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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 13h
Another reason to vote your mail ballot as soon as it arrives…then, if you have the option, put it in an official ballot drop box. Don’t rely on US Mail to deliver your ballot on time. Explore your options.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 18h
Libraries “were the original data centers and people liked us!” (Dave Whamond in the Inquirer’s week in cartoons.)
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Let's not forget traffic snarls and detours on the way there, or finding a parking spot in a too-small lot once you're there. For sure, I'm a documented "white-coat syndrome" patient.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“This is a perfect spot to picture a spectacular sunset, a breaching whale and a data center.” comicskingdom.com/six-chix/202...
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In today’s email: “Your Ballot Is on the Way.” Let the voting begin!
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s not quite a crop circle, but it does seem mysterious and alien on the front lawn.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up” 👇https://share.inquirer.com/qTLqzl
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We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Happy fall #Caturday. This is my version of pumpkin spice latte.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The National Museum of African American History and Culture marks its 10-year anniversary. Awesome place. Definitely worth a trip…or two…or more.
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At 10 years old, Smithsonian's Black museum is undaunted amid pressure from Trump administration
The National Museum of African American History and Culture will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with packed exhibits, sold-out galas and high-profile panels.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Best response to a rainy Tuesday: naps! #Caturday
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
TRUE according to Snopes.com The voter registration website VoteSafe (dot) org was funded by Elon Musk's America PAC and it collects and shares users' personal information. Do NOT use.
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Elon Musk's VoteSafe.org shares users' personal information. Here's how we know
Musk's America PAC funds the online voter registration hub.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
DNA connects Jefferson to Hemings’ children share.inquirer.com/16GLRk
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Two centuries on, Smithsonian connects Jefferson’s hair to Hemings’ children
It’s a 15-year detective story that involves archaeologists, genealogists, molecular geneticists, and historians, stretching across multiple changes in Smithsonian leadership.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A college administrator calls the cops on a student reporter A college QB laughs at an AI video of his coach slapping a woman journalist The president lunges at a Black woman reporter who dares question him It's past time to fight back against anti-media violence www.inquirer.com/opinion/viol...
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Violence toward journalists is a symptom of a terminally ill U.S. democracy | Will Bunch
From Trump’s unhinged outbursts to calling the cops on a student journalist, a free press dies in tandem with the American Experiment.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Yesterday wasn’t much fun for the little girl. But so glad the vet could take us. UTIs are no fun for anyone. #Caturday
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
These fun things are popping up on our lawn. Fore!
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As Election Day approaches, it's good to remind everyone to vote. Case in point: The real winner of the 2024 presidential election was "Did Not Vote." Just imagine if they had.
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2024 was a Landslide...for 'Did Not Vote'
A new analysis by the Environmental Voter Project shows that 85.9 million eligible voters skipped the 2024 general election.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
With Trump’s Plans Blocked, States Work to Restore Trust in Mail Voting www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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With Trump’s Plans Blocked, States Work to Restore Trust in Mail Voting (Gift Article)
President Trump’s efforts to restrict mail voting ahead of the midterms were thwarted by the Supreme Court, but they have sowed confusion and doubt among some voters.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 16/09/2026
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In fits and starts, the Supreme Court stands up to Trump share.inquirer.com/sVm7xo
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In fits and starts, the Supreme Court stands up to Trump
The president slammed the justices for their Monday decision on mail ballots, part of an emerging pattern of resistance to his wishes.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our good neighbor Linvilla Orchards repurposes the organic waste from Reading Terminal Market, helping to divert food waste from landfills.
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Reading Terminal Market’s efforts to prevent food waste get the attention of the EPA
The market has managed to keep more than 1 million pounds of organic waste from the trash fields over two years.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms share.inquirer.com/8V5RIx
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Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms
The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“How these four history-making House speakers are trying to protect the future of American democracy in their states” share.inquirer.com/h701xA
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How these four history-making House speakers are trying to protect the future of American democracy in their states
Speaker Joanna McClinton, the first woman and first Black woman to lead the Pennsylvania state House, hosted the leaders for a discussion on safeguarding civil rights under the Trump administration.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I’m sooooo glad I sold my Fetterman bobblehead. Can’t believe I ever collected one. Just shows how far he’s gone from those who supported his election. No more.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Our NATO allies immediately volunteered for a war in which many of their brave soldiers died — including Canadians and Danes, whose armies President Donald Trump so frequently now insults.”
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Trump disses 25th anniversary memorial for 9/11 while opening the door to more terrorism at home | Trudy Rubin
The Trump team fires FBI and DOJ units specializing in fighting domestic terror attacks, including those from Iran, while POTUS incites violence against his political opponents.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“After 9/11, Americans found common ground and a greater sense of community…our current leaders prefer sowing seeds of division.”
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In a deeply divided nation, remembering a time of unity | Editorial
After 9/11, Americans found common ground and a greater sense of community. Twenty-five years later, our current leaders prefer sowing seeds of division.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The dawn of another #Caturday. Bring it on!
