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Nashid Akil, 46, the former captain in North Philadelphia’s 22nd Police District, turned himself in at police headquarters, along with the others, according to a well-placed source familiar with the case.
Former Philadelphia police captain and five other officers charged with conspiracy, theft
The theft and conspiracy charges are tied to the 'Guns Down, Gloves Up' anti-violence program founded by former Capt. Nashid Akil. More charges are expected next week.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Nashid Akil, 46, the former captain in North Philadelphia’s 22nd Police District, turned himself in at police headquarters, along with the others, according to a well-placed source familiar with the case.
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Billionaire Marc Rowan wrote Trump's "Academic Compact" loyalty oath in order to, in his words, destroy universities the way seen in Europe in the 30's and 40's.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Billionaire Marc Rowan wrote Trump's "Academic Compact" loyalty oath in order to, in his words, destroy universities the way seen in Europe in the 30's and 40's.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
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Billionaire Jeffrey Yass named as donor to Trump’s $250 million White House ballroom keystonenewsroom.com/2025/10/27/b...
Billionaire Jeffrey Yass named as donor to Trump’s $250 million White House ballroom
This is the latest in a long history between Jeffrey Yass and President Donald Trump.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Billionaire Jeffrey Yass named as donor to Trump’s $250 million White House ballroom keystonenewsroom.com/2025/10/27/b...
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After Local Judge Greenlights Bucks County Sheriff-ICE Pact, Voters May Be the Last Hope to Derail It | Democratic candidate for sheriff Danny Ceisler said if elected he vows to “end this deportation partnership once and for all.”
After Local Judge Greenlights Bucks County Sheriff-ICE Pact, Voters May Be the Last Hope to Derail It - Bucks County Beacon
Democratic candidate for sheriff Danny Ceisler said if elected he vows to “end this deportation partnership once and for all.”
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October 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
After Local Judge Greenlights Bucks County Sheriff-ICE Pact, Voters May Be the Last Hope to Derail It | Democratic candidate for sheriff Danny Ceisler said if elected he vows to “end this deportation partnership once and for all.”
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Councilmember Landau asks about whether the City is using AI for public safety.
CIO says no, they aren't.
Councilmember Landau says that it's a matter of public record that the City is using Shotspotter and facial recognition.
#PhillyAIHearing
CIO says no, they aren't.
Councilmember Landau says that it's a matter of public record that the City is using Shotspotter and facial recognition.
#PhillyAIHearing
October 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Councilmember Landau asks about whether the City is using AI for public safety.
CIO says no, they aren't.
Councilmember Landau says that it's a matter of public record that the City is using Shotspotter and facial recognition.
#PhillyAIHearing
CIO says no, they aren't.
Councilmember Landau says that it's a matter of public record that the City is using Shotspotter and facial recognition.
#PhillyAIHearing
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Preempting the asset manager society in Philadelphia...
"A third bill would ask voters to approve another charter amendment, this one to ban the city from privatizing or otherwise contracting out the ownership or operation of its water supply and sewage systems."
"A third bill would ask voters to approve another charter amendment, this one to ban the city from privatizing or otherwise contracting out the ownership or operation of its water supply and sewage systems."
O’Rourke proposes rent rebate and permanent funding for free SEPTA passes
Councilmember Nicolas O'Rourke argues that more public transit aid for low-income residents would show that government can work.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Preempting the asset manager society in Philadelphia...
"A third bill would ask voters to approve another charter amendment, this one to ban the city from privatizing or otherwise contracting out the ownership or operation of its water supply and sewage systems."
"A third bill would ask voters to approve another charter amendment, this one to ban the city from privatizing or otherwise contracting out the ownership or operation of its water supply and sewage systems."
"AI in Philly govt is a black box: There is no public process for communities to review proposed tech & determine if it’s truly safe for us (let alone beneficial)"
Attend the City Council hearing on AI in Philly: Wed. 10/15 10am-1pm @PhillyCAM!
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Attend the City Council hearing on AI in Philly: Wed. 10/15 10am-1pm @PhillyCAM!
