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Philadelphia-based 91st Most Powerful Lawyer in Pennsylvania (City and State PA, 2023) specializing in political law. Opinions are mine alone.

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Highlights Magazine has reached millions of kids over 80 years β€” straight from the Poconos In a time when many kids are glued to screens, Highlights thrives.

There's a delightful story in today's Inquirer where they visit the remote Poconos HQ of HIGHLIGHTS Magazine, still going strong after 80 years.

01.03.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
patrick ball

patrick ball

You may be wondering if there's reason to watch the Actor Awards on Netflix tonight, and either Dr. Langdon in a kilt is enough for you (THE PITT just won for drama ensemble) or I don't know what to say.

02.03.2026 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"As if! I am only sixteen, and this is California, not Kentucky!"

02.03.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's a delightful montage about romcoms during the Actor Awards tonight except for the part where they show Cher (Alicia Sliverstone) smiling at Josh (Paul Rudd) at the Mighty Mighty Bosstones party scene in CLUELESS and, yeah, no, that's her stepbrother and the film is *well* aware of that.

02.03.2026 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Dan's a solo lawyer in Minneapolis who has put his tenants' rights practice on hold until the ICE occupation of Minnesota is over. He has been all-in on protecting his neighbors, and he is winning against the Trump administration one immigrant client at a time.

02.03.2026 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Tragedy of Macbeth.

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Gus sucks.

Gus sucks.

the king

the king

ms patti labelle

ms patti labelle

krukker

krukker

Dr. Oz, name these Pennsylvanians.

01.03.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He can pronounce it; he has family there and was in with all the Swedenborgianism.

There's no way he can tell Maggio's from Maggiano's.

01.03.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A state that Obama won 2x, that Fetterman himself won, that Tom Wolf won 2x, where Santorum lost by 17 points ...

01.03.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is the 13th day of the 22-day cycle during which candidates for major party nomination in PA can gather signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Each day I'll share a bad one: today, same GOPer as day 3; I just can't fathom running on an "election integrity" platform and still submitting this.

01.03.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

you are correct.

01.03.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

He was one of the first to endorse Biden, absolutely. I don't recall him being dismissing of Sanders and his supporters, but he certainly didn't campaign in that lane. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=183...

01.03.2026 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And yet they still mostly endorsed Lamb. Polls are snapshots, not crystal balls.

01.03.2026 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Scranton legislator Marty Flynn in shootout First Posted: 10/15/2014 Harrisburg police say State Rep. Marty Flynn acted appropriately when he discharged his handgun Tuesday night shortly before 11 p.m. during an altercation with four juveniles ...

Happens more than you think. www.timesleader.com/archive/3973...

01.03.2026 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're due for a "some within the DSCC voiced doubts about Mills" article; only question is whether it's now or post-primary.

01.03.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing was preordained; most people expected a more competitive race and not a 67-county sweep, especially given the endorsements Lamb had received.

01.03.2026 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In my experience, Fetterman was always a shy guy who hated that part of politics, hated playing the inside game, hated fundraising, didn't work on political relationships. Many who succeed in politics find that all energizing; he found it draining.

01.03.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seven years ago (SEVEN?), the Philadelphia Business Journal's @jdblum1969.bsky.social asked me if I thought Bryce Harper's 13-year, $330 million contract was a wise move.

So far, so good.

01.03.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're good. If I redid that thread, I'd acknowledge more explicitly the multiple perspectives on Fetterman and focus more on Lambβ€”but I feel there is a sort of mirrored revisionism going on. I don't think anyone foresaw Fetterman going *this* far away from how he had presented himself.

01.03.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I recognize and respect that there are differing views on this. If anything, I wish I had focused more on Lamb than Fetterman here.

01.03.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Torsella was Montco, though obviously he previously had been in the City.

01.03.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This didn't start in 2025.

01.03.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

She has been a citizen since 2009.

01.03.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You mean the town where he actually lived, which was in New Jersey. I don't believe he ever inhabited the place in Lower Moreland that he claimed as his residence.

01.03.2026 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

He wasn't public about it until a few years later.

01.03.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think Fetterman's team would have been savvy enough to define McCormick as out-of-touch early (wealth, Connecticut), but it's not quite the same. And maybe there's more pressure on him to withdraw.

Hidden factor: the two weeks in which that primary was disputed were a nice breather for Fetterman.

01.03.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The timing never worked.

He wasn't going to run against Hillary in 2008, and obviously wasn't going to primary Obama in 2012. In 2015, he's now 71 years old, *again* unlikely to run against Hillary, and regardless early that year he was diagnosed with early stages of Parkinson’s disease.

01.03.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ron Castille, too.

01.03.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Mike, I have always respected the work that you do, and people should review what you posted. I think you're better than cheap name-calling.

01.03.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Paramount Press Express | 60 MINUTES LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 1 Airs 7:00-8:00 PM, ET/ PT on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+ UNDER SIEGE – Federal judges are under threat as never before. A 60 MINUTES inves

Of note: 60 MINUTES is scheduled to air a piece tonight on threats against the safety of federal judges who have ruled against the Trump administration, both R- and D-nominated. "Sitting judges tell 60 MINUTES they feel under siege – and fear for their safety and for the future of the country."

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