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Bob Osmond (he/him)
@bobosmosis.bsky.social
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Exec + Leadership Coach (ACC, CPC, ELI-MP, CDE). Brand + PR Strategy. Presentation + Media Trainer. Canuck (Never51) + Dual U.S. Citizen + New Yorker. Democracy + Global Rules-based Order Fan. Puns FTW. Forward! 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇺🇳 🌎
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · Mar 14
New morning routine, inspired by Lennon and McCartney:

👋🏼 Wake up
🥱 Fall out of bed
🪮 Drag comb across head
☕️ Drink cup
👀 Look up
⏰ Notice I’m late
📰 Read the news
🫣 Oh boy

☎️ Call Congress: (202)224-3121
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 1h
Check out the full episode here:
Episode 1686 - Barack Obama
Podcast Episode · WTF with Marc Maron Podcast · 10/13/2025 · 1h 7m
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 1h
This seems like such a quaint idea in the face of so much capitulation and cynicism. Yet, I still hold onto the idea that integrity will overcome the say/do disconnects we're experiencing at this moment--in our democracy and in within corporations.
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 1h
"If you understand your convictions, you got a moral compass, you got a code, you've spent time wrestling with what it is that you care about and what you believe...
What people long for...is some core integrity that seems absent...the person seems to walk the walk, doesn't just talk the talk.”
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 1h
“So in our foundation, a lot of the work that I do is working with young civic leaders, political leaders, journalists, human rights lawyers, not just here in the United States, but around the world. And one of the first things I say to them is know what you really believe...
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 1h
There are lots of reasons to check out Marc Maron's *last* WTF episode with former president Barack Obama
(Episode 1686, Oct 13, 2025). But this segments stands out, especially to anyone in communications/leadership communications:
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 17h
This play is a total romp. Plaza and the cast own it. Go check it out at NY’s Atlantic Theatre.
‘I Just Like Her.’ Ethan Coen and Aubrey Plaza Keep Collaborating in ‘Let’s Love!’
After wrapping this summer’s dark comedy “Honey Don’t!,” Ethan Coen presented Aubrey Plaza with another script—this one, for a play. “I read it that night in my little Airbnb, and I was laughing so ha...
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 20h
WaPo joins NYT, CNN, The Atlantic, Guardian and others, according to @ScottNover, in announcing it won't sign the Pentagon's controversial new press policy.
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 22h
Two weeks!
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 4d
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 4d
Dear friends: "Dilexi te" is Pope Leo's rich meditation on the call from both Jesus and the church over the ages to love and care for the poor. It's an invitation to prayer and action. Take time and read it for yourself and bring it to prayer. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 3d
Oh, these people. I reckon he’s expecting a big turn out so I’ll be there in order not to disappoint. Cuz, Mike, “if hating you is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.”
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d
Mike Johnson is now calling #NoKings a "hate America rally"
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d
This is the way

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 4d
It’s #Movember (almost) again. I’d appreciate any support you can muster this, my fifteenth, year growing a Mo’ and moving for men’s health research, education, and support.
Bob Osmond's Mo Space
Bob's Motivation: Fifteen years ago, I grew my first Movember ‘stache to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer, which affected my Dad (and still does to this day). Over the years, my motivatio...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d
BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.
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Rep. Ro Khanna @khanna.house.gov · 5d
@democracynow.org had @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social and me on together to explain that she is not being sworn in because she is the 218th signatory for the release of the Epstein files. Swear her in today.
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 6d
…a long, long way to run.
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 6d
Oh, he’s just “having some fun…” 🙄
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 8d
Hegseth has them all doing P90X in a hangar somewhere.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10d
"I think in a free country we should be able to post onto the internet, 'hey, there are masked agents on Broadway and Vine and not have the government or the tech oligarchs prevent us from doing that.' Shame on you, Tim Cook."

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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 11d
I guess we are long past the point where we consider this stuff abnormal? How ever will we repair from this place?
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 11d
We love that street! Your neighbors bring it!
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 12d
This is absolutely horrific. To attack a synagogue and kill people, and that too on Yom Kippur. Vile and inexcusable.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 12d
BREAKING: Two people have died and three others are in serious condition after a synagogue attack in the UK, police say.
Police are at the scene of a reported stabbing at a synagogue in English city of Manchester
Police are at the scene of a reported stabbing at a synagogue in Manchester, northwest England. Andy Burnham, the mayor of the Greater Manchester Area, said Thursday that the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of the incident in Crumpsall, north of the city.
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 12d
How’s about we shut this down?
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 12d
Reflections this Yom Kippur from Jennifer Rubin at @contrariannews.org.
Self-Reflection Allows us to Do Better
Atoning for political errors, missteps, and sins
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Bob Osmond (he/him) @bobosmosis.bsky.social · 12d
G'mar chatima tova. If you are fasting today, I hope it is meaningful and easy. Peace.