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Jai Sen
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netw3rk.bsky.social
Realization from being back on Long Island for Thanksgiving -- we are lying to ourselves about the bagels in Los Angeles. They are nowhere close to the level.
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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kyleneubeck.bsky.social
1. I am curious to see what sort of terms were negotiated on this Sixers arena pivot, because they had a lot more leverage once Center City one got approved by council

2. The Sixers remaining in Philly is good

3. [redacted Comcast thoughts]
January 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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lesbowen.bsky.social
Re the Sixers staying in South Philly: there’s a big development plan for hotels and restaurants and such that was never going to go forward if the Sixers left the stadium-ballpark-arena area. So the other pro owners and leagues were willing to get involved to change Sixers’ mind.
It worked!
January 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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inquirer.com
#BREAKING Sixers to remain in South Philly, abandoning plans to build a Center City arena, officials say

inquirer.com/news/philade...
Sixers to remain in South Philly, abandoning plans to build a Center City arena, officials say
“I’m so livid right now I don’t even know what to do,” said Jimmy Harrity, an at-large member of City Council who supported the team’s move to East Market Street.
inquirer.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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bsky.app
Merry Christmas from us to you 🎄🎁💙 We launched Trending Topics today, and you can find it by tapping the search icon on the bottom bar of the app or the right sidebar on desktop.
Screenshot of trending topics launched on Christmas 2025. Topics trending include: Virat Kohli, Red Panda, Porzingis, Post Malone, Beyoncé, Gavin and Stacey Finale, Sixers, A Complete Unknown, King Henry, Joel Embiid, Pentatonix
December 26, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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aoc.bsky.social
Tried my best. Sorry I couldn’t pull it through everyone - we live to fight another day. ♥️
December 17, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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jamellebouie.net
i just want to double down on this. d’onofrio’s “egger” performance is unreal. like, you immediately accept with no hesitation that this man you are watching is a giant alien cockroach in a human suit, and it’s all done with make-up and physical acting. a top ten hollywood physical performance.
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Dec 10
also vincent d’onofrio was robbed of his best supporting actor nomination and win
December 10, 2024 at 2:04 AM
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jamellebouie.net
get every single one of these people out of leadership and put them on a farm somewhere i don’t give a shit www.msnbc.com/jonathan-cap...
Clyburn urges Biden to pardon Trump 'so we can clean the slate'
After convincing President Biden to pardon his son Hunter, South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn is now calling for clemency for Donald Trump. "If we keep digging at things in the past, I'm not too sure the...
www.msnbc.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:36 AM
jaideepsen1985.bsky.social
LFG
yasharali.bsky.social Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Dec 6
1. NEWS:

@aoc.bsky.social is running to serve as ranking member of the ultra powerful House Oversight Committee.
Dear Colleagues, I write to you today to seek your support to serve as Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the 119th Congress. This is not a position I seek lightly. The responsibility of leading Democrats on the House Oversight Committee during Donald Trump's second term in the White House is a profound and consequential one. Now, more than ever, we must focus on the Committee's strong history of both holding administrations accountable and taking on the cconomic precarity and inequality that is challenging the American way of life. My experience on the Oversight Committee began under the legendary leadership of the late Chairman Elijah E. Cummings. Through his mentorship, I led a major investigation that resulted in the generic release of TruVada for PrEP medication a year earlier than expected, worked with my colleagues to win record refunds from defense contractors who had fraudulently price-gouged the public, exposed widespread corporate dumping of PFAS chemicals in overlooked communities, and worked with committee investigators to construct a line of questioning of Donald Trump's fixer Michael Cohen that led to a $355 million fraud verdict against the Trump Organization's businesses in New York. In addition to this investigatory work, the Committee also handled a groundbreaking legislative agenda that included House passage of prescription drug pricing legislation (H.R. 3) and large-scale campaign finance reform (H.R. 1). Under Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney's historic leadership as the first woman to hold the Committee's gavel, we worked relentlessly to highlight the crisis of gun violence, secure paid leave for federal employees, advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment, and win health benefits for 9/11 first responders. It is especially notable that she led the Committee through the tumultuous environment after January 6th and as the nation was gripped by the COVID pandemic. Most recently in the 118th Congress, I was honored whe… President Biden, and defang other efforts by the Majority to weaponize the Committee's investigatory power for partisan purposes often designed to amplify misinformation. We also successfully experimented beyond the traditional committee process with a series of shadow hearings to educate the public on a range of key issues that cut through the noise of the current information landscape and spoke directly to the American people. In addition to the sharp contrast we often drew between Democratic and Republican priorities, we have also taken full advantage of constructive opportunities for bipartisanship, such as our investigations into Pharmacy Benefit Managers driving up the costs of prescription drugs, and the Secret Service's failures to prevent an assassination attempt on President Trump. I've worked with the Republican Majority as the current Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on the Natural Resources Committee to successfully move bipartisan legislation through the House of Representatives, including permitting reform. As Ranking Member for Oversight, I will continue to work across the aisle on constructive, shared interests that serve the American people whenever such opportunities arise. In the 119th Congress, Oversight Committee Democrats will face an important task: we must balance our focus on the incoming president's corrosive actions and corruption with a tangible fight to make life easier for America's working class. I know firsthand how the Majority uses their chaos to confuse, disorient, and distract the public's attention away from their disastrous agenda. We cannot and will not allow that to happen. I will lead by example by always keeping the lives of everyday Americans at the center of our work. As Chairman Cummings would often remind us, "When we are dancing with the angels, the question will be asked - what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact?" His question has only grown more prophetic and urgent…
December 6, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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jamellebouie.net
a non trivial number of the founders were themselves involve in elaborate land speculating schemes that were little better than fraud
seed-corn-thoughts.bsky.social Don't Fret. It Adores You @seed-corn-thoughts.bsky.social · Dec 6
I find it profoundly funny that people are pretending that "Elaborate schemes of fraud involving fake securities attached to a non-existent asset" were invented in 2021 and that the Founding Fathers of America wouldn't instantly grasp them with "Oh, it be like the South Sea Company scheme!"
December 6, 2024 at 6:52 PM
jaideepsen1985.bsky.social
Hi @letterboxd.social team 👋🏾 will you all be doing anything similar to Wrapped for Letterboxd users?

