Ärvinski The Ephemeral
@arvinski.bsky.social
Quantum hairsplitting. Epistemology. Thought crimes.
Spiritually Transformative Experience • STE
not leading • not following
not getting out of the way
lift yourself,
you lift the world;
try to lift the world,
you'll break your back
~a. parsasarathy
Spiritually Transformative Experience • STE
not leading • not following
not getting out of the way
lift yourself,
you lift the world;
try to lift the world,
you'll break your back
~a. parsasarathy
The most polarizing band in the classic rock pantheon or any other, The Doors occupy a liminal space even as their star constantly rises and falls. Their sound is theirs alone, night music slowly burning through flickering shadows, two hits of blotter and state-dependent epiphanies as old as Time.
#Top31NewToMeAlbums2025
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🗣️ The Doors
💿 Strange Days
Controversial I'm sure, but while The Doors' debut does little for me, Strange Days was everything I was hoping for, and then some.
Favourite songs:
- You're Lost Little Girl
- My Eyes Have Seen You
- I Can't See Your Face In My Mind
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🗣️ The Doors
💿 Strange Days
Controversial I'm sure, but while The Doors' debut does little for me, Strange Days was everything I was hoping for, and then some.
Favourite songs:
- You're Lost Little Girl
- My Eyes Have Seen You
- I Can't See Your Face In My Mind
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The most polarizing band in the classic rock pantheon or any other, The Doors occupy a liminal space even as their star constantly rises and falls. Their sound is theirs alone, night music slowly burning through flickering shadows, two hits of blotter and state-dependent epiphanies as old as Time.
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The indefatigably cool @julesette.bsky.social is playing me on her radio show today! And it's a fucking cool show (not just because I am onit LOL). Darkwave, synthpop, shoegaze and more from the dark side -- perfect place for me!
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Come listen and hear me on the radio!
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Come listen and hear me on the radio!
Focused: Dark Night of the Soul with Julie
Audio & playlist from December 2, 2025
wfmu.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The indefatigably cool @julesette.bsky.social is playing me on her radio show today! And it's a fucking cool show (not just because I am onit LOL). Darkwave, synthpop, shoegaze and more from the dark side -- perfect place for me!
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Come listen and hear me on the radio!
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Come listen and hear me on the radio!
Read it & weep - for Joy, as this, too, is the way of The World. Each has a part to play, and it is played by living the Truth others only declare. Greatness is playing that part without regard to outcome. "Happy accidents" may then be perceived as products of grace, not self-adulatory contrivances.
December 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Read it & weep - for Joy, as this, too, is the way of The World. Each has a part to play, and it is played by living the Truth others only declare. Greatness is playing that part without regard to outcome. "Happy accidents" may then be perceived as products of grace, not self-adulatory contrivances.
If people had access to healthcare - instead of being denied care or being impoverished by it - they might care more about all kinds of things. Disenfranchisement is real, as millions of people are beginning to discover. Invoicing the public for science it is denied has significant consequences.
In my last story on staff at the Times, my colleagues and I analyzed over a decade of federal science funding and interviewed many federal employees to identify all of the science that went unfunded this year. Here's a paywall-free link:
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If people had access to healthcare - instead of being denied care or being impoverished by it - they might care more about all kinds of things. Disenfranchisement is real, as millions of people are beginning to discover. Invoicing the public for science it is denied has significant consequences.
🫡Old habits are hard to break.�
i like when the libbed up blue maga accounts start posting like Pol Pot
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🫡Old habits are hard to break.�
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IDEA is the reason I was able to succeed in elementary school. My individualized education plan was so effective, I didn’t even realize my ADHD was a disability until I left the public school system for college.
I’ve published scientific papers, got a masters degree and now have a good, steady job.
I’ve published scientific papers, got a masters degree and now have a good, steady job.
Saturday was the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). I wrote about how the law helped make me who I am today and how losing it's protections may stifle the talent of generations of disabled individuals after me. www.the74million.org/article/weak...
Weakening the IDEA Threatens Millions of Disabled Americans Like Me
Ives-Rublee: Federal law made it possible for disabled students like me to go to school. Those opportunities may vanish for the next generation.
www.the74million.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
IDEA is the reason I was able to succeed in elementary school. My individualized education plan was so effective, I didn’t even realize my ADHD was a disability until I left the public school system for college.
I’ve published scientific papers, got a masters degree and now have a good, steady job.
I’ve published scientific papers, got a masters degree and now have a good, steady job.
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Long before modern horror named the femme fatale, Chinese folklore whispered of the Painted Skin Ghost (畫皮鬼), a demon who steals human skin to walk among the living. Beneath its beauty lies decay, a mirror to the masks we craft for acceptance. Across dynasties and retellings, 1/2
#folklore
#folklore
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Long before modern horror named the femme fatale, Chinese folklore whispered of the Painted Skin Ghost (畫皮鬼), a demon who steals human skin to walk among the living. Beneath its beauty lies decay, a mirror to the masks we craft for acceptance. Across dynasties and retellings, 1/2
#folklore
#folklore
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🚨BIG: Connecticut's climate deception lawsuit against ExxonMobil is advancing toward trial after a state court rejected ALL of Exxon's motions to strike the case.
The people of Connecticut are now one step closer to having their day in court to hold Exxon accountable for its climate lies.
The people of Connecticut are now one step closer to having their day in court to hold Exxon accountable for its climate lies.
Another big win in court. A Connecticut judge denied ExxonMobil’s motion to strike our case against them.
ExxonMobil peddled climate lies for decades while profiting off the harm.
We’re aggressively prosecuting this case to reveal all their lies and protect our communities.
ExxonMobil peddled climate lies for decades while profiting off the harm.
We’re aggressively prosecuting this case to reveal all their lies and protect our communities.
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🚨BIG: Connecticut's climate deception lawsuit against ExxonMobil is advancing toward trial after a state court rejected ALL of Exxon's motions to strike the case.
The people of Connecticut are now one step closer to having their day in court to hold Exxon accountable for its climate lies.
The people of Connecticut are now one step closer to having their day in court to hold Exxon accountable for its climate lies.
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Trump’s EPA is trying to gut clean air protections by scrapping life-saving soot pollution standards set under Biden. This rollback risks the health of thousands of lives, especially in Black and Brown communities near highways and factories.
Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution
The Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing that the Biden administration did not have authority to set the tighter standard on…
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump’s EPA is trying to gut clean air protections by scrapping life-saving soot pollution standards set under Biden. This rollback risks the health of thousands of lives, especially in Black and Brown communities near highways and factories.
@attorneybencrump.bsky.social
I just finished reading a recently published paper [linked] written by @wrigleyfield.bsky.social. As I find the insights therein compelling, it seems within the realm of possibility a judge or jury might be similarly interested.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
I just finished reading a recently published paper [linked] written by @wrigleyfield.bsky.social. As I find the insights therein compelling, it seems within the realm of possibility a judge or jury might be similarly interested.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Three Ways of Looking at Black–White Mortality Differences in the United States
Everyone agrees that US Black deaths happen earlier than white deaths on average, but it is surprisingly challenging to find the best ways to summarize, quantify, and compare this gap. This review arg...
www.annualreviews.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
@attorneybencrump.bsky.social
I just finished reading a recently published paper [linked] written by @wrigleyfield.bsky.social. As I find the insights therein compelling, it seems within the realm of possibility a judge or jury might be similarly interested.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
I just finished reading a recently published paper [linked] written by @wrigleyfield.bsky.social. As I find the insights therein compelling, it seems within the realm of possibility a judge or jury might be similarly interested.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
r e v o l u t i o n
is not something
fixed in ideology
nor is it fashioned
to a particular decade
it is a perpetual process
embedded in the human spirit
~abbie hoffman
is not something
fixed in ideology
nor is it fashioned
to a particular decade
it is a perpetual process
embedded in the human spirit
~abbie hoffman
Abbie Hoffman, born on #tdih in 1936, was an anarchist organizer, socialist, revolutionary & Yippie. He organized the 1968 Chicago DNC protests & was part of the Chicago 8.
He lived a life of dissent, lived underground for a time & his FBI file was over 13k pgs long.
He committed suicide in 1989.
He lived a life of dissent, lived underground for a time & his FBI file was over 13k pgs long.
He committed suicide in 1989.
November 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
r e v o l u t i o n
is not something
fixed in ideology
nor is it fashioned
to a particular decade
it is a perpetual process
embedded in the human spirit
~abbie hoffman
is not something
fixed in ideology
nor is it fashioned
to a particular decade
it is a perpetual process
embedded in the human spirit
~abbie hoffman
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New nativity just dropped: Jesus is being born in the middle of teargas and state-sponsored terror. He is being ripped from his parent's arms and denied a lawyer. He is always coming into being in our context, and @lakestreetchurch.bsky.social's nativity makes that clear. Proud to be its pastor.
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New nativity just dropped: Jesus is being born in the middle of teargas and state-sponsored terror. He is being ripped from his parent's arms and denied a lawyer. He is always coming into being in our context, and @lakestreetchurch.bsky.social's nativity makes that clear. Proud to be its pastor.
“Lost generation of news consumers.”
The sense of entitlement in this narrative is striking. Publishers, broadcasters & policymakers will do or say anything to deny the consequences of media consolidation. They can enjoy public consideration or pyramid scheme money, but they won’t be getting both.
The sense of entitlement in this narrative is striking. Publishers, broadcasters & policymakers will do or say anything to deny the consequences of media consolidation. They can enjoy public consideration or pyramid scheme money, but they won’t be getting both.
I’m not sure what to make of this survey, honestly? If you’re a young person in solidarity with Gaza, or against police killings, or you’re trans or queer, would you have reason to trust the news?
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
apnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“Lost generation of news consumers.”
The sense of entitlement in this narrative is striking. Publishers, broadcasters & policymakers will do or say anything to deny the consequences of media consolidation. They can enjoy public consideration or pyramid scheme money, but they won’t be getting both.
The sense of entitlement in this narrative is striking. Publishers, broadcasters & policymakers will do or say anything to deny the consequences of media consolidation. They can enjoy public consideration or pyramid scheme money, but they won’t be getting both.
Now THAT’s what I call
RECURSIVE DYNAMIC EXPRESSION.
*crickets*
Yes, I am available for parties, banquets, weddings and some funerals. Ask about my competitive rates.
RECURSIVE DYNAMIC EXPRESSION.
*crickets*
Yes, I am available for parties, banquets, weddings and some funerals. Ask about my competitive rates.
November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Now THAT’s what I call
RECURSIVE DYNAMIC EXPRESSION.
*crickets*
Yes, I am available for parties, banquets, weddings and some funerals. Ask about my competitive rates.
RECURSIVE DYNAMIC EXPRESSION.
*crickets*
Yes, I am available for parties, banquets, weddings and some funerals. Ask about my competitive rates.
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Lonely man in his home
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Lonely man in his home
How many United Statists think of themselves as well-informed about the Civil Rights Movement versus those who actually are? The lessons - and teachers - are always much closer to us than we realize. We suffer greatly from our own conceits.
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
How many United Statists think of themselves as well-informed about the Civil Rights Movement versus those who actually are? The lessons - and teachers - are always much closer to us than we realize. We suffer greatly from our own conceits.
Oh, we weren’t good at all. But I do understand the sentiment. Nostalgia is seductive that way.
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Oh, we weren’t good at all. But I do understand the sentiment. Nostalgia is seductive that way.
It’s tiresome seeing people fantasize about prominent figures of The Regime standing trial. The US has neither the system nor culture to enforce accountability for governing class offenders. That so many United Statists remain in Denial about this says a great deal about Fascism’s ascendancy.
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 AM
It’s tiresome seeing people fantasize about prominent figures of The Regime standing trial. The US has neither the system nor culture to enforce accountability for governing class offenders. That so many United Statists remain in Denial about this says a great deal about Fascism’s ascendancy.
Finally got around to watching THE SUBSTANCE. From the shell-shocked way people talk about it, I had no idea it would be funny, much less riotously funny. True horror. True comedy. True satire. Coralie Fargeat is a masterful director. Her aesthetic is reminiscent of Kubrick but with better pacing.
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Finally got around to watching THE SUBSTANCE. From the shell-shocked way people talk about it, I had no idea it would be funny, much less riotously funny. True horror. True comedy. True satire. Coralie Fargeat is a masterful director. Her aesthetic is reminiscent of Kubrick but with better pacing.
People are always looking for something to save us from ourselves. Systems. Technologies. Foods. Philosophies. Drugs. Money. Attention. We spend much of our lives flitting around from one thing to another. There is very little we will not do if it assures we can keep lying.
at the the of the day, you can try to litigate and legislate lying, but you can’t force good faith and no amount of regulating the truth can fix society if its participants aren’t good faith members of the same project
the fact that dealing with rampant lying and its much worse downstream consequences involves cultivating values rather than just imposing formal frameworks or rules (legal or otherwise) is a tough pill to swallow for some. but it is indeed medicine
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
People are always looking for something to save us from ourselves. Systems. Technologies. Foods. Philosophies. Drugs. Money. Attention. We spend much of our lives flitting around from one thing to another. There is very little we will not do if it assures we can keep lying.
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For an ever so brief moment, distant icebergs and mountain ranges in Greenland's awe inspiring Scoresby Sund fjord are dressed in some of the most beautiful pastel colors I have seen.
#bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature #sunset #greenland
#bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature #sunset #greenland
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
For an ever so brief moment, distant icebergs and mountain ranges in Greenland's awe inspiring Scoresby Sund fjord are dressed in some of the most beautiful pastel colors I have seen.
#bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature #sunset #greenland
#bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature #sunset #greenland
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There are worse things than being misunderstood, but I’ve only experienced maybe half of ‘em.
November 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
There are worse things than being misunderstood, but I’ve only experienced maybe half of ‘em.
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My pho guy closes his shop on Black Friday every year and just cooks hibachi out front all day for anyone that wants it for free
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My pho guy closes his shop on Black Friday every year and just cooks hibachi out front all day for anyone that wants it for free
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.