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Rob Tornoe

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I cover the media and other interesting stuff for the Philly Inquirer. I also draw cartoons. https://linktr.ee/robtornoe

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 21h

Starting at 7 p.m., Xfinity will offer a “Philly Special” multiview experience that will show tonight's Phillies, Flyers and Eagles games. All you should need to do is say “multiview” into your voice remote. www.inquirer.com/eagles/phill...

It’s going to be a busy night on TV for Philly sports fans

It’s the 19th time there will be a Phillies playoff game and an Eagles game on the same day. Six have been Philly sweeps.

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight will be a busy one for Philly sports fans, with the Phillies, Eagles, and Flyers all in action.

It’s going to be a busy night on TV for Philly sports fans

It’s the 19th time there will be a Phillies playoff game and an Eagles game on the same day. Six have been Philly sweeps.

www.inquirer.com

Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 1d

"Democrats are constantly asked how they will reach out to Trump or to Trump voters. But nobody ever asks Trump or the Republicans what they’ll do to reach out to people who voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Joe Biden." www.mediaite.com/opinion/kati...

Katie Porter’s Bombshell Meltdown Over Trump Voters Hides Dirty Media Secret — She Wasn’t Wrong

Katie Porter's (D-CA) viral meltdown over a question about Trump voters illustrates a dirty media secret that's getting lost in the outrage — she wasn't wrong.

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Sam Morris @sammorr.is · 2d

Sharing this because it ends if the Phillies lose tonight. Schwardle: a Phillies-centric word game.

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Schwardle: Can you guess our Phillies related word of the day?

The Phillies are back in the playoffs, so we're back with a new word game related to the team: Schwardle. Can you guess our five-letter word of the day?

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 2d

Former Phillies star Jimmy Rollins sold his hole-in-one boat to a member of Pearl Jam. www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...

Jimmy Rollins sells his hole-in-one boat to a member of Pearl Jam

The TBS analyst and former National League MVP won the boat after sinking a hole-in-one in a golf tournament in July.

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 9d

Game 1 of the NLDS between the Phillies and the Reds/Dodgers will begin at either 6:38 p.m. or 6:08 p.m. Saturday.

Depends on whether the Yankees or Red Sox advance to the ALDS.

Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 9d

You can never unsee the ads that appear on Trump's Truth Social account.

Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 10d

The homepage of the Department of Housing and Urban Development at the moment.

Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 15d

Eagles cartoon I drew three years ago on this day. I think things worked out in Philly.

Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 16d

New Jersey PBS to go dark following Trump’s public media cuts.

"NJ PBS’s coverage wasn’t as fast as some of New Jersey’s other remaining news outlets, but it focused on unsexy government policy that few other sources covered," wrote Politico's Matt Friedman.

www.inquirer.com/news/new-jer...

New Jersey PBS to go dark following Trump’s public media cuts

New Jersey PBS will cease operations next year due to the combined forces of federal and state funding cuts.

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 16d

If conservatives were hoping for an apology from Jimmy Kimmel, they’ll be disappointed by Tuesday night’s show. www.inquirer.com/politics/jim...

Jimmy Kimmel fires back in his return to ABC, followed by new threats from Trump

An emotional Kimmel didn't apologize, but clarified his remarks involving Charlie Kirk and called out the Trump administration for policing speech.

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 16d

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Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC tonight. Over 1 million households in Pa. won’t be able to watch.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" will return to TV Tuesday night, but won't air in Harrisburg, Erie, and much of central Pennsylvania.

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 16d

In a few hours, ABC will air Jimmy Kimmel's return to late night. Unfortunately, over 1 million households in Pennsylvania won't be able to tune in.

Sinclair and Nexstar, who own ABC-affiliated stations in three of Pennsylvania's six TV markets, are preempting Kimmel's show tonight.

Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 16d

More streaming price hikes coming, this time it's Disney+ and Hulu. This cartoon I drew a few months ago will never be outdated...

Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 16d

Kamala Harris opens up about Joe Biden’s weird Philly phone call, Josh Shapiro’s VP interview, and more from her new book, which was released today. www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...

Kamala Harris opens up about Joe Biden’s weird Philly phone call, Josh Shapiro’s VP interview, and more

In "107 Days," Harris opened up about concerns over Biden's age and why she passed on Shapiro as her VP pick.

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 16d

Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC tonight. Over 1 million households in Pa. won’t be able to watch. www.inquirer.com/politics/jim...

Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC tonight. Over 1 million households in Pa. won’t be able to watch.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" will return to TV Tuesday night, but won't air in Harrisburg, Erie, and much of central Pennsylvania.

www.inquirer.com

Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 17d

Jimmy Kimmel is back, but his show won't air in over 285,000 households in central Pennsylvania due to Sinclair preempting his return. www.inquirer.com/politics/jim...

Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC tonight, though not everyone in Pa. can watch

"Jimmy Kimmel Live," which Kimmel has hosted since 2003, will be back on the air Tuesday despite pressure from the Trump administration.

www.inquirer.com

Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 18d

“It often feels like the whole world is conspiring to keep our kids tethered to tech. And that’s because it is.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/w...

She Started the Debate About Kids and Phones. Now She Wants to End It.

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 21d

"The members also voted 8 to 1 to have the Vaccines for Children program continue to cover the M.M.R.V. vaccine for children under 4. It was unclear whether the members all understood what they were voting for." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/h...

Kennedy’s Advisory Panel Votes to Limit M.M.R.V. Vaccine for Children Under 4

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 22d

"One Trump appointee told me that a radicalizing experience was being booted out of the Gawker comments section, way back in the day." www.semafor.com/article/09/1...

Behind Carr and the White House’s war on the media

Donald Trump takes revenge on the main enemy.

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 22d

"Didinger has written another play, positioning himself as the Andrew Lloyd Webber of Philly sports theater. Not bad for a retired guy." www.inquirer.com/sports/ray-d...

Ray Didinger wanted to retire but couldn’t stop working. Now he’s written another play.

Didinger's "Spinner" will open at the Delaware Theater Company on Friday. The longtime Philadelphia sports journalist says he's been a theater fan since childhood.

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 22d

The latest on Jimmy Kimmel after ABC suspended his show following a thinly-veiled threat from Trump's FCC chairman. www.inquirer.com/politics/jim...

Why did ABC pull Jimmy Kimmel’s show and when will he return to TV? Here are the latest updates

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened. Hours later, Jimmy Kimmel was off the air.

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 23d

WHYY had a plan to take over WPSU and keep the lights on, but Penn State's board of trustees balked at subsidizing the transfer, opting instead to shutter the station.

WPSU employees 44 staffers, down from 82 when WHYY initiated talks last spring. Now all will be out of a job.

Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 23d

Penn State's NPR station will be the first to go dark following Trump's cuts to public media.

“The news devastated me,” said Jeff Hughes, WPSU’s former program director who retired in August, "it devastated all the employees.”
www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

‘The news devastated me’: Pennsylvania NPR station will be first in the U.S. to go dark following Trump’s cuts

WPSU, which has been broadcasting out of Penn State since 1953, will shut down following federal cuts to public media organizations

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Rob Tornoe @robtornoe.bsky.social · 23d

"The lessons he has drawn are often striking: people are fundamentally egalitarian but are led to collapses by enriched, status-obsessed elites, while past collapses often improved the lives of ordinary citizens." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse

An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

www.theguardian.com