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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 3h

Penn in Philly is the latest U.S. research university to reject Trump conditions for U.S. aid, Inquirer's Susan Snyder writes www.inquirer.com/education/pe... via @phillyinquirer

Penn rejects Trump compact offered to colleges

Brown and MIT have also rejected the proposal, which would have given the White House influence over the universities' operations in exchange for preferential consideration in federal funding.

www.inquirer.com

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 8h

Why JPMorgan Chase is still opening bank branches while Wells Fargo and everyone else is shutting them down: my report from Philly www.inquirer.com/business/jpm...

Why JPMorgan Chase has opened nearly 50 branches in the Philly region as other banks shut their doors

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the nation's largest bank, is playing catch-up by adding branches in the Philadelphia region while others cut.

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 2d

China cuts off Philly Shipyard supplies to punish Korea's Hanwha for siding with U.S. in trade war. My story: www.inquirer.com/business/han...

China cuts off Philly Shipyard supplies to punish Hanwha for partnership with U.S. amid trade fight

The Korean shipbuilder is getting squeezed between Chinese suppliers and U.S. customers as President Donald Trump prepares to meet with China's leader Xi Jinping,

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 2d

...update: This morning China barred Chinese enterprises from selling any more supplies to Hanwha Philly Shipyard and other Hanwha shipping and shipbuilding units. Hanwha shares are down. www.mofcom.gov.cn/zwgk/zcfb/ar...

中华人民共和国商务部令二〇二五年第6号关于对韩华海洋株式会社5家美国相关子公司采取反制措施的决定

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 2d

Navy 250: This admiral from New Jersey wants to bring back Philadelphia, where the U.S. Navy was born, as a naval shipbuilding center. My interview with Tom Armstrong, USN (retired) now at Hanwha Shipbuilding: www.inquirer.com/business/nav...

This admiral, a New Jersey native, aims to bring Navy shipbuilding back to Philadelphia

As a rear admiral, Tom Anderson worked to fix the Navy's troubled ships. Now his job is bringing Navy shipbuilding back to Philadelphia

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 6d

Two top PA tech officials are out. My latest:https://www.inquirer.com/business/tech-executives-pennsylvania-shapiro-administration-20251010.html

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 6d

New Ark

Not NEW-errk

Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 6d

Dang that‘s cold

I wrote a Bloomberg magazine cover, then quit go back to Philly. They cut my bio but still ran my byline which was the reasonable thing to do

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 8d

The new Wawa near us doesn’t have free air (for tires). It’s the one Wawa product I use besides gas. Is Wawa phasing out free air?

Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 9d

Investor David Kotok, who recently sold his $3.3B AUM Cumberland Advisors to George Norcross' Mid_Penn Bank, on why the University of Pennsylvania shouldn't accept fellow Penn alumni President Trump's conditions on U.S. aid: dkotok.substack.com/p/ben-frankl...

Ben Franklin Is Rolling Over in His Grave

I weigh in on the Trump administration’s appalling, disruptive, and shameful attempt at intervention in the affairs of a private university (UPenn).

dkotok.substack.com

Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 9d

Investor David Kotok, who recently sold his $3.3B AUM Cumberland Advisors to George Norcross' Mid_Penn Bank, on why the University of Pennsylvania shouldn't accept fellow Penn alumni President Trump's conditions on U.S. aid: dkotok.substack.com/p/ben-frankl...

Ben Franklin Is Rolling Over in His Grave

I weigh in on the Trump administration’s appalling, disruptive, and shameful attempt at intervention in the affairs of a private university (UPenn).

dkotok.substack.com

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9d

When Brazil’s Lula and Donald Trump finally talked over their differences Monday, the man at the center of their months-long spat didn’t even merit a mention

Trump Seems to Turn Page on Bolsonaro in ‘Very Good’ Lula Call

When Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump finally talked over their differences Monday, the man at the center of their months-long spat didn’t even merit a mention.

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 10d

CEO of Philly's biggest bank notes that working class Americans are being squeezed by inflation and a slowing economy, and small/midsized businesses are slowing investment, but affluent investors are still doing well. my Q&A with WSFS's Rodger Levenson: www.inquirer.com/business/wsf...

Workers are feeling the squeeze from higher prices, insurance, and energy costs, says Philly’s top banker

Rodger Levenson is leading WSFS, the area's largest bank, as the economy slows.

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Clem A Kaos @clemakaos.bsky.social · 12d

Who will make the steel for the data centers?

“The community itself showed that we have data scientists. We have engineers. We have these people in our community. They showed up and they directly refuted what this developer is trying to sell us.”

www.inquirer.com/consumer/tec...

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 13d

Journalist Mario Guevara, whose reporting annoyed ICE, to be deported from US in unprecedented case www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/jour...

Journalist Mario Guevara to be deported from US in unprecedented case - Editor and Publisher

“Mario Guevara’s deportation is a troubling sign of the deteriorating freedom of the press under the Trump administration,” said CPJ U.S., Canada and Caribbean Program Coordinator Katherine Jacobsen. ...

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Jake Blumgart @jblumgart.bsky.social · 14d

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On a bus ride with SEPTA police, battling fare evasion is about more than writing tickets

A six-person team — sometimes undercover — patrols buses and trolleys to deter skipped payments. Riders and drivers agree it’s helped.

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 14d

Yeah so my breakfast fell outta the trees in the yard

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 14d

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 15d

Here's your test: gift him a bear www.theguardian.com/world/2018/a...

China bans Winnie the Pooh film after comparisons to President Xi

Memes likening Xi to the portly Pooh have become a vehicle in China to mock the country’s leader

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 15d

Rail giant @NScorp bought 150 Philly acres @$1, built freight yard, sold it to state @PhilaPort for $90MM, so @Hyundai can import more cars from Korea + @PhillyPortHolt can ship more food + drugs + hire more @Teamsters + @TheILAmobileApp my story: www.inquirer.com/business/phi...

More trucks and ships ahead: Philadelphia port buys rail yard for $90 million

The expansion will help the port to grow and add jobs. It also benefits Hyundai Glovis, which imports vehicles.

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 15d

maybe you know singer John Flynn, fellow parishioner at our Catholic church, from A Manatee Sneezed on Me, Road Kill Cafe, comic songs. He works with ex offenders. His latest is about the ICE raids. His Christian message is clearer than our country’s leaders’. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Vr...

The Victim Tree

YouTube video by John Flynn - Topic

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Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 16d

Saudis join Trump son-in-law in $55 billion deal for $EA Electronic Arts, maker of Madden, Battlefield, Sims and other video games apnews.com/article/elec...