robin birb
@robinbirbs.bsky.social
Alleged writer, librarian, book junkie, generally insufferable.
I finished knitting my first hat!!
September 29, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I finished knitting my first hat!!
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Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
September 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20?
September 2, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20?
Dolly, Tim, and now Wendell Berry?!? 😭😭
My colleague Sarah Ladd with this remembrance: "...Wendell Berry once wrote: 'Beware the machinery of longevity. When a man’s life is over the decent thing is for him to die. The forest does not withhold itself from death.'" kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/31/k... @kentuckylantern.com
Kentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92 • Kentucky Lantern
A lover of forests, the farmer, author and former English professor died on Thursday, according to his family and the New York Times. He was 92.
kentuckylantern.com
September 1, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Dolly, Tim, and now Wendell Berry?!? 😭😭
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It's a scam all the way down. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed implementation of food traceability rules.
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July 19, 2026 at 11:31 PM
It's a scam all the way down. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed implementation of food traceability rules.
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Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.
July 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.
I decided to have salmon salad sandwich for lunch (like tuna salad but with canned salmon), and unfortunately the smell of the fish in combination with the sound of the mayo being mixed into it made Kiki think it was wet cat food for her. 😅
June 18, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I decided to have salmon salad sandwich for lunch (like tuna salad but with canned salmon), and unfortunately the smell of the fish in combination with the sound of the mayo being mixed into it made Kiki think it was wet cat food for her. 😅
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whenever anyone I know admits to using ChatGPT this appears above my head
June 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
whenever anyone I know admits to using ChatGPT this appears above my head
Knitting progress report: almost done with @iuliathe3rd.bsky.social ‘s scarf! Next up will be a blanket for my mom, which will require knitting in the round. Time to look up tutorials on how to knit with circular needles. 💪
June 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Knitting progress report: almost done with @iuliathe3rd.bsky.social ‘s scarf! Next up will be a blanket for my mom, which will require knitting in the round. Time to look up tutorials on how to knit with circular needles. 💪
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so, this is deeply, deeply horrifying thedreydossier.substack.com/p/i-found-a-...
I found a second vote.gov — and it's registered to the White House
There is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead.
thedreydossier.substack.com
May 29, 2026 at 3:01 AM
so, this is deeply, deeply horrifying thedreydossier.substack.com/p/i-found-a-...
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They didn't die while serving in the military, but they died protecting our freedoms from those who would destroy them, nonetheless. Remembering these heroes on this Memorial Day.
May 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
They didn't die while serving in the military, but they died protecting our freedoms from those who would destroy them, nonetheless. Remembering these heroes on this Memorial Day.
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This is absolutely atrocious and a deathknell for many websites
Serebii should be ok as a large portion of our traffic is direct due to our reputation, but this is horrendous for all individual sites everywhere.
These things scrape our sites then kill us. I see no logic to it.
Serebii should be ok as a large portion of our traffic is direct due to our reputation, but this is horrendous for all individual sites everywhere.
These things scrape our sites then kill us. I see no logic to it.
Google announces it will now prioritize AI-generated answers in Search results over human-written website articles.
A move that could make it significantly harder for independent websites to gain organic traffic starting next Tuesday.
A move that could make it significantly harder for independent websites to gain organic traffic starting next Tuesday.
May 20, 2026 at 8:39 AM
This is absolutely atrocious and a deathknell for many websites
Serebii should be ok as a large portion of our traffic is direct due to our reputation, but this is horrendous for all individual sites everywhere.
These things scrape our sites then kill us. I see no logic to it.
Serebii should be ok as a large portion of our traffic is direct due to our reputation, but this is horrendous for all individual sites everywhere.
These things scrape our sites then kill us. I see no logic to it.
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I am deeply profoundly perpetually confused by people who don’t reread books or rewatch movies/TV shows. To me that’s like saying you took one (1) singular bite of a sumptuous meal prepared especially for you and then just stopped.
May 19, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I am deeply profoundly perpetually confused by people who don’t reread books or rewatch movies/TV shows. To me that’s like saying you took one (1) singular bite of a sumptuous meal prepared especially for you and then just stopped.
So um. Through sheer dumbassery and magical physics, I somehow managed to fling my phone directly into my lunch when I was just trying to pull it out of my pocket. Can we all tell where it landed, fam? 🤣
May 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
So um. Through sheer dumbassery and magical physics, I somehow managed to fling my phone directly into my lunch when I was just trying to pull it out of my pocket. Can we all tell where it landed, fam? 🤣
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hey check out this email i just got from my mom. here's sentence one
> I found a very small notebook my mom kept among her things; it was from her dad and contained some of his notations during his military service in WWII.
always a good sentence to receive from A GERMAN WOMAN but let's go on
> I found a very small notebook my mom kept among her things; it was from her dad and contained some of his notations during his military service in WWII.
always a good sentence to receive from A GERMAN WOMAN but let's go on
April 26, 2026 at 2:02 AM
hey check out this email i just got from my mom. here's sentence one
> I found a very small notebook my mom kept among her things; it was from her dad and contained some of his notations during his military service in WWII.
always a good sentence to receive from A GERMAN WOMAN but let's go on
> I found a very small notebook my mom kept among her things; it was from her dad and contained some of his notations during his military service in WWII.
always a good sentence to receive from A GERMAN WOMAN but let's go on
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Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.
April 19, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.
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It’s a really good thing I didn’t start playing Pokopia until after I finished reading The Brothers Karamazov, because there’s no way. It woulda taken me at least three times as long to finish with Pokopia eating all my attention the way it does. 😬
April 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
It’s a really good thing I didn’t start playing Pokopia until after I finished reading The Brothers Karamazov, because there’s no way. It woulda taken me at least three times as long to finish with Pokopia eating all my attention the way it does. 😬
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Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/
April 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/
"Denouement" is one of those words I will never be able to spell correctly on the first try even if you held a gun to my head.
March 30, 2026 at 1:04 AM
"Denouement" is one of those words I will never be able to spell correctly on the first try even if you held a gun to my head.
Knitting progress: comfy with garter and stockinette stitches now, have utterly failed at multiple practice swatches of fisherman’s rib and 2x2 rib (will attempt again in future), and currently knitting a scarf for Abby. :3
March 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Knitting progress: comfy with garter and stockinette stitches now, have utterly failed at multiple practice swatches of fisherman’s rib and 2x2 rib (will attempt again in future), and currently knitting a scarf for Abby. :3
Two weeks ago it was snowing.
March 27, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Two weeks ago it was snowing.
so like, who decided that my tummy was allowed to make whale noises whenever it feels like it?? this seems like a design flaw
March 24, 2026 at 12:28 AM
so like, who decided that my tummy was allowed to make whale noises whenever it feels like it?? this seems like a design flaw