robertus
@robertus.bsky.social
Copy editor ordinaire, he/him, hockey official, hobby medievalist, sometime writer of words in a sequence, New Yorker in Maryland, sublime dot idealist at the gee mail.
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Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day
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*rubs temples*
As I've spent the better part of the day explaining why I don't think Newsom should be the Democratic nominee for president, it pains me to "defend" this, but...
The governor of California is legally obligated to proclaim each Feb 6 Reagan Day per a 2010 state law.
As I've spent the better part of the day explaining why I don't think Newsom should be the Democratic nominee for president, it pains me to "defend" this, but...
The governor of California is legally obligated to proclaim each Feb 6 Reagan Day per a 2010 state law.
![Senate Bill No. 944
CHAPTER 114
An act to amend Section 37222 of, to add Sections 37222.10, 37222.11, 37222.12, 37222.13, 37222.14, and 37222.16 to, and to repeal Section
37222.5 of, the Education Code, and to add Section 6723 to the Government Code, relating to Ronald Reagan Day.
[Approved by Governor July 19, 2010. Filed with Secretary of State July 19, 2010.]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 944, Runner. Special significance days: Ronald Reagan Day.
Existing law designates specited days as having special signiticance, and specities how the days of special significance should be observed in public elementary and secondary schools and educational institutions.
This bill would repeal and recast these provisions.
This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to Ronald Reagan. This bill would designate February 6 of each year as Ronald Reagan Day, and would encourage public schools and educational institutions to engage in exercises remembering the life of Ronald Reagan, as specified.
Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim various days in honor of
a person, status, or an event.
This bill would require the Governor to annually proclaim February 6 as
Ronald Reagan Day.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Ronald Wilson Reagan was a man of humble background who worked throughout his life serving freedom and advancing the public good, having been employed as an entertainer, union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor of California, and President of the United States.
(b) Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction for two terms as
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February 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
*rubs temples*
As I've spent the better part of the day explaining why I don't think Newsom should be the Democratic nominee for president, it pains me to "defend" this, but...
The governor of California is legally obligated to proclaim each Feb 6 Reagan Day per a 2010 state law.
As I've spent the better part of the day explaining why I don't think Newsom should be the Democratic nominee for president, it pains me to "defend" this, but...
The governor of California is legally obligated to proclaim each Feb 6 Reagan Day per a 2010 state law.
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if you make "getting a beer with your friends after work" inaccessible to people who work at the grocery store then what the fuck do you suppose is going to happen
February 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
if you make "getting a beer with your friends after work" inaccessible to people who work at the grocery store then what the fuck do you suppose is going to happen
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When they cut back to the NBC studio after the men’s figure skating final Scott Hamilton looked like 9/11 had just happened.
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
When they cut back to the NBC studio after the men’s figure skating final Scott Hamilton looked like 9/11 had just happened.
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Juno is hardly an unbiased source here, NASA. “‘Guy Not As Big a Deal As He Claims,’ Says Vengeful Wife Guy Cheated On Constantly”
Jupiter is smaller and more squashed than we thought, says NASA. The Juno spacecraft reveals the gas giant isn't as big as we thought. #Space #Astronomy #Jupiter www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/jupiter...
Jupiter is smaller and more squashed than we thought, says NASA | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Data captured during 13 of the Juno spacecraft's flybys of Jupiter reveal the gas giant is narrower at the equator and flatter at the poles.
www.skyatnightmagazine.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Juno is hardly an unbiased source here, NASA. “‘Guy Not As Big a Deal As He Claims,’ Says Vengeful Wife Guy Cheated On Constantly”
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"Would you rather eat a pound of bricks or a matter baby?" she asks.
"What's a matter baby?" I ask.
I'm shown a newborn so dense the fabric of space-time sags in a deep gravity well, drawing nearby celestial objects inextricably towards it.
"Uhhhhhh… The bricks, I guess?"
"What's a matter baby?" I ask.
I'm shown a newborn so dense the fabric of space-time sags in a deep gravity well, drawing nearby celestial objects inextricably towards it.
"Uhhhhhh… The bricks, I guess?"
July 5, 2023 at 1:57 PM
"Would you rather eat a pound of bricks or a matter baby?" she asks.
"What's a matter baby?" I ask.
I'm shown a newborn so dense the fabric of space-time sags in a deep gravity well, drawing nearby celestial objects inextricably towards it.
"Uhhhhhh… The bricks, I guess?"
"What's a matter baby?" I ask.
I'm shown a newborn so dense the fabric of space-time sags in a deep gravity well, drawing nearby celestial objects inextricably towards it.
"Uhhhhhh… The bricks, I guess?"
I would like NBC to do one of these human interest stories about Nathan McKinnon, a human with no interests
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I would like NBC to do one of these human interest stories about Nathan McKinnon, a human with no interests
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If there is one thing I know about wrestling fans it’s that they REALLY don’t like it when you try to make them not do a thing.
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
If there is one thing I know about wrestling fans it’s that they REALLY don’t like it when you try to make them not do a thing.
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Your day will be like...
when someone hides a ember in ashes on some remote farm, far from others, preserving that spark of fire for later.
Odyssey 5.488-91
when someone hides a ember in ashes on some remote farm, far from others, preserving that spark of fire for later.
Odyssey 5.488-91
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Your day will be like...
when someone hides a ember in ashes on some remote farm, far from others, preserving that spark of fire for later.
Odyssey 5.488-91
when someone hides a ember in ashes on some remote farm, far from others, preserving that spark of fire for later.
Odyssey 5.488-91
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When your post gets in the discover feed
February 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
When your post gets in the discover feed
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Mountaineer friends, would you mind sharing this with your networks? ABTCR is trying to find a home for this sweet B&T girl:
February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Mountaineer friends, would you mind sharing this with your networks? ABTCR is trying to find a home for this sweet B&T girl:
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You should be able to find jobs by searching "guy who shows up on time and generally does what he's supposed to"
October 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
You should be able to find jobs by searching "guy who shows up on time and generally does what he's supposed to"
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“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
I'm a Rangers fan can I sign my own trade deal with China?
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
I'm a Rangers fan can I sign my own trade deal with China?
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Walking away from that one like: youtu.be/76_03o9bEPQ?...
Do you have any special talents? (ORIGINAL SKIT)
YouTube video by TAVENNER
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February 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Walking away from that one like: youtu.be/76_03o9bEPQ?...
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the first choice is literally what Jesus would teach, i feel like i'm losing my mind
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
the first choice is literally what Jesus would teach, i feel like i'm losing my mind
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"The person reading this does not work in healthcare."
"The person reading this does not work in healthcare."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"We build our world. We can build it differently."
"We build our world. We can build it differently."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Where are your citations?"
"Where are your citations?"
February 8, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"The person reading this does not work in healthcare."
"The person reading this does not work in healthcare."
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
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one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it