Raymond Arke
@rayarke.bsky.social
Former Journalist (CNN, OpenSecrets), Current and forever suffering Pittsburgh Pirates fan
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A fine day to remember Jim Harbaugh's unique relationship with "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" and the remarkable interpretive work that his and other football brains have done on this important text. (This is a gift link; I believe this news must be shared widely.) defector.com/the-edmund-f...
The Edmund Fitzgerald Is Inspiring Jim Harbaugh And Michigan Football To Achieve "Lake Mindset" | Defector
The popular culture of the 1970s is almost impossible to parse in retrospect. The people making the movies and music and television of the era were horny and ambitious and earnest, they were ingesting...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A fine day to remember Jim Harbaugh's unique relationship with "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" and the remarkable interpretive work that his and other football brains have done on this important text. (This is a gift link; I believe this news must be shared widely.) defector.com/the-edmund-f...
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
We need @nicklutsko.bsky.social
Obviously exciting but would vastly prefer “Dante, no Columbus” to “Columbus, no Dante”
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Warners Making ‘Gremlins 3’ With Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus Returning
Warners Bros. is reviving the franchise after decades on the shelf for a 2027 release.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need @nicklutsko.bsky.social
Citizen Kane is actually all about this DC liquor store
October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Citizen Kane is actually all about this DC liquor store
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I was given the opportunity to write some thoughts on today’s news. Here is what I had to say about the first day of the Pirates 2025-2026 off season:
Noah Hiles: Pirates' talk is cheap. It’s time for action
Pirates owner Bob Nutting wasn’t in attendance at PNC Park on Monday afternoon when his club officially announced that Don Kelly had been extended...
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September 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I was given the opportunity to write some thoughts on today’s news. Here is what I had to say about the first day of the Pirates 2025-2026 off season:
My college newsroom computer desktop background when I was news editor and editor-in-chief was this photo of Robert Redford in All the Presidents Men. One of the all-time greats!!
September 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
My college newsroom computer desktop background when I was news editor and editor-in-chief was this photo of Robert Redford in All the Presidents Men. One of the all-time greats!!
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RIP to a real one youtu.be/Qeemjaosp-E?...
Watergate - Dahlberg scene
YouTube video by International School History
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September 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
RIP to a real one youtu.be/Qeemjaosp-E?...
Happy to do my part @davidjroth.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Happy to do my part @davidjroth.bsky.social
"They know that Pirates fandom is linked to depression, anxiety, and even suicidal ideation, but they don’t care. Their business model depends on turning innocent, impressionable kids into sullen, dead-eyed adults who pound IC Lights and scream at the TV night after night."
Pirates Under Fire For Directly Marketing Team To Children theonion.com/pirates...
August 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"They know that Pirates fandom is linked to depression, anxiety, and even suicidal ideation, but they don’t care. Their business model depends on turning innocent, impressionable kids into sullen, dead-eyed adults who pound IC Lights and scream at the TV night after night."
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Pirates Under Fire For Directly Marketing Team To Children theonion.com/pirates...
August 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Pirates Under Fire For Directly Marketing Team To Children theonion.com/pirates...
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This shouldn’t be a controversial position in the United States.
August 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This shouldn’t be a controversial position in the United States.
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For all intents and purposes, D.C. has now lost local control of its police department.
August 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
For all intents and purposes, D.C. has now lost local control of its police department.
@drewmagary.bsky.social Proud to see Defector has outlived Hulk Hogan
July 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
@drewmagary.bsky.social Proud to see Defector has outlived Hulk Hogan
Can't imagine it's coincidence he and Tucapita Marcano were on the same Pirates teams
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Sources: Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz placed on leave due to MLB betting investigation
CHICAGO — Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz has been placed on “non-disciplinary paid leave” through the end of the All-Star break as a result of an MLB investigation, with multiple sources tel...
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July 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Can't imagine it's coincidence he and Tucapita Marcano were on the same Pirates teams
www.nytimes.com/athletic/647...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/647...
So sad. Will miss one of the coolest guys to ever play the game
June 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So sad. Will miss one of the coolest guys to ever play the game
The May issue of @theonion.com accurately predicted June's weather
June 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The May issue of @theonion.com accurately predicted June's weather
Nothing better than watching Jaws and having a Narragansett
June 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Nothing better than watching Jaws and having a Narragansett
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assassinations, handcuffing a senator at press conference, marines detaining a civilian, and a military parade for the president’s birthday. rough week for democracy.
Governor Waltz has now confirmed that Hortman and her husband were killed in the attack.
June 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
assassinations, handcuffing a senator at press conference, marines detaining a civilian, and a military parade for the president’s birthday. rough week for democracy.
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Pope Leo spotted on the 2005 World Series broadcast
May 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Pope Leo spotted on the 2005 World Series broadcast
Huge to have a Pope who probably listened to seminal 2005 album "Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come on Feel the Illinoise"
May 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Huge to have a Pope who probably listened to seminal 2005 album "Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come on Feel the Illinoise"
Bob Nutting STUNS at Met Gala @pghclothingco.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Bob Nutting STUNS at Met Gala @pghclothingco.bsky.social
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We have gone too far in indulging people's belief in astrology, tarot cards, etc. They're all stupid. You're not being a Scorpio you're just a jerk.
I have in general become way less tolerant of ‘crunchy’ bullshit since ascension of people like RFK jr. to actual power. Sorry but the obnoxious Reddit science and logic guys were right, you should be scorned for believing objectively wrong things about consequential issues.
May 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
We have gone too far in indulging people's belief in astrology, tarot cards, etc. They're all stupid. You're not being a Scorpio you're just a jerk.
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April 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.
April 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
April 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.