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Tom Durso

@tomdurso.bsky.social
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Writer, reader, editor, higher-ed marketing and communications pro; champion of tolerance, empathy, and kindness; proponent of science; devotee of Philly sports, independent bookstores, jangly pop songs, and the Oxford comma; he/him/his. www.dadlibbing.com

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Got nothing against Atlanta -- some of my best friends, etc, great times there -- but I love Philadelphia, and Kyle Schwarber is what I would look like as a baseball player if I played baseball. GO PHILLIES.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So maybe the problem wasn’t Casty drinking beer in the dugout?
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On the subway home. Unconscionably wretched game by the Phillies. No energy, no drive, no urgency. The Dombrowski era is a failure. Time to blow it up and start over. (Oh, right — those albatrosses of contracts will make that damn near impossible. Thanks, Dave!)
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
0-for-12 in what was almost a must-win game. Regardless of when this season ends, the front office has some serious thinking to do this winter.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Why, why, WHY does Mattingly continue to hit Turner second? He’s almost an automatic out at this point. He needs as few at-bats as possible.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Joey Tribbiani (Matt Le Blanc) Nods
Alt: Joey Tribbiani (Matt Le Blanc) Nods
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Does Pennsylvania have a mechanism for senatorial recall elections? Asking for a commonwealth.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
An unsurprising loss for the Phillies, but still a great road trip. Love what Painter did today. But, my goodness, how do you keep penciling Turner into the 2nd spot? He’s almost an automatic out — or two — at this point.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
First day of classes for the new academic year. Also first day of almost getting brained by a cyclist riding on the sidewalk I was using instead of the street, where there are bicycle icons painted to indicate the presence of lanes. In both directions.
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Inspirational Skeletor @skeletorinspires.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
She was the best of all us 🖤
Find out who you are and do it on purpose. Says Skeletor who is the saddest he’s been in a long time. RIP Dolly
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Live your life so that people mourn your passing as they are Dolly's. Rest in peace, you kind, generous, big-hearted soul.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I am a die-hard Eagles fan. And every word of this is spot-freaking-on.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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Billy Beane: How Can You Not Be Romantic?
ALT: Billy Beane: How Can You Not Be Romantic?
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Wow, wow, WOW. This Phillies team is something else! Meanwhile, here's hoping Stott is okay. And, for crying out loud, Mattingly needs to drop Turner in the lineup. #RingTheBell
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Freezing Cold Takes @oldtakesexposed.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Bryson Stott is a better ballplayer than he gets credit for.
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Franzke & LA @franzkela.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Need the Daycare to have a big game tonight so the Daily News can run CHILDREN OF THE CORN on the back cover
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Breaking: Elected official shocked voters want to hold her accountable for her votes.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Wow. The Phillies might end being *sellers* over the next few days.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Can’t help but think that this astounding @sixersnba.bsky.social offseason happened after Jameer Nelson was (deservedly) promoted. Coincidence? 🤔 #THWND
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
They should bring back Matt Cord for the home opener so he can announce LeBron as a Sixers starter at least once.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Fellow yacht rock fans: @kristenkurtis.bsky.social is crushing it hard on @wxpnfm.bsky.social this morning, and they're going to keep the music smoothly sailing all. day. long. #TBTXPN
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Rest in peace, Sam Neill, who seemed like one of the good guys. I hope he got to see Montana.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/07/2026
Cheer up, USA. One of your soccer teams has won 4 World Cups.
Megan Rapinoe
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Normalize the use of horns in pop music again.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The beyond-cruel dehumanization of trans people. The blithe destruction of federal agencies' badly needed independence.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
When the conference committee rejects your presentation proposal and then encourages you to contribute your free labor as a volunteer at the conference. 😶
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
If I had to choose between a trillion bucks and my kids not hating my guts, I'd go with my kids not hating my guts every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
As a former second baseman, I find a 4-6-3 double play to be poetry.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live: Stevie Wonder R.E.M. Kirsty MacColl BoDeans The New Pornographers Willie Nelson Billy Joel The Police U2 Aimee Mann
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Today I learned that Rick Devens and I share a profession.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The Flyers are done; the 76ers are nearly so. I have thoughts.
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At Xfinity Mobile Arena, a Study in Contrasts
LAST NIGHT, TO VIRTUALLY no one’s surprise, the Flyers succumbed in the second round of the NHL playoffs. The Hurricanes’ overtime win in South Philadelphia gave Carolina the 4-0 series sweep, a not.....
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Here for the beginning of the Mattingly Era.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
If you'd told me when Joe Girardi was sacked that his replacement would go on to lead the Phillies to 4 straight playoff berths, I'd have been ecstatic. Topper isn't perfect (who is?), but he is far less to blame for the Phils' current woeful state than the front office that assembled the team.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
If Makai Lemon plays half as well as he dresses, the Eagles will have landed themselves a Hall of Famer.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#NoKings3 #NoKings
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Several hundred patriots here in Elkins Park, Pa., for #NoKings3.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
@fetterman.senate.gov You are a craven toady, and I can’t wait for you to get primaried. You swore an oath to the Constitution, and by today’s vote, you spat on that oath. Shame on you. The blood of American service members is on your hands.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
My senators and congresswoman will be hearing from me today. If you’re so inclined, don’t email — call. It carries more weight. If you’re squishy about talking on the phone, don’t worry — it’s the weekend, so you’ll get their voicemail.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
That might have been the best men’s hockey game I’ve ever seen.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Welcome back, baseball! I missed you.
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A Spring Welcome to the Boys of Summer
THE OUTCOME WILL BE entirely meaningless. Players with uniform numbers in the 60s, 70s, and 80s will sub in for the starters within a couple of innings. The day will be considered successful if nobody...
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Goddammit. Dan McQuade? Rest in peace, my Philly brother.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A reminder that you don’t have to call them “false claims.” You can (and should) call them “lies.”
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Because the world needed another opinion on the end of the Eagles' season.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
When do pitchers and catchers report?
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I forgot my briefcase, in case you're wondering how my reentry is going. Best of luck with yours!
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
For 2026, I resolve to continue resisting. I love my country and refuse to cede it to intolerant, small-hearted goons.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Paging Michael Lewis …
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Alright, NYT Games, let’s do this.
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Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Y’all. If you donate blood now, the @americanredcross.bsky.social will give you a pair of socks!
Red Cross socks.
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