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Tim Lambert

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Editor-in-chief @penncapital-star.com. Breaking down how policy and politics in Pennsylvania impacts you. Husband, Always Happy's dad, journalist, history guy and traveler. penncapital-star.com

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 6m
"As for the F-22 pilots at Langley, the veil of secrecy over their DFCs was partially pierced days later by a small newspaper in a midwestern town with a population of just over 3,000 residents" Local news beat Air Force silence.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 6m
Constellation, the owner of Maryland’s Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant, said Wednesday it plans to move forward with massive upgrades at the facility after signing a 20-year power purchase deal with data center operator Amazon. From @marylandmatters.org
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Large upgrade planned at Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Maryland after power deal signed with Amazon • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Constellation, the owner of Maryland’s Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant, said Wednesday it plans to move forward with massive upgrades at the facility.
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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 38m
An unvaccinated person in Lancaster County tested positive for measles and has died. This is the fifth Pennsylvanian who meets the measles-associated death definition, according to the state Health Department.
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Confirms Fifth Measles-Associated Death, Provides Statewide Update on Outbreak as Cases Reach 943 in 39 Counties
Pennsylvania Department of Health Confirms Fifth Measles-Associated Death, Provides Statewide Update on Outbreak as Cases Reach 943 in 39 Counties
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 43m
Very unclear what this is, because the U.S. military…already has a robust chaplaincy corps? This has been true literally since the U.S. military was created 251 years ago — technically, before the U.S. even declared independence?
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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 57m
As a reminder: It is my God-given right to hold this country's leaders accountable to the citizens they represent -- without fear of begin banned, harassed or imprisoned for my actions to carry out a right that is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 2h
“For generations, women have been expected to quietly manage these changes, figure it out themselves and keep going. We are done with that,” Rep. Liz Hanbidge (D-Montgomery) said. From @wdownard.bsky.social
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Done being silent: Pa. legislators push package to close gaps in menopause treatments • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Sponsored bills include education about perimenopause and menopause as well as expanding insurance coverage for treatment options.
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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 7h
A cloudy start to this final day of September. Good morning, friendos. This one just reached out and grabbed me today. Without further adieu, here's The Who with the best song I heard on my commute: "The sun shines And people forget"
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Eminence Front
YouTube video by The Who - Topic
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 9h
The sewage sludge some farmers have applied to their fields for decades is contaminated with PFAS — with serious consequences for drinking water.
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The specter of ‘forever chemicals’ looms over Pa.'s rural communities • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The sewage sludge some farmers have applied to their fields for decades is contaminated with PFAS — with serious consequences for drinking water.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 9h
Under the proposed law, retailers who register with the state would be allowed to sell natural leaf kratom products to people 21 and over. But those products would have to meet strict packaging requirements and be subject to the tobacco tax. From @iankarbal.bsky.social
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Pa. House panel advances bill to regulate kratom • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Under the proposed law, retailers who register with the state would be allowed to sell natural leaf kratom products to people 21 and over. But those products would have to meet strict packaging requir...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 10h
Over the past year and a half, a dozen states have embraced a new vision for solar power: small, cheap panels that can be hung from a balcony or porch, be plugged into a standard wall outlet and take a dent out of residents’ utility bills. From @stateline.org
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States OK solar panels for balconies. Safety guidelines haven't caught up. • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Over the past year and a half, a dozen states have embraced a new vision for solar power: small, cheap panels that can be hung from a balcony or porch, be plugged into a standard wall outlet and take ...
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21h
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 29/09/2026
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to address the question of whether their March decision finding mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder unconstitutional should apply in the cases of those already sentenced. From @iankarbal.bsky.social
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Pa. Supreme Court agrees to address whether those serving life for felony murder can seek parole • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Second degree murder, also known as felony murder, is a charge brought when a victim dies during the commission of another felony, even if the perpetrator never intended or planned to kill.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 29/09/2026
“We found ourselves caught between modern fundraising technology and rules written for a very different time … but, very quickly, we realized this wasn’t just about Good Intent." From @wdownard.bsky.social
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Charitable entities one step closer to accepting electronic payments for raffle tickets • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Nonprofit leaders say that state law needs to be modernized to allow charitable gaming operations to accept electronic payments.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 29/09/2026
The bipartisan National Governors Association for the first time in over a decade updated its internal principles on federalism — the system of power sharing between Washington, D.C., and the states. From @stateline.org
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Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Democratic and Republican governors say they will more aggressively push back on federal overreach regardless of which party controls Washington.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 29/09/2026
Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections. From @statesnewsroom.com
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Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections.
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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If only people paid attention to the rhetoric in....oh...I don't know....2020.
