Arpad80
@arpad80.bsky.social
"A reasonably nice guy" - says NJ.com Tech Advisor, Film/TV/Authors, Government PR, whiskey, cigars, Disney, Horror, history. Empathic and welcoming ally. Supportive. I long for nights I can't remember with friends I'll never forget.
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Saw Not Without Hope yesterday, I was really glad the theater was pretty much empty for how often I was flipping off the screen.
Even for someone not in the Coast Guard, it was a bad movie just ask @thevowel.bsky.social
But buckle up because I was taking notes on all the things that got wrong
Even for someone not in the Coast Guard, it was a bad movie just ask @thevowel.bsky.social
But buckle up because I was taking notes on all the things that got wrong
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Saw Not Without Hope yesterday, I was really glad the theater was pretty much empty for how often I was flipping off the screen.
Even for someone not in the Coast Guard, it was a bad movie just ask @thevowel.bsky.social
But buckle up because I was taking notes on all the things that got wrong
Even for someone not in the Coast Guard, it was a bad movie just ask @thevowel.bsky.social
But buckle up because I was taking notes on all the things that got wrong
I have an appointment today scheduled for 1015. It's now 11 and I'm still not in to see the doctor. I have a meeting at 12. What's the over/under that I make that? I'm about ready to walk out.
Nurse just said they are waiting for a specific room to open up. WTF!?
Nurse just said they are waiting for a specific room to open up. WTF!?
May 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I have an appointment today scheduled for 1015. It's now 11 and I'm still not in to see the doctor. I have a meeting at 12. What's the over/under that I make that? I'm about ready to walk out.
Nurse just said they are waiting for a specific room to open up. WTF!?
Nurse just said they are waiting for a specific room to open up. WTF!?
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Your Daily Affirmation:
I'm living life like I'm driving with a bee in the car. There is far more danger from being distracted from the task at hand than there is from being stung.
Eyes on the road, windows open, eventually that fucker will be blown out and I will get where I need to go.
I'm living life like I'm driving with a bee in the car. There is far more danger from being distracted from the task at hand than there is from being stung.
Eyes on the road, windows open, eventually that fucker will be blown out and I will get where I need to go.
April 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Your Daily Affirmation:
I'm living life like I'm driving with a bee in the car. There is far more danger from being distracted from the task at hand than there is from being stung.
Eyes on the road, windows open, eventually that fucker will be blown out and I will get where I need to go.
I'm living life like I'm driving with a bee in the car. There is far more danger from being distracted from the task at hand than there is from being stung.
Eyes on the road, windows open, eventually that fucker will be blown out and I will get where I need to go.
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The US was the sole UN member state to vote NO on a resolution declaring an International Day of Hope
March 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The US was the sole UN member state to vote NO on a resolution declaring an International Day of Hope
This
Trump and Musk should be asked every day how many Veterans they’ve fired.
March 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This
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It's not doomscrolling, it's just harvesting cortisol
March 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It's not doomscrolling, it's just harvesting cortisol
Can we talk about how in normal times there would be a serious congressional inquiry into the shit show that is the transition to TriWest?
March 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Can we talk about how in normal times there would be a serious congressional inquiry into the shit show that is the transition to TriWest?
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(1/14) With the changes in the Coast Guard's stated missions to deprioritize search and rescue, it feels timely to provide a brief (or not so brief, this got a little out of hand) history of what the United States Coast Guard is and where it came from.
February 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
(1/14) With the changes in the Coast Guard's stated missions to deprioritize search and rescue, it feels timely to provide a brief (or not so brief, this got a little out of hand) history of what the United States Coast Guard is and where it came from.
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Me...every...damn...day.
a man with a beard is screaming while wearing a suit .
Alt: a man with a beard is screaming while wearing a suit .
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Me...every...damn...day.
How is this even legal? These are not government employees doing this. Why are non-governmental employees plugging in email servers and accessing federal employee data?
"Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees"
THIS IS A COUP
THIS IS A COUP
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
How is this even legal? These are not government employees doing this. Why are non-governmental employees plugging in email servers and accessing federal employee data?
Really struggling today. Finding it hard to be proud of my service. Questioning everything...my last 26+ years feel like a waste since Monday.
michael scott is wearing a suit and tie and says this is the worst .
ALT: michael scott is wearing a suit and tie and says this is the worst .
media.tenor.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Really struggling today. Finding it hard to be proud of my service. Questioning everything...my last 26+ years feel like a waste since Monday.
Wow...only day 2 and I'm really struggling mentally...oh and since Tricare moved to Tri-West all of my referrals are no longer valid...which I found out when my ENT called to say there is a problem.
patrick star from spongebob squarepants is sitting in the sand with the words it 's ok not to be ok written around him
ALT: patrick star from spongebob squarepants is sitting in the sand with the words it 's ok not to be ok written around him
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Wow...only day 2 and I'm really struggling mentally...oh and since Tricare moved to Tri-West all of my referrals are no longer valid...which I found out when my ENT called to say there is a problem.
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Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
And all the devils are here.
January 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
And all the devils are here.
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This your reminder that the “Scaramucci” is the official unit of measurement for time and it is equivalent to what you previously called “10 days.”
A fortnight is forthwith to be referred to as 1.4 Scaramuccis.
June does not have 30 days, is is comprised of three Scaramuccis.
A fortnight is forthwith to be referred to as 1.4 Scaramuccis.
June does not have 30 days, is is comprised of three Scaramuccis.
January 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This your reminder that the “Scaramucci” is the official unit of measurement for time and it is equivalent to what you previously called “10 days.”
A fortnight is forthwith to be referred to as 1.4 Scaramuccis.
June does not have 30 days, is is comprised of three Scaramuccis.
A fortnight is forthwith to be referred to as 1.4 Scaramuccis.
June does not have 30 days, is is comprised of three Scaramuccis.
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WE'RE NEW HERE!
Normally I like to stay away from the label of our former TV show "Pit Bulls & Parolees" but I figured it was the best way to catch everyone's attention and to make sure y'all know this is our legit page.
Okay Bluesky...here we come!
Normally I like to stay away from the label of our former TV show "Pit Bulls & Parolees" but I figured it was the best way to catch everyone's attention and to make sure y'all know this is our legit page.
Okay Bluesky...here we come!
January 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
WE'RE NEW HERE!
Normally I like to stay away from the label of our former TV show "Pit Bulls & Parolees" but I figured it was the best way to catch everyone's attention and to make sure y'all know this is our legit page.
Okay Bluesky...here we come!
Normally I like to stay away from the label of our former TV show "Pit Bulls & Parolees" but I figured it was the best way to catch everyone's attention and to make sure y'all know this is our legit page.
Okay Bluesky...here we come!
@timtwenty59213.bsky.social welcome to bluer skies and calmer seas
January 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
@timtwenty59213.bsky.social welcome to bluer skies and calmer seas
"Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy." - Francis Pharcellus Church
www.studioschoolnyc.org/virginia-pag...
www.studioschoolnyc.org/virginia-pag...
The Studio School | Virginia’s Letter & Church’s Editorial
The Studio School celebrates the life and legacy of Virginia O'Hanlon.
www.studioschoolnyc.org
December 25, 2024 at 5:19 AM
"Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy." - Francis Pharcellus Church
www.studioschoolnyc.org/virginia-pag...
www.studioschoolnyc.org/virginia-pag...
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There is no joy in taking health insurance coverage away from any of our constituents, including trans children of active duty service members here in Virginia.
You can’t support our troops by making it harder for families to afford medically necessary health care prescribed by their doctors.
You can’t support our troops by making it harder for families to afford medically necessary health care prescribed by their doctors.
