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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1h

the way i do not spit nails at people who voted for this...

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 3h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Peter Swimm @peterswimm.com · 3h

I have a couple of extra Figma Design + FigJam seats that I paid for until March 2026. I’d like to give them away to those who need it the most, such as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color creators, recent graduates, immigrants, or individuals working on social justice campaigns.

Breakdown:
• 2 Design seats — full design access (Figma Design editor).
• 0 Dev Mode seats — no developer-mode licenses.
• 2 FigJam seats — collaborative whiteboard access.

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 3h

oh no. i've been to leland, go figure, and oh no. 💔

Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 4h

Six people are confirmed dead and at least 12 others injured in three separate shootings in Mississippi on the night of Friday, Oct. 10.

Six Dead, At Least 12 Injured in Three Mississippi Shootings

Six people are confirmed dead and at least 12 others injured in three separate shootings in Mississippi on the night of Friday, Oct. 10.

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 4h

Freedom Frogs > Freedom Fries

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 4h

the shift towards the big dark here in seattle is hard on me, i suffer from light deprivation, and also, the way my dog gets extra snug and is like, let's just stay in bed til May... i like that part.

sleepy brown and white dog in a fluffy bed, bundled up in a blanket.

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 4h

maybe just a green hoodie and call it good.

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 5h

i find myself shopping for a frog onesie i can ride my bike in. needs to have the full legs, not the dropped crotch a lot of them have.

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 5h

The latest layoffs have me thinking about this episode of CANNED. This gov employee talks about how destructive the layoffs are to essentials systems. It's not a simple reboot because critical pieces are broken or missing as a result of poor planning and haphazard cuts.

S2 E3: Director of Product Management | Home

"We were in this shipwreck, we were taken over by pirates, they were throwing us overboard."

cannedpodcast.com

Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 15h

Do they do Take Me Out to the Ballgame again?

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 16h

I see you driving through town with some fascist pigs and I'm like

Frog you

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 16h

I saw that whole scene referred to as 'Antifa Animal Crossing' and ... Brilliant.

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

intermittent reminder that i really want to talk with you about that one time you got fired. or if you have genuinely supportive advice to share for the fired folks. @ me or get in touch via the contact info on the canned website.

Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

There is so much great advice from this episode's guest about how to manage when your boss hits you with that bullshit performance improvement plan. TLDL, don't sign a damn thing in the moment. Ever. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

S2 E10: The Dreaded PIP | Home

Janice Brathwaite — the president and founder of Workplace Transformations — talks about her work with corporate culture. She’s got a few things to say about the dreaded Performance Improvement Plan (...

cannedpodcast.com

Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

A LOT of people have. It's by design.

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

There is so much great advice from this episode's guest about how to manage when your boss hits you with that bullshit performance improvement plan. TLDL, don't sign a damn thing in the moment. Ever. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

S2 E10: The Dreaded PIP | Home

Janice Brathwaite — the president and founder of Workplace Transformations — talks about her work with corporate culture. She’s got a few things to say about the dreaded Performance Improvement Plan (...

cannedpodcast.com

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

only it's more of a blessing.

Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

i have this deeply absurd desire to see the national mall covered in portland frogs on no kings day. cities streets covered in dancing portland frogs across the nation. small town squares populated with portland frogs. a biblical quantity of portland frogs.

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

absolutely fucking not, it will only make it worse what kind of lazyass hellish solution is this.

no, no thoughts.

Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

i think it's ironic -- is that the word? -- that the same folks spreading lies about protestors getting paid are stiffing the workers who are supposed to suppress those protests.

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

it would be great if i could get my soros checks for the *first* round of protests i attended against these lying antisemitic clowns

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

YET. Doesn't carry it YET.

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

I would like to see this as one of those inflatable costumes at the gestapo protests.

(photo is mine, that's my backyard golem)

ceramic statuette of the golem, a stocky man shapped figure. he is standing in the grass and it looks a little bit like he's on fire. there are hebrew letters across his chest; they spell EMET, the hebrew word for truth.

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sure there's nothing antisemitic or islamophobic here. I'm sure.

Tyler @tyler.bsky.social · 2d

need all the neurotypical kings in my DMs rn

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 2d

disappointing.

Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 2d

but was it delicious?

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Pam Mandel @nerdseyeview.bsky.social · 2d

a follow up question could be: so, before you found out this hit your family, you DGAF, is that correct?

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

I think I might need to lie down: Wolf Blitzer just said to Marjorie Taylor Greene "You're a courageous politician, but more important, a loving mother" for speaking out against her party on health care.

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