Petrarca
@petrarca.bsky.social
Garden-Stater, MTBer, foodie, tequila snob, oenophile, aesthete.
Petrarca was a scholar, poet laureate, and original Renaissance humanist, unaccidental tourist, and alpinist Born July 20, 1304.
Petrarca was a scholar, poet laureate, and original Renaissance humanist, unaccidental tourist, and alpinist Born July 20, 1304.
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We've been out of stock of this one for a while, and now it's back! The Art of Spirited Away, a coffee table book gathering hundreds of pages of art and design from the classic 2002 animated film. It's in our Miyazaki section:
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February 1, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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I have been trying to write an essay for four weeks now about Article II under the Trump administration and I keep having to restart because the draft never appropriately conveys the insanity of whatever happened during the last week.
Trump on his multiple suits against the federal government: "I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself ... We could make it a substantial amount, nobody would care, because it's gonna go to numerous, very good charities."
February 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I have been trying to write an essay for four weeks now about Article II under the Trump administration and I keep having to restart because the draft never appropriately conveys the insanity of whatever happened during the last week.
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Let’s talk about why you need to stop acting like domestic abusers w/ your daily & usually bigoted vitriol towards Democrats who are in the MINORITY of the House of Representatives & Senate, don’t control SCOTUS, & aren’t in the executive office. This is a long thread.
CW: murder, abuse, language
CW: murder, abuse, language
a screenshot of a video game with the words " stay awhile and listen "
Alt: Deckard Cain in Diablo 2’s iconic phrase when interacted with, “Stay awhile and listen”.
media.tenor.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Let’s talk about why you need to stop acting like domestic abusers w/ your daily & usually bigoted vitriol towards Democrats who are in the MINORITY of the House of Representatives & Senate, don’t control SCOTUS, & aren’t in the executive office. This is a long thread.
CW: murder, abuse, language
CW: murder, abuse, language
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#AIPACinterference “Tom Malinowski of NJ is talking about conditioning aid to Israel,” Patrick Dorton, a spokesman for AIPAC’s Super PAC United Democracy Project (UDP), told the New York Times. “That’s not a pro-Israel position.” He has been pro-Israel, but not enough.
January 30, 2026 at 6:23 PM
#AIPACinterference “Tom Malinowski of NJ is talking about conditioning aid to Israel,” Patrick Dorton, a spokesman for AIPAC’s Super PAC United Democracy Project (UDP), told the New York Times. “That’s not a pro-Israel position.” He has been pro-Israel, but not enough.
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Elena Rybakina drinking champagne in her Australian Open Champion’s press conference.
You deserve it. 🍾🏆❤️
You deserve it. 🍾🏆❤️
January 31, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Elena Rybakina drinking champagne in her Australian Open Champion’s press conference.
You deserve it. 🍾🏆❤️
You deserve it. 🍾🏆❤️
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Absolutely surreal to continue to hear about drawdowns and lowered temperatures and things calming down in Minneapolis when, as far as I can tell, literally nothing has changed on the ground
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Absolutely surreal to continue to hear about drawdowns and lowered temperatures and things calming down in Minneapolis when, as far as I can tell, literally nothing has changed on the ground
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DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
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They can't do anything well, so why even try?
DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
January 31, 2026 at 7:07 PM
They can't do anything well, so why even try?
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I wrote about Peter Attia and CBS News a few months ago. Alas, all the signs were there.
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
Laurels and Darts: 60 Minutes of soft soap.
Some puffery at CBS News. Plus: Radley Balko reads the receipts, New York magazine thieving from the New York Times, and a “high-ranking dumb” drug bust.
www.cjr.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I wrote about Peter Attia and CBS News a few months ago. Alas, all the signs were there.
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
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"The city..was stunned to find workers this month using crowbars to remove outdoor plaques, panels and other materials that told the stories of the nine people who had been enslaved there. Some of the history had only been unearthed in the past quarter-century."
A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that their statements on a slavery exhibit display in Philadelphia were "horrifying."
"You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way"
"You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way"
Judge Calls DOJ's Statements On Slavery Exhibit Display 'Dangerous' And 'Horrifying'
Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe told the Justice Department's attorneys, "“You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way.”
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:58 AM
"The city..was stunned to find workers this month using crowbars to remove outdoor plaques, panels and other materials that told the stories of the nine people who had been enslaved there. Some of the history had only been unearthed in the past quarter-century."
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🌍 New Earthquake 🌍
📍 Location: NEW JERSEY
📏 Magnitude (ml): 2.4
🔽 Depth: 8.90 km
⏰ Time: 2026-01-30 20:42:58 UTC
🔗 Source: NEIC
Stay safe!
📍 Location: NEW JERSEY
📏 Magnitude (ml): 2.4
🔽 Depth: 8.90 km
⏰ Time: 2026-01-30 20:42:58 UTC
🔗 Source: NEIC
Stay safe!
