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Sean Kitchen
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Born and raised in Philly. PA Political Correspondent with The Keystone and COURIER.

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Sean Kitchen @seankitchen.bsky.social · Aug 23
🚨🚨LIFE UPDATE 🚨🚨

I recently launched the Keystone Labor Report, a labor and progressive economic newsletter in Pennsylvania.

It's a twice a week newsletter and is one of the only political newsletters in Pennsylvania that focuses more on just that day's news.

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eschatonblog.com
has mamdani gone full fetterman yet
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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HACC professors and faculty members have faced 5 years of union-busting tactics from their administration.

Today, they went on strike. My story below 👇

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HACC professors strike after years of anti-union pushback
HACC staff have been organizing for over five years. Now, they’re on strike.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Health care costs will significantly increase for close to 500,000 Pennsylvanians at the start of open enrollment this Saturday as insurers prepare for the expiration of the ACA tax credits at the end of the year.

#ACA #Healthcare #Openenrollment

keystonenewsroom.com/2025/10/30/h...
Why health care costs will skyrocket in Pennsylvania
Thousands of Pennsylvania residents are set to see their health care premiums increase as Republicans fail to extend critical tax credits.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Outside the administrative building, chanting FAIR CONTRACT NOW

Have never seen this many security guards on campus as there are now.
Crowd chanting Fair CONTRACT now Outside the building, three of many more guards at the door
October 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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hugetinymistake.bsky.social
Harrisburg Area Community College Education Association rally for a fair contract
October 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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davidsirota.com
What's instructive about #2 in this new report is the admission that Dems see their job as representing a snapshot of public opinion (thermometer) rather than fighting on principle to persuade the public (thermostat).

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October 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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atrupar.com
Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
October 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Philadelphia International Airport launched a food pantry on Monday to help federal airport workers affected by the government shutdown.

keystonenewsroom.com/2025/10/22/p...
Food pantry for federal workers at Philadelphia International Airport federal gains steam
The airport is setting up food aid for federal workers who are affected by the government shutdown.
keystonenewsroom.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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banditelli.org
Fetterman is who he always has been. We don't know what Platner is, but no reports thus far that he's a narcissist asshole who is in politics primarily because he was bored and daddy made him get a job after wasting his money at Harvard.
October 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Go Birds, Fuck ICE chants at Philly #nokings rally.
October 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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brennancenter.org
If the government carries out Trump’s orders targeting antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization,” it would violate free speech rights. Here’s why: bit.ly/4330Su2
Trump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition
Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like. 
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October 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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thebulwark.com
Jeffries: “ And then you got Karoline Leavitt, who's sick. She's out of control. And I'm not sure whether she's just demented, ignorant, a stone-cold liar, or all of the above"
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Rob Bresnahan is set to personally benefit after voting for President Donald Trump’s tax cuts for the country’s wealthiest Americans
keystonenewsroom.com/2025/10/16/b...
Rep. Rob Bresnahan cashes in on Trump’s tax cuts
US Rep. Rob Bresnahan is set to personally benefit after voting for President Donald Trump’s tax cuts for the country’s wealthiest Americans.
keystonenewsroom.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Just received from a colleague: looks like Penn is going to join the universities refusing the extortionary Trump "compact". I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
screenshot of an email saying: "To the Penn Community: For 285 years, Penn has been anchored and guided by continuous self-improvement, using education as a ladder for opportunity, and advancing discoveries that serve our community, our nation, and the world. Since receiving the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education on October 1, I have sought input from faculty, alumni, trustees, students, staff and others who care deeply about Penn. The goal was to ensure that our response reflected our values and the perspectives of our broad community. Earlier today, I informed the U.S. Department of Education that Penn respectfully declines to sign the proposed Compact. As requested, we also provided focused feedback highlighting areas of existing alignment as well as substantive concerns. At Penn, we are committed to merit-based achievement and accountability. The long-standing partnership between American higher education and the federal government has greatly benefited society and our nation. Shared goals and investment in talent and ideas will turn possibility into progress. I am grateful to the Penn community for your thoughtful input and for what you bring to our University and our missions every day. Sincerely, J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD President University of Pennsylvania"
October 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Rob Bresnahan has over 21,000 constituents who'll lose their Medicaid coverage and 11,000 constituents who'll lose their SNAP benefits.

They're the ones who'll be paying for his tax cuts.

keystonenewsroom.com/2025/10/16/b...
Rep. Rob Bresnahan cashes in on Trump’s tax cuts
US Rep. Rob Bresnahan is set to personally benefit after voting for President Donald Trump’s tax cuts for the country’s wealthiest Americans.
keystonenewsroom.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
seankitchen.bsky.social
I asked Janelle Stelson about health care premiums for Pennie customers going up by 170% and Scott Perry calling the extension of the ACA credits a colossal mistake at an event in Harrisburg today.

You can read my question and her response below. #pa10
October 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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How much influence does Jeff Yass have on Pennsylvania politics?
www.campaignfinanceonline.pa.gov/pages/CFAnnu...
October 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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hugetinymistake.bsky.social
This is one of the more brazen lies being sent out there by Commonwealth Partners; this is quite literally what the state supreme court helped fix and what Commonwealth Partners and Matt Brouillette opposed fixing

Via @penncapital-star.com

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Voting rights group calls on conservative PAC to renounce misleading Supreme Court mailers • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The mailers target three justices seeking retention, calling on voters to "Term limit the liberal Supreme Court."
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October 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Fox Propaganda is desperately spinning the "No Kings" events in fearful anticipation of their success.
October 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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80% of Americans want Congress to extend the ACA tax credits but that's not stopping the three most vulnerable Pa Republicans from lying about the government shutdown.

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Pa. Republicans caught lying about why the government is shutdown
Republicans have resorted to blaming undocumented immigrants for the ongoing government shutdown, even though they are ineligible to receive subsidized health care under the Affordable Care Act.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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The most vital services will be the first to go in counties they refuse to take out loans because PA Senate Republicans don't want a state budget.

keystonenewsroom.com/2025/10/07/p...
County workers face furlough notices as Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate drags on
As Pennsylvania enters its third month without a budget, county and contract workers in county offices around the commonwealth are starting to feel the
keystonenewsroom.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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I am once again calling on state governors to mobilize their National Guards to escort congressmembers into ICE facilities so they can DO THEIR LAWFULLY ASSIGNED FEDERAL DUTIES
katmabu.bsky.social Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Oct 3
Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...
Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER
In another incident caught on video Friday, federal agents inside a car randomly threw tear gas into a Logan Square street while people — including a 2-year-old — were outside nearby.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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use take two
September 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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keystonenewsroom.com/2025/09/25/p...
Pa.’s richest man is pouring money in upcoming supreme court election
Pennsylvania’s biggest billionaire has so far spent $1.25 million on a ‘vote no’ campaign in the upcoming Pa. Supreme Court race.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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hugetinymistake.bsky.social
“ I did a lot of work to get this man elected and put into this office, and I feel if he doesn’t stand with us now,” she said. “Fetterman,it’s time you stand with us. We got you here, and every working constituent in Pennsylvania, we deserve you to do your job"

keystonenewsroom.com/2025/09/19/f...
These home care workers fought for Fetterman. Now they want him to fight for them
Home care workers faced with exploding health care costs if ACA tax credits aren’t extended are demanding help from US Sen. John Fetterman.
keystonenewsroom.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM