Topher
@mcgiro.bsky.social
He/him | Nerd, chaplain, dad (1 human, 2 cats.) Sometime baker, 1st time caller.
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@mcgiro.bsky.social and I are doing a demon slayer re-watch to prep for Infinity Castle. It’s one of my favorite anime hands down because it’s got a lot of what I love in Magical Girl anime.
August 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
@mcgiro.bsky.social and I are doing a demon slayer re-watch to prep for Infinity Castle. It’s one of my favorite anime hands down because it’s got a lot of what I love in Magical Girl anime.
There are too many things to scream about right now, but I CANNOT SCREAM LOUDLY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS ONE.
- I’ve been a 1st time parent, newly learning everything (“Babies don’t sleep w/ blankets & can die by them?”)
- I work with parents of kids who died for lack of safe sleep practices.
So. AWFUL.
- I’ve been a 1st time parent, newly learning everything (“Babies don’t sleep w/ blankets & can die by them?”)
- I work with parents of kids who died for lack of safe sleep practices.
So. AWFUL.
For decades the NIH has led a public health campaign credited with saving thousands of babies from dying in their sleep. The administration's cuts come as sleep-related infant deaths have been rising.
Trump cuts baby 'Safe to Sleep' team. Here's what parents should know
For decades the NIH has led a public health campaign credited with saving thousands of babies from dying in their sleep. The administration's cuts come as sleep-related infant deaths have been rising.
www.npr.org
May 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
There are too many things to scream about right now, but I CANNOT SCREAM LOUDLY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS ONE.
- I’ve been a 1st time parent, newly learning everything (“Babies don’t sleep w/ blankets & can die by them?”)
- I work with parents of kids who died for lack of safe sleep practices.
So. AWFUL.
- I’ve been a 1st time parent, newly learning everything (“Babies don’t sleep w/ blankets & can die by them?”)
- I work with parents of kids who died for lack of safe sleep practices.
So. AWFUL.
When the sleeve spontaneously falls down a cup, I feel a physical twinge of *embarassment* for the cup.
Feels like the cup’s pants just fell down. 😑 Poor dude.
Feels like the cup’s pants just fell down. 😑 Poor dude.
May 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
When the sleeve spontaneously falls down a cup, I feel a physical twinge of *embarassment* for the cup.
Feels like the cup’s pants just fell down. 😑 Poor dude.
Feels like the cup’s pants just fell down. 😑 Poor dude.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
April 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
Never more aware of the structural capitalistic components of self care than now…
as I prepare to give a presentation on self-care skills, while wishing I had enough sick time to be home instead.
as I prepare to give a presentation on self-care skills, while wishing I had enough sick time to be home instead.
April 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Never more aware of the structural capitalistic components of self care than now…
as I prepare to give a presentation on self-care skills, while wishing I had enough sick time to be home instead.
as I prepare to give a presentation on self-care skills, while wishing I had enough sick time to be home instead.
Gaston was Wealthy AF.
6 eggs is too expensive but this guy ate DOZENS EVERY DAY???
6 eggs is too expensive but this guy ate DOZENS EVERY DAY???
March 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Gaston was Wealthy AF.
6 eggs is too expensive but this guy ate DOZENS EVERY DAY???
6 eggs is too expensive but this guy ate DOZENS EVERY DAY???
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huh, i wonder what this is about www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration disbands taskforce targeting Russian oligarchs
US attorney general issues memo to break up effort started after 2022 Ukraine invasion to target those close to Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
huh, i wonder what this is about www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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PSA:
1. If you are not silly, it is vital you become silly
2. If you are silly, you must stay silly
2. If you used to be silly but have stopped, you must make all efforts to return to silliness
1. If you are not silly, it is vital you become silly
2. If you are silly, you must stay silly
2. If you used to be silly but have stopped, you must make all efforts to return to silliness
January 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
PSA:
1. If you are not silly, it is vital you become silly
2. If you are silly, you must stay silly
2. If you used to be silly but have stopped, you must make all efforts to return to silliness
1. If you are not silly, it is vital you become silly
2. If you are silly, you must stay silly
2. If you used to be silly but have stopped, you must make all efforts to return to silliness
1st Time Parenting in the internet era is like:
“Google, should I give my baby a banana?”
Source 1:
“100% certain, if you don’t give your baby a banana, you are a Terrible Parent.”
Source 2:
“100% certain, if you give your baby a banana, you are a Terrible Parent.”
“Google, should I give my baby a banana?”
Source 1:
“100% certain, if you don’t give your baby a banana, you are a Terrible Parent.”
Source 2:
“100% certain, if you give your baby a banana, you are a Terrible Parent.”
January 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
1st Time Parenting in the internet era is like:
“Google, should I give my baby a banana?”
Source 1:
“100% certain, if you don’t give your baby a banana, you are a Terrible Parent.”
Source 2:
“100% certain, if you give your baby a banana, you are a Terrible Parent.”
“Google, should I give my baby a banana?”
Source 1:
“100% certain, if you don’t give your baby a banana, you are a Terrible Parent.”
Source 2:
“100% certain, if you give your baby a banana, you are a Terrible Parent.”
Just warms the cockles.
January 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Just warms the cockles.
Rough day to be a helping professional b/c my patients want to talk about the same world events that are stressing me out.
For Context:
I’m a pediatric chaplain talking to parents.
That means their kid is the hospital and this country is *stillI* the top-of-the-mind stressor they need support on.
For Context:
I’m a pediatric chaplain talking to parents.
That means their kid is the hospital and this country is *stillI* the top-of-the-mind stressor they need support on.
January 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Rough day to be a helping professional b/c my patients want to talk about the same world events that are stressing me out.
For Context:
I’m a pediatric chaplain talking to parents.
That means their kid is the hospital and this country is *stillI* the top-of-the-mind stressor they need support on.
For Context:
I’m a pediatric chaplain talking to parents.
That means their kid is the hospital and this country is *stillI* the top-of-the-mind stressor they need support on.
HEY I FOUND EVERY DAY SINCE INAUGURATION
January 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
HEY I FOUND EVERY DAY SINCE INAUGURATION
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America rejecting immigrants is like a body rejecting its own blood.
January 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
America rejecting immigrants is like a body rejecting its own blood.
The names of software I use by working in a hospital are BONKERS to me as a nerd.
The most obvious: medical data management is called EPIC.
Walking down a beige hallway, an 8.5x11 page taped to a grey door:
“EPIC TRAINING INSIDE”
Tragic that I can’t learn magic or kung fu in that room!
The most obvious: medical data management is called EPIC.
Walking down a beige hallway, an 8.5x11 page taped to a grey door:
“EPIC TRAINING INSIDE”
Tragic that I can’t learn magic or kung fu in that room!
January 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The names of software I use by working in a hospital are BONKERS to me as a nerd.
The most obvious: medical data management is called EPIC.
Walking down a beige hallway, an 8.5x11 page taped to a grey door:
“EPIC TRAINING INSIDE”
Tragic that I can’t learn magic or kung fu in that room!
The most obvious: medical data management is called EPIC.
Walking down a beige hallway, an 8.5x11 page taped to a grey door:
“EPIC TRAINING INSIDE”
Tragic that I can’t learn magic or kung fu in that room!
I’m finding my apps a lot to metabolize, cope with, act on, etc.
& this content is 100% right on.
& also I want to use them to share things that bring me joy.
& maybe they will for you,
& then we’ll have connected a little.
So here’s an angry banger I vibe with today:
youtu.be/jrQfJcestaQ?...
& this content is 100% right on.
& also I want to use them to share things that bring me joy.
& maybe they will for you,
& then we’ll have connected a little.
So here’s an angry banger I vibe with today:
youtu.be/jrQfJcestaQ?...
Toxicity | @systemofadown cover | ft. Cunio
YouTube video by Brass Against
youtu.be
January 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I’m finding my apps a lot to metabolize, cope with, act on, etc.
& this content is 100% right on.
& also I want to use them to share things that bring me joy.
& maybe they will for you,
& then we’ll have connected a little.
So here’s an angry banger I vibe with today:
youtu.be/jrQfJcestaQ?...
& this content is 100% right on.
& also I want to use them to share things that bring me joy.
& maybe they will for you,
& then we’ll have connected a little.
So here’s an angry banger I vibe with today:
youtu.be/jrQfJcestaQ?...
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What she said. What he said.
For those who wish to send a Postcard of support to the Bishop of Washington for her sermon of love.
#PC2A
ADDRESS:
The Rt Revd
Mariann Edgar Budde
Episcopal Church House
Mount St. Alban
Washington, DC, 20016-5094, USA
For those who wish to send a Postcard of support to the Bishop of Washington for her sermon of love.
#PC2A
ADDRESS:
The Rt Revd
Mariann Edgar Budde
Episcopal Church House
Mount St. Alban
Washington, DC, 20016-5094, USA
January 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What she said. What he said.
For those who wish to send a Postcard of support to the Bishop of Washington for her sermon of love.
#PC2A
ADDRESS:
The Rt Revd
Mariann Edgar Budde
Episcopal Church House
Mount St. Alban
Washington, DC, 20016-5094, USA
For those who wish to send a Postcard of support to the Bishop of Washington for her sermon of love.
