Wow, this weekend is going to be intense.

This should be three friends who buy together and then spend their evenings hanging downstairs and inviting all their other friends.

Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell YouTube video by Federal Reserve

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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With the closing the PG, support journalism - which is right now the excellant reporters of @cpotterpgh.bsky.social and @kileykoscinski.bsky.social. Donate to WESA - not the national NPR. We need real reporting here in the burg.

We have fries on salad, thumbprints and the best biscotti in the country.

Lol I’m at a restaurant watching MNF and some dude mansplaining TO ME who John Madden was.

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particle...

I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
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Fully support.

I keep refreshing

This Team Can Get It Done Tonight's the night for Pitt Volleyball. They're ready. Get yourself ready too.

NEW: Fifth time’s the charm? It was for another ceiling that Pitt Volleyball shattered a few years ago.

A little history, a little analysis, a lot of *gut feelings* in today’s Bandwagoner’s Guide:

About tonight’s PittVB opponent: Texas A&M is 27-4. The 9th overall seed, in the tournament, they have beaten Campbell in 3, TCU in 4, and Louisville and Nebraska in 5. Obviously, a very good team. So is Pitt. I have no clue how tonight is going to go, but I’m leaning towards Pitt.

Hey, Pitt VB fans - there are a ton of tickets for the Final Four and some are selling below cost. Come see Pitt play and have the added benefit of a Nebraska fan sharing the cost for you;)! #PittBS

Just turned on the game and couldn’t be happier.

Added bonus

They were good too!

Did you pick Cal Poly??

John, thanks for always doing these. I look for them before every match.

Getting a lot of joy out of Utah Valley roughing up Stanford in this first round game.

Yes, I would be happy to avoid Miami, Stanford and SMU.

I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking. "Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."

To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”

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I can’t even go on Insta because I’m avoiding all recaps. And I’m also exhausted.

Following Gameday on the road. How is Emch doing?

The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.

But the techs at Hillman are very nice and it is still the most pleasant experience I’ve had. So recommend.

Just had a mammogram at Hillman and it was 3D and just as smooshy. And painful. I heard that you can get an ultrasound (not smooshy at all) but insurance won’t pay for first level screening.

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Hi all. I’m launching a newsletter with @SpotlightPA. Starting next week, you can get the latest on Pennsylvania government & state politics right to your inbox featuring the same mix of reporting and silly jokes that likely helped you find me on ye ole bird app.
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Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Tell Your Friends that Pitt Volleyball is on ESPN Pitt's most recent ESPN telecast drew a paltry viewership number. It's on us as fans to turn that around.

NEW: Pitt Volleyball's most recent ESPN telecast drew an audience of just 59,000 viewers. That's... a sad number.

With Pitt matches on the network each of the next two Sundays, it's important to spread the word and boost those numbers. #PittBS

Not year round but not just lent. stjohnspittsburgh.com/kitchen/#price

I feel like ‘church fish fries’ should be on this list.