parsnip & star machine
@soowrites.bsky.social
bilingual(🇬🇧🇰🇷) cellist/writer/lawyer
poetry as contemporaneous reflection, contemplating such topics as expression, sensory inspiration, power and its abuse, community, healing & agency. sometimes painting
I worked on this book: tinyurl.com/3kjjxabv
poetry as contemporaneous reflection, contemplating such topics as expression, sensory inspiration, power and its abuse, community, healing & agency. sometimes painting
I worked on this book: tinyurl.com/3kjjxabv
Pinned
From my parsnip soils I slowly rose
Small as gnats or just specs of dust or dirt itself
But in the fresh air and open space
Free to move, easily stunned
2/
Small as gnats or just specs of dust or dirt itself
But in the fresh air and open space
Free to move, easily stunned
2/
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"Music", c1910
By artist Charles Robinson (1870–1937), a prolific British book illustrator.
The first full book he illustrated was Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses (1896) which includes over 100 pen and ink drawings.
#art #painting #book #illustrations
By artist Charles Robinson (1870–1937), a prolific British book illustrator.
The first full book he illustrated was Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses (1896) which includes over 100 pen and ink drawings.
#art #painting #book #illustrations
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"Music", c1910
By artist Charles Robinson (1870–1937), a prolific British book illustrator.
The first full book he illustrated was Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses (1896) which includes over 100 pen and ink drawings.
#art #painting #book #illustrations
By artist Charles Robinson (1870–1937), a prolific British book illustrator.
The first full book he illustrated was Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses (1896) which includes over 100 pen and ink drawings.
#art #painting #book #illustrations
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NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling. The elite, no-skips albums of the year. n.pr/4iUnX8X
The Best Albums of 2025
NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling. The elite, no-skips albums of the year.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling. The elite, no-skips albums of the year. n.pr/4iUnX8X
Prediction: ppl will start clamoring around real life events
For like a long longgggggg time.
For like a long longgggggg time.
December 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Prediction: ppl will start clamoring around real life events
For like a long longgggggg time.
For like a long longgggggg time.
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
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our minister of identity and culture, official languages, nature and parks canada has resigned because canada is moving forward with the oil pipeline from alberta to BC. they are also removing the tanker ban, which will result in unsafe roads in BC
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
our minister of identity and culture, official languages, nature and parks canada has resigned because canada is moving forward with the oil pipeline from alberta to BC. they are also removing the tanker ban, which will result in unsafe roads in BC
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Idiots.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Idiots.
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When gunmen stormed St. Mary Catholic School in Nigeria's Papiri community, the children tried to escape but were told they would be shot if they ran away.
'They said they'd shoot us': Nigerian child recalls how he was taken in mass school abduction
When gunmen stormed St. Mary Catholic School in Nigeria's Papiri community, the children tried to escape but were told they would be shot if they ran away.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
When gunmen stormed St. Mary Catholic School in Nigeria's Papiri community, the children tried to escape but were told they would be shot if they ran away.
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NEW: The Trump administration's authoritarian house of cards is starting to fall down.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to Trump's redistricting pressure.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to Trump's redistricting pressure.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The Trump administration's authoritarian house of cards is starting to fall down
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to Trump's redistricting pressure.
www.lawdork.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
NEW: The Trump administration's authoritarian house of cards is starting to fall down.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to Trump's redistricting pressure.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to Trump's redistricting pressure.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Is life chaos
#philosophical #questions
Philosophical questions are not a luxury.
The phenomenon of life begets philosophy.
Memory and language allow us to communicate through time.
We do not want everything at once
all together.
Empty is good, at least occasionally.
#quietland
#philosophical #questions
Philosophical questions are not a luxury.
The phenomenon of life begets philosophy.
Memory and language allow us to communicate through time.
We do not want everything at once
all together.
Empty is good, at least occasionally.
#quietland
December 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Is life chaos
#philosophical #questions
Philosophical questions are not a luxury.
The phenomenon of life begets philosophy.
Memory and language allow us to communicate through time.
We do not want everything at once
all together.
Empty is good, at least occasionally.
#quietland
#philosophical #questions
Philosophical questions are not a luxury.
The phenomenon of life begets philosophy.
Memory and language allow us to communicate through time.
We do not want everything at once
all together.
Empty is good, at least occasionally.
#quietland
Ahhh
December 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Ahhh
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Ever read this book?
Children of Time (novel) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Ever read this book?
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Survival mechanism. We have had thousands of years of dealing with this bullshit to evolve the ability to be continually incandescent with rage without it killing us.
December 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Survival mechanism. We have had thousands of years of dealing with this bullshit to evolve the ability to be continually incandescent with rage without it killing us.
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BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
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OpenAI is being sued for wrongful death by the estate of a woman killed by her son, who had been engaging in delusion-filled conversations with ChatGPT. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4iRIcEb
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
OpenAI is being sued for wrongful death by the estate of a woman killed by her son, who had been engaging in delusion-filled conversations with ChatGPT. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4iRIcEb
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BREAKING: Indiana Republicans FAILED to pass a new 9-0 congressional gerrymander after enough GOP senators sided with Dems. The GOP's 7-2 map stays in place.
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
December 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
BREAKING: Indiana Republicans FAILED to pass a new 9-0 congressional gerrymander after enough GOP senators sided with Dems. The GOP's 7-2 map stays in place.
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
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Do Kwon gets 15 years for crypto crimes, even longer than prosecutors had asked for. from @joelkhalili.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
The founder of Terraform Labs was sentenced today for lying about “experimental” coins that blew a $40 billion hole in the crypto economy.
www.wired.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Do Kwon gets 15 years for crypto crimes, even longer than prosecutors had asked for. from @joelkhalili.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
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When @dfriedman.bsky.social discovered a Goodreads page tied to the email of a top Pentagon official featuring “Asian wife sharing” books and other pornographic works, he did what any reporter would do: ask the Pentagon questions.
The very next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived.
The very next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived.
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 2:18 PM
When @dfriedman.bsky.social discovered a Goodreads page tied to the email of a top Pentagon official featuring “Asian wife sharing” books and other pornographic works, he did what any reporter would do: ask the Pentagon questions.
The very next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived.
The very next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived.
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Every one of these people is the most susceptible any person has ever been. Just a room full of shitty fiddles begging to be played.
When @dfriedman.bsky.social discovered a Goodreads page tied to the email of a top Pentagon official featuring “Asian wife sharing” books and other pornographic works, he did what any reporter would do: ask the Pentagon questions.
The very next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived.
The very next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived.
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 4:25 PM
Every one of these people is the most susceptible any person has ever been. Just a room full of shitty fiddles begging to be played.
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Unfortunately, under our Kavanaugh Stops regime, it is entirely rational for anyone who appears Hispanic to carry proof of citizenship at all times. The worst part is that it might not be enough: ICE/CBP keep arresting people who have proof of citizenship, refusing to accept its validity.
U.S. Latinos are now more worried about being asked to prove their legal status during their daily activities (43% today vs. 31% in March), and roughly 1 in 5 have changed their daily routines because of it.
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Unfortunately, under our Kavanaugh Stops regime, it is entirely rational for anyone who appears Hispanic to carry proof of citizenship at all times. The worst part is that it might not be enough: ICE/CBP keep arresting people who have proof of citizenship, refusing to accept its validity.
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Judge Xinis also alternatively finds that the government is not detaining him to execute a removal order — because if they did want to deport him they could have sent him to Costa Rica any time since August but have refused to do so (and lied about why) because the admin wants to send him to Africa.
December 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Judge Xinis also alternatively finds that the government is not detaining him to execute a removal order — because if they did want to deport him they could have sent him to Costa Rica any time since August but have refused to do so (and lied about why) because the admin wants to send him to Africa.
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Here is the full text what the immigration judge ordered in 2019. As Judge Xinis notes, none of these three things include an order of removal.
The government tried to argue that the withholding grant was "implicitly" a removal order, but the law requires an explicit one.
The government tried to argue that the withholding grant was "implicitly" a removal order, but the law requires an explicit one.
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here is the full text what the immigration judge ordered in 2019. As Judge Xinis notes, none of these three things include an order of removal.
The government tried to argue that the withholding grant was "implicitly" a removal order, but the law requires an explicit one.
The government tried to argue that the withholding grant was "implicitly" a removal order, but the law requires an explicit one.
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🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
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Full opinion here. Judge Xinis is clearly hopping mad with the government's repeated refusals to comply with her requests to be forthright about the situation, and suggests she will take it into account in pending sanctions motions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum Opinion – #110 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Paula Xinis on 12/11/2025. (kns, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 12/11/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Full opinion here. Judge Xinis is clearly hopping mad with the government's repeated refusals to comply with her requests to be forthright about the situation, and suggests she will take it into account in pending sanctions motions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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HUGE. Judge Xinis grants the writ of habeas corpus and orders that the government "SHALL release [Kilmar] Abrego Garcia from ICE custody immediately."
December 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
HUGE. Judge Xinis grants the writ of habeas corpus and orders that the government "SHALL release [Kilmar] Abrego Garcia from ICE custody immediately."
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iiiiiiiiit’s a slop world aaaaaafter all… apple.news/AFOPLyC7CQ8u...
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI in Major Deal That Boosts Sora In Hollywood — The Hollywood Reporter
Users of the AI video creation platform will now be able to create clips of 200 characters from Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars franchises.
apple.news
December 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
iiiiiiiiit’s a slop world aaaaaafter all… apple.news/AFOPLyC7CQ8u...