Jenn
@pastafarianti.bsky.social
Pro-science, love is love, pro-democracy.
Equality and diversity make us better.
Reposting does not = agreement
Equality and diversity make us better.
Reposting does not = agreement
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Jenn
@pastafarianti.bsky.social
· Jan 30
So, I finally decided to stop lurking and create an account. I'm so happy to see so many familiar accounts!
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1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
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Profound.
The rich shouldn’t fear taxes. They should think of them as an insurance policy vs hungry mobs with pitchforks.
December 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Profound.
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Hey, if you live in South Carolina's 88th House District... get out and vote today for Col. J. Chuck Hightower! What more can you do it on Christmas Eve Eve...
🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 88🚨
Democrat: Col. J. Chuck Hightower
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23RD🗓️
Area: SW of Columbia, SC
Notes: Very red seat, but it's to replace disgraced former Rep. RJ May (Google him) so a good formula for a Dem over-performance.
Democrat: Col. J. Chuck Hightower
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23RD🗓️
Area: SW of Columbia, SC
Notes: Very red seat, but it's to replace disgraced former Rep. RJ May (Google him) so a good formula for a Dem over-performance.
December 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Hey, if you live in South Carolina's 88th House District... get out and vote today for Col. J. Chuck Hightower! What more can you do it on Christmas Eve Eve...
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to Bari (verb): To attempt to bury a damaging political story—only to amplify it massively by drawing attention to the act of censorship itself.
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
December 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
to Bari (verb): To attempt to bury a damaging political story—only to amplify it massively by drawing attention to the act of censorship itself.
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
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#MorningVibe
Turn up the volume and sing along! ⭐️
"God Curse Ye Wealthy Gentlemen" by Cathy Fink with marcya.marxer and tomPaxton.
Turn up the volume and sing along! ⭐️
"God Curse Ye Wealthy Gentlemen" by Cathy Fink with marcya.marxer and tomPaxton.
December 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
#MorningVibe
Turn up the volume and sing along! ⭐️
"God Curse Ye Wealthy Gentlemen" by Cathy Fink with marcya.marxer and tomPaxton.
Turn up the volume and sing along! ⭐️
"God Curse Ye Wealthy Gentlemen" by Cathy Fink with marcya.marxer and tomPaxton.
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Metalhead friend sent me this. Morning all
Slayer - Last Christmas / Angel of Death (feat. WHAM!)
YouTube video by Tom Verhavert
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Metalhead friend sent me this. Morning all
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In which we learn that the US attorneys office concluded that Trump traveled on Air Epstein regularly without appearing in he passenger manifest.
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
In which we learn that the US attorneys office concluded that Trump traveled on Air Epstein regularly without appearing in he passenger manifest.
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"The practice of manual reproduction was widespread, because printed texts could be traced back to the source. This was a grassroots practice used to evade official Soviet censorship . . . "
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samizdat
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samizdat
December 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM
"The practice of manual reproduction was widespread, because printed texts could be traced back to the source. This was a grassroots practice used to evade official Soviet censorship . . . "
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samizdat
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samizdat
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Gold.
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Gold.
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Made a tiny Christmas tree out of fossils: the stars are crinoid ossicles, the trunk dinosaur bone & the branches are sharks’ teeth 🎄🦴
December 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Made a tiny Christmas tree out of fossils: the stars are crinoid ossicles, the trunk dinosaur bone & the branches are sharks’ teeth 🎄🦴
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I think we need a mega thread of everyone's craziest archive stories.
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I think we need a mega thread of everyone's craziest archive stories.
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Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNOW show has 2 Epstein survivors blasting DOJ for failing to properly redact names, leaving some survivors‘ identities newly revealed. They suspect DOJ’s top priority is to protect other people — not the survivors. “We’re being re-traumatized by our government.”
December 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNOW show has 2 Epstein survivors blasting DOJ for failing to properly redact names, leaving some survivors‘ identities newly revealed. They suspect DOJ’s top priority is to protect other people — not the survivors. “We’re being re-traumatized by our government.”
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People have historically, and rightfully, seen the evil of Guantanamo, Abu Gharib, and now CECOT for what it is, but I wish more people would also see the evil in our domestic prisons too. How we treat our most vulnerable, including prisoners, really sets the tone for our whole society.
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
People have historically, and rightfully, seen the evil of Guantanamo, Abu Gharib, and now CECOT for what it is, but I wish more people would also see the evil in our domestic prisons too. How we treat our most vulnerable, including prisoners, really sets the tone for our whole society.
