Ryan O'Rourke
@buntingforpower.bsky.social
Senior News Writer at Collider and Contributor at FanSided's Cubbies Crib. Baseball man. Lifelong gamer. Opinions are my own. Now in Bluesky flavor!
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The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave that girl an award for writing a terrible essay? For getting a trans person fired? This whole thing is an op.
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave that girl an award for writing a terrible essay? For getting a trans person fired? This whole thing is an op.
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The results from TN CD 7 tonight didn't net the Democrats a seat in the House, but they did demonstrate that an R+ 22 district moved solidly blue during the first 11 months of the Trump Administration. Just look at this beautiful map 😍
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The results from TN CD 7 tonight didn't net the Democrats a seat in the House, but they did demonstrate that an R+ 22 district moved solidly blue during the first 11 months of the Trump Administration. Just look at this beautiful map 😍
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Opinion: City Trial Is Kirby Air Riders At Its Best, But It Needs More Maps To Thrive Long-Term. (Repost)
Opinion: City Trial Is Kirby Air Riders At Its Best, But It Needs More Maps To Thrive Long-Term
Let the chaos continue (please)
www.nintendolife.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Opinion: City Trial Is Kirby Air Riders At Its Best, But It Needs More Maps To Thrive Long-Term. (Repost)
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7/$210M. Whatever we might think of that contract, I can say this with confidence: the Cubs were never, ever, ever gonna pay that much for Dylan Cease. www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/11...
BREAKING: Dylan Cease Gets a MONSTER Contract from the Toronto Blue Jays - Bleacher Nation
The Blue Jays have reportedly signed Dylan Cease to a seven-year deal.
www.bleachernation.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
7/$210M. Whatever we might think of that contract, I can say this with confidence: the Cubs were never, ever, ever gonna pay that much for Dylan Cease. www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/11...
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BREAKING: The New York Post has learned Dylan Cease to Blue Jays. $210M, 7 years
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
BREAKING: The New York Post has learned Dylan Cease to Blue Jays. $210M, 7 years
The Jed Hoyer Cubs signed a reliever for HOW MANY YEARS?
The Cubs are in agreement with free-agent righty Phil Maton on a two-year deal with a club option for '28, pending physical, per source.
Following @willsammon.bsky.social (first on contract length) and @michael-cerami.bsky.social (first on agreement).
Following @willsammon.bsky.social (first on contract length) and @michael-cerami.bsky.social (first on agreement).
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The Jed Hoyer Cubs signed a reliever for HOW MANY YEARS?
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Me after playing Kirby Air Riders for a few minutes:
a cartoon character sitting at a table with a bottle of wine
ALT: a cartoon character sitting at a table with a bottle of wine
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Me after playing Kirby Air Riders for a few minutes:
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"My point is that the MONEY associated with Imanaga’s new ONE-YEAR deal SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT stop the Cubs from adding LONG-TERM at the top of the rotation if they were ACTUALLY sincere about trying to do that in the first place." www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/11...
Just Don't Use Shota Imanaga's Decision as an Excuse - Bleacher Nation
The Chicago Cubs need an impact starting pitcher at the front of the rotation. Nothing has changed.
www.bleachernation.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"My point is that the MONEY associated with Imanaga’s new ONE-YEAR deal SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT stop the Cubs from adding LONG-TERM at the top of the rotation if they were ACTUALLY sincere about trying to do that in the first place." www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/11...
I am very pleased to report Kirby Air Riders is as much, if not more of a delight so far than the GameCube game. The original is one of my favorites from that era, so I'm absolutely smiling ear to ear playing this. Wouldn't you know it, City Trial still rips
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I am very pleased to report Kirby Air Riders is as much, if not more of a delight so far than the GameCube game. The original is one of my favorites from that era, so I'm absolutely smiling ear to ear playing this. Wouldn't you know it, City Trial still rips
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All-Star and Gold Glover Pete Crow-Armstrong is going to suit up for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
All-Star and Gold Glover Pete Crow-Armstrong is going to suit up for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.
Few things are as tilting in gaming as entering the housing lottery in FFXIV seemingly uncontested only to lose a 50/50 (AGAIN) because someone entered last-minute. Truly the Miguel Rojas ninth-inning homer of this MMO that I hate to love sometimes.
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Few things are as tilting in gaming as entering the housing lottery in FFXIV seemingly uncontested only to lose a 50/50 (AGAIN) because someone entered last-minute. Truly the Miguel Rojas ninth-inning homer of this MMO that I hate to love sometimes.
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I stand by my take
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I stand by my take
Packers might actually just be ass
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Packers might actually just be ass
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It wasn't Joe Maddon, or Theo Epstein, or even Chris Bosio who chose Kyle Hendricks to stand over the billy goat, when the time came to kill it. Sometimes, baseball chooses the heroes it wants, and what's left to the chosen is to be undaunted. #cubs #chicago #behereforit
The Night Kyle Hendricks Was Perfect
It wasn't Joe Maddon, or Theo Epstein, or even Chris Bosio who chose Kyle Hendricks to stand over the billy goat, when the time came to kill it. Sometimes, baseball chooses the heroes it wants, and what's left to the chosen is to be undaunted.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It wasn't Joe Maddon, or Theo Epstein, or even Chris Bosio who chose Kyle Hendricks to stand over the billy goat, when the time came to kill it. Sometimes, baseball chooses the heroes it wants, and what's left to the chosen is to be undaunted. #cubs #chicago #behereforit
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
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You don't hate Rockstar enough, once again circumstances prove that the negative stories about them aren't exaggerated, but watered down.
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
Boeing of gaming companies.
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
Boeing of gaming companies.
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You don't hate Rockstar enough, once again circumstances prove that the negative stories about them aren't exaggerated, but watered down.
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
Boeing of gaming companies.
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
Boeing of gaming companies.
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NEWS: Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on a host of charges tied to allegedly rigging pitches thrown during MLB games, according to a indictment unsealed Sunday.
More details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
More details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
NEWS: Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on a host of charges tied to allegedly rigging pitches thrown during MLB games, according to a indictment unsealed Sunday.
More details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
More details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
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Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
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making Jacob the stereotypical Bluesky user is the rudest and truest attack anyone has ever made on us
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
making Jacob the stereotypical Bluesky user is the rudest and truest attack anyone has ever made on us