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Justin

@nerdliness.bsky.social

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Husband, father, dumb/smart ass.

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 10d

Did you know that Girls Scouts can earn a Cadette Comic Artist Badge for creating their own comic? If your troop's looking for some assist, we're here for you: CAM offers private group workshops that can help creators of all skill levels reach their goal. More info at cartoonart.org/education-index

Image of the Girls Scouts Cadette Comic Artist Badge

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 15h

Not a great sportsball day here at the Fortress of Nerditude... But the Ms can make me forget all about it with a W tomorrow.

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Spencer Sunshine @transform6789.bsky.social · 15h

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19h

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 20h

the whole article could have just been ten pages of “Brilliant Things Eleanor O’Brien Said,” and some gold was left on the cutting room floor, but this is such a banger of a closer and it’s so very much the theme of today

"I want people to know that what's happening in Portland - the creativity, the irreverence, the refusal to be intimidated - that's replicable," she says. "Every city has artists. Every community has weirdos. We just need to find each other and start creating the alternative story. The revolution doesn't have to look like a protest.
Make it weird. When they tell you to cover up, shut up, and comply, the most radical thing you can do is be visible, speak truth, and take up space. With joy. Tap into your creativity. Art isn't a luxury in times like these - it's survival."

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Jay Rigdon @jayrigdon.bsky.social · 21h

Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through

Two announcers, Jason Garrett and Dan Hicks, stand in front of a sign that reads "Big Turd" thanks to how they are blocking it

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 17h

Wish I'd taken a pic... Looked like a boxer in the late rounds.

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 18h

I unknowingly cut my gums while putting my aligners back in... spooked the shit outta me later when I looked in the mirror and the aligner looked like it was filled with blood.

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 18h

As your governor, I promise you one thing above all else: We will never, ever, under any circumstances, bend a knee to this autocrat. Ever.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 21h

reposting with alt text bc i love this

a crowd of what looks like older people sitting at a No Kings Rally, there's a barricade in the background with even more people standing behind it holding signs. In the center of the image is an old woman, wearing a turtle neck and a sweater over it. She has glasses on with the darker sun lenses flipped up. She's holding a sign that reads: "GRANTIFA. Grandmothers against fascism!"

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 1d

I think 3 or 4? I believe this was week 7

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 1d

Normal people get excited for Friday because of the weekend.

I get excited for Friday because it's Great British Bake Off day.

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Squirrel 🏴 @therabbitwood.bsky.social · 2d

More of what they're sharing in public.

CALLING ALL PATRIOTS! We will be doing a counter march to the “No Kings” “Protest” in Portland this Saturday.

We will meet at Lownsdale Square in between 11am and 12pm.
Then we will march as a group toward the “No Kings” protest.
We need to stay as a group as much as possible. These people are violent and want to silence your voice!
These “No Kings” “Protesters are meeting at Pioneer Square, we will march towards them in a group.

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 2d

For real... All you have to do is show up. That's it.

And you'll likely feel super energized and maybe even a little hopeful afterward. Do it for your own mental health.

Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!

Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.

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Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 2d

Overall I love it. And once I figured out that I could just make that speed adjustment on the phone first and it would apply once I plugged it into the car, the speed thing became a non-issue.

But yeah, between Libro.fm & Libby via the FVRL, I only have to go to Audible if they have an exclusive.

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 2d

I love @libro.fm , save for one TEENY, TINY little thing: when using Apple CarPlay, the speed button jumps by .5x increments... so you go straight from 1x to 1.5x (and I like around 1.25x).

But you can tweak by .1x increments on the phone, and that carries over to the car, so not a huge deal.

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 2d

Me: no cats on the counter!!!

Nandor:

A floofy black Siberian forest cat lays on a marble countertop, oblivious to my wishes and in defiance of my demands.

But he's cute, so he can get away with this shit.

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 2d

There's just something about the smug smile that everyone in this administration uses that really gets under my skin... used to be that they'd just use it as a sort of nudgenudgewinkwink kinda thing when spitting out some thinly-veiled bullshit... now they don't even bother with the veil.

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 2d

Anybody else especially bothered by her smug smile as she spews all these hateful lies every day?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Un-presidented brass band at city hall in Portland tonight celebrating the release of their clarinet player from federal custody

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Downtown Portland has some new art at 5th and Washington🐸 👀

Click the link to read more about Portland's Protest Frog: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 3d

"You don't understand. This was just Nazi locker room talk." -- JD Vance

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3d

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 5d

Nice!

For the longest time, we were on the edge of the neighborhood and would only get 2-3 kids every year... we moved into the middle of the same neighborhood and now get closer to 75-100!

We love it, especially now that our youngest is old enough to just go out with her friends...

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 5d

We're the small-bags-filled-with-treats people.

My wife and kids meticulously put together dozens of these cute little bags each year, then I get all the credit as the person handing them out (when I'm not trying to scare the crap outta the older kids).

Justin @nerdliness.bsky.social · 6d

After we get rid of ICE in Portland, let's work on turning that Ritz-Carlton back into a food cart pod.