Faine Greenwood
@faineg.bsky.social
civilian drone mapping technology and GIS/spatial data consultant, sometimes journalist and writer, monitors small drones in the Ukraine war, humanitarian-aid adjacent, always annoying online. they/them pronouns. minors DNI
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The USA Bans Foreign-Made Drones, in Trump's Grand Idiot Tradition
It's December 23rd, and the USA has officially banned the import of all foreign made drones and "critical components."
Here's a very quick and dirty run-down of my thoughts.
Although if you'd like t...
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My quick and dirty thoughts on Trump's short-sighted, stupid, and self-defeating ban on foreign made drones.
Banning foreign drones won't make us safer. Instead, it'll encourage people to build their own drones - which are way harder to track and to control.
Banning foreign drones won't make us safer. Instead, it'll encourage people to build their own drones - which are way harder to track and to control.
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I actually saw that too on the Associated Press, makes me feel more hopeful for the future
They showed the gays kissing on TV for the live ABC broadcast east coast new year’s ball drop, I choose to believe this is progress
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I actually saw that too on the Associated Press, makes me feel more hopeful for the future
well the ABC new year’s broadcast has that going for it
Yep. The one we watched, the first couple was biracial and the second one was gay.
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 AM
well the ABC new year’s broadcast has that going for it
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The gays are back on Disney I repeat the gays are back on disney, woke lives
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
The gays are back on Disney I repeat the gays are back on disney, woke lives
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Woke is back. Happy new years
They showed the gays kissing on TV for the live ABC broadcast east coast new year’s ball drop, I choose to believe this is progress
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Woke is back. Happy new years
They showed the gays kissing on TV for the live ABC broadcast east coast new year’s ball drop, I choose to believe this is progress
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
They showed the gays kissing on TV for the live ABC broadcast east coast new year’s ball drop, I choose to believe this is progress
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why not come on down to the BLUE SKY NATIONAL SECURITY CHAT, we got:
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lmao avg natsec bsky thread:
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SHARON
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SHARON
January 1, 2026 at 4:38 AM
why not come on down to the BLUE SKY NATIONAL SECURITY CHAT, we got:
- @sharonk.bsky.social
- @mikeblack114.bsky.social
- @irhottakes.bsky.social
- @tonystark.bsky.social
- @sodrock.bsky.social
- @lowrhoufo.bsky.social
- @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social
- @abeardedpanda.bsky.social
- @sharonk.bsky.social
- @mikeblack114.bsky.social
- @irhottakes.bsky.social
- @tonystark.bsky.social
- @sodrock.bsky.social
- @lowrhoufo.bsky.social
- @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social
- @abeardedpanda.bsky.social
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Outhouses in Senegal regularly used plastic pipes to lead to the chamber where waste went. I guess it was a cool spot for rats to hang out, and on several occasions, I had one run out as I was peeing.
once I used a outhouse in Mexico with a rattlesnake in it
Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Outhouses in Senegal regularly used plastic pipes to lead to the chamber where waste went. I guess it was a cool spot for rats to hang out, and on several occasions, I had one run out as I was peeing.
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Wow this is fascinating! Not just re the bathroom but the whole piece about Foreigner St. surreal! I’m surprised I haven’t heard of it before.
the most surreal bathroom I’ve ever visited was definitely the World’s Biggest Public Restroom at the Meixin Foreigner Street theme park in Chongqing:
roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/its-a-w...
roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/its-a-w...
It’s a Weird World After All
It may not be Epcot, but Meixin Foreigner Street—featuring Christ the Redeemer’s smaller twin and the world’s largest public bathroom—hints at what China thinks of the rest of us.
roadsandkingdoms.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Wow this is fascinating! Not just re the bathroom but the whole piece about Foreigner St. surreal! I’m surprised I haven’t heard of it before.
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I once sat down to pee in a restroom in Rome and there was a scorpion on the wall right in front of me
I mean, I still went, but like... it wasn't the most relaxing thing
I mean, I still went, but like... it wasn't the most relaxing thing
once I used a outhouse in Mexico with a rattlesnake in it
Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
January 1, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I once sat down to pee in a restroom in Rome and there was a scorpion on the wall right in front of me
I mean, I still went, but like... it wasn't the most relaxing thing
I mean, I still went, but like... it wasn't the most relaxing thing
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hence the occasional usefulness, I'm told, of the phrase "if it kills me" in a song I know people play on new year's eve, for which tradition I am so immensely grateful. Thank you.
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
hence the occasional usefulness, I'm told, of the phrase "if it kills me" in a song I know people play on new year's eve, for which tradition I am so immensely grateful. Thank you.
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No joke, if someone got me drunk enough I could tell stories of restrooms I’ve seen that would leave you afraid to sleep lest you encounter them in your dreams.
January 1, 2026 at 2:43 AM
No joke, if someone got me drunk enough I could tell stories of restrooms I’ve seen that would leave you afraid to sleep lest you encounter them in your dreams.
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Was in a forest preserve parking lot late at night for an observing session with my astronomy club, went into the restroom to pee, shone my red flashlight down into the hole and whaddya know, a black widow spider sitting smack in the middle of a web just below the seat.
Glad I only had to do #1.
Glad I only had to do #1.
January 1, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Was in a forest preserve parking lot late at night for an observing session with my astronomy club, went into the restroom to pee, shone my red flashlight down into the hole and whaddya know, a black widow spider sitting smack in the middle of a web just below the seat.
Glad I only had to do #1.
Glad I only had to do #1.
everyone needs an elimination crustacean
fond recollections of a bathroom in costa rica with a bucket and a crab in the bucket
January 1, 2026 at 2:50 AM
everyone needs an elimination crustacean
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Not in Mexico but yeah, we visited friends who had an outhouse the only running water in their home was from a pump. We absolutely had to check the outhouse for snakes.
Once I peeked down and saw a turd move.
It was a huge toad.
Also once the outhouse got wasps.
Once I peeked down and saw a turd move.
It was a huge toad.
Also once the outhouse got wasps.
once I used a outhouse in Mexico with a rattlesnake in it
Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Not in Mexico but yeah, we visited friends who had an outhouse the only running water in their home was from a pump. We absolutely had to check the outhouse for snakes.
Once I peeked down and saw a turd move.
It was a huge toad.
Also once the outhouse got wasps.
Once I peeked down and saw a turd move.
It was a huge toad.
Also once the outhouse got wasps.
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the most surreal bathroom I’ve ever visited was definitely the World’s Biggest Public Restroom at the Meixin Foreigner Street theme park in Chongqing:
roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/its-a-w...
roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/its-a-w...
It’s a Weird World After All
It may not be Epcot, but Meixin Foreigner Street—featuring Christ the Redeemer’s smaller twin and the world’s largest public bathroom—hints at what China thinks of the rest of us.
roadsandkingdoms.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 AM
the most surreal bathroom I’ve ever visited was definitely the World’s Biggest Public Restroom at the Meixin Foreigner Street theme park in Chongqing:
roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/its-a-w...
roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/its-a-w...
once I used a outhouse in Mexico with a rattlesnake in it
Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
January 1, 2026 at 2:43 AM
once I used a outhouse in Mexico with a rattlesnake in it
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It is kind of wild that no big media outlet has busted open the story of who is making DHS' posts on X. Whoever that may be is certainly plugged into hardcore white supremacist internet propaganda with a harder edge. "Groyper" would be underselling it. This is Daily Stormer-tier sludge.
January 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM
It is kind of wild that no big media outlet has busted open the story of who is making DHS' posts on X. Whoever that may be is certainly plugged into hardcore white supremacist internet propaganda with a harder edge. "Groyper" would be underselling it. This is Daily Stormer-tier sludge.
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This is the painting.
(h/t @faineg.bsky.social)
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January 1, 2026 at 2:30 AM
This is the painting.
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Having spent my evening immersed in Kate Bush, “The Sensual Alf” would be a perfect song:
Mmh, yes
Then I'd taken the kiss of seedcake back from his mouth
Going deep south go down, mmh yes
Took six big wheels and rolled our bodies
Off of Howth Head and into the flesh, mmh yes
Mmh, yes
Then I'd taken the kiss of seedcake back from his mouth
Going deep south go down, mmh yes
Took six big wheels and rolled our bodies
Off of Howth Head and into the flesh, mmh yes
Child and I are watching the Kate Bush Christmas Special, and this is one of the most strange and amazing things I have ever seen. The fact that the first reference to Christmas is like 15 minutes in is the least strange thing so far.
Kate Bush - Christmas Special 1979 (Private Remaster)
YouTube video by zararity
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Having spent my evening immersed in Kate Bush, “The Sensual Alf” would be a perfect song:
Mmh, yes
Then I'd taken the kiss of seedcake back from his mouth
Going deep south go down, mmh yes
Took six big wheels and rolled our bodies
Off of Howth Head and into the flesh, mmh yes
Mmh, yes
Then I'd taken the kiss of seedcake back from his mouth
Going deep south go down, mmh yes
Took six big wheels and rolled our bodies
Off of Howth Head and into the flesh, mmh yes
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This is nothing. I've peed in lonely rest stop bathrooms you can't imagine.
Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
December 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is nothing. I've peed in lonely rest stop bathrooms you can't imagine.
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Yessssss. So much this. The other day, a woman behind me in the store got hissy bc I wasn’t putting my groceries on the belt fast enough for her. She said “Are these your eggs? They’re in my way!!” To which I calmly replied, “It can be hard to wait sometimes, can’t it? But I know you can do it.”
December 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Yessssss. So much this. The other day, a woman behind me in the store got hissy bc I wasn’t putting my groceries on the belt fast enough for her. She said “Are these your eggs? They’re in my way!!” To which I calmly replied, “It can be hard to wait sometimes, can’t it? But I know you can do it.”
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It reminds me of something my wife said to me after a colleague went off on me then apologized: Toddlers often lash out at caregivers when they’re stressed bc caregivers are safe to lash out at, & I think that’s some of it for impotent left rage, but it’s not healthy for them or Stancil
December 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It reminds me of something my wife said to me after a colleague went off on me then apologized: Toddlers often lash out at caregivers when they’re stressed bc caregivers are safe to lash out at, & I think that’s some of it for impotent left rage, but it’s not healthy for them or Stancil
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There’s this muppet on TikTok who transcribes and then scats incredibly difficult jazz solos so well and I could not possibly love a thing more
March 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
There’s this muppet on TikTok who transcribes and then scats incredibly difficult jazz solos so well and I could not possibly love a thing more