periwinkle
@periwinklecrayon.bsky.social
Indoctrinator Emeritus at Educational Industrial Complex
raised on promises
thinks about the Roman Empire every day
numbered posts are dreams
raised on promises
thinks about the Roman Empire every day
numbered posts are dreams
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Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
December 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
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Jo Ann Allen Boyce's life was disrupted not only by standard-issue US white supremacy, but also by a particularly virulent strain of American fascism. School integration in Clinton, TN began fairly peaceably, until a neo-Nazi associate of George Lincoln Rockwell named John Kaspar showed up.
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; She was one of the Clinton 12, a group of Black students who faced white mobs when desegregating a Tennessee high school in 1956 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Jo Ann Allen Boyce's life was disrupted not only by standard-issue US white supremacy, but also by a particularly virulent strain of American fascism. School integration in Clinton, TN began fairly peaceably, until a neo-Nazi associate of George Lincoln Rockwell named John Kaspar showed up.
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At this point, I hope we learn that Trump really has been blackmailing A.G. Sulzberger the XXVI all this time, because if that failgreatgrandson has been kissing his ass like this on his own free will it’s going to be depressing as hell.
This is how the New York Times sums up Trump’s term so far.
December 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
At this point, I hope we learn that Trump really has been blackmailing A.G. Sulzberger the XXVI all this time, because if that failgreatgrandson has been kissing his ass like this on his own free will it’s going to be depressing as hell.
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It should be a warning to any of the schools considering settling with Trump. Brown gave him everything he asked for and then Trump, like the Mafia boss he is, saw weakness and came back for more.
I had missed this. Perverse even by the standards of the Trump White House. They’re threatening to pull student aid from Brown over the shooting www.nbcboston.com/news/local/t...
Trump administration investigates Brown's security after shooting
The Department of Education said its Office of Federal Student Aid would investigate if Brown University violated the Higher Education Act in connection with the deadly shooting on Dec. 13.
www.nbcboston.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It should be a warning to any of the schools considering settling with Trump. Brown gave him everything he asked for and then Trump, like the Mafia boss he is, saw weakness and came back for more.
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"One judge moved house. Another had to freeze her credit cards after a security breach.
Other judges have taken actions to adapt to the changing landscape by upgrading home security systems, changing the route they drive to work."
This is fascism. This is what terrorist intimidation looks like.
Other judges have taken actions to adapt to the changing landscape by upgrading home security systems, changing the route they drive to work."
This is fascism. This is what terrorist intimidation looks like.
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"One judge moved house. Another had to freeze her credit cards after a security breach.
Other judges have taken actions to adapt to the changing landscape by upgrading home security systems, changing the route they drive to work."
This is fascism. This is what terrorist intimidation looks like.
Other judges have taken actions to adapt to the changing landscape by upgrading home security systems, changing the route they drive to work."
This is fascism. This is what terrorist intimidation looks like.
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how to dress for the trump kennedy center now that the armrests are made from cold hard marble
December 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
how to dress for the trump kennedy center now that the armrests are made from cold hard marble
Large fire on Custom House Wharf December 26
Fire dept did an amazing job. Custom House Wharf is an important place in Maine. It’s a working waterfront plus businesses are along there and it’s in the heart of Portland.
December 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Large fire on Custom House Wharf December 26
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No one has killed more Nigerian Christians than Trump since he shut down USAID.
December 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
No one has killed more Nigerian Christians than Trump since he shut down USAID.
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Defund billionaires.
December 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Defund billionaires.
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Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
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This is right by the Crows Nest wildlife area and is a beautiful little marsh ecosystem that’s already seeing wells & marshland dry up from the new AI data center. It’s going to be really hard to see this continue to happen in the years ahead. ☠️
“Stafford residents concerned about dried-up wells”
“Stafford residents concerned about dried-up wells”
Stafford County residents alarmed about dried-up wells, wetland
Homeowners blame the problems on a subdivision in the south and a data center in the north.
fredericksburg.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is right by the Crows Nest wildlife area and is a beautiful little marsh ecosystem that’s already seeing wells & marshland dry up from the new AI data center. It’s going to be really hard to see this continue to happen in the years ahead. ☠️
“Stafford residents concerned about dried-up wells”
“Stafford residents concerned about dried-up wells”
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Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
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Wild scenes. Absolutely wild. My brain can't comprehend this kind of behavior
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Wild scenes. Absolutely wild. My brain can't comprehend this kind of behavior
After a Christmas breakfast of apple crisp & eggs which included speculation about the concept of "Borg honey," I am going to take a nap.
December 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
After a Christmas breakfast of apple crisp & eggs which included speculation about the concept of "Borg honey," I am going to take a nap.
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Read this. Merry Christmas indeed
December 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Read this. Merry Christmas indeed
Just around the corner from us
Local family spreads holiday spirit with lights and special guests
Local family spreads holiday spirit with lights and special guests
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Charlottesville resident Nancy Carter has been covering her house with inflatables, lights, and other holiday decor for years.
www.cbs19news.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Just around the corner from us
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
Once again Google search displays uncanny predictive abilities
December 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Once again Google search displays uncanny predictive abilities
At least the trains will run on time
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
December 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
At least the trains will run on time
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Researchers in #ScienceAdvances have discovered a genetic footprint that helps explain herding dogs’ mental acuity and keen social skills. https://scim.ag/3KKA5Nr
Genomic evidence for behavioral adaptation of herding dogs
The whole-genome sequences of herding dogs reveal how selection has sculpted the unique behavioral traits.
scim.ag
December 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Researchers in #ScienceAdvances have discovered a genetic footprint that helps explain herding dogs’ mental acuity and keen social skills. https://scim.ag/3KKA5Nr
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Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group.
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group.
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Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
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at last we have an answer as to what happened to local crime boss Phineas "the Centipede" O'Sullivan in 1862.
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
at last we have an answer as to what happened to local crime boss Phineas "the Centipede" O'Sullivan in 1862.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.