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FrancesH-in-PGH
@fhapgh.bsky.social
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Fan of Democracy, nature, science, the arts, social justice, fiber crafts, and bicycling!
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Seen in Pittsburgh's Southside.
December 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
This federal regime is sickening, it's hurting people every day, and it's operating on our dime to the tune of who-knows-how-many millions of dollars daily. We need accountability sooner rather than later.
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All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as Trump’s INVASION is CAUGHT ON TAPE
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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December 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
Sign of the times from Pittsburgh. Kudos to the artist.
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
#NoKings Pittsburgh
October 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Important! Humanitarian help to residents of Kharkiv, Ukraine. Winter's approaching, and people are in need.
gofund.me/dc176fe67
Donate to Provide Essential Hygiene for Kharkiv, organized by Steven Bolbirer
Friends, Because the hottest front lines are now dangerously clos… Steven Bolbirer needs your support for Donate to Provide Essential Hygiene for Kharkiv
gofund.me
October 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
Want to fight back against the authoritarian takeover of our government? Join the 10 Steps Campaign: 10stepscampaign.org
10 Steps to Freedom & Power
Democracy is Under Attack. Learn the Playbook. Join the Fight. Defend Our Freedom.
10stepscampaign.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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What does ICE stand for?
Ignoring Constitutional Ethics?
Inhumane Conduct Everyday?
Intimidate Children Especially?
Incarcerate Confuse Expel?

h/t Greg Johnstone/Facebook
October 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
Yikes. Another bad sign.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
Sunrise lighting trick next to Pittsburgh's Birmingham Bridge.
October 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump’s Executive Order on Antifa
theintercept.com/2025/09/27/t...
What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump’s Executive Order on Antifa
Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea. That opens up the activists, researchers, and organizers to a real risk of persecution.
theintercept.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ben Jennings on the killing of journalists in Gaza – cartoon
The Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif and four colleagues were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
So, like, is this what they have looted the treasury for? Cuz down here on Earth, we'd rather have health care, enough food for all our kids, and maybe some basic national security and clean air.

NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 www.npr.org/2025/08/08/n...
NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means
NASA is accelerating plans to have a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030.
www.npr.org
August 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
Coming soon to a community near you:
www.publicsource.org/beaver-count...
ICE and allies hit Ambridge with ‘most intense’ roundup yet seen in Pittsburgh region
Beaver County law enforcement partnered with federal immigration agents in the “most intense” roundup to date. Two bystanders were also arrested.
www.publicsource.org
August 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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This is an amazing site and they give good tours.
apnews.com/article/chur...
Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary
Workers have completed a phase of conservation work on historic murals by the late artist Maxo Vanka at St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church near Pittsburgh.
apnews.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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#NoKings Pittsburgh
June 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-...
Crypto’s New Bailout Fund: Your Savings Account
The GENIUS Act would require banks to prioritize stablecoin owners over customers if there’s a financial collapse.
www.levernews.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
Why? Just: why is this regime so hellbent on defunding/preventing/canceling initiatives that save lives and protect people? It's almost like a death cult. The trump death cult, yeah.
apnews.com/article/road...
Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speeders
Removing lanes to slow down speeding drivers is a long-embraced strategy for improving safety on city streets.
apnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
I'm sure this is all perfectly legal, since none other than the unreproachable Pam Bondi has given it her blessing.
May 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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"There is no middle ground."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days | Robert Reich
We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak out
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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slate.com/news-and-pol...
A Key Fight Over the Most Infamous Police Project in the Country Is Coming to a Head
The story of Cop City is both deeply local and intensely emblematic of national trends.
slate.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
This woman makes me feel better every time.
youtu.be/juO-lCxHTdQ?...
📢 When Presidents Lack Integrity and Trust, Democracy Dies in the Dark
YouTube video by People Power United
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April 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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www.commondreams.org/opinion/mahm...
‘Who Has the Right to Have Rights?’ Mahmoud Khalil Writes From Detention | Common Dreams
I see in my circumstances similarities to Israel’s use of administrative detention—imprisonment without trial or charge—to strip Palestinians of their rights.
www.commondreams.org
March 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
fhapgh.bsky.social
Never again, my ass.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Israel shatters Gaza ceasefire as more than 400 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes – Middle East crisis live
Benjamin Netanyahu says operation carried out to ‘achieve war objectives’ as Hamas labels strikes a ‘blatant violation of humanitarian conventions’
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
fhapgh.bsky.social
It's started: they have defied a court order.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights
Trump invoked 1798 law previously used to detain Japanese Americans in second world war to justify deportations
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
fhapgh.bsky.social
Our honorable US Secretary of State, doing his ancestors proud:
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Children newrepublic.com/article/1927... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Children
The fate of abducted Ukrainian children is a white-hot issue for peace negotiations—and it looks like the State Department may have just undercut the cause.
newrepublic.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM