Jeff Betten
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Mayor of the Pittsburgh music scene. HellbenderVinyl.com, Misra Records, ILovePghMusic.com, FixPittsburgh.com, and coming soon to a County Council race near you
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Jeff Betten
@jeffbetten.bsky.social
· Aug 24
Thank you Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and Western Pennsylvania ❤️
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Impossible to answer there are two best Nelly songs and the true best is mood dependent
An important question for the Bluesky generation: what’s the best Nelly song?
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Impossible to answer there are two best Nelly songs and the true best is mood dependent
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette workers have voted to end the nations longest strike after the US Court of Appeals ruled in their favor.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Pittsburgh Post Gazette workers have voted to end the nations longest strike after the US Court of Appeals ruled in their favor.
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Sometimes I forget how good it feels to know that you've bested your enemies.
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Sometimes I forget how good it feels to know that you've bested your enemies.
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Instagram UX is worse with every update. Social media is opt-in, I’m considering opting out of Instagram.
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Instagram UX is worse with every update. Social media is opt-in, I’m considering opting out of Instagram.
I saw someone say something kind of ignorant on FB but then I realized that they were from Fox Chapel. It didn't excuse the behavior but at least it partially explained it.
November 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I saw someone say something kind of ignorant on FB but then I realized that they were from Fox Chapel. It didn't excuse the behavior but at least it partially explained it.
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing By The Perimeter Fence And Screaming For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day today all who celebrate
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing By The Perimeter Fence And Screaming For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day today all who celebrate
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don’t base your whole identity on a jamband that peaked in the 90s.
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
don’t base your whole identity on a jamband that peaked in the 90s.
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*to the tune of Pink Pony Club*
BIG. FRIDAY. BEERS.
IMMMMM Gonna keep on thinkin' bout those
BIG. FRIDAY. BEERS.
BIG. FRIDAY. BEERS.
IMMMMM Gonna keep on thinkin' bout those
BIG. FRIDAY. BEERS.
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
*to the tune of Pink Pony Club*
BIG. FRIDAY. BEERS.
IMMMMM Gonna keep on thinkin' bout those
BIG. FRIDAY. BEERS.
BIG. FRIDAY. BEERS.
IMMMMM Gonna keep on thinkin' bout those
BIG. FRIDAY. BEERS.
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
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Remember:
Tesla is included in the MAG7 when it comes to stock valuations but excluded when it comes to earnings 🧐 🧐 🧐
Tesla is included in the MAG7 when it comes to stock valuations but excluded when it comes to earnings 🧐 🧐 🧐
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Remember:
Tesla is included in the MAG7 when it comes to stock valuations but excluded when it comes to earnings 🧐 🧐 🧐
Tesla is included in the MAG7 when it comes to stock valuations but excluded when it comes to earnings 🧐 🧐 🧐
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Anthony Lamonde don't be a jagoff challenge
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Anthony Lamonde don't be a jagoff challenge
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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Oops! Inaccurate birth certificate proves how anti-trans policies can harm student athletes bit.ly/4ozteV6
Oops! Inaccurate birth certificate proves how anti-trans policies can harm student athletes
Some of us told folks that these anti-trans policies would have unintended consequences. From LGBTQNation: In Arizona last week, a cisgen...
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November 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Oops! Inaccurate birth certificate proves how anti-trans policies can harm student athletes bit.ly/4ozteV6
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Remember, remember.... OH FUCK IT'S NOVEMBER!
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Remember, remember.... OH FUCK IT'S NOVEMBER!
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The Register is reporting that OpenAI lost $11 billion in the last quarter. This company is a shambling monstrosity, financial insanity as a direct result with the markets’ obsession with growth.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
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Microsoft earnings suggest $11.5B OpenAI quarterly loss
: Satya has also delivered Sam most of the cash he promised
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October 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The Register is reporting that OpenAI lost $11 billion in the last quarter. This company is a shambling monstrosity, financial insanity as a direct result with the markets’ obsession with growth.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
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Worth mentioning that the company responsible for the most OpenAI usage is McKinsey
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Worth mentioning that the company responsible for the most OpenAI usage is McKinsey
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How is it that there are so many illiterate people on a text based social network
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
How is it that there are so many illiterate people on a text based social network
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This is monumental.
October 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This is monumental.
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Why would someone pay $20k for a robot controlled by a human in a remote location to do things more slowly and clumsily when the median wage for a maid or housekeeper is $33k per year, which is typically spread across 10-20 households?
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Why would someone pay $20k for a robot controlled by a human in a remote location to do things more slowly and clumsily when the median wage for a maid or housekeeper is $33k per year, which is typically spread across 10-20 households?
The brave man is scared.
But he jumps in regardless.
That's what makes him brave.
But he jumps in regardless.
That's what makes him brave.
October 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The brave man is scared.
But he jumps in regardless.
That's what makes him brave.
But he jumps in regardless.
That's what makes him brave.
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i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling
October 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling
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Pour one out for Rachael Heisler and her primary challenge to Summer Lee
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Pour one out for Rachael Heisler and her primary challenge to Summer Lee