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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 2h

who even makes the brooks made in USA shirts now? they still sell a usa made shirt but i thought all their factories were closed?

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 2h

I mean wasn't this the company that wanted to tunnel the NEC under philly in a straight line to make a station at the airport and by pass the city? or was that another crank company that has tried messing with amtrak before.

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 21h

someone is going to get their neck sliced by the skates again and this going end badly.

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Spooky Monorail Maoist @awildschild.bsky.social · 1d

SEPTA has released the FY 2026 Capital Budget amendment that changes the plan to provide for the capital to operations swap.
-5 programs are deferred 3 of which are for buses, but it also pushed out the Bristol Station ADA upgrade
-Trolley mod loses $136.1 million in this period

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 23h

Holy moly lol. ya that would just never fly now even if it was safe and the only way to go about it. the pushback would be huge from traffic flows, to worries, to noise, to unsightly views, and gas main fears.

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 23h

Ya like we just cant do that anymore for better or worse. They almost collapsed city hall and the masonic building during the CCCT trenching somehow, I'm sure we could do a better shoring job now but it will deff take longer if you could do it at all.

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 23h

This was me I think 4 weekends ago.

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 23h

Hey @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social I think you should know about this.

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Public Intoxication. Aggie Park. Contacted subject eating a sandwich with a water jug of whiskey. BAC was.337. Released to EMS. #BTHOflorida
7:14 PM • 10/11/25 • 22K Views

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 23h

I'm not even sure we could ever build the CCCT again if we wanted to with how hard it would be to do what they did during the construction. like looking at the pics of when it was made that could never been done now, we can barely shut down a block of market street for a bit for a road repave.

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 1d

oh I see typing on my phone on the walk has been a massive mistake and there is no edit feature RIP.

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 1d

I've mapped out most of the parking center city area even the garages and back alley parking areas just to fully show how much is there still missing some and some of it is just empty lots or bad land u se but 98% is parking. the garages hiding under everything adds alot.

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 1d

Japan where its the most used just use the bidet seats. cheap and just fits on your exist toilet, you can now buy this in the US too by the same makers.

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 1d

Philly CCCC was a product of the large 1970s transit grants and loans the gov was just giving out at the time as well. Seems all bad thing lead back to the 80s.

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 1d

amtrak is also just knocking down a ton of housing in Downingtown for its new station. I really dislike amtrak tbh. Not every station needs to be a flagship park and ride.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2d

If our TV networks had not been captured by the right wing, some very easy journalism would be to play this clip besides a very not on fire Portland and then tell viewers that the President of the United States is living in an alternate reality.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 2d

Parker bragging about how much money she wasted on your behalf. Wonder how much of that could of just been spent paying the workers better.

Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 2d

During July’s eight-day municipal worker strike, the city spent almost $1.26 million per day on added costs needed to maintain basic services, such as hiring contractors to haul trash from dump sites and paying overtime to some Water Department supervisors, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced Friday.

The Philadelphia city worker strike cost taxpayers $5.4 million, Mayor Cherelle Parker said

The city spent almost $1.26 million per day on added costs for things like hauling trash and overtime during the DC 33 strike.

www.inquirer.com

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NBC10 Philadelphia @nbcphiladelphia.com · 2d

The Giant Company is recalling their hard taco dinner kits after hot chocolate packets were found inside the packages. on.nbc10.com/KwtpzCi

Giant's taco dinner kits recalled after hot chocolate packets found inside

The Giant Company is recalling their hard taco dinner kits after hot chocolate packets were found inside the packages.

on.nbc10.com

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 2d

hes mad that his cheap Chinese knockoff temu watches are going to have lower profit margins.

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 2d

So much free land but no demand to live up in north philly because no jobs near by unless you drive out of the city or land a job in center city and take the bus or subway down. whole houses here are like 65k to buy. meanwhile center city is 1mill+ for a house and new units fill up instantly.

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 2d

yes because that means demand is lower then supply so lowering rents because clearly you cant ask for as much as you once did. this is how housing has worked sine the invention of the city.

Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 2d

also it does include all housing that is currently built ready to rent but with no one living in them. so all multifamily and SFH.

Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 2d

nyc and sanfran doesn't really have any vacant lots. they arent like philly or detroit. But philly does offer a good example of having a ton of empty vacant lots but with no demand for those lots because they arent near any jobs.

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Ben S @bensh3.bsky.social · 2d

Politicians like Lozada don't care about easy access to pharmacies (even in the wake of Rite Aid closing) simply because they just drive to get there. I don't know what it will take for voters to see it

Jake Blumgart @jblumgart.bsky.social · 2d

As City Council struggles to confront skill games, fake weed, and kratom stores--which are regulated (or not) rom Harrisburg and D.C.--local legislators are increasingly using broad brush tools that effect other small businesses too: www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...

New bill would ban new convenience stores and pharmacies from opening in Kensington

The new zoning restrictions on new pharmacies and convenience stores come in the wake of a curfew bill that sought to crack down on "nuisance businesses."

www.inquirer.com

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Ratcher @ratcher.bsky.social · 2d

Me when I dont want my people to be able to have a easily reachable corner store or be able to get prescriptions filled because there is a product on the market they maybe they might sell.

Jake Blumgart @jblumgart.bsky.social · 2d

As City Council struggles to confront skill games, fake weed, and kratom stores--which are regulated (or not) rom Harrisburg and D.C.--local legislators are increasingly using broad brush tools that effect other small businesses too: www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...

New bill would ban new convenience stores and pharmacies from opening in Kensington

The new zoning restrictions on new pharmacies and convenience stores come in the wake of a curfew bill that sought to crack down on "nuisance businesses."

www.inquirer.com

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