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statehouse reporter. new jersey globe. zach@njglobe.com

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NJ voter registration deadline is Tuesday β€’ New Jersey Monitor Eligible New Jersey residents who want to cast ballots for the state's next governor must register by Tuesday.

NJ voter registration deadline is Tuesday newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/nj-vo...

13.10.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the Appellate Division has ordered column ballots be used for in-person voting in Gloucesterβ€”bad news for Democratic Assemblymembers Heather Simmons, Dave Bailey, Cody Miller, and Dan Hutchison, who all represent Gloucester and all probably need to outrun Mikie to survive

11.10.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

AHHHHH

11.10.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so much worse than hell.

11.10.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The announcers don’t even know the rules this is how screwed up this baseball game is

11.10.2025 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so much worse than hell

11.10.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What the fuck is going on.

11.10.2025 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m gonna throw up

11.10.2025 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

12 innings I’m gonna die I can’t take this please spare me

11.10.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tarik Skubal is the first pitcher in postseason history with multiple 13+ strikeout games in a single postseason

Only others with two in a postseason career:

Bob Gibson
Gerrit Cole

11.10.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

baseball is going to kill me

11.10.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

11.10.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3516    πŸ” 776    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 56
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β€œUh yeah no I don’t think they like each other”

10.10.2025 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ciattarelli says he will sue Sherrill over claims he worsened opioid epidemic, β€œkilled” thousands - New Jersey Globe Republican Jack Ciattarelli’s campaign announced Thursday evening that he will sue his opponent in the governor’s race, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair),

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) accused her gubernatorial opponent, former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R), of β€œkilling tens of thousands” by worsening the opioid epidemic while he led a medical publishing firm. Now, he said he will sue her for defamation. newjerseyglobe.com/fl/ciattarel...

09.10.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Jack Ciattarelli just announced he’ll sue Mikie Sherrill for defamation over the claims she made about it his business history at yesterday’s debate. More to come

09.10.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fact-checking New Jersey’s second gubernatorial debate - New Jersey Globe This fact-check is the result of a partnership between the New Jersey Globe and PolitiFact, and will be published by both outlets; you can access

I teamed up with Joey Fox and @politifact.bsky.social’s
Lou Jacobson to fact-check last night’s gubernatorial debate newjerseyglobe.com/governor/fac...

09.10.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

there’s a student activist at Dartmouth named Roan V. Wade and I still think about it

09.10.2025 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When this election is over I’m going to Texas Roadhouse alone and spending $90

09.10.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They said if a candidate's report comes in after 5 p.m., they're getting to them later. I guess there's no real reason to file them before 5, either

06.10.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, anything close to fundraising parity would’ve made it like 45 mil

06.10.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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campaign finance reform x the abolition of the line = very very expensive primaries

06.10.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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In tight South Jersey Assembly race, the rematch is on - New Jersey Globe As November’s General Assembly elections approach, the New Jersey Globe will highlight several of the state’s most competitive legislative races. We start

Locking in now. newjerseyglobe.com/local/in-tig...

05.10.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bob and Sergio from One Battle After Another

Bob and Sergio from One Battle After Another

Thinking about them

02.10.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 450    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 14

One Big Beautiful Bill After Another

01.10.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Electric.

29.09.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazing Grace

oh and Pete Seeger autumn open.spotify.com/track/6eXssA...

27.09.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Geese, Paul Thomas Anderson, and John McPhee autumn

26.09.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Archives released too much of Mikie Sherrill's military record to her opponent in governor's race The National Archives admitted a technician had erred in releasing Rep. Mikie Sherill's "entire record."

CBS News reporting the National Archives distributed a nearly wholly unredacted copy of Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s military records to a political opponent: www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...

25.09.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Dan Campbell is a bad bad bad bad man

23.09.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 535    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

These days, the football game of what’s more and more. In order to champion β€” when its competition of the ballgame β€” America is the time for together. And that’s which of the fans. The fans of what it’s most of all. Let’s what it again: the fans of when it’s more.

07.09.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1839    πŸ” 361    πŸ’¬ 91    πŸ“Œ 41

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