Penne Sandbeck
@jpss87.bsky.social
Architectural historian, writer, dog-lover, reader, lover of movies (preferably comedy or classic), walker, and so much more
I don't even eat regular cheese anymore, but that sandwich looks amazing, holy cow.
I have one piece of advice for American men: be the guy at the party who makes everyone a perfect grilled cheese at 3 in the morning and you’ll never sleep alone. Also what is going on with this embassy thirst trap
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I don't even eat regular cheese anymore, but that sandwich looks amazing, holy cow.
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Another hit from @ellecordova.bsky.social on IG 🧟🎃😱
(Not sure she still uses B'sky...)
(Not sure she still uses B'sky...)
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Another hit from @ellecordova.bsky.social on IG 🧟🎃😱
(Not sure she still uses B'sky...)
(Not sure she still uses B'sky...)
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Via Friends of Acadia! 💙 #SupportShadowSystems
We know many visitors want to support Acadia by purchasing a park pass, but simply have no way of doing so right now. In lieu of a pass, visitors can support Acadia by donating the value of an entrance fee at:
friendsofacadia.org/membership-g...
We know many visitors want to support Acadia by purchasing a park pass, but simply have no way of doing so right now. In lieu of a pass, visitors can support Acadia by donating the value of an entrance fee at:
friendsofacadia.org/membership-g...
October 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Via Friends of Acadia! 💙 #SupportShadowSystems
We know many visitors want to support Acadia by purchasing a park pass, but simply have no way of doing so right now. In lieu of a pass, visitors can support Acadia by donating the value of an entrance fee at:
friendsofacadia.org/membership-g...
We know many visitors want to support Acadia by purchasing a park pass, but simply have no way of doing so right now. In lieu of a pass, visitors can support Acadia by donating the value of an entrance fee at:
friendsofacadia.org/membership-g...
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Sinclair & Nexstar may have blacked out their service areas, but @jimmykimmel.com came back.
Give the monolog a watch and a thumbs up on the YouTubes.
Give the monolog a watch and a thumbs up on the YouTubes.
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Sinclair & Nexstar may have blacked out their service areas, but @jimmykimmel.com came back.
Give the monolog a watch and a thumbs up on the YouTubes.
Give the monolog a watch and a thumbs up on the YouTubes.
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The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
President Trump and GOP members of Congress have accused the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. The president plans a rescission, which would give Congress 45 days to approve the di...
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
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Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
April 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
Watch this and tell me we aren't turning into a totalitarian country.
They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Watch this and tell me we aren't turning into a totalitarian country.
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I know the term has been overused, especially lately, but "improper idelogy" is downright Orwellian.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump aims to reshape the Smithsonian museums and zoo with an order targeting funding to programs with "improper ideology."
Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with 'improper ideology'
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
bit.ly
March 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I know the term has been overused, especially lately, but "improper idelogy" is downright Orwellian.
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The pint-sized predator measured between three and four inches in length and lived roughly 340 million years ago, when Kentucky was still covered in a warm, shallow sea during the Mississippian Period.
Fossils of chipmunk shark, an ancient species with an adorable name, found in Mammoth Cave
Paleontologists at Mammoth Cave National Park have unearthed an ancient shark species previously unknown to science.
www.wkyufm.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The pint-sized predator measured between three and four inches in length and lived roughly 340 million years ago, when Kentucky was still covered in a warm, shallow sea during the Mississippian Period.
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“But no one in the wider world can appreciate how stressful it is to confront an executive order like this until one is directed at you.” --Brad Karp.
Fuck you, you coward.
Fuck you, you coward.
This letter from Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp makes things worse. Basically offers rationale and justification for everyone else following in Paul Weiss’s footsteps and capitulating to Trump. BLUF: We capitulated and everyone else should as well.
open.substack.com/pub/davidlat...
open.substack.com/pub/davidlat...
Brad Karp’s Message To Paul Weiss About Its Deal With The Trump Administration
Here’s what Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp sent to his colleagues on Sunday afternoon.
open.substack.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“But no one in the wider world can appreciate how stressful it is to confront an executive order like this until one is directed at you.” --Brad Karp.
Fuck you, you coward.
Fuck you, you coward.
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University leaders “need to defend the core mission of their institutions” against the Trump administration’s campaign against higher education, the editorial board writes.
Opinion | Colleges Are Under Attack. They Can Fight Back.
This is a moment to trumpet the strengths of higher education and address its weaknesses.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
University leaders “need to defend the core mission of their institutions” against the Trump administration’s campaign against higher education, the editorial board writes.
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New, from me:
Trump is whitewashing American history, removing not just people, but also the stories, images, and values to anyone who does not conform to his impoverished vision of America.
Here is a partial inventory. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
Trump is whitewashing American history, removing not just people, but also the stories, images, and values to anyone who does not conform to his impoverished vision of America.
