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My good rule of thumb is, if you’re collecting social security, you shouldn’t be serving in public office.

The only morally correct ageist opinion is that absolutely no one above retirement age should be allowed to work in public office. Not a single soul

lmao he did

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

And technically, you don’t even need a SS#. There’s an option for other ways to show you’re eligible to vote. 🗳️

Would the Philly Democrats running for Congress back Hakeem Jeffries for speaker of the House? State Rep. Chris Rabb is keeping his powder dry, aligning himself with other progressive lawmakers and candidates who may push for a more liberal speaker.

Two PA-03 candidates commit to supporting corporate centrist and AIPAC-funded Hakeem Jeffries for House Speaker. Only @chrisrabb.com is aligning with other progressives and keeping his options open.
What more do you need to know? 🎁🔗
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PA Voters - now’s the time to double-check your voter registration. Remember, if you live in PA, you can vote in PA. Don’t need a driver’s license, just a SS#. May 4th is the last day to register for the May 19th primary.
Verify your registration here:
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BIG NEWS: @PhillyInquirer endorses Chris Rabb for Congress in PA-03!

"Rabb has consistently offered the boldest and most ambitious leadership . . . As the contender who will best represent the interests of his constituents, the Editorial Board endorses Chris Rabb."

When will the media just accept that Trump’s war “news” is simply market manipulation for his insider trading buddies?

Photo of piano bass and drums musicians playing in small stage in a warehouse. Color lights and an antique chandelier light the stage.

Sunday evening trio
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Remember when you didn’t need to know about media conglomerate mergers and acquisitions to watch a ball game?

Lost 5% body fat!

(because I got a different, hopefully more accurate, scale)

Giant pickup truck runs into smaller sedan.

Happened to us, too.

THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS AND FULL PASSAGE, BUT THE NAVAL BLOCKADE WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IT PERTAINS TO IRAN, ONLY, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE. THIS PROCESS SHOULD GO VERY QUICKLY IN THAT MOST OF THE POINTS ARE ALREADY NEGOTIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J.TRUMP 2.52k ReTruths 10.4k Likes 4/17/26, 8:27 AM

President Trump referred this morning to "OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN." This is, of course, interesting because the last time the United States struck a deal with Iran involving a transaction, Republicans completely lost their minds.

Let's take a trip down memory lane. 🧵

Panel clears Quakertown police chief of wrongdoing in confrontation with teenage protesters Scott McElree was struck multiple times by students during the scuffle and sustained serious injuries, including fractured ribs and a collapsed lung, the report said.

What a misleading headline, @inquirer.com How about:

“Panel of Police Chiefs Disputes Video Evidence, Justifies Quakertown Chief’s Use of Force Against Teenagers”

www.inquirer.com/crime/quaker...

Jacob can dunk!!!
#AbbottElementary

Just like they’re doing in PA-03, 314 Action Fund stepped into the IL-09 Dem primary to support the moderate candidate over the more progressive candidate. (Green bar - $409K)

Assigned a phishing training at work because I interrogated a URL in a honeypot email from IT. Apparently, any interaction counts.
Fine. Marking all IT emails as spam now.
“You’re behind in your trainings!" BLOCK
“You need to upgrade your software!" BLOCK
“Don’t sell your laptop on eBay!" BLOCK

Hidden AIPAC funders are likely also what we will find in 3.14 Action, the “pro-science” super PAC funding ads to support Ala Stanford in PA-03, hoping to split the progressive vote and elect the establishment Dem. But we probably won’t know till after the vote, if at all.

Just a reminder: Sixers first-round playoff games won't air on NBC Sports Philadelphia this season.

Instead, games 1 to 4 will be on four different networks and two different streamers. www.inquirer.com/sixers/live/...

Cat wearing a cowboy hat with Sixers logo on it. Below the cat is the Philly landscape

SIXERS IN THE PLAYOFFS

Reminded that performative populism is called “slopulism” by the cool kids 😎

Finally, the Federal Highway Trust Fund (despite its name) actually covers a big chunk of mass transit funding. This proposal essentially says, “Is your gas $4/gal? Let's slash SEPTA funding!” Just awful policy all around. /fin

Second, this proposal does nothing to encourage people to move away from fossil fuels long-term. So the pollution, climate effects, and Middle East forever wars over oil would continue. Why not propose free bus passes? Or electric car discounts? Or bike lanes? 3/

First, this immediately concedes the Republican framing that "all taxes are bad” and that the only lever of policy we have is to cut more taxes. And, it leaves opportunity for right-wingers to always go further—why not eliminate the gas tax completely? 2/

Gas is over $4 per gallon in Philly. Brendan Boyle wants to lift the federal gas tax to ease the pain. U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle announced a bill that would curb the federal gas tax when the national gas average tops $4 per gallon while visiting a Northeast Philadelphia gas station.

UGH, this proposal is the worst kind of performative populism from my painfully centrist Dem congressperson. Thankfully, it won’t go anywhere, but still...

Let me count the ways this is terrible policy: 1/🧵

www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

Inqy has the correct assessment here: turnout. Given the significant turnout last November despite only judicial races, I expect it to be high in this primary, too.
Mayor Parker will likely endorse Street. Open question is whether progressive luminaries like AOC & Bernie will publicly support Rabb.

TD – More Human. YouTube video by TD

I’m seriously considering closing my TD Bank accounts. I hate these robots and the evil corporations manufacturing consent for them. @tdbankus.bsky.social
youtu.be/ZMvj2_HBKD0