Tom O'Brien
Tom O'Brien
@wtsparrow.bsky.social
Cat lover, Buddhist, Communist, masculine pronouns
@tlecaque.bsky.social
I used to follow you on Twitter or Mastodon. Nice to bump into you again.
November 20, 2024 at 1:03 AM
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at the time of the shot trump was bragging about his plan to deport 20 million people
July 14, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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If you are too ignorant to realize that it is vitally important to have a voice like @jbouie.bsky.social pushing back against the forces of evil at the New York Times, than you're too brain-beshitted to take seriously.
the cancellation drama on here is just … goofy … surely we should be mad at the person thoughtfully examining issues and pushing back at the one of the largest media outlets in the country or whatever

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July 12, 2024 at 9:24 PM
@janeruffino.bsky.social I lost track of you as Twitter was trashing. You were in Sweden ? Or Ireland? Just re-following now, hope that’s okay.
July 7, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Listening to NYT review of “Inside Out 2.” Amused that the automated reader calls the movie Inside Out 2 Inches. There are plenty more similar errors scattered here and there. Is this artificial intelligence or carefully constructed stupidity?
June 16, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Moira Donegan's column in The Guardian of 19 Apr is a defense of the Columbia students who were arrested last week. Well thought out, well written.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Columbia University is colluding with the far-right in its attack on students | Moira Donegan
In her willingness to unleash state violence against student protesters, Minouche Shafik proved herself to be a willing ally to extremists
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2024 at 11:10 PM
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quislings aren't leaders, simple as that
April 19, 2024 at 1:23 AM
@gretchenmcc.bsky.social 30 yrs ago I encountered the term "use case" in the book "Object Oriented Software Engineering" by Ivar Jacobsson, who coined it in the 80s. Its domain has expanded from jargon to everyday usage, as in this post about bicycles:

bsky.app/profile/jbou...
March 8, 2024 at 6:56 PM
We Owe It to Nex Benedict to Do Better by Bullied Teens
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/o...
Well worth the time to read it.
February 26, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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Trayvon Martin

February 5, 1995 - February 26, 2012

Rest In Peace, sweet child.
February 26, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Fine opinion piece by Mehdi Hasan debunking the idea that Biden is helpless to stop the genocide in Gaza.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Biden can end the bombing of Gaza right now. Here’s how | Mehdi Hasan
Mr President, make the call. End this genocide
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2024 at 2:40 AM