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philadelphia·Philadelphiabyweastie

Is it okay to "hold" a parking spot by standing in it for a few minutes?

Curious what the community thinks of this. When I have a friend who's less than 5 minutes away, sometimes I will go out and look for (street) parking spots, and if I find one, I'll just stand in it until they get there. In my opinion this is totally okay to do, given that they'll be there in a few minutes.

But every now and then someone fights me about it. They'll nearly run me over trying to park in it, and I'll say I'm holding it. They'll say you can't do that. Idk man, look I get it if it was like 15+ minutes that's no good, but if a friend is just a few minutes away I think that's totally fine.

I mean we're talking about a public street here. Tell me if you think I'm wrong

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philadelphia·PhiladelphiabyLillyPip

What vets in Philly are doing today

Worth the full audio with interviews and speeches, plus a minor kerfuffle handled very well.

Some of the signs (still reading them):

‘Service members say no to war’   ‘Healthcare not warfare’  ‘No more rich man’s war’   ‘Service members say: NO to war’ ‘Duty To Disobey Illegal Orders’   ‘Freedom Over Fascism’ ‘End the wars at home and abroad’   ‘Protect our neighbors: ICE out’     ‘Military off our streets’.

Let me know more and I’ll add them here.

I love their white on black and stark branding scheme for many of these.

Simple, clean, elegant, and with a strong slap of mourning. Perfect font and scheme

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philadelphia·Philadelphiabytechnocrit

“Master Plan” outlines devastation of public education in Philadelphia

Under the banner of “modernization,” the district intends to shutter neighborhood schools, redraw catchment boundaries and compel students to travel farther from their communities. Experience has shown that such closures disproportionately impact working-class neighborhoods. The loss of a local public school destabilizes entire communities, eliminating not only classrooms but vital social hubs that provide meals, counseling and after-school programs.

“Master Plan” outlines devastation of public education in Philadelphiahttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/07/jdls-m07.htmlOpen linkView original on lemmy.dbzer0.com
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