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ExecutiveOtaku

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As seen on anitwitter since 2009, departed those accursed shores for this new land. Anime, international relations, history, home decor, outdoors, scifi, TTRPGs, Pittsburgh & Western PA, a timeline veering wildly. Too old to blog, too young to die

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Rnna @rnna.bsky.social · 11h

10.08.2025
#va11halla

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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 16h

I've been seeing my favorite fuzzy friends around! 🍂🐛

Illustration of a wooly (sometimes spelled woolly) bear caterpillar. It's fuzzy and cute and has a happy little smile. There's lines radiating around it and above it says "it's wooly time!" in lowercase hand lettering. The background is a light orange checkered pattern.

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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 11h

Current* conditions near Houghton, MI:

View looking west from Michigan Technical University of Portage Canal Bridge. // Image captured at: 2025-10-09 00:03:26 UTC (about 15 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Houghton: 43.28 F | 6.27 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: N at 0 mph | 0 kph // Humidity: 83%

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Queer Hand Luke @lfschleusener.bsky.social · 11h

Werq

Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 19h

Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.

Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 21h

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 12h

Huh. Passover came early?

🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 12h

I have frogs everywhere

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Melinda L @mjl2.bsky.social · 12h

We have The Pickles!

the portland pickle baseball team is playing a game of baseball

ALT: the portland pickle baseball team is playing a game of baseball

media.tenor.com

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ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 12h

Incredible, just what I would have expected!

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ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 12h

Everybody gangsta until the weaponized furries show up...

ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 12h

Fullmetal Panic predicted this.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13h

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 12h

the weak should fear the strong

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 12h

"SOME SAY she opened the first vegan iron foundry. And that he pickles his seat cushions."

[This being Portland, all the Stig legends would be true]

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ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 12h

Anyone could be in that suit. Some claim there are multiple Frogs, like the Ghost of Kyiv was probably multiple pilots. This is how legends are made that pass down through the ages.

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ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 12h

They don't have a hockey or football team, do they?

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ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 12h

Give Portland another sports team so they can name them the Portland Frogs after the valiant hero defending the city

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 15h

ye see this shits not inevitable never give up in advance

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20h

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 14h

Physical casinos and shady bookies served a valuable social and economic function.

Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels would not be entertaining if the characters lost all their money online, for one.

ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 14h

Just thinking how nearly every sponsor displayed at a Premier League match should be sanctioned by the Treasury of every democracy (gambling apps, cryptocurrency, the Saudi public investment fund. But so many gambling apps)

Jjinandtonic @jjinandtonic.bsky.social · 14h

just look at how much commercial gambling revenue (eg user gambling losses, roughly) spiked!

2019-2022 chart from american gaming association showing ~6x growth in commercial gambling revenues

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ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 14h

Komeito giving signs that they might not continue their alliance with the LDP would be a wild shift compared to everything since 2000.

ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 14h

Imma be real with you, predicted incoming Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, rescinding Article 9 isn't gonna fix this.

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ExecutiveOtaku @executiveotaku.bsky.social · 14h

The yen continues to be hella weak vs the dollar and a) how, HOW does the Japanese currency stay worse than *gestures at everything here* ours and b) another cheap flight I'll take it.

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Ricky 🐯 @ricky.baby · 15h

can i have some ive never had anything before?
#cat #cats #catsofbluesky

Orange and white tabby looking at the camera with big baby eyes and his mouth open a little

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19h

People ask what they can do in this moment: here's a crucially important election. There are 52,000 elections taking place next month, many of which will be determined by turnout.

Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 1d

Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

boltsmag.org

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 14h

Judicial Retention is when you decide whether a sitting PA judge should be kept on the bench for another term.

It's a Yes/No vote. YES means the judge keeps their seat. NO removes them.

Vote YES on Nov. 4th for _every_ statewide judge to keep them protecting our rights.

Turn your ballot over!

IF ANY OF THESE ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU, THEN VOTE YES IN NOVEMBER TO RETAIN OUR JUDGES.
HOUSING
HEALTHCARE
VOTING RIGHTS
MINIMUM WAGE
JOB SECURITY
BIRTH CONTROL
DATA PRIVACY
LGBTQ RIGHTS
GUN SAFETY
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
CLEAN AIR AND WATER
SCHOOL FUNDING
& SO MUCH MORE
WHAT
WHAT IS JUDICIAL RETENTION? IT'S WHEN YOU DECIDE WHETHER A SITTING PA JUDGE SHOULD BE KEPT ON THE BENCH FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS.
How does it work? It's a Yes/No vote. YES means the judge keeps their seat. NO removes them.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 15h

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