Zeph Harben
@yhpez.bsky.social
Slouching towards Bethlehem, or thereabouts
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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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frodo: "gandalf.. could we not have tom bombadil carry the ring?"
gandalf, wincing slightly, sighing pissedly, rubbing the bridge of his nose: "tom is.. extremely high"
gandalf, wincing slightly, sighing pissedly, rubbing the bridge of his nose: "tom is.. extremely high"
December 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
frodo: "gandalf.. could we not have tom bombadil carry the ring?"
gandalf, wincing slightly, sighing pissedly, rubbing the bridge of his nose: "tom is.. extremely high"
gandalf, wincing slightly, sighing pissedly, rubbing the bridge of his nose: "tom is.. extremely high"
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
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Seizing tanker, bombing shipwrecked
Expansion of the EEZ
Putin slashing subsea cables
deep-sea mining in CCZ
We didn't start the rogue wave, it's been rolling on since Millard Fillmore wanted guano
Expansion of the EEZ
Putin slashing subsea cables
deep-sea mining in CCZ
We didn't start the rogue wave, it's been rolling on since Millard Fillmore wanted guano
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Seizing tanker, bombing shipwrecked
Expansion of the EEZ
Putin slashing subsea cables
deep-sea mining in CCZ
We didn't start the rogue wave, it's been rolling on since Millard Fillmore wanted guano
Expansion of the EEZ
Putin slashing subsea cables
deep-sea mining in CCZ
We didn't start the rogue wave, it's been rolling on since Millard Fillmore wanted guano
Take me back to the Constantinople
where Constantine and the Bosporus are local
where Constantine and the Bosporus are local
December 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Take me back to the Constantinople
where Constantine and the Bosporus are local
where Constantine and the Bosporus are local
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this has become a very important video to me
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
this has become a very important video to me
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December 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Frank Gehry, 1929–2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
December 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Frank Gehry, 1929–2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
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"I watched from my hospital bed as Bobby, in the face of logic and common sense, was confirmed for the position, despite never having worked in medicine, public health, or the government."
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"I watched from my hospital bed as Bobby, in the face of logic and common sense, was confirmed for the position, despite never having worked in medicine, public health, or the government."
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WaterStep Supports Jamaica’s Health System as Leptospirosis Concerns Rise After Hurricane #Melissa
You can donate to their efforts, here:
waterstep.org
reliefweb.int/report/jamai...
You can donate to their efforts, here:
waterstep.org
reliefweb.int/report/jamai...
November 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
WaterStep Supports Jamaica’s Health System as Leptospirosis Concerns Rise After Hurricane #Melissa
You can donate to their efforts, here:
waterstep.org
reliefweb.int/report/jamai...
You can donate to their efforts, here:
waterstep.org
reliefweb.int/report/jamai...
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I’m going to keep sharing this as far and wide as I can until the New York Times removes Ehud Barak from their 12/3 DealBook Summit speaker lineup.
Please share on all socials, thank you!
#EpsteinFiles @nytimes.com
ellieleonard.substack.com/p/a-well-kno...
Please share on all socials, thank you!
#EpsteinFiles @nytimes.com
ellieleonard.substack.com/p/a-well-kno...
"A Well-Known Prime Minister"
Trigger Warning: this article contains discussion of sexual assault
ellieleonard.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I’m going to keep sharing this as far and wide as I can until the New York Times removes Ehud Barak from their 12/3 DealBook Summit speaker lineup.
Please share on all socials, thank you!
#EpsteinFiles @nytimes.com
ellieleonard.substack.com/p/a-well-kno...
Please share on all socials, thank you!
#EpsteinFiles @nytimes.com
ellieleonard.substack.com/p/a-well-kno...
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I've seen many YouTube interpolations of "Steamed Hams," but this one, which expands the gag into a "My Dinner With Andre" parody, is special. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk-O...
Steamed Hams but it's a Critically Acclaimed Feature Film
YouTube video by Tyrone Deise
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I've seen many YouTube interpolations of "Steamed Hams," but this one, which expands the gag into a "My Dinner With Andre" parody, is special. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk-O...
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"One new term we’re considering is 'people who are without home.' Notice how that term starts with “people.” We believe in language that centers humanity. Actions, less so."
Our City’s New Initiative Will End Homelessness by Calling It Something Else
The housing crisis in our city is reaching a breaking point. Something has to be done to help the struggling members of our community, which is why...
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"One new term we’re considering is 'people who are without home.' Notice how that term starts with “people.” We believe in language that centers humanity. Actions, less so."
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Can I tell you about someone else whose followers included adult content creators
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Can I tell you about someone else whose followers included adult content creators
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter
Ouch, I think I have a splinter
Ouch, I think I have a splinter
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter
Ouch, I think I have a splinter
Ouch, I think I have a splinter
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SANDWICH
HAS TAKEN MY SIGHT
TAKEN MY SPEECH
TAKEN MY HEARING
TAKEN MY ARMS
TAKEN MY LEGS
TAKEN MY SOUL
LEFT ME WITH LIFE IN HELL
HAS TAKEN MY SIGHT
TAKEN MY SPEECH
TAKEN MY HEARING
TAKEN MY ARMS
TAKEN MY LEGS
TAKEN MY SOUL
LEFT ME WITH LIFE IN HELL
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
SANDWICH
HAS TAKEN MY SIGHT
TAKEN MY SPEECH
TAKEN MY HEARING
TAKEN MY ARMS
TAKEN MY LEGS
TAKEN MY SOUL
LEFT ME WITH LIFE IN HELL
HAS TAKEN MY SIGHT
TAKEN MY SPEECH
TAKEN MY HEARING
TAKEN MY ARMS
TAKEN MY LEGS
TAKEN MY SOUL
LEFT ME WITH LIFE IN HELL
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This is the only Bill Ackman I recognize
November 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is the only Bill Ackman I recognize
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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Now available for free: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/dros...
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Now available for free: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/dros...