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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Bottom of the 9th inning. Two outs. Today. Phillies down 4-0. Down to their last strike 13 times. Final score, 6-4 Phils. Double, fly out, fly out, 2-strike single, walk, 2-strike bases-loaded double, 2-strike single to tie it, 2-strike walk-off homer. Go Phils. www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore...

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I, acknowledged soccer ignoramus, did not see the foul on Spain’s not-goal.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The quote I wish Pogacar or Jonas gave: “Look, obviously nobody likes being awoken in the middle of the night during the world’s hardest race. But understand, I’m one of the people in the world who benefits most when the public trusts our sport is clean. So I support any steps they need to take.”

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This is the soccer equivalent of a Rocky movie.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Is Philadelphia’s best restaurant Friday Saturday Sunday? Correct opinions preferred but, hey, any strong opinion welcome.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Big CA3 en banc case with a striking outcome and a fascinating vote split.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My usual strategy for deciding who to root for—go underdogs—is less helpful when the 4 World Cup teams left are the 4 favorites. Help, who do I root for?

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I gotta root for the underdogs. But man are Paraguay floppers.

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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I’ve got a piece in the @nytimes.com this morning about the court’s appalling decision allowing the administration to terminate TPS without following the legally required steps - & in the face of considerable evidence of unconstitutional racial bias www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/o...

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Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Unshackling the Presidency

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The Nationals sure have the Phillies number this series, unless you include 9th innings.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A lonely stand probably, but I don’t view behaving like a jackass in a parking lot as at all comparable to what Judge Ross was found to have done. The sort of conduct that actually would be appropriate for a private reprimand, in my view.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Now, I don’t mean to brag, but my teenager’s text wishing me a happy father’s day had two exclamation points.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

My father was a college dropout who believed with vigor that the people with the wealth and the fancy degrees were mostly sonovabitches. An essentially American belief. Happy father’s day to all.

Photo of my father, maybe in his early 30s. He died of cancer the spring before I started law school.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Post one (1) photo of a painting that you took with your very own hands. The photo, that is, not the painting. Go.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

The Knicks were wholesome fun and all but if you think I detest the Mets one molecule less you are mistaken.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

He may not be a household name, but Davey Hearn is an American whitewater legend. 2 time world champion, 3 time Olympian, whitewater hall of famer.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

He should change it to My Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Happy Juneteenth. We can honor the people who have fought for freedom and justice by learning from them and remembering their history.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I haven't followed this case closely and haven't read the Third Circuit's opinion. Lots of people are mad about what the administration is doing here. Me too. But a few people are saying stuff like this about the judges on the Third Circuit panel, and I believe they're wrong. Fascists they ain't.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026

Mamdani's speech at the Knicks parade was easily the best I've ever heard at an event of that sort. I posted the whole thing on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Highly recommended.

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Mamdani Remembers Some Knicks Guys during phenomenal parade speech

YouTube video by Aaron Rupar

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Strict Scrutiny Podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

NEW: Kate & Leah walk through DOJ-White House-Trump antics in & out the courts + Hennepin County DA Mary Moriarty on how prosecutors & the public can check federal overreach: crooked.com/podcast/the-... + LAWLESS (Leah's version/updated paperback) is out TOMORROW: bookshop.org/p/books/lawl...

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F*ck Around and Find Out Graph Explained

Alt: F*ck Around and Find Out Graph Explained

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Remember that “last year” was long before any election they were panicking about losing.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

As New Yorkers rightly celebrate Jalen Brunson today, a question: what athlete best embodies the spirit of sports for your city? *The* quintessential [your city] athlete? For Philly, my mildly contrarian answer is Joe Frazier.

Joe Frazier leaves his feet to land a left on his way to defeating Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century, 1971.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Of course, happy NYC drum line is but a wan shadow of Philly Elmo. That’s just facts. m.youtube.com/watch?v=oblv...

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The Story of Philly Elmo

YouTube video by Eli LaBan

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I may be on a spiritual journey exploring my heart's fullest capacity for empathy and love but I do still live in Philly

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Spurs fans can’t to be too distraught today. With Wemby, Harper, and the refs, their future is bright indeed.

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

At a New York prison, one writer reflects on the atmosphere as his favorite team seeks their first championship in 53 years. “For more than 20 years,I served one of the most miserable sentences while rooting for one of the most miserable teams in sports.”

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Q&A: New York Knicks Dream Finals Run Captivates People in Prison

At an upstate prison in New York, one writer reflects on the atmosphere in his prison as the Knicks seek their first championship in 53 years.

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Sal Gentile @salgentile.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The Jalen M. Brunson And The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I confess I was only rooting for the Knicks because I found them oddly likable as they were kicking my Sixers’ behinds. But all these videos of happy New Yorkers celebrating together are unexpectedly affecting.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Funny because nobody will even remember *this* comeback

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Down 10 after one: got ‘em right where they want ‘em.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I think the judicial council handled this matter shockingly badly. In the end they did Judge Ross no favors, nor themselves, nor the judiciary. Least of all the brave clerks who’d trusted them enough to report it.

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

NEW: Sex, Lies and Secrets: A Federal Judge’s Trysts Go Public We talked to three of Judge Eleanor Ross’s clerks. Gift link >> nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u... by Nick Bogel-Burroughs and myself

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Sex, Lies and Secrets: A Federal Judge’s Trysts Go Public

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Immune to Boredom @immunetoboredom.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The Spurs were ahead by a landslide until the Knicks mysteriously "found" some extra points. They should have stopped the counting at halftime.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

"The Court’s behavior in the Louisiana and Alabama cases over the past six weeks can’t be reconciled with or explained by any coherent understanding of what Purcell supposedly stands for. ... The overall pattern reveals justices behaving in a way that has no obvious explanation other than politics."

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231. The Death of Purcell's "Principle"

There is no coherent defense of the "Purcell principle" that can be rationalized with the Supreme Court's recent behavior in the AL and LA redistricting cases.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The people who understood what was happening and spoke the truth about it *before* are the people we should be listening to *now*. People like Sherrilyn Ifill.

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Ghost of Kyiv @samvydav24.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

These are truly some astonishing figures.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Yaakov Roth was a Harvard Law School grad, SCOTUS clerk, and longtime BigLaw partner. His resume, law students were always told, was a sign that he was among those at the top of the legal profession. Today, he said Trump could tear down the Statue of Liberty tonight and no one could stop him.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

We have a plausible new contender for Dumbest Subhed of the Decade

NEw York Times headline and subhed: “‘Infuriated’ Former Judges Take on Trump
Critics say it is unseemly for retired judges to trade on the prestige of their former positions.”

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