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September 7, 2023
Spotlight PA link: https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2023/09/pennsylvania-public-employee-email-search-removed/
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Here's the link to PA state employees' online phone directory: https://www.dgs.pa.gov/About/Pages/Directory.aspx
If a state employee chooses to give their own email address, that's one thing. But having all the email addresses available publicly in a database listing - that's not a good idea. Too many cranks and crazies out there.
Pennsylvania removes email database of public employees
Spotlight PA link: https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2023/09/pennsylvania-public-employee-email-search-removed/
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania officials have removed a searchable, online database of state employee emails, narrowing the ways the public can reach the people who work for commonwealth agencies.
The state Office of Administration, which oversees cybersecurity for state government agencies, took down the directory in May because it posed a security risk, said communications director Dan Egan.
Having every Commonwealth employee email address publicly available in a searchable directory represents a cybersecurity risk and is not a best practice since phishing emails are increasing in frequency and represent the number one threat vector Commonwealth employees face today, Egan wrote in an emailed statement.
The state still provides an online phone directory of state employees, and department websites feature some general email addresses and contact forms for public use. The email directory launched in 2012, and gave the public a way to directly contact employees who work for various state departments.
The state Office of Administration, which oversees cybersecurity for state government agencies, took down the directory in May because it posed a security risk, said communications director Dan Egan.
Having every Commonwealth employee email address publicly available in a searchable directory represents a cybersecurity risk and is not a best practice since phishing emails are increasing in frequency and represent the number one threat vector Commonwealth employees face today, Egan wrote in an emailed statement.
The state still provides an online phone directory of state employees, and department websites feature some general email addresses and contact forms for public use. The email directory launched in 2012, and gave the public a way to directly contact employees who work for various state departments.
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Here's the link to PA state employees' online phone directory: https://www.dgs.pa.gov/About/Pages/Directory.aspx
If a state employee chooses to give their own email address, that's one thing. But having all the email addresses available publicly in a database listing - that's not a good idea. Too many cranks and crazies out there.
September 7, 2023
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/e-jean-carroll-defeats-donald-trump
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The "other tales" that follow are awesome too. It's all good.
Thank you, Jeff Tiedrich!
Tiedrich rant: E. Jean Carroll defeats Donald Trump once again, and other tales of sweet justice
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/e-jean-carroll-defeats-donald-trump
the torrent of bad news just keeps getting worse for the quadrice-indicted twice-impeached popular-vote-losing adderall-huffing insurrection-leading judge-threatening lawyer-ignoring witness-tampering game-show-hosting serial-sexual-predating draft-dodging casino-bankrupting daughter-perving hush-money-paying real-estate-scamming bone-spur-faking ketchup-hurling justice-obstructing classified-war-plan-thieving weather-map-defacing horse-paste-promoting paper-towel-flinging tax-cheating evidence-destroying charity-defrauding money-laundering diaper-filling fluorescent tangerine jackass who just cant seem to go five minutes without criming.
E. Jean Carroll has won a second defamation judgement against the gross pig who raped excuse me, sexually assaulted her.
the judge basically ruled that since E. Jean had already proved defamation in her previous trial, the jury in this trial could just skip ahead to the part where they figure out how much moolah Trump has to fork over.
E. Jean Carroll has won a second defamation judgement against the gross pig who raped excuse me, sexually assaulted her.
[Quote]A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Donald Trump is civilly liable for defamatory statements he made about writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 when she went public with claims he had raped her decades earlier.
the judge basically ruled that since E. Jean had already proved defamation in her previous trial, the jury in this trial could just skip ahead to the part where they figure out how much moolah Trump has to fork over.
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The "other tales" that follow are awesome too. It's all good.
Thank you, Jeff Tiedrich!
September 7, 2023
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2023/09/07/summer-lee-2024-campaign-john-fetterman-marijuana/stories/202309060104
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Summer Lee kicks off her re-election campaign as a possible primary challenge looms
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2023/09/07/summer-lee-2024-campaign-john-fetterman-marijuana/stories/202309060104
WASHINGTON An all-star team of Democratic officials is making up the host committee for freshman Rep. Summer Lees re-election campaign kickoff on Thursday night at the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers headquarters.
