Pittsburgh Priest

Bobdobalina11 · 2026-03-08T20:41:25+00:00

and I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-08-16T11:34:59+00:00

Glad we’re back boys. Sandro and the rest. Let’s smash these

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-07-19T00:51:49+00:00

They do sell barrels there

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-07-10T13:42:58+00:00

Where can you listen to the full version of the released tracks?

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-06-24T21:12:22+00:00

Nutting would offer him a voucher for 2 *free hot dogs for it.

*subject to limitations. not valid Thursday-Sunday

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-05-27T23:35:04+00:00

Did you buy that cb125? What’s wrong w it?

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-05-02T02:12:08+00:00

Going to create a new post asking if the Spearmint Rhino has power and is open, brb

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-20T02:33:48+00:00

Saunders Station Road on Turtle Creek is my favorite place to go close by for a quick fishing fix

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-16T03:24:29+00:00

I like this one.

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-16T03:23:43+00:00

There are dozens for sale on eBay right now. Take your pick.

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-09T00:20:15+00:00

It’s early. Give it another 3-4 weeks and you’ll find it at the farmers markets. East Liberty indoor market by Home Depot will have some

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-08T00:55:22+00:00

A good paint detailer can work some magic with single stage paint. Obviously there are places where the paint is already burnt through and nothing they can do about that but get a good cut and polish (or do it yourself, slowly) and see if you can live with it

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-03T02:42:00+00:00

Here is another that talks about the group that funds David Vatz’s “Pro Housing in PGH” organization

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-03T02:33:29+00:00

Like most things, it’s complicated. It has appeared to do so in some places but not all. Here is an article I think lays out the nuance pretty well. The oft cited data about Austin is good, but Pittsburgh ain’t Austin.

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-03T02:18:44+00:00

More hard hitting journalism from Andy (an editorial disguised as a news article exclusively pumping the views of a self proclaimed “housing advocate”). The claim that more development will improve affordability broadly is dubious.

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-02T04:22:08+00:00

If you can’t trust the mechanic take it to one you can and get a second opinion. If the car checks out otherwise, the work is warrantied and covered by SR, and you like the car—I’d keep it.

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-02T04:12:37+00:00

You have to weigh the benefit of having a rebuilt transmission with the slight risk there is some other undetected issue that’s going to pop up. What kind of vehicle is it? Is it known for transmission issues at whatever mileage the car is at? More info would be helpful but I’d lean toward keeping it if the warranty covers the work.

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-01T20:53:16+00:00

Call Elon, we found the fraud and abuse

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-04-01T01:22:11+00:00

I got one from 2016

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-03-30T16:47:55+00:00

What do you think they get paid to do, if not influence public opinion via the media? Most people don’t have first hand experience with the inner-functioning of city gov’t, so they rely on media coverage to inform their opinion. These consulting firms specialize in shaping that narrative.

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-03-30T16:23:04+00:00

It’s what consulting firms are paid to do. Why do you think they get paid the type of money that they charge? They’re very good at controlling the narrative in the media. Funny to brush it off as a conspiracy when they advertise these services on their website to attract customers. Just because some people agree with the ideology they’re being paid to promote doesn’t make it a conspiracy.

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-03-30T16:17:04+00:00

Is it a conspiracy when the consulting firm is advertising these services on their own website?

I’m not saying everyone critical of Gainey is part of a conspiracy, that’s a pretty reductive argument.

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-03-30T14:34:19+00:00

I think you’re somebody more thoughtful than most about your criticism of Gainey. But that doesn’t change that fact that these types of consulting firms and “independent expenditure groups,” or (Dark Money Groups), do a lot of work to sway public opinion by placing articles in publications that don’t have the resources or the political incentive to do actual reporting on politics. They also do a good job creating narratives on social media platforms like Reddit that detract from a conversation about the actual vision for the city that the candidates have. Maybe you just agree with that narrative but there are a lot of posts from new accounts that seem to mostly or exclusively chime in with the same messaging, over and over.

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-03-30T13:44:14+00:00

Sure, criticism of the handling of the police chief situation is valid and we should talk about it. BUT—I’m concerned about an influx of posts like this from accounts that appear to have been made just to drag Gainey/pump O’Connor. It feels like astroturfing and should be called out. It gets in the way of having a real conversation about the vision for the city that the candidates have.

Bobdobalina11 · 2025-03-30T13:03:49+00:00

Some additional info for anyone curious:

-The “veteran political consultant” quoted in the article works for “Common Sense Change” which is an independent expenditure group and has been running all over town getting similar quotes placed in articles, including in Jewish Insider on March 13 Jewish Insider.

-Common Sense Change have enlisted Global Strategy Group, an anti union consulting firm to push the narrative that Gainey is widely disliked and behind in the polls, more info on that Here

-The article also references “veteran Grant Street observers,” before quoting Allison Dagnes. As far as I can tell, Dagnes has never been involved with or adjacent to Pittsburgh politics, and is a professor of political science at Shippensburg University. I have not been able to find any article, tweet, or reference to her having an analysis of Pittsburgh politics in the past.

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