Reporter at Democracy Docket. Formerly: Roll Call, WHYY, Philly City Paper, Big Law attorney. DC is my residence but Philly is my home.
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Jim Saksa
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I know Calvin’s dad is already having a moment, but every terrible “outsource precious and fleeting moments with your children to tech so that you can spend more time on your work” pitch makes me think of that one strip I never really cared about as a kid, but care a lot about as an adult.
Soccer is proof of how fucking dumb racists are. the best teams in the world are all Benneton ads. How many Restore UK sour milk sacks REALLY want Saka off their team? Such a dumb national own goal to hate immigrants. Proof that you suck so hard, you’re scared of poor refugees
Like Carnegie built libraries and the other robber barons funded museums and colleges for a reason, and that reason was the rise of politicians like Eugene V. Debs
The World Cup is the best, despite whatever BS this administration pulls (NOT saying it’s ok, it’s very not), and I have zero tolerance for the “sportsball” crowd. I don’t fucking mock the Tonys or whatever, so let us enjoy soccer
Ceinwen Langley
Another good @josepagliery.bsky.social scoop here
www.notus.org/donald-trump...
I don't think the pro free market, VC cheerleader types appreciate how bad it is that one of the most deeply disliked men in America, continues to support racist violence and enable millions of women to be victimized by porn deepfakes, is so absurdly wealthy.
Watching how Trump's spasmodic toxicity is ruining the semiquincentennial just like how Frank Rizzo ruined the bicentennial in Philly reminded me of this @jblumgart.bsky.social banger. 10 years later, it still holds up! www.phillymag.com/citified/201...
If you want even more analysis like this and a deeper examination of this history, boy have I got a book recommendation for you!
The platonic ideal of I never thought the leopards would eat my face.
