Gregory Pijanowski
@gpijanowski.bsky.social
Science teacher, history buff, traveler, photographer, likes dogs and cats equally, but no, I don't play basketball. Blog at: https://www.pigeonroost.net/
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Red and Blue Composition, by Ad Reinhardt, 1941 (flipped), 📸 by Andrew Mordzynski
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Red and Blue Composition, by Ad Reinhardt, 1941 (flipped), 📸 by Andrew Mordzynski
We're probably going to require a Pentagon Papers type of leak - the current POTUS is not above destroying evidence but he has also made a lot of civil servants (potential leakers) very angry.
Trump doesn’t have to call on House Republican to vote to release the file.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
Trump: "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide."
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
We're probably going to require a Pentagon Papers type of leak - the current POTUS is not above destroying evidence but he has also made a lot of civil servants (potential leakers) very angry.
Besides Trump's role we do need to understand what exactly (if anything) the DOJ was doing prior. The system right now appears in need of a complete overhaul.
(this could have been rigorously investigated in 21-22, or by Garland's DoJ, at any time. the emails were just sitting there)
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Besides Trump's role we do need to understand what exactly (if anything) the DOJ was doing prior. The system right now appears in need of a complete overhaul.
It's class solidarity.
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's class solidarity.
This reminded me as an undergrad reading (translated) Marx in my History of Econ Thought class...for my 19 year old self, it was pretty rough going.
A Note: Reitter Translates Marx as He Was
Translation is intellectual engineering: accuracy and consistency are key: choose fidelity. Reading Marx without apocalyptic filters imposed because who he was does not suit present-day purposes…
braddelong.substack.com/p/a-note-rei...
Translation is intellectual engineering: accuracy and consistency are key: choose fidelity. Reading Marx without apocalyptic filters imposed because who he was does not suit present-day purposes…
braddelong.substack.com/p/a-note-rei...
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This reminded me as an undergrad reading (translated) Marx in my History of Econ Thought class...for my 19 year old self, it was pretty rough going.
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
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Circling the world over the last couple of nights, the aurora borealis put on quite a spectacular show in the sky of the northern hemisphere.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Circling the world over the last couple of nights, the aurora borealis put on quite a spectacular show in the sky of the northern hemisphere.
I had forgotten about the Catholic League...and I would like to forget about them again.
Holy shit. They're really doing it. They're doing "actually pedophilia is good now." The debasement of the American Right is complete.
MEGYN KELLY IS RIGHT ABOUT EPSTEIN - Catholic League
Bill Donohue
www.catholicleague.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I had forgotten about the Catholic League...and I would like to forget about them again.
This is true.
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is true.
I'd add the interview E.J. Antoni did a while back where his office backdrop was a huge painting of Bismarck which seemed pretty telling. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-declin...
The Decline and Fall of the Heritage Foundation
Its descent into conspiracy-mongering and blatant bigotry was utterly predictable
paulkrugman.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I'd add the interview E.J. Antoni did a while back where his office backdrop was a huge painting of Bismarck which seemed pretty telling. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-declin...
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A powerful low delivers the first round of heavy rain to the west coast.
This storm system and associated atmospheric river will continue to soak the west coast states, especially California, through the weekend.
This storm system and associated atmospheric river will continue to soak the west coast states, especially California, through the weekend.
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A powerful low delivers the first round of heavy rain to the west coast.
This storm system and associated atmospheric river will continue to soak the west coast states, especially California, through the weekend.
This storm system and associated atmospheric river will continue to soak the west coast states, especially California, through the weekend.
Age of consent in NYS is 17, in Florida 18 so no, not barely legal here (especially for a guy in his 50's)
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Age of consent in NYS is 17, in Florida 18 so no, not barely legal here (especially for a guy in his 50's)
Trump, first and foremost, is a creation of the NYC legacy media.
The question everyone is asking right now is this: NYT had deep access into all of this in real time and reported none of it. Why? In consequence, no NYT reporting on this subject is trustworthy.
After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Trump, first and foremost, is a creation of the NYC legacy media.
I'm not a legal expert...but I'm guessing most lawyers don't end their work correspondence this way. Something more going on here.
Ken Starr signed an email to Jeffery Epstein with "hugs"
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I'm not a legal expert...but I'm guessing most lawyers don't end their work correspondence this way. Something more going on here.
I'd add that Trump/DOGE made a lot of these civil servants very angry as well.
Been sayin'. "They'll vote yes to get out ahead of what's coming." (David Shuster last week). Over 1000 FBI and DOJ analysts had their eyes on the unsecure files during the review this past March. That's a lot of potential leaks. www.politico.com/live-updates...
House Dems predict major GOP support on bill to release Epstein files
Confidence is growing after the release of new damning emails for Trump.
www.politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I'd add that Trump/DOGE made a lot of these civil servants very angry as well.
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Pleiades: The “Seven Sisters” Just Found Thousands of Long-Lost Siblings 🔭🧪
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November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Pleiades: The “Seven Sisters” Just Found Thousands of Long-Lost Siblings 🔭🧪
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Northern Lights Dazzle U.S. Skies after Powerful Solar Storm www.scientificamerican.com/article/nort...
See Photos of the Northern Lights That Dazzled the U.S.
A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular auroras to much of the U.S. on Tuesday night
www.scientificamerican.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Northern Lights Dazzle U.S. Skies after Powerful Solar Storm www.scientificamerican.com/article/nort...
It's been established for years from Trump's own words and civil court cases he has committed SA. The only question remaining was if it was done to minors.
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It's been established for years from Trump's own words and civil court cases he has committed SA. The only question remaining was if it was done to minors.
Who needs the BLS when you have DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Who needs the BLS when you have DoorDash.
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I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
Lowell Observatory is where Pluto was discovered.
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
Lowell Observatory slashes research funding in the midst of financial struggle
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Lowell Observatory is where Pluto was discovered.
I'm sure said car does not come with a 15 year warranty.
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm sure said car does not come with a 15 year warranty.
C'mon, this is the franchise that gave us Moonraker. Tell the story and don't worry about it.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
C'mon, this is the franchise that gave us Moonraker. Tell the story and don't worry about it.
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This map shows the shift in vote margin from the 2025 NYC mayoral Democratic primary to general election by neighborhood.
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
This map shows the shift in vote margin from the 2025 NYC mayoral Democratic primary to general election by neighborhood.
Kenneth Arrow debunked this over 60 years ago. assets.aeaweb.org/asset-server...
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Kenneth Arrow debunked this over 60 years ago. assets.aeaweb.org/asset-server...