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Robert (2 nibbles & a bit) Lyman
@steamrob42.bsky.social
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software engineer, writer, bagpiper, grognard, gamer, raconteur, Rush fan, and prolific whisky drinker. He/him

My own private Idaho in Virginia
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Robert (2 nibbles & a bit) Lyman @steamrob42.bsky.social · Nov 20
If you or others you know are in a red state under christo-fascist authoritarianism, get them to the Auntie Network subreddit. pay.reddit.com/r/auntienetw...
Good info there on accessing your inalienable right to reproductive services safely and securely. Don't be a statistic.
A place to help anyone who has a uterus • r/auntienetwork
This sub is dedicated to providing information and resources to those in need of abortion services. For direction to funds and other helpful...
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steamrob42.bsky.social
So today I found out I'm going to be a FiL

For a kid who was barely able to keep it together 6 yrs ago, he has come a long way.

We are so happy for him & his fiance
November 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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half-witt.bsky.social
"[U]ntil we recover the capacity to feel shame—real, red-faced, stomach-turning shame—we will keep calling evil good, and keep congratulating ourselves for it. A politics without shame can win elections. But it can’t build a country worth living in." sojo.net/sojoshare/Nz...
The Moral Lesson Buried in Last Week’s ‘Blue Wave’
America should feel shame again.
sojo.net
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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yoursinegritude.bsky.social
Can I be seen right now. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
steamrob42.bsky.social
Happy Birthday Marines!

I had the privilege of attending the Marine Corp Ball 6 years ago while visiting my sister & BiL in Thailand. They were TDY with the State Dept at the time.

With all the Marines at the ball we wondered who was defending the Embassy! 😂😂😂
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
steamrob42.bsky.social
If you're staring at tough choices, go to findhelp.org. Type on your zip code - get connected to local food banks, free groceries, and emergency aid. It works in every city. No strings. Just help.
November 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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hutchinsondave.bsky.social
I see the Welsh and the Finns are looking on the bright side as usual.
adamcsharp.bsky.social Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 9d
Meanings of the word for November in various languages

▪️ Leaf fall (Czech)
▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe)
▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami)
▪️ Wind slender (Navajo)
▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona)
▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh)
▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik)
▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai)
▪️ Death month (Finnish)
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
steamrob42.bsky.social
Unsolicited Dick Pick (IYKYK)
Richard Pick standing next to a Microdata 1600 computer on which he co-created the Pick OS / database system (progenitor of Hadoop, Mongo, etc). First database system I ever worked with when I first started my IT career 41 years ago
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Well done Virginia, well done.

Don't get complacent Dems, 15 seats in the House of Delegates were won because Dems were the only candidate on the ballot

Had there been another choice it might not have turned out how we wanted

Vote Blue No Matter Who!
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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yoursinegritude.bsky.social
When I tell you this is an excellent thread from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social who has always been brilliant in general, it’s excellent. And then others chimed in. You want to read this.
tressiemcphd.bsky.social Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 13d
It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:

1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
judah-grunstein.bsky.social Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 13d
If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
steamrob42.bsky.social
Happy birthday! 🎂 @haillemmy.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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czedwards.bsky.social CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 12d
Thread, up and down.
stairway-to-kevin.bsky.social Kevin Ball @stairway-to-kevin.bsky.social · 13d
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but COVID is incompatible with business as usual. because COVID is a workplace safety issue—one that demands a complete occupational reset to adequately deal with it.

like most corporations, though, CBC is unprepared to lead that vital transformation of the status quo.

it can only follow.
November 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
steamrob42.bsky.social
Decided to wait for the signal to noise ratio to quiet down

Not the seats I wanted, but ill take what I can get

Didn't see them 10 years ago in Montreal when I had the chance so ill see them one last time

It'll be the wife's 1st show
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
steamrob42.bsky.social
Been thinking about this item & yeah it's a soft opening as it were. If Trump dies tomorrow, it's already known that JD doesn't have the gravitas or charisma to take over MAGA

One way to make that easier for him would be to marry the widow

He's already pressing Usha to convert to Christianity 1/2
patriottakes.bsky.social PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 16d
Erika Kirk welcoming JD Vance to the stage in Mississippi tonight
November 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
steamrob42.bsky.social
Been doing a re-watch of GoT & damn, the writing in the early seasons just hits hard

FYI I will not re-watch the abominations that are S7 & S8
October 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
steamrob42.bsky.social
We need this campaign!
princejvstin.com Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 23d
A NYC agency has created a TTRPG module as a training tool. And you can download it!

www.nyc.gov/assets/coib/...
www.nyc.gov
October 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Saving Private Twats
reallyseansmith.bsky.social 🥧 Hot Apple Pie Smith @reallyseansmith.bsky.social · 23d
Twatadelphia
chbarts.bsky.social chbarts @chbarts.bsky.social · 23d
The Best Twats Of Our Lives
October 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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browneyegirlhi.bsky.social
Dis 👇🏼 RIGHT HERE, is the way! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 24d
"The people united will never be defeated"
New York
October 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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yoursinegritude.bsky.social
Somehow my cousin found this card. I have never seen a Birthday card w/two little Black girls. I will keep this one forever.
October 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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@sbisson.com
tubemapper.bsky.social Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 26d
Under Over Over - West Hampstead

So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.

The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
London Overground under the underground
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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ashhiggins.bsky.social
This is only 30 bucks and it's a remote show so you can watch on your TV. I think we could all use something like this in our lives right now.
Black Opera History Live
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October 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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thomasfortenberry.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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evacide.bsky.social
Truly, SS7 is the surveillance gift that keeps on giving: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
steamrob42.bsky.social
I'm thinking about finally joining the NRA
October 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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yoursinegritude.bsky.social
I made it ya’ll. Next week on the 22nd, I am at my official 5 years after Chemo and treatment for Lymphoma. I had my last appointment today with Rogel Cancer Center. They set you free after 5 years. It’s a bittersweet moment because Dad was with me every step of my treatment, every (1)
October 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
steamrob42.bsky.social
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“There, that'll fix it”
arditidpopolo.bsky.social Arditi d Popolo @arditidpopolo.bsky.social · Oct 12
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“You filed unredacted version”
suzirose.bsky.social Suzi and Rose @suzirose.bsky.social · Oct 12
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“There’s no recovery plan”
October 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM