Alex bo balex
@ajc045.bsky.social
Architecture, trains, pizza, dogs, baseball, cities. In no particular order.
Philadelphia, USA
Opinions are my own.
Philadelphia, USA
Opinions are my own.
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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
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This. A threat to porn is a threat to all writers and artists of every genre and medium, even people like me who primarily work in nonfiction and even avoid using swear words much in our work.
Reminder that defending porn is an absolute requirement for the right to free speech. you will lose all autonomy trying to scrub uncomfortable content.
so, in addition to KOSA & many other things, if you find the internet useful & don’t want to see queer people placed on the sex offender registry for being inherently pornographic, IODA is worth your 5 minutes & calls to your senators and house rep.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
May 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This. A threat to porn is a threat to all writers and artists of every genre and medium, even people like me who primarily work in nonfiction and even avoid using swear words much in our work.
Crikey this is bad. A great way to kill SEPTA is to “privatize” it.
"Americans are increasingly reliant on private companies to provide transit options through ride-sharing services and are accustomed to these services being provided by the private sector," Topper added in the memo.
www.palegis.us/house/co-spo...
www.palegis.us/house/co-spo...
House Co-Sponsorship Memo 46516 Information; 2025-2026 Regular Session - PA House of Representatives
View the details of the Co-Sponsorship Memo, including the subject, who circulated it, and whether it has become PA Legislation.
www.palegis.us
April 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Crikey this is bad. A great way to kill SEPTA is to “privatize” it.
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"Americans are increasingly reliant on private companies to provide transit options through ride-sharing services and are accustomed to these services being provided by the private sector," Topper added in the memo.
www.palegis.us/house/co-spo...
www.palegis.us/house/co-spo...
House Co-Sponsorship Memo 46516 Information; 2025-2026 Regular Session - PA House of Representatives
View the details of the Co-Sponsorship Memo, including the subject, who circulated it, and whether it has become PA Legislation.
www.palegis.us
April 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"Americans are increasingly reliant on private companies to provide transit options through ride-sharing services and are accustomed to these services being provided by the private sector," Topper added in the memo.
www.palegis.us/house/co-spo...
www.palegis.us/house/co-spo...
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Handy guide to whether it's good for you that CFPB is being illegally destroyed in violation of the laws passed by Congress:
1) Do you have over $1 million invested into a consumer finance company that profits by cheating people?
If so, yes.
2) Otherwise, no, you will lose more being cheated.
1) Do you have over $1 million invested into a consumer finance company that profits by cheating people?
If so, yes.
2) Otherwise, no, you will lose more being cheated.
February 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Handy guide to whether it's good for you that CFPB is being illegally destroyed in violation of the laws passed by Congress:
1) Do you have over $1 million invested into a consumer finance company that profits by cheating people?
If so, yes.
2) Otherwise, no, you will lose more being cheated.
1) Do you have over $1 million invested into a consumer finance company that profits by cheating people?
If so, yes.
2) Otherwise, no, you will lose more being cheated.
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This is super cool. The Blazers are the first professional sports team to provide OneCourt's haptic display at every home game!
This cutting-edge technology enables fans who are Blind or Low Vision to experience live basketball action in real-time, at no additional cost. #RipCity #Blazers
This cutting-edge technology enables fans who are Blind or Low Vision to experience live basketball action in real-time, at no additional cost. #RipCity #Blazers
January 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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They need to be forcing their way into the Treasury taking arrest if necessary. Period.
The establishment ones most of all.
Schumer MOST most of all
The establishment ones most of all.
Schumer MOST most of all
February 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
They need to be forcing their way into the Treasury taking arrest if necessary. Period.
The establishment ones most of all.
Schumer MOST most of all
The establishment ones most of all.
Schumer MOST most of all
As a USian who will be impacted by this: good
Canada’s biggest labour organization is calling on the federal government turn off the taps, “cutting US access to critical Canadian resources—including electricity, lumber, critical minerals, oil, and gas—until the tariffs are lifted”
75% of Canadians support restricting US access to our resources
75% of Canadians support restricting US access to our resources
Cut Off U.S. Energy and Resources Now: No Electricity, No Critical Minerals, No Oil and Gas | Canadian Labour Congress
WINNIPEG – Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, issued the following statement today: Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs are an attack on Canadian workers and our economy. With 2.4 mil...
canadianlabour.ca
February 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
As a USian who will be impacted by this: good
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I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
February 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
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HOW is an unelected NAZI allowed to hack into U.S. Treasury payment systems and NOT getting ARRESTED?!?
February 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
HOW is an unelected NAZI allowed to hack into U.S. Treasury payment systems and NOT getting ARRESTED?!?
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No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
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It’s hard to convey how bafflingly stupid this is, but the article makes an admirable effort.
February 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It’s hard to convey how bafflingly stupid this is, but the article makes an admirable effort.
