JohnMLatimer
@johnmlatimer.bsky.social
Had a good run as a reporter for Lebanon (PA) Daily News until a hedge fund killed it; now sub-teacher at a votech; Philly sports (Arsenal, tennis, cycling too), music (jam bands), pets & politics as mood strikes. It’s always better with a song.
created November 7, 2024
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Coates (@oddthisday.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
And, of course, it’s the 28th anniversary of the greatest of all newspaper corrections (with apologies to @seamas.bsky.social who traditionally posts this, but it’s 10.39, and I can only wait so long)
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
But how will the Trump-licking mass media treat President Thiel-Vance
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social)
Is anybody else interested in how the Trump-capitulating Mass Media treats JD Thiel-Vance when he becomes president in the near future?
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
That will be a day we wave our flags, wide and high. Not of that half staff shit.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
I would trust them more.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
I think it will simplify things. Fewer to bribe.
MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) reposted
🇱🇹 Lithuania has begun installing "dragon teeth" near the borders with Russia and Belarus. 🗣️ The country's Defense Ministry explains that this is only the first step in creating the Baltic Defense Line - a joint long-term plan of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland.
Matrixunloaded (@matrixunloaded.bsky.social) reposted
Since he's not dead yet...
KIM F-M (@kimf-m.bsky.social) reposted
Send this one to your followers and around the world a couple of times!
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Christmas is going to bring the heat, when Mr and Mrs MAGA realize how much toys cost for Billy and Suzy MAGA.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Everybody but Howie passed on him
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
I know I said it in the 80s. By the time I was seeing Furthur in the 2010s it was a beer and Aleve.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks, Didn’t watch that. I was still fixated on Hook. 😁
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
I think a lot of fans aren’t taking into account how hard it is. Winning the division is crucial, because a wildcard may be tough. Thanks ,Jerry Jones. You just made that easier. #eagles #gobirds
Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) reposted
What a cursed sentence (gift link) “The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Underrated movie. Dustin Hoffman is so good.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Good read. I was looking for something with the cap implications. I agree that this is a “keep up with the Lions” trade for Packers. #Eagles
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social)
Good analysis of this trade from Eagles standpoint. #gobirds You’ll get the gif reference when you read it. 😁
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social)
Every agency should do this. The entire country doesn’t need a general strike. Just the government agencies. The staff lifers are the patriots we need.
originaldvd.bsky.social (@originaldvd.bsky.social) reposted
This was in Washington State. They areNative Americans. ICE is a domestic terrorist group.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social)
Howie did it for the Eagles again. #GoBirds
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
That was nice of you. Journalists (even ex ones) have to have each others backs. Keep up the good work.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
I knew of him because Fran Duffy from PHLY Eagles had a pre-draft crush on him. 😄
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Awesome!
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
One additional point. We had the 32nd out of 32 claims. No other team had the wherewithal to take him.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
I love articles with footnotes. And that’s a great one.
Just George Oh🍂 (@timmytwoshirts.bsky.social) reposted
I will never understand how literally anyone intelligent enough to wipe their own ass would take medical/health advice from an incorrigible dipshit that swims in sewage, does heroin, eats uncooked meat, sounds like he's buttchugging thumbtacks, and whose own brain is currently being munched by worms
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
It was. He kicked well for us when our regular kicker was injured. I was hoping we’d keep him on as a punter, because he is good at that too. I’m glad he stuck with the Chargers. www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/dicker-...
The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) reposted
⚡️Update: Russia attacks Kyiv with ballistic missile amid large-scale strike. More explosions rocked the capital city after at around 3 a.m. and 3:30 local time, Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground reported. Local authorities said Russia had attacked the city with a ballistic missile.
Norm Clark (@normsmusic.bsky.social) reposted
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Mark Zaid, Esq (@markzaidesq.bsky.social) reposted
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
CHAOS ERUPTS AT CDC CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports. Horrifying news for public health.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Lovato and Dicker the Kicker have some Eagles history together.
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Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) reposted
This is right. We don't have the language to describe what we're seeing right before our eyes. That contributes to the disorienting effect it's all having, which I think people like Stephen Miller, who expressly uses the language of fascism as a weapon, understand perfectly well.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
You can call it “How Christianity Became Christinsanity”
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Jimmy Rollins wouldn’t hurt either.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
He also intentionally gave the jersey up today. He wasn’t ridden out of it.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Raintree productions. The same company owned by Diamond which he paid from his campaign fund for his campaign promotion materials.
Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) reposted
JUST IN: A federal appeals court concludes that discarding mail ballots in misdated or undated envelopes violates the Constitution.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
🚨BREAKING: 3rd Circuit REJECTS RNC motion to pause ruling requiring Pennsylvania counties to count undated/wrongly dated ballots. This means counties cannot reject undated and wrongly dated ballots while the case continues on appeal. Congrats to our clients DSCC and DCCC!
Igor Sushko (@igorsushko.bsky.social) reposted
🇺🇦 🥇 Ukraine won gold at the 2025 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in the team event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this a playoff line up. Do you think Thompson will juggle the line up as much in the playoffs?
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this the playoff starting line up. Will Thompson juggle line ups as much in playoffs ?
@heba.akkila (@hebaakkila89.bsky.social) reposted
The martyrdom of the infant "Zainab Abu Halib" in Nasser Hospital due to hunger Zeinab is not the first and may not be the last unless the siege is lifted, the crossings are opened, and food reaches those who need it. #SayNoToGenocide #GenocidalState #Stop_Genocide #BoycottGenocide
@heba.akkila (@hebaakkila89.bsky.social) reposted
Resilience in the Face of Destruction: Gazans return to their devastated homes amidst the declared truce in the Strip, seeking hope amid the ruins left by the Israeli bombings. #aljazeera #news #gazaunderattack #gazagenocide #palestine
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social)
Slava Ukraini
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m hoping the Browns cut Tyler Huntley. He is vested so he wouldn’t have to go through waivers.
Adam Klasfeld (@klasfeldreports.com) reposted
Virginia Giuffre’s family denounces “DAG Todd Blanche’s bizarre interview” of Ghislaine Maxwell in a statement. www.allrisenews.com/p/maxwell-tr...
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Kindly explain that you get train sick and involuntarily vomit if you can’t look out the window. If they complain, casually tell them that you forgot your medicine for your chronic flatulence.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
I promised Texas would be sued. And I don't bluff. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
As many warts as he has, I’d much prefer DTR as the backup in game 1. He has at least seen game action. I think Carson Wentz is still available.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
🚨BREAKING: Hours after Texas passed its new map, my law firm has challenged it in federal court. In addition to violating the VRA, HB 4 violates the 14th Amendment because it unjustifiably considers race and partisanship as part of a voluntary, mid-cycle redistricting. @redistrictfdn.bsky.social
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
And I’ll bet you used to call many of them friends.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
A sane country would have done everything in it’s power to shut it down after this fucking day.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
That was one of the most batshit press conferences of Trump's public life. He brandished a photo of Putin and promised to deploy the US military to occupy Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. A sane country would be moving toward impeachment and removal right now.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Needs an update: Crypto soldiers and Trump is coming.
Charm City Dept. of Trainsportation (@ccdot.bsky.social) reposted
If the PA State Senate has a million haters I'm one of them. If the PA State Senate has one hater it's me. If the PA State Senate has no haters I'm no longer alive. If the world is against the PA State Senate, I support the world. Till my last breath I hate the PA State Senate.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
I remember when Bolton was one of the worst things about Trump and his administration. Now look at us.
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JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Those eggs are still good….. For throwing at your enemies.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
What did you expect? After all, it is owned by the @nytimes.com .
jaker (@jaker.fightins.online) reposted
gift link bc this shit is delicious
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Fingers crossed that “they come in threes” is for real. Because I can think of many worthy candidates.
Bell (@pocono.bsky.social) reposted
This is some real dictator stuff. Gift link wapo.st/47E6JJk
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social)
I really can’t believe Mike Pence wasn’t a cheerleader
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
I can’t believe Mike Pence wasn’t a cheerleader.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
And it took a Canadian to right the anthem that helped. 🇨🇦 youtu.be/MN_9VqfVQ9c?... #ItsAlwaysBetterWithaSong
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social)
Wait until we unleash the middle-aged wooks!
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JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Broken News: The name of the Oval Office is now the Epstein Room.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
We had a fun rally in San Fran a couple of weeks ago. youtu.be/c1v5OhZAaaM?...
The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) reposted
At least 31 civilians have been killed and 145 injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine since U.S. President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Just got this notice
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
He’ll always be in the 30s.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
I was cooking in the kitchen and couldn’t see the screen but I loved the commentary. From the bee sting stories to WW II history. Quite the entertaining ride.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
The Mariners are in town to play the Phils.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Somebody needs to dose this ugly motherfucker
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social)
Somebody needs to dose this ugly motherfucker.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
How many are saying “gracias”?
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Playing this at full blast. youtu.be/ZVANQheoRUw?...
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Seems like Kamala-Walz did a pretty good job of that.
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JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
It would have been helpful to know the percentage of households Nexstar and Tegna currently broadcast to.
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
This is as cruel as making grandpa do karaoke without his glasses. Trump should be playing shuffleboard, not running a superpower.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
At (another) Hampton’s fundraiser with Republican donors on Saturday, Andrew Cuomo said it plainly: he’s expecting Trump’s help to defeat us in November. “I feel good about that,” Cuomo said. New Yorkers won’t.
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The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Can’t wait for @jaketapper.bsky.social’s book about this
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social)
It must be Take Your Demented Grandfather to Work Day.
Gene Bryant (@genebryant.bsky.social) reposted
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Oklahoma Supt. Ryan Walters against the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which sent a letter to a school district requesting cessation of in-school religious practices. oklahomavoice.com/briefs/judge...
Walter Olson (@walterolson.bsky.social) reposted
This ridiculous lawsuit from Oklahoma's eccentric schools chief sought to curtail First Amendment-protected advocacy. It claimed that for FFRF to send letters to school districts around the state arguing for various policies and legal positions interfered with its ability to govern public schools.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
If he lived in Philly he would be nicknamed Swollen Balls.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Interesting. Thanks for the work.
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s always Sunny* in Philadelphia. *1964
JohnMLatimer (@johnmlatimer.bsky.social) reply parent
Congress must be back in session.
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING A Russian missile has just hit Sumy as Zelensky prepares to meet with Trump. Putin is playing Trump like a fiddle. Zelensky should launch a missile at the Kremlin.