Posts by phillyaccent@democracy.town
(DIR) Post #AKO8DLoRuU84PGnvuq by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-06-11T01:29:24Z
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Bob Casey is a Senator who is willing to change his positions when a situation changes. It used to seem like a pro-gun, anti-abortion Democrat was the best we were going to get in Pennsylvania. Now we have a pro-gun control, pro-choice Senator. (He may say he's anti-abortion, but he votes pro-choice, and that's what choice is about. Bob Casey is never going to need an abortion, so he can be as personally against it as he wants as long as he doesn't use his power to prevent pregnant people from getting them.)Now we need to elect #Fetterman to join him so Pennsylvania is represented by two pro-gun control, pro-choice Senators.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/08/bob-casey-senator-changed-stance-on-guns/
(DIR) Post #AKSifKGhcRhWhvUx5U by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-06-13T22:18:25Z
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We need to flip the General Assembly. Fuck gerrymandering.I love the Yinzers here, but these three western Pennsylvanian state representatives need to shut up about Philly and mind their own business. Though I guess an impeachment trial will keep them busy for a while and will keep them from passing other bad laws.1. PA has no recall process. This isn’t California. Even if we hated Larry Krasner (which we don’t - we just reelected him in November), we couldn’t recall him.2. Republicans want to get rid of him because he’s a reformer. They hate that Philly didn’t elect a tough on crime DA. 3. Republicans threaten Philly all they time.They hate Philly for two reasons: we are diverse (no majority racial group but Black people make up the largest percentage) and we vote 90% Democratic. 4. They’ve threatened things like not allowing us to elect our own DA, like they took away local control of the school board for 17 years.https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2022/06/13/pa-house-republicans-impeach-philadelphia-da-larry-krasner/
(DIR) Post #AKSifKhzyxXG4aGkdM by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-06-13T22:44:04Z
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Republicans who want less gun violence in Philly or anywhere else in PA should pass some real gun control instead of blaming Krasner.All those religious hypocrites should remember the lesson about the mote in thine own eye and the beam in thy brother's.
(DIR) Post #ALfFaOxnGAIkAXOJ8q by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-07-19T22:12:52Z
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@TonyStark @ClintBarton I saw this today.I'm happy Fetterman is our nominee from PA but I remember the years when there wasn't a single woman representing PA in Congress and it annoyed me. There are only 24 women in the Senate and this would be a great year to send some more if any state that still has its primary. Wisconsin does have Tammy Baldwin now plus Gwen Moore in the House but don't other voters get sick of their states being 8 men, 2 women? When will Congress look like America? (I look forward to even more diversity and people who identify outside the gender binary being in Congress too.)https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/19/wisconsin-democrats-can-support-abortion-rights-godlewski-senate-primary/
(DIR) Post #AMZTbaBpXTJsBC6yiu by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-08-16T02:00:16Z
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@YinzPittsburghers Pennsylvania Man, nearly as embarrassing as Florida Man.But of all the embarrassing Pennsylvania Men, none are Dr. Oz.He might be getting a fat tax break for that house in Lower Moreland Township but everybody knows it's empty.
(DIR) Post #AMff5qZV16wOS39mzI by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-08-17T01:27:45Z
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@YinzPittsburghers @PixxburghGirl Even at the stupid expensive Acme on South Street you can get your veggie tray for cheaper than $20 and Biden didn't raise the cost of guac which no one eats with their veggies anyway.
(DIR) Post #AMff5rWhT0IPPer4GO by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-08-17T01:49:50Z
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@YinzPittsburghers @PixxburghGirl My friend went to WEGMAN'S today (not "Wegner's" which no one has ever heard of) and sent this picture showing the price of vegetables in King of Prussia.
(DIR) Post #AMff5sXRhiUEYGDB44 by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-08-17T01:56:41Z
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@YinzPittsburghers @PixxburghGirl 🤣🤣🤣🥑🥕🥦
(DIR) Post #AMtHwgX3XJ9YIJAhJQ by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-08-24T23:34:21Z
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The education budget was a nightmare under Corbett. Wolf fixed it. Mastriano says hold my beer, I want to be the worst education governor PA has ever had.Property tax is not a good way to fund schools. The areas with the most need usually have the lowest tax base. But Mastriano wants to eliminate property tax and not replace it with anything but vouchers to private and religious schools. No tax doesn't result in a good society.#ElectShapiro https://whyy.org/articles/pa-2022-election-governor-candidates-shapiro-mastriano-education-plans/
(DIR) Post #AO0mpMFfR5jURv1Ugq by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-09-28T01:13:41Z
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Fetterman :fetterman2: did two rallies Saturday in the eastern part of the state. I got to go to one and saw clips from the other. He's speaking really well and will be fine on the Senate floor. I can't wait for him to be our senator from PA. There's also a new Fettermobile selling gear. The campaign registered it in New Jersey just to troll Dr. Oz.
