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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 5h

I knew it had closed but didn't know the back story.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 5h

dude the deal was even better than you remember

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 7h

In my lifetime I don't think I've listened to another album more than Black Messiah. There were days when it first came out where I would listen to it six, eight, 10 times in a row. There's no more important piece of American music made this century. RIP to one of the best to ever do it.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 7h

oh god no

D’Angelo Dead At 51 After Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

Neo-soul legend D’Angelo has died after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. Read Baller Alert’s exclusive report celebrating his life, music, and impact.

balleralert.com

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 9h

When I cancelled last week, this popped up. Not a great sign!

a pop-up from the Washington Post that reads "We'd hate to see you go. Continue your subscription and get a $51.75 refund."

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 2d

Philly: I’ve got two tickets for Destroyer tonight that I can’t use. DM me if you’re interested.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 2d

incredible error here on a few levels

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 3d

family wedding tonight

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 4d

my chest

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 4d

mf said “living wall” instead of living room wall

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 4d

My kids will forever remember the dent in our living wall as the “THROW IT TO FIRST” dent

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 6d

the beeps on the charging station for my electric toothbrush are the same notes as the opening of Tom Tom Club's Genius of Love and I have to think it's some designer's easter egg

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 6d

It’s interesting the things that Mike Johnson has enough information to comment on — a 15-minute stage show during a sporting event — and the things he doesn’t (should the governor of Illinois be thrown in jail).

Mediaite @mediaite.com · 6d

Mike Johnson Calls Bad Bunny Halftime Show a ‘Terrible Decision’ for NFL — Says Children Should Listen to 82-Year-Old Lee Greenwood Instead

Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday the NFL choosing Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime performer was a "terrible decision" and suggested Lee Greenwood instead. The post Mike Johnson Calls Bad Bunny Halftime Show a ‘Terrible Decision’ for NFL — Says Children Should Listen to 82-Year-Old Lee Greenwood Instead first appeared on Mediaite.

dlvr.it

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 7d

For those two- and three-bedroom rents I'm surprised more people aren't just biting the interest-rate bullet and buying. (Still nice to see some family-sized apartments, though.)

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 7d

This is even funnier when you realize the person who signed the Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act—which guarantees back pay for furloughed employees—was of course Donald Trump.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 7d

US House Speaker Johnson: Some legal analysts don't believe in shutdown backpay.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 8d

The funniest part of this to me is Ellison including the 1.5 million readers bit. Like...that's not that many! We had 1.1 million users visit Philly Mag's website last month and I'm not eagerly anticipating an offer to take over a major broadcast news agency.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 8d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 10d

dropping the all-caps PHILLIES on your first-grade spelling test >>>>

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 10d

A South Philadelphian first-grade spelling test. The bonus word is PHILLIES.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 10d

genuinely surprised that Since U Been Gone, the greatest pop song of the millennium, hasn’t yet been used in this manner

ɪᴍᴍᴀɴᴜᴇʟ ᴋᴜɴᴛ @soberthots.bsky.social · 11d

question for the timeline

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 11d

I‘m admittedly a sap but I definitely didn’t expect to cry that much during One Battle After Another. As soon as [expertly placed song] dropped in the [surprisingly poignant athletic venue] I knew I was cooked.

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phylan @phylan.website · 12d

Ohtani never plays well in Philly because of our well-documented home field advantage (giant casino right next to the ballpark)

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 11d

this should've been part of the alumni newsletter!

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 11d

Loved this new @brettmartin.bsky.social story even though it's about something I care very little about (Disney, not New Orleans)

The Curious and Twisty Love Story Between New Orleans and Disney

The fascinating, decades-long dalliance between the Crescent City and the Disney version of it, starring a cartoon princess, Creole chefs, mechanical tiki birds, and the world’s most meticulously rese...

gardenandgun.com

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 12d

I have zero doubt that Liza Minnelli owns this entire outfit

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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 12d

The Free Press has roughly the same number of subscribers as WHYY, Philly's public media station, has donors.

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 12d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

www.mediaite.com

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