Sean Kitchen
@seankitchen.bsky.social
Born and raised in Philly. PA Political Correspondent with The Keystone and COURIER.
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Sean Kitchen
@seankitchen.bsky.social
· Aug 23
🚨🚨LIFE UPDATE 🚨🚨
I recently launched the Keystone Labor Report, a labor and progressive economic newsletter in Pennsylvania.
It's a twice a week newsletter and is one of the only political newsletters in Pennsylvania that focuses more on just that day's news.
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I recently launched the Keystone Labor Report, a labor and progressive economic newsletter in Pennsylvania.
It's a twice a week newsletter and is one of the only political newsletters in Pennsylvania that focuses more on just that day's news.
keystonenewsroom.com/pa-labor-rep...
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
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Cutler was one of the state officials who received calls from close Trump associates in Dec. 2020 seeking his help in overturning Biden's victory in the state.
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Bryan Cutler, former Pa. House speaker, tells Lancaster County GOP he won't run for reelection in 2026
State Rep. Bryan Cutler, a one-time speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and a 20-year veteran lawmaker who represents the southern half of Lancaster County, on Monday told party
lancasteronline.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Cutler was one of the state officials who received calls from close Trump associates in Dec. 2020 seeking his help in overturning Biden's victory in the state.
lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
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Making daddy proud 😘
Fetterman ends 2025 as Trump’s top Democratic supporter in the US Senate
A legislative tracker found that Fetterman voted in support of Trump and the Republican Party 26% of the time since he retook office.
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A legislative tracker found that Fetterman voted in support of Trump and the Republican Party 26% of the time since he retook office.
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Fetterman ends 2025 as Trump’s top Democratic supporter in the US Senate
Despite defending his voting record, one legislative tracker shows the US Sen. John Fetterman sided with President Donald Trump and Republicans 26% of the time.
keystonenewsroom.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Making daddy proud 😘
Fetterman ends 2025 as Trump’s top Democratic supporter in the US Senate
A legislative tracker found that Fetterman voted in support of Trump and the Republican Party 26% of the time since he retook office.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/22/f...
A legislative tracker found that Fetterman voted in support of Trump and the Republican Party 26% of the time since he retook office.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/22/f...
Fetterman ends 2025 as Trump’s top Democratic supporter in the US Senate
Despite defending his voting record, one legislative tracker shows the US Sen. John Fetterman sided with President Donald Trump and Republicans 26% of the time.
keystonenewsroom.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Fetterman ends 2025 as Trump’s top Democratic supporter in the US Senate
A legislative tracker found that Fetterman voted in support of Trump and the Republican Party 26% of the time since he retook office.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/22/f...
A legislative tracker found that Fetterman voted in support of Trump and the Republican Party 26% of the time since he retook office.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/22/f...
NEW: Teamsters Local 773 and Steamfitters Local 420 support Bob Brooks' bid to oust US House Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in next year's midterm elections.
Brooks now has 9 labor endorsements and a number of endorsements ranging from Bernie to Josh Shapiro.
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Brooks now has 9 labor endorsements and a number of endorsements ranging from Bernie to Josh Shapiro.
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Labor unions back Bob Brooks to oust Republican congressman
Fire fighter Bob Brooks has secured nine labor endorsements since launching his US House campaign and is uniting factions of the Democratic Party along the way.
keystonenewsroom.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
NEW: Teamsters Local 773 and Steamfitters Local 420 support Bob Brooks' bid to oust US House Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in next year's midterm elections.
Brooks now has 9 labor endorsements and a number of endorsements ranging from Bernie to Josh Shapiro.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/22/b...
Brooks now has 9 labor endorsements and a number of endorsements ranging from Bernie to Josh Shapiro.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/22/b...
I traveled to Scranton on Saturday to talk to US Rep. Rob Bresnahan's constituents about his stock trading at a town hall.
Story below:
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/15/r...
Story below:
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Lawmakers, constituents call out Rob Bresnahan's stock trading at town hall
US House Rep. Rob Bresnahan has made over 600 stock trades since taking office, angering many of his constituents and colleagues.
keystonenewsroom.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I traveled to Scranton on Saturday to talk to US Rep. Rob Bresnahan's constituents about his stock trading at a town hall.
Story below:
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/15/r...
Story below:
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What’s worse, Fetterman working harder to get a pardon for Netanyahu than healthcare for his own constituents….or the fact that he did the Netanyahu letter in secret?
December 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What’s worse, Fetterman working harder to get a pardon for Netanyahu than healthcare for his own constituents….or the fact that he did the Netanyahu letter in secret?
A municipality in Allegheny County approved a data center that'll have 100 diesel generators on its roof.
triblive.com/local/valley...
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Springdale Zoning Hearing Board approves requests from data center developers
Data center developers have cleared the last hurdle before a formal council vote after the Springdale Zoning Hearing Board approved six variance requests from Allegheny DC Property Co. The variances a...
triblive.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A municipality in Allegheny County approved a data center that'll have 100 diesel generators on its roof.
triblive.com/local/valley...
triblive.com/local/valley...
That's worse than Fetterman's book release 😬
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
That's worse than Fetterman's book release 😬
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“Penn State faculty are filing for a union election to bring transparency to their workplace, to bring job security to their workplace, to have the opportunity to have a greater voice at their workplace, to have some economic security at their workplace.”
Penn State professors and faculty members filed for one of the largest public sector union elections in state history on Tuesday.
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Penn State faculty file for largest public sector union election in state history
Approximately 6,000 Penn State University professors and faculty members are ready to vote in the largest public sector union vote ever in Pennsylvania.
keystonenewsroom.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
“Penn State faculty are filing for a union election to bring transparency to their workplace, to bring job security to their workplace, to have the opportunity to have a greater voice at their workplace, to have some economic security at their workplace.”
Penn State professors and faculty members filed for one of the largest public sector union elections in state history on Tuesday.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/09/p...
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Penn State faculty file for largest public sector union election in state history
Approximately 6,000 Penn State University professors and faculty members are ready to vote in the largest public sector union vote ever in Pennsylvania.
keystonenewsroom.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Penn State professors and faculty members filed for one of the largest public sector union elections in state history on Tuesday.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/09/p...
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/09/p...
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SEIU, who are organizing the Penn State faculty into a union, are holding a rally in the rotunda.
December 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
SEIU, who are organizing the Penn State faculty into a union, are holding a rally in the rotunda.
If Pennsylvania Democrats want a legislative trifecta going into 2027, then they will need to hold onto this important Senate seat in Lancaster County.
I traveled to Columbia, Pa. for State Sen. James Malone's campaign kickoff yesterday. Story below 👇
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/02/l...
I traveled to Columbia, Pa. for State Sen. James Malone's campaign kickoff yesterday. Story below 👇
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/02/l...
Democratic trifecta hinges on Lancaster County Senate seat
State Sen. James Malone stunned with a special election win in Lancaster County. Now, his reelection could give Pennsylvania Democrats to flip the chamber and control the General Assembly.
keystonenewsroom.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If Pennsylvania Democrats want a legislative trifecta going into 2027, then they will need to hold onto this important Senate seat in Lancaster County.
I traveled to Columbia, Pa. for State Sen. James Malone's campaign kickoff yesterday. Story below 👇
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/02/l...
I traveled to Columbia, Pa. for State Sen. James Malone's campaign kickoff yesterday. Story below 👇
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/12/02/l...
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Shout out to The Keystone and @seankitchen.bsky.social for covering the "We Ain't Buying It" boycotts!
#WeAintBuyinIt
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#WeAintBuyinIt
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“We Ain’t Buying It” boycotts target these Pa. retailers during holiday shopping season
The “We Ain’t Buying It” are aimed at Target, Home Depot and Amazon for their adherence to right-wing politics.
keystonenewsroom.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Shout out to The Keystone and @seankitchen.bsky.social for covering the "We Ain't Buying It" boycotts!
#WeAintBuyinIt
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#WeAintBuyinIt
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ICYMI: UPMC has had the Norma Rae union busting law firm on their payroll for over a decade.
Magee nurses became familiar with Ogletree Deakins in their successful union drive.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/24/u...
Magee nurses became familiar with Ogletree Deakins in their successful union drive.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/24/u...
UPMC hired powerful anti-union law firm to thwart Magee Women's Hospital elections
Ogletree Deakins, known for representing the textile manufacturer at the center of the real life Norma Rae story, had been hired to break UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses and nurse practitioners.
keystonenewsroom.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
ICYMI: UPMC has had the Norma Rae union busting law firm on their payroll for over a decade.
Magee nurses became familiar with Ogletree Deakins in their successful union drive.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/24/u...
Magee nurses became familiar with Ogletree Deakins in their successful union drive.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/24/u...
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Magee nurses: "We would like better staffing so we can provide more personal care for patients."
UPMC: "No. Also we're going to give a bunch of money to the same union-busting firm that represented the Norma Rae cotton mill."
UPMC: "No. Also we're going to give a bunch of money to the same union-busting firm that represented the Norma Rae cotton mill."
Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens hospital are pushing back against the hospital giant using Ogletree Deakins, a notorious anti-union law firm.
UPMC confirmed that they have been working with Ogletree Deakins for more than a decade.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/24/u...
UPMC confirmed that they have been working with Ogletree Deakins for more than a decade.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/24/u...
UPMC hired powerful anti-union law firm to thwart Magee Women's Hospital elections
Ogletree Deakins, known for representing the textile manufacturer at the center of the real life Norma Rae story, had been hired to break UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses and nurse practitioners.
keystonenewsroom.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Magee nurses: "We would like better staffing so we can provide more personal care for patients."
UPMC: "No. Also we're going to give a bunch of money to the same union-busting firm that represented the Norma Rae cotton mill."
UPMC: "No. Also we're going to give a bunch of money to the same union-busting firm that represented the Norma Rae cotton mill."
Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens hospital are pushing back against the hospital giant using Ogletree Deakins, a notorious anti-union law firm.
UPMC confirmed that they have been working with Ogletree Deakins for more than a decade.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/24/u...
UPMC confirmed that they have been working with Ogletree Deakins for more than a decade.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/24/u...
UPMC hired powerful anti-union law firm to thwart Magee Women's Hospital elections
Ogletree Deakins, known for representing the textile manufacturer at the center of the real life Norma Rae story, had been hired to break UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses and nurse practitioners.
keystonenewsroom.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens hospital are pushing back against the hospital giant using Ogletree Deakins, a notorious anti-union law firm.
UPMC confirmed that they have been working with Ogletree Deakins for more than a decade.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/24/u...
UPMC confirmed that they have been working with Ogletree Deakins for more than a decade.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/24/u...
US Rep. Ryan Mackenzie likes to boast his pro-worker credentials but didn't sign onto a discharge petition to reinstating collective bargaining rights for federal workers.
#Allentown #LehighValley #1u
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#Allentown #LehighValley #1u
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This Pa. lawmaker refused discharge petition to restore federal workers’ union rights
There is a bipartisan push to restore union rights for 1 million federal workers, but this vulnerable Pennsylvania lawmaker is sitting on the sidelines.
keystonenewsroom.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
US Rep. Ryan Mackenzie likes to boast his pro-worker credentials but didn't sign onto a discharge petition to reinstating collective bargaining rights for federal workers.
#Allentown #LehighValley #1u
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/19/d...
#Allentown #LehighValley #1u
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/19/d...
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LIVE TODAY AT 1 PM ET - @sjdemas.bsky.social welcomes the Keystone's political correspondent @seankitchen.bsky.social for another edition of First Draft, your look at the headlines with the ones who write them!
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November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
LIVE TODAY AT 1 PM ET - @sjdemas.bsky.social welcomes the Keystone's political correspondent @seankitchen.bsky.social for another edition of First Draft, your look at the headlines with the ones who write them!
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Centrist Democrats like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are going to doom the Democratic Party with these type of disapproval ratings.
Latest YouGov government approval ratings, 15-17 November 2025
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Centrist Democrats like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are going to doom the Democratic Party with these type of disapproval ratings.
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Would love to see someone from the moderate, Majority Dem faction really address and wrestle with the political effects of what Labour has been up to.
Latest YouGov government approval ratings, 15-17 November 2025
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Would love to see someone from the moderate, Majority Dem faction really address and wrestle with the political effects of what Labour has been up to.
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lmaoooooooo
THUNE SAYS EPSTEIN BILL COULD PASS US SENATE BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, POSSIBLY LATER ON TUESDAY
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
lmaoooooooo
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Let's GOOOOO
NEW: Pennsylvania Working Families Party is calling for a primary challenge against US Sen. John Fetterman and is looking to recruit potential 2028 primary candidates.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/18/f...
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/18/f...
Progressive organization calls for primary challenge to Fetterman
A major organization launched an effort to train and recruit potential primary candidates for the commonwealth’s 2028 US Senate primary against John Fetterman.
keystonenewsroom.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Let's GOOOOO
NEW: Pennsylvania Working Families Party is calling for a primary challenge against US Sen. John Fetterman and is looking to recruit potential 2028 primary candidates.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/18/f...
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/18/f...
Progressive organization calls for primary challenge to Fetterman
A major organization launched an effort to train and recruit potential primary candidates for the commonwealth’s 2028 US Senate primary against John Fetterman.
keystonenewsroom.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
NEW: Pennsylvania Working Families Party is calling for a primary challenge against US Sen. John Fetterman and is looking to recruit potential 2028 primary candidates.
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/18/f...
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/18/f...
Working Pennsylvanians are going to get a tax credit when they file their taxes.
Here's what it means
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/17/w...
Here's what it means
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Working Pennsylvanians are about to get a tax break. Here’s what that means
Working Pennsylvanians can expect some tax relief once they file their taxes after the New Year with the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit.
keystonenewsroom.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Working Pennsylvanians are going to get a tax credit when they file their taxes.
Here's what it means
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/11/17/w...
Here's what it means
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