Benjamin Simon

Just a Sixers fan. Previous: @riverfronttimes, @report4america, @PostandCourier. Philly.

[Benjamin Simon @BenjaminSimon05]

Bade Ali Jabir immigrated to St. Louis with hopes of a safer home for his four kids. Instead, he was killed by police in his own apartment. This is his story for the @RiverfrontTimes.

https://t.co/YWXHPhLJ9q

[David Ferrara @davidferrara23]

Excited to say Pints and Politics with @RepTimmons and @kathrynforcd4 is rescheduled for THIS Wednesday, Oct. 23!

I'll be moderating with @maconatkinson, so join for some free fun and not-so-free beer!

It's also my birthday, so don't leave me hanging:

https://t.co/yIKtDaguRH

[Benjamin Simon @BenjaminSimon05]

@zoenicholson_ Thanks Zoe!

[Zoe Nicholson (she/her) @zoenicholson_]

A look at how Helene impacted the rural town of Slater-Marietta, just a few miles from the NC border in Greenville County. Great reporting from @BenjaminSimon05 https://t.co/qED62ZI2It

[Benjamin Simon @BenjaminSimon05]

@surenotmehere @postandcourier There is not. He has a very small online presence.

[Benjamin Simon @BenjaminSimon05]

Frank Nicolette woke up to three feet of water in his bedroom after Helene.

He soon learned that his longtime roadside store on Route 276 with handmade wooden carvings had been flooded.

Now, he's trying to dig his way out. @postandcourier

https://t.co/iY3aHKl0i6

[Mina Kimes @minakimes]

Best podcaster in the game

[Furman University News @FurmanNews]

How do celebrity endorsements impact political campaigns? @postandcourier speaks with @FurmanU's Danielle Vinson about @taylorswift13's choice for #Election2024. https://t.co/G0cjLCq6Gx @Furman_POL @BenjaminSimon05

[StatMuse @statmuse]

Embiid against South Sudan:

14 PTS (18 MIN)
7 REB

only missed one shot.

[Benjamin Simon @BenjaminSimon05]

@rftmusic @sarahfenske @AltWeeklies Thanks Daniel 🙏

[Benjamin Simon @BenjaminSimon05]

Honored to be recognized for this story –– a story that still sticks deeply with me today. Thank you @sarahfenske for the editing and support. And thank you to @AltWeeklies for the award. St. Louis will miss the kind of space that RFT gave to tell these important stories.

[Sarah Fenske @sarahfenske]

I'm told RFT journalists just won 1st place for Best Feature Story and Best Cover design by @AltWeeklies, and boy is that bittersweet. The winning feature, by @BenjaminSimon05, details how a Sudanese refugee was killed by St. Louis Police https://t.co/6CptkvqJSF

[Benjamin Simon @BenjaminSimon05]

@sarahfenske @AltWeeklies Here's the piece:

https://t.co/JTOZzjyy0J

[Benjamin Simon @BenjaminSimon05]

Ronnie Elliott started playing old-school jazz on Greenville street corners at nine years old with a guitar that looked bigger than himself.

Now 14, he's become a mini sensation in the jazz world for his viral videos.

My piece for the @postandcourier.

https://t.co/nlgbfe3y9U

[Post and Courier Greenville @PCGreenville]

A MAGA insurgency seized the Greenville GOP. Here's an inside look at the ensuing chaos. https://t.co/5Xt8MPMsdf

[David Ferrara @davidferrara23]

One week until SC's June 11 primary, which @ConorJHughes reports will be a test of the Greenville County GOP's influence — a group that has splintered and fought in recent years to now be controlled by America First hardliners.

Here's the story:

https://t.co/wGtyLhdh7b

[Monica Obradovic @MonicaObradovic]

Reading @DoyleMurphy @rftmusic @D_Towski @sarahfenske and so many more in the RFT is a big reason why I became a journalist. To say this alt-weekly will be missed is an understatement. 🧵of a few bangers:

[Daniel Hill @rftmusic]

RIP RFT 1977-2024

helluva run, honestly held out longer than anyone could have imagined.

if anyone has a line on a suitable job for a degenerate lunatic who happens to have a way with words, hit up [email protected]

thanks for reading!

[dawnstaley @dawnstaley]

I need the @WellsFargoCtr full of @sixers fans….season tickets holders DO NOT SELL YOUR TICKETS to Knicks fans….I repeat DO NOT SELL YOUR TICKERS to Knicks fans! Pour into our @sixers! We can really do this ish man!!!