# ![@chrisbriem Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::36791055.png) @chrisbriem 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗺

𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗺 posts on X about in the, pittsburgh, $5401t, $9810t the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  8.33% [finance](/list/finance)  7.05% [stocks](/list/stocks)  4.49% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  3.85% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  1.92% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  1.92% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  1.28% [events](/list/events)  1.28% [gaming](/list/gaming)  0.64%

**Social topic influence**
[in the](/topic/in-the) 3.85%, [pittsburgh](/topic/pittsburgh) #6, [$5401t](/topic/$5401t) 3.21%, [$9810t](/topic/$9810t) 3.21%, [steel](/topic/steel) 2.56%, [$4732t](/topic/$4732t) 2.56%, [italy](/topic/italy) 2.56%, [book](/topic/book) 1.92%, [piece the](/topic/piece-the) 1.28%, [new and](/topic/new-and) 1.28%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@modeledbehavior](/creator/undefined) [@producercities](/creator/undefined) [@daveandcatboi](/creator/undefined) [@kentstateupress](/creator/undefined) [@definitesalad](/creator/undefined) [@ft](/creator/undefined) [@protonpirate](/creator/undefined) [@mkshipton](/creator/undefined) [@stevehowser](/creator/undefined) [@tomkeene](/creator/undefined) [@stinkgen](/creator/undefined) [@fastronnie1977](/creator/undefined) [@moriahbee](/creator/undefined) [@sweetg1951](/creator/undefined) [@morhermayi](/creator/undefined) [@annaspiegs](/creator/undefined) [@natevomhof](/creator/undefined) [@rickyreports](/creator/undefined) [@chrisbriems](/creator/undefined) [@byslprice](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)](/topic/$uber) [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [The Walt Disney Company (DIS)](/topic/walt-disney)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Twitter here has so much bashing of the city of Pittsburgh. Worth pointing out that the city of Pittsburgh built a whole neighborhood of these homes on a century old mountain of slag the steel industry dumped in the city. Everyone thought the idea crazy. Use this to respond to every opining starting with:but the suburbs. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017666071021474165 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017666071021474165"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2017666071021474165)  2026-01-31T18:27Z [----] followers, 17.1K engagements


"Apologies that time series I put up for East Liberty was just for part of the neighborhood. This is corrected"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2017768574333419871)  2026-02-01T01:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Im declaring today February [--] [----] will be known as all-time peak Pittsburgh Parking Chair day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2018033361508352036)  2026-02-01T18:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Cover of Fortune Magazine June [----] Rebuilding Pittsburgh Walter Heinz Allner (1909-2006)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2019945558035583409)  2026-02-07T01:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Mr. Mellons Patch Time Magazine October [--] 1949"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2020287230934413381)  2026-02-08T00:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Built by US Steels American Bridge Division. The stunning retro futurism of the Disney Contemporary Resort https://t.co/95PtupZP0X The stunning retro futurism of the Disney Contemporary Resort https://t.co/95PtupZP0X"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2020290933317579024)  2026-02-08T00:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This quote in the accompanying piece The Allegheny Conference was an experiment in a new and wiser capitalism working to repair the damage done by the purposeful haste and thoughtlessness of the old empire builders More in book. https://www.briem.com/files/Time_PittsburghMellon_October031949.pdf https://www.briem.com/files/Time_PittsburghMellon_October031949.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2020293166168240396)  2026-02-08T00:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I think my better title would have been beware all public subsidies that stray too far into 'industry targeting' at least by states and local governments. But today: https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2026/02/08/pennsylvania-ai-data-centers-public-subsidy-investment-vw-christopher-briem/stories/202602080038 https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2026/02/08/pennsylvania-ai-data-centers-public-subsidy-investment-vw-christopher-briem/stories/202602080038"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2020514597829063042)  2026-02-08T15:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Mr. Mellons Patch Time Magazine October [--] [----] This quote is in the accompanying piece The Allegheny Conference was an experiment in a new and wiser capitalism working to repair the damage done by the purposeful haste and thoughtlessness of the old empire builders"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2020535103865196943)  2026-02-08T16:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Is this the least blue collar Super Bowl ever Boston Seattle playing in the Bay Area"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2020646110742872251)  2026-02-08T23:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I jest. The Seattle MSA has literally 2X (160k vs 80k) as many manufacturing jobs as Pittsburgh today. Is this the least blue collar Super Bowl ever Boston Seattle playing in the Bay Area. Is this the least blue collar Super Bowl ever Boston Seattle playing in the Bay Area"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2020649981070188718)  2026-02-09T00:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@definitesalad @MorherMayI Higher % mfg jobs as well. But not 2x"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2020668263567409374)  2026-02-09T01:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ModeledBehavior What is bizarre is you see so many of them in Germany here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2020688621914005611)  2026-02-09T02:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Cover of the Saturday Evening Post November [--] [----] #Pittsburgh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2021050388955423013)  2026-02-10T02:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"AP: After explosion at US Steel plant near Pittsburgh community sees hope after decades of decline https://apnews.com/video/after-explosion-at-us-steel-plant-near-pittsburgh-community-sees-hope-after-decades-of-decline-5685d16e63eb43e6b2c72f5566ecdb88utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share https://apnews.com/video/after-explosion-at-us-steel-plant-near-pittsburgh-community-sees-hope-after-decades-of-decline-5685d16e63eb43e6b2c72f5566ecdb88utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2021576728242471214)  2026-02-11T13:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Note soot. The Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh pictured in the 1940s. https://t.co/gi14vr4owS The Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh pictured in the 1940s. https://t.co/gi14vr4owS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2021749754808742010)  2026-02-12T00:54Z [----] followers, 17K engagements


