Optimal Bob
@optimal-bob.bsky.social
Gay creative who joined Twitter in 2008, and left it in 2021. Glad to be here, although for me, socials are simply losing their appeal due to liars, marketers and propagandists. I'm probably here more for the funny cats and the hot men.
Paying my 4-figure healthcare premium as if it were equivalent to a cruise vacation. Remember like 10 years ago when premiums were like $60 per month?
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Paying my 4-figure healthcare premium as if it were equivalent to a cruise vacation. Remember like 10 years ago when premiums were like $60 per month?
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October 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
My employer doesn't provide #healthinsurance, and my marketplace premiums are tripling starting Jan. 1: from $6,000 per year to $18,000 per year. So, I will ask for an $18K raise. If no, I will cash out my 634 hrs of vacation, resign and use my time to find myself work with health benefits.
November 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
My employer doesn't provide #healthinsurance, and my marketplace premiums are tripling starting Jan. 1: from $6,000 per year to $18,000 per year. So, I will ask for an $18K raise. If no, I will cash out my 634 hrs of vacation, resign and use my time to find myself work with health benefits.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Someone reminded me today that Peter Thiel is an anagram for The Reptile.
October 29, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Someone reminded me today that Peter Thiel is an anagram for The Reptile.
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Do I understand this correctly? We're shelling out $172 million for two private jets for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials while no funds are available for SNAP (food stamp) recipients in November. Does that about cover it?
$172 million on private jets for Kristi Noem? Incredible.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard is supposed to save lives and protect our coasts, but apparently it’s easier and far more important to fund her personal travel budget. Wasteful doesn’t even begin to cover it.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard is supposed to save lives and protect our coasts, but apparently it’s easier and far more important to fund her personal travel budget. Wasteful doesn’t even begin to cover it.
Trump Administration Buys 2 New Private Jets for Kristi Noem To Use: What To Know
The Coast Guard spent $172 million on the jets, according to The New York Times.
www.forbes.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Do I understand this correctly? We're shelling out $172 million for two private jets for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials while no funds are available for SNAP (food stamp) recipients in November. Does that about cover it?
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September 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Stephen Miller's plan for American education
September 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Stephen Miller's plan for American education
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👍 #NoKings10-18 #🚫Coverup #WhoisJohnDoe174 #Nakba48 #SlavaUkraini #trumpEpsteinFiles #BLM #LandBack #FreePalestine #EndCitizensUnited #Medicare4All #Fuckgop #FuckIce #BoycottDisney #BoycottWalmart #BoycottHomeDepot #BoyCottDelta #BoycottTarget #BoycottCBS #FuckOrangeTurd #LetsGoTaco
September 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
OMG! I just saw the ICE recruitment commercial on TV. How disgusting.
September 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
OMG! I just saw the ICE recruitment commercial on TV. How disgusting.
It's been a week. #CharlieKirk lived his life as a proud undereducated white Christian nationalist bigot, and his mission was to convince millions of young people that they can be one, too. That is his legacy.
September 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It's been a week. #CharlieKirk lived his life as a proud undereducated white Christian nationalist bigot, and his mission was to convince millions of young people that they can be one, too. That is his legacy.
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#trumptrain #trumpishate #theresistance #bluewave #fucktrump #potus #republican #makeitmakesense #equality #boycotts #makeamrricagreatagain #fda #drinkthekoolaid
#republicanextremism #christiannationalism
#bigmoney
#thisisunamerican #rights #healthcare #SNAP #hypocrisy #greed
#republicanextremism #christiannationalism
#bigmoney
#thisisunamerican #rights #healthcare #SNAP #hypocrisy #greed
September 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Remember, authenticity is nothing but an aesthetic goal to influencers. “Was that believable?”
September 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Remember, authenticity is nothing but an aesthetic goal to influencers. “Was that believable?”
…except we ARE a country of violence. A country that loves and fetishizes guns is more than fine with the violence that results from that cowardice.
We SHOULD NOT be a country of violence. That is the statement if we’re honest with ourselves. But, achieving that would require respect for diversity.
We SHOULD NOT be a country of violence. That is the statement if we’re honest with ourselves. But, achieving that would require respect for diversity.
September 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
…except we ARE a country of violence. A country that loves and fetishizes guns is more than fine with the violence that results from that cowardice.
We SHOULD NOT be a country of violence. That is the statement if we’re honest with ourselves. But, achieving that would require respect for diversity.
We SHOULD NOT be a country of violence. That is the statement if we’re honest with ourselves. But, achieving that would require respect for diversity.
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#NoKings10-18 #🚫Coverup #WhoisJohnDoe174 #Nakba48 #SlavaUkraini #trumpEpsteinFiles #BLM #LandBack #FreePalestine #EndCitizensUnited #Medicare4All #Fuckgop #FuckIce #BoycottWalmart #BoycottHomeDepot #BoyCottDelta #BoycottTarget #BoycottCBS #FuckOrangeTurd
Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory?
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
September 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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This is old school government propaganda. But it was aimed at the same tactics King Yam Tits and his minions (I'm looking at you Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, Pete Hegseth, etc., etc.) are using to divide, antagonize and radicalize Americans against their neighbors.
Don't fall for the rhetoric.
Don't fall for the rhetoric.
September 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is old school government propaganda. But it was aimed at the same tactics King Yam Tits and his minions (I'm looking at you Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, Pete Hegseth, etc., etc.) are using to divide, antagonize and radicalize Americans against their neighbors.
Don't fall for the rhetoric.
Don't fall for the rhetoric.
Quit social media (except Bluesky, of course). You're not killing your socials; social media is already dead and rotting in your newsfeeds.
It's like our spam and junk email folders discovered Instagram and X!
It's like our spam and junk email folders discovered Instagram and X!
a person with a pumpkin on their head is holding a cup of coffee .
ALT: a person with a pumpkin on their head is holding a cup of coffee .
media.tenor.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Quit social media (except Bluesky, of course). You're not killing your socials; social media is already dead and rotting in your newsfeeds.
It's like our spam and junk email folders discovered Instagram and X!
It's like our spam and junk email folders discovered Instagram and X!
In 2025, your privacy is your power. Social media has become a surveillance and data mining tool for marketers, politicians, stalkers and scam artists. Every angry post; like and dislike—How much info are you giving over to them? www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Social Media Surveillance by the U.S. Government
A growing and unregulated trend of online surveillance raises concerns for civil rights and liberties.
www.brennancenter.org
August 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
In 2025, your privacy is your power. Social media has become a surveillance and data mining tool for marketers, politicians, stalkers and scam artists. Every angry post; like and dislike—How much info are you giving over to them? www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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July 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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July 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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July 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
How the price of a can of Coke goes up to $3. Save $5 when you buy 36!
Man who drinks 12 cans of Diet Coke a day is *obsessed* with Coca-Cola putting real sugar in Coke. As usual, Donald is laser-focused on the important issues.
July 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
How the price of a can of Coke goes up to $3. Save $5 when you buy 36!