The list includes U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey, D-Pa.; Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey; and Sara Innamorato, the Democratic nominee for Allegheny County executive.
But Ms. Lee, D-Swissvale, may not have clear sailing to renomination. Edgewood Borough Council member Bhavini Patel, who quickly dropped plans to run for the seat last year, is considering challenging Ms. Lee in next years Democratic primary over her stance on Israel.
The first Black woman elected to the U.S. House from Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee has aligned herself with the group of young, liberal lawmakers of color known as the Squad, many of whom have joined her in being critical of Israeli government policies.
The list includes U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey, D-Pa.; Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey; and Sara Innamorato, the Democratic nominee for Allegheny County executive.
But Ms. Lee, D-Swissvale, may not have clear sailing to renomination. Edgewood Borough Council member Bhavini Patel, who quickly dropped plans to run for the seat last year, is considering challenging Ms. Lee in next years Democratic primary over her stance on Israel.
The first Black woman elected to the U.S. House from Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee has aligned herself with the group of young, liberal lawmakers of color known as the Squad, many of whom have joined her in being critical of Israeli government policies.
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September 6, 2023
Variety link: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/bill-maher-slams-wga-strike-kooky-demands-no-leverage-streamers-1235713795/
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Of all the late-night talk show hosts, Bill Maher is my least favorite. The guy pretends to be sympathetic and somewhat liberal, and then he unloads all his libertarian shit. Give me a break!
Bill Maher Says WGA Has 'No Leverage' Against Streamers, Went on Strike at the 'Wrong Time'
Variety link: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/bill-maher-slams-wga-strike-kooky-demands-no-leverage-streamers-1235713795/
Bill Maher criticized the WGA strike during a discussion with comedian Jim Gaffigan on the Club Random podcast. Maher, whose HBO talk show Real Time ended its most recent season in April just ahead of the WGA strike, shared his thoughts after Gaffigan noted the strike might kill late-night television for good.
Theyre asking for a lot of things that are, like, kooky, Maher said about the WGA. What I find objectionable about the philosophy of the strike [is] it seems to be, they have really morphed a long way from 2007s strike, where they kind of believe that youre owed a living as a writer, and youre not. This is show business. This is the make-or-miss league.
The WGA strike started in May and hit the 100-day mark last month. Maher said he agreed with the guild regarding streaming platforms having to report viewership data.
I feel for my writers. I love my writers. Im one of my writers. But theres a big other side to it, Maher also said. And a lot of people are being hurt besides them a lot of people who dont make as much money as them in this bipartisan world we have where youre just in one camp or the other, theres no in between. Youre either for the strike like theyre fucking Che Guevara out there, you know, like, this is Cesar Chavezs lettuce picking strike or youre with Trump. Theres no difference theres only two camps. And its much more complicated than that.
Theyre asking for a lot of things that are, like, kooky, Maher said about the WGA. What I find objectionable about the philosophy of the strike [is] it seems to be, they have really morphed a long way from 2007s strike, where they kind of believe that youre owed a living as a writer, and youre not. This is show business. This is the make-or-miss league.
The WGA strike started in May and hit the 100-day mark last month. Maher said he agreed with the guild regarding streaming platforms having to report viewership data.
I feel for my writers. I love my writers. Im one of my writers. But theres a big other side to it, Maher also said. And a lot of people are being hurt besides them a lot of people who dont make as much money as them in this bipartisan world we have where youre just in one camp or the other, theres no in between. Youre either for the strike like theyre fucking Che Guevara out there, you know, like, this is Cesar Chavezs lettuce picking strike or youre with Trump. Theres no difference theres only two camps. And its much more complicated than that.
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Of all the late-night talk show hosts, Bill Maher is my least favorite. The guy pretends to be sympathetic and somewhat liberal, and then he unloads all his libertarian shit. Give me a break!
September 6, 2023
Philly Inquirer link: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/scott-perry-mike-obrien-congress-20230906.html
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Scott Perry has GOT to go!
Come on Dems in York County, let's get behind Mike O'Brien and give him a chance!
Get the word out, get the Dem voters registered ... Let's make some NOISE!
