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TheNightmareOfHair t1_j9qcbf8 wrote

Reply to comment by UndercoverPhilly in Mayoral candidate Helen Gym and ex-Mayor Michael Nutter clashed during a live event: ‘We are just in total disagreement’ by thefirststoryteller

I was not living here, but the city that I was living in also changed greatly for the better during that time -- as did downtowns across the country.

So, just to be clear: I'm not saying that Philly didn't change for the better under Mayor X or Plan Y. I believe you when you say that it did -- and, specific to 2008-2014, I'd be a little surprised if it didn't. What I am saying is that if you're going to subscribe to a Great Mayor Theory, there's a higher bar than, "the city followed trends seen in most other American cities during that time." You wouldn't keep paying a financial advisor whose investments on your behalf merely tracked the market, even if that meant you got a 20% return, because an index fund would have accomplished the same thing.

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Letumc24 t1_j9q8q65 wrote

Reply to Can anyone else just not breathe? by worriedaboutlove

My misery does not appreciate company. However, reading all of this does help to lessen the 'is it just me that's miserable af today' I have the jacked up sinuses many of you mentioned also, and I really think it's time for me to get those balloons. Just look at all this pollinated air I'm missing out on due to swollen passages😒

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3a8rvuaPZ9t t1_j9q61ia wrote

Reply to Can anyone else just not breathe? by worriedaboutlove

Sometimes keeping all your windows closed can be a bad thing. We have air quality sensors all over our home. Some are Eve Room devices and some are built into our Air Purifiers with carbon dioxide sensors. Often times when levels spike and we’re not doing anything to cause it like cooking food then it’s a good sign to open the window. That always brings the levels down. When the carbon dioxide sensor registers high values it’s typically in our bedroom while we’re sleeping. I definitely notice that we get headaches and poor sleep when carbon dioxide is elevated.

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ParallelPeterParker t1_j9q5msn wrote

Reply to comment by Kalipolis in Undersheriff Tariq El-Shabazz has been fined by the Ethics Board for doubling as a criminal defense lawyer in Philly by courageous_liquid

On some level, it actually doesn't matter if it doesn't actually conflict if the appearance of conflict is there (and I think it is).

Counsel to a law enforcement body also serving as a counsel to various criminal defendants is about as close as you can get to appearing to be conflicted without actually being so (in a particular case). The Ethics Board makes a point of this in annual presentations to City Staff.

To that point, this statement by Krasner is one of the most shocking things I've ever seen a high profile and actually legitimate attorney say:

>“There’s a difference between an actual legal conflict and something that people might interpret as a conflict because there’s an appearance of impropriety,” Krasner said. “That is all completely separate from whether or not there’s an ethical issue.”

ETA: All to say, if you work for the public, I expect you to seriously consider the implications of even appearing to have a conflict. Moreover, if you want to ask, you can request an ethics opinion first. Obviously, he didn't do that.

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a-german-muffin t1_j9q1873 wrote

Reply to comment by AbsentEmpire in Every year, there are more applicants to Philly charters than seats. But demand is still lower than before the pandemic. by AbsentEmpire

> The school district is changing the admissions and selection criteria for the magnet schools to be based less on academic merit and more on zip code.

This is borderline misinformation. There's a lottery, yes, but you can't even get into it without meeting the academic requirements - like no one's snagging a spot at Masterman just because they happen to be from 19121. The standards are still there.

It's not to say the lottery's perfect or doesn't create its own set of issues, but the chances of someone getting denied at every magnet are low (and this is coming from a parent who just went through the high school selection process with one kiddo who got into five magnets immediately and came off the waitlist on another within a week).

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