#PC2A
ADDRESS:
The Rt Revd
Mariann Edgar Budde
Episcopal Church House
Mount St. Alban
Washington, DC, 20016-5094, USA
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Well… science is already gone…
January 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Well… science is already gone…
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Can you imagine the courage it took to preach this message directly to the president? This is what a follower of Jesus looks like. (Partial transcript below.)
1.21.25 Homily by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde
YouTube video by Washington National Cathedral
youtu.be
January 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Can you imagine the courage it took to preach this message directly to the president? This is what a follower of Jesus looks like. (Partial transcript below.)
Honestly, this one feels accurate:
“Reaffirm their identity outside of being a parent by holding them to the same sales quota as everyone else.”
“Reaffirm their identity outside of being a parent by holding them to the same sales quota as everyone else.”
January 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Honestly, this one feels accurate:
“Reaffirm their identity outside of being a parent by holding them to the same sales quota as everyone else.”
“Reaffirm their identity outside of being a parent by holding them to the same sales quota as everyone else.”
At a Mexican food place, just watched a man order
“a veggie bowl plus steak three times.”
*unintelligble, questioning response*
“Yeah, veggies but with 3 times the steak.”
To top it off, the veggie bowl cost $11.
The steak? $5 each.
This bowl cost $26.
“a veggie bowl plus steak three times.”
*unintelligble, questioning response*
“Yeah, veggies but with 3 times the steak.”
To top it off, the veggie bowl cost $11.
The steak? $5 each.
This bowl cost $26.
January 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
At a Mexican food place, just watched a man order
“a veggie bowl plus steak three times.”
*unintelligble, questioning response*
“Yeah, veggies but with 3 times the steak.”
To top it off, the veggie bowl cost $11.
The steak? $5 each.
This bowl cost $26.
“a veggie bowl plus steak three times.”
*unintelligble, questioning response*
“Yeah, veggies but with 3 times the steak.”
To top it off, the veggie bowl cost $11.
The steak? $5 each.
This bowl cost $26.
Ya know, Time and Space really grind my gears.
And Gravity? Hoo hooboy do not get my started about Gravity…
And Gravity? Hoo hooboy do not get my started about Gravity…
January 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Ya know, Time and Space really grind my gears.
And Gravity? Hoo hooboy do not get my started about Gravity…
And Gravity? Hoo hooboy do not get my started about Gravity…
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Like, I don't know if people realize how corrupt it is to bring in a bunch of tech bosses for the stated purpose of slashing the size of the agencies that regulate them.
When I meet an FDA person at a conference, I can't even buy them a cup of coffee.
And these guys walk right in, obtain access to government information and get to make restructuring proposals?
It's insane.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/u...
And these guys walk right in, obtain access to government information and get to make restructuring proposals?
It's insane.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/u...
Inside Elon Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs
Mr. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unofficial positions across the federal government.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Like, I don't know if people realize how corrupt it is to bring in a bunch of tech bosses for the stated purpose of slashing the size of the agencies that regulate them.
Our justice system is broken beyond the right to use that name.
Felony conviction and zero punishment beyond that he’s…
A felon who can’t vote but he can be president, & can’t own a gun in some states or usually join the military, but he’s commander in chief.
Broken.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/p...
Felony conviction and zero punishment beyond that he’s…
A felon who can’t vote but he can be president, & can’t own a gun in some states or usually join the military, but he’s commander in chief.
Broken.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/p...
Takeaways from the sentencing hearing of Donald Trump | CNN Politics
Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty in the New York hush money case Friday after a symbolic – and historic and unprecedented – hearing following the first felony conviction of a former and soon...
www.cnn.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Our justice system is broken beyond the right to use that name.
Felony conviction and zero punishment beyond that he’s…
A felon who can’t vote but he can be president, & can’t own a gun in some states or usually join the military, but he’s commander in chief.
Broken.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/p...
Felony conviction and zero punishment beyond that he’s…
A felon who can’t vote but he can be president, & can’t own a gun in some states or usually join the military, but he’s commander in chief.
Broken.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/p...
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Breaking: Historians demand more permanent jobs or they will allow even *more* history to happen.
January 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Breaking: Historians demand more permanent jobs or they will allow even *more* history to happen.
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“In order to shoot off one email per week for a year, ChatGPT would use up 27 liters of water, or about one-and-a-half jugs… that means if one in 10 U.S. residents—16 million people—asked ChatGPT to write an email a week, it’d cost more than 435 million liters of water.”
AI doesn’t just require tons of electric power. It also guzzles enormous sums of water.
It also guzzles enormous sums of water.
fortune.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
“In order to shoot off one email per week for a year, ChatGPT would use up 27 liters of water, or about one-and-a-half jugs… that means if one in 10 U.S. residents—16 million people—asked ChatGPT to write an email a week, it’d cost more than 435 million liters of water.”