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Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Enjoys hoops.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A Philadelphia family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations
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A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown
Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Sports @phillysport.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The NBA legend joins a growing list of athletes who have partnered with or invested in prediction markets.
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LeBron James is partnering with Polymarket. The prediction markets can raise ethical concerns.
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Nate File @natefile.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It turns out Philly is pretty quick at cleaning a clogged drain, but for anything more than that, you'll probably be waiting awhile in fear anytime the clouds gather: www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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Philly has 100-year-old stormwater infrastructure and 72,000 easily clogged inlets
Increased rainfall in July and August has overwhelmed some of the city's stormwater drains.
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Paige Bueckers: "I read 150 pages on a plane the other day so I'm like, wise and sophisticated" 😂
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Wrote about Russ. One of one. A man for all time.
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Russell Westbrook Never Chilled. Thank God.
He drove us nuts. He blew our minds. More than anything, he made us feel alive.
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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
we might be throwing out a generational umami opportunity. i will taste the forbidden fish sauce defector.com/abandoned-fi...
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Let Me And A Food Scientist Sample The Abandoned Fish Sauce Terrorizing A Small Canadian Town | Defector
Take capelin, a small silvery fish in the smelt family. Now add salt. Then throw those two ingredients in 110 vats, each of them about 10 feet tall, and let them sit in a defunct factory for over two ...
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
(TNT's "INSIDE OLYMPUS") ZEUS: hey Poseidon. tell em where we're sending him. where did you say we're sending him POSIDEON: Laestrygonia
Shaquille O'Neal, sitting in front of Mt. Olympus, with a gold crown and a lightning boldCharles Barkley, also at Mt. Olympus, wearing a gold crown with a tridentShaquille O'Neal, still at Mt. Olympus, cracking up with his lightning bolt
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Joel D. Anderson @joelanderson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Jay-Z promised 2026 would be a year of "all offense." I took a stab at figuring out what that really means. www.theringer.com/2026/07/23/m...
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This Has Always Been Jay-Z’s Blueprint
Jay-Z said 2026 will be a year of “all offense.” Here’s what that really means.
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Defector @defector.com · 23/07/2026
Sophie Cunningham is about as edgy as a beach ball: defector.com/sophie-cunni...
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Sophie Cunningham Is About As Edgy As A Beach Ball | Defector
There’s a type of public relations exercise that unfolds like a joke. In it, a notable figure who has chosen to sit for a longform profile, declined to answer a sensitive question through her…
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Abraham Gutman @abgutman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Help us. We are fighting for a fair contract that protects The Philadelphia Inquirer's journalism, our livelihoods, and our healthcare. We need you. If you value local news and what we do, *please* sign and share our petition: phillynewsguild.com Let our management know we are not alone.
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Fair Contract Now — NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia
Sign the petition. Stand with Philadelphia Inquirer workers fighting for a fair contract.
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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
!! Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is accused of making bets on Kalshi related to what Trump would say in speeches abcnews.com/US/white-hou...
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White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources
President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on the contents of Trump's speeches, sources say.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 16/06/2026
Here is a public service announcement filmed by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1980s, and I promise that you would not correctly guess who pops up at the end if I gave you 10,000 tries
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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Can’t sleep, went for it @phat7deuce.bsky.social
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Guaranteed: 1) Black girls will be harassed and demanded to be tested over and over again regardless of how competitive they are. 2) Winners from public schools will be relentlessly hounded by the parents and coaches of losers at private schools, with the goal of making them quit the sport.
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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I've spent months speaking to current & retired Black service members about being part of the military in this political moment. What I found were officers and soldiers despondent at the resurgence of racism, yet often insistent that they were fighting for what this country could be, not what it is.
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The Betrayal of Black Patriots
They devoted their lives to serving the United States. Now the nation’s top military leader is sending the message that they’re not welcome.
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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This weekend DoorDash tweeted about the World Cup but repeatedly tagged T-Pain, as if they were mixing him up with NZ soccer player Tim Payne. T-Pain got in on it too, acting confused. Turns out it was all a "partnership." No ad disclosure on any of the posts. www.theverge.com/news/954145/...
T-Pain on X: "Are you all okay??? @DoorDash stop tagging me in these soccer posts."
T-Pain: "I liiterally don't play soccer" quoting DoorDash saying "@TPain you gave everything out there tonight. we saw it."
T-Pain: The intern is gonna shit a brick when they realize. Quoting DoorDash saying "This is when the true goats show up @tpain the game is in your hands!"
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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 21/06/2026
This is incredible. So satisfying. I was going to say it’s “cutting” but it’s more a knifing to the gut or maybe a beheading. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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The French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup’s most compelling battle
Fox’s broadcast at the tournament has become a story of two contrasting styles. And there is one clear winner
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Kohen Wiley, a 1-year-old child, is dead after a Mississippi police officer shot into a car and killed him. Family members say his mother was holding him in the passenger seat. The officers were responding to a shoplifting call over a box of diapers at the Senatobia Walmart.
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Mississippi Police Officer Shoots and Kills 1-Year-Old Child in Response to Shoplifting Call
A Mississippi police officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart while responding to a shoplifting call.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: Kash Patel may have a 'personal slush fund' of taxpayer dollars to pay loyalist agents, according to Rep. Jamie Raskin. Raskin is demanding documents from Patel — citing claims that $8,000 payments are made to agents who carry out "unlawful partisan and personal orders."
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Kash Patel may have a 'personal slush fund' of taxpayer dollars to pay loyalist agents, says Raskin
Rep. Jamie Raskin is demanding documents from the FBI Director, citing claims that $8,000 payments are made to agents who carry out “unlawful partisan and personal orders.”
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
this is such a good example of someone asserting that incivility lives in actions that hurt people, not in questioning those actions
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
NYT confirms — with new details: Last year, Navy SEALs used two boats to escort Kash Patel and nine others on what a Pentagon email called a 'VIP Snorkel' next to one of the military's most sacred sites, the underwater tomb of the U.S.S. Arizona. One Navy vet called the swim "horrifying."
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Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We are watching the worst assault on multiracial democracy since the Pettus bridge. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/u...
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Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up Tennessee’s Majority-Black House District
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Molly Morrison @mollyhannahm.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
“we got jaden mcdaniels” -shakespeare, probably
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/04/2026
it is racial discrimination to try ensure that the representation of a minority group is roughly in line with its proportion of the state’s population. it is equal protection to allow a state to obliterate a minority group’s representation.
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NPR @npr.org · 30/04/2026
By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress. n.pr/4edJ5XA
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Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress
By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.
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Kerith Burke @kerithburke.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Wemby: “I refuse to carry the burden of having to hide my emotions.” This is amazing.

"Wemby's too emotional." "Wemby should stop crying." "Wemby's gay."
Can we stop with the tired old clichés that treat emotions as a weakness, either in sports or in life in general?
I asked Wemby about why that is. Here's his response:
"That's a tough question. I think it's first and foremost a fear of judgment. Like this feeling that you have to act a certain way, social codes, I guess. Personally, I refuse to carry the burden of having to hide my emotions."
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
i've had a rough day time to turn on the loser machine
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 23/04/2026
Staten Island traffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck blasting through school zones or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. The truck belongs to James Giovansanti, who lives and works there as an NYPD officer. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/t...
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To Protect And Swerve: NYPD Cop Has 547 Speeding Tickets Yet Remains On The Force - Streetsblog New York City
One of the city’s most-dangerous drivers is an officer with the NYPD, which does nothing to stop his reign of terror on Staten Island.
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Nate File @natefile.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Abandoned cars are a tricky quality of life problem in Philly. Here's what happens when you call 311, and why the number of cars is still so high: share.inquirer.com/xUxX2t
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Thousands of abandoned cars are reported in Philly each month. Getting that number down is a challenge.
The police and Philadelphia Parking Authority have made progress on the issue, but people still make thousands of reports to 311 every month about abandoned cars.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/04/2026
this is the chaplain btw. wonder why he was fired.
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
82 and 83 at the free throw line for Bam Adebayo, he finishes with 83
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 11/03/2026
83 POINTS! Heat star Bam Adebayo has passed Kobe Bryant for the second-most points in a game in NBA history.
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 10/03/2026
Laura W. Waring Elementary School in Spring Garden would close and its building would be modernized to house a new middle school for Masterman students beginning in 2034 under the district's proposal.
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Closing this school to expand Masterman would displace neighborhood children, supporters say
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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 10/03/2026
I sometimes worry that too many people think being a good critic means being a self-righteous dick about every little thing and I think far too many miss the point that you can't critique anything if you don't know how to love something.
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 07/03/2026
James R. Ludlow Elementary School in North Philadelphia educates a substantial population of special-education students. And the learning environment for those students would be upturned by the school district’s recommendation to close Ludlow after next school year, teachers say.
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Closing this North Philly school would be ‘severing a lifeline’ for special-education students, supporters say
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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Unfortunately, “Yo brother, legal team confirmed we can’t work with minors rn” is an instant classic
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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Nate File @natefile.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Chicken bones are all over the streets of Philadelphia, and most other major cities. Here's what's behind the sidewalk bone temples: share.inquirer.com/UuucRo
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Why Philly has so many chicken bones lying around
A reader asked through Curious Philly about the discarded drums and flats found on the Philly streets.
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 16/02/2026
NEW: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the slavery exhibits removed from the President's House in Philadelphia.
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Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Amalia, 18 months, "nearly died" at Dilley migrant family jail, a lawyer for her family said in a statement to @people.com: people.com/toddler-hosp...
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Toddler, Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Respiratory Failure, Was Returned to ICE Detention and Denied Prescribed Meds
A toddler at an ICE detention center in Texas was rushed to the hospital with respiratory failure, pneumonia and more, and when the 18-month-old and her parents had to return to the center, ICE office...
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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
there's fierce competition, but this is one of the most stomach-turning things I've read in some time
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Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
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Katie Heindl @wtevs.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
"Jesus, too, had to leave his “team” (the disciples) for reasons beyond his control. Yet one of these men is hailed as the Messiah while the other is smeared as a fatsuit-clad diva." @kylietcheung.bsky.social is back at BASKETBALL FEELINGS to sort out james harden's move to cleveland, thank god
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Jesus was crucified, too
James Harden's greatest supporter returns with her thoughts on the superstar's latest trade.
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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
guys please don’t fall for the cute doggo ring super bowl commercial. they’re literally creating a tool that turns all ring cameras in a neighborhood into a surveillance dragnet
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With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
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Danny Heifetz @dannyheifetz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
This is an unbelievable breakdown of the halftime show
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
Instagram post from Jessie Diggins, showing her carrying the American flag and smiling:

I want to make sure you know who I'm racing for when I get to the start line at the Olympics. I'm racing for an American people who stand for love, for acceptance, for compassion, honesty and respect for others. I do not stand for hate or violence or discrimination.
I get to decide who I'm racing for every single day, and how I want to live up to my values. For everyone out there caring for others, protecting their neighbors and meeting people with love - every single step is for you.
YOU are the ones who make me proud to carry the flag, and I hope I can bring you joy over these next few weeks.
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Adam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
A useful map and table from this article.
A map of the 23 sites where Bloomberg has found evidence that ICE plans to convert warehouses into detention centers.A table showing the capacity of cities where ICE is likely to convert warehouses into detention facilities.
Facility City	Number of Beds
Hutchins, Texas	9,500
Social Circle, Georgia	8,500
Socorro Clint, Texas (El Paso)	8,500
Byhalia, Mississippi	8,500
Salt Lake City, Utah*	7,500
Tremont, Pennsylvania	7,500
Kansas City, Missouri	7,500
Hagerstown, Maryland	1,500
Ashland, Virginia	1,500
Flowery Branch, Georgia	1,500
Orlando, Florida	1,500
Surprise, Arizona	1,500
Chester, New York	1,500
Roxbury, New Jersey	1,500
Hamburg, Pennsylvania	1,500
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma*	1,500
San Antonio, Texas	1,500
Shakopee, Minnesota	1,500
Port Allen, Louisiana	500
Merrimack, New Hampshire	500
McAllen, Texas	500
Romulus, Michigan	500
Merrillville, Indiana	500
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Stíofán Mhac an Bhaird (Stephen Ward) @stephencward.com · 27/01/2026
Saw this clip from that interview floating around and had to share 🙂
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"Every day, I wake up and see the news and I'm horrified. I think it is crazy that some people make it sound like it's acceptable, like the murder of civilians is acceptable." - Victor Wembanyama says about the killings in Minnesota Via DonHarris4/X
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