Peter Chen
@ptrchn1.bsky.social
Senior Policy Analyst, NJPP. Deranged Cubs fan.
looking at other democracies that don't provide blanket immunity to leaders who flagrantly violate the law and actually hold them accountable for doing so
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
looking at other democracies that don't provide blanket immunity to leaders who flagrantly violate the law and actually hold them accountable for doing so
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🚨 New Report from @alexfromnj.bsky.social 🚨
More than 3.6 million New Jersey residents live within the evacuation zone of a hazardous materials train route, yet the state lacks basic safety rules and transparency measures.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
More than 3.6 million New Jersey residents live within the evacuation zone of a hazardous materials train route, yet the state lacks basic safety rules and transparency measures.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
Millions of New Jerseyans at Risk from Hazardous Materials Transported by Rail - New Jersey Policy Perspective
New Jersey should update its hazmat freight rail policies to protect the millions of residents who live along freight lines.
www.njpp.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🚨 New Report from @alexfromnj.bsky.social 🚨
More than 3.6 million New Jersey residents live within the evacuation zone of a hazardous materials train route, yet the state lacks basic safety rules and transparency measures.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
More than 3.6 million New Jersey residents live within the evacuation zone of a hazardous materials train route, yet the state lacks basic safety rules and transparency measures.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
AI billionaires: AI will liberate us from work and revolutionize society in countless beneficial ways
Also AI billionaires: if the government doesn't give us billions of dollars to subsidize our industry, we will 100% crash the economy
Also AI billionaires: if the government doesn't give us billions of dollars to subsidize our industry, we will 100% crash the economy
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
AI billionaires: AI will liberate us from work and revolutionize society in countless beneficial ways
Also AI billionaires: if the government doesn't give us billions of dollars to subsidize our industry, we will 100% crash the economy
Also AI billionaires: if the government doesn't give us billions of dollars to subsidize our industry, we will 100% crash the economy
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You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
weird how this "right-wing populism" keeps empowering the richest people on earth while screwing over low-wage workers
A new set of billionaires with an interest in higher education has helped oust college presidents and even assisted the Trump administration in its effort to overhaul the industry. nyti.ms/3KcUYAr
Billionaires Have a Bigger Role in Higher Education Under President Trump
A new set of billionaires with an interest in higher education has helped oust college presidents and even assisted the Trump administration in its effort to overhaul the industry.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
weird how this "right-wing populism" keeps empowering the richest people on earth while screwing over low-wage workers
dear fundraisers, op-ed pages, and political shows,
i cannot express to you how little i care about what james carville says. truly zero. please stop trying to make james carville happen.
thank you,
i cannot express to you how little i care about what james carville says. truly zero. please stop trying to make james carville happen.
thank you,
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
dear fundraisers, op-ed pages, and political shows,
i cannot express to you how little i care about what james carville says. truly zero. please stop trying to make james carville happen.
thank you,
i cannot express to you how little i care about what james carville says. truly zero. please stop trying to make james carville happen.
thank you,
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If you’re trying to make sense of all the buzz about AI data centers, here’s what three human reporters think you should know.
Via Erin McCarthy, Frank Kummer and the data team's Chris A. Willliams
www.inquirer.com/business/new...
Via Erin McCarthy, Frank Kummer and the data team's Chris A. Willliams
www.inquirer.com/business/new...
Human reporters explain why AI data centers are so controversial in the Philly suburbs and beyond
What really is an AI data center? Here's everything you need to know about the proposed sites in the Philadelphia area.
www.inquirer.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If you’re trying to make sense of all the buzz about AI data centers, here’s what three human reporters think you should know.
Via Erin McCarthy, Frank Kummer and the data team's Chris A. Willliams
www.inquirer.com/business/new...
Via Erin McCarthy, Frank Kummer and the data team's Chris A. Willliams
www.inquirer.com/business/new...
Proposal: legislators who vote to ban cell phones in schools have to lock their phones in one of those pouches during public testimony
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Proposal: legislators who vote to ban cell phones in schools have to lock their phones in one of those pouches during public testimony
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UPDATE: Today a federal court blocked the unprecedented efforts by the IRS to share data on millions of taxpayers with ICE.
This is an important win for millions of people, and represents the first injunction against this unlawful data sharing.
This is an important win for millions of people, and represents the first injunction against this unlawful data sharing.
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
UPDATE: Today a federal court blocked the unprecedented efforts by the IRS to share data on millions of taxpayers with ICE.
This is an important win for millions of people, and represents the first injunction against this unlawful data sharing.
This is an important win for millions of people, and represents the first injunction against this unlawful data sharing.
