Dylan Purcell
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Investigative reporter/data journalist Philadelphia @inquirer.com. Southpaw. Pulitzer Prize winner & 2x finalist. Temple University alum.
These guys top my league of 30 years and counting. Nice! www.inquirer.com/eagles/fanta...
Their fantasy football league started 40 years ago with a fax machine. It’s still going strong.
So much has changed in their lives since 1986, but their league feels mostly the same when the guys gather to draft at the end of every summer. That’s what keeps them coming back.
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Yesterday @mediabyhenry.bsky.social and I absorbed as much as possible in a day from the NTSBs 1,500 page release about the Philly Learjet crash. There are still many questions, though the evidence-gathering stage is winding down. www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Human error, gaps in FAA oversight seen as possible factors in last year’s Northeast Philly medical jet crash
Federal investigators are looking at human and oversight failings as possible factors in the fatal medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia last year.
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New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
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Hey GPS, I need directions. GPS - Sure thing! Let’s take the most deadly route. Have you ever crossed eight lanes of traffic?
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NEW: With a Chance at Freedom, They Faced an Unexpected Obstacle: Their Own Lawyers @samanthamelamed.bsky.social @dylancpurcell.bsky.social @inquirer.com
With a Chance at Freedom, They Faced an Unexpected Obstacle: Their Own Lawyers
Pennsylvania courts allow attorneys to argue against their convicted clients’ bid for justice. It has resulted in people spending years or decades in prison before being freed based on issues lawyers ...
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Interesting finding by @joeyerardi.bsky.social and Ariana Perez-Castells that people gave up good fed jobs rather than get fired. “Let us walk before they make us run” —Keith Richards www.inquirer.com/news/federal...
Trump’s administration planned mass layoffs. Instead, thousands of Philly-area federal workers left on their own.
Thousands in the Philadelphia region left federal jobs last year, but only 2% of them were laid off.
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a Pulitzer for Julie K Brown: “A special citation was awarded by the Pulitzer Board to Julie K. Brown of The Miami Herald for her work in 2017 and 2018 that exposed how Jeffrey Epstein was shielded by prosecutors despite his systematic abuse of young women. Her reporting led to his arrest in 2019.”
Heraty Law@heratylaw.bsky.social · 8mo agoin case you don’t know who Julie K Brown is: “best known for pursuing the sex trafficking story of Jeffrey Epstein, who in 2008 was allowed to plead guilty to 2 state-level prostitution offenses” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_K... Perversion of Justice (2017-2018) www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase hot rotisserie chicken with their benefits.
SNAP benefits don't pay for rotisserie chicken. A bipartisan bill might change that
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants government food assistance programs to cover rotisserie chicken from grocery stores.
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If your kid in the stroller is missing a snazzy sneaker I got you. its in my yard.
During the last two years, the Philly Police Department has launched and quietly expanded a drone first responder program. We found its 21 drones operate without much oversight or transparency — and now the program might expand citywide.
Philadelphia police expand drone use, but with little oversight from above
The Philadelphia Police Department has been operating a drone program for two years without the kind of transparency and oversight common in other major cities.
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We appreciated Ferguson’s input and expertise.
NYU Press@nyupress.bsky.social · 6mo agoNYU Press author Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is quoted in today's @inquirer.com investigation into Philadelphia's largely unmonitored police drone program. His book, "Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance," is a timely book on digital surveillance.
We looked into Philly’s growing police drone program and found it lacking in outside oversight. www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Philadelphia police expand drone use, but with little oversight from above
The Philadelphia Police Department has been operating a drone program for two years without the kind of transparency and oversight common in other major cities.
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Murphy is exactly on point. March Madness is broken. It’s a win for player rights but a loss for fans who end up rooting for the uniforms of players they don’t know much about. www.inquirer.com/sports/march...
March Madness is over. Now, let’s all take a shower. | David Murphy
Coaches, administrators, broadcasters — all of them openly acknowledge that they have lost a big part of what made March’s Madness.
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Watching Project Hail Mary in a crowded theater while real astronauts were circling the moon was uplifting. www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
In 1968, a moon shot brought hope. Did Artemis II? | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, lies about Trump’s health should be a huge scandal
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This counts as another Eagles win over the Patriots fyi
In case you don’t know Pa politics, Al Schmidt is a Republican long familiar with our election process. www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
‘Phantom threats of ineligible voters’: Josh Shapiro, Al Schmidt rebuke Trump’s order that seizes election powers from states
"President Trump can sign whatever the hell he wants to, but it won’t change the Constitution,“ Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a post on X Tuesday night.
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Penn’s engineering school says it can’t count on federal research funding, so it’s trying to raise $200 million on its own
The Trump administration has threatened research funding at universities and "is no longer a reliable partner," said the Penn engineering school dean. The school hopes to raise money over five years.
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As our founding fathers intended. www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Bars in Philadelphia can stay open until 4 a.m. during the World Cup and America’s 250th under bill headed to Shapiro
A new bill creates a special license for some Philly bars to stay open until 4 a.m. during the 2026 World Cup and America's 250th celebration.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers make their first move to regulate data centers, as the industry booms
Data centers have become a flashpoint across the Philadelphia region and state, as residents fear the negative impacts the massive energy users will have on the power grid and water access.
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