Peter Cashwell
@petercashwell.bsky.social
Writer, birder, teacher, generalist. Author of THE VERB 'TO BIRD', ALONG THOSE LINES, THE AMAZING Q, etc. Tar Heel Born and Honorary Substitute Legionnaire. he/him. guitar/keyboards/vocals.
Somewhere out there is a Phish tribute band going by the name Ghoti.
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Somewhere out there is a Phish tribute band going by the name Ghoti.
I froze my ass off watching two separate Peach Bowl losses, had my heart broken by Al McGuire in the NCAA final, and have staggered the length of the airport on no sleep more than once, so Atlanta has a lot to answer for.
Which cities did you have the worst time in?
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I froze my ass off watching two separate Peach Bowl losses, had my heart broken by Al McGuire in the NCAA final, and have staggered the length of the airport on no sleep more than once, so Atlanta has a lot to answer for.
Right now the VA House of Delegates is set to be 64-35 Democrats, with one seat still uncalled.
It was 51-49 when Trump took office.
It was 51-49 when Trump took office.
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Right now the VA House of Delegates is set to be 64-35 Democrats, with one seat still uncalled.
It was 51-49 when Trump took office.
It was 51-49 when Trump took office.
Somebody out there needs to make an Allen Iverson meme with "We talkin about SANDWICH."
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Somebody out there needs to make an Allen Iverson meme with "We talkin about SANDWICH."
Honestly, I think Guy Fawkes would have been happier celebrating LAST night.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Honestly, I think Guy Fawkes would have been happier celebrating LAST night.
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Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
Reposted by Peter Cashwell
so it turns out that fascism is unpopular
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
so it turns out that fascism is unpopular
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mamdani is human. he'll fuck up and fail, especially with a hostile press and the giant mess that is nyc's politics. but today is a great day for the brave women who told what cuomo did, and for those of us who care that it should matter. that power shouldn't go to those who hurt the poweless.
I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
mamdani is human. he'll fuck up and fail, especially with a hostile press and the giant mess that is nyc's politics. but today is a great day for the brave women who told what cuomo did, and for those of us who care that it should matter. that power shouldn't go to those who hurt the poweless.
Fingers crossed...
elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames
ALT: elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Fingers crossed...
Just got back from the polls, where I feel sure the spirit of Dick Cheney was watching me.
If the flames felt a little hotter when I filled in my ballot, well, that's just fine.
If the flames felt a little hotter when I filled in my ballot, well, that's just fine.
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Just got back from the polls, where I feel sure the spirit of Dick Cheney was watching me.
If the flames felt a little hotter when I filled in my ballot, well, that's just fine.
If the flames felt a little hotter when I filled in my ballot, well, that's just fine.
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The old world* is dying.
The new world** is waiting to be born.***
Now is the time of monsters.****
* Dick Cheney
** Mamdani
*** elected
**** They did the mash
The new world** is waiting to be born.***
Now is the time of monsters.****
* Dick Cheney
** Mamdani
*** elected
**** They did the mash
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The old world* is dying.
The new world** is waiting to be born.***
Now is the time of monsters.****
* Dick Cheney
** Mamdani
*** elected
**** They did the mash
The new world** is waiting to be born.***
Now is the time of monsters.****
* Dick Cheney
** Mamdani
*** elected
**** They did the mash
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It's 2025. I don't have enough bile in my system to spare any for Dick Cheney. If anything, remembering when I thought he was the worst thing Americans could do to each other and the rest of the world makes me a little nostalgic.
November 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It's 2025. I don't have enough bile in my system to spare any for Dick Cheney. If anything, remembering when I thought he was the worst thing Americans could do to each other and the rest of the world makes me a little nostalgic.
Mike Johnson is the anti-Rumsfeld. He knows EXACTLY what he doesn't know.
And he will insist to you at length that he is absolutely certain he does not know it.
And he will insist to you at length that he is absolutely certain he does not know it.
RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Mike Johnson is the anti-Rumsfeld. He knows EXACTLY what he doesn't know.
And he will insist to you at length that he is absolutely certain he does not know it.
And he will insist to you at length that he is absolutely certain he does not know it.
A movie you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif.
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A movie you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif.
The formatting here is TERRIBLE. I'm having stuffing AND collards, thankyouverymuch.
November 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The formatting here is TERRIBLE. I'm having stuffing AND collards, thankyouverymuch.
David Bowie? The guy from "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me"?
I think everybody has a “Wallace Shawn from Young Sheldon” — my first one would probably be “Vincent Price, the guy who did the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective”
November 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM
David Bowie? The guy from "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me"?
Hey, Peacock... Speaking as a Premiere League follower, I do want to see highlights from the Wolves match yesterday, but I don't think these are the ones.
November 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Hey, Peacock... Speaking as a Premiere League follower, I do want to see highlights from the Wolves match yesterday, but I don't think these are the ones.
This is how I'm going to look every time someone dislikes one of my posts.
November 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is how I'm going to look every time someone dislikes one of my posts.
I just finished Book 2 of Emily Wilson's ILIAD, and in the section where Homer listed EVERY. SINGLE. GREEK. WARRIOR. by region, I just pretended I was listening to a beloved elderly relative's five-year-old grandchild listing every evolution of each individual Pokemon.
November 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I just finished Book 2 of Emily Wilson's ILIAD, and in the section where Homer listed EVERY. SINGLE. GREEK. WARRIOR. by region, I just pretended I was listening to a beloved elderly relative's five-year-old grandchild listing every evolution of each individual Pokemon.
It's rare that a pop song has terrific, insanely catchy music AND thoughtful, memorable lyrics, but also ideas I disagree with 100 percent. That's the Kinks' "God's Children" for you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G10y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G10y...
The Kinks - God's Children (Official Audio)
YouTube video by The Kinks
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It's rare that a pop song has terrific, insanely catchy music AND thoughtful, memorable lyrics, but also ideas I disagree with 100 percent. That's the Kinks' "God's Children" for you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G10y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G10y...
Full Metal Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Full Metal Halloween
Whoo hoo!
Armchair lifer!
Thanks to the eBird split, all my Warbling Vireos are now Eastern Warbling Vireos except one: the Warbling Vireo I spotted in Idaho in 2013 is now the WESTERN Warbling Vireo!
Armchair lifer!
Thanks to the eBird split, all my Warbling Vireos are now Eastern Warbling Vireos except one: the Warbling Vireo I spotted in Idaho in 2013 is now the WESTERN Warbling Vireo!
October 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Whoo hoo!
Armchair lifer!
Thanks to the eBird split, all my Warbling Vireos are now Eastern Warbling Vireos except one: the Warbling Vireo I spotted in Idaho in 2013 is now the WESTERN Warbling Vireo!
Armchair lifer!
Thanks to the eBird split, all my Warbling Vireos are now Eastern Warbling Vireos except one: the Warbling Vireo I spotted in Idaho in 2013 is now the WESTERN Warbling Vireo!
This week I've sat at the piano and confronted both Bill Evans' opening chord for Miles Davis's "So What" and Glenn Gould's opening chord for Bach's Cantata 54 and I kinda feel like the top of my musical head is being lifted off.
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This week I've sat at the piano and confronted both Bill Evans' opening chord for Miles Davis's "So What" and Glenn Gould's opening chord for Bach's Cantata 54 and I kinda feel like the top of my musical head is being lifted off.