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry gets a congressional challenger with a 'Top Gun' resume
Philly Inquirer link: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/scott-perry-mike-obrien-congress-20230906.html
Mike OBrien and his wife, Courtney, saw Harrisburg as a great spot to land their early retirements from the U.S. Marine Corps, for both personal and political reasons. It puts the couple close to family, in an affordable area with good schools. And it gives Mike OBrien a chance to run against U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, a York County Republican.
OBrien brings a Top Gun resume that he plans to deploy against Perrys record as a retired brigadier general in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. A Marine aviator and squadron leader who retired last week as a lieutenant colonel, OBrien became a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Houses 10th District seat Wednesday and will face at least two opponents in the Democratic primary in May.
Born in Philadelphia and raised in Elkins Park, OBrien spent 20 years as an aviator and instructor after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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OBriens wife is also an aviator, U.S Naval academy graduate, and lieutenant colonel. They were the first husband-and-wife team to take command of flight squadrons on the same day in San Diego last year with him in change of a fighter attack squadron and her running an aerial refueler transport squadron. Courtney OBrien, the Naval Academys highest all-time basketball team scorer, expects to retire next year, he said. She remains on active duty in San Diego with their 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son.
OBrien brings a Top Gun resume that he plans to deploy against Perrys record as a retired brigadier general in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. A Marine aviator and squadron leader who retired last week as a lieutenant colonel, OBrien became a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Houses 10th District seat Wednesday and will face at least two opponents in the Democratic primary in May.
Born in Philadelphia and raised in Elkins Park, OBrien spent 20 years as an aviator and instructor after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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OBriens wife is also an aviator, U.S Naval academy graduate, and lieutenant colonel. They were the first husband-and-wife team to take command of flight squadrons on the same day in San Diego last year with him in change of a fighter attack squadron and her running an aerial refueler transport squadron. Courtney OBrien, the Naval Academys highest all-time basketball team scorer, expects to retire next year, he said. She remains on active duty in San Diego with their 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son.
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Scott Perry has GOT to go!
Come on Dems in York County, let's get behind Mike O'Brien and give him a chance!
Get the word out, get the Dem voters registered ... Let's make some NOISE!
September 5, 2023
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/republicans-are-going-to-hold-the
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Anything ... ANYTHING to deflect from the media coverage of "Repukes + Chump being charged with state and federal crimes."
Tiedrich rant: Republicans are going to hold the government hostage over pissy little grievances
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/republicans-are-going-to-hold-the
Congress is back in session this week, and Republicans are planning to focus on what they do best: fucking everything all to hell. heres just a small sample of the bullshit they have up their stupid sleeves.
theyre going to try to derail Fani Willis
useless pantload Jim Jordan is up to his usual underhanded tricks again. hes doing his best to help Trump by interfering with the Georgia Election Fuckery trial, and so hes waving his arms and pointing his fingers and shouting about defunding Williss office (spoiler alert: he cant do that). hes announced hes opened an investigation into Willis.
(External link) https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jim-jordan-launches-probe-georgias-fani-willis-ahead/story?id=102532160
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theyre going to try to fuck with Jack Smith
everything theyre going to try to pull on Fani Willis, that goes double for Jack Smith. Shouty McFingerpoint has opened the same obstructive investigations into The Guy Who Convicts Criminals In The Hague. Jims been trying to do this for months, and now hes going to redouble his efforts.
(External link) https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/06-16-2023/doj-answers-jordan/
theyre going to try to derail Fani Willis
useless pantload Jim Jordan is up to his usual underhanded tricks again. hes doing his best to help Trump by interfering with the Georgia Election Fuckery trial, and so hes waving his arms and pointing his fingers and shouting about defunding Williss office (spoiler alert: he cant do that). hes announced hes opened an investigation into Willis.
(External link) https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jim-jordan-launches-probe-georgias-fani-willis-ahead/story?id=102532160
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theyre going to try to fuck with Jack Smith
everything theyre going to try to pull on Fani Willis, that goes double for Jack Smith. Shouty McFingerpoint has opened the same obstructive investigations into The Guy Who Convicts Criminals In The Hague. Jims been trying to do this for months, and now hes going to redouble his efforts.
(External link) https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/06-16-2023/doj-answers-jordan/
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Anything ... ANYTHING to deflect from the media coverage of "Repukes + Chump being charged with state and federal crimes."
September 5, 2023
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Whew! There's one more reason why I'll probably never fly again.
Passenger's Diarrhea Forces Delta Flight to Turn Back
Daily Beast link: https://www.thedailybeast.com/passengers-diarrhea-forces-delta-flight-to-turn-back
A Delta flight from Atlanta [GA, US] to Barcelona was forced to turn around due to a passengers diarrhea, which the pilot considered a biohazard issue, according to reports. Around two hours into the transatlantic flight last Friday, Flight 194 was reportedly asked to return to Georgia [US].
Weve had a passenger whos had diarrhea all the way through the airplane, so they want us to come back to Atlanta, the pilot reportedly said to air traffic control in a recording shared on Twitter. In a statement to Insider, Delta confirmed the flight had been affected by a medical issue which meant that the aircraft needed to return to Atlanta for cleaning.
Our teams worked as quickly and safely as possible to thoroughly clean the airplane and get our customers to their final destination, the statement read. We sincerely apologize to our customers for the delay and inconvenience to their travel plans.
Weve had a passenger whos had diarrhea all the way through the airplane, so they want us to come back to Atlanta, the pilot reportedly said to air traffic control in a recording shared on Twitter. In a statement to Insider, Delta confirmed the flight had been affected by a medical issue which meant that the aircraft needed to return to Atlanta for cleaning.
Our teams worked as quickly and safely as possible to thoroughly clean the airplane and get our customers to their final destination, the statement read. We sincerely apologize to our customers for the delay and inconvenience to their travel plans.
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Whew! There's one more reason why I'll probably never fly again.
September 1, 2023
Rolling Stone link: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/adam-driver-ferrari-calls-out-netflix-amazon-at-venice-film-festival-1234815896/
Adam Driver Calls Out Netflix and Amazon, Stands With Strikers in Venice
Rolling Stone link: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/adam-driver-ferrari-calls-out-netflix-amazon-at-venice-film-festival-1234815896/
ADAM DRIVER MAY be at the Venice Film Festival promoting his new film Ferrari, but he wants the striking SAG-AFTRA actors on the picket lines to know that he stands in solidarity with them.
To be clear: Driver is not breaking any strike rules by appearing in Venice and doing publicity for his biopic of Enzo Ferrari. The film, directed by Michael Mann and produced by Neon and STX, has a SAG interim agreement because it was made independent of the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and abided by SAG rules and regulations.
Im very happy to be here to support this movie the truncated schedule that we had to shoot it, and the efforts of all the incredible actors working on it, and the crew but also, Im very proud to be here to be a visual representation of a movie thats not part of the AMPTP, and to promote the SAG leadership directive, which is an effective tactic, which is the interim agreement, Driver said during the films press conference.
According to Driver, the SAG interim agreements are beneficial because they allow independent movies to be made and stop the bleeding a little bit, providing opportunities for people in the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and SAG to work amid the ongoing actors strike.
He then called out studios like Netflix and Amazon for not wanting to play by SAG rules. The other objective is to obviously say, why is it that a smaller distribution company like Neon and STX International can meet the dream demands of what SAG is asking for but a big company like Netflix and Amazon cant? he asked. And every time people from SAG go and support a movie that has agreed to these terms, an interim agreement, it just makes it more obvious that these people are willing to support the people they collaborate with and the others are not.
To be clear: Driver is not breaking any strike rules by appearing in Venice and doing publicity for his biopic of Enzo Ferrari. The film, directed by Michael Mann and produced by Neon and STX, has a SAG interim agreement because it was made independent of the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and abided by SAG rules and regulations.
Im very happy to be here to support this movie the truncated schedule that we had to shoot it, and the efforts of all the incredible actors working on it, and the crew but also, Im very proud to be here to be a visual representation of a movie thats not part of the AMPTP, and to promote the SAG leadership directive, which is an effective tactic, which is the interim agreement, Driver said during the films press conference.
According to Driver, the SAG interim agreements are beneficial because they allow independent movies to be made and stop the bleeding a little bit, providing opportunities for people in the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and SAG to work amid the ongoing actors strike.
