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Phil Choong
@philchoong.bsky.social
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PhD candidate. Academic interests in rhetorical education & critical university studies. Also here for games, pro wrestling, podcasts, and pet photos. (he/him)
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Happy black cat day, to all those who celebrate!
Panther, a black cat with yellow eyes, sits in loaf formation on a grey couch looking up at the camera
October 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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pareidolia, or, there are friends everywhere for those with the eyes to see
Some kind of stain on cobblestone pavement with two dots and a half-circle that look a little bit like a face A different stain on cobblestone pavement that also looks a little bit like a face
September 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Tech bros love to unironically reinvent the torment nexus!
Tweet by @AlexBlechman that reads: “Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale “Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don’t Create The Torment Nexus”
August 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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public transportation is so important ❤️
Muni bus stop with a green poster that reads “Palantir enabling modern genocide for ambitious dictators.” The Palantir logo has had little devil horns added, and the words “genocide” and “dictators” have been graffitied in over the original text. I’m not sure what the poster originally said and it also doesn’t matter.
August 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Question for #TeamRhetoric - Suggestions for rhetorical criticism that uses Wander's third persona? A student I'm working with liked the original article and is hoping to see examples of the concept being applied. Thanks!

(dog pic for engagement/tax below)
Bear, a dark brown corgi mix with a white tipped muzzle, looks up at the camera through a cracked door that excludes him from discourse
July 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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is this anything?
Parody Bluesky post by @TheLorax that reads “I skeet for the trees” and contains an image of truffula trees. The fake post has 0 reposts, 394 comments, and 823370 likes in reference to The Lorax’s ISBN
March 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Apollo’s gift of prophecy dodgeball meme, with the group of children labeled “Cagle”
March 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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And to that person, I say:
Statue of Roger Ebert sitting in a row of movie theater seats, giving a thumbs up
March 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Photos from February, part 2
Bear sits in the back yard in front of a gate, looking out into the street longingly A tree with pink flowers in bloom Panther and Bear in the kitchen looking up at the camera The Internet Archive sign, with the photographer visible in the glass pane
March 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Photos from February, part 1
Spaghetti squash in a grocery store display with a smiley face drawn on Bear, a corgi mix dog with dark fur, sits and looks up at the camera Sarah is laying on a couch and smiling next to Panther, a black cat, who is curled up on a blanket A crow standing on a sidewalk
March 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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cute little valentine’s day reminder ♥️
Billboard that reads “You can just ship things.” It’s for a tech company or something probably, but this is a willful misreading of the message.
February 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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He doesn’t know that he’s getting a bath today. 😔
Bear, a Corgi mix with dark fur, is curled up and asleep in his dog bed.
November 29, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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Free them!
Two yellow stuffed octopi sitting inside ikea kvistbro storage tables.
August 21, 2023 at 4:45 PM
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Their job is ✨beach✨
Two cops in camo riding on an ATV across the beach
August 3, 2023 at 9:39 PM