Monday, May 21, 2018

Best of Pittsburgh --- Golly I don't even know any of these

The golden age of blogging in Pittsburgh is only a fleeting memory, no pun intended for The Admiral. Today's list from The City Paper.

Local blogger list:
Best local Snapchat has only three selections, but I never use Snapchat:
  • ArtLikeUs
  • Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
  • Pittsburgh Steelers
Best local Instagram, again, not my thing, but who are these folks, other than the last name, Rick Sebak. 
  • abcseeheardo
  • bambiqween
  • bardlebee
  • idxdnapps
  • keeppittsburghdope
  • lawrencevilleairbnb
  • lunchnotesketch
  • nkoehlerphotography
  • richardchristman
  • ricksebak
My favorite nonprofits are not on the list.
  • Bloomfield-Garfield.org
  • The Pittsburgh Project
  • DePaul School
The CP list
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
  • BikePGH
  • Casa San Jose
  • CureRock
  • Girls Rock! Pittsburgh
  • Hello Bully
  • Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank
  • The Homeless Children's Education Fund
  • The Society of Saint Vincent De Paul
  • Wicked Pittsburgh Art Collective
Local Twitter:
  • @billpeduto
  • @davedicello
  • @Jlynnstagram
  • @northshorenine
  • @partnerspod
  • @penguins
  • @PGHLiveMusic
  • @pittsburghnerd
  • @socialkimly
  • @ValerieGauvain
Best activist
  • Arielle Cohen
  • Aryanna Berringer
  • Ashley Comans
  • Blak Rapp Medusa
  • Chance Thomas
  • Ciora Thomas
  • Jessica Semler
  • Leon Ford
  • Lyndsey Sickler
  • Monica Ruiz

I don't drink much at all. Even when with the South Side Pops, I often go without. 
  • Aaron Gschwendtner
  • Bill Peduto
  • Joey Spehar
  • Nicholas Supertzi
  • Randy of Randyland
  • Rick Sebak
  • Sidney Crosby
  • The moon baby
  • Vernard Alexander
  • Viva Valezz
Reading this got me to sign in and place my first vote, best public servant. Name might be better called best public employee. Servant, well, sorta. 
  • Bill Peduto
  • Corey O'Connor
  • Dan Gilman
  • Ed Gainey
  • John Fetterman
  • Moira Kaleida

Around the internet

Bram's blog hasn't been updated since September 9, 2017, (posted from May 20, 2018) and the latest post was a weird video. However, Bram's blog has an open thread and this golden gem appears from Anon.




This entire concept that someone is qualified for city council is moronic. You can’t be “qualified” or not qualified for an elected council position. It just shows how insane our local political guardians are that they get to choose who is qualified and who isn’t for these positions. Further, the 8th district is showing how it is probably the most hypocritical district in the City right now. all the Erika supporters champion that she “will get things done” for them. She will get their “constituent services” (read complaints) addressed faster and better than others because she is on the team of Peduto and knows him better. How cynical and selfish can a voting public get? Her supporters quite literally talk about almost nothing else. They call Sonja “idealistic.” What does that even mean? And when did 8th district all the sudden starting being honest about what they really want? Seems like they really want someone who will get them the most services out of city government above all other districts and they want someone who will get their zoning requests approved (since most developers live in this district) around the city and get them the most power. They could care less about social and idealistic objectives until this election is over and those ideals will need to be dug back up to throw in the face of some other political enemy.

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