The MOST CORRUPT SCOTUS EVER!!!

Particularly in this moment of federal fiscal retrenchment—with deep cuts to redistributive programs like Medicaid & education funding—the amount of taxable wealth within municipal boundaries (local fiscal capacity) is likely to become an even more important determinant of life outcomes.

These municipalities often function as tax shelters for their residents & corporations, providing locally-exclusive services (and access to the metro economy)—while avoiding contributions to redistributive programs for local neighbors outside jurisdiction. prospect.org/2020/07/06/t...

Trump Admin is planning to ask Congress to dramatically cut funding for transit as part of the 2026 infrastructure law. The proposal would eliminate the transit account, which funds billions of dollars in capital expenses. It would also prevent states from “flexing” roads funds for transit.

This is what was at stake during the budget impasse. Ultimately no districts shut down, but some like this one and others (see below) came close.

As someone who is a product of the Philadelphia public school system, this is a great read. mindsitenews.org/philadelphia...

Every year HIAS PA typically helps our newest arrivals celebrate their first Thanksgiving by inviting them to a meal prepared and served by our volunteers. However, this year newcomers cannot come to celebrate this traditional holiday without exposing themselves to danger. So instead, a teach in:

Yeah, we have real issues like all the food banks losing funding. The federal Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) USDA program, canceled in late 2024, took away many boxes. So now with SNAP, so e residents have even fewer places to turn. He's not banning private grocers from operating, anyway.

Running on economic anxieties and pocketbook issues works. Making certain segments feel "seen" and validating their unaddressed concerns drives turnout. A successful formula for both parties.

Wow. US Marshall shot by an ICE agent.

NBC News finds that: -- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six. -- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam. -- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

The CDC Diaspora Fights Back How America’s scientific army is trying to stand up for public health—and stand up for itself. www.thebulwark.com/p/cdc-diaspo...

The only thing that strikes fear into our hearts! #SpookySeason

Kada Scott case: DA Larry Krasner to give update after human remains found amid search for missing Philadelphia woman https://www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/8831/ PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Two weeks after 23-year-old Kada Scott disappeared while working her overnight shift at a senior…

Rob Thomson’s Gamble Pays Off: #Phillies Crush #Dodgers to Stay Alive

come on out www.ticketweb.com/event/super-...

The rapture? On Rosh Hashanah? A Rosh Hashanah Rapture? Nisht geshtoygn un nisht gefloygn!

I often go to NYC for Rosh Hashanah with family. Never had so much trouble getting a hotel room. Why is this year different? The opening of the UN General Assembly is on the same days.

Artist Isaiah Zagar before one of his South Street murals.

Anti wind energy fossil fuel coalition pressures professor: Washington-based firm, Marzulla Law, who for decades now, have been representing extractive firms, lumbering firms, mining firms, oil and gas companies, including some of the largest ones. www.ripbs.org/news-and-cul...

rent assistance > rent freeze

AND NOW THE SENIOR CDC LEADERS HAVE JOINED THE WALK OUT! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7Q...

Some remarkable quotes from these CDC resignation letters:

Ousted CDC chief told to break the law: Colleague www.rawstory.com/cdc-firing-i...

Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.

ICYMI Alarming levels of Pfas in blood of those living near US air force base, study finds Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ were found at a level 10 times higher than people who did not work in contaminated zone www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Gallery / Fashion District / Market East Forever™️ Needs a more inviting entrance -- and seating. Suburban malls have non-shopper chaperone seating everywhere!

🧵1/6 Hours before a gunman fired nearly 500 rounds 🔫 into CDC HQ — killing Officer David Rose 🚔 and forcing hundreds of us into lockdown — RFK Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine advisor posted a gun photo with this caption: “Five out of six scientists have proven that Russian roulette is harmless.” 🎯

As a bass player, I will never understand why I should care about what tuning or capos the guitarists use. Two measures in, I hear and land in the key we're in. And we're off. The shapes are the same. A five string helps, but you can always hit an octave higher if not. Why is this an issue?

It's a little more complicated. Jewish settlers in Judea & Samaria retain full lsraeli citizenship while living there, are governed by lsraeli civil law. Most of the existing Arab population there do not enjoy citizenship, are subject to lsraeli military courts. www.instagram.com/reel/DNRMg6r...

There's legalization and regulation (great!) -- and then there's the status quo of toxic synthetic laced garbage neatly packaged and sold to kids. These findings are completely unsurprising to me.

I truly believe we are not doing enough on both the front end (psych evals, some college) to ensure better candidates, nor throughout their tenure in being able to disqualify candidates for reasons most other employers typically would, and this is a disservice to the force as a whole.

It's time to end what has been a devastating military campaign that is turning into an abject humanitarian disaster; this is the liberal Zionist position and one shared by many diaspora philanthropists. www.jewishexponent.com/major-diaspo...

ICE detentions have risen sharply in PA, NJ during the Trump administration. That rise is being driven almost exclusively by people categorized by the agency as non-criminal via @joeyerardi.bsky.social Story: www.inquirer.com/news/ice-cus...

Initially, analysts wanted to add armor where they saw the most bullet holes, but statistician Abraham Wald realized they should armor the areas with NO holes, because planes hit in those critical spots never made it home to be counted. The planes they could examine were only the 'survivors.'

Same - and same.

Officer David Rose died protecting us. A true hero. Thank you. 🔗 Link to Officer Rose’s speech: m.facebook.com/watch/?v=109...

you can always still text 911 by the way www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

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#CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies | #NatSec RFA and VOA Shutdown: The Erosion of U.S. Soft Power in Southeast Asia ~ @csis.org, Mar 31, 2025 "The loss of VOA and RFA provides an opportunity for China and Russia to gain ground unchecked." www.csis.org/analysis/rfa...

Breaking news from my @inquirer.com colleague Ximena Conde: The new soccer fields being built at FDR Park will no longer be used as a World Cup practice site next year. Penn's Rhodes Field and the Eagles' NovaCare Complex will now be the primary sites. www.inquirer.com/news/fifa-pr...

Y'all: Let's not get distracted by blame games that target foreign aid or other minor budget items. The U.S. has more than enough resources to fund Medicare for All and would actually save money doing it. Let's focus on the real entrenched interests that are the obstacles here.

Blaming foreign aid— to Israel or any other country—for the absence of universal healthcare is not a serious policy argument. It's illiberal; it makes zero strides in advancing m4a; it just tells us what's to blame for it. We have the money. Actually, studies show it would cut healthcare costs

the reason we don't have free health care is not lack of money. we have plenty of money, and the insistence that the problem is scarcity just adopts right wing frames and makes health care harder.

These AI note tools (many brands) are getting quite aggressive at growing market share. If anyone in a meeting had the transcription tool enabled -- it emails a preview to everyone because it has access to emails. To see it in full, you must activate the tool and give it access to your calendar. 🔁