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Tapani Otala

@otala.me
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VP Engineering @ Tidepool. Formerly Samsung, Amazon (Lab126), Adobe, TiVo, Canon, ... Building a better world, one byte at a time. My opinions are only mine. www.linkedin.com/in/tjotala github.com/tjotala

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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 22/08/2026
From the “beatings will continue until the morale improves” department www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
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Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication
The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 15/08/2026
I guess it’s the Iranians turn to respond with “Molṑn labé (μολὼν λαβέ)… and for once, Trump’s right wing gun nuts might even understand it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’
Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy ​position, not clear
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 26/07/2026
#Trump regime in a single picture Kudos to despair.com
Image of a sinking ship with caption “Mistakes - it could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others”
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 25/06/2026
So SCOTUS trashing the Temporary Protected Status means we’ll be deporting those South African refugees real soon, too, right? Right?
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 30/05/2026
Hegseth: Double secret war, sir? Trump: There is a little-known codicil in the Constitution which gives me unlimited power to preserve order in time of national emergency. Find me a way to revoke Iran’s oil fields. Put Miller on it. He's a sneaky little shit, just like you, right?
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 16/05/2026
I read that Jack Dorsey wants Block to get rid of middle management and have all 6,000 employees report directly to him. I’m genuinely curious: what exactly do they need Jack Dorsey for?
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 11/04/2026
I might be in the minority, but hear me out. Maybe committing crimes under the promise of future pardons should, ya know, continue to be illegal AND furthermore grounds for nullifying any such pardons? Anyone? Bueller?
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 16/03/2026
I truly feel bad for all the diplomats having to deal with Trump. It’s an under-appreciated form of art being able to tell someone to go to hell, and have that person look forward to the trip.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 24/02/2026
After all these years of right-wing accusing liberals of handing out participation trophies, they sure don’t seem to mind Trump and Patel being very eager to get their hands on medals they neither earned nor deserve.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 12/02/2026
I’m sure the timing is entirely coincidental…
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Probably just a coincidence, right?🤷‍♀️
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 30/01/2026
Frankly, I am surprised that the DHS hasn’t been renamed Dept of Fatherland Security yet.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 26/01/2026
Paraphrasing the famous line from "A Few Good Men": If the ICE agents did nothing wrong or illegal in shooting Renee Good and Alex Pretti, then why did Bovino and Noem feel it was necessary to immediately send them out of Minnesota's jurisdiction? Aren't they proud of a job well done?
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 11/01/2026
We’re long past the point in Hollywood plots where Small Town, USA citizens would have taken up a secret collection to hire a team of heroes to take down the local Evil Robber Baron and His Goons.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 04/01/2026
Semper Lucrum, the boys of Wall Street Expeditionary Force! www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 04/01/2026
Is it really too much to hope that 3I/ATLAS is in fact an alien invasion fleet just about to turn and burn for Washington DC?
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 30/11/2025
Oopsie, they seem to have misspelled “Lügenpresse”. How embarrassing. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
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Media Offenders
Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay inform...
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 09/11/2025
Oh FFS
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 29/10/2025
BREAKING: Republicans to release details on their new healthcare plan to replace ObamaCare in two weeks. It’ll be called TrumpDontCare.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 26/10/2025
Simple question for ICE agents: if you think you are doing lawful things AND you think you are doing things that the majority of Americans want - why do you feel the need to wear face masks to hide your identity, and fail to identify yourself? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 18/10/2025
Lexington, MA packed the site of first Battle of Lexington. Time for a rematch? #NoKings
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Kristi Noem said this in 2024. It didn’t age too well, considering she now defends all the things she once blamed Biden for
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 28/08/2025
Uh oh, the whales have gone quiet and there’s a mysterious space rock headed towards Earth. Anyone know where we might score a Klingon bird-of-prey for a quick time warp?
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 20/08/2025
Is it wrong to hope that 3I/ATLAS really is an alien probe come to steal our brightest minds out of the White House? Or maybe shine a really bright spotlight on it, like in the movie Independence Day?
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 02/08/2025
“So long, and thanks for all the krill!” ? futurism.com/scientists-a...
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Scientists Alarmed as Whales Suddenly Going Silent
Researchers are alarmed after noticing a significant drop in the number of vocalizations from blue whales.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 29/07/2025
Well, this surely seems like it would eliminate the whole point of having EPA in the first place. That said, I guess that is the ultimate goal anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
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In Game-Changing Climate Rollback, E.P.A. Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 18/07/2025
Well worth a listen!
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 08/07/2025
How about we expand the definition of gender-affirming care to include hair plugs, boob jobs, nose jobs, and ED meds. Free access to it would become the newest amendment to the U.S. Constitution in record time.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 02/07/2025
This is simply too good to not shout from the roof tops (or BlueSky feeds)
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 24/06/2025
Putin: hey now, I paid for exclusivity! Netanyahu: suck it loser! Trump: what exactly did you expect from someone with decades of proven disloyalty to anyone and anything? Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 21/06/2025
Trump is in power, and we’ve already had 3 power outages thus far this year. Coincidence? I think not. /s
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 14/06/2025
Seen at Boston Pride / No Kings protest @hcrichardson.bsky.social #nokings
No Kings Protest sign with text “Read Heather Cox Richardson”
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 04/05/2025
Since Trump’s middle name is John, his tenure would no doubt be similar to other popes named John. For example, John VIII, John X, John XII, John XIV, … heck he’s even got the “assassination attempt” covered, similar to John Paul II
Image of Donald Trump dressed as pope
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/04/2025
PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 16/04/2025
First, it was ebola virus containment. Then, it was nuclear safety. Along the way, air traffic control safety. Now... www.forbes.com/sites/tonybr...
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Cybersecurity World On Edge As CVE Program Prepares To Go Dark
MITRE’s CVE program may shut down as DHS funding expires, threatening global cybersecurity coordination and exposing critical gaps in vulnerability tracking.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 15/04/2025
Checks and balances are great, until the checks bounce causing negative balances that trigger punishing overdraft fees.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 06/04/2025
#handsoff Boston delivered
Protest sign reads “So bad even introverts are here”
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 02/04/2025
As much it amuses me that Elon spent $25M on a failed election influence effort, it also saddens me that he could repeat that mistake every single day and it would still take 37+ years to lose all his money. $25M could have done so much more good.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 19/03/2025
Funding Dems with small dollar donors: not OK Funding GOP by a a handful of billionaires: totally OK Did I get that right? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
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With Orders, Investigations and Innuendo, Trump and G.O.P. Aim to Cripple the Left
The president and his allies in Congress are targeting the financial, digital and legal machinery that powers the Democratic Party and much of the progressive political world.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 07/03/2025
With all these articles talking about people being “in Trump’s orbit”, I’m beginning to think he has to pretty dense object to capture and keep satellites.
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 01/03/2025
It takes time to earn respect and trust, but only a moment to lose it all. Yesterday was that moment.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 18/01/2025
I am confused. Is this Blue Steel, Le Tigre or Magnum? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/u...
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Why Is Trump Glaring in His Inaugural Portrait?
At a moment of peak triumph and celebration, President-elect Donald J. Trump looks stern in his inauguration portrait.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 20/12/2024
Gee, I wonder if a government shutdown would hamper the presidential inauguration.
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Tapani Otala @otala.me · 26/11/2024
Oh dear. I think we may have broken something. What a shame. This is what I just saw when checking out Xitter after a break. After few minutes of this flapper, it ended with a terse `local_rate_limited` error message from x.com/x/migrate.
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Laurie Kilmartin @anylaurie16.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
This time around, the Kennedys are assassinating us.
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