Legistorm reports that Republicans have hit record low for in-person town halls in 2026. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick hasn't held one for his #PA01 constituents in almost a decade. Read @buckscountybeacon.com 2025 article about Fitzpatrick's avoidance of the open town hall format; link below

Babs@babsklein2.bsky.social · last yr.

Read about this amazing event in Bucks County PA. US Rep Brian Fitzpatrick (R, PA) should have been there. He would have learned a lot about the harm his constituents are experiencing. Why is he ignoring what's happening in his own back yard? buckscountybeacon.com/2025/03/penn...

Great example of community oriented law enforcement with clear priorities that are NOT an extension of a brutal, oppressive, untrained, unaccountable thug brigade.

Bucks County Beacon@buckscountybeacon.com · 4d ago

"Frankly, getting rid of #ICE 287(g) for me was not just about protecting one vulnerable population. It was a public safety issue for the entire county," #BucksCounty Sheriff Danny Ceisler told Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.

"Frankly, getting rid of #ICE 287(g) for me was not just about protecting one vulnerable population. It was a public safety issue for the entire county," #BucksCounty Sheriff Danny Ceisler told Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.

Bucks County Beacon@buckscountybeacon.com · 4d ago

INTERVIEW: Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler on Serving and Protecting the Community | Ceisler talks about his first seven months in office, ending his predecessor's ICE 287(g) partnership and how he & his deputies have been protecting domestic violence victims, clearing outstanding warrants & more

INTERVIEW: Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler on Serving and Protecting the Community | Ceisler talks about his first seven months in office, ending his predecessor's ICE 287(g) partnership and how he & his deputies have been protecting domestic violence victims, clearing outstanding warrants & more

INTERVIEW: Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler on Serving and Protecting the Community - Bucks County Beacon

Ceisler talks about his first seven months in office and how he and his deputies have been busy protecting domestic violence victims, clearing outstanding bench warrants, and more.

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😳 “A law to sell [parts of] Argentina to the ultra-rich of the world *** On Aug 6, the Senate plans to vote on Milei's new bill, the Private Property Inviolability Law. If approved, tech tycoons like Peter Thiel will be able to keep the water, energy & climate of Patagonia” By F. Gomez, 7/31/26… 1/

And noteworthy that one of the Bucks County Commissioners, @bobharvie-pa.bsky.social, is also now running for US Congress, #PA01 bsky.app/profile/jgco...

*Starry-Eyed*JGC@jgcocanada.bsky.social · 5d ago

#BucksCounty Commissioners get a special shout out from Andrea Pitzer on her Next Comes What podcast-- about 5.40 minutes into the episode! The 3 Commissioners, on a bipartisan board, all voted unanimously to stop an ICE facility from opening on county land. open.spotify.com/episode/0tZn...

Trump Administration Map of Africa Mislabels Every Country at Global Conference 🙄 The map showed Nigeria as landlocked in the Sahara desert. Mozambique, in southeastern Africa, was relocated to the Horn of Africa, while Côte d’Ivoire in west Africa was placed on the other side of the continent.

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil

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OPINION: Don’t Want Explosive Diarrhea? Shop Local — and Regulate Big Food | That a single outbreak in one company can potentially impact the entire nation is a grave weakness in the food system.

OPINION: Don’t Want Explosive Diarrhea? Shop Local — and Regulate Big Food - Bucks County Beacon

That a single outbreak in one company can potentially impact the entire nation is a grave weakness in the food system.

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Pennsylvania Pushes Back on Trump Administration’s Claim About Noncitizen Voters | The Department of Homeland Security has said there may be more than 14,000 noncitizens registered to vote in the state — but hasn’t provided details, reports @votebeat.org.

Pennsylvania Pushes Back on Trump Administration’s Claim About Noncitizen Voters - Bucks County Beacon

The Department of Homeland Security has said there may be more than 14,000 noncitizens registered to vote in the state — but hasn’t provided details.

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"While high-profile, publicity-seeking operations like the ones that targeted Minnesota or Chicago are out, ICE is increasingly relying on its 287(g) partners to make arrests w/out attracting as much public outcry," writes @willbunch.bsky.social. Thank god Bucks County's new Sheriff scrapped 287(g).

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 6d ago

Goodbye, Minneapolis, Chicago. Hello, Mt. Holly Springs, Pa., pop. 2,300 The inhumanity of mass deportation hits small-town America as a tiny borough with just 4 cops partners with ICE and pulls over dozens of drivers, turning over 32 for deportation My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/moun...

