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Roger Ridey

@rogerfromchicago.bsky.social

American journalist (Guardian) in England for 36 years. White Sox, Bears, Blackhawks Arizona State, SWFC. Proud Labrador owner. Glastonbury bore. I’m now on Substack too https://rogerridey.substack.com/

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Latest posts by rogerfromchicago.bsky.social on Bluesky

Recall when we had a president who was a decent human being? Seems so remote and novel now.

30.10.2025 23:32 — 👍 7920    🔁 2126    💬 302    📌 113
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John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer & Jack DeJohnette - Timeless Listen to Timeless on TIDAL

RIP Jack DeJohnette. I was lucky enough to see him play this with John Abercrombie and Jan Hammer at Arizona State way back when - in a lecturer hall no less.

29.10.2025 10:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Black Labrador retriever waiting for her supper

Black Labrador retriever waiting for her supper

Someone forgot to set her tummy clock back an hour.

26.10.2025 16:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This is Herman. He learned how to eat corn on the cob today. And within 11 seconds, he became an expert. 13/10 (TT: devonjohnson07)

21.10.2025 21:26 — 👍 8933    🔁 992    💬 249    📌 98
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Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money Listen to Lawyers, Guns and Money on TIDAL

How was I to know she was with the Russians too?
tidal.com/browse/track...

20.10.2025 10:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Don Jr will be furious!

20.10.2025 08:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tel Aviv football derby between Hapoel and Maccabi called off after rioting Israeli police make nine arrests, citing ‘disorderly conduct, riots, injured police officers’ and infrastructure damage

Starmer should never have got involved with the decision of the local authorities in Birmingham regarding the Villa match and linking it to anti-semitism was idiotic.

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

20.10.2025 05:28 — 👍 334    🔁 65    💬 15    📌 5
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

18.10.2025 21:18 — 👍 44104    🔁 11574    💬 936    📌 852
Two announcers, Jason Garrett and Dan Hicks, stand in front of a sign that reads "Big Turd" thanks to how they are blocking it

Two announcers, Jason Garrett and Dan Hicks, stand in front of a sign that reads "Big Turd" thanks to how they are blocking it

Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through

18.10.2025 21:31 — 👍 14495    🔁 3578    💬 145    📌 284
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Newsom: This president appears unhinged… seems listless… he seems, dare I say, in decline—cognitively, and… physically. These are just the rantings of someone who needs an intervention, needs some help, needs to be stabilized.

16.10.2025 19:44 — 👍 22239    🔁 6447    💬 748    📌 327

How MLB tortures baseball fans

16.10.2025 23:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Just once I would like to see a foreign leader cough “bullshit” into their hand when he is speaking

13.10.2025 17:29 — 👍 56    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
Black Labrador retriever with orange ball in her mouth

Black Labrador retriever with orange ball in her mouth

Four years old today and still mad as a box of frogs!

13.10.2025 11:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

05.10.2025 23:48 — 👍 8312    🔁 2837    💬 398    📌 177
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wizard frog is insane

04.10.2025 22:24 — 👍 13637    🔁 3770    💬 248    📌 1260
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a group of cartoon characters are standing together with their mouths wide open ALT: a group of cartoon characters are standing together with their mouths wide open

Yankees 😂

05.10.2025 21:27 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It’s wonderful being in New York when the Yankees are getting a beat down! 😂

05.10.2025 21:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Queen Mary 2 docked in Brooklyn NY

Queen Mary 2 docked in Brooklyn NY

Goodbye, Queen, until next time …

03.10.2025 17:57 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Alice and Roger with Manhattan skyline

Alice and Roger with Manhattan skyline

Start spreading the news …

03.10.2025 12:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Group photo of 19 dogs and their owners on Queen Mary 2

Group photo of 19 dogs and their owners on Queen Mary 2

There are 19 dogs making the crossing on Queen Mary 2 and yesterday was their group photo day. That’s the kennel master on the left. He takes very good care of them.

02.10.2025 13:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Me enjoying sunshine on the top deck of Queen Mary 2

Me enjoying sunshine on the top deck of Queen Mary 2

Alice with the “commodore’s cufflinks on Queen Mary 2

Alice with the “commodore’s cufflinks on Queen Mary 2

A beautiful day at sea aboard #QueenMary2

01.10.2025 15:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Waiter with silver pot of tea

Waiter with silver pot of tea

Tea’s up!
#QueenMary2

30.09.2025 18:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The once unthinkable prospect of a military coup in the US just got thinkable.

30.09.2025 13:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Let’s cross the North Atlantic, it’ll be fun!

28.09.2025 20:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
View of the Queen Mary 2 bridge in North Atlantic

View of the Queen Mary 2 bridge in North Atlantic

North Atlantic Ocean

North Atlantic Ocean

Pretty much our view for the next week. Not complaining

27.09.2025 13:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The Quuen Mary 2 docked in Southampton England

The Quuen Mary 2 docked in Southampton England

Our ride is here #QueenMary2

26.09.2025 12:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.

25.09.2025 20:42 — 👍 8306    🔁 1900    💬 107    📌 47

For the first time I will be cheering on Europe in the Ryder Cup because I don’t want the USA to win anything while Trump is president.

25.09.2025 20:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Special relationship? There can be no such thing with a snake like Trump | Aditya Chakrabortty Keir Starmer has spent the best part of a year cosying up to the US president. It will be no surprise when he gets bitten, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Special relationship? There can be no such thing with a snake like Trump | Aditya Chakrabortty

25.09.2025 04:55 — 👍 228    🔁 49    💬 16    📌 3

Why Tylenol? Just imagine Trump trying to pronounce acetaminophen!

23.09.2025 07:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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