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Woodworking: www.twooaksdesign.com
CSA at Microsoft,
#AzureMonitor,
#Kusto,
#Azure,
#LogAnalytics,
#AzureResourceGraph
Father, Husband & photographer. He/Him
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Billy
@billyyork.bsky.social
· Aug 18
since randoms are stalking my feed, I'll go ahead and say it:
trans rights are human rights, as are the rest of the LGBQ population. Gavin Newsom can eat a dick if he continues to throw trans kids under the bus. As can JK Rowling and any other transphobe. idgaf
trans rights are human rights, as are the rest of the LGBQ population. Gavin Newsom can eat a dick if he continues to throw trans kids under the bus. As can JK Rowling and any other transphobe. idgaf
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Hello again, everything is still scary and hard and the tech job market is wild right now, so here's my semi-regular thread of open jobs I've found where your work could make the world better (or at least, not make it worse)
January 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Hello again, everything is still scary and hard and the tech job market is wild right now, so here's my semi-regular thread of open jobs I've found where your work could make the world better (or at least, not make it worse)
Europeans love to joke about Americans not knowing geography. And then they regularly do threads on reddit saying they are visiting somewhere in the US and want to do a quick day trip to somewhere 500 miles away.
I continue to believe that one of the things that fuels this “no protests” myth is that the US is a massive and sparsely populated nation that can’t continuously and consistently converge on one central city the way, say, the French can.
I remember how I was asked, live on German television, a mere 48 hours after No Kings II: “Why are there no protests?” And three months later, as the people of Minneapolis are standing in solidarity against the outrageous occupation of their city, I’m still getting that question in most interviews.
January 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Europeans love to joke about Americans not knowing geography. And then they regularly do threads on reddit saying they are visiting somewhere in the US and want to do a quick day trip to somewhere 500 miles away.
Hope all the cant vote for Harris cause of Gaza people still feel morally superior & holier than thou, as our neighbors are being murdered, terrorized, victimized, & traumatized. Great job, not only did you not accomplish what you wanted, you actively made the US worse and the genocide in Gaza worse
This is a sick and evil man and everyone who voted for him is sick.
You voted for this, this anathema.
You voted for this, this anathema.
Trump on Renee Good: "When she was shot, there was another woman that was screaming 'Shame. Shame Shame Shame.' So loud. Like a professional opera singer. She was so loud. And so professional. She wasn't a woman that was hurt like, 'Oh my heart is injured.' She was a professional."
January 20, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Hope all the cant vote for Harris cause of Gaza people still feel morally superior & holier than thou, as our neighbors are being murdered, terrorized, victimized, & traumatized. Great job, not only did you not accomplish what you wanted, you actively made the US worse and the genocide in Gaza worse
I fucking love this meme. And loved American Chopper.
Reminds me of one of my favorite memes:
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I fucking love this meme. And loved American Chopper.
Fucking impeach his ass already. Jesus fucking christ. Its insane that all the checks and balances the framers of the constitution put in and all it takes is a bunch of idiots to just sit around and be like nah we good and no one can do anything to remove a clear and present danger to the US.
Denied Peace Prize, Trump Tells Norway He’ll Push for Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
Denied Peace Prize, Trump Tells Norway He’ll Push for Greenland
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Fucking impeach his ass already. Jesus fucking christ. Its insane that all the checks and balances the framers of the constitution put in and all it takes is a bunch of idiots to just sit around and be like nah we good and no one can do anything to remove a clear and present danger to the US.
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
The problem with that is typically only pieces of shit run for office. For every AOC, whom I've never met but feel safe presuming she's not a PoS, there are a hundred Newsoms, Greg Abbotts, Ted Cruz
January 17, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The problem with that is typically only pieces of shit run for office. For every AOC, whom I've never met but feel safe presuming she's not a PoS, there are a hundred Newsoms, Greg Abbotts, Ted Cruz
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
Can you imagine the *entire* media's reaction if Obama said fuck you and flicked anyone off? Not just conservative media, the entire media.
"TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old UAW Local 600 line worker at the factory, told The Post he was the one who shouted at Trump. He said he has been suspended from work pending an investigation. 'As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,' Sabula said"
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Can you imagine the *entire* media's reaction if Obama said fuck you and flicked anyone off? Not just conservative media, the entire media.
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I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
this person has replies and quotes turned off, but its also important to note that the fire wasn't even set by protestors, it was set by right wing extremists trying to get it blamed on the protestors and or just cause anarchy
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/o...
January 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
this person has replies and quotes turned off, but its also important to note that the fire wasn't even set by protestors, it was set by right wing extremists trying to get it blamed on the protestors and or just cause anarchy
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/o...
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Something that comes up a lot in my head.
January 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Something that comes up a lot in my head.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:55 PM
My daughter just came to me almost in shambles because Roblox has disabled her chat and wants her to do the age verification bullshit.
Thanks governor Abbott. Bunch of fucking assholes.
Thanks governor Abbott. Bunch of fucking assholes.
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 AM
My daughter just came to me almost in shambles because Roblox has disabled her chat and wants her to do the age verification bullshit.
Thanks governor Abbott. Bunch of fucking assholes.
Thanks governor Abbott. Bunch of fucking assholes.
Let's make 2026 the year we stop using "ride share" apps circumventing taxi laws and paying their not employee drivers next to nothing and basically robbing restaurants with their food delivery service.
