Bob Proehl
@bobproehl.bsky.social
Public media marketing and events muppet. Author of THE NOBODY PEOPLE, A HUNDRED THOUSAND WORLDS, and DRAGON DAY (which isn't out yet). Writing some comics and some podcasts and some books. Lotta dogs over here, y'all. Lot of dogs.
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Can't bring myself to share the story of how this awful regime has misgendered Admiral Rachel Levine. I credit her for saving many of our lives in Pennsylvania and around the country in 2020. She was our Chief Health Officer and I welcomed her briefings during the lockdowns.
Transphobia is vile.
Transphobia is vile.
December 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Can't bring myself to share the story of how this awful regime has misgendered Admiral Rachel Levine. I credit her for saving many of our lives in Pennsylvania and around the country in 2020. She was our Chief Health Officer and I welcomed her briefings during the lockdowns.
Transphobia is vile.
Transphobia is vile.
Look, sometimes you have a long day that’s sorta crap but then also you begrudgingly go to a work thing and there’s free barbecue.
And you count that as a Good Day.
And you count that as a Good Day.
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Look, sometimes you have a long day that’s sorta crap but then also you begrudgingly go to a work thing and there’s free barbecue.
And you count that as a Good Day.
And you count that as a Good Day.
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
[reaching for my copy of Hush] Where can I find these brave guys, gals, and nonbinary pals?
There are service animals that help people with PTSD and disabilities, but then there are the real heroes who stop you from reading Jeph Loeb books.
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
[reaching for my copy of Hush] Where can I find these brave guys, gals, and nonbinary pals?
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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hug your war criminals a little tighter today
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
hug your war criminals a little tighter today
For what it’s worth, I’m rooting for Canada.
November 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
For what it’s worth, I’m rooting for Canada.
Last night, on the eve of SNAP funds expiring, there was a Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-Lago. The tagline was “A little party never killed anybody.” Aside from the “let them eat cake” fuck you of this, DID NOBODY READ EVEN THE CLIFF NOTES OF THE GREAT GATSBY???
November 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Last night, on the eve of SNAP funds expiring, there was a Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-Lago. The tagline was “A little party never killed anybody.” Aside from the “let them eat cake” fuck you of this, DID NOBODY READ EVEN THE CLIFF NOTES OF THE GREAT GATSBY???
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One thing the AWS outage should show is that these companies are far more embedded at the institutional level than people think and that’s precisely why students were asking their universities to disinvest rather than pushing individual boycotts.
October 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
One thing the AWS outage should show is that these companies are far more embedded at the institutional level than people think and that’s precisely why students were asking their universities to disinvest rather than pushing individual boycotts.
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It’s Carrie Fisher’s birthday.
Lovely pic of Carrie watching her mother Debbie Reynolds on stage.
Lovely pic of Carrie watching her mother Debbie Reynolds on stage.
October 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It’s Carrie Fisher’s birthday.
Lovely pic of Carrie watching her mother Debbie Reynolds on stage.
Lovely pic of Carrie watching her mother Debbie Reynolds on stage.
Nothing to see here, just pumping my fist in the air while driving and hearing @notquitehydepark.bsky.social draw the line that connects X-Men and George Eliot on @josie.zone and @tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social's fantastic podcast.
October 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Nothing to see here, just pumping my fist in the air while driving and hearing @notquitehydepark.bsky.social draw the line that connects X-Men and George Eliot on @josie.zone and @tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social's fantastic podcast.
It’s not like I actually worked w any of the folks on Dragon Day, but it still feels like a win for the team whenever someone from that cast does something cool.
Prime Video announced the official premiere date and dropped a new teaser for Cross Season 2, the hit crime thriller series, at NYCC.
Aldis Hodge’s Cross Season 2 Gets a 2026 Release Date at NYCC
Prime Video announced the official premiere date and dropped a new teaser for Cross Season 2, the hit crime thriller series, at NYCC.
butwhytho.net
October 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It’s not like I actually worked w any of the folks on Dragon Day, but it still feels like a win for the team whenever someone from that cast does something cool.
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No Doubt’s “Tragic Kingdom” turns 30 today! Go schedule that colonoscopy
October 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
No Doubt’s “Tragic Kingdom” turns 30 today! Go schedule that colonoscopy
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repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
A key part of my mental wiring is that whenever my dog poops in tall grass, my brain cues up the chorus of "Secondhand News" by Fleetwood Mac.
October 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A key part of my mental wiring is that whenever my dog poops in tall grass, my brain cues up the chorus of "Secondhand News" by Fleetwood Mac.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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October is the best month of the year and the best ppl are born this month. This is science.
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
October is the best month of the year and the best ppl are born this month. This is science.
The guy who says windmills cause whale suicides has thoughts about Tylenol.
September 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The guy who says windmills cause whale suicides has thoughts about Tylenol.
Rushing through THE POWER BROKER on audiobook so I can start @josie.zone‘s X-Men podcast is a depressingly accurate summation of my personality.
September 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Rushing through THE POWER BROKER on audiobook so I can start @josie.zone‘s X-Men podcast is a depressingly accurate summation of my personality.
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"Peter! Susan! Edmund! Lucy! Where have you children been?"
"Narnia?"
"What's Narnia?"
"Narnia business."
"Narnia?"
"What's Narnia?"
"Narnia business."
September 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
"Peter! Susan! Edmund! Lucy! Where have you children been?"
"Narnia?"
"What's Narnia?"
"Narnia business."
"Narnia?"
"What's Narnia?"
"Narnia business."
Look, I don’t want to say any bookstore is The Best Bookstore in My Favorite Neighborhood in the US, but…
Attn all ICE agents! Here’s an announcement from our front window: Chicago hates you, and you are not welcome here!
September 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Look, I don’t want to say any bookstore is The Best Bookstore in My Favorite Neighborhood in the US, but…
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Starbucks CEO pay: $96 MILLION
Starbucks worker pay: $15,000
Coca-Cola CEO pay: $28 MILLION
Coca-Cola worker pay: $14,000
CEOs used to make like 20x the average worker.
In 2024, the average CEO earned 632x more.
The system is rigged.
Starbucks worker pay: $15,000
Coca-Cola CEO pay: $28 MILLION
Coca-Cola worker pay: $14,000
CEOs used to make like 20x the average worker.
In 2024, the average CEO earned 632x more.
The system is rigged.
August 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Starbucks CEO pay: $96 MILLION
Starbucks worker pay: $15,000
Coca-Cola CEO pay: $28 MILLION
Coca-Cola worker pay: $14,000
CEOs used to make like 20x the average worker.
In 2024, the average CEO earned 632x more.
The system is rigged.
Starbucks worker pay: $15,000
Coca-Cola CEO pay: $28 MILLION
Coca-Cola worker pay: $14,000
CEOs used to make like 20x the average worker.
In 2024, the average CEO earned 632x more.
The system is rigged.