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AI is watching us. We need city officials watching AI. | Opinion
Artificial intelligence in Philly government is a black box: There is no public process for communities to review proposed tech and determine if it’s truly safe for us — let alone beneficial.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"AI in Philly govt is a black box: There is no public process for communities to review proposed tech & determine if it’s truly safe for us (let alone beneficial)"
Attend the City Council hearing on AI in Philly: Wed. 10/15 10am-1pm @PhillyCAM!
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Attend the City Council hearing on AI in Philly: Wed. 10/15 10am-1pm @PhillyCAM!
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During July’s eight-day municipal worker strike, the city spent almost $1.26 million per day on added costs needed to maintain basic services, such as hiring contractors to haul trash from dump sites and paying overtime to some Water Department supervisors, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced Friday.
The Philadelphia city worker strike cost taxpayers $5.4 million, Mayor Cherelle Parker said
The city spent almost $1.26 million per day on added costs for things like hauling trash and overtime during the DC 33 strike.
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October 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
During July’s eight-day municipal worker strike, the city spent almost $1.26 million per day on added costs needed to maintain basic services, such as hiring contractors to haul trash from dump sites and paying overtime to some Water Department supervisors, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced Friday.
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As City Council struggles to confront skill games, fake weed, and kratom stores--which are regulated (or not) rom Harrisburg and D.C.--local legislators are increasingly using broad brush tools that effect other small businesses too: www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
New bill would ban new convenience stores and pharmacies from opening in Kensington
The new zoning restrictions on new pharmacies and convenience stores come in the wake of a curfew bill that sought to crack down on "nuisance businesses."
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October 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
As City Council struggles to confront skill games, fake weed, and kratom stores--which are regulated (or not) rom Harrisburg and D.C.--local legislators are increasingly using broad brush tools that effect other small businesses too: www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
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Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts
The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.
boltsmag.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
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We mapped out some of the key oligarchs and billionaire corporations that are profiting from ICE's deportation machine.
More: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...
More: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...
October 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We mapped out some of the key oligarchs and billionaire corporations that are profiting from ICE's deportation machine.
More: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...
More: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...
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AI is everywhere in Philly. But where does that data go? Who has access? Who decides how it’s used? How else could we spend that $?
We have a critical window to demand transparency, accountability, & community control over how tech is used in our city.
Join us: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
We have a critical window to demand transparency, accountability, & community control over how tech is used in our city.
Join us: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
October 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
AI is everywhere in Philly. But where does that data go? Who has access? Who decides how it’s used? How else could we spend that $?
We have a critical window to demand transparency, accountability, & community control over how tech is used in our city.
Join us: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
We have a critical window to demand transparency, accountability, & community control over how tech is used in our city.
Join us: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
"Many of the ideas included in the proposal...came from a doc circulated last winter at the behest of Marc Rowan"
"as Penn was mired in acrimony over antisemitism & pro-Palestinian activism in 2023, he wielded his wealth & influence to help oust his alma mater’s pres"
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"as Penn was mired in acrimony over antisemitism & pro-Palestinian activism in 2023, he wielded his wealth & influence to help oust his alma mater’s pres"
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The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities
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October 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"Many of the ideas included in the proposal...came from a doc circulated last winter at the behest of Marc Rowan"
"as Penn was mired in acrimony over antisemitism & pro-Palestinian activism in 2023, he wielded his wealth & influence to help oust his alma mater’s pres"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
"as Penn was mired in acrimony over antisemitism & pro-Palestinian activism in 2023, he wielded his wealth & influence to help oust his alma mater’s pres"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
The federal shutdown was entirely foreseeable. The current fascist constitutional crisis and resulting instability are all the more reason that it was absurd for the Parker admin to codify 13 years of local tax cuts earlier this year.
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Philly will have a ‘cash flow problem’ if the federal shutdown and state budget aren’t resolved by December, Parker says
“We have so many challenges that are facing the city of Philadelphia with limited funds in order to address them,” Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said Thursday.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The federal shutdown was entirely foreseeable. The current fascist constitutional crisis and resulting instability are all the more reason that it was absurd for the Parker admin to codify 13 years of local tax cuts earlier this year.
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NEWS: Major unions @nationalnurses.bsky.social and @ueunion.org are publicly demanding that the U.S. immediately halt military aid to Israel, recognize Palestinian sovereignty, and intervene “to put an end to the violence, starvation, and injustices being inflicted on the Palestinian people.”