Let's make 2026 the year we bully ride app companies into adding a "do not pick me up in a Swastikar" configuration option to their apps.
Get an uber home and in the last 2 hours of 2025 it has to be a Tesla. Of course.
January 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Let's make 2026 the year we stop using "ride share" apps circumventing taxi laws and paying their not employee drivers next to nothing and basically robbing restaurants with their food delivery service.
They will continue on as normal and only vote if the candidate meets all their pet issues.
We won't begin to roll back the tide of fascism until white liberals come to terms with the fact that tens of millions of their fellow citizens actively, knowingly, support racist Gestapo policies. Tens of millions of racists were not deluded or misled. How will you adjust your strategy accordingly?
December 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
They will continue on as normal and only vote if the candidate meets all their pet issues.
And yet you can find the same stories about Ted Cruz and he keeps getting elected anyway.
December 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
And yet you can find the same stories about Ted Cruz and he keeps getting elected anyway.
Thats what im talking about.
December 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Thats what im talking about.
When I'm making big tables and #lazysusans I have my #cncmachine making games and puzzles.
you can order any of these in time from #Christmas www.twooaksdesign.com or from my Etsy.
#stockingstuffers
#stockingstufferideas
#woodpuzzle
#woodgames
#woodworking
#workshop
#bsnm
you can order any of these in time from #Christmas www.twooaksdesign.com or from my Etsy.
#stockingstuffers
#stockingstufferideas
#woodpuzzle
#woodgames
#woodworking
#workshop
#bsnm
December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
When I'm making big tables and #lazysusans I have my #cncmachine making games and puzzles.
you can order any of these in time from #Christmas www.twooaksdesign.com or from my Etsy.
#stockingstuffers
#stockingstufferideas
#woodpuzzle
#woodgames
#woodworking
#workshop
#bsnm
you can order any of these in time from #Christmas www.twooaksdesign.com or from my Etsy.
#stockingstuffers
#stockingstufferideas
#woodpuzzle
#woodgames
#woodworking
#workshop
#bsnm
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god bless rob reiner for spinal tap
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
god bless rob reiner for spinal tap
Cuban getting totally cooked in the replies for this one. Proving once again, billionaires aren't actually smarter than everyone else, just lucky. Right place, right time. Or had amazing connections.
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Cuban getting totally cooked in the replies for this one. Proving once again, billionaires aren't actually smarter than everyone else, just lucky. Right place, right time. Or had amazing connections.
Seen a lot of replies like I would love to quit tech and do X, but it pays so little. And I have to ask what does that say about us that, physical, tangible things made with skills in the real world are so devalued compared to making 1s and 0s in the digital world that pays very well?
Double aside: which trade would you align with if you didn't have a cushy tech job is a great question!
Electrician/networking is too obvious so I disallow that.
I'd either do drywall or framing.
Roofing is out. Not because of fall risk, but because it is so hot up there! Did once. Never again.🙅🏿♂️
Electrician/networking is too obvious so I disallow that.
I'd either do drywall or framing.
Roofing is out. Not because of fall risk, but because it is so hot up there! Did once. Never again.🙅🏿♂️
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Seen a lot of replies like I would love to quit tech and do X, but it pays so little. And I have to ask what does that say about us that, physical, tangible things made with skills in the real world are so devalued compared to making 1s and 0s in the digital world that pays very well?
This is the result of what happens when developers have never heard the phrase "were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should"
And its also the result when senior leadership has no ethics.
And its also the result when senior leadership has no ethics.
Instacart got caught running real-time price experiments on shoppers — same groceries, different prices.
Workers know this game well: Instacart’s algorithm does the same thing to their pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Workers know this game well: Instacart’s algorithm does the same thing to their pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is the result of what happens when developers have never heard the phrase "were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should"
And its also the result when senior leadership has no ethics.
And its also the result when senior leadership has no ethics.
Oh I have all the smoke for racist ass white people.
Nice job turning off replies so I cant respond directly to you.
Nice job turning off replies so I cant respond directly to you.
If only white folks had this kind of energy for other white people.
But here we are.
But here we are.
You shut the fuck up. I've been hearing texas was going to turn blue any year now.
I live here, its not turning blue. All those "Californians moving to Texas" aren't democrats, they're Republicans.
Nevermind the voter disenfranchisement that Texas does. And on top of that, she's a Black Woman.
I live here, its not turning blue. All those "Californians moving to Texas" aren't democrats, they're Republicans.
Nevermind the voter disenfranchisement that Texas does. And on top of that, she's a Black Woman.
December 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Oh I have all the smoke for racist ass white people.
Nice job turning off replies so I cant respond directly to you.
Nice job turning off replies so I cant respond directly to you.
Exhibit A on people completely missing blatantly obvious themes in Movies and TV shows.
Like police officers with the Punisher symbol.
Or missing how Xmen was allegory for minorities and LGBQT+ people.
Like police officers with the Punisher symbol.
Or missing how Xmen was allegory for minorities and LGBQT+ people.
If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Exhibit A on people completely missing blatantly obvious themes in Movies and TV shows.
Like police officers with the Punisher symbol.
Or missing how Xmen was allegory for minorities and LGBQT+ people.
Like police officers with the Punisher symbol.
Or missing how Xmen was allegory for minorities and LGBQT+ people.