michael röbbins
@alienvsrobbins.bsky.social
discord & rhyme
Free Palestine
Walkman | Alien vs. Predator | Equipment for Living: On Poetry & Pop Music
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Rock Chalk
Free Palestine
Walkman | Alien vs. Predator | Equipment for Living: On Poetry & Pop Music
http://bit.ly/3pY75Rz
Rock Chalk
Pinned
the only things i published this year that i really care about
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a haggard Rose Byrne, in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, playing Guided by Voices on her phone as she sneaks a cigarette poolside at a cheap motel at 2am is the realest depiction of Gen X midlife meltdown I have ever seen
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
a haggard Rose Byrne, in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, playing Guided by Voices on her phone as she sneaks a cigarette poolside at a cheap motel at 2am is the realest depiction of Gen X midlife meltdown I have ever seen
a haggard Rose Byrne, in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, playing Guided by Voices on her phone as she sneaks a cigarette poolside at a cheap motel at 2am is the realest depiction of Gen X midlife meltdown I have ever seen
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
a haggard Rose Byrne, in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, playing Guided by Voices on her phone as she sneaks a cigarette poolside at a cheap motel at 2am is the realest depiction of Gen X midlife meltdown I have ever seen
I feel like the Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair could’ve spent a bit more time on their URL
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I feel like the Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair could’ve spent a bit more time on their URL
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this writing is so bad the only recent comparison is that piece on Cormac McCarthy that appeared in … oh.
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
this writing is so bad the only recent comparison is that piece on Cormac McCarthy that appeared in … oh.
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Hang it all, Robert Kennedy
ok I’m sorry to ever say anything but what the fuck does she think a canto is
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Hang it all, Robert Kennedy
this writing is so bad the only recent comparison is that piece on Cormac McCarthy that appeared in … oh.
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
this writing is so bad the only recent comparison is that piece on Cormac McCarthy that appeared in … oh.
well if we’re just listing guys who never urinated on us, pull up a chair
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
well if we’re just listing guys who never urinated on us, pull up a chair
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missed the third anniversary of Mimi Parker’s death, which I’d meant to mark by posting my Low playlist that I made after I heard the news, but I will post it late, because Low makes me want to be late to things anyway
open.spotify.com/playlist/3rM...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3rM...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
missed the third anniversary of Mimi Parker’s death, which I’d meant to mark by posting my Low playlist that I made after I heard the news, but I will post it late, because Low makes me want to be late to things anyway
open.spotify.com/playlist/3rM...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3rM...
hate when the ai overview is accurate
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
hate when the ai overview is accurate
A teenager drops his phone in the creek and becomes the first earthling to daydream
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A teenager drops his phone in the creek and becomes the first earthling to daydream
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
lol they are melting
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
lol they are melting
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But can he make insane videos about used crack pipes in children’s backpacks
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
But can he make insane videos about used crack pipes in children’s backpacks
But can he make insane videos about used crack pipes in children’s backpacks
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
But can he make insane videos about used crack pipes in children’s backpacks
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I hate this misuse of "whom." I see it every single day. It's irrelevant that the relative pronoun precedes another pronoun; the question is what is the subject of the relevant verb
cc @nytimes.com
cc @nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I hate this misuse of "whom." I see it every single day. It's irrelevant that the relative pronoun precedes another pronoun; the question is what is the subject of the relevant verb
cc @nytimes.com
cc @nytimes.com
I hate this misuse of "whom." I see it every single day. It's irrelevant that the relative pronoun precedes another pronoun; the question is what is the subject of the relevant verb
cc @nytimes.com
cc @nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I hate this misuse of "whom." I see it every single day. It's irrelevant that the relative pronoun precedes another pronoun; the question is what is the subject of the relevant verb
cc @nytimes.com
cc @nytimes.com
How long will we allow them to steal an hour of daylight from the people in the darkest months of the year? Standard time is theft
November 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
How long will we allow them to steal an hour of daylight from the people in the darkest months of the year? Standard time is theft
I hereby anathematize this sentence from Mark Jarman
November 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I hereby anathematize this sentence from Mark Jarman