Cory Roma
@cmroma.bsky.social
Everyone’s favorite tall, queer and autistic progressive politico 🏳️🌈🗳️📕
“Our time here is limited, but the breadsticks are not”
“Our time here is limited, but the breadsticks are not”
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Dukes has declared victory in the race, saying that while "we want to county every vote" he plans "to get to work on day one."
August 19, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Dukes has declared victory in the race, saying that while "we want to county every vote" he plans "to get to work on day one."
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WESA's @juliazenkevich.bsky.social reports Allegheny County Council has a new president, Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis. Her replacement of Pat Catena (which she reported was likely last week) means women now lead the county exec office, and county's court of common pleas
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Allegheny County Council chooses Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis as next president
Council members approved her nomination just days after Pat Catena resigned the position.
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May 26, 2026 at 9:30 PM
WESA's @juliazenkevich.bsky.social reports Allegheny County Council has a new president, Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis. Her replacement of Pat Catena (which she reported was likely last week) means women now lead the county exec office, and county's court of common pleas
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
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Per my colleague @juliazenkevich.bsky.social, Allegheny County Council President Pat Catena has announced his resignation from the leadership post, though he will continue to represent District 4 on the body.
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Allegheny County Council’s Pat Catena resigns presidency
In an email to council members sent Friday morning, Catena said he would resign the leadership position "effective immediately."
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May 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Per my colleague @juliazenkevich.bsky.social, Allegheny County Council President Pat Catena has announced his resignation from the leadership post, though he will continue to represent District 4 on the body.
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
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There appear to be 8 votes on county council to remove Pat Catena as president. 6 of those councilors attended the kickoff for his state House campaign just 4 months ago. A controversial mailer in that race now jeopardizes the presidency he's held since 2020.
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Majority of Allegheny County Council members call to remove Catena amid campaign mailer controversy
In a Wednesday morning statement, seven council members wrote, “We cannot entrust the powers that come with council leadership to someone who knowingly caused harm and refuses to address the impact of...
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May 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
There appear to be 8 votes on county council to remove Pat Catena as president. 6 of those councilors attended the kickoff for his state House campaign just 4 months ago. A controversial mailer in that race now jeopardizes the presidency he's held since 2020.
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Somewhere out there, in a quiet sunlit corner of the city, Ed Gainey opens up this page from the Tribune-Review's website, sips from a glass of fruit juice, sees a pigeon take flight outside the window, and smiles.
March 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Somewhere out there, in a quiet sunlit corner of the city, Ed Gainey opens up this page from the Tribune-Review's website, sips from a glass of fruit juice, sees a pigeon take flight outside the window, and smiles.
Back at it again, friends and fans!!
County Council (virtual) edition!
County Council (virtual) edition!
January 27, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Back at it again, friends and fans!!
County Council (virtual) edition!
County Council (virtual) edition!
This was a straight up execution, and further evidence that this system cannot be reformed.
Abolish ICE. Prosecute the officers. And fuck the bootlickers that praise them.
Abolish ICE. Prosecute the officers. And fuck the bootlickers that praise them.
January 24, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This was a straight up execution, and further evidence that this system cannot be reformed.
Abolish ICE. Prosecute the officers. And fuck the bootlickers that praise them.
Abolish ICE. Prosecute the officers. And fuck the bootlickers that praise them.
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I want off this ride, please.
a man in a suit and tie says that he just wants it to stop
Alt: Jim from the TV show the office saying, "I just wants it to stop.".
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January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
I want off this ride, please.
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Moreover, ICE must be destroyed.
Very rarely in human history can you definitively say you are fighting on the side of Good but by god this is one of those times, we are going to defeat ICE and the Border Patrol change this wretched world into one where borders no longer kill
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed.
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The Deportation Data Project (deportationdata.org) collects and posts public, anonymized U.S. government immigration enforcement datasets.
I looked at the "Arrests" dataset this evening to try to count how many individuals have been arrested and deported from Pittsburgh specifically.
I looked at the "Arrests" dataset this evening to try to count how many individuals have been arrested and deported from Pittsburgh specifically.
Deportation Data Project
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January 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The Deportation Data Project (deportationdata.org) collects and posts public, anonymized U.S. government immigration enforcement datasets.
I looked at the "Arrests" dataset this evening to try to count how many individuals have been arrested and deported from Pittsburgh specifically.
I looked at the "Arrests" dataset this evening to try to count how many individuals have been arrested and deported from Pittsburgh specifically.
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It's so hard to be *for* something when all your time is taken up having to fight against all this shit.
January 8, 2026 at 4:10 AM
It's so hard to be *for* something when all your time is taken up having to fight against all this shit.
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I think it’s safe to say that 2026 will NOT be our year, gang!
January 8, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I think it’s safe to say that 2026 will NOT be our year, gang!
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Shame on the Blocks.
The owners of Pittsburgh’s largest newspaper say they will shut down in May.
Block Communications, Inc. said Wednesday it plans to publish the final edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and cease operations on May 3.
Block Communications, Inc. said Wednesday it plans to publish the final edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and cease operations on May 3.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it is shutting down May 3
The company said it has lost more than $350 million over the past two decades while operating the Post-Gazette.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Shame on the Blocks.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
January 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
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No one supports a war in Venezuela btw
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 AM
No one supports a war in Venezuela btw
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2025 is almost over
a woman is sitting on a couch saying thank god .
ALT: a woman is sitting on a couch saying thank god .
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December 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
2025 is almost over
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What an odd but adorable little position to sleep in lol
August 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What an odd but adorable little position to sleep in lol
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I am so ready for lower humidity
July 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I am so ready for lower humidity
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Kidnapping a boat full of foreign aid volunteers in international waters isn’t self defense, it’s maritime piracy.
Israel has gone full hostage taking pirate in their mission to starve Palestine.
Israel has gone full hostage taking pirate in their mission to starve Palestine.
July 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Kidnapping a boat full of foreign aid volunteers in international waters isn’t self defense, it’s maritime piracy.
Israel has gone full hostage taking pirate in their mission to starve Palestine.
Israel has gone full hostage taking pirate in their mission to starve Palestine.
I learned today that I apparently have developed a stellar reputation for my canvassing skills 💅🏽💁🏽♀️
July 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I learned today that I apparently have developed a stellar reputation for my canvassing skills 💅🏽💁🏽♀️
Back at it again, friends and fans!!
Crafton Borough Council edition
Crafton Borough Council edition
July 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Back at it again, friends and fans!!
Crafton Borough Council edition
Crafton Borough Council edition
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"You should give yourself more grace."
"Myself? You mean my most hated enemy? Why would I do that?"
"Myself? You mean my most hated enemy? Why would I do that?"
July 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"You should give yourself more grace."
"Myself? You mean my most hated enemy? Why would I do that?"
"Myself? You mean my most hated enemy? Why would I do that?"