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Phil Davis

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Web producer for WHYY News in Philadelphia. Avid Devils fan to the point where it's probably kind of annoying to most people.

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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Regardless of what you think about Media Matters, this article highlights how lengthy litigation proceedings, even ones you win, can be used as a financial weapon against individuals and organizations if the court doesn't rule that the complainant should cover the defendant's legal fees.
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NPR @npr.org · 25/07/2025
Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk. Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
If deported, his attorneys and brother said, he would face a significant risk of being harmed or killed by the Taliban due to his history as an interpreter for the U.S. military in the early 2000s.
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Maddi O’Neill @maddioneill.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Story for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social: Baltimore police forced entry through two different doors and shouted commands at 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks, who was experiencing a mental health crisis, before fatally shooting her on June 25: baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-po...
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Baltimore police escalated mental health emergency before killing 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks, bodycam footage shows
Despite Baltimore Police Department policies that call for officers to de-escalate in behavioral health emergencies, police forced entry through two different doors and shouted commands at 70-year-old...
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Maddi O’Neill @maddioneill.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
New story for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social: Body-worn camera footage released today shows Bilal "BJ" Abdullah pointing a gun at police officers and the violent exchange of gunfire that followed. baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-po...
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Baltimore Police release bodycam footage of Bilal “BJ” Abdullah shooting
Baltimore police fired 38 shots in an exchange of gunfire with Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, a well-known arabber who can be seen in newly-released body-worn camera footage pointing a firearm and appearing to ...
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
I saw multiple posts reporting that Vance said “but the difference is that back then we had dumb presidents,” and I still had to watch the clip for myself to make sure that’s exactly what he said.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
whyy.org/articles/lih...
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No free A/C units through LIHEAP in Pennsylvania this summer
The program, funded primarily with COVID relief money, provided free air conditioning units and fans the last three summers. It saw overwhelming demand.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Be safe this week and don't overexert yourself during this terrible heat wave coming up whyy.org/articles/phi...
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A heat and humidity wave is hitting Philly. Here’s how to stay safe
The heat index will soar above 100 degrees early next week. Older adults, people with heart issues and those without A/C are at highest risk.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Like if you're somehow living your best life in this weather, please just go ahead and move out to some marshlands further south
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
I mean www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Law enforcement injure at least 4 journalists covering protests in California amid federal crackdown cpj.org/2025/06/law-...
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Law enforcement injure at least 4 journalists covering protests in California amid federal crackdown - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025—Law enforcement in Los Angeles, California, shot non-lethal rounds that struck at least four reporters while they covered protests that began on Friday, June 6, and esca...
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Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 09/06/2025
Polite request to please credit the photographers whose L.A. photos you’re sharing. They’re out there risking getting their shins exploded by police munitions to get those shots.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Last night was a showcase of how incredible hockey can be when played at the highest level of competition.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
This hockey game is so friggin entertaining, my god
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Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @pcgvr.org · 02/06/2025
"Health care journalists should learn the proper reporting techniques before interviewing people who have experienced trauma, such as the sudden death of a loved one, medical malpractice or gun violence."
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Trauma-informed reporting 101
Health care journalists need to learn the proper reporting techniques before interviewing people who have experienced trauma.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Well it's gonna be disappointing if I have to go to bed after the antagonists win
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
You have "fewer ingredients," not "less ingredients."
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Listen to live music. It'll make you feel better. youtu.be/GhBtS2Nda4U?...
youtu.be
Mannequin Pussy - Sometimes (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
WHYY has published a story on the implications of the Trump administration's decision to gut USAID for the work of researchers in our lab (PDRI-DevLab). You may find it interesting: whyy.org/articles/pen...
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Penn researchers lose funding and jobs after USAID shutdown
Researchers say losing USAID funding means less research that benefits the U.S. government, fewer opportunities for students, and a loss of trust in the U.S. overseas.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
A tool developed by USAID to help U.S. policymakers track what's happening in other countries and generate reports to aid them in policymaking will no longer be useful to legislators after the Trump admin's cuts to the agency, according to one of the project's researchers whyy.org/articles/pen...
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Penn researchers lose funding and jobs after USAID shutdown
Researchers say losing USAID funding means less research that benefits the U.S. government, fewer opportunities for students, and a loss of trust in the U.S. overseas.
