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Michael Osinski

@maoscorpio.bsky.social
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Music lover, theatre artist, podcast host, instructional designer and educator.

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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Book 11 of 2026: CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger. Yes it's an Oprah book. And for the first 300 pages it moves very fast and poses some valid questions about the future of AI...but then it gets a little too preachy. Also it's very clearly from the SWM perspective.
A nerdy 40-something gay man with glasses stands in front of his kitchen counter with the book he just finished
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Book 10 of 2026: THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM by David Foster Wallace. Not his best. Not worth going into here. I enjoyed INFINITE JEST much more. You heard me. And yes, I finished it.
A nerdy 40-something gay guy with glasses sheepishly holds the subpar book he just finished
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
No time to go back, because I already finished Book 9 of 2026: DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL by Matt Dinniman. A bit of a departure for me, and yet also not. Part video game, part RPG, part Hunger Games/Squid Game. Exactly what my brain needs right now.
A nerdy 40-something gay guy with glasses, wearing a graphic tee that tells everyone what music he likes, holds up the book he just finished
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This was book 6 of 2026 - ON FREEDOM by Timothy Snyder - which I found to be too smart for its own good. Good content, but the structure and tone made it less accessible than a book like this should be right now.
A nerdy 40-something gay guy with glasses and a beanie shares a disapproving glance as he holds the book he just finished
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
This was book 7 of 2026 - THE SIRENS' CALL by Chris Hayes. A well written work of nonfiction that matched my own perspective but didn't really teach me anything new.
A nerdy 40-something gay guy with glasses pops his head up from behind a book to peek at the camera
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
I realized I haven't been sharing my book tally for the year over here. This is book 8 for 2026 - SEVERANCE by Ling Ma. Two thumbs up! Stay tuned for the other 7.
A nerdy 40-something gay man with glasses and a red hoodie poses with the book he just read
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Lycan Subscribe is also a good name for a cosplaying drag king.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Oh hey. My podcast is back for season 10. And we've got a lot of familiar faces joining us. #podcast #musicpodcast #ThisOneGoesTo11
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I thought it might be up your alley.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Wanna trade places?
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Happy birthday, fellow Scorpio! I wish nothing but terrible things for your enemies (which is, after all, what every Scorpio truly wants).
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I know I am probably betraying my people by saying this, but I am Team Toby. (Also no spoilers please. We don't get the episodes until Friday over here.)
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
For my birthday I got to be a guest on my own podcast! Many thanks to @thebadspot.bsky.social for serving as co-host and adjudicator alongside Tyler.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
No one wrote PEARL?
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Is it me or is the New York Times actively trying to get Cuomo elected as mayor? #ZohranMamdani #NYTimes #NYCmayor
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Don't even get me started on the problems with legacy media. This just scratches the surface.
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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
This is bleak reading
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Anyone else out there finding it hard to trust the jobs report numbers - or any statistics - coming out of this administration?
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Yes, because what we need right now is MORE things that make it impossible for human beings to focus on one specific meaningful task for an extended period of time.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Anyone know what it means when your car makes a rattling sound whenever you turn or even slightly veer to the right? #crowdsourcing #carproblems
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The definition of food 🌽.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I shall now attempt to avoid White Lotus spoilers for the next 12 hours. Wish me luck.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
5 years ago THIS was what I was worrying about. Is it crazy to say I miss those days?
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
So sorry, Matt. Pets are perfect. I'm sending my love from across the pond.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Why does 1-ply toilet paper still exist?
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Just read a book for the first time in a long time. Must remember to prioritize reading.
Rebecca Makkai's book "I Have Some Questions for You" resting on a denim-clad lap
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I thought we could all use a mood refresher...
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Agreed. Girls that would have been in the bottom any other season were safe this season, because the bar was so low.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
"no idea how to fix it, hoping it goes away by itself" = how I feel about a lot of things things now
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I know this probably seems small compared to everything else that's happening, but I think it is laying the groundwork for something really bad. Please support the arts and genuine free speech, y'all.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
8 years ago I would have laughed at this.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Why is no one raising a zillion alarms about the fact that Elon now has access to the government payment mechanisms? I'm assuming the next step will be to manually shut off those federal grant and loan payments? Will the Supreme Court intervene then? I feel like I'm being gaslit 24/7.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
I get that we are supposed to be vigilant because everything is burning, but tell that to my digestive system.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
I'm currently figuring out the right way to deal with the next 4 years without negatively impacting my physical and mental health. Listening to music helps: @thisonegoesto11pod.bsky.social
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
#NonverbalCommunication
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I'm trying so hard not to watch or read too much news this week, but...don't watch his reaction - and his family's reaction and especially his second-in-command's reaction - to Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's sermon if you don't want to see clear evidence of how little he cares about certain Americans.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
For the next 4 years, every time some new policy is enacted or a law is passed or a decision is made, we need to ask "Whom does this REALLY benefit?" Not "Whom do THEY say this benefits?" And if the answer isn't "ALL Americans" - or frankly "ALL humanity" - we need to do something about it.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
For the record, this is an excellent way to get on the list of future guests for This One Goes to 11. (Bluesky account coming soon.)
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Rich Hammond @nottopgearrh.swifties.social · 19/01/2025
Weekend wrap up. This week, shout outs to @thebadspot.bsky.social and @maoscorpio.bsky.social; tooth pain, festival memories, and curry disasters. www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/01/030-...
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0.3.0 - Everybody's working for the weekend (Week 2 Wrapup)
A music blog where I, Rich, try to listen to more than 1000 albums in a year, in order to beat a quiz show contestant I saw on TV.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Oligarchy actually means rule by a small number of people - with no mention of wealth - while autocracy means absolute rule by one person. Plutocracy describes government ruled by people of great wealth or income. #TheMoreYouKnow
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Genuine question for any German speakers out there. Which of these is the better translation of "hellscape": Schreckensort or Höllenlandschaft?
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
"Watching [Musk's] Nigel-no-friends attempts to be popular, his endless pathetic tweets that read as though they come from the brain of an 11-year-old poser, has made me start to believe we should bring back bullying." - Rebecca Shaw
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I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Eat a Clif bar - or the equivalent - before you go. And bring a distraction. You'll be fine.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Is this also a Scorpio thing? Because I am the same.
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Michael Osinski @maoscorpio.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Scorpios of the world UNITE! When are we starting our cult?
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