Andrew Bates

Hi! I’m a Canadian reporter in Saint John who writes about civic affairs and court in southwest N.B. for tj.news (hard paywall). I post about news a bit but usually I’m talking soccer, wrestling, or whatever nerd stuff/weird art/cool tunes bullshit I’m on. (he/him, bi/pan, batesy says trans rights)

Omg there's @lakesidebuoys.bsky.social in my @desertbus.org!! Soccer supporters showed up to drop a huge TRANS RIGHTS #db2026

The Maritimes-specific local angle on GTA VI has been found

Oops, direct hit to the special interest

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

This is just what peak Maritime performance looks like #canmt

On the mic today at Canada Games Stadium as the UNB Saint John Seawolves take on the Crandall University Chargers! Women's team won 5-0 and the men's match is now underway. www.youtube.com/live/OLlWKQX...

A new lawsuit by journalist @bubbaprog.xyz reveals that the DOJ secretly searched his digital accounts for a wide range of materials. And prosecutors failed to tell the judges who signed off on it about a federal law that protects the press from search warrants… again.

Absolutely gutted about this, RIP. Amazing to watch the whole time I have been back watching wrestling and he sounded like a great guy, condolences to friends and family. Watching some of his NXT and Dragon Gate matches tonight and he's just so, so good

I love wrestling lmao

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Two men accused of accessory after the fact to murder in a 2024 Saint John shooting have been found not guilty. My story: tj.news/saint-john-s...

'Your phone is always listening and that's how it serve your ads' used to be a conspiracy theory and now they're just doing it.

I've referenced this like three times in the last month, happy Labour Day

Huge win for Canadian grandmas

‘This Is Like Something Out Of A David Lynch Film,’ Says Man Driving Car With Headlights On

If a newspaper printed this they would suffer consequences, but because there’s math involved here everyone throws their hands up and acts like nothing can be done and it sucks

The notion "restorative accountability process" is fine but there's no clear explanation by MLS of what that means. Restorative to who? The victims? The community? Or just to his new bosses and/or the brand?

The thing about NJPW is that people just say whatever so the usual rule of "it wouldn't be mentioned if it wasn't happening" for US TV wrestling does not apply, but this would rock (also holy shit Oiwa-Yuya ripped)

An important read

Ohhh so it's a bribe, as expected

DID it celebrate humanity at its best, though? At its best, really??

"Talent initiated things to make us relevant and we're mad we didn't think of it ourselves" chapter one million

Torn ACL for Jordyn Huitema, who arrived in Chicago in March via $500K total transfer from Seattle. It's unfortunate news that also creates a tight timeline to the 2027 World Cup for her and Canada, too. #NWSL

cropping photos is an important skill

Leandro Paredes goozles a guy and his coaches go to the choked person "whoa man better back off" rather to their own sent off man #worldcup

Carney presenting the golden gloves award is Canadian culture #worldcup

DRINK IT UP IT'S OUR LAST PAUSA DE HIDRATACIÓN EVER (image: how other broadcasts around the world called the PAUSA DE HIDRATACIÓN)

Millions on every continent say

Phil lost the game in the headline 2-0 and was fired the next week

This is knives-out-ass locked-room murder mystery behaviour

Seeing #vwfc and the Southsiders back at Swangard Stadium in this match warms my heart so much, wish I could be there!