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William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 17h

Now visiting the Department of Motor Vehicles 🚘

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 1d

Now getting used to driving a new car takes some time and patience 🚘

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 2d

I'm about to test drive a new car. 🚘 What should I expect?

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 3d

The weekend is almost here 🙌

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 3d

What's going on in Peru 🇵🇪?

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William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 5d

This week is going by fast 🏃‍♂️

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 7d

What does one do when God is silent about something?

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 9d

Now eating street food in Myeongdong, Seoul

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William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 14d

Good early morning from Seoul 🌄

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 16d

Watching the drone show at Gwangalli Beach in Busan

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William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 16d

Japan's probable first female prime minister was just selected, and (I'll need a historian of Japan to verify) she will be Japan's second female leader in its recorded history

Nikkei Asia (Official) @asia.nikkei.com · 16d

BREAKING: Sanae Takaichi elected first female leader of Japan’s ruling LDP
trib.al/lz8joW3

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William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 18d

It's hard getting used to my country sleeping in the middle of the night now while I am wide awake in the middle of the day here.

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CNN @cnn.com · 19d

Jane Goodall, a conservationist who broke barriers for women and revolutionized the study of primates, has died at 91. https://cnn.it/4o44cxf

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William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 19d

The president is going to try to pick off Democrat senators one by one to stop the shutdown. The Democrats will have to stand firm together to get what they want.

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 20d

If you're an American, are you experiencing government shutdown anxiety?

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 20d

U.S. government will shut down after midnight as Congress fails to pass funding bills

www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/g...

U.S. government will shut down after midnight as Congress fails to pass funding bills

Democrats insist that any stopgap funding bill included an extension of enhance Affordable Care Act tax credits due to expire at the end of 2025.

www.cnbc.com

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 21d

If your politics are progressive, do you support a U.S. federal government shutdown? Why or why not?

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 21d

Even though I'm currently in South Korea 🇰🇷, I'm keeping an eye 👁 on the possibility of a U.S. federal government shutdown 🇺🇲

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 22d

My flight ✈️ to San Francisco boards soon

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 24d

It's stressful packing for an international trip 🧳 What to take. What not to take. 🤷‍♂️

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 24d

Somehow, I'm not quite sure how, Friday is here. Have a good last Friday in September.

William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · 25d

Hello, Bluesky

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · Sep 13

September 13, 2025: It's been 50 years since the premiere of Space: 1999, when the moon was blasted out of orbit, and two of the IMF's best agents were lost forever. (Seriously: I watched that show from the beginning, and I remain a big fan of Space:1999's production design and visual effects.)

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William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · Sep 13

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William (Bill) O'Donnell @weod1970.bsky.social · Sep 6

The first weekend of September is here 🌄