poparhi
@poparhi.bsky.social
What's the OPPOSITE of a role model?
she/her - umich and lomas grad - michigander in portland, or
she/her - umich and lomas grad - michigander in portland, or
Yesterday I saw several new-to-me-in-my-yard birds!
- Spotted Towhee
- Golden-Crowned Sparrow (mid-high confidence)
- Chestnut-Backed Chickadee
- White-Crowned Sparrow (mid-high confidence)
and
Not-new-but-less-frequent honorable mentions:
- Northern Flicker on the feeder
- American Robin
- Spotted Towhee
- Golden-Crowned Sparrow (mid-high confidence)
- Chestnut-Backed Chickadee
- White-Crowned Sparrow (mid-high confidence)
and
Not-new-but-less-frequent honorable mentions:
- Northern Flicker on the feeder
- American Robin
December 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Yesterday I saw several new-to-me-in-my-yard birds!
- Spotted Towhee
- Golden-Crowned Sparrow (mid-high confidence)
- Chestnut-Backed Chickadee
- White-Crowned Sparrow (mid-high confidence)
and
Not-new-but-less-frequent honorable mentions:
- Northern Flicker on the feeder
- American Robin
- Spotted Towhee
- Golden-Crowned Sparrow (mid-high confidence)
- Chestnut-Backed Chickadee
- White-Crowned Sparrow (mid-high confidence)
and
Not-new-but-less-frequent honorable mentions:
- Northern Flicker on the feeder
- American Robin
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One of the greatest Americans and a naturalist said "A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to leave alone."
~Thoreau
~Thoreau
December 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
One of the greatest Americans and a naturalist said "A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to leave alone."
~Thoreau
~Thoreau
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It doesn’t fix things, but it really does bring me comfort to know how miserable some of the worst people are. Donald Trump tweeting over 200 times on Christmas. Billionaires fighting with strangers online during the holidays. Everything about Elon Musk
December 26, 2025 at 5:25 AM
It doesn’t fix things, but it really does bring me comfort to know how miserable some of the worst people are. Donald Trump tweeting over 200 times on Christmas. Billionaires fighting with strangers online during the holidays. Everything about Elon Musk
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I don't know which is sadder: the realization that RSS as a format is dying, or the realization that nothing is really replacing it.
December 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I don't know which is sadder: the realization that RSS as a format is dying, or the realization that nothing is really replacing it.
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The funniest possible response to this would be if a literal billionaire replies with “paywalled” and a frowny face.
December 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The funniest possible response to this would be if a literal billionaire replies with “paywalled” and a frowny face.
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O holy night
December 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
O holy night
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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Insomnia is A THING rn, and I'm NOT handling it well.
December 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Insomnia is A THING rn, and I'm NOT handling it well.
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As plenty of women have always known, it’s easy to sucker a man with a big ego into pretty much anything you want if you just let him bang on about his obsessions, flatter him, and don’t let your own personality intrude.
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
As plenty of women have always known, it’s easy to sucker a man with a big ego into pretty much anything you want if you just let him bang on about his obsessions, flatter him, and don’t let your own personality intrude.
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I try to focus on posting about art and comics and not my complaints about the state of everything but GOOD GRIEF
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I try to focus on posting about art and comics and not my complaints about the state of everything but GOOD GRIEF
I read Stephen King's op-ed about Rob Reiner and this quote is lingering, hitting me on so many levels:
"Nostalgia can be dangerous when it’s up close. I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but it feels true."
"Nostalgia can be dangerous when it’s up close. I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but it feels true."
December 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I read Stephen King's op-ed about Rob Reiner and this quote is lingering, hitting me on so many levels:
"Nostalgia can be dangerous when it’s up close. I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but it feels true."
"Nostalgia can be dangerous when it’s up close. I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but it feels true."
HATE when I fall asleep early (I NEED SLEEP) and wake up before midnight. Extra bullshit.
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
HATE when I fall asleep early (I NEED SLEEP) and wake up before midnight. Extra bullshit.
Perfect description!
i love how excited my dogs get when i’m on the floor it’s as though i’ve entered their country and they want to welcome me
December 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Perfect description!
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i love how excited my dogs get when i’m on the floor it’s as though i’ve entered their country and they want to welcome me
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
i love how excited my dogs get when i’m on the floor it’s as though i’ve entered their country and they want to welcome me
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TDS is a pretty good description of his need to make everything about himself. Just an unwell and unhappy human being.
December 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
TDS is a pretty good description of his need to make everything about himself. Just an unwell and unhappy human being.
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
My god he's a fucking loser posting like that about Rob Reiner. I'm not surprised or anything but damn. What an absolute loser.
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My god he's a fucking loser posting like that about Rob Reiner. I'm not surprised or anything but damn. What an absolute loser.
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every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
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And there was "Seinfeld" in the middle of all this.
This has to be one of the greatest runs any director has ever experienced.
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
And there was "Seinfeld" in the middle of all this.
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literally what the fuck
December 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
literally what the fuck
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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This is one of those times when all of the bad news just sucks the air out of your lungs.
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This is one of those times when all of the bad news just sucks the air out of your lungs.
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Look, there’s a simple solution to private equity buying up and enshittifying the software that keeps us safe: a handful of municipal fire/rescue departments should team up, collaboratively build and share better software, and release it into the public domain. This is a common pattern!
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Look, there’s a simple solution to private equity buying up and enshittifying the software that keeps us safe: a handful of municipal fire/rescue departments should team up, collaboratively build and share better software, and release it into the public domain. This is a common pattern!