periwinkle
@periwinklecrayon.bsky.social
Indoctrinator Emeritus at Educational Industrial Complex
raised on promises
thinks about the Roman Empire every day
numbered posts are dreams
raised on promises
thinks about the Roman Empire every day
numbered posts are dreams
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stopped me in my tracks
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
stopped me in my tracks
It is probably only insomnia. Many must have it.
December 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
It is probably only insomnia. Many must have it.
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Charlottesville-area friends & all others who are in the holiday spirit, please join me in donating to help our neighbors in need, if you can.
(If you don't use C or Venmo, look for Paypal info in the replies to the original post.)
(If you don't use C or Venmo, look for Paypal info in the replies to the original post.)
Holiday Mutual Aid:
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! It’s time for YEAR 6!
With recent federal-level changes creating new challenges in our community, we’re prioritizing core necessities. We are still welcoming traditional gifts. More info below.
We take care of us.
To Give
C: $zyahnab
Venmo: Zbryant01
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! It’s time for YEAR 6!
With recent federal-level changes creating new challenges in our community, we’re prioritizing core necessities. We are still welcoming traditional gifts. More info below.
We take care of us.
To Give
C: $zyahnab
Venmo: Zbryant01
December 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Charlottesville-area friends & all others who are in the holiday spirit, please join me in donating to help our neighbors in need, if you can.
(If you don't use C or Venmo, look for Paypal info in the replies to the original post.)
(If you don't use C or Venmo, look for Paypal info in the replies to the original post.)
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These 14 states have 3 close Senate races (ME, MI, NH) and about 25 close Congressional races - close to half of the competitive federal races in the 2026 election.
Great care by citizens, election administrators, and advocates will be needed to ensure fair and orderly contests.
Great care by citizens, election administrators, and advocates will be needed to ensure fair and orderly contests.
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
These 14 states have 3 close Senate races (ME, MI, NH) and about 25 close Congressional races - close to half of the competitive federal races in the 2026 election.
Great care by citizens, election administrators, and advocates will be needed to ensure fair and orderly contests.
Great care by citizens, election administrators, and advocates will be needed to ensure fair and orderly contests.
On right now!
12/12/25 7-8pm Tune in to a special Classical Marathon live performance by the Charlottesville High School Orchestra. Listen on 91.1FM, stream at wtju.net, or video stream on WTJU’s YouTube. Support WTJU while WTJU supports Charlottesville’s Classical music opportunities for youth: wtju.net/donate!
December 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
On right now!
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Beginning Tuesday, December 16, you'll need to create an online account for your car to park in the Market Street and Water Street garages on the Downtown Mall.
www.charlottesville.gov/civicalerts....
www.charlottesville.gov/civicalerts....
December 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Beginning Tuesday, December 16, you'll need to create an online account for your car to park in the Market Street and Water Street garages on the Downtown Mall.
www.charlottesville.gov/civicalerts....
www.charlottesville.gov/civicalerts....
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WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
"At least I'm no longer the most mindfucked person associated with the word 'canto.'" -Ezra Pound, probably
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"At least I'm no longer the most mindfucked person associated with the word 'canto.'" -Ezra Pound, probably
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This list is legit INSANE. Way to kill tourism, intellectual exchange and international goodwill.
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This list is legit INSANE. Way to kill tourism, intellectual exchange and international goodwill.
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so there's a 60 day comment period on this new visa atrocity.
could usamericans pretty please tell DHS not to require IP addresses and our siblings' phonenumbers and all our social media AND OUR FUCKING DNA from people entering the us.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
could usamericans pretty please tell DHS not to require IP addresses and our siblings' phonenumbers and all our social media AND OUR FUCKING DNA from people entering the us.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
December 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
so there's a 60 day comment period on this new visa atrocity.
could usamericans pretty please tell DHS not to require IP addresses and our siblings' phonenumbers and all our social media AND OUR FUCKING DNA from people entering the us.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
could usamericans pretty please tell DHS not to require IP addresses and our siblings' phonenumbers and all our social media AND OUR FUCKING DNA from people entering the us.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
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A year ago, our lawsuits helped make sure congestion pricing would go into effect on January 1, 2025. Now, the results are clear:
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A year ago, our lawsuits helped make sure congestion pricing would go into effect on January 1, 2025. Now, the results are clear:
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
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Appreciate this letter from MN State Sen Jim Abler (R-Anoka) to POTUS
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Appreciate this letter from MN State Sen Jim Abler (R-Anoka) to POTUS
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We should all do this more.
“According to a source Ms. Halligan became enraged when a grand juror told her that the word ‘indict’ is pronounced ‘in-DITE,” not “in-DICKT.”
Justice Department again fails to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James
The Justice Department also tried and failed last week to secure a new indictment against James in Norfolk, Virginia.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We should all do this more.
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There’s no need to treat these people as anything but the sordid rabble of crooks and grifters and subnormal bigots that they are.
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
There’s no need to treat these people as anything but the sordid rabble of crooks and grifters and subnormal bigots that they are.
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Only one party did this. ONLY REPUBLICANS.
And we are going to punish them in November 2026 so bad they'll think 2018 (where they lost 41 seats in the House) was a cakewalk.
We're taking back the Senate, too, folks.
And we are going to punish them in November 2026 so bad they'll think 2018 (where they lost 41 seats in the House) was a cakewalk.
We're taking back the Senate, too, folks.
Senate Republicans blocked Democratic legislation that would have extended ACA tax credits for over 20 million people
Republicans Block Bill That Would Extend Affordable Care Act Tax Credits
Democrats, meanwhile, blocked a competing GOP bill on Thursday that would have bolstered health savings accounts instead.
www.huffpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Only one party did this. ONLY REPUBLICANS.
And we are going to punish them in November 2026 so bad they'll think 2018 (where they lost 41 seats in the House) was a cakewalk.
We're taking back the Senate, too, folks.
And we are going to punish them in November 2026 so bad they'll think 2018 (where they lost 41 seats in the House) was a cakewalk.
We're taking back the Senate, too, folks.
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I turned 65 this year. I'm on Medicare. For now my insurance is safe, but I don't turn my back on those about to lose coverage, the people who will die or lose their entire life savings because of illness. People with the privilege of benefits often don't care about what's happening to others.
December 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I turned 65 this year. I'm on Medicare. For now my insurance is safe, but I don't turn my back on those about to lose coverage, the people who will die or lose their entire life savings because of illness. People with the privilege of benefits often don't care about what's happening to others.
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A reminder: Here’s examples of how much net premiums for the benchmark Silver ACA plan will increase for typical households in all 50 states:
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A reminder: Here’s examples of how much net premiums for the benchmark Silver ACA plan will increase for typical households in all 50 states:
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
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When Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify supported Running Tide a few years ago, the due diligence was done by people who didn't know anything about the ocean. This was exactly why I got interested in monitoring, reporting, and verification for marine CO₂ removal. Things are very different today.
With support from Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify, Running Tide billed itself as on the cutting edge of carbon removal. In the end, it resorted to dumping thousands of tons of wood chips in the sea. www.wired.com/story/how-th...
How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sunk Without a Trace
With support from Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify, Running Tide billed itself as on the cutting edge of carbon removal. In the end, it resorted to dumping thousands of tons of wood chips in the sea.
www.wired.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify supported Running Tide a few years ago, the due diligence was done by people who didn't know anything about the ocean. This was exactly why I got interested in monitoring, reporting, and verification for marine CO₂ removal. Things are very different today.
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You've been hit by a car and you're fading in and out. You ask the EMTs to price the ambulance ride. You get to the ER and tell the docs you'll need a price on each service before it's done. You get cancer so it's time to put treament out to competitive bid. I can keep going...
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
You've been hit by a car and you're fading in and out. You ask the EMTs to price the ambulance ride. You get to the ER and tell the docs you'll need a price on each service before it's done. You get cancer so it's time to put treament out to competitive bid. I can keep going...
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I still can’t believe the National Science Foundation is being forced to move out of their brand new, purpose-built building because the HUD secretary thought his building was ugly.
The Trump administration is destroying the best parts of this country, and it will take decades to rebuild.
The Trump administration is destroying the best parts of this country, and it will take decades to rebuild.
NSF
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
December 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I still can’t believe the National Science Foundation is being forced to move out of their brand new, purpose-built building because the HUD secretary thought his building was ugly.
The Trump administration is destroying the best parts of this country, and it will take decades to rebuild.
The Trump administration is destroying the best parts of this country, and it will take decades to rebuild.
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Publish your article and get smeared.
That’s the message @dfriedman.bsky.social came away with after he emailed the Pentagon for comment and soon received a message from Posobiec.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon repeatedly asked for more time to address Dan's questions about the Goodpage profile.
That’s the message @dfriedman.bsky.social came away with after he emailed the Pentagon for comment and soon received a message from Posobiec.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon repeatedly asked for more time to address Dan's questions about the Goodpage profile.
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Publish your article and get smeared.
That’s the message @dfriedman.bsky.social came away with after he emailed the Pentagon for comment and soon received a message from Posobiec.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon repeatedly asked for more time to address Dan's questions about the Goodpage profile.
That’s the message @dfriedman.bsky.social came away with after he emailed the Pentagon for comment and soon received a message from Posobiec.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon repeatedly asked for more time to address Dan's questions about the Goodpage profile.
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Read what happened next—and more on Eric Geressy, a senior Pentagon adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Read what happened next—and more on Eric Geressy, a senior Pentagon adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.