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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈

@johnosborn.bsky.social

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Aerospace Nerd, Terrible Cars, Politics, Occasional Writer, Design Enthusiast, Angry Gay, Friend you Haven't Met Yet. Texan expat now calling PNW home. Protect Trans Kids (and adults too).

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 6m

That’s some cost effective motoring.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 13m

Did you seek it out or just happen into it?

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 23m

I'll be bribing the management at Disneyland to restore the Peoplemover and generally fix Tomorrowland and the rest of the park.

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 20h

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 8h

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 59m

Listen to Crocodylus – Don't date robots.

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1h

This is from the era in which Honda was also selling CNG powered Civics and was just generally a more interesting company that loved to flex their engineering muscle.

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1h

Wow, how long has it been since I've seen one of these? The VX is a fairly obscure trim of the Civic designed for maximum fuel efficiency. It was extra light weight, had skinny, low rolling resistance tires, and a special "lean burn" version of VTEC (VTEC-E) to get 48 mpg city, 55 mpg highway.

Bring a Trailer @bringatrailer.bsky.social · 1h

1992 Honda Civic VX Hatchback 5-Speed at No Reserve

No Reserve: 1992 Honda Civic VX Hatchback 5-Speed

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1992 Honda Civic VX Hatchback 5-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #215,612.

bringatrailer.com

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 14h

Designers can try, but humans like shiny things.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1d

Holy moly

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Jason Schultz @jason.parkendium.com · May 20

Wife’s impromptu attempt #1 at this cake. Marrrrk Twaaaaiiiin!

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

some words

Barrett turns to Fox News, rather than the docket, to explain her silence in key rulings

Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

www.lawdork.com

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1d

Was anyone doing the challenge?

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1d

In an era of terrible ideas, this is right up there.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1d

Anybody happen to know if passport processing is happening during the shutdown?

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1d

I watched Moonraker (1979) for the first time in a long time this evening and wow, that is NOT a good movie. The Drax space station set is pretty cool, though.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2d

Yugo?

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2d

I think I’m going to need to see some numerical analysis of this claim.

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2d

Quality unicorn material

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2d

Thing is, based on pre-opening expectations, it was supposed to make the entire GNP of every nation on Earth and it did not.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

Don't forget to spend your FSA money. Lots of things that you can purchase using those funds will be of great use and interest to places like homeless shelters, domestic violence organizations, mutual aid groups & more.

Consider buying menstrual products for one thing.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2d

Over time, due to accidental circumstances, I’ve come to know a number of people who have done amazing things and have, shall we say, significant Wikipedia entries. I think it’s normal to idolize people like that when you’re young and also to realize that they’re just people when you’re older.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2d

No Harlem Globetrotters though.

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s talk about the sailing submarine. In 1921, the US Navy’s R-14 lost propulsion and comm when its fuel became contaminated about 140 nm SE of Hawaii. The crew jury rigged sails from hammocks, blankets, and bed frames. They were able to make about 2 kt and arrived at Hilo about 2.5 days later.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Finally realized what the freakout over Mamdani becoming mayor reminded me of, and it's the freakout over the first black mayors in southern cities.

New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:

"Too Young to Die"

As the seemingly endless NYC mayoral campaign enters its final weeks, the howls of the Democratic establishment in the city are only getting louder. They've really convinced themselves that the elect...

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2d

The people yearn for more exciting doors.

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