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@maskedman.bsky.social
Actually wears a mask in public. I cosplay being a useful and competent human being. #AuDHD (he/him/his) 😷
“There are no jobs for dharma bums like you” —my father
“There are no jobs for dharma bums like you” —my father
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Who am I?
I’m the empathetic, AuDHD, covid aware, stay-at-home-dad of an amazing 7yr old.
I’ve been an engineer at Intel, taught college classes, written two novels (so far), and was a tech VP at Chase Bank in Manhattan. I’ve lived in 13 states (so far). Older I get, further left my politics get.
I’m the empathetic, AuDHD, covid aware, stay-at-home-dad of an amazing 7yr old.
I’ve been an engineer at Intel, taught college classes, written two novels (so far), and was a tech VP at Chase Bank in Manhattan. I’ve lived in 13 states (so far). Older I get, further left my politics get.
ICE agents wearing a keffiyeh as their mask is an extra level of offensive.
I guess the rule is:
“We’ll lock you up for wearing a keffiyah, because it means you support Palestine… unless we see you actively beating up an innocent, since then we’ll know you’re clearly an IDF supporter.”
🤦♂️
I guess the rule is:
“We’ll lock you up for wearing a keffiyah, because it means you support Palestine… unless we see you actively beating up an innocent, since then we’ll know you’re clearly an IDF supporter.”
🤦♂️
January 14, 2026 at 6:37 AM
ICE agents wearing a keffiyeh as their mask is an extra level of offensive.
I guess the rule is:
“We’ll lock you up for wearing a keffiyah, because it means you support Palestine… unless we see you actively beating up an innocent, since then we’ll know you’re clearly an IDF supporter.”
🤦♂️
I guess the rule is:
“We’ll lock you up for wearing a keffiyah, because it means you support Palestine… unless we see you actively beating up an innocent, since then we’ll know you’re clearly an IDF supporter.”
🤦♂️
This is VERY VERY VERY bad.
Just wait until they use this on protesters here in the United States. You know it will happen. We ALL know it will happen.
Not surprisingly, things are about to get a whole lot worse. Chances are, we’ll see this used here before sumner arrives.
Just wait until they use this on protesters here in the United States. You know it will happen. We ALL know it will happen.
Not surprisingly, things are about to get a whole lot worse. Chances are, we’ll see this used here before sumner arrives.
January 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
This is VERY VERY VERY bad.
Just wait until they use this on protesters here in the United States. You know it will happen. We ALL know it will happen.
Not surprisingly, things are about to get a whole lot worse. Chances are, we’ll see this used here before sumner arrives.
Just wait until they use this on protesters here in the United States. You know it will happen. We ALL know it will happen.
Not surprisingly, things are about to get a whole lot worse. Chances are, we’ll see this used here before sumner arrives.
On the plus side, these idiots don’t actually know HOW to “take Greenland”. They kidnapped Maduro then fled like common thugs, nothing like the colonizers they imagine themselves to be.
Taking land would require governing it, and it’s pretty obvious they don’t know how to govern, here OR abroad.
Taking land would require governing it, and it’s pretty obvious they don’t know how to govern, here OR abroad.
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
On the plus side, these idiots don’t actually know HOW to “take Greenland”. They kidnapped Maduro then fled like common thugs, nothing like the colonizers they imagine themselves to be.
Taking land would require governing it, and it’s pretty obvious they don’t know how to govern, here OR abroad.
Taking land would require governing it, and it’s pretty obvious they don’t know how to govern, here OR abroad.
OpenAI preparing their excuse for the inevitable bubble burst — “we needed a second electron.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-ele...
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
OpenAI preparing their excuse for the inevitable bubble burst — “we needed a second electron.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-ele...
When I was 17, 17-yr old girls were the most beautiful things in the world, and I was 100% certain I would be attracted to them forever.
Then I grew up.
Teenagers look like children to me now. (Because, you know, THEY ARE.)
Healthy grown men are NOT attracted to children. Hard stop.
Then I grew up.
Teenagers look like children to me now. (Because, you know, THEY ARE.)
Healthy grown men are NOT attracted to children. Hard stop.
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
When I was 17, 17-yr old girls were the most beautiful things in the world, and I was 100% certain I would be attracted to them forever.
Then I grew up.
Teenagers look like children to me now. (Because, you know, THEY ARE.)
Healthy grown men are NOT attracted to children. Hard stop.
Then I grew up.
Teenagers look like children to me now. (Because, you know, THEY ARE.)
Healthy grown men are NOT attracted to children. Hard stop.
Quick quiz: Tr*mp or NIN quotes?
Hey pig
Nothing's turning out the way I planned
Nothing can stop me now
I just don’t care
Hey pig
Nothing's turning out the way I planned
Nothing can stop me now
I just don’t care
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Quick quiz: Tr*mp or NIN quotes?
Hey pig
Nothing's turning out the way I planned
Nothing can stop me now
I just don’t care
Hey pig
Nothing's turning out the way I planned
Nothing can stop me now
I just don’t care
I hope we all knew that “The Epstein Files” was always an op. Trump wanted us this rabid for them. He wanted months of turmoil. Now the plan reaches end-stage.
He’s going to provide modified versions that ‘prove’ his innocence, then use those to ‘prove’ D’s are using a witch hunt against him.
He’s going to provide modified versions that ‘prove’ his innocence, then use those to ‘prove’ D’s are using a witch hunt against him.
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I hope we all knew that “The Epstein Files” was always an op. Trump wanted us this rabid for them. He wanted months of turmoil. Now the plan reaches end-stage.
He’s going to provide modified versions that ‘prove’ his innocence, then use those to ‘prove’ D’s are using a witch hunt against him.
He’s going to provide modified versions that ‘prove’ his innocence, then use those to ‘prove’ D’s are using a witch hunt against him.
This one hurts. I quote a LOT of Todd Snider lyrics in day-to-day life, but the ones I probably quote the most come from Statistician’s Blues.
Rest in Power, may your songs be a lasting legacy.
youtu.be/IUK6zjtUj00?...
Rest in Power, may your songs be a lasting legacy.
youtu.be/IUK6zjtUj00?...
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This one hurts. I quote a LOT of Todd Snider lyrics in day-to-day life, but the ones I probably quote the most come from Statistician’s Blues.
Rest in Power, may your songs be a lasting legacy.
youtu.be/IUK6zjtUj00?...
Rest in Power, may your songs be a lasting legacy.
youtu.be/IUK6zjtUj00?...
@bsky.app If you’re going to drive away the very people who use this app, who exactly do you think you’ll have left? Is your goal to kick off everyone who isn’t MAGA? It won’t work, conservatives aren’t going to come here. You’re actively killing your base.
Kicking off Sarah Kendzior? Really???!?
Kicking off Sarah Kendzior? Really???!?
Reinstate Sarah Kendzior
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
@bsky.app If you’re going to drive away the very people who use this app, who exactly do you think you’ll have left? Is your goal to kick off everyone who isn’t MAGA? It won’t work, conservatives aren’t going to come here. You’re actively killing your base.
Kicking off Sarah Kendzior? Really???!?
Kicking off Sarah Kendzior? Really???!?
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THIS IS SO GOOD
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
THIS IS SO GOOD
At the Día de los Muertos festival in Redwood City today there are a whole bunch of evil orange man piñatas.
People REALLY seem to want to hit him in the face with a bat. And they clearly hope to teach their children to hit his face with bats.
I love seeing such good parenting. 🥰
People REALLY seem to want to hit him in the face with a bat. And they clearly hope to teach their children to hit his face with bats.
I love seeing such good parenting. 🥰
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
At the Día de los Muertos festival in Redwood City today there are a whole bunch of evil orange man piñatas.
People REALLY seem to want to hit him in the face with a bat. And they clearly hope to teach their children to hit his face with bats.
I love seeing such good parenting. 🥰
People REALLY seem to want to hit him in the face with a bat. And they clearly hope to teach their children to hit his face with bats.
I love seeing such good parenting. 🥰
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FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
Friendly reminder that Slow Horses on AppleTV is ridiculously good fun
You know your show is going to be good when you call Mick Jagger in the hopes he might be willing to write a theme song and he immediately says “hell yeah, I’ve read all the books, I love them, I’ve got you.” An absolute banger
You know your show is going to be good when you call Mick Jagger in the hopes he might be willing to write a theme song and he immediately says “hell yeah, I’ve read all the books, I love them, I’ve got you.” An absolute banger
Why Mick Herron is TV’s new favourite author
Why Mick Herron is TV’s new favourite author
It has been a convoluted route to the top for the crime author, but it’s that slog to stardom that has made him a great chronicler of failure, argues Katie Rosseinsky, ahead of the release of ‘Down Cemetery Road’ to Apple TV
www.independent.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Friendly reminder that Slow Horses on AppleTV is ridiculously good fun
You know your show is going to be good when you call Mick Jagger in the hopes he might be willing to write a theme song and he immediately says “hell yeah, I’ve read all the books, I love them, I’ve got you.” An absolute banger
You know your show is going to be good when you call Mick Jagger in the hopes he might be willing to write a theme song and he immediately says “hell yeah, I’ve read all the books, I love them, I’ve got you.” An absolute banger
Our current 20mph limits on ebikes is an absolute life-threatening nightmare as long as residential speed limits are 25mph. If bikes can’t keep up with traffic on the slowest possible neighborhood roads, then they get hit by those cars or get forced onto the sidewalk where they hit pedestrians.
