Obbie King
@obbiez.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy
Lifetime campaigner for social justice, economic fairness and ecological sustainability.
Delegate for Bernie Sanders to 2016 Democratic National Convention […]
[bridged from https://urbanists.social/@ObbieZ on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Delegate for Bernie Sanders to 2016 Democratic National Convention […]
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Time for the #orangedipshit to be indicted by the International Criminal Court.
And other countries can legally kidnap him and bring him to the Hague. Those are the rules now, right?
And other countries can legally kidnap him and bring him to the Hague. Those are the rules now, right?
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Time for the #orangedipshit to be indicted by the International Criminal Court.
And other countries can legally kidnap him and bring him to the Hague. Those are the rules now, right?
And other countries can legally kidnap him and bring him to the Hague. Those are the rules now, right?
Guardian: US justice department reportedly reviewing more than 5m pages of Epstein files
"The review is expected to take until at least 20 January, more than a month beyond the congressionally ordered 19 December release deadline."
The time for "review" has long passed. Any documents not yet […]
"The review is expected to take until at least 20 January, more than a month beyond the congressionally ordered 19 December release deadline."
The time for "review" has long passed. Any documents not yet […]
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urbanists.social
December 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Guardian: US justice department reportedly reviewing more than 5m pages of Epstein files
"The review is expected to take until at least 20 January, more than a month beyond the congressionally ordered 19 December release deadline."
The time for "review" has long passed. Any documents not yet […]
"The review is expected to take until at least 20 January, more than a month beyond the congressionally ordered 19 December release deadline."
The time for "review" has long passed. Any documents not yet […]
When a runner can out-run your tram, then there's something woefully inadequate with your traffic planning.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/i-dont-like-winning-toronto-man-outruns-streetcars-to-show-up-sluggish-transit-network
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/i-dont-like-winning-toronto-man-outruns-streetcars-to-show-up-sluggish-transit-network
‘I don’t like winning’: Toronto man outruns streetcars to show up sluggish transit network
Mac Bauer’s racing activism has made ‘signal priority’ and traffic congestion a big talking point for the Canadian city
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
When a runner can out-run your tram, then there's something woefully inadequate with your traffic planning.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/i-dont-like-winning-toronto-man-outruns-streetcars-to-show-up-sluggish-transit-network
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/i-dont-like-winning-toronto-man-outruns-streetcars-to-show-up-sluggish-transit-network
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The more they suppress something, the more we wanna see it.
https://archive.org/details/60minutes-cecotsegment
https://archive.org/details/60minutes-cecotsegment
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The more they suppress something, the more we wanna see it.
https://archive.org/details/60minutes-cecotsegment
https://archive.org/details/60minutes-cecotsegment
The more they suppress something, the more we wanna see it.
https://archive.org/details/60minutes-cecotsegment
https://archive.org/details/60minutes-cecotsegment
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The more they suppress something, the more we wanna see it.
https://archive.org/details/60minutes-cecotsegment
https://archive.org/details/60minutes-cecotsegment
Hey media! It's still The Kennedy Center. Quit calling it anything else. Just because the #orangedipshit had his name put on the building, that does not make it so.
If I paint my name on a building, does that make it the "Obbie Building"? I didn't think so.
Just because the letters are metal […]
If I paint my name on a building, does that make it the "Obbie Building"? I didn't think so.
Just because the letters are metal […]
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urbanists.social
December 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Hey media! It's still The Kennedy Center. Quit calling it anything else. Just because the #orangedipshit had his name put on the building, that does not make it so.
If I paint my name on a building, does that make it the "Obbie Building"? I didn't think so.
Just because the letters are metal […]
If I paint my name on a building, does that make it the "Obbie Building"? I didn't think so.
Just because the letters are metal […]
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Trump wants 1 boy and 1 girl from every state to compete as tributes in the "Patriot Games".
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I have a better idea. We take 24 MAGA billionaires who gave money to re-elect Trump and prioritized unnecessary tax cuts over American democracy.
We force them to fight it out in an arena. The lone […]
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I have a better idea. We take 24 MAGA billionaires who gave money to re-elect Trump and prioritized unnecessary tax cuts over American democracy.
We force them to fight it out in an arena. The lone […]
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urbanists.social
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Trump wants 1 boy and 1 girl from every state to compete as tributes in the "Patriot Games".
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I have a better idea. We take 24 MAGA billionaires who gave money to re-elect Trump and prioritized unnecessary tax cuts over American democracy.
We force them to fight it out in an arena. The lone […]
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I have a better idea. We take 24 MAGA billionaires who gave money to re-elect Trump and prioritized unnecessary tax cuts over American democracy.
We force them to fight it out in an arena. The lone […]
The tributes to #robreiner, one of the most creative people of his generation, seem to be getting drowned out.
It's sad to see so many more column inches devoted to what a prominent a$$hole is saying about him.
Hey media! Stop giving attention to a$$holes!
It's sad to see so many more column inches devoted to what a prominent a$$hole is saying about him.
Hey media! Stop giving attention to a$$holes!
December 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The tributes to #robreiner, one of the most creative people of his generation, seem to be getting drowned out.
It's sad to see so many more column inches devoted to what a prominent a$$hole is saying about him.
Hey media! Stop giving attention to a$$holes!
It's sad to see so many more column inches devoted to what a prominent a$$hole is saying about him.
Hey media! Stop giving attention to a$$holes!
Moral of the story: NEVER EVER TRUST AI
"The AI had taken elements of similar recipes from multiple creators and Frankensteined them into something barely recognizable. In one memorable case, the Google AI failed to distinguish the satirical website the Onion from legitimate recipe sites and […]
"The AI had taken elements of similar recipes from multiple creators and Frankensteined them into something barely recognizable. In one memorable case, the Google AI failed to distinguish the satirical website the Onion from legitimate recipe sites and […]
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urbanists.social
December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Moral of the story: NEVER EVER TRUST AI
"The AI had taken elements of similar recipes from multiple creators and Frankensteined them into something barely recognizable. In one memorable case, the Google AI failed to distinguish the satirical website the Onion from legitimate recipe sites and […]
"The AI had taken elements of similar recipes from multiple creators and Frankensteined them into something barely recognizable. In one memorable case, the Google AI failed to distinguish the satirical website the Onion from legitimate recipe sites and […]
Wrong, Wrong, WRONG #guardian!
The "best cordless leaf blower" is a RAKE!
They may be "quieter", but they're NOT "quiet". Please stop encouraging the disruption of our peaceful communities.
The "best cordless leaf blower" is a RAKE!
They may be "quieter", but they're NOT "quiet". Please stop encouraging the disruption of our peaceful communities.
December 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Wrong, Wrong, WRONG #guardian!
The "best cordless leaf blower" is a RAKE!
They may be "quieter", but they're NOT "quiet". Please stop encouraging the disruption of our peaceful communities.
The "best cordless leaf blower" is a RAKE!
They may be "quieter", but they're NOT "quiet". Please stop encouraging the disruption of our peaceful communities.
If someone talked about Charlie K**k the way T***p talked about Rob Reiner.... that person would have been arrested and thrown into a deep and dark gulag.
December 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If someone talked about Charlie K**k the way T***p talked about Rob Reiner.... that person would have been arrested and thrown into a deep and dark gulag.
When I was a kid, I dreamed of becoming an astronaut.
That never happened.
But today, preparing to go outside *felt* like suiting up for a space walk. So there's that.
#winter
That never happened.
But today, preparing to go outside *felt* like suiting up for a space walk. So there's that.
#winter
December 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
When I was a kid, I dreamed of becoming an astronaut.
That never happened.
But today, preparing to go outside *felt* like suiting up for a space walk. So there's that.
#winter
That never happened.
But today, preparing to go outside *felt* like suiting up for a space walk. So there's that.
#winter
In exchange for ending the shutdown, Rs promised "a vote on extending ACA subsidies." That vote DID NOT happen.
What was "defeated" was a procedural vote to begin/end debate and proceed to the actual vote. It was the *procedural* vote that failed, so there was never a vote on extending […]
What was "defeated" was a procedural vote to begin/end debate and proceed to the actual vote. It was the *procedural* vote that failed, so there was never a vote on extending […]
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urbanists.social
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In exchange for ending the shutdown, Rs promised "a vote on extending ACA subsidies." That vote DID NOT happen.
What was "defeated" was a procedural vote to begin/end debate and proceed to the actual vote. It was the *procedural* vote that failed, so there was never a vote on extending […]
What was "defeated" was a procedural vote to begin/end debate and proceed to the actual vote. It was the *procedural* vote that failed, so there was never a vote on extending […]
[cuss-word]
FUCK YOU META!!!
(I'm sure I'm not the first to say this in reaction to this story) […]
FUCK YOU META!!!
(I'm sure I'm not the first to say this in reaction to this story) […]
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urbanists.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
[cuss-word]
FUCK YOU META!!!
(I'm sure I'm not the first to say this in reaction to this story) […]
FUCK YOU META!!!
(I'm sure I'm not the first to say this in reaction to this story) […]
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HEADS UP that the FCC comment period for Reflect Orbital first hideously bright, ecology-disrupting satellite will open probably in mid- to late-January. I'm gonna need EVERYBODY to write in for that one.
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
HEADS UP that the FCC comment period for Reflect Orbital first hideously bright, ecology-disrupting satellite will open probably in mid- to late-January. I'm gonna need EVERYBODY to write in for that one.
RE: https://masto.ai/@rbreich/115666258553781218
Robert Reich offers a ten-point plan to make America more affordable for EVERYBODY. Anyone who wants my vote must embrace the spirit of this plan, along with the specifics. #affordability
Robert Reich offers a ten-point plan to make America more affordable for EVERYBODY. Anyone who wants my vote must embrace the spirit of this plan, along with the specifics. #affordability
masto.ai
December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
RE: https://masto.ai/@rbreich/115666258553781218
Robert Reich offers a ten-point plan to make America more affordable for EVERYBODY. Anyone who wants my vote must embrace the spirit of this plan, along with the specifics. #affordability
Robert Reich offers a ten-point plan to make America more affordable for EVERYBODY. Anyone who wants my vote must embrace the spirit of this plan, along with the specifics. #affordability
After the Arizona special election, it took months for the winner to be sworn in.
Let's see how long it takes to swear in the winner from Tennessee.
Let's see how long it takes to swear in the winner from Tennessee.
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
After the Arizona special election, it took months for the winner to be sworn in.
Let's see how long it takes to swear in the winner from Tennessee.
Let's see how long it takes to swear in the winner from Tennessee.
No one else is pointing this out, so I will:
The current "data center" (server farm) building binge is not only for "AI".
The same hardware can easily be repurposed for crypto mining.
#datacenter #ai #crypto
The current "data center" (server farm) building binge is not only for "AI".
The same hardware can easily be repurposed for crypto mining.
#datacenter #ai #crypto
December 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
No one else is pointing this out, so I will:
The current "data center" (server farm) building binge is not only for "AI".
The same hardware can easily be repurposed for crypto mining.
#datacenter #ai #crypto
The current "data center" (server farm) building binge is not only for "AI".
The same hardware can easily be repurposed for crypto mining.
#datacenter #ai #crypto
Am I the only one that notices the impossibility of this image? That turkey (and the platter holding it) is likely close to 30 pounds (or ~15kg), and that elderly woman is holding out at arm's length as if it's a small plate of peas.
I don't think that […]
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I don't think that […]
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November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Am I the only one that notices the impossibility of this image? That turkey (and the platter holding it) is likely close to 30 pounds (or ~15kg), and that elderly woman is holding out at arm's length as if it's a small plate of peas.
I don't think that […]
[Original post on urbanists.social]
I don't think that […]
[Original post on urbanists.social]
You know what else is a "dumb idea"?
Giving ANY attention to ANYTHING Scott Wanker has to say.
Giving ANY attention to ANYTHING Scott Wanker has to say.
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
You know what else is a "dumb idea"?
Giving ANY attention to ANYTHING Scott Wanker has to say.
Giving ANY attention to ANYTHING Scott Wanker has to say.
FLYING from NYC to DC??
C'mon Zohran! WTF is wrong with taking the train?
C'mon Zohran! WTF is wrong with taking the train?
![Screen shot of text from The Guardian: "A short while ago, New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a selfie to [Xitter], grinning in a window seat as he flies to Washington DC to meet with Donald Trump." The words "as he flies to Washington DC" are highlighted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:spvpf5gtk2n4gxhqifjdlj2o/bafkreibwflit7or3xqn2f45r4vqiisbs23axuviameeelsxc5sf4wwimhi@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
FLYING from NYC to DC??
C'mon Zohran! WTF is wrong with taking the train?
C'mon Zohran! WTF is wrong with taking the train?
This video is spot on.
Servicemembers swore an oath to the *Constitution* and NOT a fuhrer. It is illegal to obey illegal orders.
And it has sent our current fuhrer into a pants-shitting rage, so it Must Be Shared...
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2558895077819811/
Servicemembers swore an oath to the *Constitution* and NOT a fuhrer. It is illegal to obey illegal orders.
And it has sent our current fuhrer into a pants-shitting rage, so it Must Be Shared...
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2558895077819811/
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This video is spot on.
Servicemembers swore an oath to the *Constitution* and NOT a fuhrer. It is illegal to obey illegal orders.
And it has sent our current fuhrer into a pants-shitting rage, so it Must Be Shared...
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2558895077819811/
Servicemembers swore an oath to the *Constitution* and NOT a fuhrer. It is illegal to obey illegal orders.
And it has sent our current fuhrer into a pants-shitting rage, so it Must Be Shared...
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2558895077819811/
The Starbucks Workers United union is calling for a #boycott. So..... I'll keep doing what I've been doing for over 30 years: Not buying oligarch coffee.
If you're not boycotting Starschmucks, what's wrong with you? […]
If you're not boycotting Starschmucks, what's wrong with you? […]
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urbanists.social
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Starbucks Workers United union is calling for a #boycott. So..... I'll keep doing what I've been doing for over 30 years: Not buying oligarch coffee.
If you're not boycotting Starschmucks, what's wrong with you? […]
If you're not boycotting Starschmucks, what's wrong with you? […]
Some Good News for today:
The Supremes told Kim Davis to f**k off.
The Supremes told Kim Davis to f**k off.
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Some Good News for today:
The Supremes told Kim Davis to f**k off.
The Supremes told Kim Davis to f**k off.