Mike O’Rourke
@mikeorourkenews.bsky.social
Retired newspaper guy. Stillwater, Minn. resident. Former associate editor and political reporter at Brainerd Dispatch.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Maye's struggled a ton but those were the 2 best throws by either QB all night
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Maye's struggled a ton but those were the 2 best throws by either QB all night
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February 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Clinton’s willing to talk. Where’s Trump?
Ghislaine Maxwell helped launch Clinton Global Initiative, donated $1 million. "She... attended Chelsea Clinton’s 2010 wedding.... Ms. Maxwell told the [DoJ]... that she last saw Mr. Clinton sometime between 2016 & 2018, when... they had dinner together in L.A.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
Epstein Files Reveal Scope of Ghislaine Maxwell’s Role in Clinton Circle
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Clinton’s willing to talk. Where’s Trump?
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Criticizing your country isn’t unpatriotic — this is 👇🏽
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Criticizing your country isn’t unpatriotic — this is 👇🏽
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Lotta fat old guys telling Olympic athletes that they should be sent home. No one is stopping you from getting off your couches and training to take their spots. Until then, enjoy watching them exercise their free speech rights. Go team USA.
February 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Lotta fat old guys telling Olympic athletes that they should be sent home. No one is stopping you from getting off your couches and training to take their spots. Until then, enjoy watching them exercise their free speech rights. Go team USA.
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Did ya get that?
Shame on you if you don’t. 😡🇺🇸
Shame on you if you don’t. 😡🇺🇸
February 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Did ya get that?
Shame on you if you don’t. 😡🇺🇸
Shame on you if you don’t. 😡🇺🇸
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Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.
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What strategies have Democrats considered to prevent Donald Trump from stealing ANOTHER election this November?
It’s clear he’s not opposed to use DNI, FBI, ICE and other government agencies to cheat.
If their goal is restoring DEMOCRACY, isn’t protecting our safety as we vote the TOP priority?
It’s clear he’s not opposed to use DNI, FBI, ICE and other government agencies to cheat.
If their goal is restoring DEMOCRACY, isn’t protecting our safety as we vote the TOP priority?
February 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM
What strategies have Democrats considered to prevent Donald Trump from stealing ANOTHER election this November?
It’s clear he’s not opposed to use DNI, FBI, ICE and other government agencies to cheat.
If their goal is restoring DEMOCRACY, isn’t protecting our safety as we vote the TOP priority?
It’s clear he’s not opposed to use DNI, FBI, ICE and other government agencies to cheat.
If their goal is restoring DEMOCRACY, isn’t protecting our safety as we vote the TOP priority?
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When Ilia Malinin reaches the apex of a vertical leap, he is spinning at 350 revolutions per minute—about the same as a kitchen stand mixer or the marine engine of an oil tanker. Sally Jenkins reports on the 21-year-old figure skater breaking physics:
Figure Skating Has Never Seen Anything Like Ilia Malinin
The man who calls himself the “Quad God” can do things on skates that no one else can.
bit.ly
February 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
When Ilia Malinin reaches the apex of a vertical leap, he is spinning at 350 revolutions per minute—about the same as a kitchen stand mixer or the marine engine of an oil tanker. Sally Jenkins reports on the 21-year-old figure skater breaking physics:
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
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February 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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The president is now attacking a US Olympian as a “Loser” and misrepresenting his words for his mild unspecified criticisms about things going on in the US right now.
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The president is now attacking a US Olympian as a “Loser” and misrepresenting his words for his mild unspecified criticisms about things going on in the US right now.
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Ossoff: “This is the Epstein class... Trump is literally closing rural hospitals to cut taxes for George Soros...”
I would strongly encourage Democrats to continue with this rhetorical strategy.
It really subverts the entire worldview of the MAGA right.
I would strongly encourage Democrats to continue with this rhetorical strategy.
It really subverts the entire worldview of the MAGA right.
February 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Ossoff: “This is the Epstein class... Trump is literally closing rural hospitals to cut taxes for George Soros...”
I would strongly encourage Democrats to continue with this rhetorical strategy.
It really subverts the entire worldview of the MAGA right.
I would strongly encourage Democrats to continue with this rhetorical strategy.
It really subverts the entire worldview of the MAGA right.
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If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.
February 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM
If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.
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Portrait of Michelle
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Portrait of Michelle
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
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Here's a photo of my and current NFL MVP Matthew Stafford's third grade basketball team
He was good, the rest of us were not
He was good, the rest of us were not
February 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Here's a photo of my and current NFL MVP Matthew Stafford's third grade basketball team
He was good, the rest of us were not
He was good, the rest of us were not
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ICE is wreaking havoc on Minnesota’s economy and costing our local businesses millions of dollars every week. This cannot go on. ICE needs to leave immediately.
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
ICE is wreaking havoc on Minnesota’s economy and costing our local businesses millions of dollars every week. This cannot go on. ICE needs to leave immediately.
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As a doctor, I am horrified by what I saw at the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
No medical protocols.
No real medical care.
No nurse on site when I visited.
No beds. No real blankets. Extremely cold temperatures. Minimal food.
These conditions are inhumane and unacceptable.
No medical protocols.
No real medical care.
No nurse on site when I visited.
No beds. No real blankets. Extremely cold temperatures. Minimal food.
These conditions are inhumane and unacceptable.
February 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
As a doctor, I am horrified by what I saw at the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
No medical protocols.
No real medical care.
No nurse on site when I visited.
No beds. No real blankets. Extremely cold temperatures. Minimal food.
These conditions are inhumane and unacceptable.
No medical protocols.
No real medical care.
No nurse on site when I visited.
No beds. No real blankets. Extremely cold temperatures. Minimal food.
These conditions are inhumane and unacceptable.
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Wishing former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn the best in his run for Congress. If anyone deserves to win, it's him.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Wishing former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn the best in his run for Congress. If anyone deserves to win, it's him.
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Shirley Povich writing in 1962, with the most immaculate burn conceivable of the Redskins awful, vile owner George Preston Marshall, the last NFL owner to insist on an all white roster: "Jim Brown, born ineligible to play for the Redskins, integrated their end zone three times yesterday." RIP WaPo.
February 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Shirley Povich writing in 1962, with the most immaculate burn conceivable of the Redskins awful, vile owner George Preston Marshall, the last NFL owner to insist on an all white roster: "Jim Brown, born ineligible to play for the Redskins, integrated their end zone three times yesterday." RIP WaPo.
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Art by Michael deAdder
February 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Art by Michael deAdder