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#factsmatter #rightmatters #TeamFacts Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence I will track down sources "Skeptical Asshole" twitXter [@r5Philly stolen 7/8/2024, @r5_to_philly after (deleted, no more traffic on that hellscape)] #NoKings

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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 1h
Referenced in recent substack from ETA. cc: for awareness and also welcome to hear your take on how they used your past work/reporting @jaclynkettler.bsky.social @annabower.bsky.social @a2hicken.bsky.social
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 4h
More of the same from an organization that refuses to address the actual critiques of their flawed application of methods designed for a very different setting Be very cautious of false hope coming from folks seeking donations and filing lawsuits against those fighting trump #Conspirapreneur
Sketchy claims from @electiontruthalliance.org Election "truth" alliance
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 5h
I have enjoyed your writing. This post is fueling backlash in part because of the framing (the economics focus is absent) and in part because of the blind spots in the article itself. Something as follows may have landed differently:
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Philadelphia 76ers @sixersnba.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
IT’S GAMEDAY!
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
👀 @toddmikkelson.bsky.social ETA are not allies
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5th Ward Democrats @phillyward5dems.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Did you know you can VOTE EARLY IN-PERSON at Philadelphia City Hall? Here’s some of our 5th Ward Democrats explaining how!
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
While some folks vote early.....you still have a couple weeks to register (or check your status) www.pa.gov/agencies/vot...
Vote.pa
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don’t go high when they go low. I get LOUD. Because the soul and humanity of this country are at stake. /end
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Nick Piccone @piccone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Proof? Hardly
clickbait to a substackResponse to latest Seth Abramson BlueSky posts and sub stack teaser

When Everything Is "Rigging," Nothing Is

The teaser applies the label election-rigging to a wide range of things: the 2000 Brooks Brothers Riot, Bush v. Gore, alleged voter suppression in Ohio in 2004, Russian influence efforts in 2016, Manafort sharing polling data, classified-documents allegations, and even campaign ads, gerrymandering, limited law changes, and political messaging.
Those may be serious controversies, but they're very different categories of conduct. The visible examples include court decisions, election-administration disputes, voter-access allegations, foreign influence claims, and campaign tactics. What they do not show is evidence that legally cast votes were counted incorrectly, vote totals were altered, or vote tabulation was manipulated (how rigging is typically used and many are interpreting as such).
The teaser also leans heavily on phrases like "22 election-rigging plots," "historic bid to end our democracy," and "exhaustively sourced," while offering few specifics from the actual list and citing unnamed journalists plus a reader comment as validation. Readers are asked to accept an expansive conclusion before seeing the evidence which sits behind a paywall.
Viewed charitably, this may simply be aggressive Substack marketing: use a broad definition of "rigging," maximize urgency, then sell access to the details. Viewed less charitably, it starts to resemble a "BlueAnon" style narrative where a large collection of loosely connected controversies is bundled into a single sweeping theory of election manipulation.
The key question: is this ordinary clickbait where the headline dramatically oversells a collection of familiar political disputes, or does the paid article deliver evidence that justifies treating all of these examples as "election-rigging" rather than controversial but distinct events? Based on the visible teaser alone, that case has not yet been made.
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Remember Some Guys @remembersomeguys.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
John Kruk 1B-LF Debut: 1986 - Retired 1995 SDP - PHI - CHW
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John Kruk at baseball-reference.com
Career stats of John Kruk
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Imagining John Kruk as a bombshell now @edsbs.bsky.social
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@ryanjreilly.com we need a justice reporter #SandwichSky #SandwhichSky
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/r5-t...
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@klobuchar.senate.gov @amyklobuchar.com
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Twofer today!! @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social Inquirer rewrites of NYT and WaPo stories show how much headline framing shapes what readers see. Some changes improved attribution. Others softened criticism or adopted official framing. None consistently followed a truth-sandwich approach.
Frontpages 9/29/2026 from WaPo, NYT, and Philadelphia Inquirer

https://www.frontpages.com/the-washington-post/
https://www.frontpages.com/g/2026/09/29/the-washington-post-07023550z8rr6.webp

https://www.frontpages.com/the-new-york-times/
https://www.frontpages.com/g/2026/09/29/the-new-york-times-070307ai78f4v.webp