He then called out studios like Netflix and Amazon for not wanting to play by SAG rules. The other objective is to obviously say, why is it that a smaller distribution company like Neon and STX International can meet the dream demands of what SAG is asking for but a big company like Netflix and Amazon cant? he asked. And every time people from SAG go and support a movie that has agreed to these terms, an interim agreement, it just makes it more obvious that these people are willing to support the people they collaborate with and the others are not.
September 1, 2023
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2023/09/01/biden-2024-election-labor-day/stories/202309010092
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Welcome back to Pennsylvania, President Biden!
Biden to use Labor Day to appeal to two key 2024 constituencies
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2023/09/01/biden-2024-election-labor-day/stories/202309010092
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will spend Labor Day with two constituencies crucial to his 2024 re-election chances union workers and Pennsylvanians. The president is scheduled to mark the holiday on Monday in Philadelphia, the White House announced.
Thats a city that has seen a lot of Mr. Biden, who is seeking a second term. This will be Mr. Bidens seventh trip to the City of Brotherly Love this year, including holding a campaign rally there in June with union members and touring the Philadelphia shipyard in July.
And Vice President Kamala Harris used Philadelphia as the backdrop last month to announce steps designed to increase pay for 1 million construction workers.
It makes sense that the president would spend time in Pennsylvania with a core constituency like labor, who hes generally been popular with, said Mike Soliman, a New Jersey-based Democratic consultant. The fact is Pennsylvania is an incredibly important state to his re-election prospects.
Thats a city that has seen a lot of Mr. Biden, who is seeking a second term. This will be Mr. Bidens seventh trip to the City of Brotherly Love this year, including holding a campaign rally there in June with union members and touring the Philadelphia shipyard in July.
And Vice President Kamala Harris used Philadelphia as the backdrop last month to announce steps designed to increase pay for 1 million construction workers.
It makes sense that the president would spend time in Pennsylvania with a core constituency like labor, who hes generally been popular with, said Mike Soliman, a New Jersey-based Democratic consultant. The fact is Pennsylvania is an incredibly important state to his re-election prospects.
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Welcome back to Pennsylvania, President Biden!
August 31, 2023
Inquirer link: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/pa-senate-passed-school-vouchers-bill-20230830.html
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The Repukes just will NOT let this go!
School vouchers are back up for debate in Pa.
Inquirer link: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/pa-senate-passed-school-vouchers-bill-20230830.html
HARRISBURG Private-school vouchers are back on the table in Pennsylvania. The GOP-controlled Senate on Wednesday again approved a $100 million initiative this time in a 28-19 vote that would allow some students in Pennsylvanias poorest districts to attend private schools. The move comes less than a month since Gov. Josh Shapiro vetoed the same proposal, one he helped develop.
In addition, the Republican-led Senate cut a number of Democratic priorities from the states spending plan, including tens of millions of dollars in supplementary funding for the poorest school districts and money to continue a popular home-repair assistance program.
Shapiro, a Democrat, led the state through a monthlong state budget impasse after negotiations broke down between him, Senate Republicans, and House Democrats over school vouchers. He created the program with Senate Republicans but soon realized he could not garner enough support among House Democrats who hold a one-seat majority in the chamber.
The state Senate returned Wednesday for an unusual August session day to pass two code bills, which contain the legislative language that allows the state to actually spend about $1.1 billion of the money legislators allocated in the $45.5 billion budget bill signed into law earlier this month.
In addition, the Republican-led Senate cut a number of Democratic priorities from the states spending plan, including tens of millions of dollars in supplementary funding for the poorest school districts and money to continue a popular home-repair assistance program.
Shapiro, a Democrat, led the state through a monthlong state budget impasse after negotiations broke down between him, Senate Republicans, and House Democrats over school vouchers. He created the program with Senate Republicans but soon realized he could not garner enough support among House Democrats who hold a one-seat majority in the chamber.
The state Senate returned Wednesday for an unusual August session day to pass two code bills, which contain the legislative language that allows the state to actually spend about $1.1 billion of the money legislators allocated in the $45.5 billion budget bill signed into law earlier this month.
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The Repukes just will NOT let this go!
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