Reid Mitchell
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Reid Mitchell
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We are less than 2 weeks from Media Day, and I believe the Sixers will win their most games since 2001.

5 reasons why:

www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
Five Reasons Why the Sixers Will Win Their Most Games Since 2001
Things had gone so poorly in the first two games of the season that Kyle Neubeck had to take a quick break from his honeymoon to calm aggressive seas back in Ph
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September 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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“A whole lot of regimes around the world, rising powers looking for their own advantage, saw what the United States was constructing and realized they wanted that for themselves."
“Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump”: Spencer Ackerman
“The 'war on terror' was always a construct to be waged, never quite to be ended.” We discuss the origins and impacts of the global “war on terror,” launched by the U.S. government in the aftermath of...
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September 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Morning.

I’m sincerely thrilled that @mcuban.bsky.social agreed to drop by the @pablotorrefindsout.bsky.social studio, IRL.

Here’s what happened next: youtu.be/9xYerUv2ffY?...
Mark Cuban vs. Pablo Torre: The No-Holds-Barred Interview | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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October 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?
August 4, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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The NY Post got hoaxed and reported that “thousands” of 9/11 families had signed a petition against Mamdani. After the hoax was exposed, they assigned a huge team of reporters to manufacture the fake story they already published and try to make it retroactively true.

The crack team of reporters...
August 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Full interview on Democracy Now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTWo...
Ecuadorian Prosecutor Assassinated While Investigating U.S. Boat Strikes
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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August 1, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Michael Pina at the Ringer is so bitter about LeBron to the Sixers. Hate on. It don't matter
July 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.

One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.

Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.

(Published Dec. 2025)
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
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July 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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NEW: In the term ending last year, the Supreme Court passed a troubling milestone: The Shadow Docket overtook the normal process.

That means more unsigned decisions with no reasoning and secret votes from the highest court.

@kbmorales.bsky.social has your scoop:

www.propublica.org/article/supr...
July 1, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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🇵🇸 San José State Uni. must reinstate Sang Hea Kil, a tenured prof. in its Justice Studies Dep't, w/ full back pay after an arbitrator ruled her firing over pro-Palestinian activism was “excessive and disproportionate,” cutting the penalty to a 1-month suspension.

Kil, a fmr. adviser to Students...
June 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Section 702, enacted to legalize the U.S.'s post-9/11 warrantless wiretapping program, has swept up and stored vast amounts of data from people inside the country, including their emails, texts and cellphone data for nearly two decades.
Will Congress Renew Controversial Surveillance Law? Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Cindy Cohn
A key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire Friday unless it is reauthorized by Congress. Section 702 allows for the warrantless surveillance of foreign nationals bel...
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June 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Josh Harris: "No one's more frustrated than me that we haven't achieved our goals. I care deeply about the city and the team."
pinocchio is a cartoon character from disney making a funny face .
Alt: pinocchio is a cartoon character from disney making a funny face .
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May 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Trump’s DOJ is targeting journalists for reporting on the Iran war.

This is an attack on the free press and on our First Amendment. As the Trump administration continues to lie to justify their illegal war — we need the press now more than ever.
Trump’s Complaints About Iran War Leaks Prompt Aggressive DOJ Investigations
The Wall Street Journal has received subpoenas for records of reporters.
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May 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Josh Harris, David Blitzer and Co. purchased the Sixers in 2011 for a reported $280 million.

Forbes estimates that the Sixers are now worth $5.4 billion.

The Sixers have paid the luxury tax twice since Harris, Blitzer and Co. bought the team 15 years ago.
May 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Just hammers home that this mess starts and ends with Josh Harris. Firing the exec that ducked the tax for u but keeping the head coach just screams cheap
Head coach Nick Nurse will continue in his role into a fourth season with the 76ers, sources tell ESPN. Four-time NBA championship architect Bob Myers, the president of sports for Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment,
BREAKING: Daryl Morey is out as president of basketball operations with the Philadelphia 76ers after six seasons, sources tell ESPN. Morey and 76ers owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer met on Tuesday evening in Philadelphia and the decision was made to part ways.
May 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Sixers aren't messing around this time vs. NY.

"Sales to this event will be restricted to residents of Greater Philadelphia area. Residency will be based on credit card billing address. Orders by residents outside Greater Philadelphia area will be canceled without notice and refunds given."
May 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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A judge questioned a proposed DOJ settlement that offers no compensation to victims but allocates millions to immigration enforcement.

“Who in the settlement room said it would be a good idea to give $20 million to law enforcement?” the judge asked.

With @texastribune.org
Trump’s DOJ Will Move Forward With Colony Ridge Settlement Despite Concerns From Judge
The proposed $68 million settlement with a Texas land developer that the Justice Department had accused of preying on Hispanic residents includes no money for the victims but more than $20 million for...
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April 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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9-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Shot Dead in Front of Classmates in Gaza’s Beit Lahia
9-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Shot Dead in Front of Classmates in Gaza’s Beit Lahia
In the Gaza Strip, health officials say Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 9-year-old girl in front of her third grade class on Thursday, traumatizing students and teachers who were left in “psychological shock.” Ritaj Rihan was reportedly struck by a b...
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April 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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💢 In his reporting and documentary Pistachio Wars, Yasha Levine details how California billionaires Lynda & Stewart Resnick funneled millions to Israel-linked institutions — including direct donations to the Israeli military via American Friends of the IDF — while their pistachio empire...

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April 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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The DOJ quietly closed 23,000+ criminal cases in the first six months of Trump’s second administration, abandoning hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, drugs and other offenses as it shifted resources to pursue immigration cases.

🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/4e5vZLL
April 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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An Israeli court has closed an investigation into the death of Walid Ahmad, a 17-year-old from the West Bank who died six months after he was arrested and held without charges in an Israeli jail.

The judge said it was clear Ahmad had starved, but that there was insufficient evidence of wrongdoing.
March 27, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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⭕️ Tulsi Gabbard says it’s not Intelligence Community’s Job to Decide What’s an “Imminent Threat”

Director of National Intel. Tulsi Gabbard testified today, Wed., March 18, 2026, before the Senate Intel. Committee regarding the intel. community's annual "Worldwide Threats" report. Her testimony...
March 19, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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HAGUE.
ICE agents detained a Texas father trying to deliver milk to his infant daughter in the neonatal intensive care unit, disregarding his status as a DACA recipient. trib.al/BOeMew3
ICE Seizes DACA Recipient on His Way to Visit Baby in NICU
ICE knew he was a DACA recipient—and detained him anyway.
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March 19, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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“I feel frozen, scared, and angry.”

Wesley Powers, a U.S. Navy veteran, was attacked with a chemical agent and detained by ICE. Listen to his story.
March 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM