@penelopepenguin.bsky.social
blue dot in a red state. Into crushing the patriarchy, supporting refugees, gardening, and vegetarian cooking.
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Houston we have a problem 🚨👻😱🫂
November 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Houston we have a problem 🚨👻😱🫂
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#AllHerFault is a bingeable treat! It takes every tired & predictable true crime trope, wild plot line, & stereotypical character, flips it, reverses it, & punches it in the face at every conceivable turn, while taking a swing at wealth, power, & control along the way. Also WOMEN. And one good man 😭
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#AllHerFault is a bingeable treat! It takes every tired & predictable true crime trope, wild plot line, & stereotypical character, flips it, reverses it, & punches it in the face at every conceivable turn, while taking a swing at wealth, power, & control along the way. Also WOMEN. And one good man 😭
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WOW this show is going to get all the awards everybody needs an EMMY well done WOW #AllHerFault
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
WOW this show is going to get all the awards everybody needs an EMMY well done WOW #AllHerFault
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What I first said in sarcasm I increasingly think is a real thing to consider:
Move SCOTUS to a strip mall in rural Kansas.
We can’t fire them. Impeachment* is functionally dead. The 18-yr term thing is a fantasy.
But we can kill a lot of their perks.
Bet Kav would retire fast.
Move SCOTUS to a strip mall in rural Kansas.
We can’t fire them. Impeachment* is functionally dead. The 18-yr term thing is a fantasy.
But we can kill a lot of their perks.
Bet Kav would retire fast.
Devastating piece on the human toll of Kavanaugh Stops.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
What I first said in sarcasm I increasingly think is a real thing to consider:
Move SCOTUS to a strip mall in rural Kansas.
We can’t fire them. Impeachment* is functionally dead. The 18-yr term thing is a fantasy.
But we can kill a lot of their perks.
Bet Kav would retire fast.
Move SCOTUS to a strip mall in rural Kansas.
We can’t fire them. Impeachment* is functionally dead. The 18-yr term thing is a fantasy.
But we can kill a lot of their perks.
Bet Kav would retire fast.
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
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New Jersey man's death first one to be tied to tick-related meat allergy. The first documented fatality from alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by tick bites.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/tick-borne-d...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/tick-borne-d...
New Jersey man's death first one to be tied to tick-related meat allergy
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
New Jersey man's death first one to be tied to tick-related meat allergy. The first documented fatality from alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by tick bites.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/tick-borne-d...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/tick-borne-d...
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A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
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Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says missouriindependent.com/2025/11/14/r...
Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says • Missouri Independent
Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, according to a state-by-state study.
missouriindependent.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says missouriindependent.com/2025/11/14/r...
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Trump is demanding that GOP side with him over Epstein's victims, Rep Ansari tells me. She had a harrowing exchange with one victim who recounts how her mom had cancer and he exploited that.
Also note her mockery of network disclaimers on Trump. More like this, Ds:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Also note her mockery of network disclaimers on Trump. More like this, Ds:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Trump is demanding that GOP side with him over Epstein's victims, Rep Ansari tells me. She had a harrowing exchange with one victim who recounts how her mom had cancer and he exploited that.
Also note her mockery of network disclaimers on Trump. More like this, Ds:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Also note her mockery of network disclaimers on Trump. More like this, Ds:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
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alright let’s get something more pleasant going. what two books would you leave out on your coffee table so a reporter can mention you have them. doesn’t matter if you’ve read them. for me it’s Pale Fire (which I did read) and Ulysses (got like 15% of the way in)
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
alright let’s get something more pleasant going. what two books would you leave out on your coffee table so a reporter can mention you have them. doesn’t matter if you’ve read them. for me it’s Pale Fire (which I did read) and Ulysses (got like 15% of the way in)
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An anti-abortion protester has shot someone outside of a South Carolina Planned Parenthood.
My source says one person was injured and taken to the hospital—and that the protester was arrested.
More soon.
My source says one person was injured and taken to the hospital—and that the protester was arrested.
More soon.
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
An anti-abortion protester has shot someone outside of a South Carolina Planned Parenthood.
My source says one person was injured and taken to the hospital—and that the protester was arrested.
More soon.
My source says one person was injured and taken to the hospital—and that the protester was arrested.
More soon.
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Not the biggest fashionista but even I know who Kenneth Cole is and every statement knocks it out of the park here. I'm so impressed with his use of his power!
www.studlife.com/news/2025/11...
www.studlife.com/news/2025/11...
‘Cause and Commerce’: Fashion designer and activist Kenneth Cole discusses stigma, mental health, and what business leaders can do to promote public health - Student Life
“Mental health is at the core of public health,” Galea said. ”We have a concentration in mental health at the School of Public Health, and as we build the School of Public Health, I see mental health ...
www.studlife.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Not the biggest fashionista but even I know who Kenneth Cole is and every statement knocks it out of the park here. I'm so impressed with his use of his power!
www.studlife.com/news/2025/11...
www.studlife.com/news/2025/11...
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I think it’s great that our media elites have decided that men in their 30s saluting Hitler are just rambunctious kids who got carried away, while 16-year old girls being trafficked and raped by billionaires are “underage women” making informed choices. Definitely reflects well on us as a society.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I think it’s great that our media elites have decided that men in their 30s saluting Hitler are just rambunctious kids who got carried away, while 16-year old girls being trafficked and raped by billionaires are “underage women” making informed choices. Definitely reflects well on us as a society.
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“At least three Republican lawmakers took advantage of a decades-old rooftop solar credit that will end in January due to President Donald Trump’s megalaw, according to a review of property records and satellite imagery by POLITICO’s E&E News.”
Meet the Republicans who killed solar subsidies — after using them
POLITICO’s E&E News examined satellite imagery of more than 100 homes owned by Republican lawmakers to see if they have solar panels. Seven had rooftop
www.eenews.net
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“At least three Republican lawmakers took advantage of a decades-old rooftop solar credit that will end in January due to President Donald Trump’s megalaw, according to a review of property records and satellite imagery by POLITICO’s E&E News.”
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This is extremely dangerous.
If you’re a journalist, politician, artist, or public figure, or anyone with a platform, you need to stop using X.
You’re not helping by remaining on the platform. You can say you’re fighting where the people are, but you won’t beat the algorithm.
Lead people off X.
If you’re a journalist, politician, artist, or public figure, or anyone with a platform, you need to stop using X.
You’re not helping by remaining on the platform. You can say you’re fighting where the people are, but you won’t beat the algorithm.
Lead people off X.
NEW on @indicator.media: A first *full-scale* comparison of Grokipedia v Wikipedia.
Last week the awesome @harold.bsky.social rocked up to my desk bearing gifts.
Hal had collected almost all 900K Grokipedia entries and compared them to their Wikipedia equivalents for text and citation similarity.
Last week the awesome @harold.bsky.social rocked up to my desk bearing gifts.
Hal had collected almost all 900K Grokipedia entries and compared them to their Wikipedia equivalents for text and citation similarity.
Grokipedia cites a Nazi forum and fringe conspiracy websites
A site-wide comparison with Wikipedia sheds light on what Elon Musk is trying to do
indicator.media
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
This is extremely dangerous.
If you’re a journalist, politician, artist, or public figure, or anyone with a platform, you need to stop using X.
You’re not helping by remaining on the platform. You can say you’re fighting where the people are, but you won’t beat the algorithm.
Lead people off X.
If you’re a journalist, politician, artist, or public figure, or anyone with a platform, you need to stop using X.
You’re not helping by remaining on the platform. You can say you’re fighting where the people are, but you won’t beat the algorithm.
Lead people off X.
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Do you want to support our work at Bolts? Become a $5 monthly donor today and we’ll immediately get $60 in matching funds!
That’s right: The NewsMatch program, which launched on November 1, is multiplying all new monthly subscriptions by 12 right now.
That’s right: The NewsMatch program, which launched on November 1, is multiplying all new monthly subscriptions by 12 right now.
Support Bolts
We are a nonprofit publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change, from the local up, and we need reader support to build our journalism.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Do you want to support our work at Bolts? Become a $5 monthly donor today and we’ll immediately get $60 in matching funds!
That’s right: The NewsMatch program, which launched on November 1, is multiplying all new monthly subscriptions by 12 right now.
That’s right: The NewsMatch program, which launched on November 1, is multiplying all new monthly subscriptions by 12 right now.
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Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
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The Epstein case against Trump is as if everyone is looking at a 500 piece puzzle with 2 pieces missing and pretending they can't make out the picture for certain.
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The Epstein case against Trump is as if everyone is looking at a 500 piece puzzle with 2 pieces missing and pretending they can't make out the picture for certain.
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“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
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Okay, so, we’re all going to have to agree that it’s wrong to have sex with children. Like, if you don’t agree with me inside your own head, you should keep that inside until you tell a therapist. Also, people who defend pedophiles can not be trusted with your children. At all. AT ALL. EVERRRRRRRRR.
in case you're wondering how the cope is going www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Okay, so, we’re all going to have to agree that it’s wrong to have sex with children. Like, if you don’t agree with me inside your own head, you should keep that inside until you tell a therapist. Also, people who defend pedophiles can not be trusted with your children. At all. AT ALL. EVERRRRRRRRR.
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What if instead of Cyber Monday (aka Daddy Bezos Day), we did a Support Indie Media Monday?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
November 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What if instead of Cyber Monday (aka Daddy Bezos Day), we did a Support Indie Media Monday?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
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For a decade, Teen Vogue has been a source of some of the most searing progressive political analysis in American media. It changed how a generation saw politics and inclusion.
Now, that era could be over. @candicenorwood.bsky.social spoke with former Teen Vogue journalists about what that means.
Now, that era could be over. @candicenorwood.bsky.social spoke with former Teen Vogue journalists about what that means.
Teen Vogue changed how a generation saw politics and inclusion. That era could be over.
Journalists who cover race, gender and inequality are often the first to go, raising deeper questions about who gets to tell the news.
19thnews.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
For a decade, Teen Vogue has been a source of some of the most searing progressive political analysis in American media. It changed how a generation saw politics and inclusion.
Now, that era could be over. @candicenorwood.bsky.social spoke with former Teen Vogue journalists about what that means.
Now, that era could be over. @candicenorwood.bsky.social spoke with former Teen Vogue journalists about what that means.