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Tory Wegerski

@producertory.bsky.social

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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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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · May 8

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.

Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · Jan 23

Do you work for the federal government in Pittsburgh? Are you a researcher or scientist affected by the new administration? Do you have a story tip?

I'm an investigative journalist; get in touch!

Work email: [email protected]

Proton email: [email protected]

Signal: @torywegerski.25

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 1d

omg the face on Bonner/the figure on the right in the painting is incredible. Truly art.

Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 2d

A great question for a future story!

Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 2d

A mall owner has a pattern of buying up properties around the country and letting them deteriorate. Eventually taxpayers foot the bill to solve the problem. Is that what's next for yet another Pittsburgh mall? New tonight from KDKA Investigates:

Leaders accuse owner of 2 Pittsburgh-area malls of running down his properties

Some Pittsburgh-area towns accuse one mall owner of deliberately running down his properties.

www.cbsnews.com

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 2d

Boo, hiss, Pittsburgh is Appalachia and I will die on this hill

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 2d

This is awesome! And as a Pittsburgher, very appreciative for how Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood brought Fred Rogers to new generations of kids. Congratulations to your sister!

Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 4d

Five bathrooms! Unheard of!

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taber @kvetch.gay · 5d

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 7d

I have people in a study that was just canceled due to loss of fed funding who don't want to talk to me because they're afraid if the study restarts, they'll be shut out of it in retaliation. Like, participants in the study, not even the researchers -- who are also too scared to talk.

Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks man! It's always nice when I get to report out some optimistic news, for a change.

Will the Spirit Halloween Costume MAGA Man Scared Of Cities from Cranberry read and internalize it? Probs not, but it's here for him!

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 8d

Successfully renewed my driver's licensed TWO DAYS EARLY, my ADHD is cured

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9d

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.

I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.

Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 9d

oh very fun! hopefully he doesn't get run over as much as the ice hockey goalies lol

Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 9d

Is he into any other sports associated with head injuries, like soccer or hockey?

Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 9d

Hey Pittsburgh/SWPA parents: I'm working on a story and looking to talk to people who have encouraged their children to NOT play tackle football. (Whether or not your kid followed your advice.) Bonus points if you DID play tackle football.

Please retweet this so it gets out into Pittsburgh-sky!

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 9d

The team got raked over the coals, on the record, by its own players over the weekend, talking publicly about how it does not seem like the front office wants to win.

And then they go and do this, proving them correct. Just an embarrassment.

Alex Stumpf @alexjstumpf.bsky.social · 9d

Ben Cherington says that he has received assurance he will remain Pirates GM

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 9d

who did you kill so i can invent a time machine and go back and rescue them

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 10d

It's frustrating, in a sick kind of way, that even with how bad the Pirates are, even with some of the worst records this season, they are even mediocre at being bad -- they're not a fascinating tire fire like the Rockies, they're just grindingly, miserably unfun to follow.

Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you for everything, Fleury.

🌸♾️🐧

Jumbotron shows Marc-Andre Fleury with his billion dollar smile

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 11d

"One more year! One more year!" chants in Pittsburgh as Fleury takes the ice for the third period

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 11d

What a pop for MAF back in Pittsburgh

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 11d

Time for one last ride, Marc-Andre Fleury! 🌸🐧🌸🐧🌸🐧🌸🐧🌸🐧

A man and woman wearing matching FLOWER FOREVER shirts with a #29 goalie helmet pose on a light rail platform

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 11d

I'm actually the gun used in every crime and I'm holding the microphone in my barrel it's true

Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 11d

The weird anti-city miasma extends even to cities they never cover on Fox News. I live in Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH. And my family in Eastern Kentucky will text me links to local news stories about crime -- almost none of which are random attacks -- and ask if I'm okay.

Sometimes I WROTE THE STORY.

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 12d

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/t... just a mind virus

What Exactly Is a Jet2 Holiday and Why Are People Talking About It?

www.nytimes.com

Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 12d

god damn I wish I could write like you