Kyle Petersen
@kpoptimist.bsky.social
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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the vice president usually only endorses war crimes in secret memos so i feel like this is a big step forward for us
September 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
the vice president usually only endorses war crimes in secret memos so i feel like this is a big step forward for us
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I will forever argue that 2007 South Carolina was the epitome of Gamecock football. A 6-1 start punctuated by a sloppy road win against Georgia and a respectable loss at eventual champion LSU. Rose to #6, lost to Vandy at home, finished on a 5-game losing streak and was not selected for a bowl game.
August 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I will forever argue that 2007 South Carolina was the epitome of Gamecock football. A 6-1 start punctuated by a sloppy road win against Georgia and a respectable loss at eventual champion LSU. Rose to #6, lost to Vandy at home, finished on a 5-game losing streak and was not selected for a bowl game.
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nothing to promise but blood, sweat, tears, and a thousand reps of "Sandstorm"
August 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
nothing to promise but blood, sweat, tears, and a thousand reps of "Sandstorm"
How many Springsteen-inspired bar bands were called "The Backstreet Boys" before the late 90s, ya think?
August 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
How many Springsteen-inspired bar bands were called "The Backstreet Boys" before the late 90s, ya think?
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So much to love and chew on in Richard Brody’s new defense of written reviews www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
July 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
So much to love and chew on in Richard Brody’s new defense of written reviews www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
I love this piece as an argument for why arena rock shows are (or can be) great. It's a different thing that a club show, kind of a lower floor / higher ceiling deal.
Last week I was in London and I got to see the first show at Wembley on Oasis' triumphant reunion tour. It was the greatest stadium rock show I ever saw. I went long on why here.
uproxx.com/indie/oasis-...
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Oasis Live 25 At Wembley Showcased The Last Great Stadium Band
An eyewitness account of an ecstatic reunion tour in London.
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August 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I love this piece as an argument for why arena rock shows are (or can be) great. It's a different thing that a club show, kind of a lower floor / higher ceiling deal.
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I finished @caseyjohnston.bsky.social's book last night & it is as excellent as promised - a perfect combo of memoir & research. Worth reading if you are a person with a body, especially if you have complicated feelings about that body. bookshop.org/a/100021/978...
A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting
How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting
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July 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I finished @caseyjohnston.bsky.social's book last night & it is as excellent as promised - a perfect combo of memoir & research. Worth reading if you are a person with a body, especially if you have complicated feelings about that body. bookshop.org/a/100021/978...
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None of this crap would be happening if we hadn’t switched to settled agriculture. Idiots.
July 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
None of this crap would be happening if we hadn’t switched to settled agriculture. Idiots.
"By including dozens of changes to dates, deadlines, document requirements and rules, Republicans have turned paperwork into one of the bill’s crucial policy-making tools, yielding hundreds of billions of dollars in savings to help offset their signature tax cuts." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
How the G.O.P. Bill Saves Money: Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"By including dozens of changes to dates, deadlines, document requirements and rules, Republicans have turned paperwork into one of the bill’s crucial policy-making tools, yielding hundreds of billions of dollars in savings to help offset their signature tax cuts." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
I've successfully added AI into my workflow in that I now fiddle with it for 15-20 minutes before I end up mostly writing/doing what I was going to do anyway.
June 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I've successfully added AI into my workflow in that I now fiddle with it for 15-20 minutes before I end up mostly writing/doing what I was going to do anyway.
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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Gonna be real with you, this feels like an advertisement for spiritual death
April 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Gonna be real with you, this feels like an advertisement for spiritual death
The Lion King
Various Artists · Compilation · 1994 · 12 songs
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April 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Somewhat obsessed with this debut LP from Maya Delilah, a 24-year-old singer/songwriter and guitarist from Britain. Already one of my favorites of the year. open.spotify.com/album/0wrJiW...
The Long Way Round
Maya Delilah · Album · 2025 · 12 songs
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April 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Somewhat obsessed with this debut LP from Maya Delilah, a 24-year-old singer/songwriter and guitarist from Britain. Already one of my favorites of the year. open.spotify.com/album/0wrJiW...
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"46% of Head Start funding goes to rural areas, often in places without any other child care option..."
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Advocates worry over possible cuts to Head Start
The decades-old federal program provides childcare, nutrition assistance and other services to the nation's poorest families.
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April 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"46% of Head Start funding goes to rural areas, often in places without any other child care option..."
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I can't decide if this is valuable insight into "regular" voters or just a feature designed to slowly drive me insane. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Tariffs, Elon Musk and Trump’s Term So Far: 13 Trump Voters Discuss
The participants discuss how they think Trump’s second term is going.
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April 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I can't decide if this is valuable insight into "regular" voters or just a feature designed to slowly drive me insane. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is objectively hilarious.
While writing this review I realized something that was maybe obvious to other people but kind of blew my mind: Every Bon Iver album title has the same Something Comma Something structure.
For Emma, Forever Ago
Bon Iver, Bon Iver
22, A Million
i,i
SABLE, fABLE
For Emma, Forever Ago
Bon Iver, Bon Iver
22, A Million
i,i
SABLE, fABLE
April 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is objectively hilarious.
The Michael Lewis heads are gonna feel this one.
NEW:
At least 2,700 employees — roughly 17% of its staff — have applied to resign from the US Department of Energy.
The departures could gut the agency’s in-house bank, as well as its offices focused on bolstering the power grid and U.S. manufacturing.
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At least 2,700 employees — roughly 17% of its staff — have applied to resign from the US Department of Energy.
The departures could gut the agency’s in-house bank, as well as its offices focused on bolstering the power grid and U.S. manufacturing.
heatmap.news/politics/doe...
The Coming Bloodbath at the Department of Energy
More than 2,500 employees have applied for a buyout program. The departures, if approved, could gut the agency’s in-house bank and manufacturing office.
heatmap.news
April 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Michael Lewis heads are gonna feel this one.
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Happy 30th annual Rex Manning Day
April 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Happy 30th annual Rex Manning Day
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The latest B-side from my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS is about Yo La Tengo, that semi-viral concert review from a college journalist, and the vast gulf between this band's version of "indie" and the one the common 2025 understanding of the term
They're An American Band
My latest SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS B-side pays tribute to Yo La Tengo, torchbearers for a 20th Century indie rock ideal
suchgreatheights.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The latest B-side from my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS is about Yo La Tengo, that semi-viral concert review from a college journalist, and the vast gulf between this band's version of "indie" and the one the common 2025 understanding of the term
I'm feeling liberated from buying pretty much anything ever again.
April 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I'm feeling liberated from buying pretty much anything ever again.
Imagine having to eat a vegan meal after all that.
April 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Imagine having to eat a vegan meal after all that.
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there aren't any words for how much I hate the people doing this. I wish every harm upon them, it is right and just to pray for such harm
April 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
there aren't any words for how much I hate the people doing this. I wish every harm upon them, it is right and just to pray for such harm
Anybody else singing "Liberation Day" to the tune of Jason Isbell's "Decoration Day"? I mean, it's a vibe.
April 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Anybody else singing "Liberation Day" to the tune of Jason Isbell's "Decoration Day"? I mean, it's a vibe.