Peter
@athirdgenesis.bsky.social
Architectural designer and historian living in constant state of almost having a turtle. Welcome to my makeshift RSS feed.
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Some academic habits are maladaptive in wider society. But “cite your sources every time” — and information literacy habits more generally — deserves to be educational priority number one right now
you should not share a post that's a screenshot without a link to a news item. you should not share a post that's a video or picture without some kind of sourcing. we're in a new bad era and these are now basic practices.
... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work.
... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work.
January 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Some academic habits are maladaptive in wider society. But “cite your sources every time” — and information literacy habits more generally — deserves to be educational priority number one right now
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Presented without comment:
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
January 26, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Presented without comment:
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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A number of responders were quite opposed to the idea of giving ridealongs to The Atlantic (I understand their frustration with the outlet).
But I drove these guys around for two hours and they witnessed abductions, confrontations with the public, tear-gassings.
The lesson: let the world see.
But I drove these guys around for two hours and they witnessed abductions, confrontations with the public, tear-gassings.
The lesson: let the world see.
The Atlantic Magazine just dropped a tremendous story on the Minnesota Resistance. The author is a war correspondent & sees the echoes of leaderless community empowerment around the globe: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... (supposed to be a gift link, might not work, it’s in Apple News, too.)
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:21 AM
A number of responders were quite opposed to the idea of giving ridealongs to The Atlantic (I understand their frustration with the outlet).
But I drove these guys around for two hours and they witnessed abductions, confrontations with the public, tear-gassings.
The lesson: let the world see.
But I drove these guys around for two hours and they witnessed abductions, confrontations with the public, tear-gassings.
The lesson: let the world see.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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Your regular reminder that Andrew Solender's beat PRIMARILY consists of writing things that go viral from Dem rage-posting, and that EVEN Solender has a piece that shows how dated this story is.
Yet Again, Far too many Dem Cowards who are Fine with Fascism👿😡
"People introduce bills that have no hope of any consequential change in peoples' lives" - Adam Gray (Calif)
"Quite possible impeachment could be distraction" - Sanford Bishop (Ga)
www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...
"People introduce bills that have no hope of any consequential change in peoples' lives" - Adam Gray (Calif)
"Quite possible impeachment could be distraction" - Sanford Bishop (Ga)
www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...
"Performative bullsh*t": Some Democrats fume as Kristi Noem impeachment gains steam
"There's a frustration with all these impeachments," said one House Democrat. "Noem is just soup du jour."
www.axios.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Your regular reminder that Andrew Solender's beat PRIMARILY consists of writing things that go viral from Dem rage-posting, and that EVEN Solender has a piece that shows how dated this story is.
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> “This could become a school where ChatGPT writes the papers, ChatGPT grades the papers, rich kids buy an experience, and nobody gets an education,” says Ariel Becherer, a PhD student
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
‘Keep Carleton Human’: Carleton University staff rallies to push for protections from A.I.
At Carleton University, CUPE 4600 -— the union representing Teachers Assistants, Research Assistants, and Contract Instructors — held the ‘Keep Carleton Human’ rally on Thursday, fighting for clear-cu...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 26, 2026 at 7:35 AM
> “This could become a school where ChatGPT writes the papers, ChatGPT grades the papers, rich kids buy an experience, and nobody gets an education,” says Ariel Becherer, a PhD student
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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“Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?”
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:57 AM
“Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?”
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hate to see Bezos run the Post into the ground. but you can support billionaire free DC News:
@51st.news
@streetsensedc.bsky.social
@washingtoninformer.com
@wcp.bsky.social
@ethiopique202.bsky.social
@51st.news
@streetsensedc.bsky.social
@washingtoninformer.com
@wcp.bsky.social
@ethiopique202.bsky.social
News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
www.status.news
January 26, 2026 at 3:06 AM
hate to see Bezos run the Post into the ground. but you can support billionaire free DC News:
@51st.news
@streetsensedc.bsky.social
@washingtoninformer.com
@wcp.bsky.social
@ethiopique202.bsky.social
@51st.news
@streetsensedc.bsky.social
@washingtoninformer.com
@wcp.bsky.social
@ethiopique202.bsky.social
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The Babylon Bee are Nazis. I hope you already knew that but in case you didn’t, I’m telling you now. Babylon Bee are Nazis.
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 AM
The Babylon Bee are Nazis. I hope you already knew that but in case you didn’t, I’m telling you now. Babylon Bee are Nazis.
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seems like a widespread problem
January 26, 2026 at 3:22 AM
seems like a widespread problem
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Concern is growing on Wall Street that Donald Trump's belligerence and belittlement of Europe could take some of the biggest buyers of US equities out of the market. There are signs that’s already beginning to happen.
