RJ O’Connell
@rjoconnell.bsky.social
Freelance motorsports writer (RACER, Dailysportscar, fmr RaceFans, Formula Scout) and commentator, semi-retired VO artist and actor. LG<B>TQIA
we lost so much when JR East threw out all the good train jingles
The Suica penguin has been the face of JR East's popular IC transit card since its inception in 2001. Now, the company says it will replace the iconic character with an as-yet-unannounced mascot. That's left fans both perplexed and irate.
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Suica Penguin Retirement Announcement Sparks Fan Outcry in Japan - Unseen Japan
The character, created by a children's book author, has been the face of the popular transit card since its inception in 2001.
unseen-japan.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
we lost so much when JR East threw out all the good train jingles
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📸 GALLERY: 8 Hours of Bahrain Race Week
Photos from Andrew 'Skippy' Hall's final FIA WEC event
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/11/11/8...
#WEC
Photos from Andrew 'Skippy' Hall's final FIA WEC event
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/11/11/8...
#WEC
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
📸 GALLERY: 8 Hours of Bahrain Race Week
Photos from Andrew 'Skippy' Hall's final FIA WEC event
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/11/11/8...
#WEC
Photos from Andrew 'Skippy' Hall's final FIA WEC event
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/11/11/8...
#WEC
dude I was waiting for DPW to run New England once
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
dude I was waiting for DPW to run New England once
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I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
what did ruth mean when she said her steakhouse was "chris"
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
what if the Preds get Gavin McKenna
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
what if the Preds get Gavin McKenna
To borrow a popular news clip seen in the Michael Jordan documentary, “If you’re getting ready for work right now, then you’re probably not Andrew Cuomo”
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
To borrow a popular news clip seen in the Michael Jordan documentary, “If you’re getting ready for work right now, then you’re probably not Andrew Cuomo”
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it was very nice to see pablo torre speak about the "trans athlete question" in the plainest possible terms: it's a moral panic about 0.02% of college athletes to get you mad about that instead of everything else going wrong in your life.
I had the true honor of speaking at the Dodd Center for Human Rights. Thanks to UConn and Prof. James Waller for having me. It's today's episode of PTFO: youtu.be/qrK1x176678?...
"We All Have a Number": Pablo Torre on Sportswashing, Protest and Trans Athletes | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
it was very nice to see pablo torre speak about the "trans athlete question" in the plainest possible terms: it's a moral panic about 0.02% of college athletes to get you mad about that instead of everything else going wrong in your life.
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They’re giving at The Democrats 2-on-0 fast breaks with Magic and Michael Jordan. They have no idea how to react on defense and their popularity has been cratering consistently for ten straight months.
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
They’re giving at The Democrats 2-on-0 fast breaks with Magic and Michael Jordan. They have no idea how to react on defense and their popularity has been cratering consistently for ten straight months.
doomerism is dead
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
doomerism is dead
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a good reminder that in LA, Portland, Chicago, and elsewhere, people have been taking care of their neighbors and doing stuff like this around the clock for months.
New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani confronts Border Czar Tom Homan today in Albany 👇🏻
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
a good reminder that in LA, Portland, Chicago, and elsewhere, people have been taking care of their neighbors and doing stuff like this around the clock for months.
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Run the fucking ball
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Run the fucking ball
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This might be the most read story I did which is wild.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Connor Zilisch scratched from Bahrain Rookie Test entry after losing Xfinity Series title – but is a Rolex 24 ride on the cards?
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/11/04/z...
#WEC #IMSA #NASCAR
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/11/04/z...
#WEC #IMSA #NASCAR
November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This might be the most read story I did which is wild.
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Connor Zilisch scratched from Bahrain Rookie Test entry after losing Xfinity Series title – but is a Rolex 24 ride on the cards?
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/11/04/z...
#WEC #IMSA #NASCAR
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/11/04/z...
#WEC #IMSA #NASCAR
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Connor Zilisch scratched from Bahrain Rookie Test entry after losing Xfinity Series title – but is a Rolex 24 ride on the cards?
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/11/04/z...
#WEC #IMSA #NASCAR
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/11/04/z...
#WEC #IMSA #NASCAR
The Walt Weiss hire from Atlanta is neither bold nor creative but also, he’s only managed one team with a notoriously derelict family of owners (Colorado) so 🤷♂️
November 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The Walt Weiss hire from Atlanta is neither bold nor creative but also, he’s only managed one team with a notoriously derelict family of owners (Colorado) so 🤷♂️
so are they gonna blame people like my girlfriend for this shutdown in Washington DC also
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
so are they gonna blame people like my girlfriend for this shutdown in Washington DC also
Sho Tsuboi has now won four SUPER GT top class titles to tie the series record.
He could also win his second Super Formula Championship.
He might just be one of Japan’s best-ever racing drivers, and here’s what’s stunning:
He only turned 30 in May.
He could also win his second Super Formula Championship.
He might just be one of Japan’s best-ever racing drivers, and here’s what’s stunning:
He only turned 30 in May.
November 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Sho Tsuboi has now won four SUPER GT top class titles to tie the series record.
He could also win his second Super Formula Championship.
He might just be one of Japan’s best-ever racing drivers, and here’s what’s stunning:
He only turned 30 in May.
He could also win his second Super Formula Championship.
He might just be one of Japan’s best-ever racing drivers, and here’s what’s stunning:
He only turned 30 in May.
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NHL teams used to roster dudes whose only hockey skills were throwing punches and their bodies and we loved that shit
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 AM
NHL teams used to roster dudes whose only hockey skills were throwing punches and their bodies and we loved that shit
I wish more of the sports car people were here instead of the Worse App
October 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I wish more of the sports car people were here instead of the Worse App
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🔮 SUPER GT Motegi Grand Final Preview: Who Will Win The Championships?
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/10/29/s...
#SUPERGT #MotegiGrandFinal
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#SUPERGT #MotegiGrandFinal
October 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
🔮 SUPER GT Motegi Grand Final Preview: Who Will Win The Championships?
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/10/29/s...
#SUPERGT #MotegiGrandFinal
➡️ www.dailysportscar.com/2025/10/29/s...
#SUPERGT #MotegiGrandFinal
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kinda beating a dead horse at this point BUT i adjusted my kofi and hve my commissions open back up on there :" ) ko-fi.com/biteythevill... shit has hit the fan i fear and im stuck in the loop of Overdraft Fees
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October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
kinda beating a dead horse at this point BUT i adjusted my kofi and hve my commissions open back up on there :" ) ko-fi.com/biteythevill... shit has hit the fan i fear and im stuck in the loop of Overdraft Fees
@hollyanderson.bsky.social in New Jersey, thought of you as me and Vanessa walked by
October 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
@hollyanderson.bsky.social in New Jersey, thought of you as me and Vanessa walked by
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so despite gettin paid i'm back to -226. a couple comms would be amazing just to keep my head above fees 😭
WHATS UP CHAT my vgen is open again thru september!!!
trying to get ontop of some debt thats been piling up so if u want a cool commission from a weird cat now would be a PRIME time
my vgen vgen.co/BiteyTheVill...
i also got a tip jar/openings over on kofi! ko-fi.com/biteythevill...
#commissions
trying to get ontop of some debt thats been piling up so if u want a cool commission from a weird cat now would be a PRIME time
my vgen vgen.co/BiteyTheVill...
i also got a tip jar/openings over on kofi! ko-fi.com/biteythevill...
#commissions
October 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
so despite gettin paid i'm back to -226. a couple comms would be amazing just to keep my head above fees 😭