Old Tehanu
@oldtehanu.bsky.social
Writer. Science fan. Maps matter. Biology is queer af. Worked at MS, Public Schools, & public transit. Gadfly. Old dragons don't die. Eunoia.
Just Say NO.
What power you have, use it against oligarchs & Nazls.
Banner: 1982, young me.
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Just Say NO.
What power you have, use it against oligarchs & Nazls.
Banner: 1982, young me.
Sry 4 typos.
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ELECTION INTERFERENCE.
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USPS is not longer date stamping on the day mail is posted.
They will now be time date stamping with the date it is processed out.
Which will be three days later, roughly, and will be inconsistent.
States need to sue.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov @governorwalz.mn.gov
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USPS is not longer date stamping on the day mail is posted.
They will now be time date stamping with the date it is processed out.
Which will be three days later, roughly, and will be inconsistent.
States need to sue.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov @governorwalz.mn.gov
On time ballots struck for being late.
Taxes or bills paid *on time* will be called late.
Any legal response, contract, deadlne, *no proof* you mailed on-time.
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
PLEASE GET ON THIS NIGHTMARE.
Taxes or bills paid *on time* will be called late.
Any legal response, contract, deadlne, *no proof* you mailed on-time.
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
PLEASE GET ON THIS NIGHTMARE.
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Try this. Sometimes people say gift links ask them to create an account. Hopefully this will work for you w/o doing so. wapo.st/4969XWD
Trump says Venezuela stole U.S. oil, land and assets. Here’s the history.
The government of the oil-rich nation took control of its petroleum industry in 1976, nationalizing hundreds of private businesses and foreign-owned assets.
wapo.st
January 4, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Try this. Sometimes people say gift links ask them to create an account. Hopefully this will work for you w/o doing so. wapo.st/4969XWD
It doesn't make sense. Tldr.
“Trump wants to bring Maduro to justice for allegedly running a narcotrafficking empire…not even 2 months after pardoning Juan Orlando Hernández—who ran a narcotrafficking empire while pres of Honduras & had been sentenced to 45 yrs in prison by an American jury.” www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Making Sense of the Venezuela Attack
All actions have consequences—even arbitrary and inscrutable ones.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:59 AM
It doesn't make sense. Tldr.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social There's a literary novel for what you have done this year. I will let you guess the name.
Trump could declare himself Emperor and Schumer and Jeffries would politely post on X that they’re “disappointed.”
January 4, 2026 at 3:54 AM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social There's a literary novel for what you have done this year. I will let you guess the name.
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Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
No shit.
Could the United State go Bankrupt?
AI Companies are hiding large amounts of debt!
Something Ominous Is Happening in the AI Economy!
The last time so much wealth was tied up in such obscure overlapping arrangements was just before the 2008 financial crisis!
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025...
AI Companies are hiding large amounts of debt!
Something Ominous Is Happening in the AI Economy!
The last time so much wealth was tied up in such obscure overlapping arrangements was just before the 2008 financial crisis!
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025...
Something Ominous Is Happening in the AI Economy
The last time so much wealth was tied up in such obscure overlapping arrangements was just before the 2008 financial crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM
No shit.
Billionaires are mentally ill, one and all.
They are sociopaths. Just the fact they priorize their intangible useless wealth, is proof. They are sick.
They are sociopaths. Just the fact they priorize their intangible useless wealth, is proof. They are sick.
People on X are replying to photos w/ a very specific kind of request. “Put her in a bikini,” “take her dress off,” “spread her legs,” & so on, they told Grok.
One nonconsensual sexual image every minute, w/ photos of real people—celebrities & noncelebrities, some appearing to be young children.
One nonconsensual sexual image every minute, w/ photos of real people—celebrities & noncelebrities, some appearing to be young children.
Elon Musk’s Pornography Machine
On X, sexual harassment and perhaps even child abuse are the latest memes.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Billionaires are mentally ill, one and all.
They are sociopaths. Just the fact they priorize their intangible useless wealth, is proof. They are sick.
They are sociopaths. Just the fact they priorize their intangible useless wealth, is proof. They are sick.
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Meanwhile, they're completely open about plans to burn the entire deposit, and dump their waste into the atmosphere.
Gift link, but expires after 300 clicks.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Gift link, but expires after 300 clicks.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Chevron Charts a New Path in Venezuela to Unlock Vast Oil Reserves
The country says its proved oil reserves top 300 billion barrels which, if true, would make its bounty the world’s largest.
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Meanwhile, they're completely open about plans to burn the entire deposit, and dump their waste into the atmosphere.
Gift link, but expires after 300 clicks.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Gift link, but expires after 300 clicks.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Live Updates: Explosions Are Reported in Venezuela’s Capital
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
(GIFT ARTICLE)
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
(GIFT ARTICLE)
Venezuela Live Updates: Interim Leader Rejects U.S. Intervention and Demands Maduro’s Return
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Live Updates: Explosions Are Reported in Venezuela’s Capital
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
(GIFT ARTICLE)
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
(GIFT ARTICLE)
A world where dictators fight each other perpetually, proxy for billionaires, while they build and lose, build and lose, endlessly seeking The Next Big Rhing they can exploit and control, however briefly.
The people will have cell phones and yet be practically illiterate. It is techno fuedalism.
The people will have cell phones and yet be practically illiterate. It is techno fuedalism.
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
A world where dictators fight each other perpetually, proxy for billionaires, while they build and lose, build and lose, endlessly seeking The Next Big Rhing they can exploit and control, however briefly.
The people will have cell phones and yet be practically illiterate. It is techno fuedalism.
The people will have cell phones and yet be practically illiterate. It is techno fuedalism.
I guess Trump and Kuschner prefer Saudi $$ to Russian $$.
I wonder if Putin has been so broken by his assault on Ukraine, he forgot to heap (alternately) praise and threats on Trump in 2025. Leaving the door to Trump’s heart (greed) wide open to others.
I wonder if Putin has been so broken by his assault on Ukraine, he forgot to heap (alternately) praise and threats on Trump in 2025. Leaving the door to Trump’s heart (greed) wide open to others.
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I guess Trump and Kuschner prefer Saudi $$ to Russian $$.
I wonder if Putin has been so broken by his assault on Ukraine, he forgot to heap (alternately) praise and threats on Trump in 2025. Leaving the door to Trump’s heart (greed) wide open to others.
I wonder if Putin has been so broken by his assault on Ukraine, he forgot to heap (alternately) praise and threats on Trump in 2025. Leaving the door to Trump’s heart (greed) wide open to others.
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Read the Indictment Against Nicolás Maduro
NYTs Gift Article
i wonder if they cut-n-pasted from the indictment of the Honduran ex-president that trump just pardoned after being convicted on drug charges ~
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NYTs Gift Article
i wonder if they cut-n-pasted from the indictment of the Honduran ex-president that trump just pardoned after being convicted on drug charges ~
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read the Indictment Against Nicolás Maduro (Gift Article)
The Venezuelan president was accused of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine, among other charges. His wife, Cilia Flores, was also charged.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Read the Indictment Against Nicolás Maduro
NYTs Gift Article
i wonder if they cut-n-pasted from the indictment of the Honduran ex-president that trump just pardoned after being convicted on drug charges ~
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NYTs Gift Article
i wonder if they cut-n-pasted from the indictment of the Honduran ex-president that trump just pardoned after being convicted on drug charges ~
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Venezuela’s mission to the U.N. has requested an emergency Security Council meeting
and has asked the Council to condemn the U.S. military strikes against the country.
and has asked the Council to condemn the U.S. military strikes against the country.
Venezuela Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’ After Capture of Maduro
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Venezuela’s mission to the U.N. has requested an emergency Security Council meeting
and has asked the Council to condemn the U.S. military strikes against the country.
and has asked the Council to condemn the U.S. military strikes against the country.
On time ballots struck for being late.
Taxes or bills paid *on time* will be called late.
Any legal response, contract, deadlne, *no proof* you mailed on-time.
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
PLEASE GET ON THIS NIGHTMARE.
Taxes or bills paid *on time* will be called late.
Any legal response, contract, deadlne, *no proof* you mailed on-time.
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
PLEASE GET ON THIS NIGHTMARE.
ELECTION INTERFERENCE.
🚨
USPS is not longer date stamping on the day mail is posted.
They will now be time date stamping with the date it is processed out.
Which will be three days later, roughly, and will be inconsistent.
States need to sue.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov @governorwalz.mn.gov
🚨
USPS is not longer date stamping on the day mail is posted.
They will now be time date stamping with the date it is processed out.
Which will be three days later, roughly, and will be inconsistent.
States need to sue.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov @governorwalz.mn.gov
January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
On time ballots struck for being late.
Taxes or bills paid *on time* will be called late.
Any legal response, contract, deadlne, *no proof* you mailed on-time.
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
PLEASE GET ON THIS NIGHTMARE.
Taxes or bills paid *on time* will be called late.
Any legal response, contract, deadlne, *no proof* you mailed on-time.
@aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
PLEASE GET ON THIS NIGHTMARE.
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Gift Article
Putin and Felon 47 are Liars!
„The C.I.A. has determined that Ukraine did not target President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia or one of his residences in an attack this week, according to U.S. officials, rebutting an assertion Putin made in a phone call to Trump on Monday.“
Putin and Felon 47 are Liars!
„The C.I.A. has determined that Ukraine did not target President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia or one of his residences in an attack this week, according to U.S. officials, rebutting an assertion Putin made in a phone call to Trump on Monday.“
Ukraine Did Not Target Putin’s Home, C.I.A. Finds
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Gift Article
Putin and Felon 47 are Liars!
„The C.I.A. has determined that Ukraine did not target President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia or one of his residences in an attack this week, according to U.S. officials, rebutting an assertion Putin made in a phone call to Trump on Monday.“
Putin and Felon 47 are Liars!
„The C.I.A. has determined that Ukraine did not target President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia or one of his residences in an attack this week, according to U.S. officials, rebutting an assertion Putin made in a phone call to Trump on Monday.“
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€434 for lunch for two. AI is inflating everything, including the cost of Lunch with the FT. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Computer scientist Yann LeCun: ‘Intelligence really is about learning’
The AI pioneer on stepping down from Meta, the limits of large language models — and the launch of his new start-up
giftarticle.ft.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:58 PM
€434 for lunch for two. AI is inflating everything, including the cost of Lunch with the FT. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Another disease that is NOT a womens problem, study finally proves - Gift article NYTimes
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/h...
This Common Infection Was Thought to Affect Only Women. Now Doctors Know Better.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Another disease that is NOT a womens problem, study finally proves - Gift article NYTimes
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/h...
Too much testosterone is bad for individual males and destablizes the group.
Well Well - learn from a Baboon (NYTimes gift article))
"My research on these baboons has shown that a well-entrenched, confident alpha male gets into very few fights — and typically has lower testosterone levels than a frenetic challenger."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/o...
"My research on these baboons has shown that a well-entrenched, confident alpha male gets into very few fights — and typically has lower testosterone levels than a frenetic challenger."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/o...
Opinion | Testosterone Is Misunderstood
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Too much testosterone is bad for individual males and destablizes the group.
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#GiftArticle
Stephen Batchelor’s _Buddhism Without Beliefs_ was my gateway drug to meditative practices. I’ve enjoyed others of his books, too. He’s got a new one re Buddha and So-Crates, and was on Ezra Klein’s podcast talking about it
Stephen Batchelor’s _Buddhism Without Beliefs_ was my gateway drug to meditative practices. I’ve enjoyed others of his books, too. He’s got a new one re Buddha and So-Crates, and was on Ezra Klein’s podcast talking about it
Opinion | This Question Can Change Your Life
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
#GiftArticle
Stephen Batchelor’s _Buddhism Without Beliefs_ was my gateway drug to meditative practices. I’ve enjoyed others of his books, too. He’s got a new one re Buddha and So-Crates, and was on Ezra Klein’s podcast talking about it
Stephen Batchelor’s _Buddhism Without Beliefs_ was my gateway drug to meditative practices. I’ve enjoyed others of his books, too. He’s got a new one re Buddha and So-Crates, and was on Ezra Klein’s podcast talking about it
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The Trump administration is shutting NASA's Goddard library down today and things will be archived in a warehouse or "thrown away."
