Blopeep (turkey arc) 🦃
@blopeep.bsky.social
All things 🚴 🏃♀️ 🥌 🧶 📚 🏔️ 🌊 ⛵ and making the world a better place. Detoxing after 30y+ in tech.
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reminder for folks - there's no algorithm here. if you want your feed to be interesting, you've got two ways to do that:
1. Follow people. Lots. Like an order of magnitude more than you think is rational.
2. Subscribe to feeds.
These two things are *your* algorithm.
1. Follow people. Lots. Like an order of magnitude more than you think is rational.
2. Subscribe to feeds.
These two things are *your* algorithm.
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I know a lot of astronomers and physicists tell themselves that I seem like a strong person/ality who can handle anything and I just need everyone to know how fucking sexist and racist it is to simply put it down to “well she can take it”
I’m a person and even if I can why should I have to
I’m a person and even if I can why should I have to
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I know a lot of astronomers and physicists tell themselves that I seem like a strong person/ality who can handle anything and I just need everyone to know how fucking sexist and racist it is to simply put it down to “well she can take it”
I’m a person and even if I can why should I have to
I’m a person and even if I can why should I have to
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November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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OH MY GOD.
Jaggerspun was one of my favorite weaving yarns. This is ... an absolute goldmine. 🧶
Jaggerspun was one of my favorite weaving yarns. This is ... an absolute goldmine. 🧶
Maine knitters! If you’re near Brewer Mardens get there for Jagger Spun at 75% off!
There’s not a lot left but if you like the thinner yarn (or doubling up) it’s a great buy.
There’s not a lot left but if you like the thinner yarn (or doubling up) it’s a great buy.
November 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
OH MY GOD.
Jaggerspun was one of my favorite weaving yarns. This is ... an absolute goldmine. 🧶
Jaggerspun was one of my favorite weaving yarns. This is ... an absolute goldmine. 🧶
Of the four people pictured, there are ONLY TWO DEMOCRATS.
Angus King (I)
Susan Collins (R)
How is this "a rift among Democrats"?
Angus King (I)
Susan Collins (R)
How is this "a rift among Democrats"?
Maine's four-person congressional delegation is one of the smallest in the country. Yet their mixed votes on the bill to reopen the government reflect the national divide over the fraught issue.
The deal to end the shutdown exposed rifts among Democrats. Just ask Maine
Maine's four-person Congressional delegation is one of the smallest in the country. Yet their mixed votes on the bill to reopen the government reflect the national divide over the fraught issue.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Of the four people pictured, there are ONLY TWO DEMOCRATS.
Angus King (I)
Susan Collins (R)
How is this "a rift among Democrats"?
Angus King (I)
Susan Collins (R)
How is this "a rift among Democrats"?
me too, Toad. me too.
Toad sat on the edge of his bed. “Blah,” said Toad. “I feel down in the dumps.”
“Why?” asked Frog.
“I am thinking about tomorrow,” said Toad.
“Why?” asked Frog.
“I am thinking about tomorrow,” said Toad.
November 15, 2025 at 5:38 AM
me too, Toad. me too.
presented without comment.
November 15, 2025 at 5:38 AM
presented without comment.
today's happiness - killing the Gemini button in Chrome. Control-click on a Mac and select "unpin". Right-click with a mouse does the same.
Oh, and don't forget to turn off the AI assistant in settings if you're into that, too.
So nice not to see it there. Buh-bye!
Oh, and don't forget to turn off the AI assistant in settings if you're into that, too.
So nice not to see it there. Buh-bye!
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
today's happiness - killing the Gemini button in Chrome. Control-click on a Mac and select "unpin". Right-click with a mouse does the same.
Oh, and don't forget to turn off the AI assistant in settings if you're into that, too.
So nice not to see it there. Buh-bye!
Oh, and don't forget to turn off the AI assistant in settings if you're into that, too.
So nice not to see it there. Buh-bye!
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
Breaking a little news tonight: Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov, speaking tonight at Progressive Maryland's annual gala, just announced he will be sponsoring Medicare for All legislation in the US Senate. This is his first time sponsoring 👀👀👀
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
MEDICARE FOR ALL
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.bsky.social and don't buy Starbucks until the strike is over. 🪶
You know who agrees with me? This guy. His name is Dennis. He happy with peanuts, but the rank and file at Starbucks deserve a living wage.
You know who agrees with me? This guy. His name is Dennis. He happy with peanuts, but the rank and file at Starbucks deserve a living wage.
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.bsky.social and don't buy Starbucks until the strike is over. 🪶
You know who agrees with me? This guy. His name is Dennis. He happy with peanuts, but the rank and file at Starbucks deserve a living wage.
You know who agrees with me? This guy. His name is Dennis. He happy with peanuts, but the rank and file at Starbucks deserve a living wage.
I would like to know how to resign as a member of the "White, middle-aged woman" cohort.
I mean, I'm actually really OK with the middle-aged bit, but the "white woman"? Nope.
I mean, I'm actually really OK with the middle-aged bit, but the "white woman"? Nope.
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I would like to know how to resign as a member of the "White, middle-aged woman" cohort.
I mean, I'm actually really OK with the middle-aged bit, but the "white woman"? Nope.
I mean, I'm actually really OK with the middle-aged bit, but the "white woman"? Nope.
just finished reading this incredible exposé of Opus Dei. Their fingers are everywhere, globally, and the US is not spared. Scalia. Kavanaugh. Leo. Theil. Mulvaney. Trump. You name it, those bastards are in it.
A gruesome but necessary read. Go Pope Leo! Finish the job Francis started!
A gruesome but necessary read. Go Pope Leo! Finish the job Francis started!
Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church
Amazon.com: Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church: 9781668016152: Gore, Gareth: Books
www.amazon.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
just finished reading this incredible exposé of Opus Dei. Their fingers are everywhere, globally, and the US is not spared. Scalia. Kavanaugh. Leo. Theil. Mulvaney. Trump. You name it, those bastards are in it.
A gruesome but necessary read. Go Pope Leo! Finish the job Francis started!
A gruesome but necessary read. Go Pope Leo! Finish the job Francis started!
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Still on a mission from god
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Still on a mission from god
tonight's dinner - creamy pumpkin pasta with @ranchogordo.bsky.social beans, spinach, and basil. Topped with shaved parmesan and a toasted pepita/lemon/basil mix.
perfect for a windy and cool evening. recipe in the comments🍽️ 🍜
perfect for a windy and cool evening. recipe in the comments🍽️ 🍜
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
tonight's dinner - creamy pumpkin pasta with @ranchogordo.bsky.social beans, spinach, and basil. Topped with shaved parmesan and a toasted pepita/lemon/basil mix.
perfect for a windy and cool evening. recipe in the comments🍽️ 🍜
perfect for a windy and cool evening. recipe in the comments🍽️ 🍜
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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so far this seems to be the only thing that has happened where the GOP had to give up something they wanted
I tend to think this was more of a 2026 dry run and not just about the Epstein files but either way it is EXTREMELY good news that Mike blinked first
I tend to think this was more of a 2026 dry run and not just about the Epstein files but either way it is EXTREMELY good news that Mike blinked first
BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
so far this seems to be the only thing that has happened where the GOP had to give up something they wanted
I tend to think this was more of a 2026 dry run and not just about the Epstein files but either way it is EXTREMELY good news that Mike blinked first
I tend to think this was more of a 2026 dry run and not just about the Epstein files but either way it is EXTREMELY good news that Mike blinked first
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We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
Color me shocked.
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Color me shocked.
and maybe I'll remember the 🍽️ 🍜 next time ...
Made a batch of flapjacks. Gonna be breakfast tomorrow ahead of a big ride. And maybe dessert tonight!
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
and maybe I'll remember the 🍽️ 🍜 next time ...
Made a batch of flapjacks. Gonna be breakfast tomorrow ahead of a big ride. And maybe dessert tonight!
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Made a batch of flapjacks. Gonna be breakfast tomorrow ahead of a big ride. And maybe dessert tonight!
When considering a loan term, the first thing to factor in is the depreciation schedule. Cars? Cars depreciate LIKE CRAZY once they leave the lot. Even a 5y loan effectively leaves you upside-down before you pay it off.
So a 15y loan? INSANE.
You can't 'flip' a car. If you do, it's BAD.
So a 15y loan? INSANE.
You can't 'flip' a car. If you do, it's BAD.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
When considering a loan term, the first thing to factor in is the depreciation schedule. Cars? Cars depreciate LIKE CRAZY once they leave the lot. Even a 5y loan effectively leaves you upside-down before you pay it off.
So a 15y loan? INSANE.
You can't 'flip' a car. If you do, it's BAD.
So a 15y loan? INSANE.
You can't 'flip' a car. If you do, it's BAD.
it is 9-Nov and I'm enjoying coffee outside, on the deck. It's a balmy 70F and there is the gentlest of breezes.
no idea why summer decided to show up, finally, but I'll take it.
no idea why summer decided to show up, finally, but I'll take it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
it is 9-Nov and I'm enjoying coffee outside, on the deck. It's a balmy 70F and there is the gentlest of breezes.
no idea why summer decided to show up, finally, but I'll take it.
no idea why summer decided to show up, finally, but I'll take it.
ok, we have TWO winners
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
ok, we have TWO winners