Earthquake Alert: NEW JERSEY
Magnitude 2.4, Depth: 8.90 km
volcanoyt.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
🌍 New Earthquake 🌍
📍 Location: NEW JERSEY
📏 Magnitude (ml): 2.4
🔽 Depth: 8.90 km
⏰ Time: 2026-01-30 20:42:58 UTC
🔗 Source: NEIC
Stay safe!
📍 Location: NEW JERSEY
📏 Magnitude (ml): 2.4
🔽 Depth: 8.90 km
⏰ Time: 2026-01-30 20:42:58 UTC
🔗 Source: NEIC
Stay safe!
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
Evergreen
January 30, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Evergreen
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“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
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Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also arrested by federal agents earlier for reporting on the church protest in Minneapolis. She was live streaming when agents arrived to take her into custody.
January 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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As FBI agents executed a court-authorized search warrant at an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, Wednesday, lurking in the shadows of the operation was Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Gabbard’s role in Fulton raid highlights wild conspiracy theories fueling 2020 probe
"She has neither the authority nor the competence to assess anything in that voting site," a voting advocate said of Gabbard.
www.democracydocket.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
As FBI agents executed a court-authorized search warrant at an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, Wednesday, lurking in the shadows of the operation was Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Wow. Well said.
January 29, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Wow. Well said.
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New in PN: 'Abolish ICE' is imperative
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
'Abolish ICE' is imperative
It's also better politics than you might think.
www.publicnotice.co
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 PM
New in PN: 'Abolish ICE' is imperative
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
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" . . . Hours before Adams left office on Dec. 31, the lame-duck mayor established a legally protected commission packed predominately with loyalists and tasked with exploring a ballot question . . . . proposed change in the city’s electoral machinery . . ."
Why the WH protected Adams, yeah.
Why the WH protected Adams, yeah.
January 29, 2026 at 1:12 PM
" . . . Hours before Adams left office on Dec. 31, the lame-duck mayor established a legally protected commission packed predominately with loyalists and tasked with exploring a ballot question . . . . proposed change in the city’s electoral machinery . . ."
Why the WH protected Adams, yeah.
Why the WH protected Adams, yeah.
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"Headlines call it a 'crackdown' on immigration and a 'clash' between the government and 'protesters,' when in reality it’s murderous occupying forces being confronted by people who just want to live free of their violence."
Crackdown
Writing through history and heartbreak.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"Headlines call it a 'crackdown' on immigration and a 'clash' between the government and 'protesters,' when in reality it’s murderous occupying forces being confronted by people who just want to live free of their violence."
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This is sort of a throughline in cases of excessive force used by law enforcement. The civilian is supposed to perfectly adhere to some unwritten code of conduct; the armed professional supposedly trained for such situations is only human & must be given lattitude if they succumb to fear and rage.
The administration is insisting that its masked goons are so emotionally stunted that words can launch them into a murderous rage.
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
January 29, 2026 at 2:18 PM
This is sort of a throughline in cases of excessive force used by law enforcement. The civilian is supposed to perfectly adhere to some unwritten code of conduct; the armed professional supposedly trained for such situations is only human & must be given lattitude if they succumb to fear and rage.
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Dare to fucking dream, my fellow lefties and liberals. We don't need to game out every single issue. We can just say what we want to happen and demand that our elected leaders do it!
Have some self-respect! You deserve to see good things happen in your own country within your lifetime!
Have some self-respect! You deserve to see good things happen in your own country within your lifetime!
January 29, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Dare to fucking dream, my fellow lefties and liberals. We don't need to game out every single issue. We can just say what we want to happen and demand that our elected leaders do it!
Have some self-respect! You deserve to see good things happen in your own country within your lifetime!
Have some self-respect! You deserve to see good things happen in your own country within your lifetime!
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Yeah, but how is Comrade going to use the data in this next election which may see it impeached?
#Putin didn't get Our registration DB data in 2016 to fix a past election...
#Provisionals #Absentee
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#Putin didn't get Our registration DB data in 2016 to fix a past election...
#Provisionals #Absentee
web.archive.org/web/20250106...
web.archive.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Yeah, but how is Comrade going to use the data in this next election which may see it impeached?
#Putin didn't get Our registration DB data in 2016 to fix a past election...
#Provisionals #Absentee
web.archive.org/web/20250106...
#Putin didn't get Our registration DB data in 2016 to fix a past election...
#Provisionals #Absentee
web.archive.org/web/20250106...
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“Minnesotans’ relentlessness offers a blueprint for how to react when ICE inevitably arrives to stir up trouble where there was none; how to look violence dead in the eye and say not in my town; how to provide aid laterally when you know those at the top won’t be passing any down.”
My latest—
My latest—
Crackdown
Writing through history and heartbreak.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 29, 2026 at 1:46 AM
“Minnesotans’ relentlessness offers a blueprint for how to react when ICE inevitably arrives to stir up trouble where there was none; how to look violence dead in the eye and say not in my town; how to provide aid laterally when you know those at the top won’t be passing any down.”
My latest—
My latest—