I think the Union League debacle was shows the issues with her style of politics. She forgot about her past statement. So much politics nowadays is about opposing and boycotting every organization/corporation/person that holds views you don’t agree with. At a certain point it gets exhausting and I bet politicians can’t keep a mental list of what they need to avoid to not look like a hypocrite.

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Set a course for adventure, Your mind on a new romance. Love won't hurt anymore It's an open smile on a friendly shore.

Did you actually read what I wrote?

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I obviously offended some art history graduates working in the nonprofit space and juggling high debts while having to endure their plumber cousin at Christmas busting out the biggest wad of cash they'd ever seen to pay for fireworks for all the kids

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What /u/TellYouWhatitShwas said and what the article has conveniently omitted: Kevin Hart is a spokesperson for that brand, it's like Michael Jordan donating Nike basketball shoes or that Subway guy doling out free sandwichiches.

So he is not "giving back" shit: this is a PR campaign for his brand to make him and others more money in the long run. Don't dress it up like he's selflessly tearing away anything from himself, is all but a smart business move.

Source:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90852419/kevin-harts-fabletics-launches-activewear-scrubs

Especially at Temple

Support the striking grad workers also currently putting up with Temple's bullshit.

It's so absurd. I went to Temple and so many of my classes were handled by TAs - grad students. They're to ones doing the work and the grading and answering questions, on top of their own schoolwork. They're not asking much.

I saw that apology. I wasn't a huge fan. She basically said "I attended, and I shouldn't have. I'm sorry. I have opposed the Union League for a long time. I'll continue to uphold my values that Philly has no place for hate." Which feels incredibly contradictory to me. If you shouldn't have gone and realized it that night, okay...but you've opposed the Union League for a long time yet still showed up? But you're going to continue to uphold your values? To me, her actions signaled to the Union League that this behavior is okay, even though it's against her values. I would have preferred to have seen her take accountability, admit that the Union League does contradict her own values, and commit to making sure that she will not make similar missteps in the future.

Fashionable scrubs are also not a major donation given how much crap Healthcare workers have put with the past 3 years

Temple U, and many other academic institutions, take huge advantage of these students. Penn does the same thing with academic research, especially when it comes to foreign medical graduates desperate to apply for residency.

I used to be so passionate about going into academic medicine, but it is a cesspool of politics, pressure to publish shit research, and underpaid labor. Private practice and industry for me all the way.

I think it‘s ridiculous how much academia likes to poo-poo anyone interested in private practice and industry. Sorry for wanted decent wages and not wanting to be a part of the “publish shit to meet quotas” rat race

Cherelle Parker was 100% vibes last night. Truly verging on stream of consciousness. Gym's answers seemed direct and crystal clear by contrast.

This may not be what "accountability" looks like to you but FWIW she apologized swiftly & publicly for the Union League debacle.

UGGHH

I'm sure there are a lot of pieces to this claim, but I'm just going to take the one I'm most knowledgeable on: "Homicides and violent crime hit record lows during my administration" (specifically 2013). Guess what? Homicides and violent crime bottomed out nationwide in 2013-14, then started trending up again everywhere after that (including in Philly, including in the last two years of Nutter's administration).

I'm tired of politicians who take credit for being in the right place at the right time. That's a signal that doesn't need boosting.

Does it matter where the blame is? It’s not on the individuals that are just trying to get by and that’s the point.

It’s not a schtick. Nutter had some tough times in office navigating budget cuts and the recession, but he left this city in a much better place than his predecessor and probably feels irked that his successor is leading us back down the drain we crawled up from.

Even if you do get paid as a Ph.D. student and/or a postdoc, more often than not the stipend that they get is still a small amount of money to live on. Lots of folks still have to eat/provide for their families, and that money has to come from somewhere, whether it's family or other sources.

College athletes get tuition remission, too, but there were cases of students going hungry and not being able to take care of themselves - that's why the NCAA allowing students athletes to make money from their likenesses is a BFD. I suspect grad students fall into this category, too. Tuition remission means jack shit when you can't afford to live.

People just don't go on strike for funsies.

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Definitely need to check them out, thanks!

Gives back? He's the spokesman. This is the advertising.

How are they supposed to pay their executives 7 figures if they have to provide things like sanitary dining halls?

Right, to clarify, I was saying was that the dick move was cutting her off when she tried to say anything about the bill in her answer. The question itself was a fair one and I'm disappointed that Gym dodged it.