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Bob S
@mechabobzilla.bsky.social
Chicago based. Kinky, snarky, and a whole lot more. Don’t follow me please - if I don’t personally know you I will block you.
Cooking to last the week:

Black bean chili
Hulled barley
Loaf of bread using poolish
Carved up watermelon

Time for a nap soon
September 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
XKCD for the win
August 27, 2026 at 11:07 PM
How many folks discovered a previously unknown side of themselves by Tim Curry, Rocky, and the rest?
August 27, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I have some concerns
August 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I’m rated roasted beet salad at work while wearing a white shirt. Not my smartest choice
August 24, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Beets for salad roasted, ginger and peach jam made, didn't quit my job and retire. 2 out of 3 ain't bad
August 22, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Finally getting my bread making on point
August 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
If you think AI won't replace human workers, leaving them unemployed, or that companies, then I ask you to consider the annoying automated answering machines. What do you think happened to all those positions & the people laid off once companies installed those machines? Enshittification indeed.
August 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
August 1, 2026 at 10:29 PM
It's hard to argue with this and remain rooted in facts

robertreich.substack.com/p/a-realists...
A Realist's Guide to the American System
Part 1: Dimon and the enshittification of everything
robertreich.substack.com
July 31, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Black bean & sweet potato stew, beet & blue cheese salad, and strawberry jam in process. Lunch & snack for the week will be in the fridge shortly.
July 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Yes, I'm guilty of sharing memes
July 24, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I am sorely tempted
July 23, 2026 at 11:27 PM
That PACs and SuperPACs don't identify who is funding them in their ads, plus use deceptive titles, is something all should be aware of

bsky.app/profile/rbre...
AIPAC and other outside groups have spent nearly $50 million in support of Haley Stevens in the Michigan Senate primary.

They're among the biggest dark money spenders this year. Watch.
Meet the Biggest Super PACs of 2026
Voters are increasingly opposed to U.S. aid to Israel, cryptocurrency, and AI data centers.That's why the Big Money grou
www.youtube.com
July 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Pegged the monitor
July 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Pretty much the entire Great Lakes area.
July 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
July 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
While walking around the loop, a guy asked me what school my nasty pig hat represented. I should have said Gay Lululemon.
July 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
July 4th really captures one aspect of America. It's a celebration that makes the air profoundly toxic.
July 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Reposted by Bob S
Seems relevant 🧪🌏🤔
I assumed everyone knew this was predicted to occur when they sacked 50% of the NOAA staff and started canceling weather balloons that collect data last year; but if not. 👇
Here's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately
Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it.
gizmodo.com
July 4, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Thomas Paine wrote: “If we omit it now, some [dictator] may hereafter arise, who laying hold of popular disquietudes, may collect together the desperate and the discontented, and by assuming to themselves the powers of government, may sweep away the liberties of the continent like a deluge.”
July 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Just made my first bread using a poolish. Hope it tastes as good as it smells
June 30, 2026 at 7:27 PM