Twenty is plenty! 20 mph is the gold-standard speed limit on urban streets — that's why we spent years fighting in Albany for the right to lower New York City’s speed limits to 20 mph.
As we fight for slower speeds for cars, it’s time to ensure them for e-bikes, too.
As we fight for slower speeds for cars, it’s time to ensure them for e-bikes, too.
October 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Our current 20mph limits on ebikes is an absolute life-threatening nightmare as long as residential speed limits are 25mph. If bikes can’t keep up with traffic on the slowest possible neighborhood roads, then they get hit by those cars or get forced onto the sidewalk where they hit pedestrians.
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Trump posting a video of himself dropping a huge shit on America is probably the most accurate public statement he has ever made.
October 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Trump posting a video of himself dropping a huge shit on America is probably the most accurate public statement he has ever made.
Stopped at Yerba Buena Gardens on our way to No Kings San Francisco, and read our daughter some applicable quotes from MLK Jr there behind the fountain. Let’s go!
#NoKings #MaskingIsIconic
#NoKings #MaskingIsIconic
October 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Stopped at Yerba Buena Gardens on our way to No Kings San Francisco, and read our daughter some applicable quotes from MLK Jr there behind the fountain. Let’s go!
#NoKings #MaskingIsIconic
#NoKings #MaskingIsIconic
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other98
If your government says there's too many autistic kids, then eliminates the entire special education department, they don't care about autism, or kids, or education.
If your government says there's too many autistic kids, then eliminates the entire special education department, they don't care about autism, or kids, or education.
October 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
other98
If your government says there's too many autistic kids, then eliminates the entire special education department, they don't care about autism, or kids, or education.
If your government says there's too many autistic kids, then eliminates the entire special education department, they don't care about autism, or kids, or education.
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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
Bullies are mocking the founder of antifa’s girlfriend, all because they think she’s made up.
She’s real, I swear, she just goes to a different school!
She’s real, I swear, she just goes to a different school!
October 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Bullies are mocking the founder of antifa’s girlfriend, all because they think she’s made up.
She’s real, I swear, she just goes to a different school!
She’s real, I swear, she just goes to a different school!
Matt Reeves’ The Batman (2022) is a mislabeled The Crow reboot and not a Batman movie at all. While it’s a poor Batman film, it’s easily the best The Crow film since Brandon Lee died.
There. I said it.
There. I said it.
Okay, lets do this.
One like, one opinion that's not on politics.
One like, one opinion that's not on politics.
October 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Matt Reeves’ The Batman (2022) is a mislabeled The Crow reboot and not a Batman movie at all. While it’s a poor Batman film, it’s easily the best The Crow film since Brandon Lee died.
There. I said it.
There. I said it.
8 year old did her very first ninja competition this morning and got a perfect score. (You get one point for each obstacle completed). Best of all, this competition was mostly girls. Finally, a community she can feel a part of.
Bad things are happening globally, but good things still happen locally
Bad things are happening globally, but good things still happen locally
October 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
8 year old did her very first ninja competition this morning and got a perfect score. (You get one point for each obstacle completed). Best of all, this competition was mostly girls. Finally, a community she can feel a part of.
Bad things are happening globally, but good things still happen locally
Bad things are happening globally, but good things still happen locally
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actually our AI programs are like people so its racist to say you don't like them. anyway would you like to buy one
October 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
actually our AI programs are like people so its racist to say you don't like them. anyway would you like to buy one
The only royalty I recognize. Truly a Queen.
There are reports of torture, and I fear she may leave this quest mentally and physically scarred. One can only hope that Israel’s pathetic attempts to strike her down will in the end make her more powerful than they can possibly imagine.
There are reports of torture, and I fear she may leave this quest mentally and physically scarred. One can only hope that Israel’s pathetic attempts to strike her down will in the end make her more powerful than they can possibly imagine.
October 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The only royalty I recognize. Truly a Queen.
There are reports of torture, and I fear she may leave this quest mentally and physically scarred. One can only hope that Israel’s pathetic attempts to strike her down will in the end make her more powerful than they can possibly imagine.
There are reports of torture, and I fear she may leave this quest mentally and physically scarred. One can only hope that Israel’s pathetic attempts to strike her down will in the end make her more powerful than they can possibly imagine.
Being rude to and refusing to listen to your user base has never worked to grow an app. Encouraging right wing hate mongers has never worked to make your app more approachable.
How have CEOs not learned this yet?
How have CEOs not learned this yet?
Harassing the mods into banning someone has never worked. And harassing people in general has never changed their mind.
October 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Being rude to and refusing to listen to your user base has never worked to grow an app. Encouraging right wing hate mongers has never worked to make your app more approachable.
How have CEOs not learned this yet?
How have CEOs not learned this yet?