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National opinion columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer. New book AFTER THE IVORY TOWER FALLS (out now!) amzn.to/3Le1wdC. Free weekly newsletter: inquirer.com/bunch
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We are aware of the video shared on Twitter and claims of a “massive explosion” over Billings. However, our PD, Fire & airport have NOT been called to any incidents related to this video and there haven’t been any plane crashes picked up on radar #ChineseSpyBalloon #spyballoon
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Philadelphia is set to get Major League Cornhole’s first team, the Bell-Ringers
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Why would no one else in Billings report this besides a Twitter feed with no Montana-specific tweets (just clothing deals) before today? Smells like a hoax twitter.com/nikkimcr/statu…
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Why would no one else in Billings report this besides a Twitter feed with no Montana-specific tweets (just clothing deals) before today? Smells like a hoax
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Fox reports explosion over Billings, Montana.
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The balloon isn't over Billings anymore, so what is this?
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Ok, so here’s what I just caught I few minutes ago out my window. I saw a jet go by so fast and then explosion in the sky. Holy crap! Billings MT.
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Just like “The Producers,” Santos would make money with a flop than with a hit
Just like “The Producers,” he accidentally had a hit and he’s going to jail
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SCOOP: George Santos told some potential donors he was a producer on the Broadway Spider-Man Musical. Turns out, that wasn't the case.
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Daily News | A Coatesville man who spent 12 years in jail for murder just had his sentence overturned
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1969 brought Woodstock, Apollo 11—and the last time the U.S. had unemployment as low as 3.4 percent.
Until today, that is.
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Still nary a word from , or about who conned them into letting Trump off the hook and was he on the Russian payroll.
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It was the real "October Surprise" - 2016 deceptions that put Trump in the White House, fueled by FBI leaks
Knowing now that a top FBI agent went to work for a billionaire Putin ally, the NY Times need to reveal the truth of these stories
My new column inquirer.com/opinion/commen
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Imagine the reaction if members of Congress had worn Boeing 747 lapel pins after 9/11, or a replica of a U-Haul rental truck after the OKC bombing
Then explain how wearing an AR-15 -- the killing machine that's gunned down hundreds of innocent Americans -- is any different
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.: "The biggest issue around police reform is how much money big cities like #Philadelphia spend on cops — and whether those dollars are well spent." inquirer.com/opinion/tyre-n #UnitedStates #TyreNichols
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Along with right-wing zealot Christopher Rufo, which is why I was looking it up
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I wonder if a lot of freelance writers and Uber drivers live here
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"AI Seinfeld" -- except that it's Allen Iverson bursting in the door like he's Kramer and occasionally stepping over George as if he were Tyronn Lue
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'Killing County' billboards seen across Bakersfield
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Imagine the reaction if members of Congress had worn Boeing 747 lapel pins after 9/11, or a replica of a U-Haul rental truck after the OKC bombing
Then explain how wearing an AR-15 -- the killing machine that's gunned down hundreds of innocent Americans -- is any different
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Earlier today, requested that FBI Director Christopher Wray brief the Senate Judiciary Committee and answer some hard questions about Charles McGonigal...
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59 years ago today, nearly half a million NYC students stayed out of school to protest segregation and profound inequality in their schools. Learn how, why, and what came next through a new primary source teaching collection from the #NYCCivilRightsHistory project. 🧵#OTDH
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. , a civil rights attorney and activist, said he supports a massive shift of police dollars toward mental health, drug rehabilitation, community intervention, schools, and job training. inquirer.com/opinion/tyre-n via
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More fodder for the GOP's impeachment of Joe Biden
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Convinced that "Pamela Paul" isn't a real person but the NYT's experiment with ChatGPT: "Write an annoying column on an eye-rolling topic in the style of the New York Times..."
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Andrew ‘Ordinary Tourist Visit’ Clyde proudly explains how he owned the libs by passing out AR-15 pins in the House this week. The 2023 Republican Party …
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In case they take it down as part of the gaslighting campaign, here's a snapshot of the Manatee Patriots, who are forming the "woke busters," expressing outrage that books about the Obamas were at the local library.
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Morning! Florida Republicans are in gaslighting mode, denying the book-banning. In reality, at least one county already is forming a volunteer police force to round up books they deem "woke." One book they hate? Michelle Obama's memoir.
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While Desantis & CO fired our president, the students are still here. We are the ones who shape the culture and experience of the school. We can fight to keep it this way. We’re here, we’re queer and we’re here to stay! Join us in the fight savenewcollege.org
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Governor Tate Reeves said in a private conversation that Medicaid expansion would be in Mississippi's best interest — but that he refuses to support the policy for political reasons, reports:
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Does anyone else besides me remember this amazing song?
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Well, fellow FSU Alums, looks like we are Desantis’s next target for destruction. The pretext is being made.
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STRIKE UPDATE: More than 1,000 members sent a letter to scabs at the Post-Gazette telling them they are "undermining the strike by crossing the picket line."
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“[Warren Zevon] was the only songwriter I knew with a subscription to Jane’s Defence Weekly” —
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The Montana Balloon Crisis just doesn't have the same ring
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"Philly mayoral race was drifting right on policing when video of Tyre Nichols' police killing shocked the nation. Is this a game changer?" asks.
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"More Charles McGonigal Trump/Russia smoking guns:
"The analysis: could 15 words in the infamous piece 'clearing' Trump point to McGonigal as a source? Did he play a role in Weiner's laptop? Will they flip him?"
THURSDAY'S COUNTDOWN: omny.fm/shows/countdow
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I feel like this was a poster for an '80s Spielberg movie
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"Our country doesn’t value or protect Black and brown lives, and no celebratory month in honor of Black history can hide that," writes on Black History Month beginning with mourning the loss of another Black man at the hands of police.
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