With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free. (Published 2019)

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

“The point is not to get back to normal. Normal is how we got here. The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down.”

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out

New Gist: The Abuse Factory It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power - file impeachment articles every day in the House - withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee - be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable

Reminder: resolutions can be fun! You can resolve to try a new cheese every week, eat all the weird fruits you’ve been curious about at the grocery store, or commit to watching 12 different classic films. Why make crappy resolutions when you can make happy ones

A group of five independent voters including political commentator Michael Smerconish filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking a Pennsylvania court to end the commonwealth’s bar against independent voters participating in primary elections. From @petehallpa.bsky.social

Hey cuties, wanna share some snacks, chat, & pack up native plant seeds for free distribution? Join us December 17th for the next iteration of the Native Plant Prep Party! The goal: Pack up 10,000 seed packets. We're currently at 2000 already packed. RSVP here: luma.com/o3sladpu

With the goal of reaching new ppl w/biodiversity action, we're expanding the Native Plant Project to bars. We're calling it Biodiversity Beers. In collab w/artists Marian Bailey, @hanfranstudio.bsky.social, & @the666cat.bsky.social, we're making pint glasses that encourage planting of native 🌱

An overwhelming bipartisan majority has sent the PA CROWN Act to Gov. Shapiro's desk; this has been a priority of @repmcclinton.com @latashaforpa.bsky.social for years. It will prohibit discrimination based on a person’s hair type, hair texture or hairstyle. www.palegis.us/legislation/...

The irony of sharing this on social media is not lost on me, but if you're looking for support / solidarity in getting off your phone and into the real world, my pal Mark is here to help! thephiladelphiacitizen.org/the-citizen-...

One of the many things I really admire about @repdwightevans.bsky.social is that not only has he decided to retire from Congress next year at 72 after decades of public service, but he announced it well enough in advance so that any interested candidates could compete in an open primary.

My segment starts at 11 minutes in 🥰

Oh, what’s that? You need some free or cheap stuff to do in Philly? I got you. Mon 11/10 Bad Art for Good Make art that encourages action on imp you issues! Wed 11/19 Native Plant Prep Party Help me pack native seeds for free distribution! Fri 11/21 Drink & Draw Get all links at Lu.ma/dgs

My PhillyCAM fellowship is “wow, so you’ll give me 5 minutes to share cool people on the radio??” Tonight’s ep has @sarahmackattack.bsky.social talking about one tiny awesome thing she does — showing off the local minifauna (bugs!) I could do a whole hour just on her. soundcloud.com/phillycam/bl...

Zohran was polling at six percent in January. Nothing is impossible

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance. The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income. They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive. Wanna fix fraud and abuse? Fix that.

Gosh, thanks, Google (whose algorithms have long pushed users toward extremist content, because profit is everything and humanity is nothing, to Google).

Reminder: There’s no such thing as “a substack” and definitely no such thing as _your_ substack. www.anildash.com/2024/11/19/d...

Bringing intercity buses back to a proper terminal is a recognition that people deserve more than a curb under a highway overpass — they deserve shelter, dignity and respect.

Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social. We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵‍💫 If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

I joined a radio fellowship this year. This Wednesday at 5:30, my first-ever piece will air: wppm.phillycam.org My topic: Join Philly, and why you should join a club. Joining a club, a fellowship, a group, etc - it’s all saying YES to something new. I hope you find your YES, wherever you are.

Slides from the Touch Grass talk at BarCamp Philly #bcphilly docs.google.com/presentation...

If you are energized by today, and are in PA, then here is an action item: VOTE.

Without reporters to ask questions "how will the American people find out what is being done at the Pentagon in their name, with their hard-earned tax dollars, and more importantly, the decisions that may put their sons and daughters in harm's way?" www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...

The head of Vancouver’s transit agency can sum its ridership recovery in one word: Frequency. “Running the bus every 30 minutes isn’t going to cut it if you want to grow ridership.“ Many Vancouver 🚌 run every 5min or less, and the SkyTrain runs every 3-4min, via @davidzipper.bsky.social

since denver launched its e-bike rebate program - the have sold 10,000 e-bikes and reduced an estimated 1,000,000 car trips - replacing millions of VMTs and reducing air pollution there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close denvergov.org/Government/A...

I can't stop thinking about this. We're pursuing zero fire risk in multifam, while tolerating much more in single-fam. People respond by building and living in single-fam, where they're exposed to not only one of the highest fire death risks in the developed world, but also TONS more car crash risk

So exciting for Philly! Read more about this announcement, and what it took to bring Unrivaled to our city, in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social: thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wnba-unrival...

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

Yesterday I was sitting with the realization that many Black organizers I know are grieving. Not grief over a person, but over a paradigm. A vision of what organizing could accomplish that’s cracking beneath their feet. 1/12

In response to my rant yesterday, I was asked how we can make better parks and other public places for teenage girls? What do they want? I have answers to this, so now a positive 🧵. Starting in Sweden, where this was co-designed by teenage girls.

This is one I've been thinking about for a long time, and I do hope you'll read it, and share it. The stakes have never been higher, but it'ss never been clearer: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is exactly what NYC's entrepreneurial community needs. www.anildash.com/2025/08/20/z...

OPINION: "The choices made today could determine whether Philadelphia becomes a national model for sustainable urban mobility — or a case study marking a heartbreaking collapse of public transportation in one of America’s great cities." — Sylvie Gallier Howard and Maurice Jones

The correct way to square this circle is to propose the expansion of the House in such a way that neuters gerrymandering for everyone as part of the midterm campaign.

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

Been building this community for a year, but this week feels like we’re getting traction. Send me your Philly women, folks! technical.ly/entrepreneur...

It’s hard to be an optimist these days. But I’ve seen rainbows the past two nights and hundreds of fireflies and I’m reminded that the real magic of this world has nothing to do with us.

this is especially important to know about right now as the feds pour tens of billions into detention

I think I saw this on tiktok but someone said, "you may not need medicaid, but your local hospital does"

Btw if you live in Philadelphia and own a building (like your house for example) with a big wall like this and want a science mural, get at me. Especially if your street has high foot traffic. Philadelphians feel free to repost this one.

Beyond the cruelty of stripping millions of healthcare, forcing many rural hospitals to close, and funding a vast new police-state apparatus targeting immigrants and Trump's domestic enemies, the fiscal implications of the budget bill are devastating for the longterm financial health of the country.

hell yeah

The whole trans girls in sports discussion is absolutely being used to propagandize people into being transphobic bellends. In K-12, the number of trans girls in sports is five. In college the number is fewer than ten, according to the NCAA President. You're being manipulated. Please stop.

1 in 12 Americans live in California. 1 in 35 Americans live in LA County. LA is America

Briefly wandered over to The Other Place to gauge the response to the NASA budget devastation to encounter a bunch of gleeful 'we spend too much money, so this is great.' TO BE, ONCE AGAIN, PERFECTLY CLEAR, THE BUDGET REQUEST MOVES ALL THIS MONEY TO DEFENSE. IT SPENDS IT. NO MONEY IS SAVED.

"Most shootings are not premeditated. Most shootings, instead, start with words—arguments that escalate and end in tragedy because someone has a gun."

The state lags far behind most others in solar development: Pennsylvania currently ranks 49th in the nation for its growth in solar, wind and geothermal generation over the last decade, according to PennEnvironment. From @capitalandmain.bsky.social