Chris Morran
@themorrancave.bsky.social
Audience editor, @ProPublica.org
Philadelphia resident and sports masochist
My dog likes you.
Philadelphia resident and sports masochist
My dog likes you.
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Who has a 40-year mortgage? Does such a thing even exist?
INGRAHAM: “Your housing director proposed a 50 year mortgage. It has enraged MAGA - a giveaway to the banks.”
OUT OF TOUCH BILLIONAIRE TRUMP: “It’s not even a big deal… You go from 40 to 50.”
INGRAHAM: “It’s 30.”
(Everything is a grift)
OUT OF TOUCH BILLIONAIRE TRUMP: “It’s not even a big deal… You go from 40 to 50.”
INGRAHAM: “It’s 30.”
(Everything is a grift)
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Who has a 40-year mortgage? Does such a thing even exist?
Did football just happen?
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Did football just happen?
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LaFleur is calling the game as if he’s a moderate Democrat Senator
I understand why LaFleur wants to run on Philly but maybe try going after the one clear weakness on their defense a few times? As a treat?
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
LaFleur is calling the game as if he’s a moderate Democrat Senator
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
Watching Death by Lightning on Netflix and now, in my headcanon, Succession's Tom Wambsgans is a direct descendant of the guy who shot James Garfield.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Watching Death by Lightning on Netflix and now, in my headcanon, Succession's Tom Wambsgans is a direct descendant of the guy who shot James Garfield.
A Fullerton police officer intervened when he saw a man in plain clothes pointing a gun at a female driver on a busy street in Santa Ana. The man later identified himself as an immigration agent and accused the driver of "following him" during an "operation"
Fullerton police stop man pointing gun at female driver, only to learn he is ICE agent
A Fullerton police officer told the agent he couldn't help 'with someone following or recording him if no crime had occurred.' Under state law, local police cannot enforce federal immigration law.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A Fullerton police officer intervened when he saw a man in plain clothes pointing a gun at a female driver on a busy street in Santa Ana. The man later identified himself as an immigration agent and accused the driver of "following him" during an "operation"
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BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
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Hey my news outlet @thebarbedwire.com is hiring a social media manager. Looking for someone smart who lives in Tx and loves covering our messed up state www.journalismjobs.com/job-listing/...
JournalismJobs.com - Job Listing - Social Media Manager
JournalismJobs.com has journalism and media job listings with digital media, newspapers, tv stations, radio stations, magazines, nonprofits, and academia.
www.journalismjobs.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Hey my news outlet @thebarbedwire.com is hiring a social media manager. Looking for someone smart who lives in Tx and loves covering our messed up state www.journalismjobs.com/job-listing/...
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BREAKING: The Giants are firing head coach Brian Daboll after Sunday’s loss to the Bears, per sources.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
BREAKING: The Giants are firing head coach Brian Daboll after Sunday’s loss to the Bears, per sources.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
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literally every failing automaker tries this, and it never works
Tesla's latest gambit: become a rental car company. As cars pile up in showrooms and storage lots, Elon is trying to rent his way out of a crisis. Good luck, bud. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall electrek.co/2025/11/10/t...
Tesla can’t sell its cars anymore so it is renting them now
Tesla is launching a new car rental program out of its stores in the US, as sales are crashing due...
electrek.co
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
literally every failing automaker tries this, and it never works
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Not unexpected. They will wait for a more substantial legal argument to make its way for consideration.
Do not forget the many cases brought forth to overturn Roe.
Do not stop advocating and putting pressure on lawmakers on this issue because of a temporary win.
Do not forget the many cases brought forth to overturn Roe.
Do not stop advocating and putting pressure on lawmakers on this issue because of a temporary win.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Not unexpected. They will wait for a more substantial legal argument to make its way for consideration.
Do not forget the many cases brought forth to overturn Roe.
Do not stop advocating and putting pressure on lawmakers on this issue because of a temporary win.
Do not forget the many cases brought forth to overturn Roe.
