PPD is already a wreck not gonna lie

Being a Democrat willing to speak out against Krasner’s weak on crime nonsense and investigate him.

We saw a somewhat similar playbook work in the 2003 General Election with Street and Katz.

I think he’s done a good job holding Krasner and others accountable from his position in the legislature. But the mayoral campaign has been less than impressive so far. I do wonder if he’ll get the FOP endorsement, considering their handpicked candidate got yeeted from the ballot.

More Penn Medicine apparently

Governor Shapiro won by a landslide because Pennsylvania voters rejected insane right-wing culture war rhetoric. Oh and the PA House flipped blue, so this has no chance of passing anytime soon in Pennsylvania. It's purely virtue signaling.

Delicious coffee and some really zany flavors like orange creamsicle. Legit tasted like the popsicle!

Looked more like a riot than a "block party" to me.

A stern talking to and a business card isn't going to stop a dealer from peddling killer drugs.

I commute by bicycle and frequently have issues with aggressive or dumb drivers. The discussion doesn't have to be divided into "pro-car" or "anti-car". We just need a balance underpinned by strong enforcement of traffic laws and more protected bike lanes. Also designated delivery zones so we don't get blocked by a million delivery drivers. I also have a car and use it mainly to get groceries or weekend trips out of town, so I understand the unparalleled convenience of being able to drive in Philly. I don't want to "abolish parking" or any such nonsense, but I do want people to have multiple options to reliably and safely get around.

On that note, as much as I support and strive to use public transit, SEPTA bus drivers are some of the most problematic people on the road for cyclists. They don't look before pulling into a bike lane, often let out riders without advising them to be careful about walking into a bike lane, squeeze you to the corner, etc. It's ridiculous.

Even in protected lanes, I have to dodge a surprising number of pedestrians who just loaf in the middle of the lane waiting for a walk sign. There's a sidewalk for a reason...

The odds of this are near-zero imo. Penn doesn't want to have any violence on its hands because they know it would look far worse for the school and invite lawsuits. They're probably just going to get protestors on technical violations of arcane school policies.

The approach needs to be measured. I generally think it's generally bad to officially punish people for protesting in nonviolent, non-disruptive-to-education ways. The campus tents are a blight but even at a private school where the First Amendment doesn't totally apply, the principles of free expression are important. But the ones who ruined convocation for others I have less sympathy for because they were disruptive.

That said, what are they even protesting anymore? Penn doesn't own the UC Townhomes. What are they going to do about it? Also, as much as I agree that we need green energy, we're in the middle of a gas price crisis so "community control not oil and coal" runs into the fact that people will choose low gas prices over pie-in-the-sky undergrad seminar ideas. Penn already does a ton for the environment. Finally, between the "Gentrification Kills" banner (probably misinformation) and the newly erected Palestine flag, it seems to be turning into a radical tent city that has lost sight of any productive aims.