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The US Catholic Church has become more and more organic to the American power structure. The present moment in U.S. history compels us to reconsider the relationship between Christianity and the American dream.
My latest in “La Croix International”
international.la-croix.com/opinions/us-...
My latest in “La Croix International”
international.la-croix.com/opinions/us-...
U.S. Catholicism and the American dream under Trump
Signs of the times. Trump’s second inauguration exposed deep divides in American Christianity. While some clergy embraced his vision, others, like Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, ch...
international.la-croix.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The US Catholic Church has become more and more organic to the American power structure. The present moment in U.S. history compels us to reconsider the relationship between Christianity and the American dream.
My latest in “La Croix International”
international.la-croix.com/opinions/us-...
My latest in “La Croix International”
international.la-croix.com/opinions/us-...
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Congrats. You played yourself.
January 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Congrats. You played yourself.
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To be clear I’m all for electrification (especially for trains where there are operational benefits too), but this isn’t some mystery moonshot. We’ve already figured it out for over a century. Just put the wires up.
January 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
To be clear I’m all for electrification (especially for trains where there are operational benefits too), but this isn’t some mystery moonshot. We’ve already figured it out for over a century. Just put the wires up.
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Just our nearest planet casting a reflection on the sea! Wow! Have never seen the light of #Venus shining on the ocean before, have you? (Looking northwest across #TheSolent, 8pm 22/01/25).
January 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Just our nearest planet casting a reflection on the sea! Wow! Have never seen the light of #Venus shining on the ocean before, have you? (Looking northwest across #TheSolent, 8pm 22/01/25).
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
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Going to continue posting nice trains to give people a visual/mental break from ((gestures wildly)) so stay tuned for more cute train pics for a timeline cleanse.
January 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Going to continue posting nice trains to give people a visual/mental break from ((gestures wildly)) so stay tuned for more cute train pics for a timeline cleanse.
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Rumor has it Skylark is home to the oldest-known urinals in Chicago.
And as it turns out, it may be true. The stately, 3.5-foot-tall porcelain facilities date to 1910. https://buff.ly/40Bw6rA
And as it turns out, it may be true. The stately, 3.5-foot-tall porcelain facilities date to 1910. https://buff.ly/40Bw6rA
January 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Rumor has it Skylark is home to the oldest-known urinals in Chicago.
And as it turns out, it may be true. The stately, 3.5-foot-tall porcelain facilities date to 1910. https://buff.ly/40Bw6rA
And as it turns out, it may be true. The stately, 3.5-foot-tall porcelain facilities date to 1910. https://buff.ly/40Bw6rA
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The Bribing of Pam Bondi
In 2013, Pam Bondi was running for re-election as Florida attorney general. She needed money for her campaign. Bondi went directly to Donald Trump and personally solicited a donation to meet her needs.
Timing is everything.
Trump sent Bondi’s political action…
In 2013, Pam Bondi was running for re-election as Florida attorney general. She needed money for her campaign. Bondi went directly to Donald Trump and personally solicited a donation to meet her needs.
Timing is everything.
Trump sent Bondi’s political action…
January 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Bribing of Pam Bondi
In 2013, Pam Bondi was running for re-election as Florida attorney general. She needed money for her campaign. Bondi went directly to Donald Trump and personally solicited a donation to meet her needs.
Timing is everything.
Trump sent Bondi’s political action…
In 2013, Pam Bondi was running for re-election as Florida attorney general. She needed money for her campaign. Bondi went directly to Donald Trump and personally solicited a donation to meet her needs.
Timing is everything.
Trump sent Bondi’s political action…
Requiescat in pace, Bob Uecker
January 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Requiescat in pace, Bob Uecker
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Why is there more outrage about fare evasion on public transit than about motorists who use fake or mangled plates to avoid tolls?
January 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Why is there more outrage about fare evasion on public transit than about motorists who use fake or mangled plates to avoid tolls?
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Caligula had the decency to try to appoint an *entire* horse, not just the ass
Someone should just call Trump 2.0 the Caligula presidency.
January 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Caligula had the decency to try to appoint an *entire* horse, not just the ass
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Even people who opposed 76Place should be livid that they had to waste their time on this, if it was in fact a leverage play.
January 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Even people who opposed 76Place should be livid that they had to waste their time on this, if it was in fact a leverage play.
Super sad about Wanamaker losing its department store anchor but this is promising news. Hope the Christmas show, organ, and dickens village remain unchanged.
Here’s some encouraging news about the reuse of the Wanamakers building from @jblumgart.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
Here’s what is (probably) coming next for the Wanamaker building
The former Wanamaker building is part of New York-based TF Cornerstone's ambitious plans for office-to-residential conversions across the country.
www.inquirer.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Super sad about Wanamaker losing its department store anchor but this is promising news. Hope the Christmas show, organ, and dickens village remain unchanged.