Michael Stark
@thestarkster90.bsky.social
“If you laugh, you think, and you cry every day, you're going to have something special.” - Jimmy V.
💻 Software engineer
📸 Photographer
🔵 in La Vista, Nebraska
🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ Ally
📍: La Vista, NE
💻 Software engineer
📸 Photographer
🔵 in La Vista, Nebraska
🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ Ally
📍: La Vista, NE
So despite freezing my butt off and the clouds slightly getting in the way last night, I was able to get me some amazing shots of the Northern Lights with my Sony a7 IV and my Canon D6 Mk II! 😁
I was glad the drive to Columbus didn't go to waste. #northernlights #photography
I was glad the drive to Columbus didn't go to waste. #northernlights #photography
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
So despite freezing my butt off and the clouds slightly getting in the way last night, I was able to get me some amazing shots of the Northern Lights with my Sony a7 IV and my Canon D6 Mk II! 😁
I was glad the drive to Columbus didn't go to waste. #northernlights #photography
I was glad the drive to Columbus didn't go to waste. #northernlights #photography
So after tonight's dance practice for Dancing Within The Star City this weekend, I figured I would go up by Wahoo and get some shots of the Aurora Borealis. Turns out I only needed to go a few miles north to Raymond Road for these.
#auroraborealis #nebraska #fall #photography #wow
#auroraborealis #nebraska #fall #photography #wow
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
So after tonight's dance practice for Dancing Within The Star City this weekend, I figured I would go up by Wahoo and get some shots of the Aurora Borealis. Turns out I only needed to go a few miles north to Raymond Road for these.
#auroraborealis #nebraska #fall #photography #wow
#auroraborealis #nebraska #fall #photography #wow
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Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
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This strikes me as pretty bad
October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This strikes me as pretty bad
I had a recruiter I've known for years reach out to me about them needing a "strong full-stack engineer" like myself. Of course, the minute I tell him I'm not moving and would need to be remote he ghosts me like a bad Tinder date. 1/3
October 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I had a recruiter I've known for years reach out to me about them needing a "strong full-stack engineer" like myself. Of course, the minute I tell him I'm not moving and would need to be remote he ghosts me like a bad Tinder date. 1/3
It's best to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out. That being said, if you believe Tylenol causes autism you're a certified dumba**.
September 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It's best to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out. That being said, if you believe Tylenol causes autism you're a certified dumba**.
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This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights.
September 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights.
For those in the back, our country was founded on telling our leaders to f**k off. If you think your favored leader is ever above criticism, I've got some bad news for you: they're not.
It's not my fault if some people cannot take late night heckling. Maybe they shouldn't be a public figure then...
It's not my fault if some people cannot take late night heckling. Maybe they shouldn't be a public figure then...
September 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
For those in the back, our country was founded on telling our leaders to f**k off. If you think your favored leader is ever above criticism, I've got some bad news for you: they're not.
It's not my fault if some people cannot take late night heckling. Maybe they shouldn't be a public figure then...
It's not my fault if some people cannot take late night heckling. Maybe they shouldn't be a public figure then...
I opened a bottle of wine that I've had sitting in my booze fridge for a few years considering the hell my psyche has been through this week.
All I got to say is Colorado Merlot is not good for aging. It's not bad, but it is tart like me right now! 😂
All I got to say is Colorado Merlot is not good for aging. It's not bad, but it is tart like me right now! 😂
September 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I opened a bottle of wine that I've had sitting in my booze fridge for a few years considering the hell my psyche has been through this week.
All I got to say is Colorado Merlot is not good for aging. It's not bad, but it is tart like me right now! 😂
All I got to say is Colorado Merlot is not good for aging. It's not bad, but it is tart like me right now! 😂
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So, according to Dictator Donald … *checks notes
Being against fascism (ANTIFA means anti-fascism) makes you part of “a major terrorist organization”.
Sound like something a fascist would say to me.
Being against fascism (ANTIFA means anti-fascism) makes you part of “a major terrorist organization”.
Sound like something a fascist would say to me.
September 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
So, according to Dictator Donald … *checks notes
Being against fascism (ANTIFA means anti-fascism) makes you part of “a major terrorist organization”.
Sound like something a fascist would say to me.
Being against fascism (ANTIFA means anti-fascism) makes you part of “a major terrorist organization”.
Sound like something a fascist would say to me.
Sorry I haven't been around here much. My neurospicy brain burns out when I do too much context switching, and I've had to do a lot of that lately. 😅
Anyhow, I'll probably be posting more here as we cannot trust Big Tech right now. Feel free to DM me for my Signal username if you want.
Anyhow, I'll probably be posting more here as we cannot trust Big Tech right now. Feel free to DM me for my Signal username if you want.
September 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Sorry I haven't been around here much. My neurospicy brain burns out when I do too much context switching, and I've had to do a lot of that lately. 😅
Anyhow, I'll probably be posting more here as we cannot trust Big Tech right now. Feel free to DM me for my Signal username if you want.
