Neil Bhaerman
@neilanalien.bsky.social
hype man for unions [@OFTunion comms director]. organizer. baker. cyclist. tarotist. dad. baseball watcher. yinzer at heart, ohioan by accident.
opinions=mine only & often bad.
opinions=mine only & often bad.
the definition of a tyrant
Asked in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
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Full Story: bit.ly/4jsbyJC
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
the definition of a tyrant
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Hard to see events yesterday in Minneapolis and not recall the Ta'Kiya Young shooting in Columbus.
matternews.org/community/ar...
matternews.org/community/ar...
‘Are you going to shoot me?’: The police killing of Ta'Kiya Young – Matter News
The shooting death of Young, 21, has left her family asking questions about everything from the actions taken by Blendon Township police to the use of Marsy’s Law to shield the officers involved.
matternews.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Hard to see events yesterday in Minneapolis and not recall the Ta'Kiya Young shooting in Columbus.
matternews.org/community/ar...
matternews.org/community/ar...
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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NEW: Post-Gazette to shut down 240-year-old paper after SCOTUS slaps down company’s bid to evade court order
“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
Post-Gazette to Shut Down 240-Year-Old Paper After SCOTUS Slaps Down Company’s Bid to Evade Court Order.
newsguild.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
NEW: Post-Gazette to shut down 240-year-old paper after SCOTUS slaps down company’s bid to evade court order
“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
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The news out of Minneapolis is sickening.
There must be a full investigation to ensure there is accountability and justice.
This is another example of how Trump’s weaponization of unchecked, unaccountable and masked ICE agents is making communities less safe—not more.
There must be a full investigation to ensure there is accountability and justice.
This is another example of how Trump’s weaponization of unchecked, unaccountable and masked ICE agents is making communities less safe—not more.
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The news out of Minneapolis is sickening.
There must be a full investigation to ensure there is accountability and justice.
This is another example of how Trump’s weaponization of unchecked, unaccountable and masked ICE agents is making communities less safe—not more.
There must be a full investigation to ensure there is accountability and justice.
This is another example of how Trump’s weaponization of unchecked, unaccountable and masked ICE agents is making communities less safe—not more.
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If officials can’t bring themselves to arrest someone who is captured on camera from multiple angles killing someone in cold blood, they should just step aside so someone with a backbone can lead
Arrest the murderer and arrest Bovino. Not complicated.
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
If officials can’t bring themselves to arrest someone who is captured on camera from multiple angles killing someone in cold blood, they should just step aside so someone with a backbone can lead
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@senatormeow.bsky.social Amy Acton eating good tonight
January 7, 2026 at 12:16 PM
@senatormeow.bsky.social Amy Acton eating good tonight
Excellent thread about something we really need to work on in Ohio!
One of the reasons why, if you're able, I urge you to contribute to @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social: in 2022, she got more votes than any other MN state senate candidate.
Now, your reaction may be: she represents a very blue district, so this is no big deal.
You'd be wrong. Let explain.
1/
Now, your reaction may be: she represents a very blue district, so this is no big deal.
You'd be wrong. Let explain.
1/
@zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social remains one of the most impressive politicians I've ever seen. This is a powerful message and I hope that, if you're able, you'll support her as I will
January 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Excellent thread about something we really need to work on in Ohio!
Few things in life make me as happy as this does
January 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Few things in life make me as happy as this does
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If you read even one word of Pittsburgh City Paper but don’t donate to the laid-off workers, then you’re a thief — A COMMON THIEF.
January 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
If you read even one word of Pittsburgh City Paper but don’t donate to the laid-off workers, then you’re a thief — A COMMON THIEF.
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I set up a GoFundMe for former @pghcitypaper.com staff. This will be used to help us submit last year's stories for awards, defray loss of income and insurance, and support laid-off single moms with childcare. Chip in if you'd like:
Donate to Support former Pittsburgh City Paper staff, organized by Colin Williams
R.I.P. Pittsburgh City Paper, 1991-2025.
After over three decades, Block… Colin Williams needs your support for Support former Pittsburgh City Paper staff
gofund.me
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I set up a GoFundMe for former @pghcitypaper.com staff. This will be used to help us submit last year's stories for awards, defray loss of income and insurance, and support laid-off single moms with childcare. Chip in if you'd like:
One aspect of the illegal attack on Venezuela that should be a full-fledged scandal on its own is that Trump admits that oil companies were tipped off about the action while Congress was kept in the dark.
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
One aspect of the illegal attack on Venezuela that should be a full-fledged scandal on its own is that Trump admits that oil companies were tipped off about the action while Congress was kept in the dark.
It's not a high bar to clear, but Rep. Shontel Brown had the best statement on Venezuela among Ohio's Democratic Congressional delegation
Rep. Brown Statement on Trump Administration’s Escalating Actions in Venezuela
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) today issued a statement after the Trump Administration announced an overnight military operation in Venezuela, including air strikes and the ca...
shontelbrown.house.gov
January 3, 2026 at 10:33 PM
It's not a high bar to clear, but Rep. Shontel Brown had the best statement on Venezuela among Ohio's Democratic Congressional delegation
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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Once again, decades of ludicrous ‘Drug War’ and ‘War on Terror’ rhetoric and policy laid the groundwork for this. These are the sorts of things that must be uprooted.
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Once again, decades of ludicrous ‘Drug War’ and ‘War on Terror’ rhetoric and policy laid the groundwork for this. These are the sorts of things that must be uprooted.
A feature, not a bug, for this regime
"By proceeding without any semblance of international legitimacy, valid legal authority or domestic endorsement, Mr. Trump risks providing justification for authoritarians in China, Russia and elsewhere who want to dominate their own neighbors."
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
A feature, not a bug, for this regime
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Made maduros tonight (planned to make during Hanukkah but the plantains weren't ready until now, and actually I probably should have waited a couple more days)
December 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Made maduros tonight (planned to make during Hanukkah but the plantains weren't ready until now, and actually I probably should have waited a couple more days)
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Wrote a thing about my old boss, @ilhanmn.bsky.social, why her story is so American, and why it makes the Right so stupid mad.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Why Ilhan Omar Makes the Right Lose Its Mind
Trump and his MAGA allies want people like Omar to vanish from this country—and they hate her for refusing to do so.
www.thenation.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Wrote a thing about my old boss, @ilhanmn.bsky.social, why her story is so American, and why it makes the Right so stupid mad.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Now I don't know but I've been told
It's hard to run with the weight of gold
Other hand I heard it said
It's just as hard with the weight of lead
It's hard to run with the weight of gold
Other hand I heard it said
It's just as hard with the weight of lead
Name your fav song lyric.
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Now I don't know but I've been told
It's hard to run with the weight of gold
Other hand I heard it said
It's just as hard with the weight of lead
It's hard to run with the weight of gold
Other hand I heard it said
It's just as hard with the weight of lead
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VP Vance says we should fight antisemitism by… echoing the very same anti-immigrant conspiracy theories that have directly fueled antisemitic violence — like Charlottesville and Pittsburgh, the deadliest attack on Jews in US history.
This is so dangerous.
This is so dangerous.
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
VP Vance says we should fight antisemitism by… echoing the very same anti-immigrant conspiracy theories that have directly fueled antisemitic violence — like Charlottesville and Pittsburgh, the deadliest attack on Jews in US history.
This is so dangerous.
This is so dangerous.