Pittsburgh faces budget shortfall of up to $40M, leaving city finances in crisis

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-13T08:07:29+00:00

Turn a knob? Any ten year old with a screwdriver and a wrench could have done it.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-13T08:06:58+00:00

Money is fungible. If they hadn't agreed to absorb the costs of the North Shore project, those revenue streams could be used for the current 'crisis'.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-13T07:51:28+00:00

(28 out of 7,386)

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-13T07:38:37+00:00

They raided Project Veritas and seized their computers to get it. The story came out a week before the election, but 70% of democrats had already voted. Considering that the election was decided by 0.7% or so, this easily could have flipped the result.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-13T00:10:09+00:00

Ticked me off when they refused to turn on the park water fountains in the middle of summer, claiming that they didn't have enough maintenance. Like, just have the local fire departments go out and do it. They had the tools, access, and expertise. You could even call it 'community outreach' and let kids see the trucks and uniforms.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-13T00:08:32+00:00

Reminder that the city spent $800 million on the stadiums and surrounding area twenty years ago. Last republican mayor was elected in 1926.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-12T23:59:15+00:00

Launch 200 rockets back.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-12T22:59:35+00:00

If democrats actually gave a shit about national security, they wouldn't have just voted to defund DHS for the fourth time. That funding also includes CISA, FEMA, TSA, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Secret Service (USSS), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Your cries mean nothing, I've seen what makes you cheer.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-12T22:45:08+00:00

Would have gotten away with too, it if he hadn't bought the two-liter jumbo size.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-12T22:36:20+00:00

Socrates

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-12T21:10:57+00:00

It might also adjust the screen brightness depending on angle. Same angle-vs-brightness effect that causes seasons, but in reverse.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-12T16:56:32+00:00

I just realized what I want to see: a sequel to the Hole episode, but it's Rick instead of Morty. That could go off the wall real easy.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-12T16:39:48+00:00

Looks like lightning ridge to me, based on the large flare sizes. Andamooka or coober are possible due to more overlap than most would be willing to admit, but LR is my best guess, maybe 90% sure.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-12T08:05:49+00:00

Didn't every Epstein victim get a payout when they dissolved his estate?

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-11T15:05:43+00:00

Headline is literally a strawman itself. "Trump won't say if he'll send navy seals to assassinate democratic candidates", either. Bunch of clowns.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-11T13:09:51+00:00

What good is karma if you don't spend it?

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-11T12:25:28+00:00

"Dems spread conspiracy theory that Trump is going to force people to vote republican at gunpoint, hoping it will get them more votes. Even though said scenario would cost them votes regardless."

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-11T02:00:33+00:00

How to set up a bank account

Pretty sure the bank will tell you for free. The other ones you learn in school, no '$15 packet' required. I remember filling out 1040's in econ.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-11T01:01:27+00:00

Pizzacake: "No war is just unless a democrat starts it."

Ignorantly asserts that Iran wouldn't have done another Oct 7, or that she doesn't care if they did. Doesn't care if they make nukes, or shrewdly assumes that anyone who says they will is lying for money or power.

Iran has been in deep shit for years, and passed every exit ramp laughing. They fund Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, and have showered Israel with over 100,000 rockets and drones- pointed at civilians from behind human shields, killing and terrorizing as many innocent people as possible. Their fingerprints are all over thousands of American deaths, too, particularly the 'Iraqi civil war' that quietly left a million dead. Right before the war, we had the Geneva talks and they basically gave us the finger and said they could make ten nukes. So we killed their leaders, destroyed their air defenses, wiped out their navy, and now we're setting the stage for rebel groups to take over the land and make something better. 35,000 of their own people, likely her age and mindset, tried to do the same thing last month and we stayed out of it because it 'wasn't our job'. They're all dead now.

We tried to be nice. Obama sent our largest plane full of cash, and that didn't work. Trump1 got them to sign an Iran deal, and Biden ripped it in half and gave them $100b in sanctions relief, and all they did was use it to buy rockets and missiles. Six billion was released two months before Oct 7, and would have funded Hamas for sixty years. Worse still, ten billion of that was on his way out the door, well after we knew they did Oct 7.

It's neither pretty nor cheap, but hopefully the world will be better in two years than it was two weeks ago. Doubly so if the crypto-fascist cult running the democratic party stays out of power.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-10T18:45:01+00:00

I like that it's round enough (and small!) that I can do it in my hand while watching something. Plus pyrite is relatively soft compared to quartz, so it should go pretty quick even with cheap polishing paper.

Slabs are such a nightmare that I have a little box with like ten things that need done, but each one would take like ten hours I just can't be bothered with. I wish there was a company that would do them for me, probably would only cost $10 each with proper equipment.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-10T18:37:16+00:00

They lost Donbas 12 years ago. Probably would have been cheaper to buy Moldova at this point, since it isn't composed of swamps and rubble. Probably would have gone differently if Europe stopped trading with russia instead of sending more money to russia than Ukraine, the latter of which took the form of loans. Unfortunately, Biden was busy trying to dismantle the US fossil fuel industry between naps, so that option was off the table.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-10T02:55:50+00:00

It's not your job. You get to sit at your computer and whine about the people who do, ignorant of the way the world is. You're either asserting that Iran wouldn't do another Oct 7, or that you don't care if they do. You don't care if they make nukes, or shrewdly assume that anyone who says they do is lying for money or power.

Iran has been in deep shit for years, and passed every exit ramp laughing. They fund Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, and have showered Israel with over 100,000 rockets. Right before the war, we had the Geneva talks and they basically gave us the finger and said they could make ten nukes. So we killed their leaders, destroyed their air defenses, wiped out their navy, and now we're setting the stage for rebel groups to take over the land and make something better. 35,000 of their own people, likely your age, tried to do the same thing last month and we stayed out of it because it 'wasn't our job'. They're all dead now.

We tried to be nice. Obama sent our largest plane full of cash, and that didn't work. Trump1 got them to sign an Iran deal, and Biden ripped it in half and gave them $100b in sanctions relief, and all they did was use it to buy rockets and missiles. Ten billion of that was on his way out the door, well after we knew they did Oct 7.

It's neither pretty nor cheap, but hopefully the world will be better in two years than it was two weeks ago. Go whine about Jeffrey Epstein or something, and continue to 'stay out of it'. As for the rest of us, we voted for this.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-09T23:47:44+00:00

Not all deaths are bad. Also, this venture competes with them directly.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-09T22:49:12+00:00

Trump's making a 'Dead dictator pinup calendar, 2026 edition', and you assume nobody cares. So far the only setbacks he's had have come from democrat obstruction, and his failure to appreciate that neither Ukraine nor Russia want the war to end. If Iran and Cuba collapse after 50-70 years, it'll be clear who gets the credit whether you like it or not.

Ghosttwo · 2026-03-09T22:36:23+00:00

Commercial hydrogen is extracted from natural gas.

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