Tory Wegerski
@producertory.bsky.social
Investigative journalist & news producer for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. Professionally nebby. SAG-AFTRA steward. Unionize your newsroom. If I had opinions they'd be mine alone.
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I'm an investigative journalist; get in touch!
Work email: [email protected]
Proton email: [email protected]
Signal: @torywegerski.25
Sending this out again for anyone in Pittsburgh who lost their NEA grant last week, or is fighting for their NSF money, or who is being RIF'd from their fed job, or who wants to tell an investigative journalist anything, really. You can be anonymized and you will be protected.
Police told ICE the protesters were well within their 1st Amendment rights and weren't doing anything wrong, and rolled off.
January 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Police told ICE the protesters were well within their 1st Amendment rights and weren't doing anything wrong, and rolled off.
From this scanner traffic, you might imagine it was an enormous crowd in Pittsburgh blocking the ICE office.
You would be wrong. According to police, when they got there, seven (7) protesters were blocking the driveway.
So, you know, now you have that information moving forward.
You would be wrong. According to police, when they got there, seven (7) protesters were blocking the driveway.
So, you know, now you have that information moving forward.
South Side. 3000 Sidney Street. Caller is with ICE and says that protestors have them blocked in.
January 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM
From this scanner traffic, you might imagine it was an enormous crowd in Pittsburgh blocking the ICE office.
You would be wrong. According to police, when they got there, seven (7) protesters were blocking the driveway.
So, you know, now you have that information moving forward.
You would be wrong. According to police, when they got there, seven (7) protesters were blocking the driveway.
So, you know, now you have that information moving forward.
I started reading the records you're requesting and literally started daydreaming about the FOIAs I want to submit to ICE on Monday, hot damn dude
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I started reading the records you're requesting and literally started daydreaming about the FOIAs I want to submit to ICE on Monday, hot damn dude
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents, a judge in Minnesota ruled
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are obser...
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:45 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents, a judge in Minnesota ruled
perfect, awesome. I figured it was either Hold Steady or Dillinger Four, either of which I am delighted to sport. I'll dig around, thanks very much and A+++++ fashion choice.
January 16, 2026 at 9:36 PM
perfect, awesome. I figured it was either Hold Steady or Dillinger Four, either of which I am delighted to sport. I'll dig around, thanks very much and A+++++ fashion choice.
desperately need the double whiskey coke fuck ice shirt, please tell me where to cop
January 16, 2026 at 9:23 PM
desperately need the double whiskey coke fuck ice shirt, please tell me where to cop
Husband gets to work from home and hang out with Samwise all day. I'm seething with envy.
January 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Husband gets to work from home and hang out with Samwise all day. I'm seething with envy.
OMG. I had never heard about this. It was a Bulgarian sheepdog puppy from the President of Bulgaria and the National Security Council had to figure out what to do with it. Incredible.
From NPR: The Art (And Occasional Artlessness) Of The Presidential Gift www.npr.org/2011/05/25/1...
From NPR: The Art (And Occasional Artlessness) Of The Presidential Gift www.npr.org/2011/05/25/1...
The Art (And Artlessness) Of The Presidential Gift
Gift exchanges among heads of state take some finessing. President Obama was criticized for giving Queen Elizabeth II an iPod two years ago. But during this week's visit, he got better reviews afte...
www.npr.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:09 AM
OMG. I had never heard about this. It was a Bulgarian sheepdog puppy from the President of Bulgaria and the National Security Council had to figure out what to do with it. Incredible.
From NPR: The Art (And Occasional Artlessness) Of The Presidential Gift www.npr.org/2011/05/25/1...
From NPR: The Art (And Occasional Artlessness) Of The Presidential Gift www.npr.org/2011/05/25/1...
Eyyyy I have that shirt
Excellent cat too
Excellent cat too
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Eyyyy I have that shirt
Excellent cat too
Excellent cat too
Lmao I just noticed Geno is actually the Queen of Hearts, I love it
Also Pens have scored 6 goals against the Flyers, what a delightful evening
Also Pens have scored 6 goals against the Flyers, what a delightful evening
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Lmao I just noticed Geno is actually the Queen of Hearts, I love it
Also Pens have scored 6 goals against the Flyers, what a delightful evening
Also Pens have scored 6 goals against the Flyers, what a delightful evening
It's Casino Night at the Pittsburgh Penguins game & they have playing card graphics for the goal scorers. The King is Sidney Crosby & the Queen... is Evgeni Malkin. #HeatedRivalry anyone?
January 16, 2026 at 2:08 AM
It's Casino Night at the Pittsburgh Penguins game & they have playing card graphics for the goal scorers. The King is Sidney Crosby & the Queen... is Evgeni Malkin. #HeatedRivalry anyone?
Fuck dude stay safe out there please
January 15, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Fuck dude stay safe out there please
Witnesses contradicting claims made by ICE, again and again and again
Witness Sam Warburton said he was able to get through an alleyway and could see the front of a north Minneapolis house, where agents in tactical gear were shooting through a second-floor window, he said.
