Awesome | Bearded | Coffee Drinker. Interfaith minister, general nerd, & former theater techie. Comics, pop-culture, 80s tunes, & @bookendedbycats. (he/him)
Southeast PA (USA)
Joined January 2009
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Bwah hah haaaa! Yeeting @SpeakerJohnson is just the icing on this Blue Wave Cake! #Midterms2026
When I cast my ballot this morning, it was in favor of a world more aligned with the values of the United Federation of Planets. (Images: My shirt and @HeroWithinInc denim jacket, both of which I wore to the polls, and a message about voting with the most marginalized in mind).
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I was #10 at my local polls this morning. Then I did my volunteer shift as a Poll Chaplain and Peacemaker at a polling location in Philly. How was your #ElectionDay?
Clover Press is giving away a free digital copy of "Voting is Your Super Power!"
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Download link will be available until November 4.
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The Friday #80s Flashback for October 30, 2026, evokes springtime instead of spooky vibes. It's SKYLARKING by English rock band XTC, released 40 years ago on October 27, 1986. It featured the non-album single, "Dear God." #music
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That time Sir Patrick Stewart's girlfriend videotaped him showing how to do a take, double take, triple take and finally a quadruple take. (August 2013)
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Hey, Death! This was *so* not the time to "make it so"! 😭
Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86
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This meeting could have been a scarf!
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Check out Iceland's latest and greatest tech: AI Knittaker (The AI stands for Authentic Icelandic).
This is a helpful tutorial in how to paint a teddy bear. Might be the best one for training A.I. 😉
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(Image is a screenshot of the reel preview as it appears on another platform.)
ALT Screenshot of the reel preview as it appears on another platform. The artist is taking a drink from a water bottle, and this text appears over their image: "Paint with me!! (A helpful tootorial to help train A.I.)"
David Durman, who is a Humanist and is employed by the University of Kentucky employee, was able to get a workplace accommodation to avoid using AI due to his “sincerely held beliefs as a Humanist.” americanhumanist.org/news/hu…
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NIOBE was introduced in the Afro-fantasy graphic novel THE UNTAMED by @strangercomics, launched on Kickstarter, and soon to be adapted into a film by Viola Davis. 💥
Now, get the complete hardcover edition of the prequel NIOBE & DURA, plus Stranger Comics' first manga, NIOBE: A World Divided #1, the foundation for the NIOBE animated short film. 🔗 bit.ly/4ifBNCV
Ah! Leah! We've lost Donnie Iris! I listened to him all through the 1980s, and I regret I never got to see him perform live.
RIP King Cool.
Here's a sampling of songs by the Pittsburgh legend who had one of the best screams in rock and roll:
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