Dave Breingan
@davebreingan.bsky.social
“If you don’t think you’ve got the blues, just keep living.” - Buddy Guy
Pinned
Reposted by Dave Breingan
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Reposted by Dave Breingan
we are going to win
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
we are going to win
Reposted by Dave Breingan
"Terminally online hedge fund manager Bill Ackman donated $1.75 million, while failed presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg donated $8.3 million, all to no avail." prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...
America’s Dumbest Billionaires Fail to Stop Zohran Mamdani - The American Prospect
It’s encouraging on many levels: New York City didn’t submit to a campaign of flagrant bigotry from disgraced two-time loser Andrew Cuomo, and Americans, particularly young ones, can still be politica...
prospect.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"Terminally online hedge fund manager Bill Ackman donated $1.75 million, while failed presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg donated $8.3 million, all to no avail." prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...
Message!
“Left-wing supporters of large-scale social housing nevertheless have a strong stake in creating a regulatory regime less hostile to new housing.“
“Left-wing supporters of large-scale social housing nevertheless have a strong stake in creating a regulatory regime less hostile to new housing.“
October 31, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Message!
“Left-wing supporters of large-scale social housing nevertheless have a strong stake in creating a regulatory regime less hostile to new housing.“
“Left-wing supporters of large-scale social housing nevertheless have a strong stake in creating a regulatory regime less hostile to new housing.“
Reposted by Dave Breingan
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
Leftists be normal and boring challenge
October 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Leftists be normal and boring challenge
Reposted by Dave Breingan
A program that helps low-income Pennsylvania residents pay heating bills will be delayed because of the federal government shutdown.
The start date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) was pushed back because of funding delays due to the federal government shutdown.
The start date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) was pushed back because of funding delays due to the federal government shutdown.
Heating bill help delayed for low-income Pennsylvanians amid federal shutdown
A program that helps low-income Pennsylvania residents pay heating bills will be delayed because of the federal government shutdown. The commonwealth’s Department of Human Services on Wednesday ...
triblive.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A program that helps low-income Pennsylvania residents pay heating bills will be delayed because of the federal government shutdown.
The start date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) was pushed back because of funding delays due to the federal government shutdown.
The start date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) was pushed back because of funding delays due to the federal government shutdown.
Reposted by Dave Breingan
Cleveland crushed Pittsburgh. Cuyahoga Land Bank's offensive against abandoned properties scored 2,600 home renovations and 243 new homes built, while Pittsburgh was just getting its ground game going, @chwolfson.bsky.social reports in "The Homeownership Wall" www.publicsource.org/cleveland-ve...
Where does Cleveland clobber Pittsburgh? Its land bank.
The Steelers may best the Browns, but Cleveland’s land bank sets a model for how Pittsburgh could make more homeowners.
www.publicsource.org
October 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Cleveland crushed Pittsburgh. Cuyahoga Land Bank's offensive against abandoned properties scored 2,600 home renovations and 243 new homes built, while Pittsburgh was just getting its ground game going, @chwolfson.bsky.social reports in "The Homeownership Wall" www.publicsource.org/cleveland-ve...
Imagine how awesome it’d be if all levels of our government just focused on housing all our neighbors, instead of funding out of shape fascist wannabes to disappear them
Allegheny County officials hail housing success of ‘500 in 500’ initiative
Allegheny County officials are celebrating having housed more than 500 individuals as part of its "500 in 500" initiative.
www.wesa.fm
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Imagine how awesome it’d be if all levels of our government just focused on housing all our neighbors, instead of funding out of shape fascist wannabes to disappear them
Reposted by Dave Breingan
Protesting/mobilizing isn't enough - we need to organize and build power. But there are some moments when it's really important to just show up. And this was one.
October 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Protesting/mobilizing isn't enough - we need to organize and build power. But there are some moments when it's really important to just show up. And this was one.
Zohran’s ability to pack so much message discipline and authenticity into every 45s clip is truly off the chain, but at its core this is a very simple and effective message that every Dem could use if they actually cared to win Trump voters without ceding any ground
I would make it clear to the President that I'm willing to work with him on lowering the cost of living.
But if he comes for New Yorkers, he'll have to get through me.
But if he comes for New Yorkers, he'll have to get through me.
October 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Zohran’s ability to pack so much message discipline and authenticity into every 45s clip is truly off the chain, but at its core this is a very simple and effective message that every Dem could use if they actually cared to win Trump voters without ceding any ground
Reposted by Dave Breingan
Great to join my friends at the Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council for a big canvass launch yesterday morning! Very glad to run into friends with IUPAT District Council 57, Pennsylvania Laborers' District Council, Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union #12, IBEW Local 5, IBEW 29 and many more!