"NYT: Why Pennsylvanias Two Most Powerful Democrats Dont Speak https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/politics/john-fetterman-josh-shapiro-pennsylvania.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.LlA.WpOs.q6wDy_efpTKw&smid=tw-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/politics/john-fetterman-josh-shapiro-pennsylvania.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.LlA.WpOs.q6wDy_efpTKw&smid=tw-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022021872947540172)  2026-02-12T18:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ModeledBehavior Fiat [----] Poughkeepsie"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022072557403574583)  2026-02-12T22:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ModeledBehavior https://poklib.org/the-american-fiat-built-it-poughkeepsie/ https://poklib.org/the-american-fiat-built-it-poughkeepsie/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022072906805858748)  2026-02-12T22:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I would like to thank the librarian at Utah State University who ordered my book"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022081786831126691)  2026-02-12T22:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Why you might ask It turns out that Andrew Carnegie was new to the steel industry when this Utah steel mill first began production. Now way ahead of the curve and solar powered https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/green-steel/new-owner-colorado-solar-mill https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/green-steel/new-owner-colorado-solar-mill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022092703065092467)  2026-02-12T23:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"BOMBSHELL @FT scoop: Trump admin mulls cutting steel/aluminum tariffs bc these taxes 1) raise US prices; 2) are insanely complicated; 3) had other unintented consequences (incl lobbying). They're admitting in other words that gravity exists. Good. https://t.co/o4RkfMWxlF BOMBSHELL @FT scoop: Trump admin mulls cutting steel/aluminum tariffs bc these taxes 1) raise US prices; 2) are insanely complicated; 3) had other unintented consequences (incl lobbying). They're admitting in other words that gravity exists. Good. https://t.co/o4RkfMWxlF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022325075244990697)  2026-02-13T15:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Poor Nippon Steel. This may go down as the greatest bait and switch in history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022329264021065879)  2026-02-13T15:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In [----] US Steel alone still had [--] *thousand* employees just in the Pittsburgh MSA. Colors mark companies not here anymore at all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022344426216157608)  2026-02-13T16:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"For everyone thinking any issues in Downtown Pittsburgh are unique or even extreme. San Francisco: Anyways they must name their efforts "Renaissance" it's a rule. San Francisco Chronicle editorial: "SF budgets are collapsing. Downtown is its economic engine. Revitalization cant wait" https://t.co/PLEMRpjrNQ https://t.co/aQ7rbQtPKG San Francisco Chronicle editorial: "SF budgets are collapsing. Downtown is its economic engine. Revitalization cant wait" https://t.co/PLEMRpjrNQ https://t.co/aQ7rbQtPKG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022352357368218025)  2026-02-13T16:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Carnegie was contracted to build the bridge but the design called for steel he was yet to make himself. He needed to contract out for the steel but saw the future market. Thus begat the Edgar Thomson Works at Braddock. Most recent one that stopped me: the Eads Bridge survey. Worlds first steel-truss where the West begins. https://t.co/u3tsJpzDDZ Most recent one that stopped me: the Eads Bridge survey. Worlds first steel-truss where the West begins. https://t.co/u3tsJpzDDZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022356116987088927)  2026-02-13T17:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Carnegie was contracted to build the Eads Bridge (St. Louis) but the design called for steel he was yet to make himself. He needed to contract out for the steel but saw the future market. Thus begat the Edgar Thomson Works at Braddock. Most recent one that stopped me: the Eads Bridge survey. Worlds first steel-truss where the West begins. https://t.co/u3tsJpzDDZ Most recent one that stopped me: the Eads Bridge survey. Worlds first steel-truss where the West begins. https://t.co/u3tsJpzDDZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022363520902533289)  2026-02-13T17:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ProducerCities I thought for a moment that they were back"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022372195427651611)  2026-02-13T18:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@DaveAndCatboi Does Jersey Shore count"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022407905144979666)  2026-02-13T20:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"New book explains how Pittsburgh moved "Beyond Steel" https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/02/06/new-book-pittsburgh-beyond-steel-economy https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/02/06/new-book-pittsburgh-beyond-steel-economy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2019752150423760934)  2026-02-06T12:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Allegheny Airlines Pittsburgh poster 1960s()"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2021424200343486636)  2026-02-11T03:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Factoid of the day total Nippon-U.S. Steel jobs in all of *Pennsylvania* = [----] and declining per this(2024) No words. I guess its more jobs than J&L still has in southwestern. Pennsylvania. New FY2024 economic impact study shows U. S. Steel generated $5.6B in economic impact in Pennsylvania (+55.6% since FY2022) supported [-----] jobs and delivered $216M in tax revenue statewide. And now with Nippon Steel were building for the next century. https://t.co/CXRJYpytOk New FY2024 economic impact study shows U. S. Steel generated $5.6B in economic impact in Pennsylvania (+55.6% since FY2022)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022338300498117021)  2026-02-13T15:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"So whats the grace period to leave a parking chair out once the snow melts Asking for a friend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022363160414687278)  2026-02-13T17:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The coal mines they are a closing. Thats a lot of jobs given the size of these communities. BREAKING: Seven mines to close in Logan County and surrounding area https://t.co/IF8s9R1WC8 BREAKING: Seven mines to close in Logan County and surrounding area https://t.co/IF8s9R1WC8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022403789245067718)  2026-02-13T20:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Pittsburgh after any big rain The Potomac sewage spill is a disaster for river activities this year. w/ @AnnaSpiegs https://t.co/IMdPqHGMO8 The Potomac sewage spill is a disaster for river activities this year. w/ @AnnaSpiegs https://t.co/IMdPqHGMO8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022485066727772232)  2026-02-14T01:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Just a little trivia. Chris Moores brother retired from the Navy as a three-star admiral. Don't miss one last Moore of Pittsburgh with Mr. Chris Moore this Sunday evening. https://t.co/SLXITkZKqJ Don't miss one last Moore of Pittsburgh with Mr. Chris Moore this Sunday evening. https://t.co/SLXITkZKqJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022504647924023362)  2026-02-14T02:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Oh. What he said about me was de minimus. But he did publicly say he had never even heard of my colleague at all despite just having finished serving *eight* years on the citys planning board. She had literally voted and commented on every development he had ever commented on. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022819626640462182 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022819626640462182"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022819626640462182)  2026-02-14T23:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"There no longer is any U.S. Steel stock to check in on but for certain the value of the U.S. Steel assets will drop if tariffs get reduced. As I said Nippon should be mad. The spent a huge premia and promised $ for investment that may not make sense without the tariffs. Pretty much sums it up https://t.co/bAybB0ejwC Pretty much sums it up https://t.co/bAybB0ejwC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022848106652369233)  2026-02-15T01:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ProtonPirate Loss of Uber Advanced Technology Center closure of Argo AI all had big impact in the city numbers in 2023/4. Both for reasons that clearly had no connection to the city really. But those tech jobs are coming back some since 2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023142615294599398)  2026-02-15T21:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"And new today: a book-related interview in the Pittsburgh Review of Books https://pghrev.com/christopher-briem-on-a-pittsburgh-beyond-steel/ https://pghrev.com/christopher-briem-on-a-pittsburgh-beyond-steel/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2018730212091941231)  2026-02-03T16:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"1971 US Steel commercial highlighting Walt Disney Worlds Contemporary resort which the corporation built in large part"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2020586021742588049)  2026-02-08T19:50Z [----] followers, 62.1K engagements


"RT @natevomhof: Chinese Pittsburgh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023105988614861248)  2026-02-15T18:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Or this one for the city-bashers still out there I'm sure. though they have been quiescent of late. We can discuss impact of working from home. but no matter how you parse it city-located industries/establishments have for years been outperforming those across the far larger remainder of the 8-county region"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023126973694787736)  2026-02-15T20:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"And Ill add. that slowdown or sight decline in city-located jobs in 2023-4 is likely in large part coming from the departure of the Uber technology center/closure of Argo AI and wider consolidation of the autonomous vehicle cluster"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023164885773721759)  2026-02-15T22:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Speaking of books. Book marketing is tough. In recent days Ive talked to at least three folks who I know but dont talk to often. Hyper-involved folks locally in many ways. Yet despite reviews in the PG and other venues and really decent media coverage thus far they had no idea I had a book out. So if you know someone who might be interested yet isnt wasting time here let them know. Thanks in advance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023172166032802040)  2026-02-15T23:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Central planners doing their thing J.H. Campbell a coal plant in Michigan was slated to close but the federal government is keeping it open. https://t.co/lUexFr6NlM https://t.co/VGtzgKTbJ7 J.H. Campbell a coal plant in Michigan was slated to close but the federal government is keeping it open. https://t.co/lUexFr6NlM https://t.co/VGtzgKTbJ7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023085424814760359)  2026-02-15T17:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"RT @RickyReports: Pittsburgh will appreciate this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023133777300500973)  2026-02-15T20:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"And I'll just repeat this here. Yes the city of Pittsburgh is growing population as well. For a factoid the recent +1% annual growth is actually faster growth than the city of Pittsburgh has seen (important: *net of annexations*) since the 1900-1910. https://www.wesa.fm/economy-business/2025-05-15/pittsburgh-population-growth https://www.wesa.fm/economy-business/2025-05-15/pittsburgh-population-growth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023136682929692918)  2026-02-15T20:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Paging Chetty City leaders break ground on new affordable housing project in Pittsburghs Hill District https://t.co/87ppLQqILB City leaders break ground on new affordable housing project in Pittsburghs Hill District https://t.co/87ppLQqILB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023198591226089833)  2026-02-16T00:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I cant believe the book was photobombed by Rockys here. I still keep forgetting its not Maryannes. Love seeing our authors book in the window of a great indie If you missed @chrisbriems launch event for Beyond Steel and still want a signed copy head over to White Whale in Pittsburgh. https://t.co/SJOYmWznRS Love seeing our authors book in the window of a great indie If you missed @chrisbriems launch event for Beyond Steel and still want a signed copy head over to White Whale in Pittsburgh. https://t.co/SJOYmWznRS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022850121042362646)  2026-02-15T01:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This aged well (not)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2022861368827740542)  2026-02-15T02:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I've been distracted have not updated this in little bit. Note again this is the jobs by place of work metric (as compared to employment by place of residence) that everyone seems to just ignore. Jobs located in the City of Pittsburgh 2010-2025Q2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023124376325964011)  2026-02-15T19:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Looks like [----] to me. Braddock Pa. Out of the Furnace (2013) https://t.co/4lJfNGnD6m Braddock Pa. Out of the Furnace (2013) https://t.co/4lJfNGnD6m"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023153763830383031)  2026-02-15T21:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"RT @bySLPrice: "has been sunset" what the hell kind of writing is that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023169664172388764)  2026-02-15T22:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"And if interested in coverage thus far. Tracking most of it here: https://www.briem.com/home/services/service3/ https://www.briem.com/home/services/service3/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023173188805402940)  2026-02-15T23:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Ill be happy to self-report NYT: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has sent legal requests to Google Reddit Meta and Discord for names email addresses phone numbers and identifying data of social media accounts that track and criticize ICE. NYT: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has sent legal requests to Google Reddit Meta and Discord for names email addresses phone numbers and identifying data of social media accounts that track and criticize ICE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/2023209466041192902)  2026-02-16T01:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@MKShipton Paywalled which means a very very small number of people potentially read it. I certainly dont have a sub. You are proving my point I think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1954865853138116741)  2025-08-11T11:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Me: "A deliberative plan for how Clairton can thrive without its coke works should have begun decades ago but having failed that needs to begin today." https://briem.medium.com/clairton-is-dead-long-live-clairton-dbad98ef2c5a https://briem.medium.com/clairton-is-dead-long-live-clairton-dbad98ef2c5a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1954958043256344679)  2025-08-11T17:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@MKShipton Moving on. people died in Clairton today. Jeans not important today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1954980519248085422)  2025-08-11T18:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The last haze gray ship I ever stood a watch on. USS Normandy (CG 60) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser leaving Norfolk Virginia - August [--] [----] SRC: YT- ThimbleShoalsShipwatching https://t.co/r3Dik7Tljj USS Normandy (CG 60) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser leaving Norfolk Virginia - August [--] [----] SRC: YT- ThimbleShoalsShipwatching https://t.co/r3Dik7Tljj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1955034730547814564)  2025-08-11T22:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Reaching the end of her service as well. https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/08/10/navy-is-retiring-the-last-of-its-storied-cruisers-to-san-diego-veterans-they-were-the-pinnacle-of-naval-power/ https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/08/10/navy-is-retiring-the-last-of-its-storied-cruisers-to-san-diego-veterans-they-were-the-pinnacle-of-naval-power/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1955251185037807989)  2025-08-12T12:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Remember former Pittsburgh mayoral candidate Mark DeSantis I really have to wonder if he has read Safford at all before writing this Alas: "How Pittsburgh's Economic Garden Can Grow" https://www.realclearpennsylvania.com/articles/2025/08/11/how_pittsburghs_economic_garden_can_grow_1128067.html https://www.realclearpennsylvania.com/articles/2025/08/11/how_pittsburghs_economic_garden_can_grow_1128067.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1955342494402507229)  2025-08-12T18:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"That big rental box truck meandering through Oakland aimlessly. Be afraid. Be very afraid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1955358924691083375)  2025-08-12T20:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I dont know how Oakland has gone so long without a bakery (sorry Dunkin). Its been what [--] years since Kunsts closed La Gourmandine will be responsible for my next 5lbs. But its sublime that in Pittsburgh a gourmet French bakery serves Turners"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1955429092851151214)  2025-08-13T00:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"When I variously lived in Washington DC in the late 1980s/early 1990s you can't dispute that there were crime issues worse than today. Yet in Georgetown the major police presence was the DC police sending their recruits in training to give jaywalking tickets at Wisc. and M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1955641013739127225)  2025-08-13T14:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Is so odd. No lie too small Stallone famously insisted on starring in Rocky which he wrote. Trump claims studio execs insisted he do it and he didnt want to. Just why https://t.co/DylpSBFrX8 https://t.co/NKlvCjRG1V No lie too small Stallone famously insisted on starring in Rocky which he wrote. Trump claims studio execs insisted he do it and he didnt want to. Just why https://t.co/DylpSBFrX8 https://t.co/NKlvCjRG1V"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1955762613390073902)  2025-08-13T22:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"So I was more obsessed with where he even got that big wall art of the Bismarck. Ignoring the added cost to airbrush out the Nazi flag its apparently a thing. Who is buying this ( https://blueartdecor.com/products/german-battleship-bismarck-wall-art-canvas-printing-decor_pos=1&_sid=cf35d7736&_ss=r&variant=40206481719385 https://blueartdecor.com/products/german-battleship-bismarck-wall-art-canvas-printing-decor_pos=1&_sid=cf35d7736&_ss=r&variant=40206481719385"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1955805168009928898)  2025-08-14T01:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I just realized I am so irked by this because I am an old battleship sailor for real. Is there no wall art of an American battleship he could have used You can visit my old ship in the Delaware River today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1955809915135779107)  2025-08-14T01:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This is absolutely fascinating. I RT something from someone affiliated with a self-described conservative organization and the responses here attack it as being too liberal I cant quite explain it. https://www.principlesfirst.us/ https://www.principlesfirst.us/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1956167190484242926)  2025-08-15T01:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Little Italy Days has moved beyond being just the summer church festival on steroids"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1957185013453131888)  2025-08-17T20:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The very last hour of Little Italy Days in Bloomfield. Seriously Bloomfield Main Street retail would be ecstatic for 10% of this once a month"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1957192568778666492)  2025-08-17T21:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"And I should add life in the city of Pittsburgh is nasty brutish and short (or so the internet and radio pundits remind me often). The very last hour of Little Italy Days in Bloomfield. Seriously Bloomfield Main Street retail would be ecstatic for 10% of this once a month. https://t.co/qfsV8Fn0qN The very last hour of Little Italy Days in Bloomfield. Seriously Bloomfield Main Street retail would be ecstatic for 10% of this once a month. https://t.co/qfsV8Fn0qN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1957224942845464803)  2025-08-17T23:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I forgot about the question of what happens to the soon to be former landslide terminal at the airport going to lose my mind if pittsburghs perfect postmodernist airport gets demolished https://t.co/AbIcMSxG5J going to lose my mind if pittsburghs perfect postmodernist airport gets demolished https://t.co/AbIcMSxG5J"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1957240490979394025)  2025-08-18T00:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"You might think that one of the [-----] people who came to Little Italy Days would be inspired to think why dont I start an Italian grocery store and deli right here. There might even be a location ready-made for such a business"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1957577797905289553)  2025-08-18T22:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@steve_howser Just last year multiple events at the White House for this: https://www.youtube.com/watchreload=9&v=0BYQrMHOr6s https://www.youtube.com/watchreload=9&v=0BYQrMHOr6s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1957810263559754085)  2025-08-19T14:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"THE Calder continues on: Pittsburgh International Airport relocating famed kinetic mobile to new terminal via @KDKA https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pittsburgh-international-airport-alexander-calder-mobile-new-terminal/ https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pittsburgh-international-airport-alexander-calder-mobile-new-terminal/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1957889995538329780)  2025-08-19T19:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Whhaaattt Actually they kind of hinted at this but still. Book needs a new epilogue not that it will get one at this point. But wow its always the sure things that bail first. After operating it for less than three years Shell is looking to sell its massive western Pennsylvania plastics plant -- which received authorization for an unprecedented $1.6 billion in tax breaks last decade -- due to changing market conditions. https://t.co/Gp0P3IxAAc After operating it for less than three years Shell is looking to sell its massive western Pennsylvania plastics plant -- which received authorization"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1958953816260583506)  2025-08-22T18:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The bow floated away and was named the USS McKeesport as befitting the most politically fragmented county in the U.S. Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser USS Pittsburgh pictured at Guam after losing her bow during Typhoon Viper in June [----]. https://t.co/5uEQA1uwbf Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser USS Pittsburgh pictured at Guam after losing her bow during Typhoon Viper in June [----]. https://t.co/5uEQA1uwbf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1958976189823164528)  2025-08-22T19:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"More on the USS Pittsburgh and Typhoon Viper: https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2008/06/08/the-next-page-the-uss-pittsburgh-vs-typhoon-viper/stories/200806080197 https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2008/06/08/the-next-page-the-uss-pittsburgh-vs-typhoon-viper/stories/200806080197"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1958988655994781923)  2025-08-22T20:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@_RobMarsh_ The [--] million Visa holders being identified by that poster for removal are by very definition *legal* immigrants"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1959046082035687486)  2025-08-23T00:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Correction: The top pitching prospect in baseball will be visiting Pittsburgh for a few years. The top pitching prospect in baseball is coming to Pittsburgh 👀 https://t.co/cncXcEjIjW The top pitching prospect in baseball is coming to Pittsburgh 👀 https://t.co/cncXcEjIjW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1959227648887922742)  2025-08-23T12:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Is unDOGEing a word President Trump has ordered the IRS to cancel layoffs and attempt to rehire fired agents breaking his campaign promise to block the hiring of [-----] additional staff. President Trump has ordered the IRS to cancel layoffs and attempt to rehire fired agents breaking his campaign promise to block the hiring of [-----] additional staff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1959725889283113132)  2025-08-24T21:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@eakenbor @NotHoodlum What does your comment have to do with weathering (Cor-Ten) steel It is not supposed to be painted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1959741245112099000)  2025-08-24T22:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This. Is. Insane. It appears that Trump has just fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook https://t.co/OeW3rNDvHn It appears that Trump has just fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook https://t.co/OeW3rNDvHn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1960139757033332983)  2025-08-26T00:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"New: Pittsburgh MSA unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) for July [----] remains steady at 3.9%. Employment and labor force pretty much flat. https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dli/documents/cwia/products/press-releases/pghmesa_pr.pdf https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dli/documents/cwia/products/press-releases/pghmesa_pr.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1960388635905163633)  2025-08-26T17:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"And again the city of Pittsburgh sustains the lowest unemployment rate in the metro region"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1960411170663264483)  2025-08-26T18:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ModeledBehavior Ah but there were signs. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/senate-control-could-come-down-to-whole-foods-vs-cracker-barrel/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/senate-control-could-come-down-to-whole-foods-vs-cracker-barrel/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1960749525846696077)  2025-08-27T17:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@dennis_roddy Memory says it was someone in Ireland. There were news stories"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1961150160748028157)  2025-08-28T19:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"An entirely uncompensated commercial but if you are on the coffee shop circuit in Pittsburgh and have not made it here my friend Nick is the owner of Friendship Perk and Brew. You can tell him I sent you. https://perkandbrew.net https://perkandbrew.net"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1961223629611344318)  2025-08-29T00:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The location is where the infamous 7/11 with a liquor license once was something that is of course commonly used for geographic directions to this day. https://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/1eocpi8/the_old_dive_bar_inside_the_7eleven_in_bloomfield/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/1eocpi8/the_old_dive_bar_inside_the_7eleven_in_bloomfield/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1961226829567857048)  2025-08-29T00:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Is there anything more infuriating than U.S. Steel needing to import foreign talent to remain remotely competitive. INTERVIEW: Nippon Steel to Send More Engineers to U.S. Steel https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2025082900043/ https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2025082900043/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1961425323465093351)  2025-08-29T13:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This reminded me of the past effort to rebrand the Pitt logo as Pittsburgh. That went over as well as the Cracker Barrel rebrand as I recall. Panthers announce new "modernized" logo to debut against Duquesne. #H2P https://t.co/w9LIyx4ohX Panthers announce new "modernized" logo to debut against Duquesne. #H2P https://t.co/w9LIyx4ohX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1961769049571958902)  2025-08-30T12:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Life in the city is so dangerous. Maybe there are some pickpockets in the crowd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1961799219775242518)  2025-08-30T14:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Bad bad city. (Sound up)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1961801798676574251)  2025-08-30T14:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I do think a large part of the motivation for the recent AI summit in Pittsburgh was cover for the plan for a bee Homer City generating plant. https://www.publicsource.org/ai-data-centers-pennsylvania-jobs/ https://www.publicsource.org/ai-data-centers-pennsylvania-jobs/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1962848956435579353)  2025-09-02T12:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I do think a large part of the motivation for the recent AI summit in Pittsburgh was cover for the plan for a new Homer City generating