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Russ Oates

@roates33.bsky.social
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You probably know me from Purple Row or SB Nation, maybe vaguely seeing me at a particular history conference over the years.

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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
OK, but what if instead of your ashes being put into this urn, your ashes are mixed in with the dehydrated potato flakes used to make them?
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
"They fired it at one funeral." The 21-hot-dog salute can now be a thing.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
You're only allowed to purchase it if you can use it while wearing the bloomin' onion.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
What a ride Monstera by @delilahsdawson.bsky.social was! Crisp writing you won't want to put down once you start. A fantastic spiritual sister book to Bloom. 5⭐, will read again soon.
Delilah S. Dawson
New York Times bestselling author
Monstera 

A bloody hand is over some flowers beneath this writing.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Great seeing @delilahsdawson.bsky.social last night at The Twisted Spine for the release of Monstera. Read 9 full chapters across two trains and a bus ride.
Delilah D Dawson holds up her book, Monstera, while T Kingfisher takes a sip of waterDelilah S Dawson holds up Bloom and Monstera as I take a picture of the two of us
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Nearly time for @delilahsdawson.bsky.social to talk Monstera at The Twisted Spine
A book store with four shelves in the back, three leather chairs in front, and a table with candles on it.Delilah S Dawson
Monstera

This is the cover of Monstera, which has a bloody right hand by a bunch of flowers.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Fitting end for what was going on in OT for Giants-Commanders.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
But you can only get two-factor auth through an internet-connected fridge.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It was a perfectly fine call; what's the issue?
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An eerie, fun story to read over this rainy, windy weekend. Another great work from @delilahsdawson.bsky.social!
Delilah S. Dawson
Ride Or Die
A USA Today bestseller!

Underneath those words is a cover image of the book that is a roller coaster heading into the open mouth of a skull
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
From Wiki: "An eccentric poodle breeder lures a broke college student to her remote ranch with a promise of research funding. But, as he soon learns, there's a catch." Never trust a poodle person, I guess.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
✨GIVEAWAY✨ for an advance copy of MONSTERA. Like and reskeet this post, then tell me how many points you have: 10- preordered Monstera 9- chose it for book club 8- added it on Goodreads or Storygraph 7- requested at the library 6- joined the preorder swag giveaway 5- added to TBR 4- heard of it
This is an image of the book Monstera against a chartreuse background with flowers. Monstera has a bloodied hand holding a gardening tool, also bloodied, amidst a handful of greenery. I really can't stress enough how much blood, hands, and plants are involved. Like, A LOT.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
To me, Rick Fox's Daunte Jones will always be one of the worst characters to appear in One Tree Hill, and they were all horrible characters so that's saying something.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Had a birthday, now on the path to this next year.
Three interlocking circles. Life is at the top, the universe is the bottom left, everything is the bottom right. A whale, a dolphin, and mice appear in overlapping sections. At the center of the three overlapping circles is 42.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A fantastic conclusion to a great trilogy. A must-read fantasy series that once you pick it up you won't be able to put it down.
Finale to the New York Times Bestselling Series
Blood at the Root

Ashes
at the Altar

LaDarrion Williams

A black teenager appears behind the above words. He is surrounded by candles and appears before a golden-hued background
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I give $10 a month to the University Press of Kansas because I like the books they publish. They sent this sticker. So go Kansas! tonight.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Oh, so they're Fatter Bastard's apostles?
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
But how many people were named Fat Bastard before the second movie came out?
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Pretty sure I just saw someone in a pickup truck non-ironically driving around with a Charlie Kirk flag in the truck bed.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
When that happens, one of the bylaws says they need to use an actual foot.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Jeopardy! Masters contestants shouldn't be allowed to have the right answer if they leave out the verb in their Final Jeopardy! answer.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Just checking on this: did anyone go to Matt Mauck for dental work in the last year?
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I'd put money on you having a better chance at getting a save in 2027.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hearing Eli Manning say "Do I go tighty-whitey or am I going boxers today?" is not something they should have him say on The Mega-Brands That Built America. Or maybe just never have him say it anywhere.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What do you think he can throw now? Maybe you'd want a few of those for highs as well
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
If Mr. Met is at the Unisphere, where is Mrs. Met?
A Mr. Met bobblehead. He is leaning against a Unisphere with an orange sign in front of him that says "Welcome to Queens 'The World's Borough". On the base is "Queens Icons".Same as the previous photo but in this one the Unisphere is lit up
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Before that AB, the batter was telling himself: 🎶Just try your best Try everything you can🎶
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Gotta get that SB Nation LA H2W post for USC ready.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I'd sign 63 year old Jamie Moyer
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This is another great addition to the Landmark Presidential Decisions series. Accessible and with depth, a good work to help refamiliarize yourself with the Louisiana Purchase.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
My Euler's bagel is going to be able to do this?!?
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
If he was twice a Dodger, does that make him Durán Durán?
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A Lovecraftian lasagna would be worse.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Formula E is what gives you your pun powers.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thanks, no.
Grand Theft Auto VI 
An Extended Look

Grand Theft Auto's next evolution

Premiering August 27 at 3 PM ET on Netflix, Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look showcases one of the most anticipated releases in history.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
What if they rebranded to Cardinalz and the mascot became more human-like and dressed in a suit? Would that make it more acceptable?
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hiram Bocachica, now there's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Looking forward to reading my copies!
Two books side by side. Jefferson's Landmark Deal: The Politics of the Louisiana Purchase by Lara M Brown with an image of Thomas Jefferson over a map of the United States that highlights the area of the purchase. The book on the right is Losing the Good War: Obama and Afghanistan by Sarah Burns and Robert Haswell with a picture of Obama and his advisers in the situation room following the Abbottabad raid
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
ERIC
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Little-known fact: Squirrelville is just a couple miles down the road from Fansville.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Why am I just now learning about the 1994 SNES game Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues?
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
You saw @louisbien.bsky.social all the time in the office!
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Coworker swats it away.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Undertone, a movie about two people doing a paranormal podcast, only one of whom is seen on camera, just confirming that not everything needs to be a podcast.
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
How many puns did you make?
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Can't DM you, but let me know if you still want to meet up
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Why would anyone want to wear a jersey of someone who can't hit a curveball?
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Yep, that'd be great
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Russ Oates @roates33.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What a field to see when attending my first NWSL game tomorrow.
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