Rob Boone
@seeminglyrob.bsky.social
once described as "the weirdest guy i know" by a reliable source. he/him
okay i avoided this shitshow for a long time but in a moment of weakness i started reading when it popped up in my rss reader and if you too would like to indulge in this absolutely deranged shit, this ringer breakdown is a relatively good one
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
okay i avoided this shitshow for a long time but in a moment of weakness i started reading when it popped up in my rss reader and if you too would like to indulge in this absolutely deranged shit, this ringer breakdown is a relatively good one
"We sat there as the sun and moon rose and set, glaciers melted and the sea rose, all life turned to dust and mountains crumbled into the ocean and several ice ages came and went until finally I could feel new life being born again in some primordial cradle."
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"We sat there as the sun and moon rose and set, glaciers melted and the sea rose, all life turned to dust and mountains crumbled into the ocean and several ice ages came and went until finally I could feel new life being born again in some primordial cradle."
i can’t quite put my finger on it but the newest edition of the new york review feels a bit cleaner? i don’t think the font’s changed but everything feels like it has more room to breathe (doesn’t really come across in the pic)
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
i can’t quite put my finger on it but the newest edition of the new york review feels a bit cleaner? i don’t think the font’s changed but everything feels like it has more room to breathe (doesn’t really come across in the pic)
getting rid of things—physical, mental, digital—is so goddamn freeing
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
getting rid of things—physical, mental, digital—is so goddamn freeing
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holy shit this is such a good way of presenting the data jmail.world
Jmail, logged in as [email protected]
You are logged into [email protected], Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
jmail.world
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
holy shit this is such a good way of presenting the data jmail.world
there are so few things to feel good about (without logging off, anyway), but the success of worker-owned journalism is definitely one of them
Reflections On Five Years In Worker-Owned Media | Defector
As I finally got to work on writing Defector’s fifth Annual Report, I found myself noodling on some broader thoughts about the worker-owned media landscape. Tom said some sections would work as a stan...
defector.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
there are so few things to feel good about (without logging off, anyway), but the success of worker-owned journalism is definitely one of them
"The nuclear family is a failed experiment. We tried it and it’s not serving us. It doesn’t work without lots and lots of help – paid, unpaid, or both.
The alternative, of course, is remembering how to build extended networks of kinship and community care."
this is helpful de-programming content
The alternative, of course, is remembering how to build extended networks of kinship and community care."
this is helpful de-programming content
The Nuclear Family is a Failed Experiment
When has a nuclear experiment ever been good, honestly?
theauntie.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"The nuclear family is a failed experiment. We tried it and it’s not serving us. It doesn’t work without lots and lots of help – paid, unpaid, or both.
The alternative, of course, is remembering how to build extended networks of kinship and community care."
this is helpful de-programming content
The alternative, of course, is remembering how to build extended networks of kinship and community care."
this is helpful de-programming content
yep, every word of this
Sports Gamblers Are Dorks | Defector
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season. Today we are turning the column over to esteemed guest and past Defector contributor Sara...
defector.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
yep, every word of this
lol leave it to the folks at orion to do liquid glass in the browser on mac better than apple
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
lol leave it to the folks at orion to do liquid glass in the browser on mac better than apple
i will be switching to linux but in the meantime i’m grateful that apple is so bad at ai the best they can do is a bad imitation of grammarly
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
i will be switching to linux but in the meantime i’m grateful that apple is so bad at ai the best they can do is a bad imitation of grammarly
software is eating the world (derogatory)
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
software is eating the world (derogatory)
i can’t explain it but liquid glass is anti-branding, the absence of branding. it’s the design equivalent of a straight-faced press release for a sock for your phone
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
i can’t explain it but liquid glass is anti-branding, the absence of branding. it’s the design equivalent of a straight-faced press release for a sock for your phone
gonna start drawing a character map when i start a new ferrante novel 'cause 200 pages in i still don't know who half these mfers are
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
gonna start drawing a character map when i start a new ferrante novel 'cause 200 pages in i still don't know who half these mfers are
"I want to suggest instead that turning away from screens is turning towards something else. It is not an absence but a presence, not an empty hand but one with a hold on something solid and true."
Thingness
A politics of refusal must be more than a closed door.
aworkinglibrary.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"I want to suggest instead that turning away from screens is turning towards something else. It is not an absence but a presence, not an empty hand but one with a hold on something solid and true."
death by lightning is, among other things, perfectly cast
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
death by lightning is, among other things, perfectly cast
i don't know if it's age or ai-infected capitalism or what, but my body and mind are *screaming* for fewer, but better, inputs
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
i don't know if it's age or ai-infected capitalism or what, but my body and mind are *screaming* for fewer, but better, inputs
came home pleasantly surprised to find cleveland up on baltimore, only to find sanders under center
i hope i’m wrong but i do not want to see this dude on the field because i don’t think he’s an nfl caliber qb
i hope i’m wrong but i do not want to see this dude on the field because i don’t think he’s an nfl caliber qb
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
came home pleasantly surprised to find cleveland up on baltimore, only to find sanders under center
i hope i’m wrong but i do not want to see this dude on the field because i don’t think he’s an nfl caliber qb
i hope i’m wrong but i do not want to see this dude on the field because i don’t think he’s an nfl caliber qb
hmm, wonder if we could use the world's most unreliable and unaccountable technology to build stuff with the highest possible potential for unimaginable disaster?
Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
www.404media.co
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
hmm, wonder if we could use the world's most unreliable and unaccountable technology to build stuff with the highest possible potential for unimaginable disaster?
Reposted by Rob Boone
All drugs should be legal and there should be no prisons or borders
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
All drugs should be legal and there should be no prisons or borders
do you have any idea how vile you have to be for the world’s most notorious pedophile to call you gross behind your back????
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
do you have any idea how vile you have to be for the world’s most notorious pedophile to call you gross behind your back????
the profit motive has no place in anything that is required for survival or participation in society 🙂
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
the profit motive has no place in anything that is required for survival or participation in society 🙂
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Old enough to remember when raping children was a dealbreaker in politics.
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Old enough to remember when raping children was a dealbreaker in politics.
i never want to get to a place where all this is normalized, so i'm grateful when writers sum up how goddamn stupid this all is heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-1...
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
i never want to get to a place where all this is normalized, so i'm grateful when writers sum up how goddamn stupid this all is heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-1...
we all know what the web used to feel like, but it’s nice to be reminded how far we’ve strayed from the original vision
Tim Berners-Lee’s original “design for the [world wide] web was an antidesign, refusing to impose particular structures, leaving space for unanticipated uses and possibilities.” —@around.com
How the Web Was Lost | James Gleick
The Internet was not meant to suck.
www.nybooks.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
we all know what the web used to feel like, but it’s nice to be reminded how far we’ve strayed from the original vision