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Fallon Roth

@fallonroth.bsky.social

Political breaking news reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer. Temple Univ alum. https://www.inquirer.com/author/roth_fallon/

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · last mo.

Meanwhile groups advocating for the return of the slavery exhibit to the site are warning supporters to be mindful of Trump’s administration’s tactics” and the “heavy presence” of federal officers. “Don’t let them bait you into getting arrested." Reporting with @fallonroth.bsky.social. 🎁🔗

Trump administration ups security at President’s House after exhibit swap, citing ‘safety concerns’

The Department of Interior is looking to urgently buy surveillance equipment to monitor the President's House 24/7 after swapping the site's slavery exhibit with the Trump administration's panels.

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · last mo.

The park rangers who installed surveillance cameras near the site a week ago told me the extra security was for the MLB All-Star game events nearby. All-Star game came and went. The cameras stayed. The Philadelphia Police Department is not aware of any credible threats to the President’s House.

Trump administration ups security at President’s House after exhibit swap, citing ‘safety concerns’

The Department of Interior is looking to urgently buy surveillance equipment to monitor the President's House 24/7 after swapping the site's slavery exhibit with the Trump administration's panels.

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Fallon Roth@fallonroth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Btw @abgutman.bsky.social deserves a standing ovation: He was covering the MLB All Star game until very late last night, barely got any sleep, and then we jumped on this story first thing this morning!

Fallon Roth@fallonroth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

BREAKING: The Trump administration switched out the panels at the embattled President’s House overnight, installing their own version of history there. Following along with @abgutman.bsky.social and I all day: www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

Fallon Roth@fallonroth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

BREAKING: The Trump administration switched out the panels at the embattled President’s House overnight, installing their own version of history there. Following along with @abgutman.bsky.social and I all day: www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

Slavery exhibits at the President’s House have been swapped for the Trump administration’s version

The change at the President's House happened overnight, allowing the government to switch out the displays and shutdown the television screens while avoiding public scrutiny during the takedown.

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Important dispatch from Philadelphia’s Independence Mall by @fallonroth.bsky.social and Andrea Padilla ahead America’s 250th celebration. share.inquirer.com/3niOU1

Philadelphia’s historic sites draw tourists from around the world. They’re getting an incomplete version of the President’s House.

Visitors at the site of George Washington's former home responded emotionally to evidence of the largely partisan battle playing out over how to best tell the complicated story of America's founding.

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

An iPad inside Independence Hall tells visitors that a second floor room was used in the 1850s to hold individuals “accused of crimes of the period.” Originally, the screen read “accused fugitives of slavery.” @fallonroth.bsky.social and I discover more retelling of history by Trump’s admin. 🎁 🔗

Trump administration quietly removed mentions of slavery from Independence Hall, Thomas Jefferson portrait

The Inquirer's discovery of these changes come as Philadelphians are grappling with the Trump administration's attacks on the President's House Site.

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The President's House legal saga is becoming messier by the day. Now we have rulings from two district courts and two circuit courts — and it's not at all clear what is or isn't allowed under this judicial smorgasbord. @fallonroth.bsky.social and break it down beyond the legalese. 🎁🔗 ⬇️

Why a Boston-based appeals court ruling matters for President’s House

The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the National Park Service doesn’t have to reinstate exhibits it had removed as part of its "restoring sanity to American history" push by July Fourth.

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨 BREAKING: 3rd Circuit allows Trump to replace slavery exhibits it removed from George Washington's Philadelphia mansion ahead of July 4. The new panels say Washington's slaves had more "autonomy" and "even attend the theater, with Washington buying the tickets." w/ @fallonroth.bsky.social 🎁🔗

Slavery exhibits at President’s House can be replaced by Trump administration, Third Circuit rules

The three-judge panel unanimously agreed to toss out an injunction that ordered the National Park Service to restore interpretive panels telling the story of nine people enslaved at the site.

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The newly revealed digital renderings show the Trump administration’s willingness to reframe history ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary this summer and portray Washington in a more favorable light. Story with @fallonroth.bsky.social: share.inquirer.com/vXTPLL

The Trump administration wants to sanitize George Washington’s role in slavery at President’s House

The federal government uploaded digital renderings of 11 new panels that it was preparing to display at the President's House. They reframe George Washington's role in upholding slavery.

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NEW: A glimpse to what Trump's "restoring sanity" to American history means. After removing the slavery exhibit from George Washington's Philadelphia home, now we have the panels they want to put up instead. They include factoids such as Washington buying the people he enslaved theater tickets.

The Trump administration wants to sanitize George Washington’s role in slavery at President’s House

The federal government uploaded digital renderings of 11 new panels that it was preparing to display at the President's House. They reframe George Washington's role in upholding slavery.

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Senator, Dave McCormick, has stronger approval numbers than Democrat John Fetterman among *Pennsylvania Democrats*. Only 62% of Pa. Dems disapprove of Fetterman’s job performance compared to 18% of Republicans. @fallonroth.bsky.social’s story:

Josh Shapiro’s presidential prospects and John Fetterman’s eye-popping numbers: Highlights from a new Pa. poll.

John Fetterman has strong support with Republicans, but his numbers with his own party are underwater. Josh Shapiro has opened up a big lead in the race for governor.

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The Trump admin’s reinstallation of slavery exhibits to the site of the first White House in Philly is about more than a court battle. @fallonroth.bsky.social takes you into the fight of a Black history tour to tell the full story. “I just refuse to be erased.” www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

How a Black history tour kept the story of the President’s House alive after the Trump administration tried to erase it

The National Park Service began restoring slavery exhibits at the President's House on Thursday, but in the last few weeks Philadelphians made sure the story was told despite the bare walls.

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

*BIG* win against the Trump admin. Philly was the first to sue over removal of exhibits — panels about Washington's slaves — in line with Trump's "corrosive ideology" order. The city won in court. The feds appealed & requested a stay — then complied this morning. www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

The slavery exhibits at the President’s House are beginning to be restored by the National Park Service

The restoration is the latest development in the city and community stakeholders’ fight to preserve the President’s House after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered the removal of exhibits.

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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Almost a month after abruptly dismantling exhibits about slavery from the President’s House, National Park Service employees began reinstalling the panels late morning on Thursday ahead of a court-imposed deadline. Story w/ @fallonroth.bsky.social & Maggie Prosser. www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

The slavery exhibits at the President’s House are beginning to be restored by the National Park Service

The restoration is the latest development in the city and community stakeholders’ fight to preserve the President’s House after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered the removal of exhibits.

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Joe Yerardi@joeyerardi.bsky.social · last yr.

It's the highest profile race on next week's Philadelphia primary ballot and nearly half the donors to either candidate can't even vote in it. Here's the latest on the dash for cash in Philly's district attorney race, with Sean Collins Walsh and @fallonroth.bsky.social share.inquirer.com/tqccfp

DA Larry Krasner has a fundraising advantage among Philly residents. His challenger Patrick Dugan is dominating the suburbs.

Among Philly donors, Krasner raised the most money from a ZIP code in the Northwest, while Dugan’s strongest support was in the Northeast.

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Joe Yerardi@joeyerardi.bsky.social · last yr.

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released today showed that federal employment in Pennsylvania dropped last month. What could be the impact to Philly's economy with even deeper DOGE-driven cuts on the horizon? @fallonroth.bsky.social and yours truly break it down share.inquirer.com/SKkrPc

Pennsylvania’s federal workforce was already shrinking before the Trump administration began massive layoffs

The data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics offers the first glimpse into what Pennsylvania’s federal workforce looked like just before DOGE's mass layoffs of federal employees.

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Fallon Roth@fallonroth.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: Elon Musk’s unprecedented work campaigning for Trump 2024 in Pennsylvania set the stage for his rise to DOGE. Now that’s he at the top (for now), Pa. Republicans rush to defend Musk while Dems see him as the symbol for their resistance. w/ Julia Terruso share.inquirer.com/BWIKUe

Elon Musk campaigned relentlessly for Trump in Pennsylvania last year. Now the DOGE leader is the face of Democrats’ political pushback.

As Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn restructure of the federal government unfolds, the crowds gathering in Pennsylvania — a state he helped Trump win — have rallied against him.

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