Pam Mandel
@nerdseyeview.bsky.social
Writer, gadfly, spinster, weirdo. More at nerdseyeview.com. I host a podcast about getting fired: https://cannedpodcast.com/
i can not overstate the absolute GLEE this gave me. what a legend. what a HERO.
if you know me at all, you know i am *not* easily impressed and this, this is impressive. gonna say it again. LEGEND.
if you know me at all, you know i am *not* easily impressed and this, this is impressive. gonna say it again. LEGEND.
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
i can not overstate the absolute GLEE this gave me. what a legend. what a HERO.
if you know me at all, you know i am *not* easily impressed and this, this is impressive. gonna say it again. LEGEND.
if you know me at all, you know i am *not* easily impressed and this, this is impressive. gonna say it again. LEGEND.
For some time my gay boyfriend and I have been cooking our way around the world. It has recently occurred to me what a delicious fuck you this is to the anti-immigrant anti-diversity mindset. We're in Spain right now, paella and sweet potatoes.
January 18, 2026 at 5:18 AM
For some time my gay boyfriend and I have been cooking our way around the world. It has recently occurred to me what a delicious fuck you this is to the anti-immigrant anti-diversity mindset. We're in Spain right now, paella and sweet potatoes.
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Well, those boots were not made for walking
January 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Well, those boots were not made for walking
i'm reaching capacity levels for Living in America right now, but i did my errands by bike, and swam laps at the Y where it's super diverse, and i'm having a really nice Spainish dinner with my long term gay boyfriend (making paella) i'm just gonna take a minute and call it good. because fuuuuuuuck.
January 18, 2026 at 1:24 AM
i'm reaching capacity levels for Living in America right now, but i did my errands by bike, and swam laps at the Y where it's super diverse, and i'm having a really nice Spainish dinner with my long term gay boyfriend (making paella) i'm just gonna take a minute and call it good. because fuuuuuuuck.
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There is going to be a general strike on January 23. Make sure you don't cross the picket line.
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM
There is going to be a general strike on January 23. Make sure you don't cross the picket line.
a thing i can not get anywhere near enough of is absurdity as a reaction to this stupid fucking time. inflatables ala portland frog. art sleds. crazy amazing graffiti. furries dancing in the streets. give me all of it. i love it.
January 18, 2026 at 12:51 AM
a thing i can not get anywhere near enough of is absurdity as a reaction to this stupid fucking time. inflatables ala portland frog. art sleds. crazy amazing graffiti. furries dancing in the streets. give me all of it. i love it.
been pondering why i'm so personally rattled by the MN attack and
1. i have such good friends in minneapolis
2. the immigrant/refugee program i volunteered with shuttered after the election and that kinda broke my heart
3. IT'S JUST FUCKING WRONG
1. i have such good friends in minneapolis
2. the immigrant/refugee program i volunteered with shuttered after the election and that kinda broke my heart
3. IT'S JUST FUCKING WRONG
January 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM
been pondering why i'm so personally rattled by the MN attack and
1. i have such good friends in minneapolis
2. the immigrant/refugee program i volunteered with shuttered after the election and that kinda broke my heart
3. IT'S JUST FUCKING WRONG
1. i have such good friends in minneapolis
2. the immigrant/refugee program i volunteered with shuttered after the election and that kinda broke my heart
3. IT'S JUST FUCKING WRONG
on a mostly empty beach on moloka'i i got to talking w a native hawaiian guy. he told me a thing he loves about going to the beach is how later, at home, he'll think about how great it was to be at the beach. this is some kind of next level existentialism. it was YEARS ago, i STILL think about it.
Anyone else have an encounter with a total stranger that they will never stop thinking about? I often think about the time I was in a bookstore waiting for a bathroom to open up, and a guy in one of the bathrooms was taking an incredibly loud crap while repeatedly yelling “SIRI, WHAT CITY IS THIS”
January 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
on a mostly empty beach on moloka'i i got to talking w a native hawaiian guy. he told me a thing he loves about going to the beach is how later, at home, he'll think about how great it was to be at the beach. this is some kind of next level existentialism. it was YEARS ago, i STILL think about it.
