Jake Blumgart
Reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer inquirer.com/author/blumgart_jake/
- The best summation I have read of the current state of tariff policy: "Since the inauguration on Jan. 20, Trump administration officials have announced new or revised tariff policies more than 50 times, according to a tally by The Washington Post." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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- After over a decade of wrangling--including a legal fight against an apartment conversion--the fate of the property that once housed St. Laurentius is clear: eight luxury townhomes with parking, and a memorial for the beloved church. www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
- The rest of Mayor Parker's zoning bills, including elimination of mandatory parking minimums in the city's most flexible zoning categories, got introduced today. For more on the legislation: www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
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- “Since 2020, San Antonio’s population has grown by about 6.4% — the most of any of the 10 largest cities, Martin said — compared to Philadelphia’s decline of 1.9% during that time period.” www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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- The power of South Philadelphia’s Mexican restaurant scene grows stronger www.inquirer.com/food/craig-l...
- “Thanks to major fundraising hauls for Dugan earlier in the race — primarily fueled by big contributions from the building trades unions — his campaign has raised a total of about $819,000 during the campaign, compared with Krasner’s roughly $483,000.” www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
- "The mayor’s office alone is budgeted for a nine-person, $1.1 million communications office, roughly 20% more than under Parker’s predecessor, Jim Kenney." www.inquirer.com/news/philly-...
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- Reposted by Jake BlumgartWhat's in Trump and Republicans' massive tax and immigration bill? Here's a breakdown for you. I'm the econ policy geek in Congress for @washingtonpost.com. I read the whole bill (really, I did) so you don't have to. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... Let's thread it out.... 🧵
- The surface parking lot at 5th and Bainbridge, just off South Street, is set to be transformed into an apartment building with no public parking www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartRobert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, posted photos on Sunday of himself and his grandchildren swimming in a contaminated Washington creek where swimming is not allowed because it is used for sewer runoff.
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartThe GOP’s big beautiful bill on the verge of total collapse. From @ddayen.bsky.social: prospect.org/politics/202...
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- Perhaps the finest column i ever read on Open AI? www.ft.com/content/b180...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartPolicy changes often take years to show results. And then there is congestion pricing in New York. Here are all of the ways we could find it having an immediate effect: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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- Reposted by Jake BlumgartTODAY the NYT publishes an investigation into the Trump memecoin $TRUMP and how it has turned into a extraordinary venue for foreign influence campaigns. What we are seeing is potentially corrupt attempts to change US policy by paying the Trump family money. This is no "Russian Hoax" nyti.ms/4kkv7D7
- Interesting piece on donors to Super PAC opposing Larry Krasner's re-election. Mostly construction unions, real estate guys, with big donors include Jason Nusbaum of City Living Philly, Mark Nicoletti of PSDC, and Richard Vague. Wawa's PAC kicked in too: www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
- Reposted by Jake Blumgart"We used to have journalists whose beat was the life of their community, who took their bikes around the city to report on what was happening and wore out the soles of their shoes chasing stories. And if we had that once, we can have it again." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-late-g...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartI'm procrastinating, Stancil is getting dragged over it, and the Rewatchables podcast guys finally covered it, so I guess it's time for what I hope is my last thread ever on Star Wars. Let's do this. 🧵
- Eat Angelos pizza off of your car trunk while you can www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartNew: a man 'disappeared' by ICE was not included on a government list of people deported to El Salvador's mega prison. But we found his name in a hacked flight manifest to the country. Raises questions about how much the government knows about who it is deporting www.404media.co/man-disappea...
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- Reposted by Jake Blumgart*Eight* byline Chicago Tribune story profiling the new pope’s childhood on Chicago’s South Side — www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/08/r...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartAnd the Sun-Times got a photo of the new pope at a Sox Game (yes yes the 2005 World Series) — chicago.suntimes.com/religion/202...
- Councilman Mike Driscoll introduced a zoning overlay bill today that would ban mobile service providers--who offer wound care and other medical needs to homeless and drug users--from his Northeast Philadelphia district www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
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- First Philadelphia-affiliated pope: www.inquirer.com/news/nation-...
- Breaking news: www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
- a rare case where I am glad to see Philadelphia not mentioned: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
- feelin' fine. www.inquirer.com/news/sheriff...
- Mayor Parker's housing proposal is faced with two sets of critics: One bloc who feels $800 million bonds is too much and one bloc that feels the amount is right, but the spending priorities are spread across too many programs and income levels www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
- Council again did not introduce any of the zoning or land bank bills the administration transmitted to them last week: www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartNew: Small-time Trump meme coin buyers have seen their investments collapse. Nearly 67,000 crypto novices have pulled out their debit cards to bet on $TRUMP, our analysis found. So far it’s been a monumental bust. Gift link: wapo.st/3ZacyZY w/ @jeremybmerrill.com
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- Reposted by Jake BlumgartExclusive: A series of internal government messages obtained by The Post reveal how U.S. embassies and the State Department have pushed nations to clear hurdles for U.S. satellite companies, often mentioning Starlink by name.