frontpages.com/the-philadelphia-inquirer/
https://www.frontpages.com/g/2026/09/29/the-philadelphia-inquirer-083339vxk7ypw.webp
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bad karma catching up
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@bestfriendsarebest.bsky.social please consider deleting this misinformation Like you I hate the result. Misinformation doesn't help us.
disinformation
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tammy Duckworth is not on the ballot. She would server her party well by just not talking for ~40 Days She is not sharing an opinion that the majority of the house (based on the last vote) and many candidates actually on the ballot hold and is not speaking for them or voters
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Very good episode from @wamu.org #1A you guys should find this interesting. @denverr.bsky.social @mattblaze.org @votebeat.org @mattdcohen.bsky.social Approach to fact checking consistent with your approaches in threads hear in Bluesky @gordpennycook.bsky.social @cward1e.bsky.social
https://the1a.org/segments/cyber-monday-ai-conspiracy-theories-and-the-midterms/
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#DallasSucks
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
People were up at arns because the PR team for Geese was successful in getting them on the radio and SNL Whatever this shit Rolling Stone trying with Ella Langley to guilt us into caring is not going work on me....
Spotify "Do not play this artist"
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It appears ghost energy drink isn't
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m sorry, but if you bring a Tucker Carlson - or any damn white supremacist at all - to an interview, you’re disqualified. It’s not hard, people. @kairyssdal.bsky.social
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My thought on Jill Stein is seeing positive comments about her has allowed me to unfollow some and block others Fuck her and by extension her cult
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Disinformation
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
👀 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#GoBirds #FuckICE #FreePalestine PS. Eagles still owe us an explanation for why they joined Robert Kraft's push to censor speech at our City owned stadium @willbunch.bsky.social
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#FuckFetterman #GoBirds #FuckICE #FreePalestine
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today bsky.app/profile/anti...
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🧵 Netanyahu Arrives At The UN, Anti-Genocide Protesters Block 1st Avenue Outside The UN Building As United General Assembly Prepares, Updates In Thread
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𝙾𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙸𝙰 🤍 🇲🇽 𝟺𝚃𝙷 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝚂𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙴𝚁 @olivia4t.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#NOW 🗣️🗣️🗣️ HUNDREDS Blocked road in front of #UN, protesting against #Nëtanyahu Visit to #UnitedNationsGeneralAssembly
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#GoBirds #FuckICE #FreePalestine
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@votebeat.org @jessicahuseman.bsky.social This was the meeting voting to close polling locations in Texas
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David Becker @beckerdavidj.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
“It is not possible that Starlink was used to hack or change the outcome of the US presidential election. This, quite simply, did not happen, and could not happen, thanks to the security measures we have in place.” apnews.com/article/fact...
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FACT FOCUS: Election officials knock down Starlink vote rigging conspiracy theories
False posts circulating on social media claim that billionaire Elon Musk facilitated alleged election fraud through his internet service provider Starlink, manipulating the vote count, particularly in...
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
ETA appeared in late 2024 yet asks voters to trust claims that experienced election administrators, statisticians, and election-integrity experts have repeatedly challenged. Before trusting their resources or "myths," consult actual experienced experts on elections.
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K. Moore 🦋📚🎼 @mynahleague.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Had no idea that the baton is passed at the WHCD. Incoming WHCA president Jacqui Heinrich is not only a fox employee she‘s married to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick a republican from PA. Will she put out meaningless statements defending her colleagues from Trump’s abuse?
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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 17/09/2026
Access our new 2026 Voter Toolkit here: ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%...
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Ballotpedia's Voter Toolkit
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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 17/09/2026
We’re thrilled to introduce our new 2026 Voter Toolkit, built to help you vote with confidence! Our new toolkit includes: ✅Sample Ballot Lookup Tool ✅Voter registration deadlines ✅Poll opening and closing times ✅How to vote absentee in your state ✅Early voting dates by state ✅Voter ID requirements
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*Starry-Eyed*JGC @jgcocanada.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Ask Jacqui Heinrich, FoxNews reporter/new head of WHCA 🫠
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
To be clear. If outlets are ejected from the Whitehouse, any that stays and continues should be assumed to be compromised
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#FuckFetterman He has also been silent on the state outbreak and CDC under reporting
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#Inskeepism
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My opinion of the Ed Sheeran and Macklemore thing is Robert Kraft can go fuck himself #GoBirds #FuckICE #FreePalestine bsky.app/profile/r5-t...
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Bernie can fuck off with this hanging with Bannon shit
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
More filings were submitted in the election case involving ETA, Pennsylvania, and Cambria County yesterday. What's striking is how different the lawsuit looks today compared to when it was filed. The case began as a broad statistical challenge spanning Allegheny, Erie, and Cambria counties.
Screenshot of recent court filings in case:  : Election Truth Alliance v. SCHMIDT, 1:25-cv-00329  (W.D. Pa.)

Link:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71883352/election-truth-alliance-v-schmidt/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Irony died today when @npr.org decided to let Steve Inskeep do the interview about cowardice and the Trump administration
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/14/nx-s1-5866510/new-book-highlights-the-people-and-institutions-that-have-become-trumps-enablers
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Call your Senator
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#NFL #Kaepernick 'd #Macklemore #GoBirds Fuck the NFL owners
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/4f2FJ...
youtube.com
Macklemore delivers pro-Palestinian remarks during Ed Sheeran concert
YouTube video by USA TODAY
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