pannonica
@acinonnap.bsky.social
Misanthropic Humanist | pronouns: sche/her/azade
"What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness." –Flann O'Brien, The Third Policeman (1967)
FYHOD
"What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness." –Flann O'Brien, The Third Policeman (1967)
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pannonica
@acinonnap.bsky.social
· Nov 9
More context for the Flann O'Brien quote from The Third Policeman (1967) that I've been using as a metaphor for how we can perceive the heinous attacks on trans rights, and how cis folks and others might not understand how not only will their rights also be violated, *it's already happening*
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Hey!! Here's my new piece for The New Republic!!
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Hey!! Here's my new piece for The New Republic!!
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
So where's the new supercut of trump crassly attacking female journalists
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
So where's the new supercut of trump crassly attacking female journalists
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Lawn darts caused one fatality www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Lawn darts caused one fatality www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
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You know of course that this was a direct order from Miller, pissed that they’re still missing their quotas.
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
You know of course that this was a direct order from Miller, pissed that they’re still missing their quotas.
"Nuzzling" is henceforth a pejorative
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"Nuzzling" is henceforth a pejorative
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Scheduling mifepristone largely invalidates the point of the schedule.
Ostensibly, the schedule is meant to monitor drugs *which have the ability to form physical dependence*.
This step makes the schedule a list of drugs that lawmakers dislike for feelings reasons.
www.pbs.org/news-hour/sh...
Ostensibly, the schedule is meant to monitor drugs *which have the ability to form physical dependence*.
This step makes the schedule a list of drugs that lawmakers dislike for feelings reasons.
www.pbs.org/news-hour/sh...
Louisiana restricts access to abortion pills by classifying them as a controlled substance
A bill that would restrict access to abortion pills has been signed into law in Louisiana. The law reclassifies the drugs as a controlled substance, grouping them with Xanax and Valium. Possession wit...
www.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Scheduling mifepristone largely invalidates the point of the schedule.
Ostensibly, the schedule is meant to monitor drugs *which have the ability to form physical dependence*.
This step makes the schedule a list of drugs that lawmakers dislike for feelings reasons.
www.pbs.org/news-hour/sh...
Ostensibly, the schedule is meant to monitor drugs *which have the ability to form physical dependence*.
This step makes the schedule a list of drugs that lawmakers dislike for feelings reasons.
www.pbs.org/news-hour/sh...
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“The proposed rule could strip federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands and streams, potentially threatening sources of clean drinking water for millions of Americans. It was a victory for a range of business interests that have lobbied to scale back the Clean Water Act of 1972”
E.P.A. Rule Would Drastically Curb Protections for Wetlands
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
“The proposed rule could strip federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands and streams, potentially threatening sources of clean drinking water for millions of Americans. It was a victory for a range of business interests that have lobbied to scale back the Clean Water Act of 1972”
another example of how the Salvation Army is a shitty organization. remember.
Also reminder that the Salvation Army uses your donations to bring ICE pizza:
bsky.app/profile/unra...
bsky.app/profile/unra...
It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
another example of how the Salvation Army is a shitty organization. remember.
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#NowListening #NowPlaying
Roy Wood | "Any Old Time Will Do" (1975)
This could have, should have, been a hit. Unquestionably.
Roy Wood | "Any Old Time Will Do" (1975)
This could have, should have, been a hit. Unquestionably.
Roy Wood - Any Old Time Will Do
YouTube video by Dr. Strange
www.youtube.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#NowListening #NowPlaying
Roy Wood | "Any Old Time Will Do" (1975)
This could have, should have, been a hit. Unquestionably.
Roy Wood | "Any Old Time Will Do" (1975)
This could have, should have, been a hit. Unquestionably.
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Good morning.
If you live in Alberta, you should know that today your government will invoke the notwithstanding clause to wage war against transgender Albertans.
Not because transgender persons are harmful, but because the UCP is distracting you from their mountain of failures.
#ableg
If you live in Alberta, you should know that today your government will invoke the notwithstanding clause to wage war against transgender Albertans.
Not because transgender persons are harmful, but because the UCP is distracting you from their mountain of failures.
#ableg
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Good morning.
If you live in Alberta, you should know that today your government will invoke the notwithstanding clause to wage war against transgender Albertans.
Not because transgender persons are harmful, but because the UCP is distracting you from their mountain of failures.
#ableg
If you live in Alberta, you should know that today your government will invoke the notwithstanding clause to wage war against transgender Albertans.
Not because transgender persons are harmful, but because the UCP is distracting you from their mountain of failures.
#ableg
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Alright alright alright ALL RIGHT
YES! I ate the goddamn plums that were in the icebox. It isn't as if you were saving them for breakf—
oh, you were?
… well, fuckit.
p.s. They were so cold and sweet
YES! I ate the goddamn plums that were in the icebox. It isn't as if you were saving them for breakf—
oh, you were?
… well, fuckit.
p.s. They were so cold and sweet
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Alright alright alright ALL RIGHT
YES! I ate the goddamn plums that were in the icebox. It isn't as if you were saving them for breakf—
oh, you were?
… well, fuckit.
p.s. They were so cold and sweet
YES! I ate the goddamn plums that were in the icebox. It isn't as if you were saving them for breakf—
oh, you were?
… well, fuckit.
p.s. They were so cold and sweet
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I attended a talk by a scientist at a Chinese University and realized that all the background climate data that she used came from the US (CO₂ Keeling Curve, global temperature time series, etc.). Although China funds a lot of research, the destruction of US science will affect science globally.
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I attended a talk by a scientist at a Chinese University and realized that all the background climate data that she used came from the US (CO₂ Keeling Curve, global temperature time series, etc.). Although China funds a lot of research, the destruction of US science will affect science globally.
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The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
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Grant was president during the centennial, Coolidge during the sesquicentennial, and Ford during the bicentennial.
It probably says more about the general mediocrity of the presidency than anything else, but all of them were fairly unpopular and/or scandal ridden at the time, so it's a pattern.
It probably says more about the general mediocrity of the presidency than anything else, but all of them were fairly unpopular and/or scandal ridden at the time, so it's a pattern.
Trump is gonna be President during America’s 250th anniversary celebration. Which is, frankly, fitting.
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Grant was president during the centennial, Coolidge during the sesquicentennial, and Ford during the bicentennial.
It probably says more about the general mediocrity of the presidency than anything else, but all of them were fairly unpopular and/or scandal ridden at the time, so it's a pattern.
It probably says more about the general mediocrity of the presidency than anything else, but all of them were fairly unpopular and/or scandal ridden at the time, so it's a pattern.
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Universities never indoctrinated anyone. It’s simply that right wing views don’t survive critical thought or serious scrutiny.
And it’s really easy to call everything a conspiracy when you don’t know how stuff works.
And it’s really easy to call everything a conspiracy when you don’t know how stuff works.
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Universities never indoctrinated anyone. It’s simply that right wing views don’t survive critical thought or serious scrutiny.
And it’s really easy to call everything a conspiracy when you don’t know how stuff works.
And it’s really easy to call everything a conspiracy when you don’t know how stuff works.
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Not really sure how much clearer Republicans can be about not wanting international tourism, but here you go. Yes, the World Cup is here. Yes, you can pay exorbitant prices to come here and see it. But we don’t want you here and you need to get out immediately.
Kristi Noem on FIFA tourists: "Then they would go home. And go home in a timely manner."
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Not really sure how much clearer Republicans can be about not wanting international tourism, but here you go. Yes, the World Cup is here. Yes, you can pay exorbitant prices to come here and see it. But we don’t want you here and you need to get out immediately.