Much of this material is literally irreplaceable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
Much of this material is literally irreplaceable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The Trump administration is shutting NASA's Goddard library down today and things will be archived in a warehouse or "thrown away."
Much of this material is literally irreplaceable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
Much of this material is literally irreplaceable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
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"The party’s three main themes are affordable housing, affordable living, and a well-equipped and affordable public transit system... like Zohran Mamdani, who despite being portrayed as the vanguard of a national leftist movement won New York’s mayoralty largely on a platform of lower living costs."
Surging left-wing party challenges politics-as-usual in Germany
The rise of the nationalist far right has alarmed many Germans, but “The Left” party is most popular with young voters, posing a challenge to the centrist establishment.
wapo.st
January 2, 2026 at 1:39 PM
"The party’s three main themes are affordable housing, affordable living, and a well-equipped and affordable public transit system... like Zohran Mamdani, who despite being portrayed as the vanguard of a national leftist movement won New York’s mayoralty largely on a platform of lower living costs."
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This is a crucial line from Mamdani
Mike Johnson-for one-is very polite. Yet his policies will likely kill millions of Americans. Cutting Medicaid and failing to extend the ACA subsidies alone will cause over 51,000 to die. Per year
He should be forever hiding in shame. Instead-he’s House Speaker
Mike Johnson-for one-is very polite. Yet his policies will likely kill millions of Americans. Cutting Medicaid and failing to extend the ACA subsidies alone will cause over 51,000 to die. Per year
He should be forever hiding in shame. Instead-he’s House Speaker
January 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
This is a crucial line from Mamdani
Mike Johnson-for one-is very polite. Yet his policies will likely kill millions of Americans. Cutting Medicaid and failing to extend the ACA subsidies alone will cause over 51,000 to die. Per year
He should be forever hiding in shame. Instead-he’s House Speaker
Mike Johnson-for one-is very polite. Yet his policies will likely kill millions of Americans. Cutting Medicaid and failing to extend the ACA subsidies alone will cause over 51,000 to die. Per year
He should be forever hiding in shame. Instead-he’s House Speaker
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When Convicted Felon Donald Trump began his presidential campaign in 2015, he looked at it as the greatest marketing scheme ever.
In 2025 he became the world's biggest scammer, grifter, thief, scum.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In 2025 he became the world's biggest scammer, grifter, thief, scum.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
When Convicted Felon Donald Trump began his presidential campaign in 2015, he looked at it as the greatest marketing scheme ever.
In 2025 he became the world's biggest scammer, grifter, thief, scum.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In 2025 he became the world's biggest scammer, grifter, thief, scum.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A scathing opinion piece by The New York Times Editorial Board (gift article). "In Mr. Trump’s second term, he has governed as if Jan. 6 never ended. The damage to the nation is severe." Having watched the Jan. 6 events unfold in real time, I find it appalling that Americans voted for him again.
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
A scathing opinion piece by The New York Times Editorial Board (gift article). "In Mr. Trump’s second term, he has governed as if Jan. 6 never ended. The damage to the nation is severe." Having watched the Jan. 6 events unfold in real time, I find it appalling that Americans voted for him again.
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Yes. Sue. Or change your mailin rules to allow ballots postmarked up to 3 days post election date to accommodate this shenanigan.
ELECTION INTERFERENCE.
🚨
USPS is not longer date stamping on the day mail is posted.
They will now be time date stamping with the date it is processed out.
Which will be three days later, roughly, and will be inconsistent.
States need to sue.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov @governorwalz.mn.gov
🚨
USPS is not longer date stamping on the day mail is posted.
They will now be time date stamping with the date it is processed out.
Which will be three days later, roughly, and will be inconsistent.
States need to sue.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov @governorwalz.mn.gov
January 1, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Yes. Sue. Or change your mailin rules to allow ballots postmarked up to 3 days post election date to accommodate this shenanigan.