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A Stranger in the Alps

@medinasod.bsky.social

software writer guy | runner | cyclist | guitarist | chronic meditator | snark peddler | workers-should-own-the-means-of-production socialist | healthcare is a human right | AuDHD | he/him

created November 11, 2024

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Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

I forgot how good it feels to wind up a shithead then block them.

18/8/2025, 12:27:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

The number of ppl that I chose to associate w/ growing up that, in hindsight, exhibited traits of autism and/or ADHD should have been a big clue I might be #AuDHD. I always seemed to fit in best with the misfits which I assumed was based on our shared misfitdom, but I think it goes deeper than that.

16/8/2025, 10:15:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe a judging god does exist. A just god will be far more impressed by my attempt to live a good life, helping others when I could, trying to, in some small way, leave this place better than I found it, than whether I recited some magic spell or knew her by a particular name. 3/3

9/8/2025, 5:12:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

And frankly, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else, I don't care how others choose to get through their days. Look, I didn't ask to be born and soon I'll die. That's a pretty heavy concept. And we all need to find a way to come to terms with that. 2/3

9/8/2025, 5:12:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

I'd say I'm an agnostic, but instead of believing that man can't know whether god exists, I don't care. I don't think it's important. How you act during your time here is far more meaningful. 1/3

9/8/2025, 5:12:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

Never mind the human beings already residing there that are having their human rights violated on the daily.

8/8/2025, 2:29:30 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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8/8/2025, 2:25:37 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

Justice delayed is justice denied.

7/8/2025, 1:12:34 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Dust bunny 🤷

7/8/2025, 1:11:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

"which was a more impactful invention: velcro or nylon?" just popped into my head. I guess we know what I'm obsessing over tonight.

7/8/2025, 1:10:43 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Jesus Christ Jim. Has it really come to this?

6/8/2025, 2:11:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted

ATTN: If you’re a DoJ employee and have knowledge of the missing minute (or 2:53) of Epstein jail video, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻

29/7/2025, 11:34:05 PM | 16886 7612 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

I think a sternly-worded letter is in order.

30/7/2025, 1:30:38 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

"it's worse than you think, so it doesn't count" is certainly a take.

28/7/2025, 6:46:15 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Lisa Guerrero (@lisaguerrero.bsky.social) reposted

The most interesting thing about the EU “deal” is that the US president, a 34X felon who was found guilty of sexual abuse, is trying to cover his other wrongdoings by pardoning a convicted sex offender and child sex trafficker.

27/7/2025, 6:54:18 PM | 8215 2234 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Fugelsang (@johnfugelsang.bsky.social) reposted

Welcome to America; where our president is publicly saying nice things about, giving immunity to, and suggesting a possible pardon for a well-connected child sex trafficker. But I’m sure he’s got a good reason.

27/7/2025, 12:37:49 AM | 17740 4568 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

They're gonna try to though.

27/7/2025, 10:25:57 PM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

"jOe BiDeNs EcOnOmY"

27/7/2025, 9:51:29 PM | 14 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

When I ask to see something for myself, it's not because I don't believe you. It's because I'm a very visual person and there's tons of information you're not providing (by no fault of your own). #AuDHD

27/7/2025, 8:38:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

Fuck every single one of you that sat out 2024.

27/7/2025, 12:15:08 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

I wonder if Ozzy and Keith Richards had a bet on who would go tits up first.

26/7/2025, 11:41:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

Everything to avoid having to believe the women.

26/7/2025, 11:29:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

They don't even have the decency to do it in the back rooms.

25/7/2025, 11:26:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted

Does Maxwell get a deal from DOJ if she implicates Trump? Not a chance in hell. Does Maxwell get a deal from DOJ if she exonerates Trump? Probably. She knows both things very well. She’s a criminal & a liar given incentive by DOJ to lie to benefit herself. Release the files.

24/7/2025, 1:13:07 PM | 3599 1006 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm sure they'll figure out a way to rope in SCOTUS before we're through.

23/7/2025, 11:50:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

Is it "crackers and cheese" or "cheese and crackers"? #crackers #cheese

23/7/2025, 11:48:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

tHe ArT oF tHe DeAl

23/7/2025, 5:21:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

I'll take that bet.

20/7/2025, 6:23:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

*accordion

20/7/2025, 4:13:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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20/7/2025, 12:31:43 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

The kitchen always smells amazing on pickle-making day.

19/7/2025, 11:14:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted

ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻

19/7/2025, 7:51:28 PM | 35149 15987 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

#broccoli #veggiesky

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19/7/2025, 8:43:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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19/7/2025, 6:49:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

Love that square footage to lot size ratio.

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19/7/2025, 5:47:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

That we haven't seen a flood of lawyers and/or law firms leaving the CBS situation says everything we need to know about those lawyers and law firms.

19/7/2025, 5:29:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

And they all have different use cases and sweet spots. If you're picking a language/ecosystem strictly on the brevity of its syntax, you've already lost.

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19/7/2025, 5:27:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted

We're racing towards fascism in America. People who tell you to calm down or still do a "both sides" framing should be ignored moving forward. Don't even waste your time with them. Organize and resist. Local, state, national level.

17/7/2025, 4:46:42 PM | 2884 659 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted

I think people aren't describing the Emil Bove corruption adequately. He blew off an order from a judge SO THAT he could send hundreds of mostly innocent men to a concentration camp, based on false claims of gang ties.

17/7/2025, 12:55:15 PM | 11645 4466 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

It only counts as socialism if it helps someone you think is beneath you.

17/7/2025, 4:33:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

How does it handle?

15/7/2025, 1:59:35 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

How the fuck is Joe Satriani almost 70 years old?

15/7/2025, 1:03:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

"you should work yourself into the ground to feed our money-making machine." Fuck you, Mehmet.

14/7/2025, 10:37:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

Where they gonna go?

14/7/2025, 3:06:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

Schrodinger's client list.

14/7/2025, 3:03:56 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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13/7/2025, 10:32:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

I believe the industry term is 'talent'.

13/7/2025, 10:27:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

Interesting flex to admit that maga is just a loosely tied together group of conspiracy theorists.

13/7/2025, 8:59:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

Christmas for the family solved. beloitrivercooters.com/products/i-%...

13/7/2025, 8:16:30 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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13/7/2025, 7:08:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

A little louder for those in the back.

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13/7/2025, 6:57:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

Things I didn't know existed until I owned a home #14

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13/7/2025, 6:29:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

So let me get this straight, she's arguing against government jobs being filled by people with experience and expertise?

13/7/2025, 2:33:25 PM | 26 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

*oddjob

13/7/2025, 1:03:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

It's amazing how quickly and effortlessly these people slip into their fascist roles.

12/7/2025, 11:09:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

"The Guy Who Never Dies" was easily the worst James Bond movie.

12/7/2025, 11:06:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Coach Finstock (@coachfinstock.bsky.social) reposted

Stephen Miller spent millions of federal dollars to do a "show of force" in a quiet Los Angeles public park while the administration tells Texas it doesn't have the money to help them handle this nightmare. I'm really hoping to see some newspapers/elected officials state this obvious point.

12/7/2025, 8:37:43 PM | 1715 482 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

You know what my favorite part of my #AuDHD brain is? That it can and will overthink the joy out of just about anything.

12/7/2025, 10:35:58 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

Almost pickle season. #veggiesky #picklesky

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12/7/2025, 9:27:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

I have one of those on my strat.

12/7/2025, 6:01:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

"cAnCeL cUlTuRe Is GeTtInG oUt Of HaNd"

12/7/2025, 5:34:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

Have they tried pulling themselves up by their bootstraps? Maybe if they worked harder?

12/7/2025, 4:46:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

#nowplaying #musicsky youtu.be/rZ4ZlCCPW8w

12/7/2025, 4:01:04 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

Cat house vibes.

12/7/2025, 1:43:28 PM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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12/7/2025, 12:59:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is a no-lose situation for the rest of us.

11/7/2025, 11:46:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

What in God's holy name are you blathering about?

11/7/2025, 9:27:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

It's not woke. They just grew up to be assholes.

11/7/2025, 3:46:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

It's only waste if it helps people I think are beneath me.

11/7/2025, 3:03:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

How bout "because the Constitution says he can't?"

10/7/2025, 7:38:55 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

Apparently he's got wandering eyes.

10/7/2025, 7:37:06 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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9/7/2025, 6:08:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'll take that bet.

9/7/2025, 3:45:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

Shout out to all the folks that hate their job and still show up every day to crush it.

9/7/2025, 2:32:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

I know who my money is on.

8/7/2025, 7:33:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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8/7/2025, 7:17:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Tell your friends.

7/7/2025, 11:50:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social) reposted

There was never an “Epstein List.” Every single person who is deeply familiar with the case has always known that. Attorneys representing Epstein victims told me that. But here’s the issue: on Fox News earlier this year, Attorney General Pam Bondi said she had the list on her desk to review.

7/7/2025, 2:11:00 AM | 3462 1082 | View on Bluesky | view

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*Rafael

7/7/2025, 2:01:48 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

These are not serious people.

7/7/2025, 1:20:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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People who don't gatekeep: this thing is awesome. People who do gatekeep: this thing makes me awesome.

6/7/2025, 6:54:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's wild to me that David Lee Roth is almost the same age as my mom. I mean he always has been almost the same age, it just stands out more now that they're older.

6/7/2025, 4:52:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Having someone who believes that "all we know how to do at this moment is pray" in a position of power is a scary reality.

6/7/2025, 4:22:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social)

Art.

6/7/2025, 4:19:37 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"your value as a human is directly tied to your ability to provide labor to our machine." - this guy

6/7/2025, 4:02:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

Second lunch was always the best part - aside from the running of course - of high mileage training.

6/7/2025, 3:45:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm sorry, what?

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6/7/2025, 3:41:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Don't make me tap the sign.

6/7/2025, 3:22:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

They're able to. They choose not to.

6/7/2025, 3:06:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is some grim shit.

6/7/2025, 2:43:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

It's that last half trillion.

6/7/2025, 12:18:18 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's wild to me that there are people that believe there's a compelling counterargument to this.

5/7/2025, 10:51:18 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Who do you think trump will blame? Biden? Trans swimmers? Woke librarians?

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The market model is perfect for this. But maybe it doesn't make sense to use that same model to decide whether gramma needs her life saving medicine. 3/3

5/7/2025, 9:24:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Stranger in the Alps (@medinasod.bsky.social) reply parent

that's something for which the principles of capitalism are well suited - there are a large number of festivals featuring a ton of acts these days, so there's probably a pretty good demand for something that can speed up the transition between bands. 2/3

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