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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 13h

Yikes. The Oregon SOS page to check registration status doesn't appear to be working. After entering your voter data, it sends you to a committee/candidate filing page. And they're closed for the holiday, so it may not get fixed before the deadline tomorrow. #OregonSOS #OregonElections

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If only the LB puppet/AI thingy had the deep, smooth voice from the original ad where the guy can't say it. That might be slightly more bearable.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

So many creatives will never get a cent for their stolen work. I'm glad you at least have the vindication of that settlement.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Let's not forget hpw essential before and after-school care is for working parents, too! It's nearly impossible to find a good FT job that will accommodate drop off + pick up of kids. Schools need to be fundes to provide free/low cost wraparound care as part of the working parent solution.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Agreed! No one had done bullet time like that. It was truly remarkable. I went back to see it again the very next day.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Time for a 4B / 4 Nos / Lysistrata strike.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My teen begged to see it, and I begrudgingly took her. It was hilarious in all its bloody spectacle.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Imagine if we all took those funds and gave half to our local libraries and the other half to local public broadcast stations?

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sometimes you want to make sure a streaming app works on a new device so you hit play on Murderbot and rewatch the first 6 episodes in one sitting. This show deserves more eyeballs on these short, funny, space hippy + snarky synth episodes! Thanks for creating it (+ Sanctuary Moon) @marthawells.com

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sanctioned stories (not fanfic) were written about how hot Tattoine was because of the two suns and how people stayed indoors, below ground. Then Lucas adds in all those people and CGI creatures in the update and prequels invalidating all of it? Nah.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Just finished this, and it was <chef's kiss>! The characters, the world(s) building, the dialogue, the snark and the adventure made this an absolute page turner to read (before bed, in the morning, at a Dr appt and any other sliver of time you have to get to the next chapter)! Cozy In Spaaaace!

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Rebecca Thorne @rebeccathorne.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Moss'd in Space is a cozy sci-fi that follows Torian Razner, an ex-smuggler, as she purchases an alien starship covered in moss--only to find out the moss is both sentient, and has severe abandonment issues. Check it out! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Moss'd in Space

USA Today Bestselling author Rebecca Thorne delights in a brand new cozy science-fiction romance series...for fans of Martha Wells! Features original inside ...

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Would that I didn't live a continent away. East Coasters, please show up!

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Reminds me of ancient rulers who would raze entire cities named after another king. Madness.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The East Wing was on secured property. The Kennedy Center is in a public place, so folks can show up en mass and protest, like the Hands Off the Arts event tomorrow. (Hopefully, that's not too late!) High profile celebrities who have performed there and can rally supporters should lead the charge!

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If Kaiser insurance won't cover something, the Kaiser clinic doctor won't prescribe or order it, regardless of what's best for the patient.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thanks for the fight, Val. Of note, here in Eugene folks with Kaiser insurance have to see doctors at the one Kaiser clinic and use Kaiser's pharmacy bc everything else is out of network. It's the corporate stranglehold kind of conflict of interest, definitely not in the patient's best interest!

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Why is the Emmys broadcast entirely bankrolled by pharmaceutical ads this year? #emmys

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Please stop using AI art! That boy has three hands!

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Since "Come From Away" came to streaming TV, I've watched it on 9/11 + always cry for Hannah + all those who lost loved ones that day. Sad to find she passed away last year, but so grateful she + the other plane people shared their stories for this powerful show. www.theatermania.com/news/hannah-...

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Hannah O’Rourke, Whose Story of Loss Is Told in Come From Away, Dies at 91 - TheaterMania.com

O’Rourke landed in Gander on her way back from Ireland and was desperate to reach her firefighter son, who was not answering the phone.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Bet those are a lot of theatre and stage union folks from Oregon Shakes!

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Keep the pressure on. Thanks for continuing to fight for us, Val!

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The film is a quick way to get the gist and has a great cast (Billy Murray, young Saoirose Ronan). The book series is very good, but will take you longer to work through, naturally.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The lightbulb/supply plot point reminds me that Silo is basically City of Ember for grownups (especially with the community song this episode).

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The disappearance of Kyron Horman in Oregon. Happened near my home at the time. He is (or would be) 23 today.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

These are the kind of Christians that terrify fundamentalists. OWL, or Our Whole Lives, is a sex ed program free of shame or judgment. In my town, it's free at the UCC for 8th/9th graders and attended by the interfaith community. #NoShame #InterfaithCommunity #UCC #UnFundamentalist #Deconstruction

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Have mercy. Haitian workers do crucial jobs here, often at low pay. And still many send back a little money to family members in Haiti to keep them from starving. It's 3x cruel to send these workers away: for their US employers/clients, for themselves and for their families.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

And Carl's Jr here in Oregon, but the only two businesses I've noticed.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

It's not hoarding if they're books ... or hex wrenches.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Ultimately the people who voted for him are to blame. People who didn't vote or who voted 3rd party helped. And maybe the people who advised Biden to run again. The 72M Harris voters and people who did everything possible to get Harris elected are definitely not to blame for this literal crap.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We've got to be calling this Donald's Diarrhea at every turn. He will hate it, and people will properly blame him when it hits.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

AI art makes us wonder if your info is fake.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Oh, and do buy an ad in the program to tell them they're amazing or to promote your business if you have one. Sponsor $ helps immensely, especially for shoestring companies without a fundraising team or children's theaters that offer scholarships.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Yes, go see all the Community Theatre, Children's Theatre, touring Broadway shows, College plays, heck, even Middle and HS theatre during the school year. It's magic.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Such an excellent adaptation, with just the right blend of humor, heart and hard sci-fi. A classic for the ages. The choice to rely on practical effects and puppetry over CGI really paid off.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Did it involve a reflecting pool by any chance?

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Middle with Patricia Heaton (not Malcolm in the Middle). Broke family living that real life in Indiana. Very funny, but overlooked show.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 15/06/2026

Officials have banned reporters covering protests at Delaney Hall from wearing gas masks and carrying bags with other protective gear. These kinds of bans are dangerous and wrong. We spoke to journalists who told us why.

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PPE bans not only risk reporters. They risk the public’s right to know

Journalists who cover protests across the U.S. told us how personal protective equipment keeps them safe and helps them report the news

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Queen Sansa @queensansastark.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Wow, Trump finally got a crowd to show up at the Kennedy Center.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

A social safety net catches people left behind by the wealthy. Who get laid off while the CEO departs in a yacht. Who labor nonstop under high stress until their bodies fail. Who survive domestic violence, who lose the farm, who suffer accidents or disasters. Who tradition calls The Least of These.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This is why Congress needs to pass the *No Fakes Act* now. Not just to protect politicians, but every person's image, voice and likeness from being used for AI without their consent.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I think about this movie every day. Funny thing is, you cannot watch it with a second screen going because it's such visual storytelling. Phones off and watch WALL-E again, y'all!!!

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

My boiled potato and cabbage eating ancestors did not pass down the appropriate tolerance. But I will heartily support spicy progress for all.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

These are questions we asked the sales people, and these were the answers we got. Sharing my POV not to spread false info, but to represent the recent experience for a middle income consumer who is EV-curious but not knowledgeable. Car buying is the worst already. Old cars, incl EVs, can be risky.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It wasn't a risk we were willing to take. The vehicles available were over 100k miles and that was the age after which it would need an expensive battery replacement. No one could tell us when it would happen. Buying a used car is risky enough. We wanted one we could get an extended warranty on.

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Midlife Orphan @midlifeorphan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

In our price range were pre-2017 vehicles with 100k+ miles. They were all out of battery warranty at that point.

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