Dan Packel
@packel.bsky.social
Now: Business of Law editor. Past: food writer, Ph.D. candidate, bike courier, cheesemonger. Always: Philadelphian
“I’m just looking forward to the new measures of safety that come here,” Maule said. “Hopefully, people will abide by them.”
Not the two drivers who, in a 90 second span during rush hour last night, egregiously ran red lights at Carpenter & Lincoln Drive.
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Not the two drivers who, in a 90 second span during rush hour last night, egregiously ran red lights at Carpenter & Lincoln Drive.
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A man died driving on Northwest Philly’s winding, wet roads. The neighborhood has tried addressing the danger for decades.
A 65-year-old man died on Sunday evening after crashing his car on Cresheim Valley Drive in Chestnut Hill. The community has petitioned the city for years to make safety improvements.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“I’m just looking forward to the new measures of safety that come here,” Maule said. “Hopefully, people will abide by them.”
Not the two drivers who, in a 90 second span during rush hour last night, egregiously ran red lights at Carpenter & Lincoln Drive.
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Not the two drivers who, in a 90 second span during rush hour last night, egregiously ran red lights at Carpenter & Lincoln Drive.
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Lucky Blue Jays fans never have to worry about who’s going to break their heart by taking the White House invitation.
October 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Lucky Blue Jays fans never have to worry about who’s going to break their heart by taking the White House invitation.
Reposted by Dan Packel
@umich.edu faculty call for an honorary degree for Trump
“We have proven that we have no hard moral principles and no hill on which we will die.”
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“We have proven that we have no hard moral principles and no hill on which we will die.”
www.michigandaily.com/opinion/op-e...
Why Trump would be perfect for an honorary U-M doctoral degree
Awarding Trump an honorary doctoral degree would be an opportunity to recognize the long way the University has walked in less than two years. U-M juniors may still remember times when the campus code...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
@umich.edu faculty call for an honorary degree for Trump
“We have proven that we have no hard moral principles and no hill on which we will die.”
www.michigandaily.com/opinion/op-e...
“We have proven that we have no hard moral principles and no hill on which we will die.”
www.michigandaily.com/opinion/op-e...
Staying up late solely for the Hoff
October 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Staying up late solely for the Hoff
If only our guy coulda done that
October 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If only our guy coulda done that
This is my life, but 15, with a 13" TV borrowed from my grandparents for the WS!
Look man I was sitting in my kitchen on some bum ass bulky TV and watched Joe Carter hit the dinger to crush my soul at age 12. I can deal with some goof totaling shitting his pants
October 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is my life, but 15, with a 13" TV borrowed from my grandparents for the WS!
Now that I've put a hyperactive 9-year-old to bed, time to sit in stunned silence.
October 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Now that I've put a hyperactive 9-year-old to bed, time to sit in stunned silence.
Are you hungry?
Are you thirsty?
Is it a fire
That burns you up inside?
Are you thirsty?
Is it a fire
That burns you up inside?
October 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Are you hungry?
Are you thirsty?
Is it a fire
That burns you up inside?
Are you thirsty?
Is it a fire
That burns you up inside?
“Warning track power,” as my old man likes to say
October 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“Warning track power,” as my old man likes to say
Don’t look now, Phillies fans, but JP Crawford has a playoff HR, unlike everyone on the current squad.
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Don’t look now, Phillies fans, but JP Crawford has a playoff HR, unlike everyone on the current squad.
You’ve got my attention…
October 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You’ve got my attention…
This is opening up my calendar (and wallet) for a great live music month in Philly.
October 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This is opening up my calendar (and wallet) for a great live music month in Philly.
Bums and losers abound
October 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Bums and losers abound
Good choice to opt out of the Birds in favor of the sublime One Battle After Another
October 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Good choice to opt out of the Birds in favor of the sublime One Battle After Another
Belated shout out to the gentleman at yesterday’s Phillies game who made my daughter’s eyes light up when he gave her a Cody Asche autographed ball. I didn’t tell her he was a bum.
September 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Belated shout out to the gentleman at yesterday’s Phillies game who made my daughter’s eyes light up when he gave her a Cody Asche autographed ball. I didn’t tell her he was a bum.
One thing I missed when I last watched When We Were Kings 25+ years ago is Ali’s dreadful music criticism
September 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
One thing I missed when I last watched When We Were Kings 25+ years ago is Ali’s dreadful music criticism
Had to take a break from the Phillies radio broadcast once I learned about LA’s first concert.
BLOODSTONE - NATURAL HIGH
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September 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Had to take a break from the Phillies radio broadcast once I learned about LA’s first concert.
It’s really going to sink the Phillies when it happens, but I’ll just have to deal with that as collateral damage
August 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It’s really going to sink the Phillies when it happens, but I’ll just have to deal with that as collateral damage
Ah, the sweet irony of SEPTA, “the Philly way to go,” introducing the Phillies radio broadcast at house-of-horrors Citi Field.
August 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Ah, the sweet irony of SEPTA, “the Philly way to go,” introducing the Phillies radio broadcast at house-of-horrors Citi Field.
Woke up at 5:30 am and couldn’t get back to sleep because I was worked up about the SEPTA cuts. (And a fox was screaming outside)
August 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Woke up at 5:30 am and couldn’t get back to sleep because I was worked up about the SEPTA cuts. (And a fox was screaming outside)
I hope my pro-Wheels dad is hearing this shout out on national TV
August 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I hope my pro-Wheels dad is hearing this shout out on national TV
A real Dad Rock dad dilemma in Philly tonight between Flaming Lips/Modest Mouse and Wilco, but I think I was in the right by picking the latter.
August 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A real Dad Rock dad dilemma in Philly tonight between Flaming Lips/Modest Mouse and Wilco, but I think I was in the right by picking the latter.
Close it out Phils so my Tuesday night tickets will sell
August 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Close it out Phils so my Tuesday night tickets will sell
Rich Ruth delivers a little Planet Caravan. Fantastic.
August 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Rich Ruth delivers a little Planet Caravan. Fantastic.