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Technology Strategist for Microsoft Corp. Posts about #dogs, #sushi, #Xbox, #StarWars, #Hawaii, #sake, #Azure, #Microsoft, #squirrels, #UCLA, #LasVegas, #LosAngeles, #GalaxysEdge, #Disney, #StarTrek & #Family. #Browncoat, #Amity, #Resistance & #Hufflepuff.

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · Dec 6

I posted the assortment of tools I've found for #Bluesky in this post including 3rd pty Bluesky clients, list/starter pack mgmt tools, Twitter migration tools & statistics reports. (Also the #Microsoft #StarterPacks I've created.)
✅ INFO: Microsoft on BlueSky
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INFO: Microsoft on BlueSky

UPDATE 12/6/24WHOA. Yesterday, after I posted this, Microsoft Corporation officially joined Bluesky as a company, verified by Frank X. Shaw, our Director of Corporate Communications. This is absolu…

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 16h

Protest reminder, courtesy of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert:
#nokings #StephenColbert

kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 16h

"THERE ARE NO FLAGS ON THE FIELD!"

▶️ NFL "1 in a Million" Plays!
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#nfl #football

NFL "1 in a Million" Plays!

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 20h

This was genuinely hilarious!

▶️ Tortilla Slap with Kevin Hart 👋🏾 😂
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#funny #humor #therock #kevinhart #tortillaslap

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You can tell #kevinhart has been waiting to slap the sh*t out of me with no consequences 👋🏾 😂😂 This was fun #tortillaslapchallenge

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 21h

Microsoft Ranked #1 on Forbes’ World’s Best Employers 2025.
...for the second year in a row.

✅ Forbes World's Best Employers 2025 - Top Companies To Work For
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#Microsoft

kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 21h

Faster patch downloads, faster patch installs, 10x smaller patch disk footprint.

Windows 11 hotpatching rocks!

✅ Hotpatch efficiency unlocked: Smaller update size - Windows IT Pro Blog
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#windows11 hotpatching #Microsoft

Hotpatch efficiency unlocked: Smaller update size - Windows IT Pro Blog

Find out how smaller hotpatch updates offer the same security through smarter delivery.  

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 21h

All hail Judson! All hail Judson!
Oh Judson can you see... 😁

✅ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shakes up his own job, taps veteran exec as CEO of commercial business – GeekWire
www.geekwire.com/2025/microso...
#Microsoft #SatyaNadella #JudsonAlthoff

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shakes up his own job, taps veteran exec as CEO of commercial business – GeekWire

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is handing off day-to-day commercial execution to longtime sales chief Judson Althoff, who takes on the new role of CEO of commercial business. The change frees Nadella to focus more on AI and long-term technology bets.

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 1d

UCLA Men's Basketball, 2025-26 Quick Facts (PDF)
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#ucla #basketball

kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss is a hypocritical, narcissistic, extreme opportunist hyping immoral MAGA takes for MAGA billionaire cash.

She's a slimy bloviating gasbag willing to cut corners & hide facts for a #clickbait narrative.

▶️ #BariWeiss: #LastWeekTonight with #JohnOliver (HBO)
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Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 1d

"Giggle grass, bong weed, power flower, magic cabbage, Lucifer's lettuce, smokeydokey, whizzlebizzle & checking in at the Blitz Carlton."

And that's how they kick off the episode about the dreaded #BariWeiss.

▶️ Bari Weiss: #LastWeekTonight with #JohnOliver (HBO)
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#humor

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 1d

Perpetually damning the most vulnerable among us all.... I genuinely hope Fat Putin burns in hell.

@usatoday.com on Bluesky

The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. bit.ly/3KMe3JJ

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 3d

Superheroes have arrived in Broadview to protest against ICE!

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 1d

And there you go, folks.

#fascism #dictatorship #StephenMiller #trump

@newrepublic.com on Bluesky

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/AoXcgAq “Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 3d

Chocolate lovers... this is a great comparison!

▶️ Chocolatiers Blind Taste Test Every Chocolate Bar | The Taste Panel | Epicurious
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#epicurious #chocolate

Chocolatiers Blind Taste Test Every Chocolate Bar | The Taste Panel | Epicurious

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 3d

"When the safety rotates down, just rip the seam. It's not that hard. C'mon, we can do better."

Not a Tom Brady fan but i laugh everytime I watch this. 😂

▶️ You think you want Seven Rings Knowledge. You very do not.
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#nfl #tombrady #sports #humor #football

You think you want Seven Rings Knowledge. You very do not.

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 3d

Fat Putin is a dumbass.
Here's evidence exhibit 2784.

Release the Epstein files.

✅ #Trump scrambles to rehire CDC experts working on Ebola, measles and disease forecasting who were axed in government shutdown cuts
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
#trump

Trump scrambles to rehire CDC experts working on Ebola, measles and disease forecasting who were axed in government shutdown cuts | The Independent

Hundreds of the fired CDC workers may be brought back, but it’s unclear when they’ll return to work

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 3d

Just bought Club tix to the Maryland Terrapins @ #UCLA Bruins #football game.

Gonna grill burgers with my ol' PAC-12 tailgate friends who decided after beating Penn State & Michigan State...

...we have a product on the field worth buying $24 Rose Bowl nachos for. 🤪

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 4d

#AlexAlott was charged with allegedly assaulting a federal officer with an umbrella. Yesterday, she was exonerated because VIDEO disproved the accusation. But Daniel, who attended the trial to support her, was detained the same day that the trial finished.

THIS IS FASCISM. FILM EVERYTHING.

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 3d

Annnd the teaser trailer for #FalloutDay... 10.10.25!
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#falloutforhope #bethesdastudios #fallout

kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 3d

Gettin' excited for 10.10.25!
#falloutday #fallout #bethesdastudios

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 3d

Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 6d

Watch Senator Schumer’s explanation of Trump's shutdown of the Federal government. Plain spoken, Chuck gets out of the Capitol & makes the issue about YOU, the voter.
#trump #trumpshutdown

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 5d

Meanwhile, in other "No shit, Sherlock" news:

☑️ Majority of companies hiking prices to cover tariffs: KPMG
www.newsweek.com/majority-com...
#trump #tariffs #yaplayedyerselves

Majority of companies hiking prices to cover tariffs: KPMG - Newsweek

KPMG LLP found many companies are passing costs onto customers, while adopting other strategic changes to cope with the duties.

www.newsweek.com

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 6d

Every Senate Republican voted to screw lower/middle class Americans by doubling or even tripling their costs for healthcare w/ millions losing #healthcare ENTIRELY...

...all so they can pay for TRILLIONS in tax cuts for billionaires & the ultra-wealthy. No, seriously. This is REALITY under #Trump.

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kurtsh @kurtsh.bsky.social · 4d

Most billionaires in a single comic frame.

The mistake many folks make is thinking most billionaire minds are like yours & mine.

They're really not. They generally have EXTREME willpower, self-interest & greed. And their favorite pastime is whining about taxes.