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Dustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New: FBI in internal memo says it believes ShinyHunters may have stolen private data on all employees. Fears of longterm consequences of breach magnify as hackers threaten to leak everything online by end of Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers. The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules. For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
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White House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With Trackers
The White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 29/09/2026
Anthropic plans to warn speculative investors in its IPO prospectus that its AI models pose a “catastrophic or existential risk to humanity,” several reports said on Tuesday. Read more: cnb.cx/4dDH8m4
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the Fuel Clock shows Americans have paid $74.4 billion more on gasoline & $47.5 billion more on diesel since March 1 compared to a year ago. Total cost will hit $122 billion today. also updated the state map where you can find out how much more you're paying. link in my profile.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 29/09/2026
Commentary: Pittsburgh is where Dr. Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. That history offers a useful lens for understanding today’s measles outbreak: what’s driving it and how it spreads. From @theconversation.com
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Commentary: Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing its vaccine legacy • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Exposure alerts and calls for residents to double-check their vaccination status have dominated local news since August 2026.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 29/09/2026
Commentary: In a 1967 collection of police incident reports from the district that patrols Philadelphia's airport, most cases involved things like unruly passengers and drug smuggling. But, officers also detained drafted soldiers who didn’t want to complete their tours. From @theconversation.com
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Commentary: ICE arrests at Philadelphia International harkens to when police detained AWOL Vietnam War soldiers • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
ICE ramped up its arrests of immigrants at major airports over the summer of 2026, including in Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 29/09/2026
New Folo PA podcast episode drop: Health professionals and state lawmakers want to regulate kratom. And they’re meeting some resistance. From @ejprev.bsky.social with @iankarbal.bsky.social
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Kratom's regulatory complexities confront Pennsylvania lawmakers • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
You might have seen signs advertising kratom at a corner store or out for sale on a gas station counter.  In its natural form, kratom is derived from a tree with the same name native to southeast Asia...
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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
After a day off, I'm back at it today. Good morning, friendos. From one of the GOATs, here's the best song I heard on my commute: "I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul I want you to notice When I'm not around You're so f*ckin' special I wish I was special."
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Radiohead - Creep
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 29/09/2026
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four additional noncitizens with crimes related to registering to vote and voting in the 2022 or 2024 elections in Pennsylvania. From @votebeat.org
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Department of Justice charges more Pennsylvania residents with noncitizen voting amid crackdown • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four additional noncitizens with crimes related to registering to vote and voting in the 2022 or 2024 elections in Pennsylvania.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BREAKING MS NOW: Two veteran FBI counterterrorism supervisors have been removed from their jobs after a disagreement over an investigation involving alleged harassing phone calls made to Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, multiple people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.
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FBI agents probing threats against Stephen Miller’s wife demoted, sources say
The counterterrorism agents had questioned a request to conduct a threat assessment on someone accused of harassing Katie Miller, according to sources.
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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m no Penn St. fan, but this guy has coached all of three games.
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Penn State’s collapse vs. Wisconsin prompts questions about Matt Campbell | McGonigal
Penn State collapsed vs. Wisconsin in Matt Campbell's debut. What does it mean for the Nittany Lions moving forward?
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero. The Trump admin claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens had been registered to vote in Nevada. Then DHS came back and said the number was actually 185. This week, Nevada told the admin every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The only indication of when, where, or what caused this is that the Pentagon database lists these incidents as happening this month. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war
With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
The report focuses on diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behavior, and mental health and suicide risk -- while largely leaving out national findings on substance use, sexual behavior, violence and disparities among student groups that were prominent in previous reports. From @stateline.org
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CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey report focuses on five areas — diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behavior, and mental health and suicide risk.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
The Week in Focus is video recap of our top stories: 1. Clearfield County votes to extend its ICE contract. 2. Pa.’s top election official is assuring voters the November election will work like any other. 3. State lawmakers have two major Pa. Supreme Court decisions waiting for them.
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The Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s Week in Focus: September 25, 2026 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Clearfield County votes to extend its ICE contract despite public backlash.