THRILLED to see us pass our annual defense bill, which contains a sizable raise for our servicemembers, investments in child care facilities, food security assistance, and more. Glad to support the needs of servicemembers by getting this done.
December 18, 2024 at 7:09 PM
There is no joy in taking health insurance coverage away from any of our constituents, including trans children of active duty service members here in Virginia.
You can’t support our troops by making it harder for families to afford medically necessary health care prescribed by their doctors.
You can’t support our troops by making it harder for families to afford medically necessary health care prescribed by their doctors.
This right here. We want change in the world we need people to be seen and people need to see themselves in art and culture. You all matter and belong.
see the thing is when you erase us from kids’ entertainment, you’re telling trans kids
that they don’t get to be in that world
that they don’t get be in those stories
that they’re not important
that they’re not real
and you better believe that contributes to all the pain society puts them through
that they don’t get to be in that world
that they don’t get be in those stories
that they’re not important
that they’re not real
and you better believe that contributes to all the pain society puts them through
Incredibly disappointed in Disney and Pixar’s decision to bow to the shittiest people. Trans kids deserve representation, and they exist whether “many parents” want to discuss the subject or not. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/d...
December 18, 2024 at 3:50 PM
This right here. We want change in the world we need people to be seen and people need to see themselves in art and culture. You all matter and belong.
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From 2020, still important.
December 17, 2024 at 12:57 AM
From 2020, still important.
Or being the significant other of someone going through that.
I say again - there are few things in American society that will radicalize you more, or faster, than being suddenly disabled in your 20s with a condition that no doctor wants to treat or touch or interact with, and leaves you in pain every second of every day.
It is a cooker beyond belief.
It is a cooker beyond belief.
grappling with the implications of The Claims Adjuster turning out to be a hot Italian tech bro gym rat who went to Penn, seems to have had a pretty gnarly back injury, retweets anti-woke nonsense, and has read not one but two books by Steve-O
December 9, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Or being the significant other of someone going through that.
Getting really hard to hold onto hope these days. I'm trying, but it's really hard.
a man in a prison cell says hope is a dangerous thing
ALT: a man in a prison cell says hope is a dangerous thing
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Getting really hard to hold onto hope these days. I'm trying, but it's really hard.
Happy Repeal Day! December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was adapted, repealing the 18th Amendment and Prohibition. Drinking a glass of Angel's Envy Triple Oak and smoking a Monte Cristo White Series cigar.
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Happy Repeal Day! December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was adapted, repealing the 18th Amendment and Prohibition. Drinking a glass of Angel's Envy Triple Oak and smoking a Monte Cristo White Series cigar.
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Why would Walmart want to buy a TV company?
Walmart has a robust retail media (advertising) business. Vizio's own connected TV business was earning millions, and on pace to eclipse hardware sales as the biggest revenue generator.
Vizio also has TONS of viewing/ad data.
Walmart wanted it all.
Walmart has a robust retail media (advertising) business. Vizio's own connected TV business was earning millions, and on pace to eclipse hardware sales as the biggest revenue generator.
Vizio also has TONS of viewing/ad data.
Walmart wanted it all.
NEW: Walmart has finalized its acquisition of smart TV maker Vizio.
Walmart completes acquisition of smart TV maker Vizio
Walmart has finalized its acquisition of smart TV maker Vizio, a move that will give it a boost in the connected TV advertising and retail media spaces.
thedesk.net
December 3, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Why would Walmart want to buy a TV company?
Walmart has a robust retail media (advertising) business. Vizio's own connected TV business was earning millions, and on pace to eclipse hardware sales as the biggest revenue generator.
Vizio also has TONS of viewing/ad data.
Walmart wanted it all.
Walmart has a robust retail media (advertising) business. Vizio's own connected TV business was earning millions, and on pace to eclipse hardware sales as the biggest revenue generator.
Vizio also has TONS of viewing/ad data.
Walmart wanted it all.