lcristella.bsky.social
lcristella.bsky.social
lcristella.bsky.social
@lcristella.bsky.social
Enthusiast. Mom & frmr foster mom. President & CEO @committeeof70, frmr president @LWVPhilly. Views are my own.
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PA Commonwealth Ct has posted its (obviously correct) decision reversing the trial court decision which had removed Lower Merion School Board president Kerry Sautner off the primary ballot -- no reason to find "bad faith" in SFI filing, or to require her to disclose govt lease her employer held.
www.pacourts.us
April 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Constitutional Crisis Is Here
The Supreme Court told the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison. So far, the administration is pretending to comply while re...
www.theatlantic.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.
April 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Today, C70’s @lcristella.bsky.social joined partners in support of Ballot Question #3 to create a Prison Oversight Board & Office. Transparency builds trust, but only if done right. Council must ensure these bodies have the tools to succeed.

Learn more at phlcouncil.com/prisonoversi....
April 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Enough is enough. Read my full op-ed below👇
“Philadelphia can’t afford to merely tinker with a failing system.”

C70 President and CEO @lcristella.bsky.social is in the @inquirer.com with C70’s vision of a better future for Philadelphia, starting with the Sheriff’s office.

Read here: share.inquirer.com/Piv7DD.
March 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Enough is enough. Our statement 👇
The Committee of Seventy released the following statement in response to news of a second court order regarding the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office.

Read the full Philadelphia Inquirer article on this development here: www.inquirer.com/news/philly-....
March 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Yet another example of the Sheriff’s Office failing to perform basic functions that would have a positive impact on Philly communities and our city overall. It’s time for meaningful change - Philadelphians deserve better. @inquirer.com

www.inquirer.com/news/land-ba...
‘Beyond frustrating’: Sheriff’s Office problems prevent Land Bank from buying lots for community gardens, houses
Even City Council members can't figure out what the holdup is. Sheriff Rochelle Bilal has been active at community events, but hasn't responded to questions.
www.inquirer.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Just found this crumpled old card in a backpack from last summer, when we were working to sound the alarm about what Project 2025 would mean for people’s lives. Any of it look familiar?

Somehow Trump fooled most of the media into believing it was a “mirage” (as Politico put it). Now here we are.
March 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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the thing about chasing what you think is public opinion is that if and when things turn you will have made a bunch of statements and taken a bunch of stances that you’ll have to disavow. probably a better strategy just to say what you actually believe and stand by it. anyway, this guy sucks.
Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports
The Democratic California governor made the stunning remarks in his debut podcast with conservative guest Charlie Kirk.
www.politico.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
So what’s the plan when they do illegal stuff and then say they won’t listen to the courts? General strike? What other leverage do we have here?
Vice President JD Vance declared on Sunday that "judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power," delivering a warning shot to the federal judiciary in the face of court rulings that have, for now, stymied aspects of President Trump’s agenda.
Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’
The declaration by the vice president came as court orders have temporarily blocked parts of the Trump administration’s agenda.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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The world’s richest men can’t buy themselves into being tolerable. Just the biggest collection of weenies you ever did see, so desperate for acceptance that they’re malleable and weak and bland and, in turn, destructive as hell. SMH.
January 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM