Brandon Alcorn
@balcorn.bsky.social
Philly progressive, Director of Operations at Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, Organizer with the Maculinity Action Project
This is around the corner from my house and it's ridiculous that it was being held up by one person. It is clearly beneficial to the neighborhood and would have been even better with more units!
“It’s a travesty that one deep-pocketed opponent has been able to block access to housing for over 100 families in my neighborhood for years.
It’s more expensive than ever to rent or buy here, and this project would be a welcome change to its current use as a derelict warehouse.”
It’s more expensive than ever to rent or buy here, and this project would be a welcome change to its current use as a derelict warehouse.”
West Philly affordable housing project could finally advance, almost 6 years after it was proposed
A Cedar Park neighbor of a planned 104-unit affordable housing development lost a lawsuit that challenged the city's zoning change to facilitate the project.
www.inquirer.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This is around the corner from my house and it's ridiculous that it was being held up by one person. It is clearly beneficial to the neighborhood and would have been even better with more units!
AOC absolutely nails it through this whole clip.
AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
AOC absolutely nails it through this whole clip.
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Andre Blake catching the final corner over Matt Freese. Bloody Alejandro Bedoya at the final whistle. Happy Bradley Carnell. The most fitting end you can ask for.
And hoping for more of this in the #MLSCup playoffs.
And hoping for more of this in the #MLSCup playoffs.
The Philadelphia Union are, once again, Supporters' Shield champions after a 1-0 win against NYCFC.
The unlikeliest of champions — #DOOP did not make the playoffs last season, but new manager Bradley Carnell turned this team around.
66 points, ahead of Miami — and now done yet!
The unlikeliest of champions — #DOOP did not make the playoffs last season, but new manager Bradley Carnell turned this team around.
66 points, ahead of Miami — and now done yet!
October 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Andre Blake catching the final corner over Matt Freese. Bloody Alejandro Bedoya at the final whistle. Happy Bradley Carnell. The most fitting end you can ask for.
And hoping for more of this in the #MLSCup playoffs.
And hoping for more of this in the #MLSCup playoffs.
Watching the Birds win on Bluesky, as God intended.
September 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Watching the Birds win on Bluesky, as God intended.
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All the people being fired for telling the truth about Charlie Kirk—many of them women—in the aftermath of his death demonstrates that his legacy was never one about universal free speech.
It was only ever about about straight, white, conservative Christian men spouting bigotry without consequence.
It was only ever about about straight, white, conservative Christian men spouting bigotry without consequence.
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
All the people being fired for telling the truth about Charlie Kirk—many of them women—in the aftermath of his death demonstrates that his legacy was never one about universal free speech.
It was only ever about about straight, white, conservative Christian men spouting bigotry without consequence.
It was only ever about about straight, white, conservative Christian men spouting bigotry without consequence.
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Nancy Mace acting on disinformation that the shooter was trans: goes off on tirade against "trannies"
Nancy Mace when the actual shooter is a Christian white man: "he's just a poor lost boy, let us pray for him."
Nancy Mace when the actual shooter is a Christian white man: "he's just a poor lost boy, let us pray for him."
September 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Nancy Mace acting on disinformation that the shooter was trans: goes off on tirade against "trannies"
Nancy Mace when the actual shooter is a Christian white man: "he's just a poor lost boy, let us pray for him."
Nancy Mace when the actual shooter is a Christian white man: "he's just a poor lost boy, let us pray for him."
Truly shocking that slashing government, pumping tarrifs, and pushing AI isn't yielding jobs 🤔
U.S. employers added nearly 1 million fewer jobs than originally reported for the year through March. It's the latest sign that the labor market may be weaker than it initially appeared.
Job Growth Revised Down by Nearly a Million, Updated BLS Data Shows
Preliminary annual revisions could add to political pressure on the agency that produces the data.
nyti.ms
September 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Truly shocking that slashing government, pumping tarrifs, and pushing AI isn't yielding jobs 🤔
LIHEAP saves lives. It keeps the heat on for the most vulnerable residents in our country. I see the space heaters and ovens people heat their homes with when they can't keep the heat on, and I also see the impact of fires from those things. This is another horrific decision.
April 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
LIHEAP saves lives. It keeps the heat on for the most vulnerable residents in our country. I see the space heaters and ovens people heat their homes with when they can't keep the heat on, and I also see the impact of fires from those things. This is another horrific decision.
Inject sad Patrick Mahomes into my veins
February 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Inject sad Patrick Mahomes into my veins
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Good to see Dems finally focus on Musk. He's cartoonishly evil and unlikeable. Focus on Musk - it will be effective AND Trump will hate it
Elizabeth Warren: Not one Democrat voted for Elon Musk. Not one Republican voted for Elon Musk. Not one Independent voted for Elon Musk. Not one Libertarian voted for Elon Musk. Damn, not one vegetarian voted for Elon Musk.