October 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEWS: Major unions @nationalnurses.bsky.social and @ueunion.org are publicly demanding that the U.S. immediately halt military aid to Israel, recognize Palestinian sovereignty, and intervene “to put an end to the violence, starvation, and injustices being inflicted on the Palestinian people.”
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Philadelphia Parks & Rec plans to install 32 acres of toxic turf in FDR Park, has claimed it will be recycled after it wears out (after 8–10 years).
That's BS and Parks knows it.
That's BS and Parks knows it.
Recycle company’s bankruptcy leaves tons of discarded artificial turf across the state
The turf, laden with forever chemicals, now faces an uncertain future.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Philadelphia Parks & Rec plans to install 32 acres of toxic turf in FDR Park, has claimed it will be recycled after it wears out (after 8–10 years).
That's BS and Parks knows it.
That's BS and Parks knows it.
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Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
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October 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Apparently true "Christian" nationalism means dropping bombs on random fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico
Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."
September 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Apparently true "Christian" nationalism means dropping bombs on random fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico
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“Much like we saw in Wisconsin, MAGA billionaires are lying and trying to buy this election so they can install a Pennsylvania Supreme Court that will put the needs of the wealthy ahead of the rest of us.”
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A ‘brazen’ Jeffrey Yass-backed mailer suggests the Pa. Supreme Court created the congressional map it actually threw out
“It’s probably the most shameless political ad I’ve ever seen,” said Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht in a rare interview.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Much like we saw in Wisconsin, MAGA billionaires are lying and trying to buy this election so they can install a Pennsylvania Supreme Court that will put the needs of the wealthy ahead of the rest of us.”
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Wonder whose agendas block PA reforms & are delaying a final PA budget?
Check legislators on Yass Tracker (read all the way down) alleyesonyass.squarespace.com/yass-tracker
Then check flow of Yass PAC donations listed in Transparency USA.
PA deserves better. 2/2💰
transparencyusa.org/pa/contribut...
Check legislators on Yass Tracker (read all the way down) alleyesonyass.squarespace.com/yass-tracker
Then check flow of Yass PAC donations listed in Transparency USA.
PA deserves better. 2/2💰
transparencyusa.org/pa/contribut...
September 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Wonder whose agendas block PA reforms & are delaying a final PA budget?
Check legislators on Yass Tracker (read all the way down) alleyesonyass.squarespace.com/yass-tracker
Then check flow of Yass PAC donations listed in Transparency USA.
PA deserves better. 2/2💰
transparencyusa.org/pa/contribut...
Check legislators on Yass Tracker (read all the way down) alleyesonyass.squarespace.com/yass-tracker
Then check flow of Yass PAC donations listed in Transparency USA.
PA deserves better. 2/2💰
transparencyusa.org/pa/contribut...
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Seriously: PA's richest man is sending out mailers accusing the PA Supreme Court of engaging in gerrymandering by using as the example ... the GOP map they threw out *as* a political gerrymander. Completely shameless and false. cc: @taniel.bsky.social @the-downballot.com
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September 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Seriously: PA's richest man is sending out mailers accusing the PA Supreme Court of engaging in gerrymandering by using as the example ... the GOP map they threw out *as* a political gerrymander. Completely shameless and false. cc: @taniel.bsky.social @the-downballot.com
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Surely all the people who ~totally genuinely~ made the Union League a campaign issue in 2023 will have smthng to say abt Parker giving a speech there & Vice Chair of her transition team/one of her top donors Greg Segall being "a lifelong Republican"...surely, right?
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Declining homicides, business tax cuts, and not a word on Trump: Mayor Cherelle Parker addresses the Union League
Despite being a Democrat speaking at a major stop on the national GOP fundraising circuit, Parker likely had many genuine allies in the crowd.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Surely all the people who ~totally genuinely~ made the Union League a campaign issue in 2023 will have smthng to say abt Parker giving a speech there & Vice Chair of her transition team/one of her top donors Greg Segall being "a lifelong Republican"...surely, right?
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designating ANTIFA an enemy of the state is telling on yourself
September 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
designating ANTIFA an enemy of the state is telling on yourself