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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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:
obedmanuelwrites@gmail.com
Odds are I’ll be hollering at you first. 😅
obedmanuelwrites@gmail.com
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:
obedmanuelwrites@gmail.com
Odds are I’ll be hollering at you first. 😅
obedmanuelwrites@gmail.com
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.
Millions of questions, but WTF sums it up.
U.S. hit Venezuela with 'large-scale strike,' captured Nicolás Maduro, Trump says
President Trump claimed overnight that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro.
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January 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Millions of questions, but WTF sums it up.
Let me tell you how quickly I would’ve pulled my son from his daycare if the doors had just been unlocked and welcomed in random strangers…
January 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Let me tell you how quickly I would’ve pulled my son from his daycare if the doors had just been unlocked and welcomed in random strangers…
Just paid $18 for a small cheese pizza. Something about paying stadium prices out in the real world just doesn’t feel sustainable for anybody.
December 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just paid $18 for a small cheese pizza. Something about paying stadium prices out in the real world just doesn’t feel sustainable for anybody.
I would 100% rock Kevin’s outfit from the family pizza dinner night scene in Home Alone.
December 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I would 100% rock Kevin’s outfit from the family pizza dinner night scene in Home Alone.
I visited the Obed River today, which I am just as surprised as you are is named the Obed River.
December 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I visited the Obed River today, which I am just as surprised as you are is named the Obed River.
It has never stopped feeling surreal to see National Guard troops at Metro stops in D.C.
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It has never stopped feeling surreal to see National Guard troops at Metro stops in D.C.
Thank you, John Cena.
a man wearing a green shirt that says " never give up "
ALT: a man wearing a green shirt that says " never give up "
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December 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Thank you, John Cena.
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Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nothing is a touchdown anymore, I guess!
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Nothing is a touchdown anymore, I guess!
Somehow, just somehow, this Inter Miami-Vancouver game will result in a penalty for Argentina…
December 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Somehow, just somehow, this Inter Miami-Vancouver game will result in a penalty for Argentina…
I have such little faith that Mexico will get out of that group…pero no me rajo. 🇲🇽🌮
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I have such little faith that Mexico will get out of that group…pero no me rajo. 🇲🇽🌮