Peter Cashwell
@petercashwell.bsky.social
Writer, birder, teacher, generalist. Author of THE VERB 'TO BIRD', ALONG THOSE LINES, THE AMAZING Q, etc. Tar Heel Born and Honorary Substitute Legionnaire. he/him. guitar/keyboards/vocals.
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Democratic primary voters in the 2020 primary: we shall restore the soul of our nation and return our country to normalcy.
Democratic voters in the 2028 primary: We will drive the machine of war with the sword and the spear and the iron fist of the orc.
Democratic voters in the 2028 primary: We will drive the machine of war with the sword and the spear and the iron fist of the orc.
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Democratic primary voters in the 2020 primary: we shall restore the soul of our nation and return our country to normalcy.
Democratic voters in the 2028 primary: We will drive the machine of war with the sword and the spear and the iron fist of the orc.
Democratic voters in the 2028 primary: We will drive the machine of war with the sword and the spear and the iron fist of the orc.
I mean, among other things, why SHOULD the system be interested in rewarding white guys? Is being a white guy some kind of great achievement?
If you think the system doesn't seem interested in rewarding white guys at all that seems to be an issue of your media diet and not a reflection of reality
December 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I mean, among other things, why SHOULD the system be interested in rewarding white guys? Is being a white guy some kind of great achievement?
Reposted by Peter Cashwell
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
I got Whamageddoned a few mornings back. It felt pretty trivial at the time, and now it feels even more so.
December 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I got Whamageddoned a few mornings back. It felt pretty trivial at the time, and now it feels even more so.
Even his hat doesn't want to touch that hair.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Even his hat doesn't want to touch that hair.
Post your favorite Star Trek character, wrong answers only
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Post your favorite Star Trek character, wrong answers only
One of my very favorite SF writers and the creator of many (over Eight) of my favorite SF worlds.
Smile and spread your wings, sir.
Smile and spread your wings, sir.
News is coming to me via friends on Facebook, and via Fancyclopedia, that John Varley, who wrote Millennium, Steel Beach, and the Gaea trilogy (Titan, Wizard, Demon) has died. He was an excellent writer in the Campbell/Heinlein tradition, and I dug him a lot in my teens and early 20s. RIP.
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
One of my very favorite SF writers and the creator of many (over Eight) of my favorite SF worlds.
Smile and spread your wings, sir.
Smile and spread your wings, sir.
Post from a different era in your life.
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Post from a different era in your life.
I *can* speak to my dead grandmother. She just can't speak back. Except, of course, in the sense that I already know pretty much exactly what Mama Lea would say.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I *can* speak to my dead grandmother. She just can't speak back. Except, of course, in the sense that I already know pretty much exactly what Mama Lea would say.
Two-hour delay tomorrow, with eight 25-minute classes.
Oh, yeah. We're gonna get a LOT done.
Oh, yeah. We're gonna get a LOT done.
December 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Two-hour delay tomorrow, with eight 25-minute classes.
Oh, yeah. We're gonna get a LOT done.
Oh, yeah. We're gonna get a LOT done.
You will be visited by 3 spirits
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
You will be visited by 3 spirits
They've already cancelled school for tomorrow, and considering we've got at least three inches already, with at least another hour of snow predicted, the temperature plunging, and no rise above freezing until tomorrow afternoon, that was probably a wise move.
December 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
They've already cancelled school for tomorrow, and considering we've got at least three inches already, with at least another hour of snow predicted, the temperature plunging, and no rise above freezing until tomorrow afternoon, that was probably a wise move.
Second December snow day so far, which is nice for my brain, but I don't want to be at school in July.
December 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Second December snow day so far, which is nice for my brain, but I don't want to be at school in July.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
We had our first snow of the season on Friday, so naturally I felt compelled to make @drewmagary.bsky.social 's chili last night, and it still kicks ass.
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We had our first snow of the season on Friday, so naturally I felt compelled to make @drewmagary.bsky.social 's chili last night, and it still kicks ass.
Where exactly is the part of the Constitution that clearly states SCOTUS decides what the meaning of the Constitution is?
I ask because I am already very clear on the part that clearly states that all persons born in the US are citizens of the US.
I ask because I am already very clear on the part that clearly states that all persons born in the US are citizens of the US.
December 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Where exactly is the part of the Constitution that clearly states SCOTUS decides what the meaning of the Constitution is?
I ask because I am already very clear on the part that clearly states that all persons born in the US are citizens of the US.
I ask because I am already very clear on the part that clearly states that all persons born in the US are citizens of the US.
Other than permanent DST, I don't have any real disagreements here.
Here’s what I think the modern Dem platform should be:
-Prosecute this administration
-Expand and pack SCOTUS
-Outlaw private equity
-Limit corporate consolidation
-Ban fossil fuels
-Ban AI
-Heavily regulate gambling
-Free healthcare/free pre-K thru college education
-Permanent DST
For starters.
-Prosecute this administration
-Expand and pack SCOTUS
-Outlaw private equity
-Limit corporate consolidation
-Ban fossil fuels
-Ban AI
-Heavily regulate gambling
-Free healthcare/free pre-K thru college education
-Permanent DST
For starters.
December 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Other than permanent DST, I don't have any real disagreements here.
The Polaroids that hold us together
Will surely fade away
Like the love that we spoke of forever
On St Swithin's Day
--Billy Bragg
Will surely fade away
Like the love that we spoke of forever
On St Swithin's Day
--Billy Bragg
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Polaroids that hold us together
Will surely fade away
Like the love that we spoke of forever
On St Swithin's Day
--Billy Bragg
Will surely fade away
Like the love that we spoke of forever
On St Swithin's Day
--Billy Bragg
A while back, Kelly & I each wrote 26 movie titles on slips of paper and put them in a jar. We draw a random slip when we want to watch a movie together.
After ANNIHILATION last night, we've watched 30. Exactly 15 titles were selected by each of us, which is both perfect and a little unnerving.
After ANNIHILATION last night, we've watched 30. Exactly 15 titles were selected by each of us, which is both perfect and a little unnerving.
December 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A while back, Kelly & I each wrote 26 movie titles on slips of paper and put them in a jar. We draw a random slip when we want to watch a movie together.
After ANNIHILATION last night, we've watched 30. Exactly 15 titles were selected by each of us, which is both perfect and a little unnerving.
After ANNIHILATION last night, we've watched 30. Exactly 15 titles were selected by each of us, which is both perfect and a little unnerving.
Just finished THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS by Stephen Graham Jones and man, this guy is gooooood.
Also, he knows a shit-ton about basketball.
Also, he knows a shit-ton about basketball.
December 6, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Just finished THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS by Stephen Graham Jones and man, this guy is gooooood.
Also, he knows a shit-ton about basketball.
Also, he knows a shit-ton about basketball.
December 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I mean, IANAL, but I think there's a pretty decent argument that birthright citizenship is more explicitly constitutional than judicial review.
December 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I mean, IANAL, but I think there's a pretty decent argument that birthright citizenship is more explicitly constitutional than judicial review.
If you see this, quote post with your model of positive masculinity
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If you see this, quote post with your model of positive masculinity
Hey, last year our schools shut down for a week when the water system broke down. They said it was snow, but I'm absolutely willing to believe raccoons were responsible.
The Ashland, Virginia liquor store racoon was in Pop Culture Happy Hour's 'What's Making us Happy' we've made it. Also the locality where that happened posted this yesterday. (It's a snow day, they aren't closed for raccoon reasons)
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hey, last year our schools shut down for a week when the water system broke down. They said it was snow, but I'm absolutely willing to believe raccoons were responsible.