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O. Sharp

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Gene Buckle once said, "Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies." That pretty much works as a description of me.

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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 9m
Random photo of the day.
An official road sign standing beside an interstate highway, reading, "LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE - EXIT 12".

In case you've been looking all your life to find the Land Of Make-Believe: It's in New Jersey, just off I-80, and it's really not worth the trip.
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I am soooo looking forward to when one of us can deliver a speech like this to Trump's cronies.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 58m
That is the current state of our upside down nation. It’s up to us to right it.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 18h
Random photo of the day.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thread.
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One of the more frightening pieces I've read about Trump and the Constitution. And, alas, that's saying something. He needs to be impeached. His "cabinet" needs to be removed. Like, right now.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our "President" has a surprisingly hard time putting coherent sentences together. Or answering questions. Or, it seems, even knowing what the question was.
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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Murmuration ❤️ #birds
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
Pilots in beautiful machines dropping bombs down air chutes into drug slash nuclear factories?
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Random photo of the day.
Large opulent dining room. Everyone there is a fencer. A huge duel is taking place: tables are being knocked over, and fencers are all in full gear havig at one another with epees. In the right foreground, one fencer has sat down and removed her mask to have a bite to eat.

Always remember to tip your wait-staff generously.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattle
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Random photo of the day.
19th century painting of Venus, by French artist Henri-Pierre Picou. Rather than providing the alt-text myself, I'll use this description I found in an internet meme:

"Sure, when Aphrodite lies around naked in a giant clamshell she's a 'goddess' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'no longer welcome at the aquarium'."
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump. The charges against Trump were the result of the evidence. Rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This also sums up the American healthcare experience pretty well. American healthcare is a travesty. This is the bad place.
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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 29/09/2026
In 2027 Seattle's minimum wage will be $22.14 per hour. That's more than THREE TIMES the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour—a rate that hasn't been raised since 2009. And yet somehow we're not the jobless wasteland orthodox economics would predict. Weird.
seattletimes.com
Seattle announces 2027 minimum wage
The minimum wage in Seattle will increase 3.9% next year.
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Random photo of the day.
Library at the Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago - once a decaying savings and loan building, which Chicago resident Theaster Gates bought for one dollar. Gates then set about restoring the building and creating an arts library for Chicago's South Side. "It's the kind of place that civic leaders propose and residents dream of, but for a thousand reasons it never seems to materialize," one journalist wrote of it. "And yet here it is."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
From 1990-2009 I waited tables, tended bar, and worked in housekeeping and security at hotels. I went into $80K debt going to college. I absolutely recognize my privilege, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to help republicans win elections. END/
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026
Democrats vs. Republicans in a nutshell. This absolutely nails it.
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So this is the wonder of AI, is it? Just ruining people's reputations, one person at a time?
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Random photo of the day.
A tray of cupcakes, chocolate, with green icing, tentacles, and sinister faces. A small sign beside them is labeled: "Mint Chocolate Cthulhu".

Now you have a chance to devour him before he devours you, I guess.
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Random photo of the day. Feel free to follow up with photos you like. I shouldn't have all the fun. :)
Protesters outside the U.S. Embassy in London mark the 100th day of Donald Trump's first so-called "presidency". Bad as it was, that first term feels like a light pleasantry compared to the hell he's putting us all through this time around.
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Even our healthcare workers can’t afford our healthcare. An Idaho nurse saw her family's premium jump from $700 to $1,500. A small physician’s office faced a 22% increase and canceled coverage. 10.5% of healthcare support workers are uninsured. What the hell are we doing here?
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Me? Oh, I discovered a way life on Earth could have begun, by finding a new form of life that didn't come into existence until recently. I was on a family vacation, and bored. And you?"
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In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life (Gift Article)
A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
amazing -- Karl Rove lists Paxton's scandals: "The corrupt business guy gives him a fake Uber account and the records of that are now in his impeachment proceedings, so we know how often he went to have sex with Laura Olsen. I mean, can you make this shit up?"
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 26/09/2026
Trump and Republicans know they can’t win on their own so they’re trying to rig the midterm elections and intimidate voters. It won’t work. The American people can see right through it.
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Random photo of the day.
Team Liquid lift the Aegis of Champions after winning the 2017 Dota 2 International. One of the many cool things about Dota is the truly international nature of its teams: Miracle-, on the left, is from Jordan, Matumbaman from Finland, Kuroky from Germany, Mind_Control from Bulgaria, and GH from Lebanon; their coach Heen (not in the photo) is from South Korea.

Dota 2 (short for "Defense Of The Ancients") is a brilliant, unspeakably complex, team-based video game, which has been holding annual tournaments with multimillion-dollar prize pools for close to two decades now.
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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I do think it’s bad that the US Ambassador to China can’t pronounce Xi’s name. But it’s not quite as bad as thinking “we told them we don’t like when they give Iran money and weapons” is a successful meeting.
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Random photo of the day.
Painted on a concrete wall: "GRAFFITI REMOVAL HOTLINE", followed by a phone number. Half the phone number has been painted over by a graffiti artist. To add insult to injury, the graffiti artist has painted a stick figure of himself holding a paintbrush next to the painted-over phone number.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“What are the names of the ICE agents who killed our dad? Why do they get to be protected?” #AbolishICE
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Republicans are laser focused on making life more affordable for you.
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As one commenter put it: "The world needs to know that suicide is closer to them than they believe, and suicide survivors are everywhere." A worthwhile read.
nytimes.com
Should I Reveal That My Partner Died by Suicide? (Gift Article)
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who believes her partner’s family secrets may have contributed to his death.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Of course, if he and his rich cronies and lackeys were all inside having a pleasant time and it happened to pick that time to collapse... Every once in a while, the Gods of Irony sort these things out themselves.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
lol so true!
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Random photo of the day.
Department store signs in Osaka, Japan. I'm told there's a certain Japanese penchant for using English words as decoration in their ads, but I'm not at all sure whether this one demonstrates a lack of linguistic nuance or simply a good sense of humor.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Renee Good's mom: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect citizens -- innocents like our family and the others here. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness."
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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Revere has waited years for new fire engines. Critics blame private equity.
Consolidation of fire truck manufacturing companies have created long wait times and higher prices. A lawsuit involving the Revere Fire Department aims to hold the private equity firms behind the incr...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026
Fire stations are paying more and waiting longer for new trucks. Why? A few big corporations bought up the fire truck industry and jacked up costs. That's not right. Corporate greed can't come before public safety.
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Prof. Dimitra Fimi @dimitrafimi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wonderful #Tolkien news! Westminster Abbey has announced that J.R.R. Tolkien will be honoured with a memorial in Poets' Corner. I've known about this project for some years + was privileged to be consulted during its development. Great to see it made public! www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-news/a...
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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 22/09/2026
Oh my god it’s funny because it’s true — take a gander at the video and then read up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnes_...
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Dunnes Stores strike - Wikipedia
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I hope people look at the alt-text occasionally. Sometimes that's the most interesting part. :)
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O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Random photo of the day.
"Washington Crossing The Street", by Gary Larson.

Once the Revolutionary War had ended Washington resigned his commission as Commander-In-Chief and headed back to Mount Vernon in hopes of resuming his civilian life. On the return trip, every town he passed through insisted on giving him a hero's reception and making speeches about his heroism and firing thirteen cannon in his honor and raising thirteen glasses in toast and so on. Once he finally reached Mount Vernon he faced an unending series of visitors making pilgrimages to his home to meet His Excellency The General. His personal correspondence indicates he got sick of the adulation pretty fast. With this in mind, I'd like to think the troops above were hired to guard General Washington from autograph seekers.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Trump: "In January, at my direction, the United States military conducted a massive military operation penetrating deep into the Venezuelan capital ... it was a war. To the victor belong the spoils."
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