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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 9h

Mike Johnson and GOP in Congress could choose to pass a bill to pay military during the shutdown. They’ve chosen to stay away. They’ve chosen to allow the admin to break the law. So you gotta wonder how long before they decide the gov doesn’t need to “open” and Congress doesn’t need to pass a budget

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 8h

If you're in Orange County, Cal on Oct. 22, this event will be the greatest Tupac book session of ALL TIME!! [and we'll have stickers]

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 9h

I DARE this fucker to pull the Olympics from LA.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "Somebody said, 'would we think about taking the World Cup away from Boston if they don't straighten it out?' The answer is yes. We have the right to do that with FIFA. So if we think that LA is gonna be bad, or that applies a little bit to the Olympics too."

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 12h

the government needs to stay shut down until the authoritarianism is meaningfully constrained or Republicans break the filibuster

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "We're just at the start. We're going to go into other cities that we're not talking about purposely. We're getting ready to go in."

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 12h

What do I know and I'm not saying it's a magic bullet or anything like that but it sure seems to me that Dems should run hard on the Argentina bailout. Not anywhere near the worst thing Trump has done, but i suspect it's unusually clarifying.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Jeffries: "It's perplexing to us that Rs refuse to spend a dime to protect the healthcare of the American people, but somehow the Trump admin found $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina in ways that are also going to continue to hurt our soybean farmers in Iowa & the Midwest"

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 16h

Fixed.

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 19h

what the actual ...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 19h

Did I dream that 1.6 happened?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 1d

A. Fucking. Moron. www.espn.com/espn/story/_...

Trump threatens to remove WC games from Boston

President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to revoke Boston's World Cup matches if local authorities don't get tougher on crime.

www.espn.com

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 1d

This feels like a bucket list writer moment for me. On "All the Smoke." Talking Tupac. With the baby from "Brenda's Got a Baby" by my side. Just—the best. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UMG...

Tupac’s “Brenda’s Got a Baby” Was REAL - and We Found Him (EXCLUSIVE)

YouTube video by ALL THE SMOKE

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 1d

A book!

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Paolo | Defend The R 🔴⚫️ @defendther.com · 1d

Pretty incredible stuff. Look forward to reading Pearlman’s latest.

Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 1d

So this is the first excerpt from my upcoming Tupac biography, "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur." It's the story of how we tracked down the baby from "Brenda's Got a Baby." Huge thanks to GQ for putting it out. www.gq.com/story/a-tupa...

A Tupac Shakur Biographer Goes Looking For Brenda's Baby

Jeff Pearlman's forthcoming book Only God Can Judge Me, the product of “obsessive” reporting and over 650 interviews, sheds new light on the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur, who remains one of t...

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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 1d

Excerpt from the new Tupac biography by @jeffpearlman.bsky.social www.gq.com/story/a-tupa...

A Tupac Shakur Biographer Goes Looking For Brenda's Baby

Jeff Pearlman's forthcoming book Only God Can Judge Me, the product of “obsessive” reporting and over 650 interviews, sheds new light on the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur, who remains one of t...

www.gq.com

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 1d

I'm Jewish. I've been to Oklahoma. There are three of us in the entire state. And two run the bagel barn in OKC.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Markwayne Mullin: "I even met with some Jewish leaders in Oklahoma City and it was amazing because I walked in and they just wanted to hug and say 'thank you.' And one of them even said, 'I don't understand why so many Jewish communities vote Democrat.'"

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Vote @committovote.bsky.social · 1d

He's "saving God" y'all.

This was once called blasphemy in the church I was raised in.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 1d

So this is the first excerpt from my upcoming Tupac biography, "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur." It's the story of how we tracked down the baby from "Brenda's Got a Baby." Huge thanks to GQ for putting it out. www.gq.com/story/a-tupa...

A Tupac Shakur Biographer Goes Looking For Brenda's Baby

Jeff Pearlman's forthcoming book Only God Can Judge Me, the product of “obsessive” reporting and over 650 interviews, sheds new light on the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur, who remains one of t...

www.gq.com

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 2d

Glasses Malone drops some new music. Awesome. music.apple.com/us/album/ban...

Banned From VladTV - EP by Glasses Malone on Apple Music

Album · 2025 · 6 Songs

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 2d

This was a nice Tupac chat. "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur" drops 10.21. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_www...

In The Building | Interview | Jeff Pearlman "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur"

YouTube video by Love You Hard TV

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Edward T. Bowser @etbowser.bsky.social · 6d

Can't wait for y'all to check out Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur, which drops later this month. Author Jeff Pearlman shares hidden Pac gems, the relevance of All Eyez on Me & how much the world needs his revolutionary voice.

soulinstereo.com/2025/10/a-co...

A Convo with Jeff Pearlman, Author of Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur

SoulInStereo.com has been the home of many debates and hot takes about the career of Tupac Shakur, but there’s always been one point that’s undeniable: 2pac is the most influential rapp…

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 2d

Sadly, @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social spitting truth.

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 2d

New Press Box Chronicles tells the saga of the craziest flight in sports history: The 1986 Mets returning from Houston after winning the NLCS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTqB...

The Craziest Flight in Baseball History: The 1986 New York Mets Plane Ride After The NLCS

YouTube video by Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d

These watches appear to be ripoffs of famous designs. Likely from some factory that normally produces "homage" watches and they just swapped out the branding.

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Patek Philippe

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Rolex

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Rolex and Hublot

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 4d

A new Truth OC post: I am lost—and scared. www.thetruthoc.com/p/i-am-lost

I am lost

Every day, masked ICE agents attack. And every day, I am increasingly confused, lost, scared and terrified.

www.thetruthoc.com

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