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Mustafa Rashed

@mustafarashed

CEO @phillyadvocates | Combat Veteran (2 Tours) 1st BN 9th Marines 💀 | Adapt & Overcome | Politics contributor @nbcphiladelphia | Local elections matter.

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After raising employee wages to $15/hour, Klavon's Ice Cream Parlor in Pittsburgh received "well over 1,000 applications" for job openings. Co-owner Jacob Hanchar says customer service has improved and he hasn't "noticed a difference on our bottom line." msnbc.com/stephanie-ruhl…


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The federal government has shut down, and Harrisburg’s state budget remains unfinished three months past its deadline. Local political consultant @mustafarashed explains our twin crises, and how we can push for accountability.  thephiladelphiacitizen.org/guest-commenta…


“We live in a time where elected officials are being gunned down in their homes,” Boyer said. “Posting the mayor’s address is a poorly veiled threat … it’s cowardly … and I won’t stand by while it happens.” phillytrib.com/news/local_new… via @phillytrib


Without new funding, SEPTA plans to begin service reductions on Aug. 24 with the launch of its fall schedule. These include the elimination of 50 bus routes and reduced frequency across all rail lines. phillytrib.com/news/local_new… via @phillytrib


The First Victim of Trump’s Trade War: Michigan’s Economy - WSJ There is no way we can absorb these tariffs. I don’t have 20% margin to give,” said Buchzeiger, who owns the company, which employs 25 people. wsj.com/economy/the-fi…


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Great job and very informative interview this morning Aunt @MsPattyJackson on @wdasfm with @mustafarashed

newsethwilliams's tweet image. Great job and very informative interview this morning Aunt @MsPattyJackson on @wdasfm with @mustafarashed

Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are the first medicines to become social-media sensations. But the friends and influencers talking up the drugs aren’t always giving the full story. wsj.com/health/pharma/…


Developer efforts to convert emptying office towers into residential buildings have largely gone nowhere. That finally may be changing.  wsj.com/real-estate/co… via @WSJ


North Carolina saw use of the drugs, which were initially approved to treat diabetes, increase sevenfold since 2021. “Just in a very short period of time, we’re going to spend more on this drug than we did cancer treatments last year." wsj.com/health/healthc… via @WSJ


Trump says his criminal indictments boosted his appeal to Black voters phillytrib.com/news/trump-say… via @phillytrib


Bishop Dwayne Royster of POWER interfaith, a member of the Save Chinatown Coalition, said in a statement that the study “reinforces that 76 Place would be a monument to exploitation and come at a high cost to children, families, and taxpayers.” whyy.org/articles/sixer…


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