Anyhow, I'll probably be posting more here as we cannot trust Big Tech right now. Feel free to DM me for my Signal username if you want.
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Can't help but feel we're living through an increasingly existential war between spectacle and substance with spectacle winning battle after battle after battle.
May 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Can't help but feel we're living through an increasingly existential war between spectacle and substance with spectacle winning battle after battle after battle.
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After 18 years at Microsoft, with roughly a decade of that time working on TypeScript, I have unfortunately been let go in the latest round of layoffs. I need to take a few days to process before I start looking for work. Thanks to everyone who's been part of my journey so far.
May 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
After 18 years at Microsoft, with roughly a decade of that time working on TypeScript, I have unfortunately been let go in the latest round of layoffs. I need to take a few days to process before I start looking for work. Thanks to everyone who's been part of my journey so far.
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I went storm chasing in Iowa, and all I got were some sunset pics. Every storm that looked good on radar dissipated by the time I could catch up to it. 😭
#sunset #iowa #stormchase #photography
#sunset #iowa #stormchase #photography
April 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I went storm chasing in Iowa, and all I got were some sunset pics. Every storm that looked good on radar dissipated by the time I could catch up to it. 😭
#sunset #iowa #stormchase #photography
#sunset #iowa #stormchase #photography
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Time for today’s edition of Least Surprising News of the Day.
April 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Time for today’s edition of Least Surprising News of the Day.
Today it came to my attention that my employer is implementing standards in regards to profile photos in Office. Let it be known to Janice in HR, who came up with this harebrained policy, that all she's going to get is JCPenney style. 🤣
#photography #maliciouscompliance #headshots #humor #funny
#photography #maliciouscompliance #headshots #humor #funny
April 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Today it came to my attention that my employer is implementing standards in regards to profile photos in Office. Let it be known to Janice in HR, who came up with this harebrained policy, that all she's going to get is JCPenney style. 🤣
#photography #maliciouscompliance #headshots #humor #funny
#photography #maliciouscompliance #headshots #humor #funny
Omaha brought it today at the Gene Leahy Mall and we had some decent weather to protest the current administration. I was happy seeing how big the turnout was despite how quickly the info needed to spread!
#50501movement #bluedot #omaha
#50501movement #bluedot #omaha
April 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Omaha brought it today at the Gene Leahy Mall and we had some decent weather to protest the current administration. I was happy seeing how big the turnout was despite how quickly the info needed to spread!
#50501movement #bluedot #omaha
#50501movement #bluedot #omaha
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As David Brooks has said, we’re approaching civil disobedience and national strikes phase of defending our nation.
April 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
As David Brooks has said, we’re approaching civil disobedience and national strikes phase of defending our nation.
So after work today I made the decision to go storm chasing and saw some neat cloud formations southeast of Kennard. Hail started to fall, so I made my way south back to Omaha just to have a tornado drop as I was at the I-80/680 merge. 😅
#nebraska #spring #weather #photography #stormchase
#nebraska #spring #weather #photography #stormchase
April 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
So after work today I made the decision to go storm chasing and saw some neat cloud formations southeast of Kennard. Hail started to fall, so I made my way south back to Omaha just to have a tornado drop as I was at the I-80/680 merge. 😅
#nebraska #spring #weather #photography #stormchase
#nebraska #spring #weather #photography #stormchase
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Good. The administration has yet to PROVE any of the things they have said about this man. They deserve to face the repercussions.
April 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Good. The administration has yet to PROVE any of the things they have said about this man. They deserve to face the repercussions.
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This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason
April 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason
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Musk and his staffers are weaponizing federal data to remove immigrants from housing and jobs. This sets a dangerous precedent—one that won’t stop here. The information they’ve collected will soon be used against all of us.
April 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Musk and his staffers are weaponizing federal data to remove immigrants from housing and jobs. This sets a dangerous precedent—one that won’t stop here. The information they’ve collected will soon be used against all of us.
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Iconic Photo 📸
On April 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama. 👮🏻♂️💔
He had marched peacefully against segregation — along with at least 55 others, almost all of them Black.
This arrest led to the Letter from Birmingham Jail. 📝✊🏾
#MLK #CivilRights #HumanRights
On April 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama. 👮🏻♂️💔
He had marched peacefully against segregation — along with at least 55 others, almost all of them Black.
This arrest led to the Letter from Birmingham Jail. 📝✊🏾
#MLK #CivilRights #HumanRights
April 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Iconic Photo 📸
On April 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama. 👮🏻♂️💔
He had marched peacefully against segregation — along with at least 55 others, almost all of them Black.
This arrest led to the Letter from Birmingham Jail. 📝✊🏾
#MLK #CivilRights #HumanRights
On April 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama. 👮🏻♂️💔
He had marched peacefully against segregation — along with at least 55 others, almost all of them Black.
This arrest led to the Letter from Birmingham Jail. 📝✊🏾
#MLK #CivilRights #HumanRights