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Michael Pomerantz

@mdpesq.bsky.social

Civil rights atty, music lover, Star Wars fan.

created July 29, 2023

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Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

What a win for the #phillies. Come from behind thriller against the best team in mlb!

1/9/2025, 11:38:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Trea Turner has been so consistent at the plate. 😍 #phillies

1/9/2025, 9:35:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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💯

1/9/2025, 8:48:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Phillies are getting ROCKED early but I have @hayao.lol to make me smile.

1/9/2025, 8:46:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Very happy to NOT be normal in Nate Silver’s eyes.

1/9/2025, 7:59:40 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social) reply parent

And bald?

1/9/2025, 4:59:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Quietus (@thequietus.com) reposted

'From its signature use of multiple chord changes, to the stirring use of brass underpinning its main melodic momentum that imbue it with a kind of English pastoral-tinged psychedelia, this is a classic Cardiacs tune' #Cardiacs ‘Downup’ is a Quietus Track of the Month for August buff.ly/7zI1l4p

Cardiacs - Downup single cover. The band's name and single title in the centre of a circular blue image with a dark centre and thistles growing.
1/9/2025, 2:00:37 PM | 16 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Tough night for the Phils. Oof.

1/9/2025, 1:52:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Thank heavens for Tanner Banks. #lefty #phillies

1/9/2025, 1:38:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BGc3YP/

31/8/2025, 10:51:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Hadjar doesn't know where to go. So adorable.

31/8/2025, 2:47:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

So happy for Hadjar. Looking forward to watching him continue to go up the ranks.

31/8/2025, 2:43:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

At least Lando won't blame himself for this. It may be too late for a bounce back tho.

31/8/2025, 2:35:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

LeClerc probably feeling a bit better right about now.

31/8/2025, 2:34:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

YES!!!

31/8/2025, 2:32:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine.bsky.social) reposted

Hadjar moves onto the podium! Unlucky for Norris and not great for the championship. #F1 #DutchGP #RaceFans

31/8/2025, 2:31:27 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Wow - McLaren and Norris succumb to reliability. Brutal.

31/8/2025, 2:31:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Double DNF is the most #Ferrari thing that could happen.

31/8/2025, 2:16:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Unbelievable wheel banging action with Russell and LeClerc! Was not expecting that type of action in this race!

31/8/2025, 1:49:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Once again, Verstappen showing his next level talent against faster cars. It was a joy to live through Lewis’ prime. Seeing Max at this level is pretty gratifying as well.

31/8/2025, 1:11:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

I do enjoy Cole Hamels in the booth for #phillies weekend games.

30/8/2025, 10:13:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Tom Reagan’s Hat (@rufustsuperfly.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

I saw My Organic Daughter support The Fall at Leeds Town Hall, 1983. Tight 27m set.

30/8/2025, 9:47:21 PM | 57 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you for your service.

30/8/2025, 3:44:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Nice to see Isaac Hadjar put it fourth. That young feller is going places.

30/8/2025, 2:02:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

A fine qualifying. Not super exciting, but so glad #f1 summer break is over.

30/8/2025, 2:01:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is f-ing perfect!

30/8/2025, 1:33:59 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social) reply parent

My TikTok feed is bubbling and fizzing with it as well.

30/8/2025, 8:18:22 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social) reply parent

Pots and pans is a Philly favorite.

30/8/2025, 2:46:30 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

It’s getting crazy out there. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Bgkqor/

30/8/2025, 2:07:49 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kashana (@kashana.bsky.social) reposted

Live your life such that everyone doesn’t spend ten solid years planning the rager they’re going to throw when you die.

30/8/2025, 1:37:33 AM | 16054 2796 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture sexyhusband.bsky.social (@sexyhusband.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

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30/8/2025, 12:40:43 AM | 7 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

NYPost gleefully promoting Bill Clinton’s failing health in my TikTok TL.

30/8/2025, 12:44:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture David Pakman (@davidpakman.bsky.social) reposted

Has Trump been seen on camera since Tuesday?

29/8/2025, 8:08:26 PM | 338 57 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Bryce Harper bunting. What is even happening.

29/8/2025, 11:47:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, that's pretty weird, right? I wonder how many days he'll go without being in public until an intrepid journalist asks why. Might even be a book in it. Do you know anyone?

29/8/2025, 11:06:33 PM | 1638 351 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture New York Attorney General Letitia James (@newyorkstateag.bsky.social) reposted

A court ruled in our favor and declared that the President cannot impose tariffs whenever, wherever, or however he wants. This is a victory for hardworking families and businesses in New York and our nation. We will never stop fighting to protect people and their wallets.

29/8/2025, 10:58:30 PM | 1445 334 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Welp... maybe we won't get the drama.

29/8/2025, 5:26:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted reply parent

On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, ACLU President Deborah Archer argues for Rolling Stone that we must learn the lesson of investing in Black communities before it’s too late.

29/8/2025, 5:00:43 PM | 177 45 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

It feels weird that we don’t see POTUS at all yesterday or today (so far).

29/8/2025, 4:58:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

I'm with Toto - bring on the drama! www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

29/8/2025, 4:42:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch.bsky.social) reposted

NEW COLUMN: ESPN relegated Doris Burke, but her impact and legacy will carry on long after she's done in sports broadcasting. www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

29/8/2025, 12:39:38 PM | 34 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Health issues do seem a bit underreported. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-heal...

29/8/2025, 2:02:12 PM | 488 110 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

I can't believe how many of my cases will be exposed to this guy on appeal.

29/8/2025, 1:43:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

That’s a lot of Schwarbombs.

29/8/2025, 1:37:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Susan Rinkunas (@susanrinkunas.com) reposted reply parent

Icymi, read @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social

28/8/2025, 10:56:23 PM | 84 21 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

SCHWARBOMB!!!

28/8/2025, 11:10:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Getting reports of a nationwide Federal electronic filing outage. Courts sending distress signals.

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28/8/2025, 10:44:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mississippi Free Press (@mississippifreepress.org) reposted

The letter coincides with the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, when more than 1,800 people died, mostly in Louisiana and Mississippi. The letter warns that poor management and eroded capacity at FEMA could undo progress made to improve the agency in the decades since.

27/8/2025, 2:45:10 PM | 42 23 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow (@tomtomorrow.bsky.social) reposted

So the sandwich guy ... beat the wrap

27/8/2025, 1:48:27 PM | 18749 2746 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Lots of ham sandwiches in my TL at the moment. You love to see it.

27/8/2025, 2:10:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

#Cardiacs deepcutswrites.substack.com/p/singing-fo...

27/8/2025, 1:14:44 PM | 1 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

I just backed The Prisoner Ultimate Edition 1/12 Scale Figures on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/wan...

10/6/2025, 5:51:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Let the late great Al Foster retire your brain with this genius jam from the darker corners of Miles’ electric period. #rip https://music.apple.com/us/album/wili-pt-1-live/157426924?i=157426945

29/5/2025, 10:09:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Priceless.

29/5/2025, 7:44:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

SCHWAAAAAAAAAAAAARBOMB!!! 💣

29/5/2025, 7:19:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

How are my 1st Amendment Absolutists doing out there? www.404media.co/cbp-seizes-s...

16/5/2025, 1:26:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Happy H-E-A-V-Y Friday. There is new music for you to hear! #NowPlaying youtu.be/VTtsU3kgKrU?...

9/5/2025, 7:42:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

#NowPlaying youtu.be/XsYtT8owyJ0?...

9/5/2025, 6:31:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture DANA STEVENS (@thehighsign.bsky.social) reposted

Ladies and gentlemen, the weekend.

2/5/2025, 11:01:30 PM | 78 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s almost like anything that ever happened outside of this one tiny moment we call now actually never happened.

9/5/2025, 12:04:31 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social) reply parent

They are ruled by fear.

8/5/2025, 7:40:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) reposted

Cassocks are red Conclaves are dope Wake up babe we got a

laura loomer tweet: WOKE MARXIST POPE
8/5/2025, 6:40:02 PM | 33081 6710 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social) reply parent

An absolute delight.

8/5/2025, 3:55:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Moira Birss (@moira.bsky.social) reposted

Wouldn’t it be cool if we just taxed wealth enough that we didn’t have billionaires and instead we all had nice things like great schools, beautiful parks, excellent public transit, clean air, etc?

8/5/2025, 2:58:19 PM | 303 69 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Unreal. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

8/5/2025, 2:38:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jay Perk (@johnathanperk.bsky.social) reposted

Devastating but beautiful—the damn Black American Story. Reminds me of Our James Baldwin’s haunting words: “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious, is to be in a rage almost all the time. So that the first problem is how to control that rage so that it won’t destroy you.” 🖤🖤

8/5/2025, 2:04:52 PM | 225 82 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

It's not shocking that there is a double standard. It's shocking that @politico.com is reporting it like this. Ed Martin is an easy target right now, but this is more Trumpe weakness narrative. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

8/5/2025, 2:02:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

"Markets react favorably to lie told by US president."

8/5/2025, 1:52:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture No Nonsense Neurodivergent (@nononsensend.bsky.social) reposted

From @daviddennisjr.bsky.social

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8/5/2025, 1:47:13 PM | 159 32 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Two nuclear powers sharing a border are now in a shooting war. "Limited room to de-escalate." cool. cool. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

8/5/2025, 1:46:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Good morning! I’m sort of a Knicks fan at the moment and it feels…ok!

8/5/2025, 11:52:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Tijuan has come a long way from whining about 2022. Love this guy now.

8/5/2025, 1:40:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Lupita Nihongo (@otsumamiboy.bsky.social) reposted

AWWW SHIT

8/5/2025, 1:29:34 AM | 44 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Greg Pak (@gregpak.net) reposted

stand by i'm reliably informed that the Boston Celtics have lost another jet to the sea

8/5/2025, 1:27:01 AM | 76 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

As a Sixers fan I want both teams to lose this series, but I dislike the Celtics more. Knicks fans have had to put up with some long droughts.

8/5/2025, 1:27:23 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Justin Klugh (@justinklugh.bsky.social) reposted

Your father and I are very concerned about what you've been youtubing

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8/5/2025, 1:14:15 AM | 106 17 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Is Tijuan Walker going to the all-star game?

8/5/2025, 1:13:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

What a night for Sanchez! #Phillies

8/5/2025, 12:54:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

I just got Lakecia Benjamin ticket for Friday night at Penn!

8/5/2025, 12:31:42 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Bryce needed that. Also, I think we are minutes away from an E-A-G-L-E-S chant.

8/5/2025, 12:14:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Being able to score in bunches should be this team’s calling card. #phillies

8/5/2025, 12:12:50 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Safe all around!

8/5/2025, 12:10:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Rojas! What a sacrifice!

8/5/2025, 12:10:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Trea Turner keeps vibing. #phillies

7/5/2025, 11:52:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

I feel like the bigger issue at Alpine is the power struggle playing out in public. They are clearly in disarray and that makes it hard for fans to get excited. Colapinto wont do that much better, and he’s only given the seat for five races. Then what?

7/5/2025, 11:52:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social) reply parent

There is still a pending civil suit. Restorative justice is better than no justice at all.

7/5/2025, 11:12:25 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

I grump about Nichols sometimes, but I LOVE a well-deployed Miller’s Crossing reference.

7/5/2025, 8:44:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

#NowPlaying youtu.be/jFvzzqaBRvM?...

7/5/2025, 8:17:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Between @propublica.org, @wired.com and @404media.co, tipsters currently have some very compelling options.

7/5/2025, 8:11:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Did not see this coming. Not the worst idea either.

7/5/2025, 8:10:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social) reply parent

I guess Mediaite means he's getting roasted. Still, my timeline does not care and neither do I.

7/5/2025, 6:27:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Literally NO ONE in my TL is asking this. www.mediaite.com/news/social-...

7/5/2025, 6:26:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Sheryl Weikal, still wishing ill on JK Rowling (@leftistlawyer.com) reposted

I just want to thank @katmabu.bsky.social for taking time out of her incredibly busy schedule to REALLY hear me out about the need for national universal right to counsel legislation. She is the first person in or seeking elected office to have that conversation with me, and that means a lot to me.

7/5/2025, 5:51:31 PM | 965 106 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

He doesn’t know anything and he’s not responsible for anything. Everything bad is someone else’s fault. As always, zero accountability

7/5/2025, 5:53:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

The Vatican has taken over my TL.

7/5/2025, 5:39:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

This was noted earlier by @joshtpm.bsky.social, but a Republican senator willing to incur Trump's wrath is a big deal. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

7/5/2025, 4:56:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

It is cruel that I will not be able to watch the current #Andor arc until the weekend, but it appears these 3 episodes have again struck a chord. It's like the showrunners cracked a code and now it's "easy" to crank out the drama and the speeches.

7/5/2025, 3:48:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Most days, when I'm walking home from the train, I DON'T think about the possibility of a nuclear war starting on planet earth in the next 24-hours. And yet, here we are.

7/5/2025, 3:31:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Pomerantz (@mdpesq.bsky.social)

Is Stephen A. one of those few people who just can never get overexposed? Seems like he is looking to find out.

7/5/2025, 3:09:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view