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Voting Locations:
Spartanburg County - 366 N Church Street, Spartanburg
Greenville County - 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville
Spartanburg County - 366 N Church Street, Spartanburg
Greenville County - 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Voting Locations:
Spartanburg County - 366 N Church Street, Spartanburg
Greenville County - 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville
Spartanburg County - 366 N Church Street, Spartanburg
Greenville County - 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville
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How to write in Steve Evered and beat Lee Bright
Write-In Instructions:
Touch the "Write-in" box for the contest in which you wish to cast a write-in
Type the name "Steve Evered" and then touch "Accept" for Senate District 12
Review and confirm your write-in selection and select "Print Ballot."
Write-In Instructions:
Touch the "Write-in" box for the contest in which you wish to cast a write-in
Type the name "Steve Evered" and then touch "Accept" for Senate District 12
Review and confirm your write-in selection and select "Print Ballot."
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
How to write in Steve Evered and beat Lee Bright
Write-In Instructions:
Touch the "Write-in" box for the contest in which you wish to cast a write-in
Type the name "Steve Evered" and then touch "Accept" for Senate District 12
Review and confirm your write-in selection and select "Print Ballot."
Write-In Instructions:
Touch the "Write-in" box for the contest in which you wish to cast a write-in
Type the name "Steve Evered" and then touch "Accept" for Senate District 12
Review and confirm your write-in selection and select "Print Ballot."
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www.everedforsc.com
This is a write-in candidate running in SC District 12.
He can keep Lee Bright out of the General Assembly if voters will write in Steve Evered on December 23rd.
This is a write-in candidate running in SC District 12.
He can keep Lee Bright out of the General Assembly if voters will write in Steve Evered on December 23rd.
Steve Evered
Steve Evered's campaign
www.everedforsc.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
www.everedforsc.com
This is a write-in candidate running in SC District 12.
He can keep Lee Bright out of the General Assembly if voters will write in Steve Evered on December 23rd.
This is a write-in candidate running in SC District 12.
He can keep Lee Bright out of the General Assembly if voters will write in Steve Evered on December 23rd.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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Worth revisiting this @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social piece in light of the Waymo meltdown over the weekend.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
This articulates my exact feelings about San Francisco, the tech industry, & the entire social crisis of Capitalism we are all facing. Ms. Solnit writes with fierce precision & grace, connecting the dots with damning evidence rather than hyperbole.
Essential reading.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Essential reading.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rebecca Solnit · In the Shadow of Silicon Valley: Losing San Francisco
I don’t know whether these billionaires know what a city is, but I do know that they have laid their hands on the city...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Worth revisiting this @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social piece in light of the Waymo meltdown over the weekend.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
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When I teaching the Holocaust I note the Holocaust museum’s definition of a concentration camp is a prison whose inmates are denied due process. These are by definition concentration camps.
These are concentration camps. No other way to describe them. Truly horrific, and none of it surprising in the least.
30 minutes. Some deportees described sexual assault. Detainee describes the guard sexually assaulting most detainees. Lights left on all day. Prisoners not given clean water.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
When I teaching the Holocaust I note the Holocaust museum’s definition of a concentration camp is a prison whose inmates are denied due process. These are by definition concentration camps.
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What’s happening with American media, American education, and America’s approach to places like Greenland & Honduras harmonizes with the “network state” movement (backed by Thiel, Lonsdale, Andreessen, etc), which calls for the construction of “parallel institutions” and “parallel societies”. 1/
IMHO, you can’t understand what’s happening to the US if u don’t know about the “network state” movement & its “parallel establishment” strategy, which includes building “parallel societies” (w/ their own physical territories) & “parallel institutions” in media, education, finance, science, etc. 1/
December 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
What’s happening with American media, American education, and America’s approach to places like Greenland & Honduras harmonizes with the “network state” movement (backed by Thiel, Lonsdale, Andreessen, etc), which calls for the construction of “parallel institutions” and “parallel societies”. 1/
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This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
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Fingers crossed for the Streisand effect.
For those of us warning about democracy's potential disintegration, the decision by CBS to pull an exhaustively researched 60 Minutes piece, critical of Trump, is another red alert moment.
When truth disappears as the media gets coopted by the regime, there's little left.
When truth disappears as the media gets coopted by the regime, there's little left.
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Fingers crossed for the Streisand effect.