Robin Marwick
@electricland.bsky.social
Freelance medical editor, alto, occasional traveller, trying to make things better. The pup is Bunty, an Airedale terrier (🎂2023-05-29), and I regret to inform you she has her own Instagram. 🇨🇦 She/her. Yay for alt text. https://linktr.ee/rmarwick
Pinned
For #TerrierTuesday, here’s Bunty taking a break from romping with her cousin and BFF, Ashi (he’s a week younger than she is).
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
For #TerrierTuesday, here’s Bunty taking a break from romping with her cousin and BFF, Ashi (he’s a week younger than she is).
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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One of the greatest joys in my life is every time someone whose child has a Highland Cow Special Interest finds this extremely niche and extremely adorable clicky toy!
The pasture comes with a bale of hay you can click, and two absolutely precious cows, now 25% off!
http://thebrokencirc...
The pasture comes with a bale of hay you can click, and two absolutely precious cows, now 25% off!
http://thebrokencirc...
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
One of the greatest joys in my life is every time someone whose child has a Highland Cow Special Interest finds this extremely niche and extremely adorable clicky toy!
The pasture comes with a bale of hay you can click, and two absolutely precious cows, now 25% off!
http://thebrokencirc...
The pasture comes with a bale of hay you can click, and two absolutely precious cows, now 25% off!
http://thebrokencirc...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Good news: When my book The Birding Dictionary came out, we offered pins for the first folks who ordered, and we've found a new stash. We have pins for the first 50 people who submit a receipt! (Until 12/19 or while supplies last. US residents only.) www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page...
The Birding Dictionary Preorder Campaign
The Birding Dictionary The first 50 customers to submit their receipt will receive an exclusive pin featuring Rosemary Mosco’s charming illustrations! Submit your receipt and receive a…
www.hachettebookgroup.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Good news: When my book The Birding Dictionary came out, we offered pins for the first folks who ordered, and we've found a new stash. We have pins for the first 50 people who submit a receipt! (Until 12/19 or while supplies last. US residents only.) www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page...
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Cars are 26 times more deadly than trains and 75 times more deadly than busses. How about we discourage car ownership so that transportation will be both more affordable and safer.
Car ownership (dependency) itself is expensive. But what if we, I don't know, focused on expanding transportation options beyond cars? What if we changed regulations so that automakers were no longer incentivized to build giant SUVs and trucks? No, we'll just cut back on safety features? Okay.
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Cars are 26 times more deadly than trains and 75 times more deadly than busses. How about we discourage car ownership so that transportation will be both more affordable and safer.
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“Yes. I read a an essay about this by a political scientist 15 years ago and it’s lived rent free in my brain ever since.
In a nutshell, he said, the more unstable and out of control the world seems, the more people are willing to cede power to authoritarian leaders.” — @katharinehayhoe.com
In a nutshell, he said, the more unstable and out of control the world seems, the more people are willing to cede power to authoritarian leaders.” — @katharinehayhoe.com
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“Yes. I read a an essay about this by a political scientist 15 years ago and it’s lived rent free in my brain ever since.
In a nutshell, he said, the more unstable and out of control the world seems, the more people are willing to cede power to authoritarian leaders.” — @katharinehayhoe.com
In a nutshell, he said, the more unstable and out of control the world seems, the more people are willing to cede power to authoritarian leaders.” — @katharinehayhoe.com
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Steve Martin talking about him always gets me
Steve Martin Remembers John Candy
YouTube video by Pauli Bailey
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Steve Martin talking about him always gets me
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Much like the Carpathians or the Pyrenees, the Great Lakes both define a border and also a zone of exchange and shared culture.
It's also amazing that a guy who grew up in Toronto's east end, worked for Eaton's, and was generally very Canadian could also very authentically play a certain sort of "Chicago Guy." Uncle Buck is probably the best example of this.
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Much like the Carpathians or the Pyrenees, the Great Lakes both define a border and also a zone of exchange and shared culture.
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If you ever wonder why people say "slippery as an eel" I can confirm that one time we had to hold an eel for a vet to do a blood draw and that eel ended up on the floor 47 times out of 48 attempts
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
If you ever wonder why people say "slippery as an eel" I can confirm that one time we had to hold an eel for a vet to do a blood draw and that eel ended up on the floor 47 times out of 48 attempts
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tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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what, they weren't efficient enough? jeez, capitalism is a helluva
Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them to be even more efficient
The long-overlooked insects that could save our crops
Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them to be even more efficient
www.newscientist.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
what, they weren't efficient enough? jeez, capitalism is a helluva
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Really proud of my colleagues for launching this new series at @coyotemedia.org -- First Aid Kit, a set of pieces that help you be safer, healthier, and more helpful in your community.
