Tom Oates
@oatestom.bsky.social
Est. in 1972, under continuous renovation ever since.
I used to talk out loud for a living. 🎤📺📷
I listen much more now.
I used to talk out loud for a living. 🎤📺📷
I listen much more now.
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Tom Oates
@oatestom.bsky.social
· Nov 21
T.O.:
Established in '72. Under continuous renovation ever since.
I don't fear public speaking, but I do fear ignorance.
Therefore, I'm terrified of the ignorant speaking in public.
Established in '72. Under continuous renovation ever since.
I don't fear public speaking, but I do fear ignorance.
Therefore, I'm terrified of the ignorant speaking in public.
March 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
apnews.com/live/march-m...
Barnes, Izzo, Pitino: Meet the Super 70s Club
3,477 games coached combined among these three coaches!!
@norlander.bsky.social
Barnes, Izzo, Pitino: Meet the Super 70s Club
3,477 games coached combined among these three coaches!!
@norlander.bsky.social
Live updates: March Madness brackets to be revealed on Selection Sunday
The March Madness bracket will be revealed on Selection Sunday, setting the schedule for more than two weeks of competition in a season that saw the Southeastern Conference dominate the rankings. Here...
https://apnews.com/live/march-madness-selection-sunday-2025#00000195-962e-d3ba-afff-be7ef7440000?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Barnes
March 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
apnews.com/live/march-m...
Barnes, Izzo, Pitino: Meet the Super 70s Club
3,477 games coached combined among these three coaches!!
@norlander.bsky.social
Barnes, Izzo, Pitino: Meet the Super 70s Club
3,477 games coached combined among these three coaches!!
@norlander.bsky.social
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this just played on tv with no audio and almost killed me
March 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
this just played on tv with no audio and almost killed me
Because you need a smile today. #joysky www.espn.com/mens-college...
'Nothing can stop me': The inspirational story of Hansel Enmanuel
From amputee to viral sensation to Division I guard, the Austin Peay junior's impact is felt far and wide.
www.espn.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Because you need a smile today. #joysky www.espn.com/mens-college...
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yoooooo this Nike commercial featuring women athletes. Fire! Perfect for the current moment. With small minded men telling so many of us what we can’t do. Let’s just do it. #superbowl
February 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
yoooooo this Nike commercial featuring women athletes. Fire! Perfect for the current moment. With small minded men telling so many of us what we can’t do. Let’s just do it. #superbowl
At first, I thought it was when I saw a Boston Dynamic robot leap, climb, and navigate an obstacle course.
But nope... today is when we surrendered control to the machines.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
But nope... today is when we surrendered control to the machines.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance
Google changed its public AI policies to remove assertions it would not develop AI applied to surveillance or weapons.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
At first, I thought it was when I saw a Boston Dynamic robot leap, climb, and navigate an obstacle course.
But nope... today is when we surrendered control to the machines.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
But nope... today is when we surrendered control to the machines.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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NY Times, Feb. 11, 1933.
February 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NY Times, Feb. 11, 1933.
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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
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CNN's Jim Acosta signing off:
"I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too."
I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too.
Pass it on.
"I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too."
I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too.
Pass it on.
January 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
CNN's Jim Acosta signing off:
"I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too."
I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too.
Pass it on.
"I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too."
I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too.
Pass it on.
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Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
A long time ago, Pete Medhurst and I worked together at WTEM. The man grinded, worked hard, and knew his stuff.
And you could tell he loved every minute of it.
Thinking of his family.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
And you could tell he loved every minute of it.
Thinking of his family.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Pete Medhurst, the ‘Voice of Navy Athletics,’ dies at 55
The longtime radio voice lost his brief battle with cancer. He had broadcast 240 consecutive Midshipmen football games until November.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A long time ago, Pete Medhurst and I worked together at WTEM. The man grinded, worked hard, and knew his stuff.
And you could tell he loved every minute of it.
Thinking of his family.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
And you could tell he loved every minute of it.
Thinking of his family.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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This is a fascinating turn of events
January 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is a fascinating turn of events
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I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
December 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
To stay updated, follow those on the ground, not simply reposting those who are assuming from a distance. #journalism
LATEST | Live Coverage of mass shooting in Madison Wisconsin via WKOW-TV. Update 5 dead, 5 injured. www.wkow.com
wkow.com
South Central Wisconsin breaking news, weather and live video. Covering local politics, crime, health, education and sports for Madison and South Central Wisconsin.
www.wkow.com
December 16, 2024 at 6:37 PM
To stay updated, follow those on the ground, not simply reposting those who are assuming from a distance. #journalism
Damn.
Update: Police confirm five people killed, five others injured in shooting at school in Madison, Wis.; death toll includes suspect https://fb.watch/wwa_IPYSyX/
December 16, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Damn.
This lady 💯
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
Guest column | She’s 102 years old, thriving, active and living life on her own terms
Many older Americans living alone face a host of physical and mental health problems made worse by isolation. But some exhibit remarkable resilience.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:42 AM
This lady 💯
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
Did the same. @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Did the same. @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social
Who’s got AP and more journalists posting every day?
Bluesky!!!
Bluesky!!!
December 5, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Who’s got AP and more journalists posting every day?
Bluesky!!!
Bluesky!!!
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Surround yourself with the kind of people who treat the Oxford comma like the wondrous beauty that it is.
December 1, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Surround yourself with the kind of people who treat the Oxford comma like the wondrous beauty that it is.
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Dear Humans,
Please develop critical thinking.
Thanks,
God
Please develop critical thinking.
Thanks,
God
November 29, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Dear Humans,
Please develop critical thinking.
Thanks,
God
Please develop critical thinking.
Thanks,
God
Young is now.
(Ask yourself again next year)
(Ask yourself again next year)
November 29, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Young is now.
(Ask yourself again next year)
(Ask yourself again next year)
Seriously, gents… this is no joke.
For three decades, BRCA mutations have been inextricably linked with breast cancer. But branding BRCA as “the breast-cancer gene” has meant that some people—especially men—don’t realize that they, too, should get screened, @kristenvbrown.bsky.social reports: theatln.tc/lw70dIRK
November 24, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Seriously, gents… this is no joke.