@jwedoff.bsky.social
Sr. Software Engineer, He/Him, dad, Somerville resident
Nonception
23.02.2026 01:23 β π 80 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0Artist Edward Goreyβs βThe Iron Tonic: Or, A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valleyβ (1969) that depicts a cemetery with the words βThe monuments above the dead are too eroded to be read.β
βMy mission in life is to make everybody as uneasy as possible...because thatβs what the world is like.β - Chicagoβs very own Edward Gorey, who was born on this day in 1925.
22.02.2026 23:46 β π 223 π 79 π¬ 1 π 3Quite apart from politics, which is how so many blinkered people see this issue, no reporter at your local school committee board or town council meeting means no one is watching when someoneβs brother-in-law gets a no-bid contract. The increase in penny ante corruption must be breathtaking.
22.02.2026 19:52 β π 427 π 126 π¬ 5 π 5βοΈ Due to inclement weather and the citywide travel ban from 9 PM tonight - 12 PM Monday, our office will operate remotely tomorrow.
We encourage workplaces that can to do the same for their employees' safety.
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It's kind of wild because if people could just talk about Israel as a normal state doing normal state things and committing normal state crimes we would be in a much better place, but instead they have to put its existence and Jewish validity on trial every time.
22.02.2026 17:42 β π 182 π 40 π¬ 10 π 1βSINNERSβ wins Best Original Screenplay at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards.
#Sinners #BAFTAs
Ryan Coogler makes BAFTA history as the first Black winner of Best Original Screenplay for βSINNERSβ.
#Sinners #RyanCoogler #BAFTAs
Pretty amazing that comms person at FBI called my @ms.now colleague @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social a liar and demand a correction only for Kash to post a photo from the locker room
22.02.2026 21:48 β π 17407 π 4911 π¬ 498 π 251Email: Unsurprisingly, your trip has been cancelled. You can modify it on our web site using this link.
Web site: You can't modify this trip online. Call this number.
Number: We're too busy to pick up, use the web site or app.
App: Modifying trips is greyed out. You can text tho
Text: I'm an AI!
If you need to trigger a Masshole in your life today show them this picture.
22.02.2026 21:40 β π 54 π 13 π¬ 4 π 2Isnβt forcible movement of children from one ethnic group to another one of the hallmarks of genocide?
22.02.2026 17:12 β π 15 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1Gen Z heart technology is reaching unprecedented levels
22.02.2026 20:34 β π 1360 π 225 π¬ 4 π 2There is no place for this kind of reprehensible racism anywhere in New Yorkβlet alone directed at children who are powerfully advocating for their own rights and education.
The fact that this anti-Blackness came from an educator makes it even more horrifying.
Niceness is a desire.
Kindness is a duty.
Fund launched for Quakertown students facing legal, medical costs after protest clash centralbucksnews.com/news/2026/fe...
22.02.2026 20:13 β π 245 π 161 π¬ 5 π 2Reading people. Body language. Knowing how to connect with people totally unlike you and with different backgrounds and beliefs. Defusing tense situations. Gaining trust. High endurance, pain tolerance, and work ethic. Reaction time. Prioritizing order of execution. Anticipating peopleβs needs. Tons
22.02.2026 17:07 β π 12696 π 1442 π¬ 258 π 126Previously they were only able to produce consumer and light-commercial grade bombs.
22.02.2026 19:52 β π 27 π 3 π¬ 2 π 0What's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses?
Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards
My new column on the camps www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
when I saw this video I assumed it was staged, absolutely thrilled to have been proven wrong
22.02.2026 17:17 β π 230 π 17 π¬ 1 π 1Kwan and Yamaguchi inspired us when we were young. Our parents pointed to them and said, you can do it too
I'm glad current Asian American youths have Alysa Liu to look up to
Doubly so, knowing that she's encouraging folks to prioritize their health and happiness.
Idk jus some thoughts this morn
This is a fantastic suggestion for every politician who's unwilling to stop posting on X altogether.
22.02.2026 17:04 β π 410 π 93 π¬ 2 π 1Isn't this just Christ-washed child trafficking?
22.02.2026 16:18 β π 1147 π 377 π¬ 59 π 17We're on our way to 5000. Let's keep going.
22.02.2026 16:51 β π 82 π 31 π¬ 2 π 0A week ago I found out that the grant I was confident would fund our spring mural will not, bc we're 2 blocks too deep into Kensington. This STINKS.
This project rocks bc it's community driven, biodiversity-focused (& more! read on!)
We're raising money to make it happen
givebutter.com/KenzoMural
I'm doing the online check-in for my doctor's appointment next week and the very first question is basically "have you got a new rash/have you had exposure to someone with the measles"
I'm 45 years old and that is the first time I've seen that question, and that is SOME GRIM SHIT. Whew.
Great day to be taking Amtrak! πππππ
22.02.2026 16:32 β π 34 π 4 π¬ 2 π 0"I don't care about medals."
"I just skate because I like to skate."
"I take breaks and I enjoy my life."
"My friends and family are the most important parts of my life."
"I don't define success as winning."
I listened to an interview with Alysa Liu yesterday and I can see that the interviewers are unsettled by her and do not know what to do with her responses.
She challenges so much of what USians are taught about competition and frankly about how to live a life.