Obed Manuel
@obedmanuel.bsky.social
Independent journalist living in Mexico trying to figure it all out. Past lives: National Public Radio, The Dallas Morning News, Colorado Public Radio. Oak Cliff. 🇲🇽🌮 https://obedmanuel.com/
Been living in Mexico for just over six months. Haven’t heard a single gunshot. I visited my mom’s in Dallas in April for ONE night and heard three.
slate@pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 3d agomy neighborhood 7-11 closed a couple years ago and tried to reopen but couldn’t get the permit approved because there’s a preschool next door and 7-11s sell alcohol (the previous permit was grandfathered in). i saw a fence going up around the lot recently and looked up what was moving in: a gun shop
I can’t believe *no one* saw this coming.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3d agoExclusive: Bad actors have used Flock's massive camera network as a powerful weapon for intimate surveillance. Authorities have charged or accused at least 50 law-enforcement officers of using license-plate readers for unauthorized purposes.
Coming soon thanks to the tech bros:
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Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 2w agoThe ChatGPT maker said the ‘agent’ escaped a testing environment, gained internet access, stole login credentials and hacked into the start-up Hugging Face by itself, in one of the first public examples of a cyber attack by an AI system acting outside human control. www.ft.com/content/9db7...?
Finally re-launched my personal website: obedmanuel.com
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NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.
Let’s just be very clear, of all the times VAR could’ve reviewed Argentinian players diving during this tournament, the one time they get involved is to red card a Swiss player and totally flip the momentum against them when it looked like the Swiss were more likely to get a second goal.
I actually did expect USMNT to have the best World Cup out of any host nation. They’ve spent the past 10-15 years exporting talent to Europe’s top leagues and scouting very good eligible players to improve their odds. This team is very talented. Falling apart here is a massive, MASSIVE failure.
Me watching that final Lukaku goal to shatter any remaining USMNT hopes. 🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽
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Why should you support independent trans media? Perhaps because we take on the bias of major news organizations with facts and data. Here's the latest from @evanurquhart.bsky.social, who found NYT wrote 5 stories on the trans sports ban decision without quoting a single trans person. 🤯🤯🤯
NYT Wrote Five Stories on the Trans Athlete Ban Decision. Not One Quoted A Transgender Person. - Assigned Media
The paper of record continues to diverge from other news organizations in its coverage of the transgender community.
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There's a perverse symbolism in the legacy of White racism sheltering under the bowers of all African Americans have done for this country while patiently waiting for the chance to go back to insisting we are a drain upon their society and that they never needed us at all.
Anthony's Spinning Circles here too!@circlesspinning.bsky.social · last mo.Maga taking shelter in the National Museum of African-American History And Culture!
Like, if God exists, he is trying to tell you something, Great American Fairgoers. Goddamnit it. 🤦🏽♂️
source at the great american fair thing sent me this picture of what they’re being fed. sad!
Paraguay didn’t deserve to go through at all because they didn’t chase the game, but damn you gotta give it to them. Their plan to focus on rough physical play almost paid off.
It should terrify everyone that there were Supreme Court justices willing to overturn birthright citizenship. This is not a win. It’s a sign that SCOTUS needs a total transformation.
Just seeing the major news pubs and DC journos giddily posting about how NPR had to retract the Totenberg story on Alito’s retirement. Would have loved this energy every time Donald Trump just made something up. 👀
SCOTUS: *takes a sledge hammer as usual to civil rights, voting rights and campaign finance laws that benefit the wealthy elite* Also SCOTUS: “But you can keep birthright citizenship ✌️☮️🌼”
Only one provider in Mexico that has the rights to show all World Cup games — streaming platform Vix. Not only did it crash during the opening México game, it is currently crashing again for South Korea-Czechia. Its social media pages are full of angry folks sharing that their streams are failing.
First goal of the World Cup scored by a Black Mexican player who is originally from Colombia. Immigration is a wonderful thing!!! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽❤️❤️❤️
Mana, Los Angeles Azules, Belinda… This World Cup opening ceremony has it all. 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽❤️❤️❤️❤️
Mexico winning the World Cup on U.S. soil is the only thing that can save this tournament. I understand how unlikely this is, given the team’s potential knockout round route and the squad’s not particularly exciting level of talent, but stay with me here…
Hey, have you ever thought that so much in American life these days is based on fear? Here's a story where freedom triumphed, at least for one glorious day. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/01/n... @bostonglobe.com
A moment of freedom and joy - The Boston Globe
So much of American life today is based on fear. In Milford, one high school graduate, supported by his town, celebrated liberty.
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