Jim Bedient
@osi-op.bsky.social
Man of many interests. World's oldest graduate student. First responder. Reader. Thinker.
Saturday morning OS upgrade. A great way to kill time and avoid actual work.
January 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Saturday morning OS upgrade. A great way to kill time and avoid actual work.
So what’s the difference between the 19th century Scramble for Africa and the 21st century race to commercialize space? I’m going to try to figure that out.
January 12, 2026 at 10:14 PM
So what’s the difference between the 19th century Scramble for Africa and the 21st century race to commercialize space? I’m going to try to figure that out.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
Where's ECOMCON when we need it?
January 10, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Where's ECOMCON when we need it?
Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr should have "just complied".
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr should have "just complied".
I guess the colonial militia at Lexington and Concord should have "just complied" with the British.
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 AM
I guess the colonial militia at Lexington and Concord should have "just complied" with the British.
Shingles vax may have positive effect on dementia.
A dementia vaccine could be real, and some of us have taken it without knowing | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Getting vaccinated against shingles could protect you from getting dementia, or slow the progression of the disease, says a new study.
www.sciencefocus.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Shingles vax may have positive effect on dementia.
Go out and look up! The Aurora is dancing in the sky for us. @starstryder.space
September 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Go out and look up! The Aurora is dancing in the sky for us. @starstryder.space
Cruella DeGabbard doesn't recall much.
Crow: You were also traveling during this discussion, correct?
Gabbard: Yes.
Crow: And where were you?
Gabbard: I don't recall which country I was in at that time.
Crow: You don't remember the country?
Gabbard: Yes.
Crow: And where were you?
Gabbard: I don't recall which country I was in at that time.
Crow: You don't remember the country?
March 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Cruella DeGabbard doesn't recall much.
Karline Leavitt is a lying bitch.
March 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Karline Leavitt is a lying bitch.
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Well at least we have cheap eggs—oh wait.
March 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Well at least we have cheap eggs—oh wait.
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And watch the incompetently engineered, flaming SpaceX rocket debris fill the sky like the most expensive fireworks in history.
March 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
And watch the incompetently engineered, flaming SpaceX rocket debris fill the sky like the most expensive fireworks in history.
So why are my putatively Democrat senators not out fighting? Gary Peters? Elisse Slotkin? Bueller? Bueller? I'm glad Bernie is trying and god bless AOC for her work.
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM
So why are my putatively Democrat senators not out fighting? Gary Peters? Elisse Slotkin? Bueller? Bueller? I'm glad Bernie is trying and god bless AOC for her work.
Blue sky is cool, but Iget about 4 of these every day.
February 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Blue sky is cool, but Iget about 4 of these every day.
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Very proud to announce the Department of Health will now process all requests to change gender designation on birth certificates within three business days. Previously, there was as much as a 10 month wait.
February 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Very proud to announce the Department of Health will now process all requests to change gender designation on birth certificates within three business days. Previously, there was as much as a 10 month wait.
We're utterly fucked. At least until this mountain of assholes melts down.
BREAKING: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as US Health Secretary after a close Senate vote
Heaven help America
Heaven help America
February 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
We're utterly fucked. At least until this mountain of assholes melts down.
I laughed right out loud at this. It's really not funny.... but it's funny.
February 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I laughed right out loud at this. It's really not funny.... but it's funny.
Fraud and Musk
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Fraud and Musk
Friends,
open.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Fraud and Musk
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Shitler's Final Solution to the Palestinian Problem.
What about the Palestinians who just won't leave?
“They're all gonna leave” says Trump
“They're all gonna leave” says Trump
February 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Shitler's Final Solution to the Palestinian Problem.
Now march on down to OMB and OPM and wherever these DOGE interlopers are, and demand to see them thrown out.
ICYMI: I introduced the Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act last Friday.
This bill would ensure that Elon Musk and DOGE Special Employees will be held accountable for their reckless and illegal actions. The American people should not be left to foot the bill.
This bill would ensure that Elon Musk and DOGE Special Employees will be held accountable for their reckless and illegal actions. The American people should not be left to foot the bill.
February 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Now march on down to OMB and OPM and wherever these DOGE interlopers are, and demand to see them thrown out.
5 Calls is a great app. I've used it to try to embarrass my Democratic Senators into some kind of action, and to tell my ignorant buffoon of a Rethuglican representative to remember his oath to the Constitution.
If you are as outraged as I am at the blatantly illegal actions of the current administration; I urge you to make use of one or both of these resources: All topics ⭑ 5 Calls search.app/YphYouBQdRrA... and democracy.io#!/#%2F
All topics ⭑ 5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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February 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
5 Calls is a great app. I've used it to try to embarrass my Democratic Senators into some kind of action, and to tell my ignorant buffoon of a Rethuglican representative to remember his oath to the Constitution.
Ya gotta be shittin' me. I voted for her. She wants to work with the Republicans, while she wants to support the Constitution. Right now, you can't do both. She thinks Trump's disruptions are a good idea. And the thinks we Michiganders are too stupid to know what OMB is. Who Russel Vogt is. F her.
Thank you to Senator Slotkin for sharing these stories from the floor of the U.S. Senate as we held it overnight:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buas...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buas...
LIVE: Senator Slotkin Speaks on Senate Floor
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Ya gotta be shittin' me. I voted for her. She wants to work with the Republicans, while she wants to support the Constitution. Right now, you can't do both. She thinks Trump's disruptions are a good idea. And the thinks we Michiganders are too stupid to know what OMB is. Who Russel Vogt is. F her.
Thank you. Someone in Congress is trying, unlike my utterly useless Michigan senators, Slotkin and Peters.
It’s past time for Treasury to come clean on Musk’s takeover. People's Social Security, Medicare, and their most sensitive personal data is at risk. I'm not going to stop until I get answers.
NEWS: Responding to Evidence of a Treasury Cover-Up, Wyden Demands Bessent Come Clean on Musk Infiltration of Treasury Payment Systems
February 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Thank you. Someone in Congress is trying, unlike my utterly useless Michigan senators, Slotkin and Peters.
The US should take note.
⚡️a person just tried to set russian FSB building in St. Petersburg on fire, local tg channels report.
he was allegedly hired by Ukrainians, russian channels claim.
gotta say love the smell of fear and irritation coming from russia
he was allegedly hired by Ukrainians, russian channels claim.
gotta say love the smell of fear and irritation coming from russia
February 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The US should take note.