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juan barquin @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social · 13h

michael mcdonald after seeing the paternity test results

Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 19h

reading through the transcript of Time's interview with Trump and I'm reminded of how my grandfather never cursed in front of me until he got dementia

You haven't asked me one fucking positive question

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Louis @louisevans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Skipped the Nazis, huh.

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Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Okay. Last October 2 I covered my first Flyers preseason game for @phillymag.com. 367 days and 200 pages of typed notes later, here's the second part of my very #longread, which is a bit more personal than last year's story. www.phillymag.com/news/2026/09...

phillymag.com

The Time to Join the Flyers Bandwagon Is Now

One of the lowest periods in franchise history is over. Take it from a lifelong fan: Now’s the time to buy into the Orange and Black.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Flyers season kicks off tonight, and, for the first time in what seems like forever, there's hope. @cohenesque.bsky.social on what it means to be a lifelong fan in this moment.

phillymag.com

The Time to Join the Flyers Bandwagon Is Now

One of the lowest periods in franchise history is over. Take it from a lifelong fan: Now’s the time to buy into the Orange and Black.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The source for many of Brian Fitzpatrick's attack ads is a former Bucks County Courier Times reporter and guest at Fitzpatrick's wedding this summer. He's also a convicted turtle trafficker.

politico.com

The source of Brian Fitzpatrick’s campaign ad attack fodder: A guest at his own wedding

Self-published articles from a longtime ally are showing up in the vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican’s attack ads.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

shoving all my work aside to report out what led to this sign

a sign that reads DO NOT OUT NOODLES IN THE WATER FOUNTAIN!!

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A fun thing I learned from this story is that Philly's two largest robot dog companies were both founded in 2015, the same year that Philadelphians violently destroyed HitchBot.

phillymag.com

Philly’s Robot Dogs Are Here. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Meet the next generation of man’s best friend — brought to you by Philly’s brightest tech minds.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I understand that flights are expensive right now for the reasons that we all know, but I just looked up a mid-week, mid-November Philly to Charlotte flight for work and it costs $868. Eight hundred and sixty-eight dollars! Seems impossible to go on like this.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

vote for Abdul El-Sayed, he will bring back Detroiters

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Elizabeth @thejawnoftime.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Nice to seeing that the local watering hole has most certainly not turned to AI at this time

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

this feels like the defining feature of the 2026 Philadelphia Phillies

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just saw Coyote vs Acme. Packed house for a matinee, kids cheering, adults laughing their asses off, whole place going nuts. Best theater experience I’ve had post-covid.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

when I see The Americans, the greatest show in television history, ranked at #17

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One weird Trump thing that you wouldn't know unless you're a journalist is that the press releases from the DOJ and other agencies have gotten increasingly political and silly. In the past they'd send them for big stuff: criminal conspiracies, drug trafficking, etc. Now it's petty stuff like this:

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

October @phillymag.com cover features an athlete new to the city, please be kind and welcome him

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Moby Dick whips for millions of reasons, not least of which that Melville knew how to name a goddamn chapter

Chapter name: Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale; and Then Have a Talk Over Him

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I know the hat is getting all the attention but don't miss that they're all drinking tiny little pisco sours

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

guy in an Escalade has been driving down my block all afternoon blaring Simply Red's "Holding Back the Years" and you just know my man is going through something

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Kansas City's receiving philosophy is "give me all the 160-pound lunatics you got"

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Anthony Jeselnik summing up the Trump years in one sentence.

NY Times interview:

Why do you think men don’t read fiction?

This is a question that fascinates me. I think a lot of men view reading fiction as a frivolous waste of time. We’ve been conditioned to ignore the benefits of empathy. I think it’s a marketing problem. Reading should be sold to men like lifting weights for your brain. But it’s not just men. People who are happily staring at their phone all day don’t want to pick up a book. Their attention spans are fried. But I’m hoping the fall of literature is just a trend. Trends can be reversed.

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Bridget @bridgetgoirish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Oh my

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

there are days when I think this is the greatest song ever recorded and today is one of those days

youtube.com

Summer's Kiss

YouTube video by The Afghan Whigs - Topic

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

just heard two city librarians discussing Aaron Nola's "fucking filthy knuckle curve" while they were checking in books and folks that's the Philadelphia difference

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

[song comes on the radio] nine-year-old: this is definitely Noah Kahan me: yeah, it is nine-year-old: he's kinda just...there, huh? me: [making the good point GIF face] nine-year-old: [chomping on toast] not much to him

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hey Philadelphia friends! I will be at St. Joe's (my alma mater, The Hawk Will Never Die, etc, etc) next week for the Francis X. Gerrity Annual Lecture. Join us!

A flier for the lecture on Sept 24 at 2 pm in the Campion Student Center

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

30 news outlets. 250 stories (and TikToks and podcasts and posts and prognostications) a day, 24/7. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year. How much Eagles news can — or should — one city consume? Loved this new @phillymag.com story, a look not just at the media, but what we value as a city.

phillymag.com

The Biggest Game in Town: Inside the Eagles Media-Industrial Complex

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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It’s hard to imagine any other beat in any other US city being covered as obsessively as the Philly sports media covers the Eagles. But is that coverage actually good? And is it good for Philly & its residents? Tom McGrath takes a smart look at those questions at @phillymag.com & isn’t so sure.

phillymag.com

The Biggest Game in Town: Inside the Eagles Media-Industrial Complex

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The details in this story are absolutely insane: "Just 9% of the school’s students meet state standards in reading, and 5% reached math standards." Charter schools are a total scam not only for taxpayers but also the communities they claim to support.

inquirer.com

‘The kids are not learning’: Employees inside a North Philly charter detail chaos inside their school

The Philly charter has unqualified workers providing instruction and last year had students on its rolls who did not attend the school, people involved say.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

phillymag.com

The Biggest Game in Town: Inside the Eagles Media-Industrial Complex

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

lots of bad stuff in this story but this made me laugh out loud

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Eagles have never lost a game with a Nobel laureate in attendance. So let's keep it up: 10/4 (LAR): Drew Weismann and Katalin Karikó 10/18 (CAR): Maria Ressa 10/26 (DAL): Paul Krugman 11/8 (NYG): Bob Dylan 11/22 (PIT): Lech Wałęsa 12/13 (IND): Al Gore 12/19 (SEA): Barack Obama

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

we should start a collection for whoever chose this photo

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I just read this for the first time and by the time I got to the end I'd convinced myself it might be the funniest thing ever written

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This nonsense clearly has an audience of one, but beyond that can we acknowledge that there’s no way this is true? There are 13 million people in the state—more than 4 million in Philly and the burbs, 7 hours away—and you’re saying one out of six PA residents goes to ERIE every year? Come on man.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm writing something about New Orleans and stumbled across the fact that Kermit Ruffins just gives out his cell number in his bio lol

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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 11/09/2026

If you give us our email you get two free stories a month! @404media.co has a good explanation as to why many independent media companies require that www.404media.co/why-404-medi...

404media.co

We Need Your Email Address

AI stealing our work. The collapse of social networks. The need to pay journalists to produce impactful journalism. Here is why we are asking for your email address to read 404 Media.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

So for the benefit of its hedge fund overlords, the Miami Herald no longer covers Miami, got it. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

They cut more than half of the reporting staff at Idaho's (previously) largest newspaper, including several of the best journalists in the industry. So if you're a hiring manager, scoop them up as fast as you can.

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

this seems blatantly illegal in two-party consent states, which include California, where Apple is based

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