"While high-profile, publicity-seeking operations like the ones that targeted Minnesota or Chicago are out, ICE is increasingly relying on its 287(g) partners to make arrests w/out attracting as much public outcry," writes @willbunch.bsky.social. Thank god Bucks County's new Sheriff scrapped 287(g).

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 6d ago

Goodbye, Minneapolis, Chicago. Hello, Mt. Holly Springs, Pa., pop. 2,300 The inhumanity of mass deportation hits small-town America as a tiny borough with just 4 cops partners with ICE and pulls over dozens of drivers, turning over 32 for deportation My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/moun...

Benjamin Rush Elementary Students and Staff Will Return to Cooler Classrooms in Late August | “These renovations are much more than building improvements, they are an investment in our children, our staff and the learning environment they deserve,” said Principal John Richey. #BucksCounty #Bensalem

Benjamin Rush Elementary Students and Staff Will Return to Cooler Classrooms in Late August - Bucks County Beacon

“These renovations are much more than building improvements, they are an investment in our children, our staff and the learning environment they deserve,” said Principal John Richey.

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(RIP) Glen Hansard (2015): KCRW Live From Apogee youtu.be/9wsnwvNT1BM?...

Glen Hansard (2015): KCRW Live From Apogee

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‘Countless Seniors Will Soon Pay More’: Trump Administration Ends Subsidy for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans | “Trump and Republicans are making healthcare more expensive for seniors at every turn,” said Leslie Dach, chair of the advocacy group @protectourcare.org. via @commondreams.org.

‘Countless Seniors Will Soon Pay More’: Trump Administration Ends Subsidy for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans - Bucks County Beacon

“Trump and Republicans are making healthcare more expensive for seniors at every turn,” said Leslie Dach, chair of the advocacy group Protect Our Care.

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In 49 states, the number of people enrolled in Obamacare plans has declined since Congress made coverage more expensive by allowing federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year, reports @stateline.org.

Obamacare Enrollment Declines in 49 States - Bucks County Beacon

The drop is connected to the expiration of federal subsidies, a new report says.

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OPINION: I Wasn’t Paying Attention. Then I Started Digging | How my school board changed the way I evaluate candidates.

OPINION: I Wasn’t Paying Attention. Then I Started Digging - Bucks County Beacon

How my school board changed the way I evaluate candidates.

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Why are Bucks County Democrats not front-and-center in the fight against Data Centers, like Paige Cognetti, or even more so like State Senator Katie Muth?

Bucks County Beacon@buckscountybeacon.com · last wk.

Democrat Paige Cognetti’s New TV Ad Targets Data Centers in Drive to Oust GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan From Swing Pennsylvania House Seat | The district has been buffeted by data center projects & local opposition to data centers has upended races, including top-of-the-ticket contests, across the country.

Democrat Paige Cognetti’s New TV Ad Targets Data Centers in Drive to Oust GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan From Swing Pennsylvania House Seat | The district has been buffeted by data center projects & local opposition to data centers has upended races, including top-of-the-ticket contests, across the country.

Democrat Paige Cognetti's New TV Ad Targets Data Centers in Drive to Oust GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan From Swing Pennsylvania House Seat - Bucks County Beacon

Cognetti is airing the ad in a district that’s been buffeted by data center projects and as the local opposition to data centers that has upended races for local offices across the country is spreadin...

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Human Rights Lawyer Wu Shaoping Escaped China’s Repression, Only to Get Busted by ICE in Pennsylvania | Wu’s arrest is a powerful symbol of an inhumane mass-deportation policy that has become a mindless and lawless machine of evil banality, writes @inquirer.com's @willbunch.bsky.social.

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 2w ago

Human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping barely escaped arrest in his native China in 2019. The anti-communist Christian convert applied for asylum, made it to Pa. - doing it all the right way But in Trump's wretched America, the gulag is one traffic stop away My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/wu-s...

OPINION: How Trump Is Driving America Toward a Civil War by Punishing His Political Enemies | From FEMA relief to clean energy funding, government resources are becoming political weapons, creating the kind of regional resentment that has shattered nations before, writes @hartmannreport.com.

OPINION: How Trump Is Driving America Toward a Civil War by Punishing His Political Enemies - Bucks County Beacon

From FEMA relief to clean energy funding, government resources are becoming political weapons, creating the kind of regional resentment that has shattered nations before.

