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Just a Dad who loves all things Sci-Fi and building robots with his kids.

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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This, in graph form.
Two graphs showing the share of National income of the bottom 50% of earners vs the top 1% from 1980 to 2016. Top graph is for the US, bottom for Western Europe. For Europe the two lines are fairly steady with the top 1% getting around 10-12% and the bottom 50% getting in the low 20's. The US starts similar to Europe, but by 2016 the lines have crossed. The top 1% is now up at 20%, while the bottom 50% is around 14%.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Getting ready for City on the Edge of Forever and "The one with the whales" to celebrate Star Trek's 60th Anniversary.
Me, wearing a "Star Trek Day" tshirt in an empty movie theater.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My favorite shirt.
A pic of me wearing a dark blue t-shirt with light blue lettering that says "Be Kind" in a trek font with an upside-down trek swoosh next to it. Under the letters is a signature from Ken Mitchell.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Pictures are working again! Post something stupid from your phone.
A picture of Leslie Nielsen from Airplane! saying, "Siri kept calling me Shirley this morning, and I was really annoyed, but then I realized I had left my phone in Airplane mode."
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
It was good to see you there, thanks for the autograph!
Title page to the Good Omens graphic Novel signed "To Pete, Tickety Boo to Infinity, Colleen Doran".
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Show starts soon.
Pic of me with my VIP badge signed by Thomas Dolby.Pic of me with Thomas Dolby at the meet and greet.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Yes my sense of humor is very "dad"
Picture eggs Benedict served on a hubcap, because there's no plate like chrome for the hollandaise.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Same. (I'm at a local con, Penguicon, lot's of positive feedback!)
Me wearing a shirt that says Trekkies Against Fascism.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Joining you in ops/engineering. (Still working on pulling this cosplay together.)
A picture of me as a Klingon, wearing a Lower Decks era uniform (Operations yellow), while holding an open tricorder
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Engineering!!! (Technically Operations, but it's really Engineering for me)
A picture of me as a Klingon, wearing a Lower Decks era uniform (Operations yellow), while holding an open tricorder on an inactive holodeck.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I remember figuring out that I sat behind you in a panel and didn't connect who you were until pics got posted as I was on my way home. I think that blond hair over my shoulder is you.
Picture of me and Heather Rae at Mission Chicago after her presentation. Blonde hair over my shoulder might be Kara dressed as Fenris Ranger 7 of 9.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
OK how about this one? Alt text has help if you aren't getting it.
"Sorry I'm booked all weekend" above three columns titled Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Each day has two circles, in the top circle of each day is a knife. The bottom circles are different: Friday = a man in an old hockey goalie mask, Saturday = a pie, Sunday = a man in s Roman Toga. (Friday the 13th, Saturday 3/14 Pi day, Sunday the Ides of March.)
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Here's another one from a few years back.
Picture of a bottle of Kraft Caesar dressing stiiting on a table with knife stuck in the side of the bottle.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Reminds of one of my favorite Heinlein quotes. This is from the story "If This Goes On". Which is about a young man who grew up in a United States that had been taken over by a Charismatic Religious leader and the resistance movement he stumbles into.
Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. 
When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not know," the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Study reviewing old climate model projections vs reality. TLDR: They were right. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Chart showing predictions of various climate models vs actual temps. All of the models perform well.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
It's been here for a long time.
Picture of Issac Asimov with this quote, "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding it's way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Great analyst, might be lacking in the empathy department.
Picture of Data from Star Trek TNG. He is turned from his dead ardra position to look at Captain Picard and he is saying, "Captain, I believe I speak for everyone here when I say, Fuck ICE."
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
🤦‍♂️ Well, at least they weren't talking about multiple techniques...
Screen shots from Star Trek TNG epside "The Naked Now". Tasha Yar to Data, "You are fully functional, aren't you?" Data: "Of course, but-" Tasha: "How fully?" Data: "In every way."
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Had to wear this shirt with my new @reforest-kelley.bsky.social badge. (You can find them both here Shop – Will Burrows Art share.google/idQmYU098sO5... )
Me wearing a black T-shirt withe the words "Trekkies Against Fascism" on it in white. The 2nd A in against is replaced by a red next gen trek logo. Above the words I am wearing a Trek Delta badge with an Anti-fascist symbol in the center.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
My kids both love the prints I got them.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Drop an alien that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek
G'Kar from Babylon 5. Played by Andreas Katsulas who also played Romulan Commander Tomalak on TNG.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Close but not quite in Hell, Michigan.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Not sure if my word is talking about your word....
My 2026 word from Merriam-Webster is "laughable".
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Went to see TSO today with my kids. The show was great as always, they added drones since the last time I saw them. Here is a pic I snipped from some video I took, not the greatest quality, but it shows the drones.
From the TSO show in Detroit. A shot if the secondary stage at the back of the main floor. The platform is raised with two guitarists on it. They're are surrounded by drones with blue lights.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
🫂
Sully (a large blue furry monster) from Monsters Inc. hugs Boo (A little girl).
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Alternate solution. No tree, instead lit garland with ornaments. I started doing this when we had toddlers for similar reasons. (My youngest is now 22)
A string of garland hanging up near the ceiling. With Star Wars Christmas ornaments on it.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Ornaments hanging on a string of artificial garland. From L to R: Luke Skywalker, the Razorcrest, the Millennium Falcon, Vader's Tie Fighter, Luke's X-wing, a Tie Fighter, a Y-wing, the 1st Death Star, Imperial Star Destroyer, another Tie Fighter.Ornaments hanging on a string of artificial garland. From L to R: Some overlap from the previous photo, the 2nd Death Star, a Tie Interceptor, an A-wing, the Ghost.Ornaments hanging on a string of artificial garland. From L to R: Shuttle Galileo, Romulan Bird of Prey, La Sierra, a Romulan shuttle from Nemesis, and a Vulcan ship from Enterprise.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Spent Sunday putting up the Christmas fleet.
Ornaments hanging on a string of artificial garland. From left to right: TOS Enterprise held by a glowing hand, ISS Enterprise, SNW Enterprise, AOS Enterprise, Enterprise A, Enterprise B, Enterprise C, Enterprise D, Alt Future Enterprise D, Enterprise E.Ornaments hanging on a string of artificial garland. From L to R: Kelvin, Vengeance, Franklin, Reliant, and Discovery.Ornaments hanging on a string of artificial garland. From L to R: the Tardis, a Dalek, 1980's Cylon and Cylon Raider, Borg Cube, Voyager, Delta Flyer.Ornaments hanging on a string of artificial garland. From L to R: Defiant, DS9 with little ships locked, a Runabout, Romulan D'Ridex class, Klingon D-7 Cruiser, The HMS Bounty, Klingon Bird of Prey.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Just got these two beautiful prints from @jennyrjohnsonart.bsky.social for my sons for their birthdays. They look amazing, thanks Jenny!
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Alternatively, you could take the attitude that the discussions could reduce how much you need to spend on Christmas presents.....
Picture of a family at a dinning table with a Thanksgiving meal being served. With the following text. "I just saved a ton of money on Christmas gifts discussing politics during Thanksgiving Dinner." (Someecards logo in the lower corner.)
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Have I gone mad?
I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers.  But I'll tell you a secret....  
All the best people are.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I'm reminded of this bit from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Population: None. Although you might see people from time to time, they are most likely products of your imagination. Simple mathematics tells us that the population of the Universe must be zero. Why? Well given that the volume of the universe is infinite there must be an infinite number of worlds. But not all of them are populated; therefore only a finite number are. Any finite number divided by infinity is zero, therefore the average population of the Universe is zero, and so the total population must be zero.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Here's mine.
Scene from Lower Decks. A class of students kneeling at high tech desks, looking at a teacher on front of a large golden statue of Miles O'Brien, the Most Important Person in Starfleet History, at a transporter console.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
So we just have to get @goodboyporthos.bsky.social put in charge of Star Trek then.
Post by lower decker astra 
"A list or reasons to put me in charge of Star trek:
- I'm funny
- I'm not maga
- I would put back lower decks"

With my reply "100% behind you."
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
What are you wearing for Halloween?
Me dressed as Jane Cobb from Firefly. Cunning hetero and everything.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Limit 50 per order.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Oh oh, yea, like this
Julian Bashir and Miles O'Brien are sitting in Quarks after one of their holosuite adventures. They are wearing WW2 RAF pilot gear and each has a glass of something to drink in his hand.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Found in "Kirk's old bar" on Starbase 25 during an episode of Lower Decks. Does that make Spirk canon?
Words carved in the surface of a wooden bar, "Kirk + Spock".
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Yep.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Saw this today, thought you might need it.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
By the code, that is the ONLY way to dispose of a flag.
The United States Flag Code requires badly damaged flags, which are deemed “no longer suitable for display” to be destroyed by burning.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
This piece in his hand really looks like this to me. (Another pic more close up)
Clise up of Frisee, or Curled Endive. A leafy vegetable in shades of green.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Quote with your first anime. (Didn't know it when I watched this on our Black and White TV).
The cover of the dvd of anime series Kimba the White Lion, with a picture of an animated white lion (Kimba) in a grassy area with jungle and mountains in the background.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
On its birthday, (belated) share one image from your favorite TNG episode.
A group of Klingons stand in a circle facing out with their arms crossed, while Captain Picard and Worf stand in the center. This is the ritual of discommendation, where a Klingon, Worf, in this case, is cast out for an act of great dishonor. From the episode "Sins of the Father".
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
One of his stickers next to yours. I think they go well together.
Picture of two stickers. First is a picture of TOS Uhura with the words "Compassion is Rebellion". Second is a picture of Kira holding up a Bajoran phaser with the words, "This Machine Kills Fascists."
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
I'm fond of the mustache twirling villain line.
Lieutenant Worf: [referring to Admiral Satie] I believed her. I, I helped her. I did not see what she was.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Mister Worf, villains who twirl their moustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camouflaged.
Lieutenant Worf: I think... after yesterday, people will not be so ready to trust her.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Maybe. But she, or someone like her, will always be with us, waiting for the right climate in which to flourish, spreading fear in the name of righteousness. Vigilance, Mister Worf - that is the price we have to continually pay.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Protect trans people
The phrase "You will have to go through me" in colors that make the trans pride flag.
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Star Trek TNG meme. Data says, "Sir, and unknown vessel shipped as the number Pi is hailing us. Picard says, This is the Captain of the USS Enterprise. Identify yourself." The ship replies, AS YOU WISH. 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197..."  35 years later, "...4556265368979.." while Picard thinks, "I had to ask..."
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
My last Red Roof Inn visit had a room whose door had clearly been kicked in recently. The flip lever internal lock was missing the door half, and the deadbolt was misaligned to the plate on the frame, so it could not be engaged. The rest of the room wasn't much better.
Picture of the inside of a hotel room door. There is light coming through the edges, and the door half of the "chain" is missing. (Worst room ever)
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Jediptm @jediptm.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Soon.
Closeup of the mid section of a man in an orange jumpsuit, holding to odd goam shapes, one in each hand. He is crushing the on in his right hand. (From Star Trek TOS ep By Any Other Name.)
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