- The 1,000+ space parking garage that Children's Hospital wants to build in the Grays Ferry neighborhood did not receive positive reviews from near neighbors, city planners, design experts, or urbanist advocates: www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
- You should read this story about how Councilmember Quetcy Lozada's curfew legislation in her North Philadelphia district is killing Latin American food trucks www.inquirer.com/food/north-p...
- News in here: Office-to-residential conversion of PMC's Three Parkway is nearly completed, with some tenants already moving in www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartNEW: Tulsi Gabbard used the same weak password across multiple accounts for years. It contains the word "shraddha"; members of a group that has been described as a cult (and which she has denied having any affiliation with) say she was given the name Shraddha Dasi after being received into it.
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartSenate Democrats have finally woken up to the intrinsic corruption found in the crypto industry. From @ddayen.bsky.social: prospect.org/blogs-and-ne...
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- Reposted by Jake Blumgartwhen @drewharwell.com writes a profile, drop everything + read "For 3 years, she has taken no sick days, gone on no vacations, declined every wedding invitation, had no sex. ...Her goal is to buy a house & get married by 30 ..Her last date was seven years ago. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
- This is being considered at the Civic Design Review committee right now: www.inquirer.com/business/hea...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartAmazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses. Real buttons are sooooooo back baby!
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartBREAKING: The home of the 76ers and Flyers will have a new name on Sept. 1, when the building becomes Xfinity Mobile Arena following the expiration of Wells Fargo’s naming rights deal. Full story: www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixer...
- Wild: "Within the West Market Street office district, an average of 52% of the workers who were in offices in 2019 were back in 2023. At the end of 2024, that rate was 63%." www.inquirer.com/business/cen...
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- Reposted by Jake BlumgartSCOOP: Senate Democrats have invited New York Times columnist Ezra Klein and Democratic data guru David Shor to talk to senators at their annual one-day issues retreat on Wednesday, sources tell Axios.
- Here's a fun alternative story format we experimented with: www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
- An affordable project in North Philly has been delayed for years because its slated for city-owned land, which City Council controls. That's meant an extensive public engagement campaign that shrunk the size of the project, which still isn't fully approved www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartHelpful @mattdpearce.com post on how US consumers have now returned to spending the same share of their income on news as they spent in 2007 — but ad revenue is way, way down since then: mattdpearce.substack.com/p/journalism...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartThe ~700k people of DC: —Pay more fed tax per capita than people of any state; —Are more numerous than pop of WY or VT; —Have zero votes in US House or Senate; —Now being told by House GOP that we can't spend *OUR OWN* tax money, which we've already paid Cut the BS Thanks @vanhollen.senate.gov
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartRobert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.
- “Dugan has raised more money than Krasner thus far, in large part because of support from the trades unions, several of which gave maximum contributions.” www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
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- Mayor Parker wants to eliminate mandatory parking minimums in the areas of Philly zoned for greatest density, mostly in University City and Center City www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
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- Mayor Parker sent a raft of zoning bills to Council today, in an effort to make it cheaper to build homes. But only one got introduced by a supportive member: www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartImportant story from the NYT this morning: The President running a crypto operation with largely anonymous offshore investors at a time when he regulates the industry is a huge red flag that you can’t imagine being tolerated by Washington or the public in any other era.
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartNEW: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, 87, says she is fine with Stephen Lynch serving as "interim" ranking member of the House Oversight Committee but isn't ruling out a bid herself. "I may," she told @axios.com when asked if she's planning to seek the role. www.axios.com/2025/04/30/e...
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- i will be taking all my meals here www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...
- “The data show that through April 27, nearly 88,000 non-U.S. citizens have been processed by the CBP. That’s 9,237 fewer travelers than over the same period one year earlier. The number of U.S. citizens being processed by Philadelphia CBP officials rose 9%.” www.inquirer.com/business/phl...
- Amazing: “The board said the judge has been spotted at Shay’s as early at 3 p.m. on a weekday, and frequently responds to Google reviews, ‘occasionally becoming combative in tone with unfavorable reviews’ and giving out his cell phone number to resolve complaints.” www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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- "On Monday Mayor Cherelle L. Parker affirmed that the city is still operating under the 2016 executive order but then, as has been her practice, pivoted to saying she was focused on her own agenda." www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
- "By adding 155 apartments, the Bellevue will increase the residential population on South Broad Street, helping to stabilize that important boulevard as it recovers from the loss of the University of the Arts." www.inquirer.com/columnists/p...
- Reposted by Jake BlumgartEXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
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- Reposted by Jake BlumgartTransit agencies must do everything possible to avoid service cuts. Longer waits and reduced networks push even low-income riders to get a car – and to abandon transit for good. Me in Bloomberg CityLab 🧵
- Reposted by Jake Blumgart“If you’re leaking a document, take pictures of it with the camera within Signal, which doesn’t save photos to your camera roll, and then send them to the reporter. If the document is on a screen, take pictures of the screen with the Signal app; don’t print anything out.”
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- Reposted by Jake Blumgart“A Financial Times analysis of more than 350,000 posts on X related to the election, gathered since the snap poll was announced in March, revealed a network of co-ordinated accounts pushing content to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish his counterpart, the Liberal’s Mark Carney.”
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