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Caustic Autistic

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It's Bluesky—of course I'm on the Left. Here like y'all to complain about how terrible things are, at least in Murica, and how stupid/evil Republicans are. But apparently my opinions suck and my photography isn't much better. (Gen X, he/they, Chicago.)

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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Standing on a corner, waiting for a bus. #chicago #streetphotographer #streetphotography #streetphoto #streetshots #urbangaze #sidewalk #puddle #reflection #searstower #nightphotography #nightshots #photography #photosky
The top of the Sears Tower reflected in a puddle next to a sidewalk.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If anyone needs me, I'll be busy on Weed Farm. #StardewValley
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Stardew Valley
Alt: Watering crops in Stardew Valley
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Haven't been Blueskying lately, but don't worry about me, I'm Ayyyy-OK. #BronzeFonz #milwaukee #streetphotographer #streetphotography #streetphoto #streetshots #urbangaze #statue #photography #photosky
The Bronze Fonz is a public artwork by American artist Gerald P. Sawyer, located on the Milwaukee Riverwalk in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Bronze Fonz depicts Henry Winkler as "The Fonz," a character in the 1970s television series Happy Days, which was set in Milwaukee.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you! Any window is a challenge, definitely more when it's thick (and dirty) safety glass—and you're on a moving train. I feel like it gives a cool vintage patina, even to black & white. And sometimes the window itself becomes the focus. (Highly recommend Coast Starlight/California Zephyr!)
Amtrak's California Zephyr winding through a mountain valley in the winter as seen from a rear car, water droplets rolling down the window, which gets darker to the right. A window covered with water droplets looking out to the pine trees on a mountainside.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ForestFriday #Amtrak #CoastStarlight #viewsfromatrain #traintravel #trains #mountains #forest #pinetrees #pines #nature #naturephotography #photography #photosky
Looking out a train window at a mountain range though a pine forest.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Runnin down a dream, workin on a mystery. #california #joshuatree #joshuatreenps #nationalpark #nature #naturephotography #desert #nightphotography #nightshots #themoon #fullmoon #stars #lensflare #photography #photosky
A two-lane road stretches into the distance on a desert night, the moon shining brightly. Joshua Trees dot the roadside.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don't think anyone should be judged or disqualified simply for bringing coffee to a job interview. WHAT coffee they bring, on the other hand... Starbucks? Dunkin? Nope. Something from an independent neighbor shop? Let's talk.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fuck y'all for posting AI slop in general, but extra fuck y'all for posting Dolly Parton AI slop. "They just use your mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it" #DollyParton #DollyDay #fuckAI gizmodo.com/dolly-parton...
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Dolly Parton's Sister Asks People to Stop Posting AI Slop of the Legendary Singer
"I hope nobody can ever replicate me or what I do. AI is a scary thing," said Dolly Parton in 2023.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Oh yeah, it was electric. So frantically hectic. #hooverdam #dams #electricity #hydroelectric #powerlines #bridges #sunset #photography #photosky
A bridge arcs across a desert valley filled with large steel power line towers, the sun setting behind it.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just another dam picture. #hooverdam #dams #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
Looking down one of the cement spillway tunnels at the Hoover Dam. It's clearly been a while since it's seen a spill.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#TBT to 2019 water levels in Lake Mead, approximately 50' higher than today. #ThrowbackThursday #nevada #arizona #lakemead #hooverdam #lakes #dams #climatechange #nature #naturephotography #desert #photography #photosky
Looking out from the Arizona side of the Hoover Dam toward Lake Mead. Two intake towers stand on the left and the white bathtub ring runs around the canyon walls. A couple lines of fluffy clouds cross the sky.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yeah, it's wild. I also visited Old St Thomas, which was once covered in 60-70' of water and is now in the middle of a desert valley. And I've spent some time out by the Salton Sea in California, which is dying up and exposing decades of toxic sediment, so that's gonna be fun. 😬
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thank you! It was a really neat spot to explore. bsky.app/profile/caus...
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just look at those beautiful views. #nevada #lakemead #desert #desex #urbex #abandoned #abandonedhouse #windows #brokenwindow #mountains #photography #photosky
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ahh, finally made out to the old lake house. #nevada #lakemead #desert #desex #abandoned #abandonedhouse #clouds #cloudyday #photography #photosky
A 1-story ranch-style employee residence sits abandoned behind a wall and open gate in the desert, dark clouds filling the sky overhead.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm trying to use the phone! #chicago #streetphotographer #streetphotography #urbex #urbanexploration #abandoned #casino #nowdefunct #urbangaze #payphone #escalator #freehugs #photography #photosky
A pay phone (Kids: it's a land line telephone like maybe your grandparents still have, but it was on a little post out in public or maybe a business lobby and you could put in quarter and make a local call—oh, "local calls" meant in your same area code because "long distance," aka not in the same area code, was more expensive) sits broken among the shattered glass of a casino lobby.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What? They lie? 🤯 Is my call also NOT very important to them?
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Under the bridge. #california #sanfrancisco #GoldenGateBridge #streetphotographer #streetphotography #streetphoto #streetshots #urbangaze #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
Looking up through chain link fence at the Golden Gate Bridge on a overcast day.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sure, it's easy to take pretty pictures of the bridge, but let's make it ominous. #california #sanfrancisco #GoldenGateBridge #streetphotographer #streetphotography #streetphoto #streetshots #urbangaze #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
Looking down the empty sidewalk on the Golden Gate Bridge, a high fence with concertina wire on top next to the support cable rising up to a tower.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It must have sucked to be a fan of an entertainer back in the old days and not know anything about their personal life and whether or not they're actually a good person deserving of your admiration for their work.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Definitely a cool looking building, but yeah, probably not the most practical. Well, hopefully they build something better and still unique.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Apparently they want(ed?) to tear this place down... #seattle #streetphotographer #streetphotography #streetphoto #streetshots #urbangaze #architecture #patterns #sculpture #art #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
The King County Administration Building is a nine-story office building located in Seattle, the seat of King County, Washington, United States. Completed in 1971, the building is located at 500 Fourth Avenue, between Jefferson Street and James Street, and parking is available in parking garages on all surrounding streets. Designed by the Harmon, Pray and Detrich architectural firm, it features a unique hexagonal, honeycomb theme in its walls and windows. The building also has underground tunnels that connect to the adjacent King County Courthouse and Chinook Building.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Blessed ancient medicine. #TagTuesday #seattle #streetphotographer #streetphotography #streetphoto #streetshots #urbangaze #bridge #underpass #murals #graffiti #tags #tagging #photography #photosky
The concrete wall under a bridge with a brightly colored tag mural and a portrait of what appears to be an older Black man.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Urban canvas. #TagTuesday #seattle #streetphotographer #streetphotography #streetphoto #streetshots #literally #urbangaze #murals #graffiti #tags #tagging #photography #photosky
A long brownstone warehouse with murals on the street level and tags on the windows and near the roof.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We like our cars fast and our banks closed. #TagTuesday #seattle #streetphotographer #streetphotography #streetphoto #streetshots #urbangaze #abandoned #bank #nowdefunct #graffiti #tags #tagging #photography #photosky
A closed bank drive-through with a tag onone wall and a old white man's face on the sign.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Here's a fun one for #TagTuesday. #chicago #streetphotographer #streetphotography #streetphoto #streetshots #urbangaze #nightphotography #nightshots #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
A tag down a post of a fenced off area with a "more dead billionaires" sticker with a submarine on it
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Was kind of getting some bird vibes on this one, too. #MacroMonday #chicago #conservatory #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #leaf #leaves #leafporn #pareidolia #photography #photosky
A leaf coming up to a point vaguely resembling a bird's head, with the leaves in the background coming up in a V kind of like wings.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Stop looking at me, swan. #MacroMonday x #MonochromeMonday #chicago #conservatory #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #leaf #leaves #flower #flowers #pareidolia #monochrome #blackandwhite #bwphotography #bwphoto #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
A dead flower has closed and twisted to resemble a swan's head and the leaf behind looks like its body.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Some more #MacroMonday. #chicago #conservatory #desert #desertroom #succulents #echeveria #flower #flowers #prettylittleflowers #flowerporn #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #photography #photosky
A clump of brightly colored flowers coming toward the camera with other colorful stalks blurry in the background.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Some #agave. #MacroMonday x #MonochromeMonday #chicago #conservatory #desert #desertroom #cactus #cacti #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #bwphotography #bwphoto #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
Looking down at the center of a striped agaveOne spine open with the center behind itLooking through spines toward the center pointA twisted curvy set of spines in the center
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So what ever happened to biodiesel? And wasn't Tesla super proud of their electric semi?
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Here's the Hot Springs National Park administration building, a former bathhouse. #MonochromeMonday #arkansas #hotsprings #bathhouse #fountain #spanish #architecture #baroque #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #bwphotography #bwphoto #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
A small fountain in the center of a pool shooting several streams of steaming water straight up. The administration building is directly behind. 

The administration building was built in 1936 and became a National Historic Landmark in 1987. It's the newest building to be added onto bathhouse row, and started out as the park's visitor center and museum in addition to being the administration building. It wasn't until 1989 when the visitor center and museum operations moved into the newly refurbished Fordyce Bathhouse. 

It was designed in 1936 by Charles Peterson and Thomas Vint of the Park Service's Eastern Planning Division. Peterson especially liked Spanish architecture as the roof is made of clay tiles and the entrance also features Spanish Baroque doors.The building does have one other function: in the basement there is a pump room and reservoir to help distribute the thermal spring water.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#MacroMonday x #MonochromeMonday #chicago #conservatory #desert #desertroom #cactus #cacti #cactusflower #flower #flowers #prettylittleflowers #flowerporn #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #bwphotography #bwphoto #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
Unfortunately, the flower was just a tiny bit too wide to get it all in a portrait aspect, but I still like this shot, which is a portrait aspect shot of the previous photo with another cactus blurry in the background.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Speaking of hot springs and old-time bathhouses, here's some #MonochromeMonday action of one of the remaining bathhouses in Hot Springs. #arkansas #hotsprings #quapaw #bathhouse #1920s #architecture #spanishcolonial #monochrome #blackandwhite #bwphotography #bwphoto #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
Rising in the heart of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Quapaw Baths & Spa opened its doors in 1922, built in the striking Spanish Colonial Revival style that can still be seen today. Named after the Quapaw tribe—original stewards of this land—it stands on the historic site of the Horseshoe and Magnesia bathhouses. Today, Quapaw Baths & Spa invites you to experience a tradition of wellness that spans centuries.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Of you get a chance, Hot Springs, AR, has a cool (well, hot) history for that Victorian health craze. bsky.app/profile/caus...
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yeah, there were some interesting health philosophies going around back then. Lots of bathhouses with their magic waters, and a big push for fresh air and sunshine. And like all "alternative medicine" gifters, any new technology will of course be marketed as a miracle cure-all.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you're #colorblind and have seen the Enchroma glasses but balked at their price tag, let me recommend Pilestone. I can't speak for Enchroma, but these do a great job. Take the test, see what kind you need, and give them a try. pilestone.com
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fun fact about my #photography... I'm #colorblind. Red-green (strong protan), so I honestly didn't know what these flowers and sunsets actually looked like for most of my life. A few years back, I got some magic glasses, and they're well worth it. I didn't cry finally seeing colors, but still 🤯
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yes, I'll have some fun editing. #MacroMonday #chicago #conservatory #desert #desertroom #succulents #aloe #buds #flowers #prettylittleflowers #flowerporn #macro #macrophotography #photography #photosky
A cluster of orange buds extends towards the camera from a colorful blurry background. A closeup of the buds, in more of a magenta color.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hadn't seen a lot of flowers in the desert room that day until I noticed this. #MacroMonday #chicago #conservatory #desert #desertroom #cactus #cacti #cactusflower #flower #flowers #prettylittleflowers #flowerporn #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #photography #photosky
A closeup of a cactus flower.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Kicking off #MacroMonday. #chicago #conservatory #bee #bees #morebeesplease #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #flower #flowers #prettylittleflowers #photography #photosky
A bee with pollen on its legs and its head buried in a great blue lobelia.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A wizard did it.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#Stunday #sunset. #california #saltonsea #bombaybeach #beaches #abandoned #lake #mountains #sunsets #lensflare #photography #photosky
The sun setting over the mountains behind a smooth lake and empty beach, casting a starburst.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Was going through some old pix and ran across these. I'm a sucker for old museum displays. #chicago #FieldMuseum #field #museum #displays #geology #minerals #helicites #coquina #marble #geode #crystals #monochrome #blackandwhite #bwphotography #bwphoto #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
"HELICTITES WYANDOTTE CAVE WYANDOTTE, INDIANA
HELICTITES
THESE ARE SMALL DEPOSITS OCCURRING ON CAVE WALLS ND CEILINGS NLIKE THE STALACTITES AND STALAGMITES. WHICH ARE STRAGHT, HELICTITES BEND IRREGULARLY AND ASSUME THEIR CROOKED FORM AS A RESULT OF THE CHANCE ORIENTATION OF THE CRYSTALS AT THE GROWING END OF THE TUBE."

And there's a chunk of helicites that look like a Renaissance painting of one the circles of hell, a seething mass of body parts. Coquina 
St Augustine, Florida 

Coquina (/koʊˈkiːnə/) is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically sorted fragments of mollusks, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates. The term coquina comes from the Spanish word for "cockle" and "shellfish".NORMAL FAULT IN MARBLE
THIS BLACK MARBLE WAS ORIGINALLY CROSSED BY A THIN VEIN OF WHITE CALCITE. IT BROKE NEAR THE CENTER AND THE PART AT THE RIGHT SLIPPED DOWN ONE INCH AS IS SHOWN BY THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE SMALL WHITE VEIN. THE FAULT FISSURE WAS LATER FILLED BY A VEIN OF WHITE CALCITE.

And there's a tall rectangular piece of black marble as described. Geode 
Lined with quartz and calcite crystals
Keokuk, Iowa 

And there's a geode that's been cut open to reveal.... quartz and calcite crystals.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Another #Stunday vista. #california #coachella #desert #hiking #mountains #nature #naturephotography #clouds #shadows #lightandshadow #photography #photosky
Looking down from the mountains into a desert valley. The shadow in the foreground gives way to sun and a couple tiny clouds dot the clear blue sky.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Philip J Fry: Not That Shocked
Alt: Philip J Fry: Not That Shocked
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Top o' the world! #Stunday #california #coachella #desert #hiking #trails #mountains #nature #naturephotography #clouds #cloudyday #monochrome #blackandwhite #bwphotography #bwphoto #bnw #b&w #photography #photosky
Looking down at a hilly valley from a mountain peak in the desert on a cloudy, overcast day.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The physical therapy part is what's far more likely to make a difference than any back-cracking theatrics which at best kinda feel pretty good and at worst cause strokes/☠️. Unfortunately, it's got an unearned air of legitimacy and too many chiros want to be considered real doctors—even primary care!
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
At this point, I've worked in the service industry most of my adult life and consistently since 2009, so I'm used to—and prefer—my weekday "weekends." I may miss out on some traditional weekend activities, but way more chill doing my thing on mine. And I do enjoy my job, so yeah, I'm good.
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Caustic Autistic @causticautistic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Same thing I do every Saturday: working.
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