Dems flipped State Rep Daryl Metcalfe’s seat three years after he retired, ending his 24 year anti-LGBTQ reign of terror.

This blogger is savoring a moment of simple satisfaction On Tuesday, Butler County residents voted in a Special Election to fill the vacancy of PA House District 12. Democrat Brandon Dukes defeated the Republican nominee by fewer than 100 votes. One of the most overt homophobic and transphobic legislators in modern Pennsylvania history represented the 12th […]

Q&A: Striking Starbucks Workers Reclaim the Power of Labor

Creating power in the work place not only improves the conditions for the workers who have organized, but it creates a path for all workers. Not to be hyperbolic, but this is a Q&A I’ve longed to publish. Beyond my own long relationship with Starbucks, I have an even greater respect and appreciation for the […]

Bodyworn camera footage exposes shameful cooperation with ICE by the Pittsburgh Police.

These posts from Instagram are shared to highlight the cooperation of the Pittsburgh Police Department with Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Department of Homeland Security. On December 17, 2025, Pittsburgh police officers on bodyworn camera footage details the support and assistance they provided when ICE targeted a local man. It is imperative that the City pass non-cooperation […]

However, can’t you see? Here, the owner illustrates the #OakmontBakeryEffect

Includes homage to The TIng Ting’s “That’s Not My Name” The owner of the Oakmont Bakery sent me an email that perfectly illustrates the#OakmontBakeryEffect This song is monotone – more clueless white male privilege treating a woman as if I need to be schooled and corrected. Hi Kim, I own Oakmont Bakery, and I wanted […]

The Oakmont Bakery Effect – Ask Businesses Hard Questions Now

Last week, 47-year-old Oakmont man living in the United States on a work visa was kidnapped by ICE in front of his wife and eight year old daughter. His name is Jose Flores. He and his wife work for Oakmont Bakery, a business that has repeatedly supported the Trump Administration and the Republican MAGA agenda. […]

To stop ICE’s reign of terror, we need to SHUT IT DOWN on Fri Jan 30, 2026.

The people of the Twin Cities have shown the way for the whole country – to stop ICE’s reign of terror, we need to SHUT IT DOWN. On Friday, January 30, join a nationwide day of no school, no work and no shopping.  The entire country is shocked and outraged at the brutal killings of […]

To stop ICE’s reign of terror, we need to SHUT IT DOWN on Fri Jan 30, 2026.

The people of the Twin Cities have shown the way for the whole country – to stop ICE’s reign of terror, we need to SHUT IT DOWN. On Friday, January 30, join a nationwide day of no school, no work and no shopping.  The entire country is shocked and outraged at the brutal killings of […]

Two Black Minnesota Women activists and a US Army Veteran called out a Christian pastor who works for ICE. Now they have been arrested.

UPDATE all three have been released Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen and William Kelly. Three community leaders and activists. Today, they were arrested by the federal government for their role in a recent protest at a St. Paul Christian Church helmed by an employee, an agent of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Some parishioners were […]

Ice Out for Good Events in Pennsylvania

This list compiled from social media listing. Check carefully for local details. Many of these events are organized by chapters of Invisible, others by similar groups. Two events were previously scheduled that are not part of this specific action, but are part of the cause. Please send me (or tag me @Pghlesbian) in photos I […]

Updated Turnout Numbers for 29 No Kings Protests in Western Pennsylvania

My post about the outcomes/attendance at the weekends No Kings events in Western PA got a little convoluted so I pulled this specific information into a new post. The original events are listed with times. Anything w/o a time, I learned about after the fact. I tried to confirm the numbers, but relied on attendees […]