He’s giving Ivan Drago

Gooood morning Philadelphia. We have been gaveled into Philadelphia City Council's weekly stated meeting. Last week's journal has been approved, Councilmember Thomas has been granted a leave of absence and CM KGR is making the weekly sunshine act motion.

I'm exhausted by all the efforts to rewrite the history of the 2022 US Senate primary in Pennsylvania, with folks insisting "we told you so!" as to Fetterman, that Conor Lamb was always the better choice, and generally ignoring Malcolm Kenyatta's historic candidacy. So let me say a few things. 🧵1/

Got mine! Great deal to get some games in. Reminder, you can bring food to the park and water bottles as long as they aren’t open. Baseball doesn’t have to bankrupt you.

Goooood morning Philadelphia. Unfortunately, I am back from the Dominican Republic, so it's time for a live skeet of Philadelphia City Council's weekly Stated Meeting.

Our bill: 1) Ends Wall Street tax breaks for buying up homes 2) Reinvests the savings to build more housing and lower costs 3) Empowers antitrust enforcers to prevent corporate housing monopolies 4) Promotes new housing supply and incentivizes sales to real people.

The panels are currently being reinstalled: whyy.org/articles/phi...

HELLO #PHILLY, IT'S ALWAYS PUNNY IS BACK AND BADDER THAN EVER. Come catch us at Helium on March 7th! It's a convenient 4PM show after which you can drink to forget, grab dinner, and be home by a reasonable hour! philadelphia.heliumcomedy.com/shows/345375

High quality picture of our guy @dhm.bsky.social in an episode of the Simpsons. So cool and awesome for them to do. Wearing his awesome Eagles jacket. ❤️

Good morning Philadelphia. Council President Johnson has gaveled us into session and we are underway. Today's invocation is being delivered by Reverend Jeffrey Jordan, Senior Pastor, Whatsoever Metropolitan Community Church as a guest of CM Landau.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

The City of Philadelphia has a goal of recruiting 250 new pollworkers this year. Fill out the form here if you're interested! You could be appointed to the role if there is a vacancy in your division, or you may be asked to work somewhere else in the city. vote.phila.gov/working-the-...

Goooood morning Philadelphia. Council President Kenyatta Johnson has gaveled us into session.

lol, some moron tried to use a fake ID with Ben Franklin’s photo on it to get into Dirty Franks. At least he’s a registered organ donor. Only in Philly. billypenn.com/2026/02/05/d...

This man ruined my childhood

This week's newsletter has launched 🚀 The TL;DR: 🧊🚫: ICE OUT of Philly legislative package 🍎🏫: School District facilities public hearing scheduled 🐶🚫: Puppy breeding bill hearing scheduled broadandmarket.substack.com/p/city-hall-...

At this point it might just be faster to release the list of names of influential / rich men not found in the Epstein files.

there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content

Sixers hold a moment of silence for Dan McQuade.

Happy to see that there is no need to worry about the historical accuracy of new 1776 AI slop because it happens in the mystical land of Λamereedd.

2025 RACP awards are out. Only one Philly project got funded - reno and expansion to Steam Fitters training center ($3.5mm). Because of the budget debacle, only $65mm in 2025. There's going to be lots of built up demand for next year's pot of capital dollars.

This is going to do numbers in South Philly.

buying bootleg merch has the dual purpose of honoring dan and protesting Fanatics™

City workers are out clearing snow for the pedestrian curb cuts! 🙌🏼 Perhaps taking longer than ideal but I’m honestly impressed it’s being done! I had low expectations…

“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis

Beginning to think Patrick Henry, George Mason and Richard Henry Lee had a good point.

Last thing about Dan In a world filled with AI slop & homogenized writing, writers like Dan- an original voice with an infectious curiosity- are needed more than ever A computer could try for a trillion years to explain in a novel what Dan might capture with one picture or post You can’t fake it

Here's a thread of some Dan McQuade blogs that we really loved 🦅 The Garden State Parkway’s Jon Bon Jovi rest stop is playing fast and loose with famous quotes: defector.com/the-garden-s...

Protected speech made my agents murder these people, says federal official

For those interested in the "Ice Out" Philly legislation introduced today, please see the link below. drive.google.com/drive/folder... Please note that these bills are not the official record, they still need to be processed by the clerk and there might be some slight differences.

Good morning Philadelphia. City Council has been gaveled into session by Council President Kenyatta Johnson. Today is a big day, with @ruephilacouncil.bsky.social and CM Kendra Brooks expected to introduce their "Ice Out" of Philly package.

Dan McQuade was the lifeblood of Philly writers, a mensch whose gift for writing was only surpassed by his love of his country, Philadelphia. The city will never be the same without him.

Scrolling through Twitter, finding the ancient texts, discovered a quintessential Dan tweet.

What a tremendous loss. Dan was such a bright, talented and funny guy. Sending love to his family and all those who knew and loved him. Philly lost an absolute gem of a dude. Rest in peace friend.

This can’t be reformed.

Not all heroes wear capes. View of Love Park, Philly.

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Goooood morning Philadelphia, Philadelphia City Council is back in session, so let's dive right in. For those of you who are new here, I am the author of City Hall Roll Call, a free weekly newsletter covering the ins and outs of Council. You can subscribe here: broadandmarket.substack.com

Here are the write-in votes from the Nov. 2025 general election in Philly. Newcomers include Zohran Mamdani, Six-Seven and VJ Edgecombe. Old standards Gritty, Poop, Jeffrey Epstein, Harambe and a resurgent Deez Nutz across all categories. www.brianphickey.com/here-are-the...

For everyone who contributed to my cover songs playlist -- WXPN kicked off their listener generated 885 greatest cover songs playlist this morning. You can listen and follow along here: xpn.org/wxpn-playlis...

Good morning Council Watchers, we are underway at this week's Philly City Council Stated Meeting. Council is making the weekly sunshine act motion.

Don't forget to grab your tickets for RAD's Political Quizzo Fundraiser, hosted by special guest @broadandmarket.gobirds.online, at Star|Bolt on Wednesday December 3rd at 6:30 pm. Support RAD, have fun, and test your knowledge of local and national politics! www.riverwardsdems.org/rad_quizzo_2...

Eagles sports radio is gonna make the red wedding look like a romantic comedy

Was 21-0. And then we started running the coward's offense. Inexcusable. Fire people.

Seen at a bar in New Orleans last night by my (Philly) nephew. I hope he bought this dude a drink. #Phillies #Pirates #P00P

Alright, City Council business underway. Comms from Mayor - Mayor is sending over bill to allow treasurer to contract payroll banking with citizens, procurement to enter into K with PEA, 14-602 - R2A amendments,

Goooood morning Philadelphia. Philadelphia City Council live skeet is back this week. Council President Johnson has gaveled us into session and Father Foley, guest of CM Driscoll, has delivered the invocation.

For every rainbow crosswalk destroyed by the likes of Abbott and DeSantis, Philadelphia should put in 2 new ones.

Just a reminder that @denadriscoll.bsky.social and I got matching eagles buddy tattoos and the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social won the Super Bowl, so we went and got matching @phillies.com tattoos during spring training to ensure a Phillies World Series.