February 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Good to see Dems finally focus on Musk. He's cartoonishly evil and unlikeable. Focus on Musk - it will be effective AND Trump will hate it
And the other male corrolary to this is "I'm an expert in one area, so I must be an expert in all areas."
This is what I think of as a specific kind of ignorance that heavily affects young white guys who work in tech. It says “i don’t know about this, so I assume no one else does either.” It’s new to them, so it must be new to everybody!
February 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
And the other male corrolary to this is "I'm an expert in one area, so I must be an expert in all areas."
I can understand banning TikTok. I don't want unaccountable, anti-democratic regimes to control our social media and online data. Hey, wait a a minute... 🤔🤔
January 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I can understand banning TikTok. I don't want unaccountable, anti-democratic regimes to control our social media and online data. Hey, wait a a minute... 🤔🤔
Will someone just tell Republicans that Canada as a 51st state would add two Democratic Senators and more electoral votes than California? Then we can forget about all of this.
January 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Will someone just tell Republicans that Canada as a 51st state would add two Democratic Senators and more electoral votes than California? Then we can forget about all of this.
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Pretty sure it's not up to women to "think carefully" about taking a higher-paid job than their partner. It's up to their partner to get the fuck over himself and be pleased for her.
January 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pretty sure it's not up to women to "think carefully" about taking a higher-paid job than their partner. It's up to their partner to get the fuck over himself and be pleased for her.
Yeah, this.
Elizabeth Warren says she thinks Trump's talk of taking over Greenland and the Panama Canal is a distraction from his terrible nominees like Hegseth and Gabbard and RFK Jr
January 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Yeah, this.
Taking time to ask Trump about making Canada a state is just playing into his game of making everything crazy so we don't talk about the terrible things administration will actually do. Can we just ignore it? Ask him about cutting essential services to give permanent tax cuts to billionaires.
January 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Taking time to ask Trump about making Canada a state is just playing into his game of making everything crazy so we don't talk about the terrible things administration will actually do. Can we just ignore it? Ask him about cutting essential services to give permanent tax cuts to billionaires.
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Posting this story about how Ann Telnaes got censored not least bc it'll disseminate the image Jeff Bezos censored.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Posting this story about how Ann Telnaes got censored not least bc it'll disseminate the image Jeff Bezos censored.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
"It is deplorable to learn the 76ers and their billionaire owners think our communities are only worth $60 million over 30 years. They recently gave a single athlete $193 million over 30 years." What a juxtoposition.
Today @ruephilacouncil.bsky.social and I voted against legislation authorizing the proposed 76ers Arena. Barring major changes, we expect to oppose this legislation when it comes up for a final vote next week.
Read our full statement: phlcouncil.com/landau-gauthier-arena
Read our full statement: phlcouncil.com/landau-gauthier-arena
December 12, 2024 at 6:22 PM
"It is deplorable to learn the 76ers and their billionaire owners think our communities are only worth $60 million over 30 years. They recently gave a single athlete $193 million over 30 years." What a juxtoposition.
After all the drama, City Council only getting $10m more in the CBA then voting to approve is a colossal failure. Basically nothing they expressed concerns about were addressed and they're standing by while the mayor trades an arena for a $25 million slush fund for her projects.
December 12, 2024 at 3:15 PM
After all the drama, City Council only getting $10m more in the CBA then voting to approve is a colossal failure. Basically nothing they expressed concerns about were addressed and they're standing by while the mayor trades an arena for a $25 million slush fund for her projects.
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The Betrayal of Christ, by Giuseppe Cesari, 1596-97, 📸 by @rachelwizphoto
December 10, 2024 at 2:12 AM
The Betrayal of Christ, by Giuseppe Cesari, 1596-97, 📸 by @rachelwizphoto
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It’s kind of wild we witnessed multiple bomb threats traced to foreign adversaries and targeting polling stations in key swing states, and we’re all kind of like, “Well, that’s just a thing that happens now.”
November 16, 2024 at 9:03 PM
It’s kind of wild we witnessed multiple bomb threats traced to foreign adversaries and targeting polling stations in key swing states, and we’re all kind of like, “Well, that’s just a thing that happens now.”
We want it!
Philadelphia is one of the great cities in our country that we think the NWSL could be successful in,” commissioner Jessica Berman said today.
But it’s not clear how much Philadelphia wants a team:
www.inquirer.com/soccer/nwsl-... via @inquirer.com
But it’s not clear how much Philadelphia wants a team:
www.inquirer.com/soccer/nwsl-... via @inquirer.com
The NWSL wants a team in Philadelphia, but it’s not clear how much Philadelphia wants a team
"It’s a place where we’d like to be at some point," commisioner Jessica Berman said. There's been an effort to get an expansion team, but it hasn't gone far.
www.inquirer.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:49 PM
We want it!