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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A good morning and happy Friday to you, friendos. Let's blast into the weekend with @pearljam.com -- with the the best song I heard on my commute: "She seems to be stronger But what they want Her to be is weak She could play pretend She could join the game, boy She could be another clone"
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Pearl Jam - Why Go (Official Audio)
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore is commissioning a state task force to examine new data center proposals and advise local jurisdictions considering the projects. The final decision on data center projects still rests with local governments, Moore said this week. From @marylandmatters.org
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New data centers in neighboring Maryland to get additional scrutiny under governor's order • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Gov. Wes Moore is creating a state task force to examine new data center proposals and advise local jurisdictions considering the project whether they meet state standards, but he insisted that final ...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
After receiving a reprieve last week, York pastor Molis Augustave was flown out of the country Thursday, according to a community group organizing on his behalf. Even with an additional week, Augustave was deported 20 days after he was detained. From WITF
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York pastor supported by Gov. Shapiro, Sens. Fetterman and McCormick, deported to Haiti • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
This story was originally published by WITF. The Department of Homeland Security is making weekly deportation flights from Louisiana to Haiti. After receiving a reprieve last week, York pastor Molis A...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 25/09/2026
Shapiro’s campaign spent $31 million between June 9 and Sept. 14, a new disclosure shows, including more than $19 million on TV and digital advertising. Garrity continued to struggle in the fundraising game. She raised $1.8 million over the three-month period. From @publicsource.org
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Have you seen a Garrity ad? Shapiro leads 43-to-1 in broadcast, digital buys. • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s huge fundraising lead over Republican challenger Stacy Garrity continues to be built in part by contributions from out of state, and has positioned the Democratic incumbent to spen...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
Gov. Beshear asked his state's congressional delegation to throw their support behind a bill amending the Black Lung Benefits Act to “provide adequate benefits for miners.” Pennsylvanians have filed 143,000 claims for black lung benefits, as of last year. From the @kentuckylantern.com
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Kentucky's Gov. Andy Beshear backs black lung bill in Congress • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Gov. Andy Beshear asked Kentucky’s congressional delegation in a Thursday letter to throw their support behind a bill amending the Black Lung Benefits Act to “provide adequate benefits for miners suff...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
A project to wring more capacity out of existing power lines will help suppliers like PPL Electric Utilities improve reliability and affordability for customers, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday. From @petehallpa.bsky.social
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Energy Department unveils project to squeeze more juice through existing power lines • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to spend nearly $2 billion to help fund 31 grid improvement projects in 26 states.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion — potentially shrinking the number of providers willing to see Medicaid patients, according to a new analysis. From @stateline.org
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Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion — potentially shrinking the number of provi...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
Investigators also examined the purchase of 11 warehouses at $1.07 billion for the purpose of immigration detention, including two in Pennsylvania. From @statesnewsroom.com
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Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration detention, incl...
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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A reminder: This action is a violation of the First Amendment and a violation of the oath of office taken by elected officials to uphold the Constitution. A free press is a sacred right that must be defended. I'm old enough to remember when stuff like this would end careers.
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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Case in point: I searched for this @propublica.org article on Google a few days ago. What came up was a bunch of stories *about* the story, but not the actual work by the news organization that produced it.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A good morning to you, friendos, on a gray Thursday morning. The best song I heard on my commute might put a smile on your face: "Live right now, yeah, just be yourself It doesn't matter if it's good enough (good enough) for someone else"
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Jimmy Eat World - The Middle (4K Official Music Video)
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
The Nov. 3 ballot measures in nine states include questions about pretrial release, fentanyl and human trafficking penalties, immigration enforcement, traffic cameras, drug cartels and marijuana regulation. From @stateline.org
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States put criminal justice, marijuana policies before voters in 2026 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Voters in nine states will weigh changes to their criminal legal systems and drug policies this fall.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
About a third of all shooting victims in Philadelphia this year were age 22 or under, or what the School District of Philadelphia calls “school-aged youth.” That ratio has held steady since 2024. From @chalkbeat.org
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Fewer Philly students are getting shot, but risks are higher at cyber charters, alternative schools • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
About a third of all shooting victims in Philadelphia this year were age 22 or under, or what the School District of Philadelphia calls “school-aged youth.”
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a Wednesday hearing. From @statesnewsroom.com
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Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a Wednesday hear...
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 24/09/2026
In rural Pa., doctors confront the hidden health impacts of environmental disasters • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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In rural Pa., doctors confront the hidden health impacts of environmental disasters • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment.  In February 2023, George Garrow jumped in his car and hurried to help people impacted by a freight train that had derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The crash happened about a quarter-mile west of the […]
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 23/09/2026
A new system for evaluating the performance of county offices that investigate claims of elder abuse fails to protect the commonwealth’s senior citizens, an audit found. From @petehallpa.bsky.social
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Audit finds Pa. Department of Aging's oversight of county offices lacking • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A spokesperson for the Department of Aging questioned the timing of the report as Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro seeks reelection in November.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 23/09/2026
According to the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), Pennsylvania saw a 12% decrease in SNAP participation from July 2025 to June 2026 -- a drop of 223,510 people. From @stateline.org
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More Pennsylvanians and their fellow Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps.
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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dear 2026, I'd really like to get off this ride now.
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