RacoonHail
@racoonhail.bsky.social
Lover of all things nerdy and sports. Firmly believes LeBron is Basketball Thanos.
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If you’re wondering how close today’s monobob race was over 3 1/2 miles of sliding, the IBSF has this handy image for you.
Elana beats Laura by a few feet, and Kaillie by about a sled length.
Elana beats Laura by a few feet, and Kaillie by about a sled length.
February 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
If you’re wondering how close today’s monobob race was over 3 1/2 miles of sliding, the IBSF has this handy image for you.
Elana beats Laura by a few feet, and Kaillie by about a sled length.
Elana beats Laura by a few feet, and Kaillie by about a sled length.
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Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
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At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
February 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
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What a tribute to an Brazilian soccer player, the King Pelé.
February 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
What a tribute to an Brazilian soccer player, the King Pelé.
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New episode of VGA is up! We are joined by @sonyaballantyne.bsky.social to discuss our favorite Remakes! We also talk a little Dragon Quest, the Nintendo Showcase, and have you heard about the Steam Deck?
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February 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
New episode of VGA is up! We are joined by @sonyaballantyne.bsky.social to discuss our favorite Remakes! We also talk a little Dragon Quest, the Nintendo Showcase, and have you heard about the Steam Deck?
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Anyone currently involved in federal immigration enforcement, every officer, every bureaucrat, every lawyer, every judge, is a member of the most evil group of people this country has seen since Reconstruction. Darkness personified, every one. Doing this to children is beyond depraved.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Anyone currently involved in federal immigration enforcement, every officer, every bureaucrat, every lawyer, every judge, is a member of the most evil group of people this country has seen since Reconstruction. Darkness personified, every one. Doing this to children is beyond depraved.
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Brand new polling from Data for Progress, shared first with Strength In Numbers, shows voters back Dems in the DHS shutdown over ICE — and overwhelmingly favor key reforms such as preventing mask-wearing (+23) and requiring judicial warrants for arrests (+34): www.gelliottmorris.com/p/democrats-...
February 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Brand new polling from Data for Progress, shared first with Strength In Numbers, shows voters back Dems in the DHS shutdown over ICE — and overwhelmingly favor key reforms such as preventing mask-wearing (+23) and requiring judicial warrants for arrests (+34): www.gelliottmorris.com/p/democrats-...
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1/ Is the mostly-reversed fall hump in the unemployment rate a result of the bad job market for young graduates?
A seasonal adjustment story that I'm gradually sketching out.
A seasonal adjustment story that I'm gradually sketching out.
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
1/ Is the mostly-reversed fall hump in the unemployment rate a result of the bad job market for young graduates?
A seasonal adjustment story that I'm gradually sketching out.
A seasonal adjustment story that I'm gradually sketching out.
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"construction jobs are way up" [EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER]
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
"construction jobs are way up" [EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER]
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OLYMPICS NEWSLETTER, DAY 4
IT IS CURLING TIME IN AMERICA
(Plus, the medals that keep breaking, a killer podium, figure skaters using 1990s music, figure skaters using AI-generated 1990s music AND MORE!)
IT IS CURLING TIME IN AMERICA
(Plus, the medals that keep breaking, a killer podium, figure skaters using 1990s music, figure skaters using AI-generated 1990s music AND MORE!)
February 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
OLYMPICS NEWSLETTER, DAY 4
IT IS CURLING TIME IN AMERICA
(Plus, the medals that keep breaking, a killer podium, figure skaters using 1990s music, figure skaters using AI-generated 1990s music AND MORE!)
IT IS CURLING TIME IN AMERICA
(Plus, the medals that keep breaking, a killer podium, figure skaters using 1990s music, figure skaters using AI-generated 1990s music AND MORE!)
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
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People upset Bad Bunny did the whole thing in Spanish but also thought the women dancing were really hot
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
People upset Bad Bunny did the whole thing in Spanish but also thought the women dancing were really hot
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I cannot stress this enough: This is the most fun I've had online during an Olympics ever.
This rocks, you all rock, and I'm so happy to be here on Bluesky doing all this.
This rocks, you all rock, and I'm so happy to be here on Bluesky doing all this.
