Rick Pytlik
@rickpytlik.bsky.social
Your silly, happy, crazy-in-the-fun-way uncle. Reader, hurdler, and Dis-nerd. Sabres fan for life. OBID!
Lover of all things WOFO. Especially Arsenal WFC and Die Oranje Leeuwinnen.
COME ON YOU GUNNERS!
Lover of all things WOFO. Especially Arsenal WFC and Die Oranje Leeuwinnen.
COME ON YOU GUNNERS!
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ONE OF THE BEST STORIES OF THE OLYMPICS JUST HAPPENED:
Elana Meyers Taylor wins a gold medal in women's Monobob.
41 years old.
Elana Meyers Taylor wins a gold medal in women's Monobob.
41 years old.
February 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
ONE OF THE BEST STORIES OF THE OLYMPICS JUST HAPPENED:
Elana Meyers Taylor wins a gold medal in women's Monobob.
41 years old.
Elana Meyers Taylor wins a gold medal in women's Monobob.
41 years old.
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Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
February 16, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
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Her behaviour at the hearings was atrocious. Imagine if any previous Democratic Attorney General had ever responded in the same manner? They'd been drawn & quartered then roasted over a fire pit. I firmly believe her day is coming. She is a pitiful excuse for an AG.
www.huffpost.com/entry/thomas...
www.huffpost.com/entry/thomas...
Thomas Massie Calls Out Pam Bondi's Performance During Epstein Files Hearing
Attorney General Pam Bondi delved into name calling and shouting when questioned about the Epstein files.
www.huffpost.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Her behaviour at the hearings was atrocious. Imagine if any previous Democratic Attorney General had ever responded in the same manner? They'd been drawn & quartered then roasted over a fire pit. I firmly believe her day is coming. She is a pitiful excuse for an AG.
www.huffpost.com/entry/thomas...
www.huffpost.com/entry/thomas...
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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Please be careful in London. I have spent 25 years there, but I have never heard a story as frightening as this one from today in which nothing at all happened.
February 14, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Please be careful in London. I have spent 25 years there, but I have never heard a story as frightening as this one from today in which nothing at all happened.
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Thinking of Surya Bonaly this week while watching the backflip return to Olympic ice. She was the first to land it on one blade in Olympic competition in Nagano in 1998. I will never forget how I jumped up and screamed seeing her do it live.
February 12, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Thinking of Surya Bonaly this week while watching the backflip return to Olympic ice. She was the first to land it on one blade in Olympic competition in Nagano in 1998. I will never forget how I jumped up and screamed seeing her do it live.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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The IOC disqualified him this morning over his helmet featuring images of Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia.
NEW COLUMN FOR CBC Olympics:
Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych is the most important athlete at the Olympics right now
Here's why: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych is the most important athlete at the Olympics right now
Here's why: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych is the most important athlete at the Olympics right now | CBC
The International Olympic Committee is not an organization that generally begs, but they are begging Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych not to compete in a customized helmet showing the ...
www.cbc.ca
February 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM
The IOC disqualified him this morning over his helmet featuring images of Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia.
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Woman Arrives Home To Find A Random English Bulldog Waiting For Her | The Dodo
YouTube video by The Dodo
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February 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Minneapolis police department busts lying Trump official’s claim about restaurant 'mob'
www.alternet.org/msn-uk/vance...
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Minneapolis police busts lying Trump official’s claim about restaurant incident
The Minneapolis Police Department on Friday disputed claims made by Donald Trump's administration, according to Politico, stating that their characterization of an incident involving federal agents at...
www.alternet.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Minneapolis police department busts lying Trump official’s claim about restaurant 'mob'
www.alternet.org/msn-uk/vance...
www.alternet.org/msn-uk/vance...
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Going to need to see the same energy that was leveraged to object to the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel’s show applied to the outrageous arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. What’s the plan?
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Going to need to see the same energy that was leveraged to object to the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel’s show applied to the outrageous arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. What’s the plan?
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from yesterday’s Epstein files release.
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
January 31, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from yesterday’s Epstein files release.
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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Y’all, we’ve seen this before. The arrest of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for their coverage of resistance in Minneapolis is just like when they arrested journalists in Palestine for covering the g-cide.
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Y’all, we’ve seen this before. The arrest of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for their coverage of resistance in Minneapolis is just like when they arrested journalists in Palestine for covering the g-cide.
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DHS should be embarrassed that their ICE agent hires are so soft they can’t handle being videotaped, even while masked, so they resort to pepper spraying women at close range.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 PM
DHS should be embarrassed that their ICE agent hires are so soft they can’t handle being videotaped, even while masked, so they resort to pepper spraying women at close range.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
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Let's get so loud about this that Congress has no choice but to impeach Kristi Noem:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 26, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Let's get so loud about this that Congress has no choice but to impeach Kristi Noem:
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We should have all known that the moment progressives pulled out their own guns and the black panthers were back in the news defending their communities, that would be the time for common sense gun control. Not 20 some school shootings back, don't be silly.
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM
We should have all known that the moment progressives pulled out their own guns and the black panthers were back in the news defending their communities, that would be the time for common sense gun control. Not 20 some school shootings back, don't be silly.
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ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
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CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
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FT | Chelsea 0-2 Arsenal
⚽️ Mead
⚽️ Mariona
Huge blow to Chelsea's title chances.
Brilliant 2nd half performance from Arsenal. Mead + McCabe superb. Defended resolutely despite Thompson's pace + James' brilliance after coming on. Go within a point of Chelsea.
#CHEARS | #BarclaysWSL | #GOTBLive
⚽️ Mead
⚽️ Mariona
Huge blow to Chelsea's title chances.
Brilliant 2nd half performance from Arsenal. Mead + McCabe superb. Defended resolutely despite Thompson's pace + James' brilliance after coming on. Go within a point of Chelsea.
#CHEARS | #BarclaysWSL | #GOTBLive
January 24, 2026 at 2:25 PM
FT | Chelsea 0-2 Arsenal
⚽️ Mead
⚽️ Mariona
Huge blow to Chelsea's title chances.
Brilliant 2nd half performance from Arsenal. Mead + McCabe superb. Defended resolutely despite Thompson's pace + James' brilliance after coming on. Go within a point of Chelsea.
#CHEARS | #BarclaysWSL | #GOTBLive
⚽️ Mead
⚽️ Mariona
Huge blow to Chelsea's title chances.
Brilliant 2nd half performance from Arsenal. Mead + McCabe superb. Defended resolutely despite Thompson's pace + James' brilliance after coming on. Go within a point of Chelsea.
#CHEARS | #BarclaysWSL | #GOTBLive
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👉👉 Trump's lackeys are buying up all the tickets to Melania's documentary showing at the Kennedy Center to make it appear the show was sold out, since no one is buying them.
January 24, 2026 at 6:52 AM
👉👉 Trump's lackeys are buying up all the tickets to Melania's documentary showing at the Kennedy Center to make it appear the show was sold out, since no one is buying them.
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
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The late-night hosts questioned the relevance of the old rule in an era where broadcast TV viewership is declining and labeled it as a bid to stifle their speech.
‘Reinterpreting Rules…To Stifle Us’: Kimmel And Colbert React To FCC ‘Equal Time’ Notice
The late-night hosts questioned the relevance of the old rule in an era where broadcast TV viewership is declining and labeled it as a bid to stifle their speech.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The late-night hosts questioned the relevance of the old rule in an era where broadcast TV viewership is declining and labeled it as a bid to stifle their speech.