Wall Street Grapples With New Risk: A European Buyers’ Strike
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the elites gathered in Davos that the Trump administration believes globalization is “a failed policy” that left America behind. A day later, his boss, Presid...
www.bloomberg.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Concern is growing on Wall Street that Donald Trump's belligerence and belittlement of Europe could take some of the biggest buyers of US equities out of the market. There are signs that’s already beginning to happen.
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I have said a few times that it is no coincidence that the wave of “institutional neutrality” statements started showing up when they did. Too many universities fell for a very long game that now makes them complicit with fascism and, apparently, unable or unwilling to take a stand against it.
Opinion | My fellow university presidents have just been shown how to stand up to Trump
Michael Roth: This moment requires more bravery from higher education leaders
www.ms.now
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I have said a few times that it is no coincidence that the wave of “institutional neutrality” statements started showing up when they did. Too many universities fell for a very long game that now makes them complicit with fascism and, apparently, unable or unwilling to take a stand against it.
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This is powerful from military veterans about Alex Pretti.
"They took his life. Don't let them take his name."
"They took his life. Don't let them take his name."
Trump and his allies are already smearing Alex Pretti’s name instead of confronting the truth.
Veterans who served our country and lived because of the VA are outraged. Alex was a VA nurse and hero, not a villain.
Stay informed. Join the fight. Follow @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social
Veterans who served our country and lived because of the VA are outraged. Alex was a VA nurse and hero, not a villain.
Stay informed. Join the fight. Follow @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This is powerful from military veterans about Alex Pretti.
"They took his life. Don't let them take his name."
"They took his life. Don't let them take his name."
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On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 AM
On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
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Can’t help but notice a lot of social media reports of Tik Tok censoring anti-ICE content in its first weekend under Trump-directed US management, and no mainstream news coverage thus far.
January 26, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Can’t help but notice a lot of social media reports of Tik Tok censoring anti-ICE content in its first weekend under Trump-directed US management, and no mainstream news coverage thus far.
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if you come and say "We can't ..." because of already extant laws, I'm going to tell you we're already in post-constitutional america and to try and keep up. And then we'll get in a fight. And then I'll block you. So you can either not do it or just go ahead and block me now to save time.
January 26, 2026 at 4:03 AM
if you come and say "We can't ..." because of already extant laws, I'm going to tell you we're already in post-constitutional america and to try and keep up. And then we'll get in a fight. And then I'll block you. So you can either not do it or just go ahead and block me now to save time.
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And, tonight, the network's flagship news program -- 60 Minutes -- ran a clip show of old celeb interviews to "celebrate the movies" rather than put together an episode focused on what's going on in Minnesota.
The person who publishes the Free Press — where the words “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” never appear tonight — also runs CBS News.
January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
And, tonight, the network's flagship news program -- 60 Minutes -- ran a clip show of old celeb interviews to "celebrate the movies" rather than put together an episode focused on what's going on in Minnesota.
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A moment of silence that ends with someone shouting "fuck ICE!" and the crowd roaring in response
January 25, 2026 at 11:52 PM
A moment of silence that ends with someone shouting "fuck ICE!" and the crowd roaring in response
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
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TikTok is under right wing billionaire control now. Plan your exit strategy.
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:15 AM
TikTok is under right wing billionaire control now. Plan your exit strategy.
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Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
www.status.news
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
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This is the single funniest excuse he could have come up with for not wanting to be booed in public
President Donald Trump will not be attending Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, Calif., he said in an interview with the New York Post.
“It’s just too far away,” he said.
“It’s just too far away,” he said.
January 26, 2026 at 12:52 AM
This is the single funniest excuse he could have come up with for not wanting to be booed in public
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Another incomplete list
NBC put out this list today, and i immediately saved it to my phone
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Another incomplete list
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Whole thread but good lord, especially this
And I know, I hear you read to shout, 'but ACAB!' and I get it.
But you, the blue-team protestor, do not need the cops to be heroes. It'd be nice, but you don't need it.
The *regime* needs them to be villains. You just need them to either 1) just do their jobs or 2) decide to be somewhere else.
But you, the blue-team protestor, do not need the cops to be heroes. It'd be nice, but you don't need it.
The *regime* needs them to be villains. You just need them to either 1) just do their jobs or 2) decide to be somewhere else.
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Whole thread but good lord, especially this
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Right wing white dudes finally noticing things a lot of women do for their kids, offices and communities on a daily basis:
PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS
PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Right wing white dudes finally noticing things a lot of women do for their kids, offices and communities on a daily basis:
PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS
PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS