There's a lab in PA where you can anonymously send drug samples to help analyze the recreational supply for dangerous additions or changes www.theplatia.com/drug-test-st...

New WSJ/ORC poll: "Americans are losing confidence in two main pillars of society: capitalism and democracy." -65% say the nation doesn't offer people the ability to get good jobs and achieve the American dream. -12% say democracy is working very well or extremely well www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

1. The Pentagon has refused to provide an accurate accounting of the costs of the Iran War, so Popular Information crunched the numbers. The DIRECT COSTS are at least $103 BILLION in the first 120 days. This is $73 billion more than the latest official estimate.

Found Greek food near the journalism conference so my blood sugar is about to be fixed don’t worry everyone

Even if you don't use drugs, test strips are helpful to have around www.theplatia.com/drug-test-st...

The Unprecedented Profiteering Revealed by Donald Trump’s Financial Disclosure www.newyorker.com/news/the-led... … @benmckenzie.bsky.social

It’s so hot that Philadelphia’s Salute to Independence parade was cancelled - but we’re heading out to give water to folks on the street! If you can donate a few dollars toward cold water today, please do! We’re in a heat emergency. venmo.com/u/Annemarie-...

Bottle brigades are bringing cold water to people around Philly. You can help. www.theplatia.com/philadelphia...

Sources and leaks from Amazon, Adobe, Atlassian, Citi, and more show what is really happening with AI right now: companies are trying to reign in AI use as costs spiral out of control.

Help me find this person for @trustfnd.com — a person to help us - INSPIRE journalists about collaborative growth - SUPPORT them in building growth systems - BUILD our voice and community, including in the product If you *are* this person, hit me up. If you *know* this person, send them my way.

i wrote about my friends, two of whom were sentenced yesterday to 50 years in prison each. hotel-florida.ghost.io/the-seeds-of... if you read it, or even if you don't, please donate to @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social

crushing the pernicious mirage of space colonization, "the enoblement of the frontier" as it is succinctly put here, is a load-bearing element of the battle against techno-fascism

I won my Right To Know request from the city of Philadelphia for emails pertaining to the Delaware river waterfront encampment. Then I called the councilman to clarify some things I read www.theplatia.com/why-we-need-...

Today's the last day for the Philadelphia Resource Hubs, which were developed during COVID to dispense free public health supplies. Theyre folding into community action centers and the list of new services is unclear at best www.theplatia.com/the-philly-r...

Today's the last day for the Philadelphia Resource Hubs, which were developed during COVID to dispense free public health supplies. Theyre folding into community action centers and the list of new services is unclear at best www.theplatia.com/the-philly-r...

I also made a checklist to remember if youre donating clothes this summer www.theplatia.com/philly-donat...

Tomorrow's the last day Philly's resource hubs will be open. Some services are moving to community action centers in other locations. Here are the addresses and services: www.theplatia.com/the-philly-r...

I’ve gone to many responsible gun trainings, and even the responsible gun owners have this strange ethos that they need to carry a weapon to protect people at any moment from a boogie man

@catsofyore.bsky.social any chance you can please boost my local cat cafe? They’re really struggling right now. They need funds to make rent… www.getagato.com

I made a list of what to know during the heat emergency, like utilities, caring for neighbors and more www.theplatia.com/philadelphia...

This is what food redistribution looks like and how you can get involved www.theplatia.com/behind-the-s...

via this: technical.ly/workforce/ai...

I beat myself up for not being enough, but my tiny newsroom, The Platia, has existed for 8 months and has 216 active readers of my volunteering newsletter, a handful of annual subscribers, hosted 10 events and Narcan trainings. Crossing my fingers that I get funding to continue into 2027.

the 27 philly budget included new taxes toward homeless services. With the approved version, we're in dangerous territory www.theplatia.com/the-27-budge...

"Of course it is in smaller orgs. We are seeing a ton of people leaving their jobs and saying I don’t want to be in corporate media anymore. I don’t want to be in these big roles. I want to start something tiny, and that’s fantastic. I think we need that.” We agree, @travelinganna.bsky.social!

Creators are an integral part of our information ecosystem, which is why I’m so passionate about them learning how to present fact-based content. This rural creator fellowship will enhance creators work and includes a stipend to help you get your work done newscreatorcorps.org/programs/rur...

🤔Losing a job in journalism is sadly not an uncommon thing. Some TNC members have been through it, and one of them — @travelinganna.bsky.social, founder of The Platia — shared her story on an episode of a podcast called CANNED. canned.podbean.com

New Yorkers throw out 500 tons of vapes every year???? www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/26/v...

Great rundown on immigrants deploying habeus corpus to get released from detention.

A newly uncovered police bulletin warns that white supremacists may interpret ICE social media content as a call to violence.

I took a lot at some numbers around the Philly shelter system to begin to try to understand why the city is investing in a contractor that has bed bugs www.theplatia.com/phillys-shel...

I’m not sure why this isn’t being mentioned more, but: IRS policy for 50 years has been that the sitting president & VP get audited every year, in an effort to reassure the public they’re not corruptly abusing the office to enrich themselves.

Mutual aid volunteering opportunities for this week www.theplatia.com/philly-volun...

Not me embarrassing myself by stuffing as many pretzels from the conference into my shirt to give them to the unhoused instead of throwing them into the trash

All the journalists coming into philly for the *philanthropy conference* will be going to locally owned and operated restaurants, right?

They're exchange students! FFS!

In case this wasn’t already completely obvious in every possible way. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Over 1,000 unhoused people chose to sleep on the street in Jan '25 rather than one of the city-funded shelters that have mold, bed bugs and leaky ceilings. But the contractor that runs them was given a new investment. www.theplatia.com/phillys-shel...

If you’re in town for collaborative journalism summit or lenfest and you eat at a shitty restaurant, I’m judging you www.eater.com/authors/anne...

When celebrities and influencers make video in open air drug markets, they create fear of our own neighbors www.theplatia.com/mehmet-oz-is...

Substack once again makes it known that its only for people who already have influence on.substack.com/p/introducin...

Come back tomorrow for my blog post titled "mehmet oz is in kensington and I wish he'd leave" about what media gets wrong about harm reduction

After Rex Heuermann pled guilty to murdering seven women—most of them sex workers—Delilah Saul reported from a vigil for the victims, emphasizing how sex workers’ lives and deaths are not for consumption. RNG has covered how sex workers engage with a hostile legal and media ecosystem for years. 🧵:

Last June, @travelinganna.bsky.social wrote about how sex worker collectives in Seattle provide essential health-care that meets community members where they are.

delighted to have the remarkable @travelinganna.bsky.social on CANNED. her whole "i logged out and didn't look back," is something to aspire to.

I got the dream job I wanted, and then realized it was all fake. I spoke to Pam about all the feelings I had getting canned from the journalism job I thought I planned for my entire life canned.podbean.com/e/s2-e19-vp-...

Amazon just told you to pay for a P.O. box if you don't want to be stalked.

A reminder that I run live journalism events with civic trainings: we learn deescalation and share wine, fill warming kits and share snacks, learn about the prison system and collect books. Coming up: low-cost CPR training theplatia.com

I’m only getting my news from furries from now on. They are truly the only people you can take seriously.