Do not stop advocating and putting pressure on lawmakers on this issue because of a temporary win.
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Showed up for Monday again
0 stars... do not recommend
0 stars... do not recommend
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Showed up for Monday again
0 stars... do not recommend
0 stars... do not recommend
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NEW: A Fort Worth church is offering a $100 online academy that aims to train conservative Christians to run for office.
At the core of the program is the idea that there's no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
At the core of the program is the idea that there's no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
www.propublica.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: A Fort Worth church is offering a $100 online academy that aims to train conservative Christians to run for office.
At the core of the program is the idea that there's no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
At the core of the program is the idea that there's no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
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Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin claims Trump is pardoning his Georgia co-defendants and other “alternate electors.”
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin claims Trump is pardoning his Georgia co-defendants and other “alternate electors.”
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
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This is really telling! It doesn't work like that anymore, bud. None of it works like that — even if it did on Jan. 19.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This is really telling! It doesn't work like that anymore, bud. None of it works like that — even if it did on Jan. 19.
Of course i post this as I watch the Sixers and expect a win, despite decades of evidence to the contrary.
I dunno ... The last 300 times i made a deal with the devil, it ended very, very badly.
But maybe this time...
But maybe this time...
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Of course i post this as I watch the Sixers and expect a win, despite decades of evidence to the contrary.
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Prescient
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Prescient
Are the Senate Democrats tanking in the hope of getting a high draft pick?
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Are the Senate Democrats tanking in the hope of getting a high draft pick?
Did Tim Kaine not watch the Commanders game today? Because i think he may not have the correct temperature of his constituents.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Did Tim Kaine not watch the Commanders game today? Because i think he may not have the correct temperature of his constituents.
Has Vegas set a line yet on whether the House even takes up this Senate measure?
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Has Vegas set a line yet on whether the House even takes up this Senate measure?
Thinking of all the times on survivor when someone breaks from their alliance thinking they need to get on a winning side, only to be kicked off the island next.
Thinking of that for no reason whatsoever tonight.
Thinking of that for no reason whatsoever tonight.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Thinking of all the times on survivor when someone breaks from their alliance thinking they need to get on a winning side, only to be kicked off the island next.
Thinking of that for no reason whatsoever tonight.
Thinking of that for no reason whatsoever tonight.
"I put down my deposit on the Brooklyn Bridge and the guy swears I'll get the deed in the mail within 90 days! He also threw in a bag of magic beans for free, so who's the sucker now?"
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"I put down my deposit on the Brooklyn Bridge and the guy swears I'll get the deed in the mail within 90 days! He also threw in a bag of magic beans for free, so who's the sucker now?"
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“DHS would not comment on the specific incident, instead sending a similar statement to one it sent the day before.”
“The agency would not answer questions about whether the action violated use-of-force policy — which states that agents “should not use [pepper spray],” on small children.
“The agency would not answer questions about whether the action violated use-of-force policy — which states that agents “should not use [pepper spray],” on small children.
Rafael Veraza was trying to leave a Sam’s Club parking lot when a federal agent drove alongside a line of cars, spraying chemical irritants occupants of the vehicles through open windows — including his 1-year-old daughter, Ariana.
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
1-year-old, pepper sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
Video shows federal agents spraying chemical irritants from a moving vehicle at a line of cars waiting to leave a Cicero Sam's Club on Saturday morning. The action appears to violate a judge's restric...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“DHS would not comment on the specific incident, instead sending a similar statement to one it sent the day before.”
“The agency would not answer questions about whether the action violated use-of-force policy — which states that agents “should not use [pepper spray],” on small children.
“The agency would not answer questions about whether the action violated use-of-force policy — which states that agents “should not use [pepper spray],” on small children.
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My red line has always been lowering health costs for Americans. Donald Trump and Republicans don’t want an agreement that meets that bar. I’m a no.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
My red line has always been lowering health costs for Americans. Donald Trump and Republicans don’t want an agreement that meets that bar. I’m a no.