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Kelly Blidook

@kblidook.bsky.social

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Just trying to learn things & collect good data. Employed studying the politics. Passions: baseball, dogs, space, time (He/him) https://www.mun.ca/political-science/people/kelly-blidook/

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · Apr 14

Treat others as yourself

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

A Buckner-esque play, but never a Buckner

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

Impressive

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Steven Goldman @stevengoldman.bsky.social · 1d

The Dodgers finally won due to a reliever, it's just that the reliever was on the other team.

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

Wow.

Buckner moment

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sure he’d enjoy the ride

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

Whoa!!

Bears?

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

Koda would get hair on the seats ….

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

If you managed to sit thru that NL leaders debate for the full 45 minutes, I applaud you

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 1d

The Onion is so damn good.

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

I think the lesson here is that debates suck, unless you make them worth watching.

In which case, they still suck.

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

As a contrast, here is a story from yesterday that doesn't seem to appear on the front of most websites anymore:

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

You haven't seen that on television in a Canadian election recently I bet.

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sparks fly as PC, Liberal debate reaches boiling point in Grand Falls-Windsor | CBC News

Two of the three candidates running in the Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans district pulled no punches during a televised debate Wednesday, with Barry Manuel and Chris Tibbs quickly trading jabs and accusa...

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 1d

The truly sad part about the #BlueJays eliminating the #Yankees so handily is that we have to wait longer to watch the Blue Jays play more baseball.

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning to all the Blue Jays fans who are looking forward to watching more great baseball

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 2d

Never in doubt.

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 2d

Had to get one more in … y’know … for the folks who haven’t left

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 3d

Sure, keep playing your classless little strikeout tune.

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 2d

The game isn’t even over

Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 2d

Aw … sad to see folks leaving the ballpark

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 2d

I love watching Alejandro Kirk run

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Karen Geier @karengeier.com · 2d

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 2d

Baseball players too.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d

Political leaders once watched their language. Now they delight in using obscenity, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily.

Politicians Aren’t Cool Enough to Curse This Much

Political leaders once watched their language. Now they delight in using obscenity.

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes intentional walks don’t work out

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 3d

challenging hit by pitch calls is for cowards

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 3d

Sure, keep playing your classless little strikeout tune.