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Flood of Poll Watchers, Observers, Monitors to Descend on Midterm Voters | “This is a polarized country. There is the risk that people will see other poll monitor programs designed for intimidation and lump us all together,” @commoncause.org's Dan Vicuna told @stateline.org.

Flood of Poll Watchers, Observers, Monitors to Descend on Midterm Voters - Bucks County Beacon

“This is a polarized country. There is the risk that people will see other poll monitor programs designed for intimidation and lump us all together,” said Dan Vicuna, senior policy director for voting...

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One of the countless little bricks of which Christian nationalism is built beyond the gaze of both mainstream media and online “everybody knows” cycles.

The Lancaster Examiner@lancpaexaminer.bsky.social · last wk.

Looks like this year’s Lancaster Prayer Breakfast is leaning into the language of the Seven Mountain Mandate — with PA State Rep Bryan Cutler participating for “government.” The breakfast has used 7M language in the past but this is the first time I’ve noticed public figures names attached. 1/

Are we comfortably numb with police violence? The brutal cop killing of Corey Ruiz in Madison, Wisc. sparked local protest but only muted outrage on the national level. Despite falling crime, cops gun down more Americans than ever Where's the outrage? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/core...

Corey Ruiz police killing reveals an America numb to violence | Will Bunch

Police killings like the death of Madison’s Corey Ruiz, caught on gruesome video, are rising, but public outrage is not.

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How Public Opinion on Abortion Has Shifted 4 Years After Dobbs Decision Overturned Roe v. Wade | In the wake of Dobbs, the debate over abortion rights did not simply return to the states. It fundamentally altered how many Americans think about the issue and how they vote.

How Public Opinion on Abortion Has Shifted 4 Years After Dobbs Decision Overturned Roe v. Wade - Bucks County Beacon

In the wake of Dobbs, the debate over abortion rights did not simply return to the states. It fundamentally altered how many Americans think about the issue and how they vote.

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Trump's State Department plans $5 million program for MAGA-aligned organizations in Europe to promote anti-immigrant narratives, Christian nationalist rhetoric, and the defense of “Western civilizational heritage” across the continent, reports @globalextremism.bsky.social.

State Department Plans $5 Million Push for ‘Western Civilizational Heritage’ in Europe

The Trump administration is launching a nearly $5 million State Department program to fund organizations across Europe that promote anti-immigrant narratives, Christian nationalist rhetoric, and the d...

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We need more U.S. Senators who support Medicare for All and who want to abolish ICE. 🤞

Bucks County Beacon@buckscountybeacon.com · 2w ago

Maine Democratic Delegates Choose Progressive Troy Jackson as New Nominee to Replace Graham Platner and Face Senator Susan Collins | The former state Senate president and fifth-generation logger from rural northern Maine has supported Medicare for All and called for abolishing ICE.

More Than 100 Classic & Acclaimed Works of Literature Removed from Texas Schools Last Year | A reminder why local elections—from school board to the state legislature—are so important. This kind of sweeping book banning fascism could very well happen in Bucks County & Pennsylvania w/ GOP majorities.

More Than 100 Classic and Acclaimed Works of Literature Removed from Texas Schools Last Year

Was your favorite book banned from a Texas school district in 2025-2026?

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We need more U.S. Senators who support Medicare for All and who want to abolish ICE. 🤞

Bucks County Beacon@buckscountybeacon.com · 2w ago

Maine Democratic Delegates Choose Progressive Troy Jackson as New Nominee to Replace Graham Platner and Face Senator Susan Collins | The former state Senate president and fifth-generation logger from rural northern Maine has supported Medicare for All and called for abolishing ICE.

Thank you, CBSD Neighors United! Happy retirement🙏 They mentioned how local folks were digusted about big outside cash & operators interfering in the CBSD election; 🚨Important #PA01 voters recognize *the same* DC Beltway team is behind Brian Fitzpatrick-paid 2026 smear campaign against Bob Harvie

My story from today in the @buckscountybeacon.com Some days your job gives you the gift of meeting heroes. This story was like that. #hunger #foodinsecurity #worldfoodmovement buckscountybeacon.com/2026/07/worl...

World Food Movement Helps Feed Tens of Thousands of US College Kids, Including in the Tri-State Area - Bucks County Beacon

Inspired by the Akshaya Patra Foundation, the not-for-profit organization has provided more than 75,000 meals since they started a little more than a year ago.

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