poparhi
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What's the OPPOSITE of a role model?
she/her - umich and lomas grad - michigander in portland, or
she/her - umich and lomas grad - michigander in portland, or
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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Insomnia is A THING rn, and I'm NOT handling it well.
December 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Insomnia is A THING rn, and I'm NOT handling it well.
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As plenty of women have always known, it’s easy to sucker a man with a big ego into pretty much anything you want if you just let him bang on about his obsessions, flatter him, and don’t let your own personality intrude.
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
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December 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
As plenty of women have always known, it’s easy to sucker a man with a big ego into pretty much anything you want if you just let him bang on about his obsessions, flatter him, and don’t let your own personality intrude.
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I try to focus on posting about art and comics and not my complaints about the state of everything but GOOD GRIEF
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I try to focus on posting about art and comics and not my complaints about the state of everything but GOOD GRIEF
I read Stephen King's op-ed about Rob Reiner and this quote is lingering, hitting me on so many levels:
"Nostalgia can be dangerous when it’s up close. I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but it feels true."
"Nostalgia can be dangerous when it’s up close. I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but it feels true."
December 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I read Stephen King's op-ed about Rob Reiner and this quote is lingering, hitting me on so many levels:
"Nostalgia can be dangerous when it’s up close. I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but it feels true."
"Nostalgia can be dangerous when it’s up close. I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but it feels true."
HATE when I fall asleep early (I NEED SLEEP) and wake up before midnight. Extra bullshit.
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
HATE when I fall asleep early (I NEED SLEEP) and wake up before midnight. Extra bullshit.
Perfect description!
i love how excited my dogs get when i’m on the floor it’s as though i’ve entered their country and they want to welcome me
December 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Perfect description!
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i love how excited my dogs get when i’m on the floor it’s as though i’ve entered their country and they want to welcome me
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
i love how excited my dogs get when i’m on the floor it’s as though i’ve entered their country and they want to welcome me
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TDS is a pretty good description of his need to make everything about himself. Just an unwell and unhappy human being.
December 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
TDS is a pretty good description of his need to make everything about himself. Just an unwell and unhappy human being.
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
My god he's a fucking loser posting like that about Rob Reiner. I'm not surprised or anything but damn. What an absolute loser.
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My god he's a fucking loser posting like that about Rob Reiner. I'm not surprised or anything but damn. What an absolute loser.
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every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
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And there was "Seinfeld" in the middle of all this.
This has to be one of the greatest runs any director has ever experienced.
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
And there was "Seinfeld" in the middle of all this.
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literally what the fuck
December 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
literally what the fuck
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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This is one of those times when all of the bad news just sucks the air out of your lungs.
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This is one of those times when all of the bad news just sucks the air out of your lungs.
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Look, there’s a simple solution to private equity buying up and enshittifying the software that keeps us safe: a handful of municipal fire/rescue departments should team up, collaboratively build and share better software, and release it into the public domain. This is a common pattern!
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Look, there’s a simple solution to private equity buying up and enshittifying the software that keeps us safe: a handful of municipal fire/rescue departments should team up, collaboratively build and share better software, and release it into the public domain. This is a common pattern!
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You know what? I'm willing to empirically test this as many times as it takes to reach statistical certainty about any conclusions we reach
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
You know what? I'm willing to empirically test this as many times as it takes to reach statistical certainty about any conclusions we reach
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My position on taking action. And on the important space between everything and nothing.
December 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My position on taking action. And on the important space between everything and nothing.
We had a bit of a shock when our 6yo came out with a "6-7" he learned at school. It starts!
December 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
We had a bit of a shock when our 6yo came out with a "6-7" he learned at school. It starts!
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Am I allowed to say Toad is serving right now?
Toad walked on the high wire.
“Frog,” cried Toad, “can you do tricks like this?”
“Frog,” cried Toad, “can you do tricks like this?”
December 12, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Am I allowed to say Toad is serving right now?
Practically gives me a light headache to process this shit.
Hiring a Black woman: “identity politics”
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Practically gives me a light headache to process this shit.
Sickness in the house for days on end. I'm run down and still recovering myself. Everything seems on track to be normal tomorrow but I feel like I've been through the ringer this week. Desperately over the WFH while parenting thing. And I'm supposed to go out and be social tomorrow?????? 😩
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Sickness in the house for days on end. I'm run down and still recovering myself. Everything seems on track to be normal tomorrow but I feel like I've been through the ringer this week. Desperately over the WFH while parenting thing. And I'm supposed to go out and be social tomorrow?????? 😩