Sam Thomas

[Sam Thomas @samthomas86]

The problem is simple -- regulations (or lack thereof) and the market *encourages* the books to be hyper predatory and exploitative and the books are GIDDY to do it

[Stephen Caruso @StephenJ_Caruso]

FanDuel asked Bryce Harper to make a personalized video for a compulsive gambler in November 2024 who had racked up millions in losses. It raises deep question about the cozy relationship between gambling firms and the sports industrial complex.
https://t.co/B4IgJb1HWk

[tré easton @treeaston]

I’m just thinking about all of the candidates and elected officials of so many different walks of life who don’t get to be “flawed” or have “redemption arcs” but are nevertheless deeply compelling and wholly authentic.

[nick gavio @njgavio]

zero world cup games today

[Sam Thomas @samthomas86]

FLO IS FREE!!! #USMNT

[PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes]

Around 400 white nationalist Patriot Front
members are marching in D.C. today with Confederate flags, etc.

A streamer with the group described it as a “total Aryan victory.”

[Sam Thomas @samthomas86]

WHAT A BANGER!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Jewish Council for Public Affairs @theJCPA]

Today’s Supreme Court decisions further advance the administration’s dehumanizing and draconian immigration policies, putting countless families seeking safety and opportunity at risk.

Read our full statement:
https://t.co/S8cGD5pngM

[U.S. Senator John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA]

I was proud to walk the picket line with striking @UAWRegion9 workers from MACK Trucks in Macungie today.

This is my third @UAW picket line in the past few weeks. As long as these workers walk the picket line, I will have their backs.

[Sam Thomas @samthomas86]

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[Jenifer Rajkumar @JeniferRajkumar]

We don’t care about the rain! We don’t care about the heat!

We are heading into Election Day with energy, momentum, and a community that is fired up to vote.

Nothing is stopping us. Not the rain. Not the heat. Not the hate.

South Queens is showing up.

Vote Jenifer Rajkumar tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23. Love will win.

[Sam Thomas @samthomas86]

Somehow you just know that national sports media will find a way to blame Philly and or fans for there being a weather delay during one of our matches @FIFAWorldCup

[Julio @JulioHashem]

Sources: The newly reunited Tkachuk brothers will both wear TKACHUK on the back of their jerseys, instead of M. TKACHUK and B. TKACHUK. Those close to the situation say it doesn’t really matter because neither of them can read.

[Meg @megannn_lynne]

tony soprano summer (panic attacks, grilling sausages, making no progress in therapy, pool nap, repeating the same mistakes, ice cream sundae dinner)

[Dan Merica @merica]

#usmnt

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

Often imitated, never duplicated.

Happy National Mascot Day to the BEST mascot in the business! 💚

[Jewish Council for Public Affairs @theJCPA]

Dismantling the Department of Education and weakening the Office for Civil Rights doesn't make Jewish students safer — it leaves all students more vulnerable to discrimination and undermines key civil rights protections.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/ztsCRgTn1Y

[Kei @RealMamaEagle]

Philadelphia fans would tailgate someone’s wake if they could.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Here's the full chain of events that led to Trump storming out of his interview with Kristin Welker, beginning with her pressing him on the weaponization fund, continuing with her pointing out the baselessness of his "rigged election" lies, and concluding with him calling her "crooked or stupid" and leaving

[Sam Thomas @samthomas86]

He also appears to admit to... kissing a girl 🙊🙊

[Jon Levine @LevineJonathan]

NEW FROM ME

Morris Katz, a top advisor to embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, admitted in a 2019 blog post that he has also send explicit material to people in the past.

"I've sent nudes and I've received nudes," Katz said.

https://t.co/k0YoKkjpgG

[Lt. Col. (R) Peter Lerner @LTCPeterLerner]

I’m an Israeli. I served my country, defended it, represented it, and continue to fight for its future because I love it deeply.

And precisely because of that, I find the attacks on @jstreetdotorg so disturbing.

You don’t have to agree with every statement or policy position to recognize that J Street is part of the Jewish and Zionist conversation. Many of the people involved care deeply about Israel, its security, and its future as both a Jewish and democratic state.

What troubles me most is this growing idea that only one kind of Jew, one kind of Zionist, or one kind of supporter of Israel is legitimate. That anyone who asks difficult questions, speaks about democracy, human rights, or the moral direction of our country is somehow an enemy.

I reject that completely.

Israel was never meant to be a place of enforced political conformity. The strength of our society has always come from argument, diversity, and the courage to challenge ourselves, especially in difficult times.

@yechielleiter comments don’t protect Israel. They shrink it. They push away people who still choose, every single day, to stand with Israel even when it’s hard.

As a liberal Israeli, I will always defend our right to disagree with one another without erasing one another.

[Rep Josh Gottheimer @RepJoshG]

One year ago today, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were brutally murdered outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington— targeted simply because of who they worked for and what they represented.

We remember them. We mourn along with their families, and we recommit to standing against antisemitism and political violence in all its forms. May their memories be a blessing.