Bob, yeah Bob
@bob-nc.bsky.social
NC native, 2xLefty, sci-fi and fantasy book aficionado, 🏳️⚧️ally
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Bob, yeah Bob
@bob-nc.bsky.social
· Jul 3
This was posted this morning by Humans of New York and I think this captures exactly what we are all experiencing right now
Where we are:
📚💙 #booksky
I'm listening to "The Rediscovery of America" by Ned Blackhawk in "honor" of Thanksgiving.
Unlimited audio copies from my library via Libby!
I'm listening to "The Rediscovery of America" by Ned Blackhawk in "honor" of Thanksgiving.
Unlimited audio copies from my library via Libby!
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
📚💙 #booksky
I'm listening to "The Rediscovery of America" by Ned Blackhawk in "honor" of Thanksgiving.
Unlimited audio copies from my library via Libby!
I'm listening to "The Rediscovery of America" by Ned Blackhawk in "honor" of Thanksgiving.
Unlimited audio copies from my library via Libby!
Why keep you around when you blocked all outlets to reply? He did you a favor. And that is NOT what he said, and you KNOW it.
October 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Why keep you around when you blocked all outlets to reply? He did you a favor. And that is NOT what he said, and you KNOW it.
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social
Bro, your Sparky’s subject line had me at a mini-panic earlier lol
Bro, your Sparky’s subject line had me at a mini-panic earlier lol
October 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social
Bro, your Sparky’s subject line had me at a mini-panic earlier lol
Bro, your Sparky’s subject line had me at a mini-panic earlier lol
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Aseel just wanted people to remember her cat (I’m going to quote this with the video because I want people to see her message too)
September 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Aseel just wanted people to remember her cat (I’m going to quote this with the video because I want people to see her message too)
@matrueblood.bsky.social
@baseballprospectus.com
Where can I find how many times the starting pitcher has gone 7 innings or more this season?
Watching DET-CLE and seeing starter, leading the game, not make it 4 full innings, so it got me wondering…
@baseballprospectus.com
Where can I find how many times the starting pitcher has gone 7 innings or more this season?
Watching DET-CLE and seeing starter, leading the game, not make it 4 full innings, so it got me wondering…
September 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
@matrueblood.bsky.social
@baseballprospectus.com
Where can I find how many times the starting pitcher has gone 7 innings or more this season?
Watching DET-CLE and seeing starter, leading the game, not make it 4 full innings, so it got me wondering…
@baseballprospectus.com
Where can I find how many times the starting pitcher has gone 7 innings or more this season?
Watching DET-CLE and seeing starter, leading the game, not make it 4 full innings, so it got me wondering…
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Months after the Department of Government Efficiency's attack on the federal government began, WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as DOGE tore through their offices.
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Months after the Department of Government Efficiency's attack on the federal government began, WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as DOGE tore through their offices.
I've written to my Commissioner to keep it in the neighborhood, have you?
www.wake.gov/departments-...
www.wake.gov/departments-...
Members of Wake County’s Board of Commissioners, making steady progress in implementing the bond, are weighing two sites for the library’s replacement.
Wake County Commissioners Weighing Two Sites for Athens Drive Community Library Replacement
At a community meeting on Saturday, southwest Raleigh residents made the case for keeping the library in their community rather than moving it to a proposed site in Cary.
indyweek.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I've written to my Commissioner to keep it in the neighborhood, have you?
www.wake.gov/departments-...
www.wake.gov/departments-...
As a former HS student at this school, moving the library out of this community would be a bad move. The walkability of the area vs the alternative is a no brainer. If you are a Wake resident, please read this article and write to your County Commissioner:
www.wake.gov/departments-...
www.wake.gov/departments-...
Members of Wake County’s Board of Commissioners, making steady progress in implementing the bond, are weighing two sites for the library’s replacement.
Wake County Commissioners Weighing Two Sites for Athens Drive Community Library Replacement
At a community meeting on Saturday, southwest Raleigh residents made the case for keeping the library in their community rather than moving it to a proposed site in Cary.
indyweek.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
As a former HS student at this school, moving the library out of this community would be a bad move. The walkability of the area vs the alternative is a no brainer. If you are a Wake resident, please read this article and write to your County Commissioner:
www.wake.gov/departments-...
www.wake.gov/departments-...
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ICE has fired tear gas and pepper balls at protesters outside their Broadview facility. They are terrorizing immigrants across Chicagoland. The time to resist is now. It will only get harder as authoritarianism tightens its grip. Please pay attention to this struggle.
September 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
ICE has fired tear gas and pepper balls at protesters outside their Broadview facility. They are terrorizing immigrants across Chicagoland. The time to resist is now. It will only get harder as authoritarianism tightens its grip. Please pay attention to this struggle.
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NEW: Ignoring urgently needed reforms in favor of fruitlessly trying to find evidence of fraud, DOGE descended on the Social Security Administration “thinking it should work like a McDonald’s,” the agency’s former acting chief reveals to ProPublica.
The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...
www.propublica.org
September 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: Ignoring urgently needed reforms in favor of fruitlessly trying to find evidence of fraud, DOGE descended on the Social Security Administration “thinking it should work like a McDonald’s,” the agency’s former acting chief reveals to ProPublica.
For all cities under siege, currently or future
Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
September 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For all cities under siege, currently or future
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Authoritarians thrive on your silence — be loud — for America.
September 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Authoritarians thrive on your silence — be loud — for America.
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I have GOT to stop visiting bookstores/bookstore sites
Preordered "Read This When Things Fall Apart" by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
and The Edge of Space-Time by @chanda.bsky.social
& now have bought 2 more books
I also want to order Life After Cars from @thewaroncars.bsky.social but $$$..😥
I have GOT to stop visiting bookstores/bookstore sites
Preordered "Read This When Things Fall Apart" by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
and The Edge of Space-Time by @chanda.bsky.social
& now have bought 2 more books
I also want to order Life After Cars from @thewaroncars.bsky.social but $$$..😥
September 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
📚💙
I have GOT to stop visiting bookstores/bookstore sites
Preordered "Read This When Things Fall Apart" by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
and The Edge of Space-Time by @chanda.bsky.social
& now have bought 2 more books
I also want to order Life After Cars from @thewaroncars.bsky.social but $$$..😥
I have GOT to stop visiting bookstores/bookstore sites
Preordered "Read This When Things Fall Apart" by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
and The Edge of Space-Time by @chanda.bsky.social
& now have bought 2 more books
I also want to order Life After Cars from @thewaroncars.bsky.social but $$$..😥
This is outright murder. Bombing a speedboat is beyond comprehension. This needs to become a much bigger deal
1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat.
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean
The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.
www.justsecurity.org
September 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This is outright murder. Bombing a speedboat is beyond comprehension. This needs to become a much bigger deal
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Hi Friends. If you see this interact so more people can see it. Here is a list of upcoming shows that have tix available with the link directly to it. Take a second to read through to find your city.
Norfolk VA www.ticketmaster.com/event/010062...
Burlington VT cart.flynnvt.org/18984/19157
Norfolk VA www.ticketmaster.com/event/010062...
Burlington VT cart.flynnvt.org/18984/19157
September 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Hi Friends. If you see this interact so more people can see it. Here is a list of upcoming shows that have tix available with the link directly to it. Take a second to read through to find your city.
Norfolk VA www.ticketmaster.com/event/010062...
Burlington VT cart.flynnvt.org/18984/19157
Norfolk VA www.ticketmaster.com/event/010062...
Burlington VT cart.flynnvt.org/18984/19157
@support.bsky.team
It looks like my work WiFi network (AT&T) is blocked by Bluesky.
Location is Charlotte NC.
Any ideas?
I can give more info via DM if needed
It looks like my work WiFi network (AT&T) is blocked by Bluesky.
Location is Charlotte NC.
Any ideas?
I can give more info via DM if needed
September 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
@support.bsky.team
It looks like my work WiFi network (AT&T) is blocked by Bluesky.
Location is Charlotte NC.
Any ideas?
I can give more info via DM if needed
It looks like my work WiFi network (AT&T) is blocked by Bluesky.
Location is Charlotte NC.
Any ideas?
I can give more info via DM if needed
Somehow the AI in Civ 7 is even worse than before...
(alt txt: an avatar that looks like one from the Civilization series of games in front of probably the Vatican with the text:
Father Justin, an AI-powered Catholic priest, was demoted after suggesting that it's OK to baptize babies with Gatorade)
(alt txt: an avatar that looks like one from the Civilization series of games in front of probably the Vatican with the text:
Father Justin, an AI-powered Catholic priest, was demoted after suggesting that it's OK to baptize babies with Gatorade)
August 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Somehow the AI in Civ 7 is even worse than before...
(alt txt: an avatar that looks like one from the Civilization series of games in front of probably the Vatican with the text:
Father Justin, an AI-powered Catholic priest, was demoted after suggesting that it's OK to baptize babies with Gatorade)
(alt txt: an avatar that looks like one from the Civilization series of games in front of probably the Vatican with the text:
Father Justin, an AI-powered Catholic priest, was demoted after suggesting that it's OK to baptize babies with Gatorade)
Please comment on this. Deadline is Sept 27.
Here is the Federal Register Notice
www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-16554
Here is the Federal Register Notice
www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-16554
I know there's a lot happening today, but this is sneaking in under the radar. This proposed new rule would absolutely crush foreign PhD students, potentially making it impossible for them to enroll with any certainty of their ability to finish www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
August 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Please comment on this. Deadline is Sept 27.
Here is the Federal Register Notice
www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-16554
Here is the Federal Register Notice
www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-16554
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Liberals: tbh I don't love Newsom but there's no other possible...
Progressives: Pritzker seems alright
Libs: ...we just can't let perfect be the enemy of the good, so we have to accept Newsom until...
Progs: what about Pritzker
Libs...just have to be loyal to Gavin and fall prey to purity tests
Progressives: Pritzker seems alright
Libs: ...we just can't let perfect be the enemy of the good, so we have to accept Newsom until...
Progs: what about Pritzker
Libs...just have to be loyal to Gavin and fall prey to purity tests
August 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Liberals: tbh I don't love Newsom but there's no other possible...
Progressives: Pritzker seems alright
Libs: ...we just can't let perfect be the enemy of the good, so we have to accept Newsom until...
Progs: what about Pritzker
Libs...just have to be loyal to Gavin and fall prey to purity tests
Progressives: Pritzker seems alright
Libs: ...we just can't let perfect be the enemy of the good, so we have to accept Newsom until...
Progs: what about Pritzker
Libs...just have to be loyal to Gavin and fall prey to purity tests
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
This is an assault on us all. Repeat this often, and loudly.
What this means in practice is that 14K trans people will have to quit their federal employee jobs and find jobs that cover gender affirming care.
In other words, this is a purge of trans people from the civil service.
Lavender scare.
Everyone who participates is responsible
In other words, this is a purge of trans people from the civil service.
Lavender scare.
Everyone who participates is responsible
20 Aug 25 -- Trump admin quietly enacts new ban of reimbursement for gender related care through fed govt's largest health insurer regardless of age. 8m fed & 2m postal employees of which ~14k are trans -- will be affected. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is an assault on us all. Repeat this often, and loudly.
In my headphones today, Demon Copperhead.
I'm not sure where I'm gonna land on this one
I'm not sure where I'm gonna land on this one
August 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In my headphones today, Demon Copperhead.
I'm not sure where I'm gonna land on this one
I'm not sure where I'm gonna land on this one
