Donn Viviani
@donnviviani.bsky.social
Oceanographer. Interests include science, soccer, and sarcasm. Assistant Professor at Leeward CC.
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This is just gutter racism and it’s a standard that would never be applied to say, the descendants of Italian immigrants who fled the lawlessness of Southern italy post unification and now staff this fascist administration bsky.app/profile/publ...
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is just gutter racism and it’s a standard that would never be applied to say, the descendants of Italian immigrants who fled the lawlessness of Southern italy post unification and now staff this fascist administration bsky.app/profile/publ...
A succinct and accurate summary.
It's striking how some members of the administration want to create a worse, poorer, American ethnostate and think they need an authoritarian kleptocracy to do that and some members of the administration want an authoritarian kleptocracy and think they need white supremacists to do that.
unironically i think he wants to impose the conditions of his childhood onto the entire country
November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A succinct and accurate summary.
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what was it that you did here exactly?
A DOGE Exit Interview
It’s the agency’s turn to send a pointless, time-consuming email explaining its accomplishments.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
what was it that you did here exactly?
Shocking to the conscience.
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Shocking to the conscience.
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🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 NOAA's Teacher at Sea program - Online Application: Opens 11/19/25 and Closes 12/12/25. www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/teache...
Teacher at Sea Program
NOAA’s Teacher at Sea Program offers educators a unique opportunity to join NOAA scientists aboard an ocean research vessel as a member of the science team.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 NOAA's Teacher at Sea program - Online Application: Opens 11/19/25 and Closes 12/12/25. www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/teache...
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Looking to finish what they started.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Looking to finish what they started.
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
This is disgusting.
This is one of the most sickening things I've read in a long time. We need names *yesterday*
War tourist foreigners ‘paid £80k to shoot at civilians’ during Siege of Sarajevo
Prosecutors are examining allegations that foreigners paid between €80k and €100k to take part in a ‘sniper safari’
www.independent.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is disgusting.
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NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.
After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
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@reggieformt.bsky.social is a scientist who works at Sunburst Sensors in Missoula, Montana. They make autonomous pH and pCO₂ sensors used by the oceanographic community. Reggie is running for office, and we definitely need more scientists in public office. Follow and support her if you can!
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
@reggieformt.bsky.social is a scientist who works at Sunburst Sensors in Missoula, Montana. They make autonomous pH and pCO₂ sensors used by the oceanographic community. Reggie is running for office, and we definitely need more scientists in public office. Follow and support her if you can!
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On November 20, the Red Hill Registry will host a virtual community reflection event to mark the four-year anniversary of the 2021 Red Hill fuel spill. Register to attend go.hawaii.edu/m8K.
#RememberingRedHill #RedHillRegistry
#RememberingRedHill #RedHillRegistry
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
On November 20, the Red Hill Registry will host a virtual community reflection event to mark the four-year anniversary of the 2021 Red Hill fuel spill. Register to attend go.hawaii.edu/m8K.
#RememberingRedHill #RedHillRegistry
#RememberingRedHill #RedHillRegistry
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We recognize the profound challenges the Red Hill water crisis brought to our community. By enrolling at RedHillRegistry.org, you're contributing to a collective journey toward healing and a better understanding for all.
#RedHillRegistry #WaterCrisis #Hawaii #MilitaryFamily
#RedHillRegistry #WaterCrisis #Hawaii #MilitaryFamily
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We recognize the profound challenges the Red Hill water crisis brought to our community. By enrolling at RedHillRegistry.org, you're contributing to a collective journey toward healing and a better understanding for all.
#RedHillRegistry #WaterCrisis #Hawaii #MilitaryFamily
#RedHillRegistry #WaterCrisis #Hawaii #MilitaryFamily
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NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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My last post inked to reporting by the current news staff of the WaPo. This one is by two veterans of the Post who left for the Atlantic. While many others folded, these reporters are still doing their jobs, despite everything.
(Also: “the Trump Green Zone”)
(Also: “the Trump Green Zone”)
And actually astonishing when you think about it: The Trump administration's top officials are choosing to separate themselves from the public—more to the point: separate themselves from any visible protest—and live on military bases.
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My last post inked to reporting by the current news staff of the WaPo. This one is by two veterans of the Post who left for the Atlantic. While many others folded, these reporters are still doing their jobs, despite everything.
(Also: “the Trump Green Zone”)
(Also: “the Trump Green Zone”)
Senseless indeed.
NOAA’s hurricane research division staff has been cut from 52 in 2020 to 28 in 2025, almost a 50% cut. They’ve resorted to using volunteers to man the critical radar and dropsonde stations on Hurricane Hunter flights. Senseless cuts in an era of climate change making the strongest storms stronger.
Volunteers Step In to Help Understaffed NOAA Track Hurricane Melissa
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Senseless indeed.
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Attn: Rep Stefanik: your alma mater does seem to have a problem with anti-Semitism.
www.thejc.com/news/usa/har...
www.thejc.com/news/usa/har...
Harvard conservative magazine suspended after ‘echoing Hitler’ in ‘blood and soil’ article - The Jewish Chronicle
The outlet’s editor insisted that any resemblance between the piece and the Nazi leader’s infamous 1939 Reichstag speech was unintended
www.thejc.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Attn: Rep Stefanik: your alma mater does seem to have a problem with anti-Semitism.
www.thejc.com/news/usa/har...
www.thejc.com/news/usa/har...
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Democrats should carpet bomb the Midwest with ads of this clip during the closing stretch of the 2026 campaign.
Bessent on American farmers being hurt by tariffs: "Martha, in case you don't know it, I'm actually a soybean farmer, so I have felt this pain too."
October 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Democrats should carpet bomb the Midwest with ads of this clip during the closing stretch of the 2026 campaign.
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Ok, so let's talk a little bit about how the Romans understand magic and why they think putting phallus-shaped objects (fascina, sing. fascinum) are witch-craft related and how that connects to our word 'fascinate.' 1/
Hmmm: Borrowed from Latin fascinātus (“to enchant, bewitch, fascinate”) [makes sense so far] from fascinum (“a phallus-shaped [lol wut] amulet [wait what] worn around the neck [WHAT THE TARPEIAN FUCK] in Ancient Rome; witchcraft”) ... itself of obscure origin.
October 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Ok, so let's talk a little bit about how the Romans understand magic and why they think putting phallus-shaped objects (fascina, sing. fascinum) are witch-craft related and how that connects to our word 'fascinate.' 1/
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So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
October 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
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So, not the important point here, but this is the wrong aesthetic for republicanism, which is all about virtuous classical austerity.
Oh look, there are renderings. The Versailles jokes make themselves. Also, this architecture firm should be laughed out of existence.
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
So, not the important point here, but this is the wrong aesthetic for republicanism, which is all about virtuous classical austerity.
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This story is extraordinary even by 2025 standards. Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, made a deal with Bukele and agreed to renege on informant agreements in a years-long DOJ investigation into MS-13, totally undercutting credibility of such agreements.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal
To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This story is extraordinary even by 2025 standards. Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, made a deal with Bukele and agreed to renege on informant agreements in a years-long DOJ investigation into MS-13, totally undercutting credibility of such agreements.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Saw a sign at my local No Kings protest (Honolulu represent!) and it said "Why protest? Because it's easier than hiding a family in your attic"
That hits hard
That hits hard
October 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Saw a sign at my local No Kings protest (Honolulu represent!) and it said "Why protest? Because it's easier than hiding a family in your attic"
That hits hard
That hits hard
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Big news, friends: on December 3rd, I'll be launching a brand-new history show, "Past Lives." Every episode focuses on the life of a real person from history and tries to make sense of their experiences and their world. There will be weekly scripted episodes and tons of bonus content on Patreon.
October 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Big news, friends: on December 3rd, I'll be launching a brand-new history show, "Past Lives." Every episode focuses on the life of a real person from history and tries to make sense of their experiences and their world. There will be weekly scripted episodes and tons of bonus content on Patreon.
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My 3yo daughter leads to my discovery of the quantum theory of homesickness: missing us while attending a nursery 15 feet from - and directly opposite - our front door.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
‘My daughter gets homesick when she goes to nursery – opp...
More surprising still are the random objects she clings to for emotional support
observer.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
My 3yo daughter leads to my discovery of the quantum theory of homesickness: missing us while attending a nursery 15 feet from - and directly opposite - our front door.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
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Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”
October 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”