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
He's now resorting to trying to buy the election. Federal law makes it unlawful to knowingly and willfully pay, offer to pay, or accept payment for registering to vote or for voting. (52 U.S.C. §10307(c).) Any type of incentive is considered “payment.”
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
One thing’s for sure: Your vote is important. In Delco, here’s what you need to know about mail-in ballots: how to get one, how to change your mind and remit it at the polls to vote in person, and how to cancel your request for one before they’re mailed out. Just #VOTE!
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Things I don’t see every day: 1) dolphins frolicking in the wake of boat; 2) a woman waist-deep in the ocean, talking on her phone. Which was more startling? #2. #GetOffThePhone
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A needed and timely conversation to have, as I’m reminded by this year’s visit to the Jersey Shore. 👇
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Congestion pricing, dog beaches, eliminating beach tags: 11 ideas to improve the Shore
The Shore is changing quickly. How it can change for the better?
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Late afternoon Chipwich from Fudgy-wudgy man. #LifeIsGood
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Kids and SENIORS!?! Do we get a sippy cup, too?
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The most South Philly thing ever…is the sweet ending with Termini cannolis.
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SEPTA bus drives through wet concrete outside of Termini Bros. in what locals say is the ‘most South Philly thing ever’
A SEPTA Route 47 bus got stuck in freshly poured concrete on Thursday, only two minutes after city crews repaired the road outside of Termini Brothers in South Philadelphia.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Here’s as close as she gets to her wildcat in the jungle pose #Caturday
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Judge Once Again Blocks Trump Administration’s Plans to Restrict Mail-In Ballots (Gift Article)👇
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Judge Once Again Blocks Trump Administration’s Plans to Restrict Mail-In Ballots (Gift Article)
The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene but appeared certain to set off yet another round of appeals.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Really Fetterman? 👇
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Former John Fetterman Aides Threaten to Expose Senator’s Internal Messages (Gift Article)
The former aides started a social media account they said would publicize Senator John Fetterman’s communications, following a report detailing the Democrat’s disdain for doing his job.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Haha, a more fitting logo for Google.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This educator just gave away his 5 millionth book — and will give away thousands to Philly and N.J. teachers this year share.inquirer.com/ChCQB4
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This educator just gave away his 5 millionth book — and will give away thousands to Philly and N.J. teachers this year
“We can hook them up,” Larry Abrams said of teachers. "I can’t give them school supplies, but I can give them books." Abrams was inspired by a student — and Dolly Parton — to start BookSmiles in 2017.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
So then I said. So then she said. So then I said. Blah blah blah. #Caturday
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Here’s lookin’ at you, kid. #Caturday
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“There is one thing that moves faster than the measles virus…misinformation.”
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The real contagion | Editorial Cartoon
Winters on Gov. Josh Shapiro calling out Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine misinformation after two children die of measles amid rising cases in Pennsylvania.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Excerpt: “…we have a gulf and we have a lake. Now, all we need is an ocean. So maybe we’ll have to change the name of the Atlantic and or the Pacific. Maybe we’ll change them.”
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Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in the United States
The move, which Trump said was “effective immediately,” is reminiscent of his move last year to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.’”
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There’s one sound cat households hate to hear: the windup to throwing up. What’s worse? Realizing that the cat is in bed with you, next to your pillow. Today is now laundry day. #Caturday
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
👇Jenice Armstrong’s column in today’s Inquirer 👇
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I don’t care what anyone says: Being ‘woke’ isn’t a bad thing | Jenice Armstrong
African Americans created this vernacular. It preexisted MAGA’s hijacking of it by decades, dating back to the days of civil rights activist Marcus Garvey.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I’m not really myself until I’ve had my morning coffee.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Absolutely nothing has changed here in Pennsylvania. You can vote in person on Election Day or you can vote by mail before Nov. 3."
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Pa. Democrats vow to keep fighting for mail voting after Supreme Court ruling creates uncertainty as November approaches
The high court's ruling has created confusion about mail voting as more litigation is expected ahead of the midterm.
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Two great spots in my own backyard: Linvilla Orchards and Indian Orchards.
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Great places to go apple picking near Philadelphia this fall
As the cooler weather settles in, what’s better than baking pies and sipping on cider?
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Rain? I hear it…but I don’t see it. And I’m not getting wet. What’s the deal? 🌧️ #Caturday
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Amy Ontario Binder ❌👑 @amybinder.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
So Philly. Pulling together quickly to get something done. “…keeping Thomas Eakins’ “The Gross Clinic” in the city the artist and the art called home.”
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‘It was like we had won the Super Bowl’: 20 years ago, Philadelphians raised $68 million in 45 days to keep an iconic painting from being sold
"It was done in Philadelphia by Philadelphians for Philadelphia," major donor Joe Neubauer said about keeping Thomas Eakins’ “The Gross Clinic” in the city the artist and the art called home.
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