Tom Panarese
@popaff.bsky.social
Podcast host of Pop Culture Affidavit and Required Reading With Tom and Stella. Uncollector. Long Island expat. Long-suffering Mets fan.
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Want some proof that these folks are all surface no substance?
For fucking crying out loud.
For fucking crying out loud.
Mr. Rubio said switching back to Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.” Calibri is “informal” when compared to serif typefaces like Times New Roman and “clashes” with the department’s official letterhead. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface
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December 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Want some proof that these folks are all surface no substance?
For fucking crying out loud.
For fucking crying out loud.
This.
Not speaking about anyone in particular here.
Generalizing.
But:
IM SO FUCKING TIRED OF HEARING “HOW TO FIX EDUCATION” FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOES ON IN A CLASSROOM.
Generalizing.
But:
IM SO FUCKING TIRED OF HEARING “HOW TO FIX EDUCATION” FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOES ON IN A CLASSROOM.
December 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This.
I am blown away that I wrote a blog post about "White Water Summer" IN 2012 and it continues to get comments like this.
December 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I am blown away that I wrote a blog post about "White Water Summer" IN 2012 and it continues to get comments like this.
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Great title
The radicalization of Silicon Valley is the subject of my forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy."
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
The Nerd Reich
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the inter...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Great title
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Oh, the shitty plagiarism machines floating on hype are attracting shitty researchers who plagiarize in order to get in on the hype? Color me shocked, shocked I say
“Farid says that he now counsels students to not go into AI research, because of the “frenzy” in the field and the large volume of low-quality work being put out by people hoping to better their career prospects”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Oh, the shitty plagiarism machines floating on hype are attracting shitty researchers who plagiarize in order to get in on the hype? Color me shocked, shocked I say
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Whoever originally created HOAs
That’s a new dinner party conversation: Who is someone that you hate so much that, if given the time, energy, and crew, you’d produce a 4-part documentary on them?
December 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Whoever originally created HOAs
There is always that one fucker who just swans up to the counter, ignoring the long-assed line, because they "have a question."
And I am ALWAYS the next one in line.
And I am ALWAYS the next one in line.
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
There is always that one fucker who just swans up to the counter, ignoring the long-assed line, because they "have a question."
And I am ALWAYS the next one in line.
And I am ALWAYS the next one in line.
My childhood friend Chris is the guitarist for Gone Stereo. I'm kind of cringing at this.
Btw, I am shocked that The Beaches and The Beths are not on this. Maybe next year.
Btw, I am shocked that The Beaches and The Beths are not on this. Maybe next year.
December 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
My childhood friend Chris is the guitarist for Gone Stereo. I'm kind of cringing at this.
Btw, I am shocked that The Beaches and The Beths are not on this. Maybe next year.
Btw, I am shocked that The Beaches and The Beths are not on this. Maybe next year.
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I am a dev and I dislike AI because
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I am a dev and I dislike AI because
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
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It's always so neat to see Miriam and Noelle still showing up on lists of holiday books to read. ❤️🌈🎄
www.marieclaire.com/culture/book...
www.marieclaire.com/culture/book...
14 Holiday Romance Books to Curl Up With This Christmas Season
They're as swoon-worthy as standing under the mistletoe.
www.marieclaire.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It's always so neat to see Miriam and Noelle still showing up on lists of holiday books to read. ❤️🌈🎄
www.marieclaire.com/culture/book...
www.marieclaire.com/culture/book...
My only shopping today will be to my LCS for their quarter-bin sale.
Oh, and we need milk.
Oh, and we need milk.
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My only shopping today will be to my LCS for their quarter-bin sale.
Oh, and we need milk.
Oh, and we need milk.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Billy Joel and Elton John (Dec 2001)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (9/13/2003)
Huey Lewis and the News (1996)
Violent Femmes (2005 or 06)
Marc Broussard with opening acts Sara Barielles and Will Hogue (4/3/2005)
Billy Joel and Elton John (Dec 2001)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (9/13/2003)
Huey Lewis and the News (1996)
Violent Femmes (2005 or 06)
Marc Broussard with opening acts Sara Barielles and Will Hogue (4/3/2005)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
TLC's Crazy Sexy Cool tour
Bob Dylan + Paul Simon
Ani DiFranco
Meatloaf
The Violent Femmes
TLC's Crazy Sexy Cool tour
Bob Dylan + Paul Simon
Ani DiFranco
Meatloaf
The Violent Femmes
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
The Bangles (I was 14 & ECSTATIC!)
Yo-Yo Ma (twice, and the two best live performances I have EVER seen)
The Cleveland Orchestra (many times)
Peggy Seeger
Iron Maiden (surprisingly often, since I married @patricksamphire.bsky.social !)
The Bangles (I was 14 & ECSTATIC!)
Yo-Yo Ma (twice, and the two best live performances I have EVER seen)
The Cleveland Orchestra (many times)
Peggy Seeger
Iron Maiden (surprisingly often, since I married @patricksamphire.bsky.social !)
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Billy Joel and Elton John (Dec 2001)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (9/13/2003)
Huey Lewis and the News (1996)
Violent Femmes (2005 or 06)
Marc Broussard with opening acts Sara Barielles and Will Hogue (4/3/2005)
Billy Joel and Elton John (Dec 2001)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (9/13/2003)
Huey Lewis and the News (1996)
Violent Femmes (2005 or 06)
Marc Broussard with opening acts Sara Barielles and Will Hogue (4/3/2005)
Damn, I'm this many chapters into writing this. And yes, I still start in longhand.
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Damn, I'm this many chapters into writing this. And yes, I still start in longhand.
Clearly, I need more bookmarks.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Clearly, I need more bookmarks.
Scars are cool. I've got a scar on each arm from where I smacked the underside of the oven rack.
That's like being in a knife fight, right?
That's like being in a knife fight, right?
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Scars are cool. I've got a scar on each arm from where I smacked the underside of the oven rack.
That's like being in a knife fight, right?
That's like being in a knife fight, right?
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Megyn Kelly is not just problematic in her defense of Trump and Epstein…she is emblematic of the decline in humanity infesting the Republican Party. The double standard for the definition of a child. The excuses…the rot at the center of the GOP.
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Excusing Abuse as Political Strategy
Megyn Kelly and the rot within the GOP
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November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Megyn Kelly is not just problematic in her defense of Trump and Epstein…she is emblematic of the decline in humanity infesting the Republican Party. The double standard for the definition of a child. The excuses…the rot at the center of the GOP.
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
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If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
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In this Teen-Titanic episode 231 of The Quarter-Bin Podcast, Tom Panarese @popaff.bsky.social joins me to discuss Tales of the New Teen Titans 3, from 1982, as reprinted on 2024’s Titans: Beast World: Evolution.
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QBP #231 - Tales of the New Teen Titans #3
Quarter-Bin Podcast #231 Tales of the New Teen Titans #3 cover-dated August 1982. "The Changeling," by Marv Wolfman, with art by George Per...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In this Teen-Titanic episode 231 of The Quarter-Bin Podcast, Tom Panarese @popaff.bsky.social joins me to discuss Tales of the New Teen Titans 3, from 1982, as reprinted on 2024’s Titans: Beast World: Evolution.
relativelygeekypodcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/qbp-...
relativelygeekypodcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/qbp-...
My latest episode covers the 2025 @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social
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Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 166: Geek Meetup — The 2025 Baltimore Comic-Con
At long last, I’m back! And it’s time for the annual coverage of the Baltimore Comic-Con! Join me as I talk about the con experience, meeting up with a number of geek friends, getting s…
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November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My latest episode covers the 2025 @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social
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popcultureaffidavit.com/2025/11/04/p...
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COMIC: It is time.
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
COMIC: It is time.
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Oh, these are fucking delicious.
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Oh, these are fucking delicious.
This is one of those movies that you have to watch. It's so well done and just gutted me.
On this day in 1983, Lynne Littman's TESTAMENT opened in New York and other select cities.
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is one of those movies that you have to watch. It's so well done and just gutted me.
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i hope this is how you find out about dick cheney
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
i hope this is how you find out about dick cheney
Finally finished editing this podcast episode. Will be out tomorrow.
November 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Finally finished editing this podcast episode. Will be out tomorrow.
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That’s by design. Billionaires monetize rage bait, and it has the added bonus of keeping us fighting with each other while they rob us blind. But one day soon, all the anger from the culture wars they’ve cultivated to distract us from the class war will be turned on them.
One of the biggest revelations of the social media age imo is how much people are addicted to getting mad, so much so that they'll actively create reasons when there are none.
November 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
That’s by design. Billionaires monetize rage bait, and it has the added bonus of keeping us fighting with each other while they rob us blind. But one day soon, all the anger from the culture wars they’ve cultivated to distract us from the class war will be turned on them.