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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 7h

Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to head up the Office of Special Counsel, cancelled a female colleague’s hotel reservation on a work trip so he could stay with her, and they ended up sharing a room after she learned she didn't have a hotel room. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 6h

The two things that brought me any joy in these bleak months have turned sour. I'm now staring at my most recent blood work results just to stop myself from eating all 20 lbs of Halloween candy in the pantry.

An array of various bags of Halloween candy that i should be devouring to fight my depression.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 7h

I'm pretty sure the only one on the Jays with Canadian citizenship is Vlad Jr and he mostly grew up in the Dominican and the US. I'd bet at least half the players would happily go if invited

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 8h

He'd invite them specifically because they're repping Canada -- and you know at least half the team would go.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 8h

I held onto my season tickets for four seasons after that before i gave up because i couldn't get anyone to go to the games and couldn't even sell them for face value.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 8h

This was almost as bad as 2011, when you could feel the dynasty ending when Ryan Howard's achilles ruptured, ushering in a decade of mediocrity.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 8h

The one consolation i take from the Phillies season ending: at least i won't have to think about which players would go to the White House if they win the World Series.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h

Insurance companies can often be aggressive with their denials because “they don’t expect people to come back,” one health care advocate said.

The lesson is simple, another expert told us: “Appeal, appeal, appeal, appeal. That’s all you have.”

By @deldeib.bsky.social

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 8h

Kenny from South Park in Still life with Oranges by Paul Gauguin.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 8h

Can the Phillies see if Wilson Valdez is available to pitch an inning?

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14h

It's weird to write this conspiratorially, but it seems clear that the president actually doesn't want you to know that crime is down in the cities he's targeted. www.pbump.net/o/a-quick-re...

A quick reminder that crime is down in U.S. cities

One of the particularly frustrating things about President Trump's push to send federal officials and red-state National Guard soldiers to cities to "fight crime" is that those cities (and cities gene...

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 14h

"You got your baby in my placenta!"
"Well you got your placenta in my baby!"

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

"Baby in her placenta"

RFK Jr. Complains About TikTok Video of Woman Taking Tylenol With a 'Baby in Her Placenta'

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

"Baby in her placenta"

RFK Jr. Complains About TikTok Video of Woman Taking Tylenol With a 'Baby in Her Placenta'

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21h

NEW: PFNA can be found in drinking water systems that serve about 26 million people.

The EPA’s toxicity report on the forever chemical has sat in limbo for months, raising concerns that the Trump administration might change it or not release it at all.

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

The report was completed in mid-April, scientists familiar with the document told ProPublica, but the Trump administration has yet to release it.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1d

Those influencing Trump education policy aren't shy about wanting to eradicate public schools.

Asked what % of kids she imagines should be in public schools, Tiffany Justice -- Moms for Liberty cofounder, now with Heritage Foundation -- told @propublica.org

“I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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🖤♡Amanda♡🖤 @zephyrsky.bsky.social · 1d

Powder Blue Phils are magic 🩵✨🩵🩵✨🩵

#RingTheBell Phillies and see you boys tomorrow!!!!

a phillies logo on a red background with a tm

ALT: a phillies logo on a red background with a tm

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

Another Kavanaugh stop.

Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 1d

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Deanna @deannalaynne.bsky.social · 1d

Inject this into my veins

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Vladdy Jr. with his best Big Papi impression DAAAAA YANKEES LOSE

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Jennifer Smith Richards @jsmithrichards.bsky.social · 1d

To understand the Trump administration’s vision for American education, @megomatz.bsky.social and I studied dozens of hours of political appointees’ speeches and podcasts and essays. What emerged is a desire to dismantle the nation’s system of public schools.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 1d

"Journalism indeed cannot claim to tell the whole story while erasing the people who make the telling possible." - John Chukwu niemanreports.org/fixers-journ...

I Was a Fixer. Here’s Why Journalism Needs to Rethink the Role - Nieman Reports

Fair compensation, recognition are essential for local journalists who take risks to bring stories to life

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1d

Those influencing Trump education policy aren't shy about wanting to eradicate public schools.

Asked what % of kids she imagines should be in public schools, Tiffany Justice -- Moms for Liberty cofounder, now with Heritage Foundation -- told @propublica.org

“I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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Megan O'Matz @megomatz.bsky.social · 1d

A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy. @propublica.org

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: As Linda McMahon guts the Dept. of Education, she’s operated in what she calls “a parallel universe” to radically shift how future kids will learn -- seeking to dismantle the public school system in favor of private and Christian schools or homeschooling.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

/2 Also "I'm a career prosecutor therefore you can't question my integrity" is Dick Wolf Brain at its very worst.

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