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I keep thinking about the toxic, pervasive mythology of "rugged individualism" as a driving force in American culture, and how the collective efforts in the Twin Cities right now are proof that the only way through hard times is together, as a community.
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I keep thinking about the toxic, pervasive mythology of "rugged individualism" as a driving force in American culture, and how the collective efforts in the Twin Cities right now are proof that the only way through hard times is together, as a community.
i was feeling a little blue about being single still in this new year, then i spent 72 hours on the dating apps and that fixed it.
January 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
i was feeling a little blue about being single still in this new year, then i spent 72 hours on the dating apps and that fixed it.
#seattle #bikesky the state wants to legislate e-motos and those of us on ebikes don't want to get swept up in that. Wa Bikes has asked we mark ourselves as PRO this item so we are not restricted by laws that impact e-motos, we get to be BIKES. which we are. please and thank you.
CSI
app.leg.wa.gov
January 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
this is a thing i come back to over and over, diversity is just the fucking BEST, we recieve endless gifts, our lives are richer and more colorful. you don't want that, fine, don't partake, but don't steal it from me. don't desaturate my existence because you want to live in grayscale.
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM
this is a thing i come back to over and over, diversity is just the fucking BEST, we recieve endless gifts, our lives are richer and more colorful. you don't want that, fine, don't partake, but don't steal it from me. don't desaturate my existence because you want to live in grayscale.
All hail the good people of Minnesota. ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
January 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
All hail the good people of Minnesota. ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
do i still gotta do my taxes?
January 17, 2026 at 2:45 AM
do i still gotta do my taxes?
How has no one mentioned Billy Paul?
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
How has no one mentioned Billy Paul?
My movie pal lives half an hour a way and the theater is about 15 mins from his house. He's also literally in the next town.
"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
www.avclub.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:37 AM
My movie pal lives half an hour a way and the theater is about 15 mins from his house. He's also literally in the next town.
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Block party.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Block party.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
don't make 'em ask twice. they're busy in minneapolis.
A Minneapolis Teacher Wants the Whole Country in the Streets
Dan Troccoli, a public middle school teacher, says everyone should start “emulating” Minneapolis’s resistance to ICE and the Trump regime.
www.thenation.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
don't make 'em ask twice. they're busy in minneapolis.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
If you haven’t already, take the AGO’s AI labor impact survey to make your voice heard.
Help us build a balanced future for our workforce: https://tinyurl.com/ysxevt8n
Help us build a balanced future for our workforce: https://tinyurl.com/ysxevt8n
apparently norwegians adopted a certain style of red tassled hat to protest the occupation. it's cold out there in MN, maybe if you knit and you're not in MN you could send your friends there a warm cap with a red tassle?
Protest Cap (Norway) pattern by Merete Lütken
Pattern is on page 114.
www.ravelry.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:55 PM
apparently norwegians adopted a certain style of red tassled hat to protest the occupation. it's cold out there in MN, maybe if you knit and you're not in MN you could send your friends there a warm cap with a red tassle?
we can join them, even if we're not in MN. we can.
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
we can join them, even if we're not in MN. we can.
listen, i know, I KNOW, but my first reaction was "do substack next."
don't @ me. I KNOW.
don't @ me. I KNOW.
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www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
listen, i know, I KNOW, but my first reaction was "do substack next."
don't @ me. I KNOW.
don't @ me. I KNOW.
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Well done to whoever did this
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www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Well done to whoever did this
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I'll second what David said. Hire Minnesota writers. I can also help connect you.
Note: Minnesota is full of great writers who need work. Stop putting your dudes on planes and start hiring local writers. I've now connected two folks. I can find you more.
*I do not want this work I have a syllabus to finish this ain't about me.
*I do not want this work I have a syllabus to finish this ain't about me.
January 16, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I'll second what David said. Hire Minnesota writers. I can also help connect you.