I witnessed a crime last night. Went to see the amazing Baltimore Orioles, leading the American League East with a bargain basement payroll, and saw Camden Yards with all these empty seats

‘It’s amateur hour’: Democrats panic about state of the Pennsylvania party ow.ly/n57K104SUr9

Remarkable story by Ellie Rushing about the 12-year old killed & left in a dumpster in Philadelphia. Worth reading to the end. tinyurl.com/yck7t553

After Emily Johnson’s only child, KJ, was killed in a shooting, she was thrust into a gang feud she had nothing to do with. Then, at the lowest point in her life, she was handed a gift she still doesn’t fully understand: a second chance at motherhood. inquirer.com/news/inq2/west…

Highly recommend Sarah McCammon📻 ’s book The Exvangelicals – compelling memoir about growing up in white evangelical world & effects of corporal punishment, purity culture, fear of damnation..also insightful reporting on politicization of the church and change among evangelicals

NEW from me & David Folkenflik: Chevron since 2009 has been building a network of news seeming sites from Ecuador to Richmond, CA to, most recently, the Permian Basin. npr.org/2024/03/28/123…

The election results put an exclamation point on pervasive concerns about distrust and dissatisfaction with the news media. Now a reckoning is underway. Media execs and rank-and-file reporters are wondering what needs to change. So here are some concrete ideas... 🧵

Come to the Pen and Pencil Club March 12 and watch Ali Watkins in conversation with Dave Davies about her new book on the Irish Republican Army's gun route through Philadelphia in the 1970s and 1980s. You can register on our antiquated website below.

The nation's oldest press club is in need of your assistance! gofundme.com/f/the-pen-penc…

Before the Young Bag Chasers were a violent gang, they were friends from West Philly chasing music and money. A string of shootings, and the rise of drill music and social media, scrambled their intentions and altered the trajectory of their young lives. inquirer.com/crime/a/young-…

No commemoration of the tragic 1985 move confrontation in Philadelphia is complete without considering the revelations of the podcast series “Murder at Ryan’s Run: exposing the cult of John Africa”. Recommend S2, E2 to get a sense podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mur…

Correcting earlier post… No commemoration of the 1985 MOVE confrontation in Philadelphia is complete without considering the revelations in the podcast series. Murder at Ryan’s Run: Exposing the cult of John Africa. Recommend S2, E2 to get a sense. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mur…

Scoop: DNC Chair Ken Martin told party leaders in a recent private meeting that he’s unsure about his ability to lead the party because of infighting created by Vice Chair David Hogg. "I don't know if I wanna do this anymore." We got the recording. politico.com/news/2025/06/0…

Another great scoop by ⁦Holly Otterbein⁩ politico.com/news/2025/06/0…

Need to replace a kitchen island and cabinets… any have a contractor to recommend?

This seems like a big, and solvable, error share.inquirer.com/k6X6Yz

Does the Big Beautiful Bill encourage scamming of US military veterans? military.com/daily-news/202…