Robert
@robaato.bsky.social
A mass of contradictions. A 6'2" (1.78m) tall Asian guy with a Spanish last name living in America (and starting to wonder why). Occasional writer for @twincitiesgeek.com. Currently collecting pocket watches, coins, and fatigue...
Pinned
Steve “The Colonel” Cropper, 10/21/1941-12/3/2025
(He’s the guitarist on the left, the one with the riffs)
(He’s the guitarist on the left, the one with the riffs)
Blues Brothers: Soul Man - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Steve “The Colonel” Cropper, 10/21/1941-12/3/2025
(He’s the guitarist on the left, the one with the riffs)
(He’s the guitarist on the left, the one with the riffs)
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This is how I feel all the time.
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is how I feel all the time.
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"Part of Lucasfilm’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, a newly restored version of the classic Star Wars (1977) theatrical release — later renamed Star Wars: A New Hope — will play in theaters for a limited time." www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
I AM SAT
I AM SAT
December 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"Part of Lucasfilm’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, a newly restored version of the classic Star Wars (1977) theatrical release — later renamed Star Wars: A New Hope — will play in theaters for a limited time." www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
I AM SAT
I AM SAT
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Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
Good on Hola Arepa. (Great food, too)
South Minneapolis restaurant says ICE entered without warrant, staff push back
YouTube video by KARE 11
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December 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Good on Hola Arepa. (Great food, too)
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"O Brother Where Art Thou" was released 25 years ago...
Dan Tyminski | Man of Constant Sorrow
YouTube video by LR Baggs
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"O Brother Where Art Thou" was released 25 years ago...
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note: netflix is only acquiring the warner brothers-- the warner sister, dot, will remain independent
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
note: netflix is only acquiring the warner brothers-- the warner sister, dot, will remain independent
What point of view makes this even remotely a good thing?
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
What point of view makes this even remotely a good thing?
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Hey, I want to offer some helpful tips for coping with the cold for ICE folks who might have come from warmer places.
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
Good morning to fuckers in our neighborhood kidnapping our neighbors! Can you see the city skyline? No? You’re wondering if Minneapolis burned down again overnight? Oh no, sweetie. That’s ice crystals in the air . It looks like it will get to around -8F without windchill! Please enjoy your stay!
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hey, I want to offer some helpful tips for coping with the cold for ICE folks who might have come from warmer places.
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
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"As with so much of what has gone wrong in the past 10 months (or years), this chaos can be laid squarely at feet of SCOTUS. Here, they’ve allowed him to continue collecting hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs despite multiple lower courts ruling it's patently illegal." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Costco demands a refund from Trump
The mega-retailer is suing to get its tariff money back.
www.publicnotice.co
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"As with so much of what has gone wrong in the past 10 months (or years), this chaos can be laid squarely at feet of SCOTUS. Here, they’ve allowed him to continue collecting hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs despite multiple lower courts ruling it's patently illegal." — @lizdye.bsky.social
So...if we go by trump's logic that because some Somali folk are criminals, all 40,000 Somali in MN are criminals, then all octogenarian cis white dudes are rapists and pedophiles who routinely commit financial fraud and cheat on their wives...
December 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
So...if we go by trump's logic that because some Somali folk are criminals, all 40,000 Somali in MN are criminals, then all octogenarian cis white dudes are rapists and pedophiles who routinely commit financial fraud and cheat on their wives...
😅
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
😅
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Donald Trump is a gutter racist and we to start reporting on him as such.
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Donald Trump is a gutter racist and we to start reporting on him as such.
Because it's that time of year again, here is Big Clive with his guide to the appropriate method of using Advent Calendars*.
*the chocolate-filled ones, that is. It is not recommended to use this method with, say, the LEGO advent calendars, or the Taskmaster advent calendar...
*the chocolate-filled ones, that is. It is not recommended to use this method with, say, the LEGO advent calendars, or the Taskmaster advent calendar...
Best way to use advent calendars
YouTube video by bigclivedotcom
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December 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Because it's that time of year again, here is Big Clive with his guide to the appropriate method of using Advent Calendars*.
*the chocolate-filled ones, that is. It is not recommended to use this method with, say, the LEGO advent calendars, or the Taskmaster advent calendar...
*the chocolate-filled ones, that is. It is not recommended to use this method with, say, the LEGO advent calendars, or the Taskmaster advent calendar...
One of the teachers I used to work with in the ‘90s would reminisce about how since diesel fuel would gel up in the cold, he would leave the engine in his truck running all day in the school parking lot. (He did lock it up with the spare key though.)
There is something so deeply, deeply Minnesotan about these sorts of posts (which I see every winter). If you're from almost anywhere else and wondering if you're missing something: this person did in fact leave their car running, unlocked, keys in the ignition.
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
One of the teachers I used to work with in the ‘90s would reminisce about how since diesel fuel would gel up in the cold, he would leave the engine in his truck running all day in the school parking lot. (He did lock it up with the spare key though.)
A who to the what now?
December 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A who to the what now?
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“That sounds illegal”
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“That sounds illegal”
I really have to read these books at some point
Ugh, self-determination sucks sometimes.
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I really have to read these books at some point
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Leave me alone, AI
Leave me alone, AI
If I wanted your tedious advice on how to do the simplest thing online, I would have asked for it
www.irishtimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Leave me alone, AI
December has come at last, bringing with it a new round of WHAMAGEDDON.
Go as long as you can without hearing "Last Christmas" by Wham!. Remember, the moment you recognize you're hearing the original...you've lost. Good luck, and be careful out there.
#whamageddon
Go as long as you can without hearing "Last Christmas" by Wham!. Remember, the moment you recognize you're hearing the original...you've lost. Good luck, and be careful out there.
#whamageddon
WHAMAGEDDON
Avoid 'Last Christmas'. Join the fun. Last until Christmas. Become the envy of your friends and family. Enjoy being a Christmas grinch.
whamageddon.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
December has come at last, bringing with it a new round of WHAMAGEDDON.
Go as long as you can without hearing "Last Christmas" by Wham!. Remember, the moment you recognize you're hearing the original...you've lost. Good luck, and be careful out there.
#whamageddon
Go as long as you can without hearing "Last Christmas" by Wham!. Remember, the moment you recognize you're hearing the original...you've lost. Good luck, and be careful out there.
#whamageddon
I now know what actual CPR compressions look like as compared to the TV version and...yikes
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I now know what actual CPR compressions look like as compared to the TV version and...yikes
Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character. Wrong answers only.
November 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character. Wrong answers only.