FBI is now seeking interviews, a move Dems say is an attempt to harass and intimidate them.
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FBI seeks interviews on video message by Deluzio and other Dems, as they decry 'intimidation'
Deluzio posted a group statement from the legislators Tuesday afternoon, confirming that the FBI had requested interviews, and contending that President Donald Trump “is using the FBI as a tool to int...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Here's the latest on the video that western PA's Chris Deluzio and other Congressional Dems put up last week urging servicepeople not to follow unlawful orders: The FBI is now seeking interviews, a move Dems say is an attempt to harass and intimidate them.
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The first thing I'd do is park my car in JR's spot.
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The first thing I'd do is park my car in JR's spot.
Developing story: One day after Donald Trump accused him and 5 other Dems of sedition, Chris Deluzio's office reports bomb threats to district offices in Carnegie and Beaver. Bomb squad has cleared Carnegie location at least.
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Rep. Deluzio's Pa. offices in Carnegie, Beaver County targets of threats
Deluzio and his staff are safe, according to the statement, and the congressman thanked law enforcement officers "for swiftly responding."
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November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Developing story: One day after Donald Trump accused him and 5 other Dems of sedition, Chris Deluzio's office reports bomb threats to district offices in Carnegie and Beaver. Bomb squad has cleared Carnegie location at least.
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