Peter Griesar
@griesar.bsky.social
Creator of things you know and you don’t.
Charlottesville City has an essentially unchanged population for 50 years because of replacement-level housing development and there are still people out there who say there’s been “too much growth”.
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/VACHA...
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/VACHA...
Resident Population in Charlottesville city, VA
Resident Population in Charlottesville city, VA
fred.stlouisfed.org
January 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Charlottesville City has an essentially unchanged population for 50 years because of replacement-level housing development and there are still people out there who say there’s been “too much growth”.
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/VACHA...
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/VACHA...
Incredible sentence
“President Trump signaled the US is back in ‘nation-building mode,’ and that US companies will make the requisite investments to ensure the revival of the oil sector. I think we need far more details before we declare ‘Mission Accomplished.’”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/b...
“President Trump signaled the US is back in ‘nation-building mode,’ and that US companies will make the requisite investments to ensure the revival of the oil sector. I think we need far more details before we declare ‘Mission Accomplished.’”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/b...
Trump says US is taking control of Venezuela’s oil reserves. Here’s what it means | CNN Business
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country following a largescale US strike on Caracas, leaving behind uncertainty for the country – and its massive oil reserve...
www.cnn.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Incredible sentence
“President Trump signaled the US is back in ‘nation-building mode,’ and that US companies will make the requisite investments to ensure the revival of the oil sector. I think we need far more details before we declare ‘Mission Accomplished.’”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/b...
“President Trump signaled the US is back in ‘nation-building mode,’ and that US companies will make the requisite investments to ensure the revival of the oil sector. I think we need far more details before we declare ‘Mission Accomplished.’”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/b...
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The casualties already coming in. Grandmothers in their apartments….
January 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The casualties already coming in. Grandmothers in their apartments….
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the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams
January 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams
When you only make it 2 days into dry January
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
When you only make it 2 days into dry January
What's Paul Bremer doing?
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
What's Paul Bremer doing?
I remember how easy this was in Iraq and Afghanistan.
APNewsAlert: CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Trump says US is 'going to run' Venezuela until safe transition of power can take place.
January 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I remember how easy this was in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Now that they’ve started a war I’ve completely forgotten that they’re pedophiles.
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Now that they’ve started a war I’ve completely forgotten that they’re pedophiles.
I'm sure our Senators will eventually make statements once they finish conferring with all their top lobbyists this morning.
January 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I'm sure our Senators will eventually make statements once they finish conferring with all their top lobbyists this morning.
"All wars are about money", my 7 year old.
January 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
"All wars are about money", my 7 year old.
"FULL WRATH OF AMERICAN JUSTICE"
Bondi says Maduro and his wife will "soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts."
Heck, Pam, if that's how "justice" now works, why go through the expense of a show trial? Why not just chop their heads off in the courtyard at Mar-o-Lago?
Heck, Pam, if that's how "justice" now works, why go through the expense of a show trial? Why not just chop their heads off in the courtyard at Mar-o-Lago?
US captures Venezuelan president Maduro during ‘large scale’ attack and says he will face criminal charges in New York – live
US president says ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
"FULL WRATH OF AMERICAN JUSTICE"
Surely such a well-considered plan will result in zero blowback
January 3, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Surely such a well-considered plan will result in zero blowback
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APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (AP) — US Attorney General says deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro and wife Cilia Flores to face charges after NY indictment.
January 3, 2026 at 12:40 PM
APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (AP) — US Attorney General says deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro and wife Cilia Flores to face charges after NY indictment.
This moon means business
January 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This moon means business
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Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
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Holy shit it's real
January 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Holy shit it's real
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
Nobody has to accept these for payments. Like all currency they are only legal tender for debts.
I really don’t know why this particular story hasn’t broken through.
January 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Nobody has to accept these for payments. Like all currency they are only legal tender for debts.
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Dr. Trump: "They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart.”
January 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Dr. Trump: "They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart.”
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Smith straight out of the gate making it explicitly clear that in BOTH of Trump’s federal criminal cases, there was “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” and that Smith’s team would have prevailed at trial.
December 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Smith straight out of the gate making it explicitly clear that in BOTH of Trump’s federal criminal cases, there was “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” and that Smith’s team would have prevailed at trial.
Buying a Tesla increases your carbon footprint over an ICE vehicle because of their pivot to AI.
December 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Buying a Tesla increases your carbon footprint over an ICE vehicle because of their pivot to AI.
It’s cute that Hyundai made their headlights and taillights little H’s but because they‘re in pairs they spell out HH which is a questionable decision
December 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It’s cute that Hyundai made their headlights and taillights little H’s but because they‘re in pairs they spell out HH which is a questionable decision