Petrarca
@petrarca.bsky.social
Garden-Stater, MTBer, foodie, tequila snob, oenophile, aesthete.
Petrarca was a scholar, poet laureate, and original Renaissance humanist, unaccidental tourist, and alpinist Born July 20, 1304.
Petrarca was a scholar, poet laureate, and original Renaissance humanist, unaccidental tourist, and alpinist Born July 20, 1304.
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He awarded Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley with this trash!
December 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
He awarded Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley with this trash!
Woke Frank, i didn't know!
December 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Woke Frank, i didn't know!
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Faith No More - This Guy's In Love With You
YouTube video by Rockdriigo
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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The Appease Prize
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Why can’t we just make real cars?
$13,100 new
375 mike range
30% to 80% charge in 19 min.
China is kicking our ass.
www.arenaev.com/the_leapmoto...
$13,100 new
375 mike range
30% to 80% charge in 19 min.
China is kicking our ass.
www.arenaev.com/the_leapmoto...
The Leapmotor Lafa 5 debuts with a $13,100 starting price
The new Leapmotor Lafa 5 electric hatchback enters the market with a highly competitive starting price of RMB 92,800 (about {{$13,100}}) and offers impressive performance and range.
www.arenaev.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Why can’t we just make real cars?
$13,100 new
375 mike range
30% to 80% charge in 19 min.
China is kicking our ass.
www.arenaev.com/the_leapmoto...
$13,100 new
375 mike range
30% to 80% charge in 19 min.
China is kicking our ass.
www.arenaev.com/the_leapmoto...
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Betteridge is undefeated.
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Betteridge is undefeated.
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The Interrupters - Bad Guy (Billie Eilish cover)
YouTube video by The Interrupters
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#XPNCountdown
Warren Haynes! Holy shit!! I don't even like Dave Matthews
Warren Haynes! Holy shit!! I don't even like Dave Matthews
December 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#XPNCountdown
Warren Haynes! Holy shit!! I don't even like Dave Matthews
Warren Haynes! Holy shit!! I don't even like Dave Matthews
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Asia security section just sounds like a guy looking at a map of Asia for the first time and pointing at things that look important
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Asia security section just sounds like a guy looking at a map of Asia for the first time and pointing at things that look important
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“My hopes for a natural delivery were shattered all for six YouTube videos at $800 each. None of those shots aired. I was never informed [by the New York Times] why, but can only assume that it would have been a bad look to open the episodes with a sweaty, heavily pregnant woman about to pass out.”
sorry about your cookies
this is probably TMI
sohla.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“My hopes for a natural delivery were shattered all for six YouTube videos at $800 each. None of those shots aired. I was never informed [by the New York Times] why, but can only assume that it would have been a bad look to open the episodes with a sweaty, heavily pregnant woman about to pass out.”
#XPNCountdown
#TheWho
#TheJam
I struggled with deciding to include Pete/The Who, The Jam, Paul Weller songs on my list. Is it really a cover?
There's probably 10 covers right there.
#Scoop
youtu.be/m3NwGg-ks4w
#TheWho
#TheJam
I struggled with deciding to include Pete/The Who, The Jam, Paul Weller songs on my list. Is it really a cover?
There's probably 10 covers right there.
#Scoop
youtu.be/m3NwGg-ks4w
Paul Weller & Pete Townshend Live - So Sad About Us (HD)
YouTube video by theaceface
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#XPNCountdown
#TheWho
#TheJam
I struggled with deciding to include Pete/The Who, The Jam, Paul Weller songs on my list. Is it really a cover?
There's probably 10 covers right there.
#Scoop
youtu.be/m3NwGg-ks4w
#TheWho
#TheJam
I struggled with deciding to include Pete/The Who, The Jam, Paul Weller songs on my list. Is it really a cover?
There's probably 10 covers right there.
#Scoop
youtu.be/m3NwGg-ks4w
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TIL Maine didn't let Native Americans vote until 1954. This Silver Star recipient was told he couldn't vote after he showed up in uniform.
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
TIL Maine didn't let Native Americans vote until 1954. This Silver Star recipient was told he couldn't vote after he showed up in uniform.
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In view of that news about US Treasury partially suspending sanctions on Russia, now I should learn more about how that relates to today's US Treasury penalty on a Deripaska associate.
⚡️US imposes $7 million penalty on company connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch.
The U.S. Treasury Department has fined New York–based property manager Gracetown Inc. more than $7 million for accepting payments tied to a company owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
The U.S. Treasury Department has fined New York–based property manager Gracetown Inc. more than $7 million for accepting payments tied to a company owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
US imposes $7 million penalty on company connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch
The U.S. Treasury Department on Dec. 4 fined New York-based property manager Gracetown Inc. more than $7 million for accepting payments linked to a company owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg De...
kyivindependent.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
In view of that news about US Treasury partially suspending sanctions on Russia, now I should learn more about how that relates to today's US Treasury penalty on a Deripaska associate.
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Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia
President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...
www.france24.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Neko Case - "The Train From Kansas City" (Full Album Stream)
YouTube video by ANTI- Records
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.
Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.
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The new US National Security Strategy makes for scary reading. I wrote about how the US wants to support forces in Europe to tear itself apart back in November 2024, and last May. This NSS confirms that's exactly the US objective for Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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