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Maddi O’Neill @maddioneill.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
New story for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social: Bail reform continues to stump Maryland's top legal decisionmakers, who declined to take up the issue last week despite my earlier reporting showing how a 2017 bail reform effort backfired.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Man, between the PWHL, NHL and NBA playoffs, if I’m watching sports in the spring, I want it to be the best vs. best competition.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Good morning Knicks fans
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Post Sports @postsports.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
After winning its first world championship title in 92 years, the U.S. men’s hockey team paid tribute to former teammate Johnny Gaudreau by draping his No. 13 sweater over the trophy
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U.S. wins first hockey world title in 92 years, honors Johnny Gaudreau
Tage Thompson scored the golden goal in overtime, giving the Americans a 1-0 win over Switzerland for their first gold at the tournament since 1933.
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The Washington Post Tech Guild @wapotechguild.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
It's official: the ballots have been counted and we have officially been recognized as the Washington Post Tech Guild by the NLRB! In a 171-38 BLOWOUT vote, we voiced loudly that our union is important to us. That's 81%!
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21/05/2025
Breaking news: The Justice Department says it plans to drop police-accountability agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville, abandoning the Biden administration’s attempt to reshape law enforcement in cities where high-profile killings by officers ignited widespread outrage.
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Justice Dept. to drop police reform deals with Minneapolis, Louisville
Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, announced the decision days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.
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Sanya Kamidi @skamidi.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
extremely bizarre to lump together the sun and the banner's hiring sprees when the sun is 1. attempting to backfill positions that are open because david smith has driven out so many people and 2. trying to diminish union membership by hiring reporters with inaccurate titles
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Good morning, Knicks fans
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
I beat Clair Obscur a few days ago and, my god, go play that masterpiece if you have any amount of respect for games as a form of artistic expression and the evolution of the medium itself.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
The proposed elimination of a federal assistance program that helps low-income families pay heating and air conditioning bills could effect 300K Pennsylvania households. Including in Philly, where rowhomes struggle to heat/cool upstairs and ~22% of residents live in poverty whyy.org/articles/pen...
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How the Trump administration’s proposal to end LIHEAP would impact Pa.
Utilities could also raise rates on other customers to help cover the cost of the lost federal funds.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Always crazy to me that all MLB teams have played 40+ games and we're barely 1/4 of the way through the season.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
So it's LFG Knicks and nothing else today
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Steve Jones @stevejones20.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Great defense from the New York Knicks to end the game. Robinson switches on Tatum, on the drive OG switches back. Tatum goes up and Mikal Bridges is right there again. Knicks up 2-0.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
YOU CAN TURN YOURSELF INTO A CAR AND HAVE A FRIEND DRIVE YOU ONTO THE FREEWAY LFG KNICKS
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE CHASE YOUR DREAMS YOU FRIGGIN GOOBERS LFFGGGGGGGGGGGG
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I think the Knicks need to be down 20+ points in order to lock in
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NPR @npr.org · 05/05/2025
You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism. NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support. Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
THE PLAYOFFS ARE INSANE
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 05/05/2025
We just won a Pulitzer Prize for our coverage of the overdose crisis. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
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Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for groundbreaking local journalism that exposed Baltimore as the deadliest large city in the nation for drug overdoses.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Gonna need the Knicks to play better in the 2nd half, preferably to the tune of scoring at least 17 more points than the Celtics do during that period of time.
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Greg Gardner @ggard4.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Well, at least Journalism beat out Publisher. I’ll take that as a win.
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NPR @npr.org · 02/05/2025
The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.
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If you're a military veteran at risk of foreclosure, NPR wants to hear from you
The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. We want to hear your story.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Good to see: NYT is now covering the crucial fact that the cop who attested to Abrego Garcia's supposed MS-13 ties was subsequently suspended/indicted for serious misconduct. Again, this is effectively the *entire basis* for the MS-13 claim! (links to our reporting on this)
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
PBS' CEO called the order "blatantly unlawful" whyy.org/articles/tru...
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Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
The White House, in a social media posting announcing the signing, said the outlets “receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.’”
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Sure, let's just make sure all of my favorite athletes are injured and unable to play right during the friggin playoffs
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
lfgggggg journalism
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/04/2025
Breaking News: Three federal prosecutors who worked on the criminal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams said that they would resign rather than admit wrongdoing in refusing to abandon the case, according to an email obtained by The New York Times.
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3 More Prosecutors Resign Over Adams Case, Refusing to Admit Wrongdoing
They had been placed on administrative leave after refusing to abandon the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams. “We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none,” they wrote.
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Phil Davis @pdavisllc.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Friends don't let friends watch meaningless interleague games when the NBA and NHL playoffs are happening lol
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Willy’s Wonderlando @landopoe.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
It’s John Waters’ birthday. You know what to do.
A meme of John Waters sitting back with hands folded over their left knee and text reading “get more of of life. See a f*cked up movie.”
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