A huge congrats to the winners of the #Pensylvania special elections! And an even bigger THANK YOU to all of the #PA abroad voters, this victory is thanks to you especially!

#PADems #VoteFromAbroad #DemocratsAbroad

@gtconway3 but the front page won’t help if people don’t fix their #ballots in #philadelphia and perhaps in #pensylvania https://vote.phila.gov/media/2024_General_Election_Deficiency_List.pdf

I mentioned about traditionally “conservative” folx in my county (#Lancaster) moving towards Harris because, to be blunt, Trump doesn’t actually represent their values. Here’s a good article on it, from a farming couple in the village where I grew up.

Also been weird hearing so much so much about my town in the National news.

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/24/nx-s1-5152831/pennsylvania-swing-state-20204-election-trump-harris-rural-lancaster

#LancasterCounty
#Pensylvania

So what's weird to me about #Elon #Musk's #petition isn't just that he's offering people money to sign it, thus invalidating the petition, but that the petition doesn't actually seem to say anything: the text of it is just...

> "The First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendments."

...which isn't really a radical policy change. Like, "continue following two of the most fundamental #constitutional amendments." He's literally so desperate to have people agree with him, but also so absurdly rich, that he's just blasting money to get people to agree with something so basic and straightforward that is essentially meaningless.

Weirdest part is that he and Trump are the two biggest threats to #FreedomOfSpeech in the US right now.

Anyway, if you are registered in #Pensylvania, you should look into it: he's paying money to people who sign under VERY specific conditions.

https://petition.theamericapac.org/search

Fracking boom in PA raises health and environmental concerns

Fracking is on the rise in southwestern Pennsylvania, leading to more plastic production and harsh consequences for residents. Washington County is heavily fracked, with almost 4,000 fracking wells on top of current and legacy coal mines. Sarah Martik, executive director of the Center for Coalfield Justice, said conversations are happening at the national and global level about fracking, affecting the way the fossil fuel industry wants to operate in the area. ...

Children Living Near Fracking Sites More Likely to Develop Lymphoma, Pennsylvania Studies Find #PEnsylvania #environment #health #Lymphoma #fossilfuel #fossilfuels #fracking https://www.ecowatch.com/children-cancer-fracking-sites-pennsylvania.html
Children Living Near Fracking Sites More Likely to Develop Lymphoma, Pennsylvania Studies Find

Children living within 1 mile of at least one natural gas well were 5 to 7 times more likely to develop lymphoma, a Pennsylvania study found.

EcoWatch

Dutch Country lesbian friendly B&B:The Lancaster Bed and Breakfast is a beautiful historic Lancaster home, originally built in 1912 in the Colonial style.

https://purpleroofs.com/listing/the-lancaster-bed-and-breakfast/

#GayTravel #Lancaster #Pensylvania #BedandBreakfast #Accommodations #Lodging #Travel #DutchCountry

The Lancaster Bed and Breakfast - Purple Roofs

The Lancaster Bed and Breakfast is a Dutch Country gay B&B near Lancaster's vibrant downtown in the heart of Pennsylvania's Dutch Country and the Amish countryside.

Purple Roofs
So I had an #asshole pulling a #SWIFT trailer throw something at my #truck and then purposly try to run me off the road earlier while I was heading #west on the #pensylvania #turnpike. Needles to say I reported them to the #highwaypatrol and #SWIFT. I will also be getting the #camera #footage from my #dashcam first thing #Monday morning when my #safety guy comes back in. Unfortunately its a #company owned #camera so they have to get it.

🚨 #FYI Special Election Tuesday, February 7th for State House
#Vote #Democrat Joe McAndrew for State #Representative
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#VoteBlue #votebluetoprotectyourrights #SpecialElection
#Pensylvania #PA #PIttsburgh #AlleghenyCounty

Today is Groundhog Day.

Many years ago I visited friends in Pennsylvania and we went to see Punxsutawney Phil's temporary home at "Gobbler's Knob", a rural area outside the town. My US friends couldn't understand why I found this funny.

Childish I know, but It always makes me laugh, again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again... 😂

#weather #Groundhog #Pensylvania