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Chicago Bears Coverage at Windy City Gridiron | 'Wrestling Daily' & PPV Host at Bleacher Report | Host of Top Rope Nation & Bears Over Beers | 'Mr Droste History' on YouTube | TCBCast Regular | 3x Girl Dad

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Hell. Yeah. #springsteen

17.02.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rumors that a new Springsteen tour is getting announced on Tuesday. πŸ‘€

14.02.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Missed opportunity.

They could have used the ad to point how how immigrants have been a strength to the U.S. throughout history. Especially given current events here.

09.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone always jokes about how the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a holiday....

Here I am with a staff meeting before *and* after work tomorrow. Double dip. So much winning.

09.02.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

America wins when Robert Kraft loses.

09.02.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just watched a Budweiser ad that declared "Made of America for 150 years."

Well, about that....one of the reasons Prohibition happened in this country was nativism directed at German brewers.

Adolphus Busch and Eberhard Anheuser were both born in Germany.

09.02.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I have been less excited for this Super Bowl than any in recent memory.

It’s….certain living up to my expectations.

09.02.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bears Over Beers: Offseason Goals, New Stadium Talk Podcast Episode Β· 2nd City Gridiron Β· 02/05/2026 Β· 1h 20m

Because it’s 5 o’clock somewhere, crack open a cold one and join @ryandroste.bsky.social & Bryan Orenchuk on their latest Bears Over Beers for some #Bears offseason talk, the latest on the stadium and more!

πŸ»β¬‡οΈ&πŸ”Šβ¬†οΈright here!
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05.02.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can think of precisely two biopics from the last... *ever*... that have actually worked in their own right as films -- Love And Mercy and the Luhrmann Elvis film. It's a genre with about as high a success rate as cures of symptomatic rabies, and its failures are almost as unpleasant.

02.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

They are showing the same 5 or 6 fans when they go for their "audience shock" camera cuts on this show, probably because the event is so poorly attended. #RoyalRumble

31.01.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's hard to tell because of those stupid LED lights but man....I see entire rows that look nearly empty. Several of them.

31.01.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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31.01.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What percentage of this stadium is empty do we think? 25%? 30%? #RoyalRumble #WrestleSky

31.01.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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She was a broke teenager stranded in a strange town. Then two nuns saved the day | CNN The year was 1973 and Diann Droste was 16, on a Greyhound bus on her way home. When the bus encountered a snow storm and an unexpected detour, Diann experienced an act of kindness from strangers she’d...

CNN wrote a story about something that happened to my mom when she was 16.

It's a really good story. Check it out:
www.cnn.com/travel/nuns-...

30.01.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey bud, everything Alan Alda was in....all fake.

It was choreographed. Scripted even!

You get that, right?

(Also, I love Alan Alda)

29.01.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 97509 πŸ” 40897 πŸ’¬ 4302 πŸ“Œ 5366

I don’t have it handy right now. It’s accurate. Was out there a few weeks ago. We talked about it on Bears Over Beers.

19.01.2026 05:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That is correct. He had more lost yardage on drops than any QB in the league. And that didn't include potential YAC (Zacchaeus dropped a sure-fire 90 yard TD at one point this year).

19.01.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly. Caleb is a great litmus test on who actually knows ball. The amount of big plays he had this year are a window into the completion percentage. He throws it away. Barely throws any picks across a large sample size (two seasons).

I probably shouldn't even give these guys exposure but wow.

19.01.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Odunze dropped a perfect TD tonight. The pick in OT was on DJ Moore and should have set up the game winning FG. etc etc.

Caleb's first playoffs were electric. He made two of the best throws in NFL postseason history in back to back weeks. Not in Bears' history, NFL history. That's not hyperbole.

19.01.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heck of a 1st year for the Ben Johnson #Bears You walk away seeing that the Bears have their HC and QB, two of the hardest things in the NFL to nail down.

Window for contention is open. Major moves on defense in the offseason. Another year in Ben's offense, arrow up. This is the floor. Fun ahead!

19.01.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The absolute epitome of stat watching in the worst way

If you watched Caleb Williams in the playoffs this year and your takeaway is his stats look bad, you probably shouldn't spend another minute covering the NFL

Of course, it's a Packers writer. Absolutely brain dead. And jealous (understandable)

19.01.2026 05:14 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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lol

16.01.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome back to Bluesky everybody!

16.01.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Do you think the US Sen race moves from likely to lean at some point? I'll be very interested to see some polling of that race.

16.01.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right."

Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 3, 1968

15.01.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right."

Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 3, 1968

15.01.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bears Over Beers: Can Chicago Keep It Rolling vs. Rams? Podcast Episode Β· 2nd City Gridiron Β· 01/15/2026 Β· 1h 9m

Come and get some of @ryandroste.bsky.social & Bryan talking #Bears and Beers!

We’re still talking playoff football and you can πŸ»β¬‡οΈ&πŸ”Šβ¬†οΈ right here!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...

15.01.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bears Over Beers: Can Chicago Keep It Rolling vs. Rams?
Bears Over Beers: Can Chicago Keep It Rolling vs. Rams? YouTube video by 2nd City Gridiron

Here's the video version of @ryandroste.bsky.social & Bryan Orenchuk on their latest Bears Over Beers talking all things #Bears, a bit of #Packers recap, and some #Rams preview!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoxA...

15.01.2026 06:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bears vs. Rams Injury Report: Gardner-Johnson Full Participant The Bears’ first report ahead of the Divisional Playoffs has been released. @ryandroste w/ the latest here #DaBears

First #Bears vs. #Rams injury report for this Sunday's Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs #NFLSky

I have the details right here:

15.01.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0