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Kyle Johnson

@kyleejohnson.bsky.social

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Recovering CIO. Edge-case pedantic. Runs with scissors. Won’t speak on all male panels. Physical nomad who works in higher education IT. 🙋‍♂️he/him/his. Big fan of #DoctorWho #StarTrek. Hobbiest into #RaspberryPi and #HomeAssistant. Avid #SCUBA diver.

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Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · Dec 12

If you’re following me for insightful commentary on, well, anything, I feel contractually obligated to tell you that 90% of my stuff is reposts of cat pictures, 7% is home automation, and the last 3% is higher ed.

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Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, you and I, as normal, well adjusted people don't understand. There were at least two dudes in that story who clearly were using it to get their target into bed (one basically said it). I wonder if AI really stands for Assisting Incels.

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Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that the word "chatfishing" has to exist makes me want to throw my computer into the sea. After reading the article, I was kind of amazed at the number of people who will, in essence, let statistics decide how they respond to someone.

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Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 2d

I’m pretty sure this is the plot from The Diary of Anne Frank.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3d

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting additional fact. All the General Counsels for the public higher ed institutions report to the AG’s office. So if you want those institutions to put up any legal fight in the current environment, we’d need a different AG

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 4d

It feels like one of those fish in a barrel moment s for picking a defense strategy. The defense attorney must be like:

anna from the movie frozen is standing in front of a body of water with her hands on her face .

Alt: anna from the movie frozen is standing in front of a body of water with her hands on her face .

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Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 4d

If it goes as usual for Philly folks, all three teams will lose. Looks like one already did this:

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 4d

I think < checks calendar> yup. It’s October now. Seems like today would be a good day to get started on that healthcare conversation then.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 5d

This was my random pause point. Let’s be honest. White guy hero is kind of the trope.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 6d

I'm honestly trying to decide if irony is dead or if somebody in the Texas National Guard is hard trolling Hegseth.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 6d

Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois. They're calling them Meal Team 6.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 6d

rig

a woman is holding a book in her hands and says you me same page

Alt: a woman is holding a book in her hands and says you me same page

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Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 7d

a man applauds with the #schitts creek logo behind him

Alt: a man applauds with the #schitts creek logo behind him

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Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 8d

Do not read the comments.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 8d

Not just any Dick. A thick Dick.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10d

$200k to hang out with dogs. amazing

IG gabriel.desanti, barkandburn

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Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 10d

I just moved to the area from Philly, and I thought the Philly/PA ones were brutal. Those were kindergarten taunts in comparison to what I’m hearing here.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 10d

I live in SW VA. Every single ad break on the radio is some fucker screaming about how trans people are coming for your children and that the Dems are coordinating it all.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 10d

Good for her (I’m assuming her anyway). Also why the fuck would “marriage material” ever be some kind of judgement measure?

fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 10d

When I was about 20, a much older male colleague called me "not marriage material". I'm celebrating my tenth wedding anniversary this week with my absolute gem of a husband. I'd stalk the twat on socials to feel smug but I can't even remember a first name. Unremarkable loser.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 11d

I apparently blinked and missed something. Now a combination of not wanting to seem out of the loop and a stubborn desire to actively not be in the loop is keeping me from asking.

a man in a suit says i 'm still a little nervous on a poster for only murders in the building

Alt: a man in a suit says i 'm still a little nervous on a poster for only murders in the building

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Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 11d

I saw somewhere that zero news orgs have signed the pledge, so the Pentagon is working to “update it.” Probably the most shocking thing there is that a bunch of news orgs found their spines.

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Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 12d

Imma gonna do my vibe job, get a vibe paycheck, and put it in my vibe bank. I’ll get fat from all the vibes I’m eatin’

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 12d

Maybe you'll win the NBC News lottery. They highlight a winner every week or so on the news, and then their medical bills magically disappear.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 12d

I always give them one star reviews when they do that. Sometimes I even put in the comments that I'm leaving it because they nagged me. I once had someone call to ask me to change it. So I added that someone had called to annoy me as well and left the one star. Oddly, no more after that.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 12d

I'm not even sure I'd have gone to my own wedding if it had cost that much to get to and from the airport.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 12d

I could really get behind this reboot of Tom Baker's Doctor Who.

Kyle Johnson @kyleejohnson.bsky.social · 12d

two women in fur coats are standing in a doorway with the word omg on it

Alt: two women in fur coats are standing in a doorway. They scream in surprise and one says OMG MY EYES!

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