Pete Shay
@peteshay.bsky.social
Disney dad, fan of: 8-bit computing, enterprise virtualization, functional govt, diversity, scientific method, cyber security, classic video games, baseball, equality, education. Primarily here for cat pics.
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Over 50 Dems have signed on to co-sponsor articles of impeachment against Noem.
Use the link below to demand your members of Congress to get behind this!
Use the link below to demand your members of Congress to get behind this!
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Over 50 Dems have signed on to co-sponsor articles of impeachment against Noem.
Use the link below to demand your members of Congress to get behind this!
Use the link below to demand your members of Congress to get behind this!
#Columbo complete series DVD set showed up under the Christmas tree this year ❤️! Ripping the discs to Plex now so that I can dive in and enjoy some #classic #TV episodes.
#70s #Detective
#70s #Detective
December 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
#Columbo complete series DVD set showed up under the Christmas tree this year ❤️! Ripping the discs to Plex now so that I can dive in and enjoy some #classic #TV episodes.
#70s #Detective
#70s #Detective
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For those alone on Christmas. Keep in mine, that in the end, it's just a 24 hour day, like all of the others. Enjoy the lights, if you like lights. Drink plenty of water. Go for a walk, if you can. We've got 364 days that aren't Christmas. You count.
December 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
For those alone on Christmas. Keep in mine, that in the end, it's just a 24 hour day, like all of the others. Enjoy the lights, if you like lights. Drink plenty of water. Go for a walk, if you can. We've got 364 days that aren't Christmas. You count.
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I do a weekly newsletter that's a little about charts and a lot about shit I am thinking about/want to joke about. I plug it a medium-lot, I guess, but I think it's pretty good? Maybe you will, too.
Here's last week's: www.howtoreadthisch.art/data-is-anti...
Here's last week's: www.howtoreadthisch.art/data-is-anti...
Data is anti-fascist
Last week, this newsletter was refreshingly apolitical. Well, that was then.
Chapter 1
What they want you to believe about immigrants
You don't need to travel too far up the branches of White House...
www.howtoreadthisch.art
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I do a weekly newsletter that's a little about charts and a lot about shit I am thinking about/want to joke about. I plug it a medium-lot, I guess, but I think it's pretty good? Maybe you will, too.
Here's last week's: www.howtoreadthisch.art/data-is-anti...
Here's last week's: www.howtoreadthisch.art/data-is-anti...
December 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
omg. Kat Abughazaleh just posted that if she's elected, she'll swear in on a copy of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower.
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Only gift cards left! Please SHARE!
All remaining gift cards will go toward putting the finishing touches on a magical #Christmas for my family.
I am so, so grateful for all of the help this year. I couldn't have done it without this wonderful community!
🔗 bit.ly/4r5Xau0
🎄❤️🎅
All remaining gift cards will go toward putting the finishing touches on a magical #Christmas for my family.
I am so, so grateful for all of the help this year. I couldn't have done it without this wonderful community!
🔗 bit.ly/4r5Xau0
🎄❤️🎅
December 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Only gift cards left! Please SHARE!
All remaining gift cards will go toward putting the finishing touches on a magical #Christmas for my family.
I am so, so grateful for all of the help this year. I couldn't have done it without this wonderful community!
🔗 bit.ly/4r5Xau0
🎄❤️🎅
All remaining gift cards will go toward putting the finishing touches on a magical #Christmas for my family.
I am so, so grateful for all of the help this year. I couldn't have done it without this wonderful community!
🔗 bit.ly/4r5Xau0
🎄❤️🎅
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The original 1977 cut of STAR WARS will return to theaters in 2027 for its 50th anniversary.
www.avclub.com/star-wars-th... #StarWars #FilmSky
www.avclub.com/star-wars-th... #StarWars #FilmSky
Disney to re-release original theatrical cut of the 1977 film Star Wars
Disney to re-release original theatrical cut of the 1977 film Star Wars
www.avclub.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The original 1977 cut of STAR WARS will return to theaters in 2027 for its 50th anniversary.
www.avclub.com/star-wars-th... #StarWars #FilmSky
www.avclub.com/star-wars-th... #StarWars #FilmSky
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🕹️ If you 🩵 the Commodore 64, please give me a quick follow @everythingc64.itch.io #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64
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media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🕹️ If you 🩵 the Commodore 64, please give me a quick follow @everythingc64.itch.io #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64
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"Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License"
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
opensource.microsoft.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License"
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
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October 30, 1959: Twilight Zone's "Walking Distance," airs. A harried executive visits his hometown years later and finds it unchanged — and ends up meeting himself as a boy, along with his late parents.
Stars Gig Young and Frank Overton, with a lovely score by Bernard Herrmann.
Stars Gig Young and Frank Overton, with a lovely score by Bernard Herrmann.
October 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
October 30, 1959: Twilight Zone's "Walking Distance," airs. A harried executive visits his hometown years later and finds it unchanged — and ends up meeting himself as a boy, along with his late parents.
Stars Gig Young and Frank Overton, with a lovely score by Bernard Herrmann.
Stars Gig Young and Frank Overton, with a lovely score by Bernard Herrmann.
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Bitterfinger
Bitterfinger
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
100 Gland
100 Gland
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Twig
Twig
October 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Bitterfinger
Bitterfinger
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In case you were out of pocket yesterday afternoon: the second edition of my free newsletter came out. It’s ostensibly about data visualization, but the charts are a Trojan horse for commentary and jokes.
Perhaps you’ll enjoy it!
www.howtoreadthisch.art/the-ebbs-and...
Perhaps you’ll enjoy it!
www.howtoreadthisch.art/the-ebbs-and...
The ebbs and flows of the nation
Prologue
About that picture
As you are likely aware, this newsletter is the resurrection of one that I wrote for years while I was at The Washington Post. That means that I am adjusting my muscle mem...
www.howtoreadthisch.art
October 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In case you were out of pocket yesterday afternoon: the second edition of my free newsletter came out. It’s ostensibly about data visualization, but the charts are a Trojan horse for commentary and jokes.
Perhaps you’ll enjoy it!
www.howtoreadthisch.art/the-ebbs-and...
Perhaps you’ll enjoy it!
www.howtoreadthisch.art/the-ebbs-and...
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REPOST if you stand with President Zelenskyy!🇺🇦😉
October 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
REPOST if you stand with President Zelenskyy!🇺🇦😉
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New Product Alert: 9 Pin Controller Extension Cable retrofrog.net/products/9-p...
These are designed to be a better built cable that won't maul up your controller cable unlike those cheap ones.
Give this a like and repost pls!
These are designed to be a better built cable that won't maul up your controller cable unlike those cheap ones.
Give this a like and repost pls!
September 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New Product Alert: 9 Pin Controller Extension Cable retrofrog.net/products/9-p...
These are designed to be a better built cable that won't maul up your controller cable unlike those cheap ones.
Give this a like and repost pls!
These are designed to be a better built cable that won't maul up your controller cable unlike those cheap ones.
Give this a like and repost pls!
@plex.tv Please fix your new Roku app interface. Playlists help me sleep through the night. In the prior app, I could navigate the playlist while half asleep with the TV turned off (only audio). That's not possible with the new interface. Playlists are buried. This is a very big deal.
September 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
@plex.tv Please fix your new Roku app interface. Playlists help me sleep through the night. In the prior app, I could navigate the playlist while half asleep with the TV turned off (only audio). That's not possible with the new interface. Playlists are buried. This is a very big deal.
Strange Luck, Journeyman
Everyone has a 1-2 season TV show they sorely miss and not enough people knew about that you are always praising the heavens about.
What's yours?
What's yours?
September 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Strange Luck, Journeyman
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I only have 46 followers on this account 😢 Please give me a follow if you love the Commodore 64 👍
Thank you for your support!
#Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #80s #RetroComputing #Bluesky
Thank you for your support!
#Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #80s #RetroComputing #Bluesky
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September 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I only have 46 followers on this account 😢 Please give me a follow if you love the Commodore 64 👍
Thank you for your support!
#Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #80s #RetroComputing #Bluesky
Thank you for your support!
#Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #80s #RetroComputing #Bluesky
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
August 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
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Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on.
Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on.
August 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on.
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I stand with @pbs.org and their efforts to carry on the legacy of the CPB. "For $5/month or $60/yr you get access to PBS Passport and the entire Masterpiece library plus Great Performances, etc. Defunded but not defeated." www.pbs.org/passport/lea...
PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS dramas, find in-depth news analysis and explore documentaries on history, science, art and more!
www.pbs.org
August 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I stand with @pbs.org and their efforts to carry on the legacy of the CPB. "For $5/month or $60/yr you get access to PBS Passport and the entire Masterpiece library plus Great Performances, etc. Defunded but not defeated." www.pbs.org/passport/lea...
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TV stars were ubiquitous back in the day and kids knew them even if we were too young for their show.
They were on variety, talk, and game shows, LOVE BOAT, FANTASY ISLAND, and TV movies, posters, t-shirts and magazines.
The world was smaller then and stars like Loni Anderson made lasting impacts.
They were on variety, talk, and game shows, LOVE BOAT, FANTASY ISLAND, and TV movies, posters, t-shirts and magazines.
The world was smaller then and stars like Loni Anderson made lasting impacts.
August 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
TV stars were ubiquitous back in the day and kids knew them even if we were too young for their show.
They were on variety, talk, and game shows, LOVE BOAT, FANTASY ISLAND, and TV movies, posters, t-shirts and magazines.
The world was smaller then and stars like Loni Anderson made lasting impacts.
They were on variety, talk, and game shows, LOVE BOAT, FANTASY ISLAND, and TV movies, posters, t-shirts and magazines.
The world was smaller then and stars like Loni Anderson made lasting impacts.
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TSUNAMI WARNINGS have been issued for the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
The entire West Coast of the United States and Hawaii is now under a TSUNAMI WATCH.
The entire West Coast of the United States and Hawaii is now under a TSUNAMI WATCH.
July 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
TSUNAMI WARNINGS have been issued for the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
The entire West Coast of the United States and Hawaii is now under a TSUNAMI WATCH.
The entire West Coast of the United States and Hawaii is now under a TSUNAMI WATCH.
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A #TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF #HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
#TsunamiWarning #HawaiianIslands
#TsunamiWarning #HawaiianIslands
MEASUREMENTS OF #TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
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DART 21414 49.0N 178.2E 0103Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 32MIN
DART 21416 48.1N 163.5E 0003Z 0.90M / 3.0FT 24MIN
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
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DART 21414 49.0N 178.2E 0103Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 32MIN
DART 21416 48.1N 163.5E 0003Z 0.90M / 3.0FT 24MIN
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0125 PM HST 29 JUL 2025
COORDINATES - 52.2 NORTH 160.0 EAST
LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA
MAGNITUDE - 8.7 MOMENT
#TsunamiWarning #TsunamiThreat #HawaiianIslands
ORIGIN TIME - 0125 PM HST 29 JUL 2025
COORDINATES - 52.2 NORTH 160.0 EAST
LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA
MAGNITUDE - 8.7 MOMENT
#TsunamiWarning #TsunamiThreat #HawaiianIslands
July 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A #TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF #HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
#TsunamiWarning #HawaiianIslands
#TsunamiWarning #HawaiianIslands