Love going through my stats end of year but would be even cooler to have some curated and shown in a cool and potentially shareable way. Thanks! 🙏🏾
December 6, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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akdobbins.bsky.social
I forgot the Martha doc, but even I am not perfect. Anyway: hi guys! Miss u: open.spotify.com/episode/2ylx...
The Top Five Movies of 2024
The Big Picture · Episode
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December 6, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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jamellebouie.net
i think INTERSTELLAR is a bona fide masterpiece — maybe nolan's greatest film — and i'm not at all ashamed to say that i weep every time i watch it.
Interstellar’s Most Enduring Quality Is What People Used to Hate About It
Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi spectacle is fascinating precisely because of what so many pegged as its fatal flaw in 2014: its unabashed emotionality.
www.vulture.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
Last night, I spoke with Amnesty International's executive director about their new report on Israel's war in Gaza and its conclusion that Israel is committing genocide.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPSi...
'This is genocide': Amnesty International accuses Israel of Gaza genocide
YouTube video by MSNBC
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December 6, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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pkrugman.bsky.social
Sometimes the combination of arrogance and ignorance is breathtaking. Yes, US health care has high admin costs; that's because it relies so much on private insurers. Govt-run health insurance has much lower overhead
December 6, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
If he keeps this up, he might end up in Trump's Cabinet.
December 6, 2024 at 3:32 AM
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nytimes.com
UnitedHealthcare has been accused of using algorithms to deny treatments and refusing coverage of nursing care to stroke patients. UnitedHealthcare and its parent company now face a class-action lawsuit over its use of the algorithm.
‘Delay, Deny, Defend’: United Has Faced Scrutiny Over Denying Claims
The company has been accused of using algorithms to deny treatments and refusing coverage of nursing care to stroke patients.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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taniel.bsky.social
The final House results have now landed as 220-215 for the GOP. That means the House majority came down to the 3 NC seats the GOP flipped thanks to its brand new gerrymander.

And that gerrymander hinged on NC's supreme court flipping in 2022.

I wrote this last month: boltsmag.org/state-suprem...
After securing a majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2022, Republican justices promptly overturned a ruling that had struck down GOP gerrymanders, paving the way for their party’s lawmakers to draw a new map designed to hand them several congressional districts. By then, Democrats already had no recourse outside of state courts: This U.S. Supreme Court has shut the door on complaints of partisan gerrymandering proceeding in federal courts. The maneuver paid off last week. The GOP flipped three U.S. House seats, a windfall in light of that chamber’s tiny overall margin.
December 4, 2024 at 1:17 AM
jaideepsen1985.bsky.social
Had no idea until today that Andy Greenwald is a writer for the new HP series! That’s great! Now we gotta make sure @netw3rk.bsky.social is also in that writers room!!
December 3, 2024 at 4:11 AM
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karaswisher.bsky.social
Prissy house style is perfect description for anyone who has worked there
ryanlcooper.com ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · Dec 2
hate to start off Monday by complaining about a NYT headline, but boy does their prissy house style render it incapable of describing reality
Kash Patel Would Bring Bravado and Baggage to F.B.I. Role President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to run the F.B.I. has a record in and out of government that is likely to raise questions during his Senate confirmation hearings.
December 2, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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jamellebouie.net
extremely detailed look at how pete hegseth is an unrepentant sex pest www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...
www.newyorker.com
December 2, 2024 at 1:03 PM
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jodyavirgan.com
Starting to think some of these Trump nominees aren’t totally on the up-and-up.
December 2, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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aoc.bsky.social
These losers do this because their only shot at companionship is a hostage situation, so they spend all day harassing people into thinking a woman’s self worth should resemble their own.

If they tried being kind and not approaching every relationship as a transaction, they would be much happier
December 2, 2024 at 6:16 AM
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quintabrunson.bsky.social
Abbott elementary starts at 8pm this week with an hour long special. Please spread the word! 🎄 🫡
December 1, 2024 at 9:18 PM