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This is a phenomenon that has long fascinated me. For a significant portion of the American population, BEING racist is a much more acceptable position than being CALLED racist.
It’s funny that even now, with everything we know, there’s still a retreat towards treating racism as somehow uniquely unbelievable.
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This is a phenomenon that has long fascinated me. For a significant portion of the American population, BEING racist is a much more acceptable position than being CALLED racist.
Meta
Amazon
Google
Apple
This, too, is MAGA. Among other things, these companies are funding the travesty of a ballroom that is trump's majestic folly
Amazon
Apple
This, too, is MAGA. Among other things, these companies are funding the travesty of a ballroom that is trump's majestic folly
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Meta
Amazon
Google
Apple
This, too, is MAGA. Among other things, these companies are funding the travesty of a ballroom that is trump's majestic folly
Amazon
Apple
This, too, is MAGA. Among other things, these companies are funding the travesty of a ballroom that is trump's majestic folly
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President Trump’s funding freeze has real-world consequences for the future. Dr. Arati Prabhakar spoke with us about why stable federal funding — safeguarded by the rule of law — underpins the security, health, and prosperity of all Americans. bit.ly/4nQHfgs
Harms of the Federal Funding Freeze on Science
A venture capitalist and former White House science adviser discusses the impact of the Trump administration’s attempted funding freeze on the future of research and innovation.
www.brennancenter.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
President Trump’s funding freeze has real-world consequences for the future. Dr. Arati Prabhakar spoke with us about why stable federal funding — safeguarded by the rule of law — underpins the security, health, and prosperity of all Americans. bit.ly/4nQHfgs
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The Thiel-linked Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) hosted a panel featuring Stephen Wolfe (author of the Case for Christian Nationalism) who wrote that “Non-Christians living among us are…not entitled to political equality.” ISI supports over 70 student-run publications across the country. 1/
America's Exceptional Nationalism
YouTube video by Intercollegiate Studies Institute
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Thiel-linked Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) hosted a panel featuring Stephen Wolfe (author of the Case for Christian Nationalism) who wrote that “Non-Christians living among us are…not entitled to political equality.” ISI supports over 70 student-run publications across the country. 1/
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Donald’s sudden change of heart regarding the Epstein files means one of three things.
1) He has been assured it will stall in the Senate.
2) If not, he will veto and hope it’s not overridden.
3) Or, perhaps most likely, his Justice Department has already destroyed the most damning evidence.
1) He has been assured it will stall in the Senate.
2) If not, he will veto and hope it’s not overridden.
3) Or, perhaps most likely, his Justice Department has already destroyed the most damning evidence.
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Donald’s sudden change of heart regarding the Epstein files means one of three things.
1) He has been assured it will stall in the Senate.
2) If not, he will veto and hope it’s not overridden.
3) Or, perhaps most likely, his Justice Department has already destroyed the most damning evidence.
1) He has been assured it will stall in the Senate.
2) If not, he will veto and hope it’s not overridden.
3) Or, perhaps most likely, his Justice Department has already destroyed the most damning evidence.
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It bears repeating that he literally only calls people of color "low IQ" it's just straight up gutter racism
Trump: "They have Jasmine Crockett -- a low IQ person. AOC is low IQ. Have her pass the exams I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. They're cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against Trump. The first couple questions are easy -- a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe ... "
October 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It bears repeating that he literally only calls people of color "low IQ" it's just straight up gutter racism
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Seriously, the reaction of plutocrats to the Mamdani campaign — histrionic freakout before the election, with promises to flee the city if he won, followed by a big “never mind” when he did — can teach us a couple of things. — @pkrugman.bsky.social
The Plutocrats Who Cried “Commie”
About that “fleeing New York” claim
paulkrugman.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Seriously, the reaction of plutocrats to the Mamdani campaign — histrionic freakout before the election, with promises to flee the city if he won, followed by a big “never mind” when he did — can teach us a couple of things. — @pkrugman.bsky.social