Live: Federal agent shoots, injures man in north Minneapolis
Gov. Tim Walz addressed Minnesotans in a live broadcast Wednesday night on the surge of federal immigration agents in the state. A federal judge has declined to immediately rule on the ICE surge in Minnesota.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Witnesses contradicting claims made by ICE, again and again and again
Reposted by Tory Wegerski
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
That is what was relayed
We had a long conversation about this in the newsroom today and came to the same conclusion as you.
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 AM
We had a long conversation about this in the newsroom today and came to the same conclusion as you.
brb legally changing my name to Pippa-Tory Fripp
January 14, 2026 at 10:05 PM
brb legally changing my name to Pippa-Tory Fripp
All of it. And it's all thanks to the heir to the Estee Lauder fortune. archive.is/ZQZxE
archive.is
January 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
All of it. And it's all thanks to the heir to the Estee Lauder fortune. archive.is/ZQZxE
I'm not gonna say out loud that if folks with felony records in PA would just quit carrying guns, then the AUSAs at Western District of Pennsylvania would have nothing to do
but they would at least have to get creative with criminal charges other than Felon In Possession.
but they would at least have to get creative with criminal charges other than Felon In Possession.
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I'm not gonna say out loud that if folks with felony records in PA would just quit carrying guns, then the AUSAs at Western District of Pennsylvania would have nothing to do
but they would at least have to get creative with criminal charges other than Felon In Possession.
but they would at least have to get creative with criminal charges other than Felon In Possession.
How quickly will someone reaching into their coat to pull out their phone be "mistaken" by an ICE officer as someone reaching for a gun?
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 5:18 PM
How quickly will someone reaching into their coat to pull out their phone be "mistaken" by an ICE officer as someone reaching for a gun?
I know you know these things. I'm as annoyed at you are at people's reactions. But CNN's digital editor knew what they were doing with that headline.
January 14, 2026 at 7:19 AM
I know you know these things. I'm as annoyed at you are at people's reactions. But CNN's digital editor knew what they were doing with that headline.
The headline isn't doing it any favors. "Shed light on" & "ties to" both have negative connotations -- implying something had been shrouded in darkness, & we often see 'ties to' in relation to shady organizations or backgrounds. The copy is good. The headline sucks.
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 AM
The headline isn't doing it any favors. "Shed light on" & "ties to" both have negative connotations -- implying something had been shrouded in darkness, & we often see 'ties to' in relation to shady organizations or backgrounds. The copy is good. The headline sucks.
It was this lil guy, which is a meme. The baristas at my coffee shop draw stuff on the cup sleeves like Sonic and Tails making out. Getting given one of their drawings is a special honor.
I also wonder if this was pre-drawn and the cop got given it randomly and decided to get 2 people fired.
I also wonder if this was pre-drawn and the cop got given it randomly and decided to get 2 people fired.
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 AM
It was this lil guy, which is a meme. The baristas at my coffee shop draw stuff on the cup sleeves like Sonic and Tails making out. Getting given one of their drawings is a special honor.
I also wonder if this was pre-drawn and the cop got given it randomly and decided to get 2 people fired.
I also wonder if this was pre-drawn and the cop got given it randomly and decided to get 2 people fired.
Between the jagoffs who speed up my left and rip a turn into the neighborhood, the people crossing three lanes to make the Greenfield turn, and the jerks who ride the left only lane up to Monitor and then just sit there trying to merge back in and blocking my turn I hate them I hate them all
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Between the jagoffs who speed up my left and rip a turn into the neighborhood, the people crossing three lanes to make the Greenfield turn, and the jerks who ride the left only lane up to Monitor and then just sit there trying to merge back in and blocking my turn I hate them I hate them all
Reposted by Tory Wegerski
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” said TJ Sabula, the UAW worker who heckled President Trump and who Trump flipped off and cursed at. “And today I think I did that.”
Gift link: wapo.st/4sG38CD
Gift link: wapo.st/4sG38CD
Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
A cellphone video captured Trump twice mouthing “f--- you” and raising his middle finger toward a line worker shouting at him inside the Ford factory.
wapo.st
January 14, 2026 at 1:40 AM
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” said TJ Sabula, the UAW worker who heckled President Trump and who Trump flipped off and cursed at. “And today I think I did that.”
Gift link: wapo.st/4sG38CD
Gift link: wapo.st/4sG38CD
Just hit the world's deepest pothole on the Parkway East exit ramp into Squirrel Hill and the tire pressure light IMMEDIATELY came on
Bent the hell out of my rim too
PennDOT you are my sworn enemy
Bent the hell out of my rim too
PennDOT you are my sworn enemy
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Just hit the world's deepest pothole on the Parkway East exit ramp into Squirrel Hill and the tire pressure light IMMEDIATELY came on
Bent the hell out of my rim too
PennDOT you are my sworn enemy
Bent the hell out of my rim too
PennDOT you are my sworn enemy