Kelly Pumpkin Sundberg
@k-hud-sun.bsky.social
Writer, editor, mom to Max. She/her.
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“WKRP In Cincinnati” premieres 47 years ago today — a show that creator Hugh Wilson based on radio staff he knew from his days in advertising.
“Every call letter that I ran through my mind was already taken,” he said. “I think WKRP was not taken because it can be said that it spells ‘crap.'”
“Every call letter that I ran through my mind was already taken,” he said. “I think WKRP was not taken because it can be said that it spells ‘crap.'”
September 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“WKRP In Cincinnati” premieres 47 years ago today — a show that creator Hugh Wilson based on radio staff he knew from his days in advertising.
“Every call letter that I ran through my mind was already taken,” he said. “I think WKRP was not taken because it can be said that it spells ‘crap.'”
“Every call letter that I ran through my mind was already taken,” he said. “I think WKRP was not taken because it can be said that it spells ‘crap.'”
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The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
This sucks! Also, there are zero OB-GYNs in Champaign County? Urbana is NOT that small!
Ohio has 24 counties without an OB-GYN, including two that border Union County — Champaign and Hardin, according to the nonpartisan nonprofit KFF, an independent source of research and information on national health issues ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/26/w...
'What happens is people don't get care.' Ohio has 24 counties without an OB-GYN, according to KFF • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio has 24 counties without an OB-GYN, according to KFF. The data they used was from 2021.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
This sucks! Also, there are zero OB-GYNs in Champaign County? Urbana is NOT that small!
Colin Robinson! *That’s* who this guy reminds me of!
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Colin Robinson! *That’s* who this guy reminds me of!
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Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
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Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
This is also true of roasted chicken, and if you believe otherwise you are hallucinating
it’s impossible to make your own pasta from scratch at home. no one has ever done it
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This is also true of roasted chicken, and if you believe otherwise you are hallucinating
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I've grown more conservative as I've grown older but the things I want to conserve are democracy and decency
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I've grown more conservative as I've grown older but the things I want to conserve are democracy and decency
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One of the things that truly sucks about these times is that you have to learn new-to-you* slurs to understand what’s going on
*ok I actually knew this one thanks to the band Hello Peril in the Netflix movie Always Be My Maybe
*ok I actually knew this one thanks to the band Hello Peril in the Netflix movie Always Be My Maybe
gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
One of the things that truly sucks about these times is that you have to learn new-to-you* slurs to understand what’s going on
*ok I actually knew this one thanks to the band Hello Peril in the Netflix movie Always Be My Maybe
*ok I actually knew this one thanks to the band Hello Peril in the Netflix movie Always Be My Maybe
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Part of this week’s newsletter was inspired by the post below. Was there a way to show the distance between normal Americans and the super wealthy?
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www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Part of this week’s newsletter was inspired by the post below. Was there a way to show the distance between normal Americans and the super wealthy?
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www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
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www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
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'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
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the world that neo-heathcliff inhabits is richer than any other legacy comic strip. garfield hasn't been this good since jon arbuckle drank dog semen (may 30, 1990)
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
the world that neo-heathcliff inhabits is richer than any other legacy comic strip. garfield hasn't been this good since jon arbuckle drank dog semen (may 30, 1990)
NO NOTES
My kid recently watched Back to the Future Part II for the first time, and he immediately thought of making his own version of this meme.
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NO NOTES
Check out this thread and the many and varied replies if you need a reminder that social media can be fun, because lord knows I did
None of the men have any ass either, show was made before we crossed the 1998 J-Lo Rubicon from assless nation to be-assed republic
The craziest thing about Miami Vice in hindsight is none of the women have any ass. Maybe its the cocaine 80s but they are all skinny with no ass.
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Check out this thread and the many and varied replies if you need a reminder that social media can be fun, because lord knows I did
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Don’t break the picket line!
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Don’t break the picket line!
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Everyone in America: Wow the Bears are winning all these last minute games in wild comebacks, it's miraculous, how are they even doing it
Pope Leo in the Vatican: *smiles*
Pope Leo in the Vatican: *smiles*
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Everyone in America: Wow the Bears are winning all these last minute games in wild comebacks, it's miraculous, how are they even doing it
Pope Leo in the Vatican: *smiles*
Pope Leo in the Vatican: *smiles*
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
An all-around great read, with these two paragraphs as the pinnacle.
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
An all-around great read, with these two paragraphs as the pinnacle.
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all of the calls for "moderating on trans issues" are just an excuse to launder the author's own bigotry into the political sphere
do the right thing and tell them to go to hell, support trans rights
do the right thing and tell them to go to hell, support trans rights
November 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
all of the calls for "moderating on trans issues" are just an excuse to launder the author's own bigotry into the political sphere
do the right thing and tell them to go to hell, support trans rights
do the right thing and tell them to go to hell, support trans rights
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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ice cubes are ridiculous. like yeah lemme just get a piece of water
November 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
ice cubes are ridiculous. like yeah lemme just get a piece of water
FLAWLESS VICTORY
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
FLAWLESS VICTORY
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One of the things that kills me about all this is that it’s just, like, maybe ten guys.
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
One of the things that kills me about all this is that it’s just, like, maybe ten guys.