plant. https://www.publicsource.org/ai-data-centers-pennsylvania-jobs/ https://www.publicsource.org/ai-data-centers-pennsylvania-jobs/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1962854346472726653)  2025-09-02T12:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"How bad is it at Pittsburgh Mills Mall Well if you get WSJ coverage it's bad. As I remind folks the Pittsburgh Mills Mall development as at the time the largest Allegheny County TIF ever set up. Why The inertia that defines economic development in Pittsburgh. A lot of my teenage years were spent at that mall said MacGregor .But last year she started the Pittsburgh Mills Mess Facebook group now with some [----] members where residents vent about the malls decline. A lot of people are angry https://t.co/5DqB8tqLMl https://t.co/KC6atDg3gq A lot of my teenage years were spent at that mall said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1962891523650986482)  2025-09-02T14:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In re: Charleroi https://apnews.com/article/immigration-haiti-venezuela-judge-trump-administration-8519e669dada7e678531f21180cf8def https://apnews.com/article/immigration-haiti-venezuela-judge-trump-administration-8519e669dada7e678531f21180cf8def"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1964093167596192063)  2025-09-05T22:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Missed this. Not really unexpected news except that at one point Cleveland Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves was publicly threatening to bankrupt the Nippon Steel CEO so he could take his dog as part of this lawsuit. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel have ended its lawsuit against steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs and the head of the United Steelworkers union.Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel merged in June.A federal lawsuit was filed in March alleging Cleveland-Cliffs its president. https://t.co/kcu33YtVQt Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel have ended its lawsuit against steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs and the head of the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1964480475659194663)  2025-09-07T00:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Pennsylvania only lagging behind New York but ahead of everywhere else in New England and Midatlantic and even most of Midwest in this metric. New Financial Times article from today: vast parts of the US aren't looking great economically. Many states including large ones like IL WA NJ VA could be in recession. However the "big 4" (NY TX FL CA) are holding on. https://t.co/pRSDdsl30v New Financial Times article from today: vast parts of the US aren't looking great economically. Many states including large ones like IL WA NJ VA could be in recession. However the "big 4" (NY TX FL CA) are"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1964799900031631810)  2025-09-07T21:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Of note. I am personally more curious about all the space Philips is() leasing at Bakery Square. Google renews lease at Pittsburgh's Bakery Square downsizing office space but keeping a strong presence in the tech-focused complex. https://t.co/yskahFaDco Google renews lease at Pittsburgh's Bakery Square downsizing office space but keeping a strong presence in the tech-focused complex. https://t.co/yskahFaDco"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1965146141701669039)  2025-09-08T20:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Amateurs talk strategy; professionals talk logistics Some #WednesdayWisdom: You can't understand how the Allies won in Tunisia without understanding the development of the 34-page "Preparation for overseas movement" document - a thing of beauty born out of lessons from Operation TORCH. #TyrannyOfLogistics #TunisianCampaign https://t.co/NncC0gKemN Some #WednesdayWisdom: You can't understand how the Allies won in Tunisia without understanding the development of the 34-page "Preparation for overseas movement" document - a thing of beauty born out of lessons from Operation TORCH."  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1965799879743246833)  2025-09-10T15:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@MJameson77 @grok Reference"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1966290974562214194)  2025-09-12T00:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This is distressing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1966680887568818301)  2025-09-13T01:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Ok. this is funny. I think someone said they saw this on Reddit but from XKCD ICYMI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1968041308490174885)  2025-09-16T19:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"When I mention West Virginia understand I am talking about Greater Pittsburgh in many ways but the most striking statistic is that labor force participation in West Virginia is literally lowest in the nation. A data-driven overview of West Virginias economic performance shows significant room to improve. https://t.co/vd9l7UOgGD A data-driven overview of West Virginias economic performance shows significant room to improve. https://t.co/vd9l7UOgGD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1968101393174237631)  2025-09-16T23:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@tomkeene Compared to *1950* men are retiring earlier staying in school longer and more men are full time caregivers. Given all that is it really that big a drop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1968127081566667186)  2025-09-17T01:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@tomkeene And worth noting is that labor force participation varies a LOT across states with West Virginia having the lowest LFP rate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1968146769172135962)  2025-09-17T02:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Was just wondering when was the peak year for employment in television repair"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1968434802278699270)  2025-09-17T22:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Pitt and CMU are partners with WVU led effort on this list. 🚨Just in at EIGs Engines of Growth event: @NSF announced the [--] finalists advancing to the next stage of the Regional Innovation Engines program competition. Read more here: https://t.co/CMTtVmBrhl 🚨Just in at EIGs Engines of Growth event: @NSF announced the [--] finalists advancing to the next stage of the Regional Innovation Engines program competition. Read more here: https://t.co/CMTtVmBrhl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1968825122396996069)  2025-09-18T23:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I just cant. This is sort of the soul of western Pennsylvania. And please tell me they didnt refer to Nippon Steel as Nip. The Nippon Steel deal will strengthen the American steel industry help workers and communities and promote American national and economic security. Yesterday @SenMcCormickPA and representatives from Nippon Steel U.S. Steel and the Pittsburgh community joined Joel Scanlon https://t.co/ffCstSbC9t The Nippon Steel deal will strengthen the American steel industry help workers and communities and promote American national and economic security. Yesterday @SenMcCormickPA and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1968842842932978090)  2025-09-19T01:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@mattyglesias Renamed the Ministry of Deflation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1969188023049847055)  2025-09-19T23:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Trumps new H-1B visa fee prompts emergency guidance from companies via @ft https://www.ft.com/content/9822b5ee-4d3e-4e73-bbf4-be382d2fada7 https://www.ft.com/content/9822b5ee-4d3e-4e73-bbf4-be382d2fada7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1969565528613179695)  2025-09-21T00:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Can FOUO documents be distributed to the public on public social media President Trumps new H-1B visa requirement applies only to NEW prospective petitions that have not yet been filed. Petitions submitted prior to September [--] 2025are not affected. https://t.co/YZmqtpE8N3 https://t.co/ZwCnqeoLVI President Trumps new H-1B visa requirement applies only to NEW prospective petitions that have not yet been filed. Petitions submitted prior to September [--] 2025are not affected. https://t.co/YZmqtpE8N3 https://t.co/ZwCnqeoLVI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1969737306899706340)  2025-09-21T12:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Yes of course the FOUO can be removed and info released but the document would have to be marked as such. Why was this memo marked FOUO in the first place is the real question here. And if corporations like JP Morgan did not get this message than maybe the problem was the messenger https://www.ft.com/content/9822b5ee-4d3e-4e73-bbf4-be382d2fada7 https://www.ft.com/content/9822b5ee-4d3e-4e73-bbf4-be382d2fada7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1969739359348826442)  2025-09-21T12:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ProducerCities I honestly don't understand why most all crypto mining and data centers have not all agglomerated in Iceland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1970184263061447103)  2025-09-22T17:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"From the vault but this came up for me last week. The story of modern Hazelwood. I wonder some what the vote would be today. Ref: When Pittsburgh said no by Christopher Briem https://medium.com/p/when-pittsburgh-said-no-22081a5b39e6source=social.tw https://medium.com/p/when-pittsburgh-said-no-22081a5b39e6source=social.tw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1970220742202794098)  2025-09-22T20:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"You would think from the headline that AI in the U.S. was Silicon Valley and then up and coming Pittsburgh and it just isnt true at all. https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/america-steel-city-taking-on-silicon-valley-as-ai-powerhouse-6w08j00jw https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/america-steel-city-taking-on-silicon-valley-as-ai-powerhouse-6w08j00jw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1970333575804252342)  2025-09-23T03:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@steve_howser As have the last five mayors. The jock tax was a key part of revenues in the citys budget for [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1971899364164681989)  2025-09-27T11:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I so need to steal this. how do I give attribution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1972647122660123000)  2025-09-29T12:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I really may do a Bloomfield version of this (with attribution). What to include Gordon Shoes Donatellis Bloomfield Hardware Lombardozzis Lennys Damicos St. Josephs Church Alexanders Isalys PNC Branch McKean Cadillac Maggios (like [--] of you might get that one) Autenrieths (make that 1-2 of you) Cardell Photos (ok [--] of you)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1972712531517976729)  2025-09-29T17:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"New: Pittsburgh MSA unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) for August [----] unchanged at 3.9%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1973019186856403253)  2025-09-30T13:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"And again for the city boo birds by far the lowest unemployment rate across southwestern Pennsylvania remains that for the City of Pittsburgh. This has become normal of late but certainly wasn't for decades. New: Pittsburgh MSA unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) for August [----] unchanged at 3.9% New: Pittsburgh MSA unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) for August [----] unchanged at 3.9%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1973041960173912259)  2025-09-30T15:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Slightly off-topic but this reminds me that Shell is looking to sell the much vaunted cracker plant in Beaver County. Not sure there is any update on that. Since [----] it has cut about $13.5 billion in structural costs by combining offices & trimming jobs among other measures. On Tuesday Exxon said consolidating workspaces drives innovation https://t.co/3tDQ8sLh8P Since [----] it has cut about $13.5 billion in structural costs by combining offices & trimming jobs among other measures. On Tuesday Exxon said consolidating workspaces drives innovation https://t.co/3tDQ8sLh8P"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1973089096177221733)  2025-09-30T18:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I sometimes feel that West Virginia has as a collective joined the Hemlock Society. If anywhere in the U.S. ought not to be chasing away immigrants West Virginia State Police in coordination with ICE arrested [--] undocumented immigrants in the past [--] days. Gov. Patrick Morrisey is vigorously supporting President Trumps immigration crackdown partnering with ICE for its 287(g) program. https://t.co/gOudG4CtVG West Virginia State Police in coordination with ICE arrested [--] undocumented immigrants in the past [--] days. Gov. Patrick Morrisey is vigorously supporting President Trumps immigration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1973903552926884225)  2025-10-03T00:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Residents of Puerto Rico ARE US CITIZENS https://t.co/KIKmIL80XP https://t.co/KIKmIL80XP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1974254796795199937)  2025-10-03T23:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This just irks me more than all the other terrible things because Ive been deployed overseas with the Puerto Rico National Guard as mobilized by the president"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1974269396374769716)  2025-10-04T00:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Boom goes the dynamite"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1974627646668742743)  2025-10-05T00:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Considering grand theft auto"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1974891660288156105)  2025-10-05T17:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@stinkgen But you can poop on every floor. Big premia for that here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1975240560165462189)  2025-10-06T16:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"With news of Monroeville Mall's possible demise and ongoing travails at Pittsburgh Mills interesting to look back at this article from [----]. (PG: April [--] 1989)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1975619569239945622)  2025-10-07T17:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Placing Halloween candy order:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1976016738815987782)  2025-10-08T20:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"From when the airport was actually new: Preliminary master plan for the Greater Pittsburgh Airport Coraopolis Pennsylvania. David Rumsey Map Collection: https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY8131478790083680:Greater-Pittsburgh-Airport---Coraop https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY8131478790083680:Greater-Pittsburgh-Airport---Coraop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1977182417665638555)  2025-10-12T01:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Im cribbing off others on this but this is deep in Ben and Jerry homelands. America isn't an idea. It's home. https://t.co/Cj589IVXhu America isn't an idea. It's home. https://t.co/Cj589IVXhu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1977374070472573081)  2025-10-12T14:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Lest anyone get overly nostalgic about the days of PIT as a hub and for the (imminently-former midfield) terminal current terminal opened in late [----]. Peak USAir operations too a few years to build up and entered death-spiral upon USAirways bankruptcy in [----]. It all really lasted well less than a decade and it was not cheap to get most anywhere while it lasted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1977416619069481140)  2025-10-12T16:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"It is worth remembering that this is all the result of the Penguins having such a bad casino plan that they didnt win the casino license even though the state and others really wanted to award it to them (because of the threat they would move to Waterloo or Las Vegas or wherever). This is a good column by @brandonmcg. Some reservations since giving a whole neighborhood to the Penguins to indulge their bluff of moving to Vegas was to invite public resentment. But more broadly there's something to Pittsburgh as guilt offering https://t.co/HxaWsP1i7d This is a good column by @brandonmcg. Some"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1977427998656835706)  2025-10-12T17:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I need to see this documentary whole: https://vimeo.com/200400298fl=pl&fe=sh https://vimeo.com/200400298fl=pl&fe=sh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1977839442691076183)  2025-10-13T20:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This Ive read. https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2025/10/the-shadow-of-kinzua-the-seneca-since-world-war-ii/ https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2025/10/the-shadow-of-kinzua-the-seneca-since-world-war-ii/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1977840519708578145)  2025-10-13T20:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Towed away by the USS Pittsburgh later that day. Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) burns and lists heavily after being struck by two Japanese semi-armor piercing bombs on March [--] [----]. #History #WWII https://t.co/HWwJVyPNuG Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) burns and lists heavily after being struck by two Japanese semi-armor piercing bombs on March [--] [----]. #History #WWII https://t.co/HWwJVyPNuG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1977876868859617775)  2025-10-13T23:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Boggles my mind some that the treaty abrogated to build the dams preventing most floods in Pittsburgh was signed by George Washington himself (1794). Some day Pittsburgh will send the Seneca a thank you note at least. https://www.onondaganation.org/government/the-canandaigua-treaty-of-1794/ https://www.onondaganation.org/government/the-canandaigua-treaty-of-1794/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1977880722137379206)  2025-10-13T23:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@FastRonnie1977 But. Never bankrupt. And George Washington had no problem at all signing a treaty with them. But go on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1977888583928193044)  2025-10-14T00:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@FastRonnie1977 George Washington signed a treaty in perpetuity. We unilaterally abrogated it. Is that not my point"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1977889990894928029)  2025-10-14T00:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@PghPRGuy Indeed they did"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1978068752202715382)  2025-10-14T12:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Speaking of West Virginia the state with the lowest labor force participation rate in the nation. Yes these metrics are all connected. And Pittsburgh's labor force is also contracting for the record. The next spooky chart shows the scary state of West Virginia's labor force which has been shrinking over the past year. https://t.co/m6tFMlXtIx The next spooky chart shows the scary state of West Virginia's labor force which has been shrinking over the past year. https://t.co/m6tFMlXtIx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1978196270985474151)  2025-10-14T20:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I mean airport loses 60% of flights - lets spend $2billion to reengineer the place. Braddock PA loses 90+% population - lets just continue on as if nothing happened"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1978210088784396636)  2025-10-14T21:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Just something I've been thinking about. Yes this is mostly an artifact of being an older region but still this has an impact in local real estate markets and an even more concentrated impact in some communities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1978529014089216189)  2025-10-15T18:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Does this suggest literally all the Adams voters shifted to Mamdani New - Mayor poll - New York City 🔵 Mamdani 52% 🟡 Cuomo 28% 🔴 Sliwa 14% Fox #B - LV - 10/14 New - Mayor poll - New York City 🔵 Mamdani 52% 🟡 Cuomo 28% 🔴 Sliwa 14% Fox #B - LV - 10/14"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/1979003813441753253)  2025-10-17T01:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"and your daily ranking. 'hottest cities of the future' - http://t.co/VNDlR8TU http://www.businessinsider.com/up-and-coming-cities-2012-6op=1#ixzz1yxR4Wcph http://www.businessinsider.com/up-and-coming-cities-2012-6op=1#ixzz1yxR4Wcph"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/218036786469945345)  2012-06-27T17:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@MoriahBee @PittsburghPress and if Mason was not forced to resign due to ill health he was set to become Mayor upon Flaherty's resignation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/400690709319020545)  2013-11-13T18:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Is Dim Sum the new Pierogi PG: How to shop at Pittsburgh's Asian markets http://t.co/Bt44FwnhR6 Stats say yes: http://t.co/SVTAfSRDg1 http://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2014/01/30/How-to-shop-at-local-Asian-markets/stories/201401300112 http://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2014/01/30/How-to-shop-at-local-Asian-markets/stories/201401300112"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/428964490755854336)  2014-01-30T18:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"and just for the record you will never meet a net migrant"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/449617436199763968)  2014-03-28T18:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Bram_R @MoriahBee Actually I was kidding. There is the cohort who jumped from Bitnet to the Intertubes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/449625719812157440)  2014-03-28T19:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Random Walks - Pittsburgh Pirates games behind by date 1992-2014. Restarting the tracker: http://t.co/6NozNbJDhY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/459851864234663937)  2014-04-26T00:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The National Amazon Pitch Day reminds me that we have been here before. Baltimore's letter to Volkswagen (1976)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chrisbriem/status/920998833793961984)  2017-10-19T13:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

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