I've been running my sliding sport website for nearly 15 years. This is my fourth Winter Olympics I've covered in one way or another.
By far, I've seen more enthusiasm for the Olympics here on Bluesky than I remember on any other social media platform. It's legitimately not even close.
By far, I've seen more enthusiasm for the Olympics here on Bluesky than I remember on any other social media platform. It's legitimately not even close.
February 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I cannot stress this enough: This is the most fun I've had online during an Olympics ever.
This rocks, you all rock, and I'm so happy to be here on Bluesky doing all this.
This rocks, you all rock, and I'm so happy to be here on Bluesky doing all this.
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I AM POPTARTICUS
I know the insta is supposed to read ‘Pop Tarts US’ but looking at that quickly, now all I can see is Poptarticus. ‘I am Poptarticus!’
February 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I AM POPTARTICUS
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
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COMMENTARY: We should believe President Trump
February 5, 2026 at 2:31 AM
COMMENTARY: We should believe President Trump
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I get this, but here's where I'm at:
Trump & Vance are the worst of us. America is bigger than them, and they win if we let them define us.
Team USA is the best of us. It's filled with Americans MAGA hates—first-generation + immigrants, LGBTQ+ athletes, people of color—& I'm gonna root for them.
Trump & Vance are the worst of us. America is bigger than them, and they win if we let them define us.
Team USA is the best of us. It's filled with Americans MAGA hates—first-generation + immigrants, LGBTQ+ athletes, people of color—& I'm gonna root for them.
I really really want these athletes to have a great experience, be competitive and perhaps win a gold medal, but, honestly, the thought of hearing "USA!USA!USA!" during their games kinda makes me cringe. If we were any other country the IOC would ask us to march under the olympic flag.
February 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I get this, but here's where I'm at:
Trump & Vance are the worst of us. America is bigger than them, and they win if we let them define us.
Team USA is the best of us. It's filled with Americans MAGA hates—first-generation + immigrants, LGBTQ+ athletes, people of color—& I'm gonna root for them.
Trump & Vance are the worst of us. America is bigger than them, and they win if we let them define us.
Team USA is the best of us. It's filled with Americans MAGA hates—first-generation + immigrants, LGBTQ+ athletes, people of color—& I'm gonna root for them.
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People are going to be really mad that the ask here isn’t abolishing any deportation ever (which would be my choice if it was just up to me) but this is a very calculated list of reasonable asks that Republicans will lose their minds over, reinforcing revulsion in the American lizard brain.
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
People are going to be really mad that the ask here isn’t abolishing any deportation ever (which would be my choice if it was just up to me) but this is a very calculated list of reasonable asks that Republicans will lose their minds over, reinforcing revulsion in the American lizard brain.
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Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
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Melinda Gates pitching for justice for the girls (now women) who bravely came forward against the most powerful people on earth (including her ex) and to stop using the Epstein Files as some abstract concept of a political football is 🔥🔥🔥
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Melinda Gates pitching for justice for the girls (now women) who bravely came forward against the most powerful people on earth (including her ex) and to stop using the Epstein Files as some abstract concept of a political football is 🔥🔥🔥
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I wrote, and also listicled, about Melania
I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m. So You Don’t Have To
The snacks were horrendous. The movie was worse. But the airless luxury of Amazon's new project makes it an important cultural artifact for our political reality.
www.theringer.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I wrote, and also listicled, about Melania
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NEW: President Trump is making new false claims about Tina Peters, calling into question whether Trump is aware of the basic facts about the case that has led him to repeatedly punish the State of Colorado
February 3, 2026 at 2:12 AM
NEW: President Trump is making new false claims about Tina Peters, calling into question whether Trump is aware of the basic facts about the case that has led him to repeatedly punish the State of Colorado
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The NFL’s billionaire owners literally can’t lose when it comes to making money. On the field? That’s another matter. buff.ly/hQpJNcL
The Permanent Overclass
The NFL’s billionaire owners literally can’t lose when it comes to making money. On the field? That’s another matter.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM
The NFL’s billionaire owners literally can’t lose when it comes to making money. On the field? That’s another matter. buff.ly/hQpJNcL
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly