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Dad, space and science nerd, photography, Sox, Pats, Bruins
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daveorama.bsky.social
I was around when the #Patriots lost a Super Bowl 46 to 10. This is not worse than that. But this defense is just as good.

They deserve this win.
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
daveorama.bsky.social
Is it me or has NBC done very few replays
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, Amazon saw its corporate income taxes shrink by more than HALF last year, even as its profits climbed.

But instead of investing the savings into their workforce, Amazon just announced thousands of layoffs and plans to spend $200B on AI.

Textbook corporate greed.
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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mikereiss.bsky.social
Patriots Friday

🏈12:45p PT: Practice

NOTES: OT Will Campbell's final "Weekend Update"...No more media interviews...CB Christian Gonzalez on WR Jaxson Smith-Njigba: "Smooth in and out of breaks, looks like he's not running"...DT Milton Williams: Doubters "give me more fuel".
February 6, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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rsnstats.com
#RedSox salary dump Jordan Hicks (plus cash and prospect David Sandlin) to #WhiteSox for 22-year-old pitching prospect Gage Ziehl according to multiple reports.

Hicks, part of the return for Rafael Devers, pitched to an 8.20 ERA, 1.982 WHIP, and 51 ERA+ in 21 appearances for BOS in 2025.
February 1, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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captmarkkelly.bsky.social
Twenty-three years ago today, seven astronauts never made it home when we lost space shuttle Columbia. It was a tragedy that changed space exploration and reminded us of its incredible risks. I think about their families every Feb. 1st. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.
February 1, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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chasingray.bsky.social
Newsletter is out - this one on air ambulance operator Guardian Flight. I'm working on a lot of DCA midair and FAA stuff but we talk way too little about medevac, which is Part 135, and so I spent some time on these accidents. colleenmondor.substack.com/p/40-guardia...
#40: Guardian Flight, the FAA & Three Fatality Crashes
Guardian Flight crashed in 2019, 2022 & 2023; eleven people died.
colleenmondor.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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slangsonsports.bsky.social
Let’s goooooo 🎉

You can check these every day on Baseball Savant 🙌
January 31, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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mikereiss.bsky.social
Patriots injury report (projected if there was practice):
January 28, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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ri.oldfolkshome.org
RIP Challenger crew. 40 years ago this morning. 🫡 😢
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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eileen4ever.bsky.social
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
Cumulative US measles cases As of January 27, there have been more cases than there were by the same week last year. Fairly horizontal lines for 2023 and 2024, a steep diagonal line for 2025, and a vertical line for ytd 2026. 2026 478 cases 2025 2253 cases 2024 283 cases 2023 63 cases Note: Data updated on January 27, 2026, at 3 p.m. ET. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Johns Hopkins University, Center for Outbreak Response Innovation Graphic: Alex Leeds Matthews and Matt Stiles, CNN
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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mikereiss.bsky.social
Cleaning out the notebook from the Patriots’ 10-7 win over the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game … with a peek ahead to Super Bowl LX vs. the Seahawks.
January 28, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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jamesfrye.bsky.social
ARRAKEEN — Baron Vladimir Harkonnen announced today Rabban Harkonnen has been replaced as head of the Arrakis occupation.

The Baron has named Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen as the new overlord, promising that the Fremen will come to love him.

Chuck Schumer declared victory and voted to fund the Harkonnens.
a black and white photo of a military parade with the letter l on a flag
Alt: Harkonnen armies massed in Dune
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
The BBC is the world's most respected broadcaster. @bbcrosatkins.bsky.social
is its most respected fact checker. Here he analyses, frame by frame, what happened in Minneapolis.

Border Patrol removed Alex Pretti's gun, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 shot him — TEN times in five seconds. The Trump regime is lying to us.
January 26, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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mikereiss.bsky.social
Quick-hit thoughts/notes around the Patriots and NFL (Mike Vrabel-Sean Payton an elite coaching matchup; how Drake Maye felt the playoffs; Anfernee Jennings' reward; Vrabel's appreciation for job; Stefon Diggs comes full circle in Denver; Senior Bowl etc.) www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Vrabel, Payton meet again, with Super Bowl on the line
Payton knows the passion Vrabel brings; Vrabel is keenly aware of Payton the playcaller.
www.espn.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:11 AM
daveorama.bsky.social
Apparently Drake Maye improvised the naked bootleg on the last play? That's my quarterback! 😎
January 26, 2026 at 1:10 AM
daveorama.bsky.social
Lots of "that game sucked because of the weather". It's a valid opinion, sure. But you have to admit that it is in the DNA of the #NFL.

Why was one of the first games with a nickname the Ice Bowl? Why do we hear about the Frozen Tundra (tm) 100 times a season?

It's part of the deal.
January 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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mikereiss.bsky.social
NE 10, DEN 7

0️⃣ turnovers in snow

‼️ FG block team

🥊 Hung in fight in tough 1st half

🚜 Tractor pull of a game

🔥D turned up heat on Stidham

🏃 Maye’s legs (what separates him in MVP race)

🔓 Gonzo late INT

⬆️ Schooler, M. Williams

⬇️ Baringer

🚑 Spillane (ankle)
January 25, 2026 at 11:12 PM
daveorama.bsky.social
This is why the field goals in the Tuck Rule game were the best I've ever seen.
January 25, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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mikereiss.bsky.social
Early thoughts as the Patriots trail 7-0:
January 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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andrewcallahan.bsky.social
#Patriots K Andy Borregales just crushed a 61-yard FG in warmups. It would have been good from 70, kid you not.
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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mikereiss.bsky.social
Patriots inactives: WR Efton Chism III, CB Kobee Minor, OT Marcus Bryant, G Caedan Wallace, TE C.J.Dippre, 3rd QB Tommy DeVito, DE/OLB Harold Landry (knee).

Chism gets edged out by Kyle Williams for the final spot, as Mack Hollins' return has trickle-down effect.
January 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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joshuajfriedman.com
Do you appreciate @nws.noaa.gov's posts on Bluesky?

Did you know that this account is a pilot program that may or may not be continued and even expanded to NWS field offices?

NWS is soliciting comments here! www.surveymonkey.com/r/PrototypeN...
Press release:
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nws.noaa.gov National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 18d
⚠️~132 million: Number of people under alerts for snow, sleet, & freezing rain.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, & freezing rain from the Southern Rockies & Plains beginning Friday (Jan. 23), spreading eastward toward New England this weekend.
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Map of the U.S. showing the watches, warnings, and advisories in effect across over 20 states.
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 PM
daveorama.bsky.social
This website for precipitation probability is really cool 😎 #Fern

www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/Prob_Precip/...
NWS Probabilistic Precipitation Portal
www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov
January 23, 2026 at 2:31 PM