October 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Great to join my friends at the Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council for a big canvass launch yesterday morning! Very glad to run into friends with IUPAT District Council 57, Pennsylvania Laborers' District Council, Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union #12, IBEW Local 5, IBEW 29 and many more!
Reposted by Dave Breingan
![Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.
There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.
What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.
It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lzlqyldh7nfc34pfffvd24ko/bafkreiap6asa64jdjb2vlv4c2sdritjrntsibvsv7baj6o4cgwcfgsjeny@jpeg)
October 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Reposted by Dave Breingan
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN
trib.al/9Sxu9IN
Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Reposted by Dave Breingan
The regime is acting this way because there are no consequences so it is clear that consequences—the development of them, the advocacy for them, the imposition on bad behavior—are the answer to our crisis.
October 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The regime is acting this way because there are no consequences so it is clear that consequences—the development of them, the advocacy for them, the imposition on bad behavior—are the answer to our crisis.
Reposted by Dave Breingan
What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.
October 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy
Reposted by Dave Breingan
Turning Equity into Affordability: D.C. Homeowners Are Giving Back
Through Douglass CLT’s Pay It Forward program, sellers are choosing to keep their homes affordable—sharing gains with the community and ensuring the next family has the same opportunity.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/46X8Zuu
Through Douglass CLT’s Pay It Forward program, sellers are choosing to keep their homes affordable—sharing gains with the community and ensuring the next family has the same opportunity.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/46X8Zuu
October 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Turning Equity into Affordability: D.C. Homeowners Are Giving Back
Through Douglass CLT’s Pay It Forward program, sellers are choosing to keep their homes affordable—sharing gains with the community and ensuring the next family has the same opportunity.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/46X8Zuu
Through Douglass CLT’s Pay It Forward program, sellers are choosing to keep their homes affordable—sharing gains with the community and ensuring the next family has the same opportunity.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/46X8Zuu
Reposted by Dave Breingan
Don’t worry, once we’ve helped them come for immigrants and trans people, they’re sure to be appeased and dedicated to solidarity in our great big tent and not come after anyone else, as history teaches
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Don’t worry, once we’ve helped them come for immigrants and trans people, they’re sure to be appeased and dedicated to solidarity in our great big tent and not come after anyone else, as history teaches
Reposted by Dave Breingan
Depolarization is not "a scalable solution for reducing societal-level conflict.... achieving lasting depolarization will likely require....moving beyond individual-level treatments to address the elite behaviors and structural incentives that fuel partisan conflict" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
September 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Depolarization is not "a scalable solution for reducing societal-level conflict.... achieving lasting depolarization will likely require....moving beyond individual-level treatments to address the elite behaviors and structural incentives that fuel partisan conflict" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Dave Breingan
one week until week without driving! spread the word-- we're making strides nationwide
weekwithoutdriving.org
weekwithoutdriving.org
Week Without Driving
Sep 29th – Oct 5th, 2025 - An experience created for everyone to learn firsthand about barriers and challenges for nondrivers. Join, support, or become a host.
weekwithoutdriving.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
one week until week without driving! spread the word-- we're making strides nationwide
weekwithoutdriving.org
weekwithoutdriving.org
Reposted by Dave Breingan
Again Bouie from the top rope
September 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Again Bouie from the top rope
Reposted by Dave Breingan
There is no compromise policy Democrats can offer Republicans to make them act normal on this issue. We simply have to state the basic reality — immigrants contribute to our country in myriad ways — and fight for it. I don't know how so many journalists convinced themselves this isn't an option.
September 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There is no compromise policy Democrats can offer Republicans to make them act normal on this issue. We simply have to state the basic reality — immigrants contribute to our country in myriad ways — and fight for it. I don't know how so many journalists convinced themselves this isn't an option.
“If it continues like this, democracy [there] will not last another six months."
Whatever the accuracy and value of “Democracy Indices”, this is truly remarkable and again shows the striking disconnect between the U.S. legacy media and U.S. political reality.
ANALYSIS | U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog | CBC News
Possibly defying a court order. Urging his Justice Department to prosecute nemeses. Repeatedly calling the media 'illegal.' Declaring a predecessor's pardon null and void. U.S. President Donald Trump ...
www.cbc.ca
August 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“If it continues like this, democracy [there] will not last another six months."