Trump Calls Pat Toomey A RINO. Is This The Break Joe Gale Has Been Waiting For?Do you think that this Tweet from President Trump, late Saturday Night (July 11), might have caught the attention of an ambitious young Repbulican politician by the name of Joe Gale? That would be the same Joe Gale who is stll smarting from a 2018 Commonwealth Court … [Read more...] about Trump Calls Pat Toomey A RINO. Is This The Break Joe Gale Has Been Waiting For?
Two Great Explainer Videos For Anybody Who Still Doesn’t Understand Gerrymandering
In March, Fair Districts PA called for videomakers to submit their entries in what they called the Gerry-Explainer Contest. The winner was , Bob Millman. He used 50 dimes and 50 pennies to illustrate how districts could be divided fairly or corruptly. If The Dimes draw the map, you could wind up with eight Dimes Districts and two Pennies … [Read more...] about Two Great Explainer Videos For Anybody Who Still Doesn’t Understand Gerrymandering
Homophobic and Racist Posts Get Haverford Freshman’s Admission Rescinded.
According to David Edelman, writing in The Clerk on July 2 (an indepdent student newspaper), "Haverford College has rescinded its offer of admission to an incoming first-year student (Class of 2024) who posted bigoted content on social media.'We had been alerted to these racist and homophobic materials previously,' wrote Jess Lord, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, in an … [Read more...] about Homophobic and Racist Posts Get Haverford Freshman’s Admission Rescinded.
Bala Cynwyd Teen, Future Poet Laureate?
Judge for yourself. i. eulogy for water water used to be running down our rivers, reservoirs robust, rivulets overflowing, but now, only the memory of water is there. water used to be so plentiful that mama let us dip our hands in & drink right from the stream, our gulps too big, water splashing carelessly— we made our faces gleam & stared at our … [Read more...] about Bala Cynwyd Teen, Future Poet Laureate?
Montco Covid Data-Fail
Montco Covid Data-FailOn Sunday (July 5), I reported that Lower Merion had seen a "mini-spike" in the number of Covid-19 cases reported. Well, it turns out, it was only a "micro-spike." And (to paraphrase The Leader of the Free World) "it's not my fault." https://youtu.be/0EYE5xb55DEAccording to revised data released yesterday (July 8) by Montgomery … [Read more...] about Montco Covid Data-Fail