Pam Mandel
@nerdseyeview.bsky.social
Words, bikes, dogs, cooking, resistance. More at nerdseyeview.com. I host a podcast about getting fired: https://cannedpodcast.com/
i am consistently so pleased she is my rep. she knows what's up.
(primary maria cantwell's centrist nonsense, tho.)
(primary maria cantwell's centrist nonsense, tho.)
Too often when discussing trans rights, we’re forced to be on the defensive, as Republicans wage attacks.
Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.
Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.
February 11, 2026 at 9:42 PM
i am consistently so pleased she is my rep. she knows what's up.
(primary maria cantwell's centrist nonsense, tho.)
(primary maria cantwell's centrist nonsense, tho.)
I have a miniscule job and I just did REALLY GOOD WORK for my client, I should not be this underemployed.
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I have a miniscule job and I just did REALLY GOOD WORK for my client, I should not be this underemployed.
The robots were supposed to take away the work and free us to create, not take away the creation and leave us to work. WTF.
February 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The robots were supposed to take away the work and free us to create, not take away the creation and leave us to work. WTF.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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What WAS journalism? Friends, it was this, the greatest truth telling I’ve ever witnessed.
Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
What WAS journalism? Friends, it was this, the greatest truth telling I’ve ever witnessed.
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
Blow up your Ring cam
Migrate your Substack
Go to the country
Build you a home
Plant a little garden
Eat a lot of peaches
Try and find Jesus
On your own
Migrate your Substack
Go to the country
Build you a home
Plant a little garden
Eat a lot of peaches
Try and find Jesus
On your own
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Blow up your Ring cam
Migrate your Substack
Go to the country
Build you a home
Plant a little garden
Eat a lot of peaches
Try and find Jesus
On your own
Migrate your Substack
Go to the country
Build you a home
Plant a little garden
Eat a lot of peaches
Try and find Jesus
On your own
tell your dog i said hi and that fascism is bullshit.
love the radicalization of dog rates, 15/10, no notes.
love the radicalization of dog rates, 15/10, no notes.
February 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
tell your dog i said hi and that fascism is bullshit.
love the radicalization of dog rates, 15/10, no notes.
love the radicalization of dog rates, 15/10, no notes.
absolute bluebird day here in seattle, you should come have coffee with me in my backyard, could you bring cookies, i'm not picky.
February 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
absolute bluebird day here in seattle, you should come have coffee with me in my backyard, could you bring cookies, i'm not picky.
every time the numbers drop i want to remind y'all that contractors like me aren't tracked, neither are folks who have run out their unemployment. so the numbers are always HIGHER than posted because of a bunch of invisible workers who are also unemployed.
US job openings dropped to a five-year low in December 2025, report shows
Data from November 2025 was also revised lower amid a softening in labor market conditions at the end of the year
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
every time the numbers drop i want to remind y'all that contractors like me aren't tracked, neither are folks who have run out their unemployment. so the numbers are always HIGHER than posted because of a bunch of invisible workers who are also unemployed.
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I just HOWLED with laughter at my desk. like, scared the dog HOWLED.
Would absolutely watch the “Men Experiencing Consequences Olympics.”
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I just HOWLED with laughter at my desk. like, scared the dog HOWLED.
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Living in Minnesota right now feels like being in the emergency room. Literally everyone is suffering in different ways, even if it's "just" a badly twisted ankle rather than a kidney stone or a full-on heart attack. The staff are working as hard as they can but energy and resources are dwindling.
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Living in Minnesota right now feels like being in the emergency room. Literally everyone is suffering in different ways, even if it's "just" a badly twisted ankle rather than a kidney stone or a full-on heart attack. The staff are working as hard as they can but energy and resources are dwindling.
also, he introed himself in, like, two lines.
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 10, 2026 at 4:22 PM
also, he introed himself in, like, two lines.
age verification: i know how to use a rotary phone.
a cartoon character is talking on a phone
ALT: a cartoon character is talking on a phone
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
age verification: i know how to use a rotary phone.
Detectorists fans, rejoice! Five stars for Mackenzie Crook’s new series.
Really excited to host one of its stars - SIR MICHAEL PALIN - at #HistFest2026 in April. @histfest.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Really excited to host one of its stars - SIR MICHAEL PALIN - at #HistFest2026 in April. @histfest.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Small Prophets review – Mackenzie Crook’s magical new comedy is pure, pure pleasure
Wonder lies below the surface of this truly fantastic sitcom from the creator of Detectorists. It’s an impossible marvel of TV making
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
let's not forget our friends in minneapolis. they're still occupied. time for another round of calls to our reps. free minnesota!
"I think that the goal of Tom Homan switching out for Gregory Bovino is purely optics and damage control. It's not actually a change in their tactics of intimidation and indiscriminate apprehension,” said Minneapolis City Council President Elliott Payne.
Minneapolis City Council president says immigration enforcement still active in Minneapolis
Five days after federal officials announced hundreds of immigration agents would be leaving Minneapolis, City Council President Elliott Payne says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is still vis...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:34 AM
let's not forget our friends in minneapolis. they're still occupied. time for another round of calls to our reps. free minnesota!
Post a banger that isn't English.
(Didja forget about this one? It was EVERYWHERE.)
(Didja forget about this one? It was EVERYWHERE.)
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Post a banger that isn't English.
(Didja forget about this one? It was EVERYWHERE.)
(Didja forget about this one? It was EVERYWHERE.)
this is long and from the 80s and ALSO makes a super compelling case for why moderate/centrism is complete and total bullshit. it was on a local public radio station this am -- i was out running errands -- and i was FLOORED by how relevant it is right now. push left, hard, no compromise. yesterday.
Michael Parenti lecture (1986)
YouTube video by James Thompson
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
this is long and from the 80s and ALSO makes a super compelling case for why moderate/centrism is complete and total bullshit. it was on a local public radio station this am -- i was out running errands -- and i was FLOORED by how relevant it is right now. push left, hard, no compromise. yesterday.
eating all these potato chips is not going to make me less tired. this is a hard fact to face this morning when there are potato chips (fewer now) and my internal battery won't hold a charge.
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
eating all these potato chips is not going to make me less tired. this is a hard fact to face this morning when there are potato chips (fewer now) and my internal battery won't hold a charge.
always a fan of a good rant from the guy i think of as the internet's sweary uncle chuck.
Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
terribleminds.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
always a fan of a good rant from the guy i think of as the internet's sweary uncle chuck.
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hey there, would you like some SUPER BOWL SNACK HISTORY?
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
Superb Snack History: The secret life of seven-layer dip
Investigating the origins of a very 1970s snack
snackstack.net
February 8, 2026 at 8:53 PM
hey there, would you like some SUPER BOWL SNACK HISTORY?
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
Shhhh. We are very busy.
February 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Shhhh. We are very busy.
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Oh to have a healthy media landscape in which interviewers routinely reply to bullshit propaganda with the simple words, "That's not true. Your lies are hurting people. This interview is over."
February 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Oh to have a healthy media landscape in which interviewers routinely reply to bullshit propaganda with the simple words, "That's not true. Your lies are hurting people. This interview is over."