Robin Barber
@robindbarber.bsky.social
Works in tech, perfect Gen X specimen, loves animals (...all of them). Probably listening to Alice in Chains right this second.
📍outside PDX, but forever a Michigander
📍outside PDX, but forever a Michigander
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I MEAN PATRIOT HAD LITERALLY A PERFECT ENDING AND I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED BUT I JUST REALLY THINK PRIME VIDEO COULD GIVE IT ANOTHER SEASON OR A MOVIE TO SHOW THE AFTERMATH
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"The talons of bargainhunters tore ruthlessly through stacks of silk blouses and left a tangle of unpleated garments upon the earth. The man knelt to comb through the castoffs like a haruspex searching for truth in the entrails of a slaughtered animal."
Cormac McCarthy’s The Mall
If only there was not cause, thought the man, for the boy to accompany him here. To this place of commerce. But as the woman reminded him two hours...
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"The talons of bargainhunters tore ruthlessly through stacks of silk blouses and left a tangle of unpleated garments upon the earth. The man knelt to comb through the castoffs like a haruspex searching for truth in the entrails of a slaughtered animal."
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Detroiters and the Chair Company are a duology that say something important about America: Michigan is weird (fun way, charming) and Ohio is weird (upsetting way, always emitting a low-grade danger)
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Detroiters and the Chair Company are a duology that say something important about America: Michigan is weird (fun way, charming) and Ohio is weird (upsetting way, always emitting a low-grade danger)
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Over at Whatever I'm looking at the phenomenon of people living paycheck to paycheck while making $500k a year, how one gets into that position, and some observations from my own (immensely privileged to be clear) point of view.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/28/p...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/28/p...
Poor Little Rich People
The YouTube video above fascinates me, because it details how people making $500,000 a year — economically fortunate by any sane measure — are still frequently living paycheck to payche…
whatever.scalzi.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Over at Whatever I'm looking at the phenomenon of people living paycheck to paycheck while making $500k a year, how one gets into that position, and some observations from my own (immensely privileged to be clear) point of view.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/28/p...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/28/p...
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen -
The Offspring/311 (co-headline)
Metallica wsg Jerry Cantrell
Nine Inch Nails
Tenacious D
Bob Seger
The Offspring/311 (co-headline)
Metallica wsg Jerry Cantrell
Nine Inch Nails
Tenacious D
Bob Seger
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen -
The Offspring/311 (co-headline)
Metallica wsg Jerry Cantrell
Nine Inch Nails
Tenacious D
Bob Seger
The Offspring/311 (co-headline)
Metallica wsg Jerry Cantrell
Nine Inch Nails
Tenacious D
Bob Seger
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Tarik Skubal claims his second straight AL Cy Young award. www.blessyouboys.com/detroit-tige...
Tarik Skubal claims his second consecutive AL Cy Young award
Skubal becomes the 12th pitcher and fourth southpaw to take home back-to-back Cy Young awards.
www.blessyouboys.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Tarik Skubal claims his second straight AL Cy Young award. www.blessyouboys.com/detroit-tige...
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SCHUMER: Well, I—for one—am touched by this act of generosity. Perhaps one day, all of humanity will know the saying “Be welcoming of Greeks bearing gifts.”
Senator Schumer Votes to Let the Big Wooden Horse into Troy
“In the wake of votes by a handful of key Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to pass a GOP-led continuing resolution funding f...
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
SCHUMER: Well, I—for one—am touched by this act of generosity. Perhaps one day, all of humanity will know the saying “Be welcoming of Greeks bearing gifts.”
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Yup, pretty much sums it up
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yup, pretty much sums it up
Reminds me of a co-worker about 20 years ago who took out an 8 year loan on a Dodge Neon.
www.realtor.com/news/real-es...
www.realtor.com/news/real-es...
www.realtor.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Reminds me of a co-worker about 20 years ago who took out an 8 year loan on a Dodge Neon.
www.realtor.com/news/real-es...
www.realtor.com/news/real-es...
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were si...
theonion.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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I thought the shutdown was the fight, did I get that wrong
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I thought the shutdown was the fight, did I get that wrong
Is a "guarantee of a vote" the same as "concept of a plan"? Seems the same to me
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Is a "guarantee of a vote" the same as "concept of a plan"? Seems the same to me
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If you're not reading the New York Times you're missing out
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If you're not reading the New York Times you're missing out
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Maybe Mamdani finally has a shot at the Schumer endorsement
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Maybe Mamdani finally has a shot at the Schumer endorsement
The night before DST ends/the morning after DST ends: Best Day Ever
Realizing the sun will now set before 5pm (almost 2 months before the Winter Solstice): Worst Day Ever
Realizing the sun will now set before 5pm (almost 2 months before the Winter Solstice): Worst Day Ever
November 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The night before DST ends/the morning after DST ends: Best Day Ever
Realizing the sun will now set before 5pm (almost 2 months before the Winter Solstice): Worst Day Ever
Realizing the sun will now set before 5pm (almost 2 months before the Winter Solstice): Worst Day Ever
Wow. Just Wow. 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/m...
She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Wow. Just Wow. 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/m...
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"I kind of wish I had gone first. My thing isn’t even that scary. Or about humankind. It’s just, well, did everyone else do this overnight? Because I feel like Mary Shelley may have pre-written her idea."
I Wish I Went Before Mary Shelley in This Storytelling Contest
“‘We will each write a ghost story,’ said Lord Byron; and his proposition was acceded to. There were four of us.” – Mary Shelley, in the introducti...
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"I kind of wish I had gone first. My thing isn’t even that scary. Or about humankind. It’s just, well, did everyone else do this overnight? Because I feel like Mary Shelley may have pre-written her idea."
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perfect response: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
California will dispatch observers to watch DOJ’s election monitors
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that the federal administration would deploy staff to evaluate California’s Nov. 4 redistricting election.
www.politico.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
perfect response: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Fantastic piece on the incredible Jim Downey. www.theringer.com/2025/10/21/t...
Looking Back With Jim Downey, the King of Comedy Writers
After decades of influencing the style of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ the most influential comedy institution in America, Downey is finally ready allow himself some retrospection
www.theringer.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Fantastic piece on the incredible Jim Downey. www.theringer.com/2025/10/21/t...
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"Subdue the real domestic terrorists—i.e., drivers who don’t know how to merge onto I-5."
Ways the National Guard Can Actually Help “War-Ravaged” Portland
“President Trump’s declaration on Saturday that he had authorized the use of federal forces to ‘protect war-ravaged’ Portland, Ore., prompted bewil...
buff.ly
October 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"Subdue the real domestic terrorists—i.e., drivers who don’t know how to merge onto I-5."
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"With talk of 'soft secession' kind of floating around, it’s worth noting that the GOP has already seceded from America. At least the America I thought I knew." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/today-was-...
Today Was a Good Day
An old friend of mine, the actress Eliza Coupe (with whom I once did a series of Sierra Mist commercials in which we were part of a made-up sketch troupe called “The Mist-Takes.” I’m so sorry.), invit...
michaelianblack.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"With talk of 'soft secession' kind of floating around, it’s worth noting that the GOP has already seceded from America. At least the America I thought I knew." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/today-was-...
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Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.
“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.
“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.
October 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.
“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.
“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.
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Today Tony Fitzpatrick passed.
I'm only now learning he had a fairly storied career, but the only thing I knew him for was my favourite show Patriot. Here he plays Jack Birdbath, a disgraced ex-cop turned security guard who blackmails a spy.
Watch this clip. Celebrate this incredible man with me.
I'm only now learning he had a fairly storied career, but the only thing I knew him for was my favourite show Patriot. Here he plays Jack Birdbath, a disgraced ex-cop turned security guard who blackmails a spy.
Watch this clip. Celebrate this incredible man with me.
October 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Today Tony Fitzpatrick passed.
I'm only now learning he had a fairly storied career, but the only thing I knew him for was my favourite show Patriot. Here he plays Jack Birdbath, a disgraced ex-cop turned security guard who blackmails a spy.
Watch this clip. Celebrate this incredible man with me.
I'm only now learning he had a fairly storied career, but the only thing I knew him for was my favourite show Patriot. Here he plays Jack Birdbath, a disgraced ex-cop turned security guard who blackmails a spy.
Watch this clip. Celebrate this incredible man with me.