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Ric Manns
@ricmanns241.bsky.social
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I am a retired educator, coach and historical gamer. I feel very blessed to have worked in my hometown schools & served as a city councilman. Thankful to live in a small town in southern Indiana.
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Ric Manns @ricmanns241.bsky.social · 5h
Beautiful Fall day here in the ‘Burg. Got the smoker going for the IU game…..Let’s Go HOOSIERS!!!! #IU #HOOSIERS #CFB #B1G
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 6d
BREAKING: Trump doesn't remember/believe/understand HE was president on January 6, 2021

This is how unstable, how mentally unbalanced, how much of a dangerous mixture of dishonesty and insanity Trump is:

"Biden's FBI?" By Jan. 6 2021, TRUMP had run the FBI for 1,448 days #25A
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Ric Manns @ricmanns241.bsky.social · 7d
Let’s go HOOSIERS!!!!! www.thedailyhoosier.com?fbclid=IwRlR...
The Daily Hoosier
Daily IU Athletics News, Analysis, Opinion and History
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Ric Manns @ricmanns241.bsky.social · 10d
I really enjoyed this one.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15d
Jack Posobiec, of “Pizzagate” fame, has been voting in Pennsylvania for nearly a decade while living in Maryland. trib.al/myCdQpd
It Sure Looks Like This MAGA Influencer Is Committing Voter Fraud
Jack Posobiec keeps voting in a swing state he doesn’t live in.
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The Economist @economist.com · 16d
Vladimir Putin knows he cannot defeat NATO in a stand-up fight. The Russian leader instead aims to corrode the West from within. The alliance must expose everything—and improve its resilience
Vladimir Putin is testing the West—and its unity
NATO must resist Russia’s efforts to corrode it from within
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Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 27d
Column: Curt Cignetti stopped himself from trash talking Saturday night. He didn’t have to. Indiana’s obliteration of Illinois spoke volumes — the Hoosiers are playoff contenders again.

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Indiana Makes Loud Statement in Beatdown of Illinois: Respect This CFP Contender
Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers heard the noise and delivered their most convincing proof yet that last season was no fluke.
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Hoosier Huddle @hoosierhuddle.bsky.social · 27d
No. 19 Hoosiers Hammer No. 9 Illini 63-10 #iufb #Hoosiers hoosierhuddle.com/2025/09/20/n...
No. 19 Hoosiers Hammer No. 9 Illini 63-10 - Hoosier Huddle
“Indiana doesn’t beat good teams.” “IU hasn’t proven it against good opposition.” What are they going to say now? The #18 Indiana Hoosiers dominated the #9 Illinois Fighting Illini, controlling every ...
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Ric Manns @ricmanns241.bsky.social · 27d
Who would have thought that I would have lived long enough to see NBC switch from the Notre Dame game to broadcast the IU football game….and then crushing a top ten team……Go HOOSIERS!!!

#IU #B1G #CFB
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Ric Manns @ricmanns241.bsky.social · 27d
Go HOOSIERS!!!!!
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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 27d
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · Sep 10
If you're a person of faith, it's a serious test of that faith to pray for someone you detest. That's a good reason to try and do it.
rappacord.bsky.social ❌👑 aren’t we all antifa? @rappacord.bsky.social · Sep 10
Not celebrating but no thoughts or prayers for him either.

My thoughts & prayers are reserved for those who want to implement common sense gun laws to protect all, especially children.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 10
The only reason why Putin would send drones into Poland would be that he doesn't believe Donald Trump would ultimately honor America's commitment to NATO and he wants to test that proposition.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · Sep 10
And Trump will do exactly what Putin tells him to do.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Sep 10
Putin is now going to give Trump a two hour lecture about how Poland has been a part of Russia for 800 years and he has historical grievances.
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Hoosier Huddle @hoosierhuddle.bsky.social · Sep 7
Stock up/Stock Down: Indiana 56 Kennesaw St. 9 #iufb #Hoosiers hoosierhuddle.com/2025/09/07/s...
Stock Up/Stock Down: Indiana 56 Kennesaw St. 9 - Hoosier Huddle
Indiana looked a lot better in Saturday’s 56-9 win over Kennesaw State. IU fixed many of the issues that appeared in last week’s edition of Stock Up/Stock Down, but had some new concerns pop up. Let’s check the portfolio.
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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social · Sep 2
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · Aug 14
In outlining his reason for a national program of social insurance, FDR stated:

"It is our plain duty to provide for that security upon which welfare depends."

We lay out why that goal is as essential today: #ProtectSocialSecurity 1/3 🧵
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The goal of Social Security is to mitigate economic risk, particularly the risk of poverty when someone loses their ability to receive market-based income through employment. All people age, and no one can foresee with absolute certainty when death or disability may occur. Because these events are inevitable, yet the timing is unpredictable, it makes sense to protect against them.
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Ric Manns @ricmanns241.bsky.social · Aug 31
Had a great IU Football Kickoff Saturday cookout on a beautiful day. The Hoosiers got the win, but need to improve. Finishing up opening weekend watching Michigan while having a Hoosier Game Day Lager. #IUFB #Beer #B1G #CFB
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Ric Manns @ricmanns241.bsky.social · Aug 29
She was toast anyway. Hopefully, we can get a Democrat elected there.
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Sexy Monsters @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · Aug 29
well, all political careers are going to die, for heaven's sakes
taniel.bsky.social Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Aug 29
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is not seeking reelection in 2026: www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/p...

Iowa swung hard to the right starting in 2016, but the 3 special elections that have happened in Iowa so far in 2025 have swung toward Dems by 22, 24, & 26 percentage points. Two seats have flipped blue.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 26
Shout out to all our “small government” Republican friends
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Matt Leeds @mleeds2048.bsky.social · Aug 26
America Pay Attention 🚨 🚨‼️

This looks more like Nazi Germany in the 1930s than America. This is what Hitler did. All authoritarians do this. If we don’t stop him SOON it’s going to get worse & America will turn into a Dictatorship

trump is a psychopathic lunatic.Do not be silent.Stand Up & fight
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Ric Manns @ricmanns241.bsky.social · Aug 25
Just saying…..bigger things to worry about than a stupid logo….
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Serpico @1966jazzbassnyc.bsky.social · Aug 24
Just look up most of @walshfreedom.bsky.social tweets or posts on other sites since 2018, he’s gone above & beyond in apologizing for the Tea Party and his actions/comments. He blew up his career in right wing media for his beliefs and calling out the fascism & grift on the right.
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Ric Manns @ricmanns241.bsky.social · Aug 24
Yes, if I lived in FL you’d get my vote. Private companies should have that freedom. What a joke the GOP has become…..