John Kominetz
@kominetz.bsky.social
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gay, geek, urbanist, engineer of software and data, gamer of PC and tabletop, science enthusiast, technophile, maybe a writer, Philadelphian for now
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I think of Independence National Park as my back yard. No use shouting at all these "kids" to get off my lawn! Lots more sauntering down from City Hall, some like me stopping off at Reading Terminal for lunch--the Mummers Parade approach of walk a few blocks, grab a bite/beer, rinse/repeat ...
No Kings, 18 Oct 2025 -- The crowd has begun flowing around City Hall, down to Independence Hall, back towards home. The signs are plentiful but not as playful this time. More serious, still peaceful, not completely gray, and a case study on Brownian motion.
I hold these truths to be self-evident:

that all persons are born equal, that they are endowed by the fact of their existence with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness, that respecting these Rights for all persons is the responsibility of all…
I hold these truths to be self-evident:
that all persons are born equal, that they are endowed by the fact of their existence with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness, that respecting these Rights for all persons is the responsibility of all persons, that defending these Rights is both natural and just.
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Fetterman Must Resign

Senator Fetterman: Resign. You keep demonstrating that you are both unable and unwilling to do the job. Enough is enough. I will vote against you in the primary. I will support people working to remove you from office. If you make it to the general, I won't vote for Senator…
Fetterman Must Resign
Senator Fetterman: Resign. You keep demonstrating that you are both unable and unwilling to do the job. Enough is enough. I will vote against you in the primary. I will support people working to remove you from office. If you make it to the general, I won't vote for Senator at all. So resign and let Governor Shapiro appoint somebody who can and will do the job right now.
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Empirical evidence to the contrary, the maps and schedules have changed, and I prefer it. Plus no bilingual weirdness about "The The".
I'm heading home, and the city cleanup crew is moving in. Something's missing from this post-event parkway picture ... No Kings? No Trash!
Levels for Liberty!
Imperative or declarative, I approve either way!
The Parkway is lined with flags of the world--including Ukraine's. A sea of American flags protesting autocracy passes between them.
Lots of American flags, a few Pride and Ukraine flags. Lots of great signs. But THIS is what really speaks to me. T squares against tyranny!
Hard to see how many people are here from the ground. A cheer started towards the art museum and passed like a wave back through the crowd. No idea why, maybe people are starting to march. Only 26 minutes late!
Two L comments. The conductor told everybody to be safe when we got 13th St. which made me a little verklempt. But a guy was open carrying a Sizzli in a packed car. So things would have gotten real ugly real fast if we got stuck. I stayed strategically close to the Sizzli of course.
Heading to No Kings protest. Didn't plan on being late, but it's Philly, and I am far from alone on being late to the parade on the L. Not planning to be arrested today. Or disappeared. Or shot. But we'll see!
The only reason I don't still call them R* is because I could never remember which was which when they WERE called that! HSL and Route 100 have about equal time spilling out of my mouth still.
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