Obed Manuel
@obedmanuel.bsky.social
Independent journalist trying to figure it all out. Past lives: National Public Radio, The Dallas Morning News, Colorado Public Radio. Oak Cliff. 🇲🇽🌮
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I got ads for LALA queso and burger buns endorsed by Shaq, who spoke Spanish in the ad.
Watched the game from mexico. Does not sound like I missed out on quality ads this year. 😬
February 9, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I got ads for LALA queso and burger buns endorsed by Shaq, who spoke Spanish in the ad.
Watched the game from mexico. Does not sound like I missed out on quality ads this year. 😬
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Watched the game from mexico. Does not sound like I missed out on quality ads this year. 😬
Thank god for Benito because this game sucks.
February 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Thank god for Benito because this game sucks.
Who are any of these people?
Anybody who says they enjoyed this more than Bad Bunny is a liar and here-on barred from sharing their opinion on anything forever.
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Who are any of these people?
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I don't think that man said a single word in English and I love that for us
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I don't think that man said a single word in English and I love that for us
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Love this for puertorriqueños and appreciate Bad Bunny sharing the space with the rest of us! ❤️
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Love this for puertorriqueños and appreciate Bad Bunny sharing the space with the rest of us! ❤️
What fucking legend Bad Bunny is. Un héroe 🇵🇷
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
What fucking legend Bad Bunny is. Un héroe 🇵🇷
Don’t care who wins as long as the Patriots lose. 🤷🏽♂️
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Don’t care who wins as long as the Patriots lose. 🤷🏽♂️
My three-year-old just looked at me and said “Daddy, police officers don’t do work. Just firefighters and doctors.”
I mean… 🤷🏽♂️
I mean… 🤷🏽♂️
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
My three-year-old just looked at me and said “Daddy, police officers don’t do work. Just firefighters and doctors.”
I mean… 🤷🏽♂️
I mean… 🤷🏽♂️
Maybe the Seahawks will run the ball today…
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Maybe the Seahawks will run the ball today…
Evergreen content
Holy fuck has everybody always been this dumb?
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Evergreen content
Felicidades a mi amigo Benito, who came to see me and just me at work last year. 🐰
February 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Felicidades a mi amigo Benito, who came to see me and just me at work last year. 🐰
Frankly, we deserve it 🤷🏽♂️
pope gon condemn everyone to hell by 8am after the bears get bounced from the playoffs
January 19, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Frankly, we deserve it 🤷🏽♂️
I feel like I should have a soft spot for Denver given that my son was born there, but it feels really hard to root against Josh Allen. Sorry, Mile High friends.
January 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I feel like I should have a soft spot for Denver given that my son was born there, but it feels really hard to root against Josh Allen. Sorry, Mile High friends.
No Golden Globe for your boy, but I got something even better: verification from a site that’s NOT Twitter/X.
✅ @obedmanuel.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
No Golden Globe for your boy, but I got something even better: verification from a site that’s NOT Twitter/X.
Some news… This is my last week at NPR. I’m grateful for my colleagues at Morning Edition and around the org. Leaving sucks, but I’m excited about what’s next. More on that later. If you need freelance support, holler at me:
[email protected]
Odds are I’ll be hollering at you first. 😅
[email protected]
Odds are I’ll be hollering at you first. 😅
January 6, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Some news… This is my last week at NPR. I’m grateful for my colleagues at Morning Edition and around the org. Leaving sucks, but I’m excited about what’s next. More on that later. If you need freelance support, holler at me:
[email protected]
Odds are I’ll be hollering at you first. 😅
[email protected]
Odds are I’ll be hollering at you first. 😅
NPR mapped how Jan. 6, 2021 unfolded, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election. "The evidence vividly shows the planning for 'revolution' and the brutality of violence on a day that continues to shape American politics."
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
NPR mapped how Jan. 6, 2021 unfolded, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election. "The evidence vividly shows the planning for 'revolution' and the brutality of violence on a day that continues to shape American politics."
From an accuracy standpoint, "ousted" is not the right descriptor for Maduro's removal from power...
January 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
From an accuracy standpoint, "ousted" is not the right descriptor for Maduro's removal from power...
Awesome history.
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Awesome history.
Trump’s removal of Nicolas Maduro from power “comes at a time when Trump has also freed or pardoned other convicted drug dealers and people accused of ties to drug gangs and cartels - notably the former president of Honduras.” From NPR’s @brianmannadk.bsky.social
Maduro's ouster on drug charges comes as Trump lets others free
The military removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on US drug charges comes after Trump has freed other figures connected to narcotics trafficking.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Trump’s removal of Nicolas Maduro from power “comes at a time when Trump has also freed or pardoned other convicted drug dealers and people accused of ties to drug gangs and cartels - notably the former president of Honduras.” From NPR’s @brianmannadk.bsky.social
Somehow my toddler not being able to get pancakes at two restaurants was not my biggest “GODDAMNIT! WTF?” of the day.
January 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Somehow my toddler not being able to get pancakes at two restaurants was not my biggest “GODDAMNIT! WTF?” of the day.
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What happened in Venezuela over the last 24 hours is the kind of context reporters will leave out in the future when Venezuelans come to the U.S. in large numbers to seek asylum from U.S. foreign policy.
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
What happened in Venezuela over the last 24 hours is the kind of context reporters will leave out in the future when Venezuelans come to the U.S. in large numbers to seek asylum from U.S. foreign policy.
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — No visible signs yet that US is running Venezuela after Trump claims, as country's security forces control key sites.
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — No visible signs yet that US is running Venezuela after Trump claims, as country's security forces control key sites.
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Thank goodness we’ve got Tim Pool’s Timcast and LindellTV reporting from the Pentagon press corps right now.
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Thank goodness we’ve got Tim Pool’s Timcast and LindellTV reporting from the Pentagon press corps right now.