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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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
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I know inspiration when I see it.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I know inspiration when I see it.
Ok, ok. Just doing my part.
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Ok, ok. Just doing my part.
we have a winner.
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
we have a winner.
this picture is a testament to the legacy of Sir Jackie Stewart. He campaigned tirelessly to make F1 safer.
Bortoletto hit the wall twice - once at 34G and a second time at 57Gs. He not only walked away, he was ready get back in the car for qualifying.
Photo: Victor Eleuterio @dppiimages
Bortoletto hit the wall twice - once at 34G and a second time at 57Gs. He not only walked away, he was ready get back in the car for qualifying.
Photo: Victor Eleuterio @dppiimages
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 AM
this picture is a testament to the legacy of Sir Jackie Stewart. He campaigned tirelessly to make F1 safer.
Bortoletto hit the wall twice - once at 34G and a second time at 57Gs. He not only walked away, he was ready get back in the car for qualifying.
Photo: Victor Eleuterio @dppiimages
Bortoletto hit the wall twice - once at 34G and a second time at 57Gs. He not only walked away, he was ready get back in the car for qualifying.
Photo: Victor Eleuterio @dppiimages
totally ready for the Cozy Mystery version of Star Wars.
Leah as Miss Marple, knitting away and solving a cyanide poisoning on Tatooine.
Who's doing this?
Leah as Miss Marple, knitting away and solving a cyanide poisoning on Tatooine.
Who's doing this?
ironically what makes star wars stuff best is when it is 'something else, but also star wars'
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
totally ready for the Cozy Mystery version of Star Wars.
Leah as Miss Marple, knitting away and solving a cyanide poisoning on Tatooine.
Who's doing this?
Leah as Miss Marple, knitting away and solving a cyanide poisoning on Tatooine.
Who's doing this?
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The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"
Folks, if you are hungry, please contact your local Sikh gurdwara. Or just show up for langar, which most gurdwaras do several times a week, for a free meal. Lots also do weekly or monthly drives giving out groceries.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"
h/t to @wordloaf.org for cluing me in to "Bernd das Brot". I swear that this is truly the most German thing I've ever seen.
and now I have 25y of YouTube to catch up on.
and now I have 25y of YouTube to catch up on.
Meet Bernd das Brot, a depressed German loaf of bread that's spent 25 years as a TV cult classic
A depressed German loaf of bread named Bernd das Brot is celebrating his 25th anniversary as the reluctant star of a children’s television program.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
h/t to @wordloaf.org for cluing me in to "Bernd das Brot". I swear that this is truly the most German thing I've ever seen.
and now I have 25y of YouTube to catch up on.
and now I have 25y of YouTube to catch up on.
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
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continuing to update this resource for SNAP recipients in the Bay Area — now with 31 food businesses/restaurants where folks can get free or subsidized hot meals 💖 www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
www.coyotemedia.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
continuing to update this resource for SNAP recipients in the Bay Area — now with 31 food businesses/restaurants where folks can get free or subsidized hot meals 💖 www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
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BREAKING:
A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits.
Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.
A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits.
Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
BREAKING:
A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits.
Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.
A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits.
Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.
good lord we've been busy
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
good lord we've been busy
y'all come eat
if someone is willing to pay for the products, i'd be willing to purchase these items, deconstruct them, and give them to expert tailors, shoemakers, and craftspeople for review. i will also see if i can track down the factories. i would be interested to know if these items are made in the US
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
y'all come eat
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I went and did this.
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I went and did this.
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How To Dismantle A Dictatorship by Heather Marsh
How To Dismantle A Dictatorship by Heather Marsh
What does it take to fight against a much greater power? To overthrow the untouchable without destroying everything you live for? It takes deliberate and unfaltering action and a calculated strateg…
mustread.press
October 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
How To Dismantle A Dictatorship by Heather Marsh
I got 99 problems and Democrats aren't one of them
He’s not even good at lying because everyone knows we’ve been talking about health care for the entire month.
He just knows if he let there be a vote on health insurance subsidies, it’d pass with bipartisan support.
He just knows if he let there be a vote on health insurance subsidies, it’d pass with bipartisan support.
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I got 99 problems and Democrats aren't one of them
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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Timeline cleanse
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Timeline cleanse