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@robaato.bsky.social
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A mass of contradictions. A 6'2" (1.78m) tall Asian guy with a Spanish last name living in America (and starting to wonder why). Occasional writer for @twincitiesgeek.com. Currently collecting pocket watches, coins, and fatigue...

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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 40m
A faux pulp-era magazine cover. Made with the Pulp-O-Mizer cover maker, at thrilling-tales.webomator.com/derange-o-la.... The site hasn't been updated in seven years; I hope the creator is a: still around, and b: will come back at some point to at least increase the size of the generated images...
Faux pulp-era magazine cover. Image: worker in overalls, white shirt, and headgear with magnifying optics, is looking over their shoulder to the upper left, with a shocked, fearful expression.

Magazine title: "INADVISABLE SCIENCE"

Cover text:
"RISE of the DUNNING-KRUGERITES from OUTER SPACE"
"They CAN'T COMPREHEND that
They DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING!"

Created with PULP-O-MIZER Cover Maker
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 14h
Lady Gaga made a commercial for Japanese convenience store chain Family Mart, and I don't know whether or not to describe it as "Japan" or "Gaga." 😁 ファミマではたらく? #LadyGaga #famima
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レディー・ガガがファミマ店員に!?まさかの“ファミチキ”経験も「オイシイ!」 ファミリーマート新CM「ファミマではたらく?」篇
YouTube video by oricon
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with 
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
American flag with repeated text over the stripes: "VOTE IN NUMBERS TOO BIG TO MANIPULATE"
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's difficult to engage in diplomacy when you're too simple-minded to think about anyone except yourself . . .
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Múmer @mumermao.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gotta love a good feed confluence!
Screenshot of two consecutive posts. 

dessa darling bot @dessalyrics.bsky.social
You just spread those broken wings
You spread those busted wings
You fucking walk

Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com
[artwork of a long-billed bird standing on a rock]
WELL FUCK ME I GUESS
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Emo Philips @emophilips.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I never signed a release
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Apparently, when I said that y’all would be hard pressed to find me in this concert broadcast…I was lying. Sing Democracy 250, now streaming on PBS.
A photo of a TV with me on the screen, reading a quote from a text by E.J. Dionne, Kayla Meltzer Drogosz, and Robert E. Litan. 

Quote part one: “A citizenry inspired by the call to public service A photo of a TV with me on the screen, reading a quote from a text by E.J. Dionne, Kayla Meltzer Drogosz, and Robert E. Litan. 

Quote part two: “is essential to the health of a democracy.”
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
He's using government funds for this stupidity.
Screenshot from the MST3K version of This Island Earth.

A man is talking to reporters while preparing for an unscheduled trip in a fighter jet. He is saying to the reporters about the expensive trip, "I hope you taxpayers don't mind!"

Mike and the bots are replying in unison, "We do!"
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
a president planning military operations based entirely on election cycles is actually a giant scandal
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I thought about impulsively buying this, but it’s on AliExpress, and the last time I bought something on AliX the seller took payment as a cash advance instead of a charge. Not sure if it’s it’s AliX to blame, or PayPal for letting them do it. Either way…not buying anything from AliX right now.
Transforming robot girl figure. Left: in humanoid form. Right: in jet fighter form. Inspired by Starscream from the Transformers franchise.
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m going to be on Minnesota PBS in about 15 minutes, although you would be hard pressed to see me—there were a lot of people in the chorus 🙂 We recorded this concert back in April. #SingDemocracy250 #LetAmericaBeAmericaAgain
singdemocracy250.org
Events | PBS National Broadcast | Sing Democracy 250 |
“Redeem the Dream” echoes Langston Hughes’ 1935 poem, highlighting the disparity between America's democratic ideals and the lived reality of many. It emphasizes a collective hope and determination to...
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
9/25 -- Happy Dolly Parton Day!
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Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (Official Video)
YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If I were to run into her again, I don't think I'd be strong enough
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Ingrid Michaelson - "Funny" (Official Video)
YouTube video by IngridMichaelson
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
God dammned ICE
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An unexpected smile for today
youtu.be
LHC "Collide" (with subtitles)
YouTube video by CERN
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gen X music quiz (inspired by a series of short videos and @danregancomedy.bsky.social reacting to them...) If you were born in a year that starts with a 2 this may be challenging... 1. How hungry was Duran Duran? 2. Who was Billy Joel in love with? 3. What did Rick Springfield wish he had?
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I guess Michelle is hoping that we'll remember hearing about her but not why. I wonder if the GOP had to persuade her to stay and run in MN...
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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Deep dives like this really put into perspective what Chief Justice Rehnquist was doing in 2000 when he resurrected the Court’s precedents of the 1870s and 1880s, writing that their authors “had intimate knowledge and familiarity with the events surrounding the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment.”
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“You know what they call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.”
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026
I wrote about how Trump is treating presidential power like it's his own possession and using it to punish blue states — but also about how at least he's promised lots of cash for all of us. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
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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_...
en.wikipedia.org
Dunnes Stores strike - Wikipedia
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Post a character you think is cool and give no explanation why:
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Tell Me About It Wesley Crusher
Alt: Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher, Traveler. From Star Trek: Picard. He is talking to Kore Soong, recruiting her to join the Travelers.
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Whoever writes these computer-based training seminars apparently doesn't have to work for a living.
Screenshot of a Check for Understanding from an online training seminar. 

Question 2 of 2

What does research find to be the most significant factor in public sector employee motivation?

__ training opportunities
__ growth opportunities
__ recognition
*  salary and benefits [selected as my answer]

[My answer was marked as follows]
Incorrect
Money is not the primary motivator in either the public sector or the private sector.
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When this is explained to him, the tantrum will be epic. More so if we still can't hear him.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Rayna @queenrayna1337.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Can confirm ;-;
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usagibrian @usagibrian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
9gag.com/gag/141807 I knew this comic had been around for a while. Didn't realize it was 12 years.
9gag.com
Mother Gaia
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Tiffany Troia @tiffanytroia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I don't think google was a thing yet back then
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 20/09/2026
A painting of a bird beside the text "if you don't want me to judge you, maybe stop doing stupid shit"
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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hi if you are in Minneapolis and are this 25-to-30-year-old white woman, about 5'5", with brown hair and a curly-haired golden retriever-like dog, get medical attention immediately!
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh great, now that song by Shaggy is gonna be stuck in my head all day.
Tweet by user biggieguana from 2024:

The year is 2026, you voted for Donald Trump:
- gas is 2.87 per gallon
- rent is 1,500 per month
- groceries, insurance & utilities are 40% less
- millions of illegals have been deported
- inflation is less than 2%
But you can still vote Dem if you insist.

Comment by user sluggtar, 9/1/2026:

Checking in on this for an update 

Reply from biggieguana, 9/1/2026:

The update is that I have been impersonated. I did not post that comment. I have reported it to X.
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My historically accurate version of the Odyssey did not dominate the box office as I had hoped.
static.klipy.com
MST3K: We Got Movie Sign!
Alt: MST3K: We Got Movie Sign!
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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 17/09/2026
Everything about genAI is the opposite of consent, man. Like EVERY. SINGLE. PART. OF. IT. It's all built on the idea that consent is for lesser fools.
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Reminder to any and all construction firms that operate in the Washington DC area: TRUMP WILL WEASEL OUT OF PAYING YOU.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
deeply bizarre to see the entire homepage of the Minnesota Star Tribune turned into a multi-pronged commercial for Kwik Trip, a gas station with gas station-quality food
screencap of the Strib homepage showing a feature story about Kwik Trip, another story headline "Kwik Trip dining hacks," then two more puff pieces about (you guessed it) Kwik Trip
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is grounds for the Wharton School to rescind whatever diploma he claims to have earned from them.
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
One would hope that the American elite businessmen he desperately wishes accepted him as one of them would call him to heel…
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
[citation needed]
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@MohanadElshieky

Please stop saying the vaccine doesn't have severe side effects. I took my shots and now I'm alive and have to keep working
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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs @500songspodcast.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“I wasn’t shocked because I had won the Grammy, I was shocked because Tony Bennett had said my name.” Amy Winehouse would have been 43 today.
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A yellow Wisconsin license plate. There is a Minnesota Vikings plate holder on it. The plate is a Green Bay Packers commemorative. On the left is the Packers white G on green oval logo. The plate number is OV1KES
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
YA THINK, JARED?
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Fuck this kid, part the first
youtube.com
DEFENDING GEN XPART 1 #genx #80s #genz #nostalgia #danregancomedy
YouTube video by Dan Regan Comedy
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Looking at this guy's history as a businessman, I'm gonna need that money up front before I even think of doing anything.
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Everyone else can see it...
youtu.be
The Trillion Dollor Bribe
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
There's a story by Isaac Asimov, "Lets Get Together," which involved a plot by "Them" to eliminate the top scientific minds in the Western Bloc ("Us"). "We would be in the peculiar position of having to fight a war with our brains shot out, or surrendering." I wonder why this came to mind now...
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Moth @walkingminnesota.com · 13/09/2026
Had to do it
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@DoctorPenisBoob

this is my all time favorite trolley problem

nobody is in danger

however, you can pull the lever to make the train get closer just so you can wave at all the people
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