Robert Moran
@robertmoran215.bsky.social
Journalist in Philadelphia
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Indeco IFP28X pulverizer with googly eyes.
December 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Indeco IFP28X pulverizer with googly eyes.
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It used to be that the United States would use Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to transmit truth across the borders of repressive regimes.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It used to be that the United States would use Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to transmit truth across the borders of repressive regimes.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
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Cool how we are smuggling domestic news in over the border from canada and people having to share it on bulletproof hosting providers to stop the government and media owners taking it down
December 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Cool how we are smuggling domestic news in over the border from canada and people having to share it on bulletproof hosting providers to stop the government and media owners taking it down
Reply Bots duking it out under a news post about wind projects getting canceled #DeadInternet
December 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Reply Bots duking it out under a news post about wind projects getting canceled #DeadInternet
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Occasionally Instagram tricks me into clicking on Threads. This is the first time EVER I’ve seen something there that delighted me
December 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Occasionally Instagram tricks me into clicking on Threads. This is the first time EVER I’ve seen something there that delighted me
Ban clarinets
Security cameras detected a man in a school, dressed in camouflage with a “suspected weapon.”
In the band room was the culprit — a student wearing a military costume for a themed dress-up day — and the “suspected weapon”: a clarinet. https://wapo.st/44ABzjX
In the band room was the culprit — a student wearing a military costume for a themed dress-up day — and the “suspected weapon”: a clarinet. https://wapo.st/44ABzjX
December 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Ban clarinets
"All American" TikTok
TikTok's chief just told employees that the company has signed its U.S. spin-off deal. Set to close next month, if the Chinese government approves it. New owners will include Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi's MGX, as we reported in September:
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Trump’s ‘all American’ TikTok deal gives big stake to Middle East investors
An Emirati state-backed investment firm that boosted the president’s crypto venture stands to win a stake in a U.S. TikTok spin-off as part of a deal negotiated by the White House.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"All American" TikTok
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just what everyone wants in a troubled economy: a check that goes to someone else
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
just what everyone wants in a troubled economy: a check that goes to someone else
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Crying that the taxpayers won't fund the stadium
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Crying that the taxpayers won't fund the stadium
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The richest man in the world nodding along to @cumlasagna1
December 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The richest man in the world nodding along to @cumlasagna1
interesting thread
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
interesting thread
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Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
I had to check: yes, this is a real photo: ewtnvatican.com/articles/st-...
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I had to check: yes, this is a real photo: ewtnvatican.com/articles/st-...
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Section 1 of the executive order is like "in order for this to mean anything, Congress must act." The rest of it is like "X department shall convene a task force to provide a list of recommendations etc. etc." It's completely toothless and this "blocking states" headline is brain-dead stenography.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that blocks states from enforcing their own regulations around artificial intelligence and instead aims to create a "single national framework" for AI. https://cnn.it/49chVwf
December 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Section 1 of the executive order is like "in order for this to mean anything, Congress must act." The rest of it is like "X department shall convene a task force to provide a list of recommendations etc. etc." It's completely toothless and this "blocking states" headline is brain-dead stenography.
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Crypto casinos have become wildly popular with young people. Here's how the sites built an exploitative online marketing machine using celebrities like Drake and an army of livestreamers:
w/ @aric.bsky.social Jenny Vrentas, Leo Dominguez and
@iamrumz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
w/ @aric.bsky.social Jenny Vrentas, Leo Dominguez and
@iamrumz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Online Crypto Casinos Use Celebrities and Livestreamers to Recruit Gamblers (Gift Article)
Using exploitative marketing strategies, the illicit gambling websites have profited and lured in a young generation of gamblers.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Crypto casinos have become wildly popular with young people. Here's how the sites built an exploitative online marketing machine using celebrities like Drake and an army of livestreamers:
w/ @aric.bsky.social Jenny Vrentas, Leo Dominguez and
@iamrumz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
w/ @aric.bsky.social Jenny Vrentas, Leo Dominguez and
@iamrumz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"Four calls made in New Jersey between 2023 and 2024 were about children under the age of 12 struggling with gambling problems, according to the state’s fiscal year report."
- story by @maxmmarin.bsky.social and Lizzie Mulvey
- story by @maxmmarin.bsky.social and Lizzie Mulvey
Philly is now the No. 1 market for online gambling companies — and addiction helplines are ringing off the hook
Advertisers spent $37 million on the Philadelphia market in 2025. Online gambling help calls and texts have more than doubled in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2021.
www.inquirer.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"Four calls made in New Jersey between 2023 and 2024 were about children under the age of 12 struggling with gambling problems, according to the state’s fiscal year report."
- story by @maxmmarin.bsky.social and Lizzie Mulvey
- story by @maxmmarin.bsky.social and Lizzie Mulvey
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An officer tells us it showed up unbidden on the computer today. For lack of anything better to do they tried it, asking when the latest NDS was. It replied with a history of Nintendo.
jesus christ
December 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
An officer tells us it showed up unbidden on the computer today. For lack of anything better to do they tried it, asking when the latest NDS was. It replied with a history of Nintendo.
Nearly a thousand criminal prosecutions could collapse because of the testimony of three officers / story by @ellierushing.bsky.social
Three Philly cops who defenders say ‘straight up lied’ cause 134 drugs cases to be dismissed, hundreds more expected
Nearly a thousand cases could be thrown out after prosecutors said the officers repeatedly gave false statements in court and can't be trusted.
www.inquirer.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Nearly a thousand criminal prosecutions could collapse because of the testimony of three officers / story by @ellierushing.bsky.social
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Wolf Blitzer: chaos in the Holy Land as King Richard I vows a third crusade against Saladin, but another notable King is you with DraftKings Same Game Parlays, getting you in the game in new and exciting ways
Dana Bash: the crown really truly is ours Wolf and that’s what’s so exciting
Dana Bash: the crown really truly is ours Wolf and that’s what’s so exciting
Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Wolf Blitzer: chaos in the Holy Land as King Richard I vows a third crusade against Saladin, but another notable King is you with DraftKings Same Game Parlays, getting you in the game in new and exciting ways
Dana Bash: the crown really truly is ours Wolf and that’s what’s so exciting
Dana Bash: the crown really truly is ours Wolf and that’s what’s so exciting
"It's wearing a seat belt"
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"It's wearing a seat belt"
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YouTube Wrapped
You spent 2,186 minutes watching:
Donald Duck Eating Corn On The Cob (ASMR)
We believe your reason for watching this was:
Not Sexual
You spent 2,186 minutes watching:
Donald Duck Eating Corn On The Cob (ASMR)
We believe your reason for watching this was:
Not Sexual
December 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
YouTube Wrapped
You spent 2,186 minutes watching:
Donald Duck Eating Corn On The Cob (ASMR)
We believe your reason for watching this was:
Not Sexual
You spent 2,186 minutes watching:
Donald Duck Eating Corn On The Cob (ASMR)
We believe your reason for watching this was:
Not Sexual
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Nice generated image, Copilot. Really captured the vibe of the story.
December 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Nice generated image, Copilot. Really captured the vibe of the story.
I really don't know much about her, but it appears she has a lot of fans
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I really don't know much about her, but it appears she has a lot of fans