Eric Piper
@ericpiper.bsky.social
Publisher, farmer, accident prone, family man
It’s not just big cities! No King’s Protest in Pepperell, Mass
October 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It’s not just big cities! No King’s Protest in Pepperell, Mass
Wilbur and Penny, two unrepentant escape artists caught looting our hay garage on a quiet Sunday morning
July 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Wilbur and Penny, two unrepentant escape artists caught looting our hay garage on a quiet Sunday morning
Our ponies (in central Mass) are going crazy from the spring now that they’re free to run and play.
April 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Our ponies (in central Mass) are going crazy from the spring now that they’re free to run and play.
Wilbur and crew in a spring fling
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Wilbur and crew in a spring fling
The Healthy Incentives Program in Massachusetts helps families with SNAP benefits purchase fresh, nutritious food from local farms. 285 farms participate, serving 206k households and strengthening the local economy. Mass. voters, please urge your legislators to support this program!
March 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The Healthy Incentives Program in Massachusetts helps families with SNAP benefits purchase fresh, nutritious food from local farms. 285 farms participate, serving 206k households and strengthening the local economy. Mass. voters, please urge your legislators to support this program!
Like this kind of response from the EU:
March 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Like this kind of response from the EU:
Perfect day for this album. In 1963, the State Dept. sponsored Duke Ellington’s tour through the Near East and Japan. This resulted in one of the best recordings of one of America’s greatest artists - or, in the minds of DOGE’s high-tech barbarians, DEI waste.
February 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Perfect day for this album. In 1963, the State Dept. sponsored Duke Ellington’s tour through the Near East and Japan. This resulted in one of the best recordings of one of America’s greatest artists - or, in the minds of DOGE’s high-tech barbarians, DEI waste.
Bad-faith accusations of fraud were also used to undermine Reconstruction efforts. Du Bois disputes the notion at great length but notes its uncritical acceptance by white historians. Today, Musk/Trump frame their attacks on USAID, social security, etc. in similar terms.
February 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Bad-faith accusations of fraud were also used to undermine Reconstruction efforts. Du Bois disputes the notion at great length but notes its uncritical acceptance by white historians. Today, Musk/Trump frame their attacks on USAID, social security, etc. in similar terms.
Learned from @jonathanhealey.bsky.social’s history of the English Civil War that the idea of inalienable rights arose not from John Locke but irascible political street-fighter John Lilburne.
A good reminder of how these rights should be used: loudly and with great annoyance to those in power.
A good reminder of how these rights should be used: loudly and with great annoyance to those in power.
February 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Learned from @jonathanhealey.bsky.social’s history of the English Civil War that the idea of inalienable rights arose not from John Locke but irascible political street-fighter John Lilburne.
A good reminder of how these rights should be used: loudly and with great annoyance to those in power.
A good reminder of how these rights should be used: loudly and with great annoyance to those in power.
@geoffgrundy.bsky.social we may need to revisit Arendt. Here is John Ganz on her analysis of imperialism and its relevance for tech authoritarian-libertarians today:
February 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
@geoffgrundy.bsky.social we may need to revisit Arendt. Here is John Ganz on her analysis of imperialism and its relevance for tech authoritarian-libertarians today:
