Alec Perkins
@alecperkins.me
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Someone in whistle chat called people saying “I love your work, but I just thought of this other, different work you should be doing too” idea fairies and it’s so accurate. Don’t be an idea fairy unless you’re also going to be the project planning and volunteer coordination fairy.
a wonder, how many people will say “look at everything you’re doing, amazing! can you also do this totally different thing, for free, which I am getting paid to do?”
February 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Someone in whistle chat called people saying “I love your work, but I just thought of this other, different work you should be doing too” idea fairies and it’s so accurate. Don’t be an idea fairy unless you’re also going to be the project planning and volunteer coordination fairy.
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Going car-free is the best thing most people can do for climate. To reduce car dependency, cities should promote car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.
These key strategies could help Americans get rid of their cars » Yale Climate Connections
Research points the way to a more climate-friendly, diverse, and desirable transportation system.
yaleclimateconnections.org
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Going car-free is the best thing most people can do for climate. To reduce car dependency, cities should promote car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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My conversation with the White House's special election cybersecurity expert included allegations about poison soda, medical experimentation, "Satanists," and a moment where it sounded like he began to cry. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
Meet the ‘Cabal’-Hating ‘Special Government Employee’ Involved in the Fulton County FBI Raid
Clay Parikh unloaded in a nearly two hour conversation with TPM.
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 AM
My conversation with the White House's special election cybersecurity expert included allegations about poison soda, medical experimentation, "Satanists," and a moment where it sounded like he began to cry. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
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13th February 2026 marks the 29th anniversary of the Great Lego Spill, when nearly five million pieces of Lego fell into the ocean after a cargo ship laden with goods was hit by a storm.
February 12, 2026 at 9:48 AM
13th February 2026 marks the 29th anniversary of the Great Lego Spill, when nearly five million pieces of Lego fell into the ocean after a cargo ship laden with goods was hit by a storm.
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You want whistles? We can get you whistles. 100 whistles? No problem? 500 whistles? No problem. 1000? Again, no problem! We will get you whistles, for free, just drop a line at whistlegoblins.fun
Whistle becomes key tool in protests against Trump’s ICE crackdown
Protesters have been blowing whistles to alert people to agents’ presence – and that has upset figures on the right
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
You want whistles? We can get you whistles. 100 whistles? No problem? 500 whistles? No problem. 1000? Again, no problem! We will get you whistles, for free, just drop a line at whistlegoblins.fun
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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BAAAAAAABE BABE BABE BABE WAKE UP THEY’RE RECREATING THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES
February 10, 2026 at 9:16 PM
BAAAAAAABE BABE BABE BABE WAKE UP THEY’RE RECREATING THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES
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This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
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To support the cause, better to donate a roll of filament than buy a whistle, and ask for 100 to distribute to your friends and neighbors. proto-pasta.com/products/the...
But if you want to buy, this is one of the organizers: www.etsy.com/listing/4449...
But if you want to buy, this is one of the organizers: www.etsy.com/listing/4449...
"We Keep Us Safe" by The Whistle Crew
The Protopasta Fil-anthropy Fund is proud to partner with the Whistle Crew, "a loose federation united by our love for 3D printing and community safety." Across the nation, our communities' lives are ...
proto-pasta.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
To support the cause, better to donate a roll of filament than buy a whistle, and ask for 100 to distribute to your friends and neighbors. proto-pasta.com/products/the...
But if you want to buy, this is one of the organizers: www.etsy.com/listing/4449...
But if you want to buy, this is one of the organizers: www.etsy.com/listing/4449...
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Y'all, we did it. 💕 This crew of chaotic nerds has sent half a million whistles to people requesting them, for free. With your help!
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Y'all, we did it. 💕 This crew of chaotic nerds has sent half a million whistles to people requesting them, for free. With your help!
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
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The March for Life is going to end up killing *actual babies* with measles in the name of non-existent, hypothetical babies.
which is the most perfect distillation of the American MAGA worldview that I think I’ve ever seen.
which is the most perfect distillation of the American MAGA worldview that I think I’ve ever seen.
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The March for Life is going to end up killing *actual babies* with measles in the name of non-existent, hypothetical babies.
which is the most perfect distillation of the American MAGA worldview that I think I’ve ever seen.
which is the most perfect distillation of the American MAGA worldview that I think I’ve ever seen.
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
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Welcome @jerseycitynj.bsky.social to bluesky!
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Welcome @jerseycitynj.bsky.social to bluesky!
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By far the biggest lifestyle and policy problem in the walkable sections of coastal California is that there are way too few of them relative to how much demand there is for them and the home prices are insane as a result?
February 7, 2026 at 9:44 PM
By far the biggest lifestyle and policy problem in the walkable sections of coastal California is that there are way too few of them relative to how much demand there is for them and the home prices are insane as a result?
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LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
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Anyways get a tentacle pot to help you through these trying times i guess
February 5, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Anyways get a tentacle pot to help you through these trying times i guess
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Jumping in to keep up with all the whistlemakers!
Protopasta is ready to donate filament to keep the momentum going! Reach out to our support team at support@protoplant.com to find how you can be involved, too!
Protopasta is ready to donate filament to keep the momentum going! Reach out to our support team at support@protoplant.com to find how you can be involved, too!
February 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Jumping in to keep up with all the whistlemakers!
Protopasta is ready to donate filament to keep the momentum going! Reach out to our support team at support@protoplant.com to find how you can be involved, too!
Protopasta is ready to donate filament to keep the momentum going! Reach out to our support team at support@protoplant.com to find how you can be involved, too!
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Bike JC stands in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors and those seeking refuge in Jersey City. We watched ICE’s activity in our city this week with horror when agents targeted hard-working people who use the 9th Street elevator to bring bikes between Hoboken and Jersey City Heights.
February 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Bike JC stands in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors and those seeking refuge in Jersey City. We watched ICE’s activity in our city this week with horror when agents targeted hard-working people who use the 9th Street elevator to bring bikes between Hoboken and Jersey City Heights.
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From 9 years ago, the mechanics of how these rent-seeking platforms are created. www.anildash.com/2017/03/01/t...
February 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
From 9 years ago, the mechanics of how these rent-seeking platforms are created. www.anildash.com/2017/03/01/t...