Sam Searles

Communications at CIRCLE @civicyouth | Former @Report4America corps member at WHYY | @Suffolk_U '21 | Former @NHPR intern | Theater kid/grown-up.🎭

[Sam Searles @SamSearles9]

The story of how P.A.'s #StandYourGround law affected a family.

[WHYY News @WHYYNews]

Nearly a year after Donae Cooper’s shooting death, her mother wants the case reopened.

via @SamSearles9
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[Sam Searles @SamSearles9]

@izzeIikesunday But that would require songs to be pitched down... Which is only done for people like Sutton Foster and nobody else because heaven forbid folks with lower voices exis- whO SAID THAT

[Sam Searles @SamSearles9]

Audra. Cynthia. Paul Tazewell.
🥰✊🏾💞
#TonyAwards

[WHYY News @WHYYNews]

The jury returned a split verdict in the trial of former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial for the 2023 shooting of Eddie Irizarry.

Dial was found not guilty of third-degree murder, but was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
https://t.co/PPmDaUVjw9

[Ashley Reese @offbeatorbit]

I mean besides the fact that I wish HBO wasn’t moving forward with this project, and besides the fact that he’s way too traditionally handsome, I think that this is a prime example of how changing the races of certain characters Just Because needlessly complicates the narrative.

[Jake Blumgart @jblumgart]

The nation's oldest press club is in need of your assistance! https://t.co/ltoRlb05xP

[Reuters @Reuters]

The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in Illinois in July 2024, will receive $10 million as part of a settlement with officials from Sangamon County, the attorney representing the family said https://t.co/OP6zteZCul

[Sam Searles @SamSearles9]

GO BIRDS 🦅

[Report for America @Report4America]

🎉 Today, we’re thrilled to announce a major multi-year gift from @KnightFdn! This $20 million investment will provide career-making opportunities for the next generation of journalists, help transform local newsroom financial sustainability and shape the future of local news. Read more: https://t.co/3exhuHuO7b

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

They are not.

[Sam Searles @SamSearles9]

@AppleTV Now I KNOW y'all not posting this having cancelled the show right before it got to Sondheim. That would be INSANE.

[CIRCLE @CivicYouth]

It's almost #GivingTuesday!

CIRCLE is largely funded by philanthropic support, and we need you to join our efforts to ensure young people are excited & ready to participate in civic life, both in & out of election season.

Make your gift early here: https://t.co/L4qodhGGxU

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

For five years, I have been covering what is unquestionably the biggest criminal justice scandal in American history.

Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life.

But it's not over.

A thread.

[Sana Saeed @SanaSaeed]

The state of our news media is such that Ben & Jerry’s is educating the public about the authoritarian implications of HR 9495, while mainstream news outlets have remained largely silent about it.

[Paul Blest @pblest]

The condition of Philly public schools cannot be dependent on whether the Eagles quarterback is a good person or not

[The Nostalgia Queen @Snow_Blacck]

“We don’t have anymore ‘I VOTED’ stickers”

ME, AN ADULT:

[David Gilbert @daithaigilbert]

For the last six months I've been investigating the #constitutionalsheriffs movement and the threat it poses to next months election.

Here's what I found:

1/11

https://t.co/d6gW6pRRKD

[Sam Searles @SamSearles9]

@cincopedia When I eventually win the lottery I won't tell nobody but there will be at least 6 seasons of Schmigadoon goddammit 😭😭😭

[Sam Searles @SamSearles9]

(I'm aware I'm dating myself here) I am begging fellow #OneDirection fans to mobilize against #TMZ.

The world would be better for it.

TMZ reported on the Kobe Bryant pic lawsuit so I assumed they'd do better (as I stupidly believe in things like ethics) but nope.
#LiamPayne

[(taylour’s version)🫧 @tveitidk]

especially this because do NOT BUY YOUR KIDS THE WICKED BOOK BECAUSE ARIANA GRANDE IS ON THE COVER! they don’t need to read the Wicked book until they’re much older!!