Here is a partial inventory. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
Whitewashing American history
The Trump Presidency as a project of erasure
donmoynihan.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
New, from me:
Trump is whitewashing American history, removing not just people, but also the stories, images, and values to anyone who does not conform to his impoverished vision of America.
Here is a partial inventory. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
Trump is whitewashing American history, removing not just people, but also the stories, images, and values to anyone who does not conform to his impoverished vision of America.
Here is a partial inventory. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
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News: "Bloody Saturday" for Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international networks
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
www.npr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
News: "Bloody Saturday" for Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international networks
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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Schumer's defenders write off all this criticism with disdain for "expressive politics." But expression—useful, counterproductive or otherwise—is a huge part of politics. It's what all the soul searching about Dems' failure to reach new media audiences is all about. www.offmessage.net/p/a-betrayal
A Betrayal
Senate Democrats didn't just squander an opportunity to rein in Donald Trump and Elon Musk. They confirmed all the stereotypes that have made them toxic to progressives and swing voters alike.
www.offmessage.net
March 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Schumer's defenders write off all this criticism with disdain for "expressive politics." But expression—useful, counterproductive or otherwise—is a huge part of politics. It's what all the soul searching about Dems' failure to reach new media audiences is all about. www.offmessage.net/p/a-betrayal
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EVERYONE: Call Chuck Schumer’s office tomorrow morning when they open at 9AM. He is the Minority Leader. He represents us all, we are all his constituents.
Be kind to office staff. Tell them exactly what you think of their feckless boss. If you think Schumer needs to resign then say that.
Be kind to office staff. Tell them exactly what you think of their feckless boss. If you think Schumer needs to resign then say that.
March 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
EVERYONE: Call Chuck Schumer’s office tomorrow morning when they open at 9AM. He is the Minority Leader. He represents us all, we are all his constituents.
Be kind to office staff. Tell them exactly what you think of their feckless boss. If you think Schumer needs to resign then say that.
Be kind to office staff. Tell them exactly what you think of their feckless boss. If you think Schumer needs to resign then say that.
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The largest private employer in Baltimore just lost $800 million in federal contracts and grants. This recession is going to be a doozy.
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
www.wsj.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The largest private employer in Baltimore just lost $800 million in federal contracts and grants. This recession is going to be a doozy.
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Former Social Security Admin Commissioner Martin O'Malley: They are trying to break this agency in order to turn the public against it, so they can privatize it, liquidate it, and steal at least a portion or all of the $2.7T that's in the fund. People should rise up.
March 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Former Social Security Admin Commissioner Martin O'Malley: They are trying to break this agency in order to turn the public against it, so they can privatize it, liquidate it, and steal at least a portion or all of the $2.7T that's in the fund. People should rise up.
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JD Vance claimed on X that “Slava Ukraini” protesters followed him & shouted at his daughter.
Guess he didn’t realize it was caught on camera. No one yelled at his kid, and they didn’t follow them.
Vance & Musk need to quit using children as shields. The public isn’t backing down—we want answers.
Guess he didn’t realize it was caught on camera. No one yelled at his kid, and they didn’t follow them.
Vance & Musk need to quit using children as shields. The public isn’t backing down—we want answers.
March 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
JD Vance claimed on X that “Slava Ukraini” protesters followed him & shouted at his daughter.
Guess he didn’t realize it was caught on camera. No one yelled at his kid, and they didn’t follow them.
Vance & Musk need to quit using children as shields. The public isn’t backing down—we want answers.
Guess he didn’t realize it was caught on camera. No one yelled at his kid, and they didn’t follow them.
Vance & Musk need to quit using children as shields. The public isn’t backing down—we want answers.
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"A specific law firm, a specific university, a specific union, a specific hospital, and certain nonprofit employees were targeted for unfavorable treatment simply because Trump doesn’t like them and what they stand for."
Tonight, at Law Dork —>
Tonight, at Law Dork —>
Trump lashes out, acting as an authoritarian in attacks on perceived opponents
The Trump administration is testing out whether Trump can get away with taking a clearly more authoritarian path forward. We must respond accordingly.
www.lawdork.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"A specific law firm, a specific university, a specific union, a specific hospital, and certain nonprofit employees were targeted for unfavorable treatment simply because Trump doesn’t like them and what they stand for."
Tonight, at Law Dork —>
Tonight, at Law Dork —>
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I'm so glad that 10 Democrats had the guts to stand up to the guy who had the guts to stand up to the guy they should be standing up to.
10 democrats joined in voting to censure Rep Al Green...
Unbelievable...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep...
Unbelievable...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep...
Screaming match breaks out in House after vote to censure Democrat Al Green
The House voted on Thursday to censure Democrat Al Green over his outburst at President Donald Trump's speech to Congress on Tuesday night.
abcnews.go.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I'm so glad that 10 Democrats had the guts to stand up to the guy who had the guts to stand up to the guy they should be standing up to.
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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It's not the night of the long knives; it's apparently the year of the long knives.
March 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It's not the night of the long knives; it's apparently the year of the long knives.