Philly
@phillysky.bsky.social
Simple guy from Philadelphia interested in seeing democracy succeed.
Proud Grad of the Class of 86.
Proud Grad of the Class of 86.
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On pardons, Trump is no longer concerned about appearances or the pretense of propriety.
He’s corrupting the process; he knows he’s corrupting the process; he knows that we know he’s corrupting the process; and he’s doing it anyway. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
He’s corrupting the process; he knows he’s corrupting the process; he knows that we know he’s corrupting the process; and he’s doing it anyway. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Trump pardons Giuliani and 76 others involved in scheme to overturn 2020 election
The president was already under fire over a series of scandalous pardons. He continues to make matters worse.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
On pardons, Trump is no longer concerned about appearances or the pretense of propriety.
He’s corrupting the process; he knows he’s corrupting the process; he knows that we know he’s corrupting the process; and he’s doing it anyway. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
He’s corrupting the process; he knows he’s corrupting the process; he knows that we know he’s corrupting the process; and he’s doing it anyway. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Me: "There are three years left in his term and he's only going to get worse. … I don't mean to be pessimistic on this. I think at the end of the day, we're going to survive this, but it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better."
George Conway: Trump is "only going to get worse" after election day thrashing
Tuesday's electoral wins for Democrats suggest that voters are souring on Donald Trump. A recent poll shows Trump's approval at its lowest point so far in hi...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Me: "There are three years left in his term and he's only going to get worse. … I don't mean to be pessimistic on this. I think at the end of the day, we're going to survive this, but it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better."
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And others seem to be missing WHY she did it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
And others seem to be missing WHY she did it.
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You’ve got questions. I’ve got the guy with the answers.
Join me and @stevevladeck.bsky.social at 3:00 pm ET for a Substack Live and we’ll break down the SCOTUS SNAP benefits ruling together!
Don’t miss this special Saturday Afternoon Live:
substack.com/@katiephang?...
Join me and @stevevladeck.bsky.social at 3:00 pm ET for a Substack Live and we’ll break down the SCOTUS SNAP benefits ruling together!
Don’t miss this special Saturday Afternoon Live:
substack.com/@katiephang?...
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
You’ve got questions. I’ve got the guy with the answers.
Join me and @stevevladeck.bsky.social at 3:00 pm ET for a Substack Live and we’ll break down the SCOTUS SNAP benefits ruling together!
Don’t miss this special Saturday Afternoon Live:
substack.com/@katiephang?...
Join me and @stevevladeck.bsky.social at 3:00 pm ET for a Substack Live and we’ll break down the SCOTUS SNAP benefits ruling together!
Don’t miss this special Saturday Afternoon Live:
substack.com/@katiephang?...
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They weren't terrorists. They weren't cartel members. They had no fentanyl. And they weren't coming here.
They were transporting cocaine. To Trinidad.
Most importantly, they were human beings.
And they were murdered.
By the government of the United States of America.
They were transporting cocaine. To Trinidad.
Most importantly, they were human beings.
And they were murdered.
By the government of the United States of America.
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
They weren't terrorists. They weren't cartel members. They had no fentanyl. And they weren't coming here.
They were transporting cocaine. To Trinidad.
Most importantly, they were human beings.
And they were murdered.
By the government of the United States of America.
They were transporting cocaine. To Trinidad.
Most importantly, they were human beings.
And they were murdered.
By the government of the United States of America.
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
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Hero jury saves democracy gone a-rye
Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Hero jury saves democracy gone a-rye
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The conclusion of the dissent, written by Jackson and joined by Sotomayor and Kagan:
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The conclusion of the dissent, written by Jackson and joined by Sotomayor and Kagan:
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Mamdani won. All Virginia won. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania won. Tariffs (probably) lost.
I… am very close to having… hope. Which is fucking dangerous.
I… am very close to having… hope. Which is fucking dangerous.
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Mamdani won. All Virginia won. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania won. Tariffs (probably) lost.
I… am very close to having… hope. Which is fucking dangerous.
I… am very close to having… hope. Which is fucking dangerous.
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BREAKING: PROP 50 HAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
BREAKING: PROP 50 HAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
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Republican bloodbath.
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Republican bloodbath.
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Bomb threats to heavily democrat districts sent out on election day, similar incidents targeting democrat prominent polling stations occurred during the 2024 US election. Trump, MAGA, and Israel have been spreading violent rhetoric to discourage or influence voters throughout the campaign.
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Bomb threats to heavily democrat districts sent out on election day, similar incidents targeting democrat prominent polling stations occurred during the 2024 US election. Trump, MAGA, and Israel have been spreading violent rhetoric to discourage or influence voters throughout the campaign.
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Kash Patel is confronting difficult questions about his use of an FBI jet for a personal trip to Pennsylvania, where his country singer girlfriend was performing, and then to Nashville, where she lives.
Soon after the flights were disclosed, the FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation.
Soon after the flights were disclosed, the FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation.
Facing difficult questions about his use of an FBI jet, Kash Patel pitches weak defense
The FBI director had an opportunity to put the burgeoning controversy to rest. Instead, he pushed a message that didn’t do him any favors.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Kash Patel is confronting difficult questions about his use of an FBI jet for a personal trip to Pennsylvania, where his country singer girlfriend was performing, and then to Nashville, where she lives.
Soon after the flights were disclosed, the FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation.
Soon after the flights were disclosed, the FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation.
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Defying a court order so he can starve Americans
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Defying a court order so he can starve Americans
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This is the perfect distillation of why baseball is great.
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is the perfect distillation of why baseball is great.
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The Trump administration’s effort to rewrite history continues with more firings at DOJ. I’ll join MSNBC at 8 AM to discuss.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/p...
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Two U.S. prosecutors put on leave after seeking 27 months in jail for Jan. 6 rioter
Taylor Taranto brought illegal guns and ammunition to former President Barack Obama’s house in 2023.
www.msnbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Trump administration’s effort to rewrite history continues with more firings at DOJ. I’ll join MSNBC at 8 AM to discuss.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/p...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/p...
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All her former staff members tried to warn us.🤷♀️
Several years ago, a local sheriff said to me that "people don't call the police when there is a crime. They call the police when they don't know who else to call". Anyway, Nancy Mace needs the kind of help police can't provide. www.wired.com/story/nancy-...
Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report
At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, US representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report.
www.wired.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
All her former staff members tried to warn us.🤷♀️
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Judges should also demand that federal agents stop using the word “police” on their uniforms. There is no federal police force and they are in essence masquerading as police, the way Fox News pretends it is a news organization.
A judge ordered agents involved in the Chicago deportation blitz to have "visible identification … prominently displayed."
But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.
From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.
From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge’s order to immigration officers
In dozens of photographs at four locations, Chicago Sun-Times photojournalists documented federal officers failing to wear the “visible identification” needed to hold individuals accountable during th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Judges should also demand that federal agents stop using the word “police” on their uniforms. There is no federal police force and they are in essence masquerading as police, the way Fox News pretends it is a news organization.
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@sulliview.bsky.social This will interest you— as an opportunity lost. bsky.app/profile/jayr...
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@sulliview.bsky.social This will interest you— as an opportunity lost. bsky.app/profile/jayr...
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#BREAKING: In the Illinois National Guard case, #SCOTUS is asking for additional briefing on one of the key substantive questions (and one flagged by my Georgetown colleague @martylederman.bsky.social in an amicus brief):
Among other things, this means no ruling until *at least* the week of 11/17.
Among other things, this means no ruling until *at least* the week of 11/17.
October 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#BREAKING: In the Illinois National Guard case, #SCOTUS is asking for additional briefing on one of the key substantive questions (and one flagged by my Georgetown colleague @martylederman.bsky.social in an amicus brief):
Among other things, this means no ruling until *at least* the week of 11/17.
Among other things, this means no ruling until *at least* the week of 11/17.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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What do you notice about the body cameras here?
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
What do you notice about the body cameras here?
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Democrats are expanding their probes into Trump's demolition of the East Wing and construction of his planned ballroom — pressing the White House and outside companies to explain the project's finances and what was promised to contributors.
The senators want a "complete accounting."
The senators want a "complete accounting."
Democrats ramp up probes into Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom
Lawmakers are demanding answers about the project’s financing and what donors have been promised. The White House has defended its use of private donations.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Democrats are expanding their probes into Trump's demolition of the East Wing and construction of his planned ballroom — pressing the White House and outside companies to explain the project's finances and what was promised to contributors.
The senators want a "complete accounting."
The senators want a "complete accounting."
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Mike Johnson allowing Jeffrey Epstein to keep Arizona’s 7th congressional district without representation for now nearly 8 months.
700,000 more Epstein victims thanks to enabler Mike Johnson, who has weaponized the files against them.
700,000 more Epstein victims thanks to enabler Mike Johnson, who has weaponized the files against them.
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Mike Johnson allowing Jeffrey Epstein to keep Arizona’s 7th congressional district without representation for now nearly 8 months.
700,000 more Epstein victims thanks to enabler Mike Johnson, who has weaponized the files against them.
700,000 more Epstein victims thanks to enabler Mike Johnson, who has weaponized the files against them.
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FLAG: Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh has been indicted on federal charges stemming from protests outside an ICE facility outside Chicago.
Abughazaleh called the charges "political prosecution" and a "gross attempt to silence dissent, a right protected under the First Amendment."
Abughazaleh called the charges "political prosecution" and a "gross attempt to silence dissent, a right protected under the First Amendment."
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
FLAG: Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh has been indicted on federal charges stemming from protests outside an ICE facility outside Chicago.
Abughazaleh called the charges "political prosecution" and a "gross attempt to silence dissent, a right protected under the First Amendment."
Abughazaleh called the charges "political prosecution" and a "gross attempt to silence dissent, a right protected under the First Amendment."