Allegheny Independent Media

Above is a graph showing the correlation between the % of poor mental health and the % with asthma in zip codes for the states of NY, PA, MD, WV, and VA. The data is from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Unmet Need Score map tool. The panel on the right shows zip […]

Why can’t our congressmen connect the dots? This post is reprinted from John Frederick’s Substack Allegheny Matters. The recent storms with 80 mph winds on Labor Day in the Johnstown area also underscore climate change’s impacts. An average five-year-old can draw a connect-the-dots picture, transforming a scattered bunch of numbers into a coherent image. And […]

by Paul Ricci The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) made a shipment of sutures to Cuba. The Trump Administration has ramped up sanctions to the island making life miserable there. The video above shows the Pittsburgh DSA chapter’s contribution to this shipment. Speakers in the video are Scott Tyson, Lisa Valenti and Tyler Blau. Below […]

On Wednesday, September 23, Sally Simpson of Unite Armstrong held a AI data center meeting in Kittanning, PA. It was at the United Steelworkers Local 159. Video of it is above. Panelists were: According to the website Cleanview, there are currently 15 operating data centers and 135 planned data centers in Pennsylvania. The map above […]

by Paul Ricci It was brought to my attention that there is a problem with the DTP vaccine coverage data in West Virginia so I deleted the graphs and the previous post on this issue. The mortality data is real so I left it in the post. Mortality is high in West Virginia. The graph […]

by Paul Ricci On Saturday, September 12, there was a protest against AI data centers in Homer City. This part of a sustained effort to stop the spread of these centers. The candidates for governor have heard the cries of the protesters and have at least modified their positions. There were art projects to show […]