Gov. Shapiro orders PennDOT to flex $153 million to SEPTA to stop 'death spiral' On Friday, Nov. 22, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced he directed PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll to flex $153 million of federal highway capital funds to SEPTA immediately.

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'He was so bubbly': Sister opens up about bicyclist killed in Philadelphia hit-and-run crash A woman identified the victim as her brother, 28-year-old Dominique Jones. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

My deepest condolences to Dominique Jones's family. Arrest made #VisionZeroPHL
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Everything You Need to Know About Trump's Would-Be US DOT Secretary Sean Duffy — Streetsblog USA Former Fox News host, congressman, reality TV star and competitive lumberjack Sean Duffy has sad he wants to "take an ax" to Washington. Will non-automotive modes get the chop, too?

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It is arguably the best fall weather in Philadelphia right now. Sunny and slight chill. A+ no notes

News: Gov. Josh Shapiro addressed SEPTA's funding shortfall at today's press conference: "I want to make very clear, I will not let SEPTA fail." But he punted on a specific q on flexing federal highway funds to the agency, only saying to stay tuned in the coming weeks.

A 204-unit, 8-story building is coming to 1318 W. Clearfield in Glenwood. This red-brick proposal from Canno Design is heading to CDR, adding a residential boost near the potentially revamped North Philadelphia Station. How are you liking the look?

If civil war breaks out, meet me at the library.

The irony and idiocy of appointing two people to lead the Department of Government Efficiency. Sounds like wasteful government spending run amok to me. #kakistocracy #theoffice #clowns

My current conspiracy theory is that FElon Musk is suppressing "kakistocracy" on Twitter (I'll never call it X) because it hurts his feelings. Can we get #kakistocracy trending on @bsky.app??

White text on black: I love walkable neighbourhoods because I don’t wanna go far for stuff. No big conspiracy, I’m just lazy.

“I don't wanna go far for stuff"

My eloquent and powerful rebrand of the 15 minute city.

Tolkien, A.I., and the Temptation of the Machine If you spend too much time on the Internet like I do, you may have seen this uncanny monstrosity cross your timeline last week.

Since I've accumulated a bunch of new followers (welcome!), I thought I'd re-share this essay about J.R.R. Tolkien and "generative A.I." from last year. The references have dated a bit, but my central point stands: Tolkien would have viewed A.I. as a sin against both God and Creation, and so do I.

Decorum will work this time guys i promise this time the nation will be awakened to its common sensibilities *i am charlie brown and i am flying into the sun after my last attempt at kicking the football*

Seeing lots of posts about spikes in Americans wanting to flee to Europe. I'll be honest, I've thought about it, too. But the thing I keep coming back to is: if I have the privilege and means to escape, I also have the privilege and means to fight back. I'm not the one they're coming after. #resist

people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙

Attn PA Environmental orgs: It's time to join the fight to save transit agencies across the state. Message me and let's get organized.

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Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections A majority of pro-book ban school board candidates lost in Texas, but education advocates are worried about other election results.

Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections

Folks should BE MAD that he didn't more for this election not only on the federal level but the STATE LEVEL. We just barely have majority in the House and aren't any closer to getting control in Senate. Where is he?????

One can hope <3