(DIR) Post #AO0mxAJHicD7jIRDWa by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-09-28T00:43:49Z
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@TonyStark @SpiderMan He's running for PA governor, but Josh Shapiro has a commercial about Doug Mastriano right now with the tag line "The more we learn, the crazier it gets." I don't know if anyone else has a candidate who dresses up as a Confederate soldier and wrote about having to hide in a cave but I know there are lots of Republican weirdos.
(DIR) Post #AO0n0Ypozb10f1HAOW by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-09-28T00:47:34Z
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@AgentCarter_SSR @TonyStark I see PA got mentioned in the article.Philadelphia has had universal free lunch since 2014. Gov. Wolf instituted a free breakfast program this year.There are still districts with a lot of poverty that are hurting from the universal program that was in effect during the pandemic that stopped for this school year. https://www.phillyvoice.com/pennsylvania-students-receive-free-breakfast-october-2022-2023-school-year/
(DIR) Post #AOCNIduOItRQWJSCUy by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-10-03T18:03:51Z
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I want to hear which elementary schools in PA are teaching pole dancing. Another out of touch Republican who has probably never been in a public school, where phys ed means stuff like basketball and jump rope. Did he mishear SQUARE dancing? Elementary kids do that sometimes.https://crooksandliars.com/2022/10/mastriano-vows-focus-important-issues
(DIR) Post #AOD5MEDGB45vy4ndh2 by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-10-04T02:02:03Z
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@TonyStark @PixxburghGirl Every day it’s something crazier, just like the Shapiro commercial says! 35 days is about 36 too many that I have to hear from both him and Dr. Oz.
(DIR) Post #AOTbUBncC241JTJiTo by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-10-12T01:33:50Z
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If you hear in the media that #Fetterman isn't capable of being a senator, it's a lie. He's done a lot of interviews on TV, just with captions for hit auditory processing issues. He does rallies all over the state every weekend. Tonight he said on NBC that he was an empathetic person before his stroke but understands Pennsylvanians with major health issues even better now. What a contrast with the doctor from New Jersey who makes fun of sick people. :fetterman2:https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/john-fetterman-dr-oz-pennsylvania-senate-race.html
(DIR) Post #AOTbV8ruZhYcVsmTrs by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-10-12T01:25:30Z
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@YinzPittsburghers No naked ballots and put the date on it. Only one should matter when there's a postmark but the US Supreme Court hates voting. I vote by mail but I understand why so many of my friends only trust voting in person.
(DIR) Post #AOTbVbyIN2tYm4zULQ by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-10-12T01:20:26Z
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@SpiderMan I got an email today from Ryan today but it was from the Fetterman campaign. I like that they're teaming up. 🤞that they both win and can work together in the Senate too.
(DIR) Post #AOg46Kg40oS8HN7LyC by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-10-18T01:38:53Z
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You can't steal political signs just because you don't like that Chester County is now voting for Democrats. Go move to where they elect Mastriano or better yet another state.https://www.dailylocal.com/2022/10/15/police-in-chester-county-taking-political-sign-theft-seriously/
(DIR) Post #APXLdFoFDsilVGopSS by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2022-11-12T16:39:15Z
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@TonyStark No one thought we’d do it including poli sci people and the Republicans we unseated. You know who thought we could? Turn PA Blue, Fair Districts PA, Sister Districts. The grassroots in PA and other states who believe in us. I wrote a fuckton of postcards to Democrats in PA with Republican representatives. Paid for cards and postage myself. Worth every penny.https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/local-political-analysts-shocked-as-democrats-flip-state-house/article_fd52f366-6065-11ed-932f-abe045c36d13.html
(DIR) Post #ARo8DGhTsXaOscmhDE by phillyaccent@democracy.town
2023-01-19T01:25:33Z
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@MJ They all look the same.