paghetti.bsky.social
@paghetti.bsky.social
former DoD civilian; language geek; blogger (pajheil.blogspot.com) about: Urban legends about Jews; Mendel Beilis blood libel trial; knitting; Biblical Hebrew and Classical Greek don't work the way you think. Card-carrying troublemaker and bitch.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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His wife happened to be filming the parking lot scene on her smartphone because they wanted to one day show their 1-year-old the turbulent times she was born in.

She aimed her camera at a passing SUV and captured the moment when an officer filled the family’s vehicle with a mist of pepper spray.
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
for those who missed it, that's a parody of some song lyrics

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTh6...
Le ''Ça ira''
YouTube video by Édith Piaf - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I was once again snubbed for Time's Knitter of the Year. that just needles me. Les oligarchs a la lanterne.
December 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
the Mercers tried to rename Cambridge Analytica after their role in election meddling was exposed, as Emerdata, but got outed again. They closed the business. Carol Cadwalladr had a lot to do with outing them.

www.benton.org/headlines/ca...

www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
Cloak and data: The real story behind Cambridge Analytica's rise and fall
The secretive data firm said it could move the minds of American voters. That wasn't its real victory.
www.motherjones.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
actually since we all know that ICE is saying people are lying about their citizenship, Kristi is just being the usual GOP idiot
December 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I didn't say they were required for Real ID so that's a strawman argument. I said if DHS suddenly requires them and then I got into suing them for that.
December 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Passports were a document you could use to get a Real ID as I know from experience so probably some large number of people with real ID already have passports. But there could be a class action lawsuit in it if DHS suddenly requires passports, with a TRO until State staffs up to process applications
December 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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3. It is not true that guns are not allowed in Australia.

Civilian gun ownership is legal but heavily regulated.
December 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
@akstaggers.bsky.social I said this over a year ago and repeated it a couple of times: make sure your federal docs are in order.
bsky.app/profile/pagh...
Make sure your federal documents are in order. I posted a thread on how to get your Consular Record of Birth Abroad if your parents were US citizens say with the military, and also about renewing your passport early.
December 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM