Just came across this monster red oak next to an abandoned mansion in Trenton. Over 6 feet in diameter (19 ft in circumference). Not big enough to be NJ state champ, but would be pretty high on the NJ big tree database. May have to submit!

One common defect in urban trees are stem-girdling roots, where, rather than growing outwards, a root will wrap around its own trunk, limiting growth and nutrient flow, and eventually destabilizing the entire tree.

Sadly, there will be no Dodgers fans celebrating and no Jays fans talking about next year, as the entire collective fan bases of both teams perished as a result of watching the most stressful game of all time.

Song of the day youtu.be/dWUa7aAIfLE?...

I’m not particularly impressed with Mikie Sherril so far, but this guy’s such a fucking fraud. Punt him into the ocean.

Oh shit, this is finally my chance to find out

Street trees make good neighborhoods great

The one thing I know for sure is that the exact things that did and didn’t work in the last election cycle will have the exact same effect in the next one. That’s why our current politics are so predictable and stable.

Just thinking about this moment for no apparent reason youtu.be/UCBJv3Xz7QY?...

On the day the senile President told assembled military leaders he was going to unleash them on the American people, my sub-replacement-level Congressman did this shit

Hegseth is out there really sticking it to those fat admirals

Wtf is climate change worship?

Just took my son to the last Phillies regular season game of the year. I have lots of good stories from the game, but alas, I failed to get express written consent from the Phillies and Major League Baseball, so I’ll be keeping them to myself.

# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon The Guardian: 1st paragraph BBC: 4th paragraph AP: 5th paragraph Time: 6th paragraph Politico: 8th paragraph NPR: 9th paragraph CNN: 10th paragraph NBC: 12th paragraph Fox News: never mentions

This man is absolutely not up to the challenge that’s facing him.

Hey @norcross.house.gov , what does the Armed Services Committee say about the deranged President ordering the military to use “full force” against American citizens?

The US military keeps murdering civilians in international waters, and Armed Services Committee member @norcross.house.gov appears to have no comment

The Republican Party as it is currently constituted will destroy the United States — politically, economically, socially and culturally. The democratic reform of our federal system isn't only justified in itself, but necessary to force its moderation into a party compatible with liberal democracy.

Very inconsiderate of the Phillies towards the Gets Up Early For Work Community to start a 3-game series on thr West Coast with a magic number of 1

What a fucking dork

@norcross.house.gov @booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov This man needs to be removed from the government immediately or thousands of people will die.

I’m working on a street tree inventory and have mapped hundreds of ashes dying due to EAB infestation. Every once in a while I find one that’s so far completely unaffected, like the one on the left.

remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature

I was really disappointed when @booker.senate.gov voted to confirm this sleazebag

What will they do with the vat of hot dogs sitting around in tepid water? I’ve eaten my share!

Really appreciate the program in Trenton that offers small children the opportunity to rename city streets

Imagine being one of these guys living out their tough guy fantasies. You get all dressed up in your little outfits and deploy with your crack team only to raid the home of a dude who threw a fucking sandwich.

look, I’m not saying I want to go to McGlinchey’s but I need McGlinchey’s to be there

Everybody! Everybody!

Democrats are going to have a hell of a lot of cleanup to do whenever they take power again, but I feel like impeaching and removing Bove has to be on the list.

Out working on a tree inventory on one of the hottest days of the summer so far, and the value of shade for people moving around Trenton on a day like this can not be overstated.

At my parents’ where CNN is on in the background and they’re wall-to-wall in the active shooter in NY. They don’t have shit to report but they’re perfectly happy to fill time with lots of speculation and useless bullshit.

Ctrl-F “illegal” “unconstitutional” “not authorized by Congress” “war powers” 0 results www.npr.org/2025/06/21/n...

I don’t see how the weight and speed of the pedestrians is relevant to keeping this park safe.

You’d think that if active duty marines were sent to a US city to quell peaceful protests, your Democratic Rep would have something to say about it, but I guess not if you live in @norcross.house.gov ‘s district!

These people don’t want to make housing or health care more affordable, they don’t want to raise wages, they want to never again see kendrick lamar at the superbowl, ibram kendi on the bestseller list, ryan coogler at the oscars or ketanji brown jackson on the supreme court bsky.app/profile/kati...

Matt Yglesias is right: as a parent of two kids in youth sports, I can confirm that all of the soccer moms want to talk about record oil production on the regular. It’s a huge issue for them!

Just pointing out that Republicans won full control of the government by relentlessly driving public opinion even though all of the individual elements of their policies were very unpopular in polls. I wonder if there’s a lesson there.

a good thing to ask yourself when pursuing a broad political strategy is “would this have prevented the civil rights movement?”

In a better world, that quote would apply to the highway engineers, planners, municipal/state leaders, and auto executives, not the parents of the dead child.

I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?

Again I ask: was it really a good idea to vote to confirm this fascist just because he was your Senate colleague, @booker.senate.gov and @kim.senate.gov?

The press MUST critically examine their failure to cover Biden’s decline. Now I’m off to read the many front page stories about Trump’s incoherent rants about Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen and him teaching the Pres of the UAE about the novel concept of groceries.

the single best thing democrats could do to win back trust with voters — and a good number of those voters who have a low opinion of the democratic party are democrats themselves! — is adopt an aggressively partisan orientation toward republicans and loudly perform their opposition

To walk this out fully: this is why you can’t just try to pick already popular positions and hope for the best. You have to pitch a worldview to people whose votes are up for grabs. Their perception of reality is highly fungible, and you bring them to your side by actually doing politics

I heard the new Villanova alum pope’s first official act will be to reconstitute the old Big East.

Nice @jblumgart.bsky.social piece on the hurdles to building new housing in Philly. My favorite part was when a City Council staffer compared building low-income senior housing to the Tuskegee syphilis experiments.

This is the correct course of action.

Any second thoughts about your votes to confirm this fascist, @booker.senate.gov and @kim.senate.gov ?