Ashley Lippolis

Communications at @assocPublicArt, former space manager at @IronFactoryPHL studio | @FandMCollege alum | Dance, dogs, art, Philly history & food, cycling, etc.

[GFed🇺🇸 @GfedGoCrazy]

April fools doesn’t hit the same living in a misinformation epidemic

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

[Dan McQuade @dhm]

There’s that Philadelphia spirit

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

I’ve seen several people make this point, but it bears repeating: a staggering number of Americans are about to realize that the government had the capacity to help them all along simply chose not to, because those in power did not prioritize their lives or well-being.

[Ari Melber @AriMelber]

Threatening war because you didn't get a peace prize is a new one.

[John Bourscheid 🇺🇸 🚀 @bourscheid]

The United States doesn’t even support the brave people of the United States.

[Brandy Bryant 🏳️‍⚧️ @InkMasterbator]

Guys, I know the situation is bad with Trump leading us into WW3, but the alternative was a functioning economy, equal rights, and Medicaid for all.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.

It’s about oil and regime change.

And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from Epstein + skyrocketing healthcare costs.

[Billy Binion @billybinion]

There are few things that haunt me more than someone dying this young. Her essay on coming to terms with her mortality was one of the more gorgeous things I’ve read, and a reminder how lucky we are to be here. RIP.

[Ashley Lippolis @ashlippolis]

@ErinFJay Are you referring to the budget-related service cuts? I haven’t seen anything about a current strike.

[Matthew Noah Smith @MattNoahSmith]

In response to the linked article.

1: The rampant use of ChatGPT is due in part to a society-wide failure to value education for its own sake. By treating a pure means to an end - wealth - as a final end, we have ethically crippled a generation.

https://t.co/K3HwwhIsZv

[Jeva Lange 🫎 @Jee_vuh]

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[James @JamesPhl96]

The seasons of Philadelphia

- Rittenhouse Square

[Ashley Lippolis @ashlippolis]

@JamesPhl96 So good!

[Ashley Lippolis @ashlippolis]

@looneyburgmusic @ericsalinas @ronsterd89 Why is that last bit relevant? The point is that it’s a venue that hosts weddings — they partner with a catering company and all — and they do not permit children. Many historic homes and properties serve as wedding venues and have restrictions like this.

[Ashley Lippolis @ashlippolis]

@looneyburgmusic @ericsalinas @ronsterd89 I got married at the Sedgeley Club in Philadelphia recently — Boathouse Row — and because it’s a historic property right on the Schuylkill River, they do not allow children under 12 years of age. Feel free to contact them to confirm.

I do agree however that this is not the norm.

[Ashley Lippolis @ashlippolis]

@ericsalinas @ronsterd89 Not to mention, plenty of venues simply don’t allow children.

[Councilmember Jamie Gauthier @CouncilmemberJG]

30% fare increases
Service cuts by 20% across the board
Dozens of routes eliminated
"Unusable service" on weekends

We are imminently facing an irreversible public transportation "death spiral" because Harrisburg Republicans did not fund SEPTA.

This new reality is nothing short of catastrophic for West and Southwest Philadelphians, who disproportionatley rely on public transportation to get around.

The time for political games is over. A bill fully funding SEPTA already passed the State House with bipartisan support. I call on Pennsylvania Senate Republicans to stop stonewalling and immediately send House Bill 2625 to Governor Shapiro's desk. If all else fails, I urge Governor Shapiro to do everything he can to stop the bleeding.

[Daniel Pearson @DPearsonPHL]

There are 3k ballots in Philadelphia that can still be cured by 5pm tomorrow

https://t.co/6qMxVHPKqh

[Ashley Lippolis @ashlippolis]

Spent the weekend in Lancaster and Lititz PA and it is INTENSE out here. Pretty sure there are neighbors not speaking to each other…