Monthly Archives: October 2026

ICE to cops: Want some shiny new patrol cars?


We were in South Philly, discussing the state of the nation over lunch from a local pretzel factory. “Did you see this? ” I said, showing Swamp Rabbit a passage from historian Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the … Continue reading →

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‘Influencer’ weaponizes cheesesteak in South Philly


We were arguing about a customer who bought a cheesesteak at Pat’s King of Steaks on Wednesday and allegedly shouted “It’s garbage!” before throwing the sandwich in the face of the shop’s general manager. “What’s the big deal?” I joked. … Continue reading →

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