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NEW from @immcouncil.org. Our incredible policy and research teams have done a deep dive into immigration court data to show once again the enormous impact that having a lawyer makes on immigration court outcomes.
Check out our new research below!
Check out our new research below!
Immigrants face mounting barriers to fair hearings—from political pressure to fighting their cases from detention. Yet, one factor consistently shapes outcomes: having a lawyer.
Our new report shows that represented immigrants fare far better, even in a system stacked against them. Read more ⬇️
Our new report shows that represented immigrants fare far better, even in a system stacked against them. Read more ⬇️
Where Can You Win in Immigration Court? - American Immigration Council
Using immigration court data this report examines the role of legal representation in shaping outcomes in immigration court proceedings.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
NEW from @immcouncil.org. Our incredible policy and research teams have done a deep dive into immigration court data to show once again the enormous impact that having a lawyer makes on immigration court outcomes.
Check out our new research below!
Check out our new research below!
every single one of these jabronis has blood on their hands for voting to confirm RFK Jr as HHS secretary
everything about our government's reversal of a century of progress on ending childhood disease is a direct result of their fecklessness
may they find no rest
everything about our government's reversal of a century of progress on ending childhood disease is a direct result of their fecklessness
may they find no rest
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
every single one of these jabronis has blood on their hands for voting to confirm RFK Jr as HHS secretary
everything about our government's reversal of a century of progress on ending childhood disease is a direct result of their fecklessness
may they find no rest
everything about our government's reversal of a century of progress on ending childhood disease is a direct result of their fecklessness
may they find no rest
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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After enacting the deepest #SNAP cuts in history & needlessly disrupting benefits during the shutdown, the Trump Administration is quietly advancing draft regulations to take SNAP away from millions more people – primarily working families with kids, seniors & disabled people.
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
After enacting the deepest #SNAP cuts in history & needlessly disrupting benefits during the shutdown, the Trump Administration is quietly advancing draft regulations to take SNAP away from millions more people – primarily working families with kids, seniors & disabled people.
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If you're at the NJLM Conference this week, stop by our booth to say hi & talk about the benefits of joining the Network.
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If you're at the NJLM Conference this week, stop by our booth to say hi & talk about the benefits of joining the Network.
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Giving away a record amount of money from my checking account to my savings account
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Giving away a record amount of money from my checking account to my savings account
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Bad infrastucture and SUVs/light trucks account for increase in pedestrian deaths; vehicles disproportionately hit Black and Latino peds on multi lane city roads: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Bad infrastucture and SUVs/light trucks account for increase in pedestrian deaths; vehicles disproportionately hit Black and Latino peds on multi lane city roads: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
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60% of SNAP beneficiaries are seniors or children. SNAP is one of the most effective anti-hunger programs we have, but Trump is making it harder for working families to put food on the table. His new plan will cost the taxpayer more money, prioritizing paperwork over feeding working families.
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
Food aid recipients are already required to recertify their information regularly. But the move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the program.
www.politico.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
60% of SNAP beneficiaries are seniors or children. SNAP is one of the most effective anti-hunger programs we have, but Trump is making it harder for working families to put food on the table. His new plan will cost the taxpayer more money, prioritizing paperwork over feeding working families.
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one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
College journalism exposes the rot of ‘grown-ups’ | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus a history lesson on the real ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ and fascism,
www.inquirer.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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I think it should be a bigger deal that before Trump made him a life-tenured appeals court judge, Emil Bove was at DOJ taking the position that the White House should do war crimes
Report: Trump’s Most Corrupt, Least Qualified Judge Was Also an Enthusiastic Proponent of Extrajudicial Killings
Yet another reason for Senate Democrats to impeach Emil Bove the moment they take back the upper chamber.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I think it should be a bigger deal that before Trump made him a life-tenured appeals court judge, Emil Bove was at DOJ taking the position that the White House should do war crimes
Dems looking at anti-immigrant technocrat austerity that is both terrible moral policy and also highly unpopular:
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Dems looking at anti-immigrant technocrat austerity that is both terrible moral policy and also highly unpopular:
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
We're going to see more of this as budget pressures push up -- inflation raising costs for supplies and services, decades of anti-tax rhetoric leading to limited revenue.
What we're seeing at the city level with hit state govt too, with federal aid drying up and federal cuts increasing hardship
What we're seeing at the city level with hit state govt too, with federal aid drying up and federal cuts increasing hardship
November 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We're going to see more of this as budget pressures push up -- inflation raising costs for supplies and services, decades of anti-tax rhetoric leading to limited revenue.
What we're seeing at the city level with hit state govt too, with federal aid drying up and federal cuts increasing hardship
What we're seeing at the city level with hit state govt too, with federal aid drying up and federal cuts increasing hardship