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Sam Abate

@sabate3.bsky.social

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I've read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, & I've learned much from both of their styles Dad/Husband/EMS/Orioles Baseball/Parrothead/Star Wars/Jeep/History

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Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · Jan 22

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
21/20 (Heading to OT because this one is in a category all it's own!)
#booksky #20bookchallenge #bookchallenge #Parrotheads #JimmyBuffett

Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 14h

When someone clearly knows who I am & keeps the conversation going but I 100% do not recall who they are...

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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 17h

Ohhhhh poor Dems believed the courts would make him give out snap when he fucking told you it was going to be delayed and half! Fucking delayed as far as he can! Do something and stop pointing out the damn obvious. We all fucking know at this point.

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene @repdelbene.bsky.social · 17h

Trump is refusing to comply with multiple federal court orders that require him to pay SNAP benefits to the 42 million Americans who rely on the program to keep food on the table. He is forcing families to go hungry.

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Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 17h

What are we even doing in this country anymore?!

Many of the locations were secured and reopened in a short amount of time, while others sent voters to different nearby polling venues.
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Non-credible bomb threats temporarily halt voting in New Jersey

Many of the locations were secured and reopened in a short amount of time, while others sent voters to different nearby polling venues.

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Philadelphia 76ers @sixersnba.bsky.social · 1d

he’s just getting started. 📈

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Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 2d

Don't forget he's deployed troops & unleashed secret police on his own population

Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 2d

Oh I hope it isn't

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Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 2d

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Philadelphia 76ers @sixersnba.bsky.social · 2d

Kelly Oubre Jr. in Q1:

22 PTS | 9-12 FG

Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 2d

So, uh, about this VJ kid...he can ball, can't he?

Philadelphia 76ers @sixersnba.bsky.social · 2d

VJ Edgecombe dunk show!

coming to an arena near you. 🫵

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 3d

You guys are all awesome. Bluesky really did it up this World Series. Whole postseason really. Good job. It was like the group chat again. Tonight was fun until the game was over and then the cops reminded us real quick about the state of things.

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Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 4d

We want the Cup
#weresoback

Philadelphia 76ers @sixersnba.bsky.social · 4d

it’s a cup night. 🏆

🕢 7:00 PM
📺 Prime
📻 97.5 The Fanatic
🆚 Celtics
🎟️ tinyurl.com/76erstickets

Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 4d

This was the first studio album I purchased after memorizing every lyric on Songs You Know By Heart. My true Parrothead status began with this song & the entire album will always be special to me.

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Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 4d

Me: Sure, I'll help out at my kid's school Halloween party.
Random Kid: <coughs on my coffee>
Me:

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Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 6d

I'd rather live next to people who speak a different language than live next to a red hat wearing fascist.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 6d

Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do

Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 6d

I want to laugh, but I also want to cringe. This is the simultaneously the most corrupted & incompetent regime to ever "govern" this country.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 6d

HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.

Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 6d

I have been on the planet over 40 years & today is the day I learned about taralles. Everyone gatekeeping these from me is officially a mortal enemy.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

Worth remembering…

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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 7d

Unfortunately, a lot of other publications wouldn't have run this story -- even though it happened to their own reporter.

People Magazine did.

Attacked by Donald Trump — a PEOPLE Writer's Story

PEOPLE writer Natasha Stoynoff tells her own story of being attacked by Donald Trump

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🃏 @erikforrestjackson.com · 8d

The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟

Donald Trump appeared to describe a dementia screening he underwent at Walter Reed Medical Center as a 'very hard' IQ test while speaking with reporters inside Air Force One

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Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 8d

We're so back!

Philadelphia 76ers @sixersnba.bsky.social · 8d

PLAY THE SONG!

Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 8d

VJ & Rese...man I'm loving that combo!
#sixers

Philadelphia 76ers @sixersnba.bsky.social · 8d

this angle goes crazy. 🤯

Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 9d

The Steelers deserve to be blown out at home for wearing whatever the hell it is they're wearing
#snf

Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 9d

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Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 9d

Damn, that's crazy. Hey! Where are those Epstein files?

Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 9d

Happy to be blessed with my amazing family & to be blessed with finding a new house for us to make into our new home. That being said, the hardest part about moving has to be the memories that come flooding back when you pack up.

Sam Abate @sabate3.bsky.social · 12d

Sports Leagues:
Athletes:
Sports Leagues: 😮
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Billups, Rozier arrested in gambling investigations

Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier have been arrested as part of a pair of investigations related to illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by the Mafia, au...