According to Oregon, Trump got the idea that Portland is on fire because Fox News illustrated a September 5 story on protests of ICE with video from the George Floyd riots in 2020. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s advice to Philly Mayor @cherelleparker.bsky.social: “Do everything you can to build up the well of goodwill now. This crisis is different than COVID... It’s not enough to just be anti-Trump. Articulate a vision.” #gplex2025

The Sunday roundup from @tanglenews.bsky.social is very useful. Love the reader surveys after each day's story recap www.readtangle.com/the-sunday-s...

Philadelphians once destroyed HitchBOT, so its reaction to Waymo probably won’t surprise you technical.ly/entrepreneur...

Bringing internet to the Appalachians: How Garrett County navigates funding, terrain and tech  technical.ly/civics/garre...

This morning 9 former CDC Directors, whose tenures date back to 1977, published this warning in the NYT: RFK Jr is a danger to public health. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

McGlinchey's story, from 2015 www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs...

"We’ll end, as all things ideally should, with treasure." The Abstract from 404 is just so good www.404media.co/a-strand-of-...

I so clearly remember the rise of leggings. My friend Sally wore them to school in 4th grade and we loved how shocked the grownups were. I didn't wear them as pants till college, and even so we joked about it. Then they obviously took over. Glad to say farewell. www.wsj.com/style/fashio...

Robots that work with humans, rather than replacing them? Young people are lining up to join PA’s Precision Cobotics technical.ly/workforce/pr...

Pittsburgh is preparing to host the president next week for an "energy and innovation summit" — and even people protesting the event think it's going to be huge for the region technical.ly/civic-news/p...

This is going to be a really fun conversation. Great conference, too

Bean lovers, come to the Instant Pot dark side with me

Turn a hulking monument to police brutality into a locus for accessible travel? Yes, please. Especially considering the Peter Pan CEO's pitch: “I’ll buy it, I’ll pay for it, and lease it back to the city — and I’ll get it done quick,“ he said. www.inquirer.com/transportati...

The art of coming up with these @semafor.com photo taglines (what's a better term?) taps that tabloid headline vein

A good use for AI

As AI reshapes work, some Pittsburgh jobs vanish while others surge technical.ly/professional...

@savesepta.com is here on Bluesky

The student who made SaveSEPTA.com received threats over it??

Hard times for early-stage startups. Only companies getting big bucks are AI darlings.

What more could you want?

Really great visualization of Mayor Parker's proposal for the Philadelphia budget. Thank you @thephilacitizen.bsky.social @committeeof70.bsky.social thephiladelphiacitizen.org/cherelle-par...

My strongest WV memory is prepping for a mountain resort photo shoot. Cobwebs all around the corners of the outdoor "tiki" hut. They're ALL filled with kernels of popcorn. Me: Wow. We're going to have to clean those up. Bar regular, proudly: You like that? I did that, that was me!

I worked at Skadden Arps when I was getting my PhD. 1984-86. Proof reader and paralegal. It was a great experience. (And good pay.) Glimpse of a world I would never have— but also did not want. A friend of who mine still works there recommends this piece. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Dang that's a good metaphor

"The market for injectable medications is estimated to grow to over $600 billion this year." technical.ly/startups/med...

John Thornton, Cofounder of Texas Tribuneand American Journalism Project, Dies at 59. www.cjr.org/news/john-th...

Cory Booker is heading towards 22 hours, which would tie him with the entire run (commercials included) of the 1989/1990 Richard Grieco-led 21 JUMP STREET Fox spin-off BOOKER.

I don’t know why people are so upset here, the office has only had 57 CRASHES SINCE 2022. Seems totally good and normal.

"While some might be inclined to blame the opioid crisis, experts say the homeless population is actually growing because of the affordable housing crisis." by @ckristofic.bsky.social in @phillytrib.bsky.social www.phillytrib.com/news/local_n...

31 years ago today, this joke first aired on TV.

The folks at @51st.news do newsletters so well

Useful!

"The train cars would be made up of sleeping quarters, along with Wi-Fi, dining options, lounge spaces and showers." Yes, please!

Occasionally the writing on Wikipedia is beautiful en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_...

Join 500+ entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders from 20+ states at the Technically Builders Conference May 8-9 in Philadelphia. It’s an investment in your professional development and network. The full agenda is out. Early-bird pricing ends TODAY! builders25.eventbrite.com?aff=social

Trump told Joe Rogan he would kill the CHIPS Act back in early November, as Holly Quinn and @katiemalone.bsky.social reported technical.ly/civic-news/c...

I tried a cockatoo's innovative new snack:

Looks like a big fire (tire fire?) behind Graffiti Pier. Luckily the wind is blowing the smoke out over the Delaware

"We have been locked out of our computers, and have no chance to assist in an orderly transition in our work. We don’t even have access to our personal employment data. We’re supposed to return our equipment, but can’t use our email to find out how or where."

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

If you're canceling @washingtonpost.com please consider moving those $ to independent journalism like @51st.news, which could use a boost given the economic cancellations.

Well done @semafor.com editors

5% of the nation's corporate tax revenue comes from Berkshire Hathaway! sherwood.news/business/war...

This lede for an article about a robot designed for war performing a DJ set presents the reason journalists will not anytime soon be replaced by AI “Nah, it really happened!” How do we know? “A reporter was there.” brobible.com/culture/arti...

188 years ago, President Andrew Jackson had a 1,400-pound block of cheddar cheese brought to the foyer of the White House & opened the People’s House to thousands of Americans to talk with him & his staff. prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2014/01/29/a... That remains the most accessible White House ever.

Dear Manager: 1. I have climbed highest mountains 2. I have run through the fields 3. I have run 4. I have crawled 5. I have scaled these city walls, these city walls.

Do not write policy articles based on tweets. Do not write policy articles based on tweets. Do not write policy articles based on tweets. Do not write policy articles based on tweets. Do not write policy articles based on tweets. Do not write policy articles based on tweets. Do not write policy arti

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread