Rho 🌹
@chronicallyrho.bsky.social
I like to read, craft and watch sports (mainly tennis 🎾). Covid conscious 😷
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It’s easier for me to imagine stopping watching TV than it is to stop reading, and I know that sounds pretentious but I don’t mean it to. Reading helps me understand myself and the world, many of the big breakthroughs I’ve had in therapy have been started by something I’ve read. It is a necessity.
It doesn't take a lot for people to start reading. But year after year, what keeps you coming back? In this week's Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com discusses reading as a lifelong habit:
What Keeps You Reading? - Reactor
Becoming a reader is different than *staying* a reader...
reactormag.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It’s easier for me to imagine stopping watching TV than it is to stop reading, and I know that sounds pretentious but I don’t mean it to. Reading helps me understand myself and the world, many of the big breakthroughs I’ve had in therapy have been started by something I’ve read. It is a necessity.
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the plethora of depressing articles about reading lately made me think about how a person winds up a reader—and stays that way. it's not a science, that's for sure! the weird alchemy of childhood and curiosity and countless variables that all could have easily been different
It doesn't take a lot for people to start reading. But year after year, what keeps you coming back? In this week's Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com discusses reading as a lifelong habit:
What Keeps You Reading? - Reactor
Becoming a reader is different than *staying* a reader...
reactormag.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
the plethora of depressing articles about reading lately made me think about how a person winds up a reader—and stays that way. it's not a science, that's for sure! the weird alchemy of childhood and curiosity and countless variables that all could have easily been different
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it feels gross that Substack does auto/non-consensual sign-ups. It’s a pretty schlocky growth strategy.
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
it feels gross that Substack does auto/non-consensual sign-ups. It’s a pretty schlocky growth strategy.
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Serena got that first 3:00 AM knock on the door for a random drug test and was like NOPE🤣
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Serena got that first 3:00 AM knock on the door for a random drug test and was like NOPE🤣
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Re Serena, hard to overstate just how much of a pain (and worse) most players find whereabouts testing:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...
December 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Re Serena, hard to overstate just how much of a pain (and worse) most players find whereabouts testing:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...
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Ons Jabeur has been supporting the World Food Programme's critical work in Palestine
www.wfp.org/support-us/s...
www.wfp.org/support-us/s...
Join Ons Jabeur | World Food Programme
Tunisian professional tennis player Ons Jabeur recorded a special message calling for urgent donations for Palestine to help deliver food and save lives."Since the beginning of the crisis, the World F...
www.wfp.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ons Jabeur has been supporting the World Food Programme's critical work in Palestine
www.wfp.org/support-us/s...
www.wfp.org/support-us/s...
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This is too much.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This is too much.
Too many emails today 😵💫
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Too many emails today 😵💫
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It’s been six years since the first reported case of SARSCov2.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
It’s been six years since the first reported case of SARSCov2.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
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“[Eventually] humanities depts will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.”
really important thread ⬇️
really important thread ⬇️
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
“[Eventually] humanities depts will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.”
really important thread ⬇️
really important thread ⬇️
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Today in "the tennis world doesn't care about Ukraine anymore": just learned Griekspoor went to St. Petersburg for a tournament funded by the Russian gov and Gazprom. Medvedev of course played in it as well as some other gross Russians. Seriously, Griekspoor???
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis...
Tennis star urged to withdraw from controversial tournament in Russia
The North Palmyra Trophies is an exhibition which has taken place in St Petersburg since 2022, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine saw its tour events removed from the schedules.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Today in "the tennis world doesn't care about Ukraine anymore": just learned Griekspoor went to St. Petersburg for a tournament funded by the Russian gov and Gazprom. Medvedev of course played in it as well as some other gross Russians. Seriously, Griekspoor???
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis...
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They are betting AI will replace us. Make them lose the bet.
The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
They are betting AI will replace us. Make them lose the bet.
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Next week, at the Tennis History Conference at Wimbledon! I reached absolute peak professional success - presenting a paper with Kristin Eggeling on the moral ambiguity of WTA - how do you maintain commitment to gender equality when you sell to S. Arabia? Words cannot describe how excited I am.
November 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Next week, at the Tennis History Conference at Wimbledon! I reached absolute peak professional success - presenting a paper with Kristin Eggeling on the moral ambiguity of WTA - how do you maintain commitment to gender equality when you sell to S. Arabia? Words cannot describe how excited I am.
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Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake
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Thanksgiving in America by Ron Cobb, 1967
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Thanksgiving in America by Ron Cobb, 1967
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My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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man fuck the atlantic for this headline are you serious
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
man fuck the atlantic for this headline are you serious
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Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
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I should have been rooting for Spain, but Cobolli and
Berrettini were SUCH a Davis Cup vibe! Three-peating sans Sinner and Musetti is incredible. Such depth! 🇮🇹🎾🤯
Berrettini were SUCH a Davis Cup vibe! Three-peating sans Sinner and Musetti is incredible. Such depth! 🇮🇹🎾🤯
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I should have been rooting for Spain, but Cobolli and
Berrettini were SUCH a Davis Cup vibe! Three-peating sans Sinner and Musetti is incredible. Such depth! 🇮🇹🎾🤯
Berrettini were SUCH a Davis Cup vibe! Three-peating sans Sinner and Musetti is incredible. Such depth! 🇮🇹🎾🤯
I wish it had gone to the doubles! Bolelli and Vavassori deserve to have their moment!
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I wish it had gone to the doubles! Bolelli and Vavassori deserve to have their moment!
Ooh this is getting spicy
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Ooh this is getting spicy
Damn, Munar’s not messing about.
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Damn, Munar’s not messing about.
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