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@errative.bsky.social
rambling in public.
dilettante, lapsed academic, sometimes bureaucrat, lindy hopper, book clubber, data nerd
dilettante, lapsed academic, sometimes bureaucrat, lindy hopper, book clubber, data nerd
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Trump has launched seven deadly strikes in the Caribbean Sea.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
October 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump has launched seven deadly strikes in the Caribbean Sea.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
wapo.st/4nbNiM4
I read this this morning, and I'm grappling a little with how to express why it's sticking in my head. Something along the lines of "important evidence that there's little point to bending the knee to save your skin -- they'll happily sell you later anyway."
I read this this morning, and I'm grappling a little with how to express why it's sticking in my head. Something along the lines of "important evidence that there's little point to bending the knee to save your skin -- they'll happily sell you later anyway."
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal
To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.
wapo.st
October 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
wapo.st/4nbNiM4
I read this this morning, and I'm grappling a little with how to express why it's sticking in my head. Something along the lines of "important evidence that there's little point to bending the knee to save your skin -- they'll happily sell you later anyway."
I read this this morning, and I'm grappling a little with how to express why it's sticking in my head. Something along the lines of "important evidence that there's little point to bending the knee to save your skin -- they'll happily sell you later anyway."
Today I learned what "groypers" are.
And I can't help reflecting that it'd matter a lot less if the assassin is a leftwing nutcase or an even-further-rightwing nutcase if we had an administration that could universally condemn political violence instead of fanning the flames.
And I can't help reflecting that it'd matter a lot less if the assassin is a leftwing nutcase or an even-further-rightwing nutcase if we had an administration that could universally condemn political violence instead of fanning the flames.
September 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today I learned what "groypers" are.
And I can't help reflecting that it'd matter a lot less if the assassin is a leftwing nutcase or an even-further-rightwing nutcase if we had an administration that could universally condemn political violence instead of fanning the flames.
And I can't help reflecting that it'd matter a lot less if the assassin is a leftwing nutcase or an even-further-rightwing nutcase if we had an administration that could universally condemn political violence instead of fanning the flames.
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Every outlet covering any of this stuff needs to have somebody who actually knows conservative American religion and somebody who actually knows weird conservative internet shit. See in here how they not just overlap, but also collide
last night as i was trying to wind down for bed i had a unified theory of what the fuck just happened, and i wrote it down, and filed it under "well, i can't talk about this on main without sounding insane until and unless the perp gets caught and is provably a groyper"
anyways, great news! (1/X)
anyways, great news! (1/X)
September 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Every outlet covering any of this stuff needs to have somebody who actually knows conservative American religion and somebody who actually knows weird conservative internet shit. See in here how they not just overlap, but also collide
when did we forget so much of the US Bill of Rights? due process. avoiding cruel and unusual punishment. they matter.
virginiamercury.com/2025/08/21/e...
virginiamercury.com/2025/08/21/e...
Extreme heat in prisons brings more legal challenges, pressure on states • Virginia Mercury
Summer heat is bearing down on U.S. prisons, where temperatures in uncooled cells can climb well into the triple digits.Facing growing pressure from advocacy groups, lawsuits and climate projections t...
virginiamercury.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
when did we forget so much of the US Bill of Rights? due process. avoiding cruel and unusual punishment. they matter.
virginiamercury.com/2025/08/21/e...
virginiamercury.com/2025/08/21/e...
The main story that's been coming out about ICE in my area is that they've been showing up to grab cruise ship workers for deportation without due process. 🧵 www.whro.org/business-gro...
More Filipino cruise ship workers detained, deported from Norfolk-based Carnival Sunshine
Advocates say 28 workers, despite valid visas, have been deported “to reach the quotas.”
www.whro.org
August 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The main story that's been coming out about ICE in my area is that they've been showing up to grab cruise ship workers for deportation without due process. 🧵 www.whro.org/business-gro...
The headline about Melania suing H. Biden over the "extremely salacious" claim that Epstein introduced the Trumps led me to the documentation of Epstein claiming they first slept together on the Lolita Express? 🤷♀️
docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/...
docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/...
docs.house.gov
August 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The headline about Melania suing H. Biden over the "extremely salacious" claim that Epstein introduced the Trumps led me to the documentation of Epstein claiming they first slept together on the Lolita Express? 🤷♀️
docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/...
docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/...
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As numerous women recounted losing dangerous amounts of blood during miscarriage, our reporters searched for a way to gain a broader understanding of how abortion restrictions have impacted care.
Here's how we conducted our analysis.
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Here's how we conducted our analysis.
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.
Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion.
www.propublica.org
July 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As numerous women recounted losing dangerous amounts of blood during miscarriage, our reporters searched for a way to gain a broader understanding of how abortion restrictions have impacted care.
Here's how we conducted our analysis.
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Here's how we conducted our analysis.
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Not really a big patriotism person even when i'm feeling less inclined to try to bribe someone into marriage to get a visa out, but getting to sing "You'll Be Back" at karaoke a couple nights ago with a room full of people who knew every word made me almost warm and fuzzy about the holiday.
July 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Not really a big patriotism person even when i'm feeling less inclined to try to bribe someone into marriage to get a visa out, but getting to sing "You'll Be Back" at karaoke a couple nights ago with a room full of people who knew every word made me almost warm and fuzzy about the holiday.
Mildly dismayed that Norfolk is NOT on the trouble list here. Are we doing something VB isn't?! www.pilotonline.com/2025/05/30/o...
Hampton Roads cities accused by Homeland Security of obstructing federal immigration officials
The Department of Homeland Security called a number of localities “sanctuary” jurisdictions.
www.pilotonline.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Mildly dismayed that Norfolk is NOT on the trouble list here. Are we doing something VB isn't?! www.pilotonline.com/2025/05/30/o...
Does Golden Dome say "McDonald's Initiative for Architectural Diversity" to anybody else? Just my brain? #pokingatstylewhensubstancefeelshopeless
May 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Does Golden Dome say "McDonald's Initiative for Architectural Diversity" to anybody else? Just my brain? #pokingatstylewhensubstancefeelshopeless
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92% of all rail ridership in Tennessee, a state with a GDP comparable to Denmark, comes from Dollywood's Express heritage train ride.
27 states have less rail transit ridership than Dollywood.
Read that again.
27 states have less rail transit ridership than Dollywood.
Read that again.
May 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
92% of all rail ridership in Tennessee, a state with a GDP comparable to Denmark, comes from Dollywood's Express heritage train ride.
27 states have less rail transit ridership than Dollywood.
Read that again.
27 states have less rail transit ridership than Dollywood.
Read that again.
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It’s a red saber. That’s it. Enough said.
Hard to put into words how much GOP messaging now is just an extended riff on Trump’s autosexual obsession with himself
Cc @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
Cc @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
May 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It’s a red saber. That’s it. Enough said.
This story makes my inner troll so happy.
(My less trollish impulses wish Wisconsin the gumption to fix the rules before they elect a true chaos demon...)
(My less trollish impulses wish Wisconsin the gumption to fix the rules before they elect a true chaos demon...)
Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Democratic governor legally used the state’s uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years.
apnews.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This story makes my inner troll so happy.
(My less trollish impulses wish Wisconsin the gumption to fix the rules before they elect a true chaos demon...)
(My less trollish impulses wish Wisconsin the gumption to fix the rules before they elect a true chaos demon...)
...given the deftness at error avoidance shown by this administration lately, would it really be asking so much for them to accidentally send a few of their officials along too 'til they figure out how to fix this?
April 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
...given the deftness at error avoidance shown by this administration lately, would it really be asking so much for them to accidentally send a few of their officials along too 'til they figure out how to fix this?
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Look. Imagine you like brats and beer.
You brew beer.
Your neighbor likes beer but doesn't brew.
Your other neighbor raises pigs and makes brats, but doesn't drink.
So you sell beer to the first guy, and use the money to buy brats from the second guy.
Now you've got beer AND brats. Total win.
You brew beer.
Your neighbor likes beer but doesn't brew.
Your other neighbor raises pigs and makes brats, but doesn't drink.
So you sell beer to the first guy, and use the money to buy brats from the second guy.
Now you've got beer AND brats. Total win.
April 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Look. Imagine you like brats and beer.
You brew beer.
Your neighbor likes beer but doesn't brew.
Your other neighbor raises pigs and makes brats, but doesn't drink.
So you sell beer to the first guy, and use the money to buy brats from the second guy.
Now you've got beer AND brats. Total win.
You brew beer.
Your neighbor likes beer but doesn't brew.
Your other neighbor raises pigs and makes brats, but doesn't drink.
So you sell beer to the first guy, and use the money to buy brats from the second guy.
Now you've got beer AND brats. Total win.
As I munch on very pretty blueberries from Morocco that were somehow what showed up in my local grocery store... It occurs to me that modern logistics might just make working around the US instead of dealing with us less of a big deal than it once would've been.
April 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As I munch on very pretty blueberries from Morocco that were somehow what showed up in my local grocery store... It occurs to me that modern logistics might just make working around the US instead of dealing with us less of a big deal than it once would've been.
Oops, nothing we can do?! Seriously?!?
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Oops, nothing we can do?! Seriously?!?
A little bright spot story for once: animal crossings are working!
Bridges and Tunnels in Colorado Are Helping Animals Commute (Gift Article)
The state has emerged as a leader in building wildlife crossings, which can save animals, money and human lives.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A little bright spot story for once: animal crossings are working!
the right side of the political spectrum made lots of claims about free speech issues before the election. i wish there were clear numbers on how many people in the u.s. wind up entangled in the legal system for protest-type activity.
that said. are your data privacy concerns and routines changing?
that said. are your data privacy concerns and routines changing?
March 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
the right side of the political spectrum made lots of claims about free speech issues before the election. i wish there were clear numbers on how many people in the u.s. wind up entangled in the legal system for protest-type activity.
that said. are your data privacy concerns and routines changing?
that said. are your data privacy concerns and routines changing?
I'm often a big proponent of doing more at federal level just because that's where we collectively have the attention and media resources for adequate monitoring now... But with the increase in Musk-style business there, thank goodness for local-level management of many critical systems like 9-1-1.
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
wrd.cm
March 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I'm often a big proponent of doing more at federal level just because that's where we collectively have the attention and media resources for adequate monitoring now... But with the increase in Musk-style business there, thank goodness for local-level management of many critical systems like 9-1-1.
Today from my dad's record collection: Joan Baez singing "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" in German.
(contemplating just how much has happened since 1965... and how the hell did this same generation navigate us -here-?)
(contemplating just how much has happened since 1965... and how the hell did this same generation navigate us -here-?)
Sagt Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind
Joan Baez · Farewell, Angelina · Song · 1965
open.spotify.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today from my dad's record collection: Joan Baez singing "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" in German.
(contemplating just how much has happened since 1965... and how the hell did this same generation navigate us -here-?)
(contemplating just how much has happened since 1965... and how the hell did this same generation navigate us -here-?)