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Howard Beck

@howardbeck.bsky.social
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Senior NBA Writer at TheRinger.com | Co-host, the Real Ones | #NBASky evangelist Previously: SI.com, BleacherReport.com, NYTimes.com, DailyNews.com, VCStar.com, DavisEnterprise.com www.theringer.com/authors/howard-be… authory.com/howardbeck

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 7h
“could”?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h
Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 09/10/2026
I wrote about Jim Bakker, whose parasocial style of grifter evangelism seemed freakish to mainstream society in the 80s and is now the machinery by which mainstream society operates
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The Death and Afterlife of an American Con Man
Jim Bakker’s vision of the future came to pass. Just not in the way the disgraced televangelist imagined.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 09/10/2026
“All Americans should probably watch this film like their life depends on it.” Sheelah Kolhatkar reviews the new Elon Musk documentary. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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In “Musk,” Alex Gibney Punctures Elon’s Self-Mythology
“To make this film, I set out to solve a mystery,” Gibney says in the documentary. “How could Musk assume so much power, and why had we given it to him?”
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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Cockpit Axe Attacks, the Plague Is Back, and a Botched-Execution Update
Wait a Second... · Episode
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren...
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is Nazi rhetoric, full stop. It's not only a call to instigate a race war in the United States, but it's reminiscent of historic European justifications used to incite pogroms against Jews. People who say things like this are incredibly dangerous, as there is nothing they won't eventually do.
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Jason Narducy @jasonnarducy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thank you Salon and @carynrose.bsky.social ! www.salon.com/2026/10/07/m...
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Michael Shannon’s R.E.M. tribute reminded me why I love the band
The actor’s show with Jason Narducy is more than nostalgia — it celebrates the band’s artistry.
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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
icymi, cooper flagg: www.theringer.com/2026/10/07/n...
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The Cooper Flagg Leap Is Hiding in Plain Sight
He was historically good as a rookie. Now imagine what happens when his team actually helps him.
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Get my alma mater's name out of your racist mouth. #GoAgs
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"The apotheosis of insanity.” For the 20th anniversary of 30 Rock, I went deep on my favorite thing about it: all the fake shows, movies, and songs. With help from Tina Fey. www.theringer.com/2026/10/08/t...
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From ‘MILF Island’ to ‘The Rural Juror’: Inside the Fake World of ‘30 Rock’
Nothing explains the greatness of the NBC sitcom—which premiered 20 years ago—like its TV, movie, and song parodies. “They were a treat to write,” says Tina Fey.
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alex benzer @alexbenzer.com · 30/09/2026
the bsky team is working on various ideas for creating smaller social spaces in the app. which use case is most interesting to you? 1. posting into "topics" that organize public posts 2. posting into "communities" or "groups" that can be public or private 3. posting directly to your followers only
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alex benzer @alexbenzer.com · 07/10/2026
we have an idea for communities in the app that we're calling "spaces" — places where people can gather around shared interests or social groups. here's a peek at some early prototypes. these are explorations, not polished or final. looking for feedback, esp from community builders 👀
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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
wrote about cooper flagg, whose second season feels like it should be a way bigger deal than it is: www.theringer.com/2026/10/07/n...
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The Cooper Flagg Leap Is Hiding in Plain Sight
He was historically good as a rookie. Now imagine what happens when his team actually helps him.
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Rob Harvilla @harvilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
e52 of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S is on the black eyed peas' "I GOTTA FEELING," because lyrical cleverness is overrated and "my humps" is eternal open.spotify.com/episode/3tiv...
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Black Eyed Peas — “I Gotta Feeling”
60 Songs That Explain the '90s · Episode
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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 05/10/2026
if republicans get wiped-out in the midterms the far-right (twitter) will engage in a race to the bottom in terms of who can get closest to going full nazi—sort of a zeno's dichotomy situation at this point, to be fair—because far-right politics cannot fail but only be failed.
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sweetness Follows, even though (and maybe because) it wrecks me. Just a gorgeous song.
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
LOL, I was thinking this the ENTIRE time as we binged the show a few weeks back. Glad I'm not alone.
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Vertical 76 @vertical76.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Led by our 76ers Insider @austinkrell.bsky.social, in partnership with @howardmegdal.bsky.social and @theixsports.bsky.social, we will be attacking the massive limitations to many of today’s journalism business models.
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Vertical 76 @vertical76.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Welcome to Vertical 76, a comprehensive model to cover the Philadelphia 76ers to serve you: the reader, the listener, the viewer. Not the algorithm. #Sixers #NBA
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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Elon Musk has repeatedly used his platform to support authoritarian political figures. His backing of the AfD, Marine Le Pen, Javier Milei and Nayib Bukele has been accompanied by interventions in Brazil, Italy and Hungary, as well as direct involvement in the UK’s far-right political landscape.
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Beyond AfD: Tracking Elon Musk’s Support for the Global Far Right
Elon Musk is backing the far right across multiple continents. From Germany’s AfD and France’s Marine Le Pen to Spain’s Vox, Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, the tech billionai...
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Bryan Toporek @btoporek.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Simply put, I want to do something that can keep the team together and work with the Knicks and also values me,” Towns said. “None of those things have come close to happening." HOOOOO BUDDY www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...
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Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns on extension before season: ‘It don’t look good’
Towns has a $61 million player option for next season.
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm writing a new Substack for the Ringer. It's about the media. It's called Now They Tell Us. And it's free. You sign up here. bryancurtis.substack.com/p/why-im-wri...
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A Bylined League of Their Own: Why I’m Writing a Newsletter
Welcome to Now They Tell Us, where I’ll cover the media, the people who make it, and why we can’t quit it
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WIRED @wired.com · 05/10/2026
ICYMI: As Meta’s new personal assistant Muse takes off among consumers, data from inside the app is providing insight into how it organizes and presents information to users. www.wired.com/story/muse-c...
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Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.
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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
5 is the PG, but 1 thinks he is.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social: "Elon Musk knows damn well what's going on on X. He turned Twitter from a sort of centrist political platform into a right-wing sewer, and there's all sorts of evidence he did this intentionally."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It is 2006, and Karl Rove is mocking people for calling Republicans "Nazis" It is 2026, and Karl Rove is encouraging people to call Republicans "Nazis"
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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tomorrow makes it 20 years since the premiere of Friday Night Lights. Wrote about Buddy Garrity to celebrate.
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The Gospel of Buddy Garrity
Twenty years since the premiere of ‘Friday Night Lights,’ Brad Leland’s overbearing, ultra-charming booster remains one of TV’s most iconic characters
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time. ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused. What happened next is horrific. No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
To those who have supported the Trump Administration’s weaponizing of allegations of antisemitism: Do you see how preposterous this is? Nothing here is making Jews safer, it’s just using immigration enforcement to punish people for their political views.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yehonatan Ovadia – a Hasidic Jew and Israeli citizen who has lived in the U.S. on a visa since 2022 – is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (a notorious federal prison) and facing deportation … for his criticism of Israel on religious grounds.
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A Hasidic Jew Protested Against an Israeli Flag. He May Be Deported.
Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is anti-Zionist. He is now in ICE custody.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fatou Traore, a legal resident in the U.S. for 20 years, was grabbed by ICE on her way to work at the University of Iowa on Sept. 24. Traore was told she'll be sent to Sierra Leone, which she’s never even visited, leaving her husband & sons: Yousouf, 3; Boubacar, 8; Mamadou, 14; and Esoumaila, 19.
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Anti trans hatred is the same as any other anti-gay, religious, or racial hatred we have ever known. This includes the efforts to dress it up, hide it, and make it about protecting women or children. That's exactly what bigots did to Black and gay people.
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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
September was our biggest month in terms of traffic generated from @bsky.app by almost double. Thank you, Bluesky, the Official App of Sports.
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Mike Finger @mikefinger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just asked Victor Wembanyama if he’d ever consider promoting a sports betting company. “Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it. .. Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.”
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'm right there with you, my friend.
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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
wrote about 7 players i'm very curious/excited to watch this season: www.theringer.com/2026/10/01/n...
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The Seven NBA Players We’re Most Curious About
Can Paul George turn back the clock? What if Reed Sheppard pops? Plus, five more guys we can’t stop thinking about heading into 2026-27.
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Matt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't think people really appreciate the gravity of what is happening in the news industry. If you value getting reliable information from the news orgs you depend on, you need to support them with your dollars or they could disappear. This isn't hyperbole. It's happening right now in real time.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
2/ conspiracy against you or some scam. The Times is a big and (now) quite profitable corporation. So it’s understandable and natural not to feel like one has to do them a solid to keep them afloat. And I’m certainly not asking you to. But the same basic principle applies as with much smaller …
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Let me say a couple words about paywalls. They’re annoying. I feel that (as a news consumer) and know that (as a news publisher). But asking for your email, either to read an article or even to access a gift link (someone said this happened to them a a Times gift link a moment ago) isn’t some …
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Knicks owner Jim Dolan built himself a private surveillance state. Now he's spending millions to give New York a governor who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers. My latest in @wired.com ... www.wired.com/story/madiso...
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Madison Square Garden’s James Dolan Is Spending Big on New York’s Governor Race
James Dolan has put surveillance at the center of his sports and entertainment empire. Now he’s getting involved in GOP politics by backing a candidate who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers.
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Whatup, WEEZER.
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Shins just closed out their set with a truncated version of It’s The End of the World as We Know It. I feel seen. @remhq.bsky.social @millsish.bsky.social
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Whatup, Shins!
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
26! Stage right.
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Where u at?
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Great set by them, though a little too short! But I guess they need to make time for The Shins and those other guys.
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