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
COYOTE First Aid Kit: How to Compassionately Respond to an Overdose
Naloxone, rescue breathing, and 911: Learn the do's, don'ts, and best practices for reversing an overdose.
www.coyotemedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Really proud of my colleagues for launching this new series at @coyotemedia.org -- First Aid Kit, a set of pieces that help you be safer, healthier, and more helpful in your community.
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
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Musk: ok now itsa time for grok to show your stuff
Musk: grok is gonna be so epic
Musk: itsa almost sufficiently epic for public consumption
Musk: i just gotta tighten up the graphics on level 3
Musk: anna you can say "grok, make it more epic"
Musk: "more epic by 20%"
Musk: grok is gonna be so epic
Musk: itsa almost sufficiently epic for public consumption
Musk: i just gotta tighten up the graphics on level 3
Musk: anna you can say "grok, make it more epic"
Musk: "more epic by 20%"
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Musk: ok now itsa time for grok to show your stuff
Musk: grok is gonna be so epic
Musk: itsa almost sufficiently epic for public consumption
Musk: i just gotta tighten up the graphics on level 3
Musk: anna you can say "grok, make it more epic"
Musk: "more epic by 20%"
Musk: grok is gonna be so epic
Musk: itsa almost sufficiently epic for public consumption
Musk: i just gotta tighten up the graphics on level 3
Musk: anna you can say "grok, make it more epic"
Musk: "more epic by 20%"
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Stephen King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] eyyyy Stephano king
Musk: itsa me, you besta friend elon
Musk: elon musk!
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] eyyyy Stephano king
Musk: itsa me, you besta friend elon
Musk: elon musk!
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Stephen King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] eyyyy Stephano king
Musk: itsa me, you besta friend elon
Musk: elon musk!
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] eyyyy Stephano king
Musk: itsa me, you besta friend elon
Musk: elon musk!
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Hello and welcome to Assumptions Club. I think we all know why we’re here.
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Hello and welcome to Assumptions Club. I think we all know why we’re here.
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The Patreon that the Beaverton started last year quite literally saved our website. If you feel so inclined, please consider throwing a couple of dollars our way so we can keep charting Pierre Poilievre's ongoing flameout.
The Beaverton Lives! It still needs your help to thrive
The Beaverton Lives! It still needs your help to thrive
Beloved Readers, It’s been just over a year since we launched our Patreon, and to say that it has completely saved our asses would be an understatement. From the bottom of our snarky Canadian hearts, ...
thebeaverton.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Patreon that the Beaverton started last year quite literally saved our website. If you feel so inclined, please consider throwing a couple of dollars our way so we can keep charting Pierre Poilievre's ongoing flameout.
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I will wear a skirt suit to the airport when the flight staff start serving aged prosciutto and olives from Greece with a French 75 to me in my full grain leather bucket seat
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I will wear a skirt suit to the airport when the flight staff start serving aged prosciutto and olives from Greece with a French 75 to me in my full grain leather bucket seat
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November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
with alt text
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I actually have started writing down my favorite, trusted online recipes in a binder because I am not sure the sites will survive.
When I traveled overseas last year, I bought a paper travel guide, something that I never thought I would do again.
When I traveled overseas last year, I bought a paper travel guide, something that I never thought I would do again.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I actually have started writing down my favorite, trusted online recipes in a binder because I am not sure the sites will survive.
When I traveled overseas last year, I bought a paper travel guide, something that I never thought I would do again.
When I traveled overseas last year, I bought a paper travel guide, something that I never thought I would do again.
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For folks outside Chicago, Robert is one of our resident writers and flâneurs, who wanders, writes about, and honors Chicago history and lore. Also, he takes great pictures of local wildlife!
www.instagram.com/robertloerzel/
He's a fine fellow and great follow on BlueSky and elsewhere.
www.instagram.com/robertloerzel/
He's a fine fellow and great follow on BlueSky and elsewhere.
Lit Editor Business for @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social. I interview the redoubtable @robertloerzel.bsky.social about his new book (created with James A. Pierce) The Uptown: Chicago's Endangered Movie Palace from CityFiles Press.
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/11/...
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/11/...
Interview: Robert Loerzel on <em>The Uptown: Chicago's Endangered Movie Palace</em> | Third Coast Review
Sometimes the biggest things go unnoticed. The Uptown Theater, for example.
thirdcoastreview.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
For folks outside Chicago, Robert is one of our resident writers and flâneurs, who wanders, writes about, and honors Chicago history and lore. Also, he takes great pictures of local wildlife!
www.instagram.com/robertloerzel/
He's a fine fellow and great follow on BlueSky and elsewhere.
www.instagram.com/robertloerzel/
He's a fine fellow and great follow on BlueSky and elsewhere.
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
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"Dogs don't bark at parked cars" is an all-time great line
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Dogs don't bark at parked cars" is an all-time great line