peacejunky
@peacejunky.bsky.social
Happy to be alive, sad for the haters, curious about everything, drawn to the helpers, the truthseekers, the peacemakers. “Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world, today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ~Rumi
war correspondents are utterly essential in this kind of pitched warfare! pls don't trivialize their efforts & sacrifice. gawd knows i can't stomach it. but pls also push this metaphor further, to its logical conclusion. frontline reporters know what's happening, but joe schmo doesn't, till they do!
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
war correspondents are utterly essential in this kind of pitched warfare! pls don't trivialize their efforts & sacrifice. gawd knows i can't stomach it. but pls also push this metaphor further, to its logical conclusion. frontline reporters know what's happening, but joe schmo doesn't, till they do!
emptywheel exhibits good reason to still be on twitter; she has a far stiffer spine than i, but i confess to enjoying her reporting on what's goin' down over there. sure, we kinda know the general climate, but we also need to get regular weather reports such as we just got.
& pls don't give orders.
& pls don't give orders.
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
emptywheel exhibits good reason to still be on twitter; she has a far stiffer spine than i, but i confess to enjoying her reporting on what's goin' down over there. sure, we kinda know the general climate, but we also need to get regular weather reports such as we just got.
& pls don't give orders.
& pls don't give orders.
y'know how we know how many bots there are? someone was there, watching/lurking to document that fact.
i left twitter w/in 3 days of elon's sinking feeling, & never looked back. in fact, was never really 'on' it; never posted or commented at all. but emptywheel does, to report & shame. bless her!
i left twitter w/in 3 days of elon's sinking feeling, & never looked back. in fact, was never really 'on' it; never posted or commented at all. but emptywheel does, to report & shame. bless her!
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
y'know how we know how many bots there are? someone was there, watching/lurking to document that fact.
i left twitter w/in 3 days of elon's sinking feeling, & never looked back. in fact, was never really 'on' it; never posted or commented at all. but emptywheel does, to report & shame. bless her!
i left twitter w/in 3 days of elon's sinking feeling, & never looked back. in fact, was never really 'on' it; never posted or commented at all. but emptywheel does, to report & shame. bless her!
i kinda get that. but, not to be contrary - the tree & the fridge light again - is it even a story till it's told? begging the further question, is it only a story if it's heard? apologies; quibbling about what rises to the larger public surface, vs what actually is being reported under that radar.
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
i kinda get that. but, not to be contrary - the tree & the fridge light again - is it even a story till it's told? begging the further question, is it only a story if it's heard? apologies; quibbling about what rises to the larger public surface, vs what actually is being reported under that radar.
hunh. i've been following the bot/trolling/disinfo nightmare a while now. loads of stories about these issues for years. but if you're meaning it's only getting visibility now cuz elon, ...maybe. but it's still a story whether you follow it or not, right? tree falls in forest, fridge light on/off?
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
hunh. i've been following the bot/trolling/disinfo nightmare a while now. loads of stories about these issues for years. but if you're meaning it's only getting visibility now cuz elon, ...maybe. but it's still a story whether you follow it or not, right? tree falls in forest, fridge light on/off?
well, that is in itself a huge story, innit?
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
well, that is in itself a huge story, innit?
first, that 70% is not 'made up'; it's only reversing the proper application. the truth is that 70% of detainees have NO criminal record. opposite world.
second, tricia sadly is lying, but too ignorant to recognize that she has neither soul nor feelings to be hurt, here or in any situation.
second, tricia sadly is lying, but too ignorant to recognize that she has neither soul nor feelings to be hurt, here or in any situation.
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
first, that 70% is not 'made up'; it's only reversing the proper application. the truth is that 70% of detainees have NO criminal record. opposite world.
second, tricia sadly is lying, but too ignorant to recognize that she has neither soul nor feelings to be hurt, here or in any situation.
second, tricia sadly is lying, but too ignorant to recognize that she has neither soul nor feelings to be hurt, here or in any situation.
navigation. & not just words but symbols hold paradoxical meanings (e.g., water both nourishes & annihilates), due to *context*. hell, the swastika has for millennia meant luck, prosperity, purity, stability,.... hardly a culture without it.
but oh just look at it now!
all things evolve in time.
but oh just look at it now!
all things evolve in time.
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
navigation. & not just words but symbols hold paradoxical meanings (e.g., water both nourishes & annihilates), due to *context*. hell, the swastika has for millennia meant luck, prosperity, purity, stability,.... hardly a culture without it.
but oh just look at it now!
all things evolve in time.
but oh just look at it now!
all things evolve in time.
sorry; language isn't supposed to make sense??
whatever is it for, therefore?
yes, language evolves, just as everything does, but we are indeed able to 'fix' objects & concepts & even words. hence, dictionaries! true, language is fluid as a stream, but we do attempt to place reliable stones for
whatever is it for, therefore?
yes, language evolves, just as everything does, but we are indeed able to 'fix' objects & concepts & even words. hence, dictionaries! true, language is fluid as a stream, but we do attempt to place reliable stones for
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
sorry; language isn't supposed to make sense??
whatever is it for, therefore?
yes, language evolves, just as everything does, but we are indeed able to 'fix' objects & concepts & even words. hence, dictionaries! true, language is fluid as a stream, but we do attempt to place reliable stones for
whatever is it for, therefore?
yes, language evolves, just as everything does, but we are indeed able to 'fix' objects & concepts & even words. hence, dictionaries! true, language is fluid as a stream, but we do attempt to place reliable stones for
wow. sadly excellent point! except, if her death happens as is expected, it may well mean the death penalty for him. but to your point, even then, better here than there.
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
wow. sadly excellent point! except, if her death happens as is expected, it may well mean the death penalty for him. but to your point, even then, better here than there.
amen! hell, & had djt not deployed these two into DC - **which was adjudicated to be unconstitutional just las week!!! (tho a stay pending other cases was applied...) - they would not have even been there, much less shot.
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
amen! hell, & had djt not deployed these two into DC - **which was adjudicated to be unconstitutional just las week!!! (tho a stay pending other cases was applied...) - they would not have even been there, much less shot.
as i understand it, he suffered intense disgust by what he witnessed of his US outfit's actions in afghanistan. with which he no doubt felt complicit. & to your point, just this week djt withdrew immigration status for ALL those afghanis who risked their lives for our... cause? or whatevertf it was.
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
as i understand it, he suffered intense disgust by what he witnessed of his US outfit's actions in afghanistan. with which he no doubt felt complicit. & to your point, just this week djt withdrew immigration status for ALL those afghanis who risked their lives for our... cause? or whatevertf it was.
interesting the suspect's photo is elevated compared to the guard victims. shameless admission of priorities there.
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
interesting the suspect's photo is elevated compared to the guard victims. shameless admission of priorities there.
those agents are also tasked to find instances of djt mentions in their jeffrey epstein files. 🙄
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
those agents are also tasked to find instances of djt mentions in their jeffrey epstein files. 🙄
kinda mirrors the RU point of disinformation, no? flood the zone with crap to the extent no one has a clue who to trust. we end up trusting no one. certainly the opposite of the underlying goal of a working democracy. in a way, a fate worse than death.
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
kinda mirrors the RU point of disinformation, no? flood the zone with crap to the extent no one has a clue who to trust. we end up trusting no one. certainly the opposite of the underlying goal of a working democracy. in a way, a fate worse than death.
so feel your urgency! but, we're looking at not just a handful of crimes or criminals, instead an incredibly extensive & far-reaching network of crimes & criminals, not just here & now, but with a deeply embedded history. hence the urgency, but even an elephant is must be eaten one bite at a time.
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
so feel your urgency! but, we're looking at not just a handful of crimes or criminals, instead an incredibly extensive & far-reaching network of crimes & criminals, not just here & now, but with a deeply embedded history. hence the urgency, but even an elephant is must be eaten one bite at a time.
and to whatever 'extent it may be a legal violation, it's a *misdemeanor*! dammit!
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
and to whatever 'extent it may be a legal violation, it's a *misdemeanor*! dammit!
wow. skandalofigus must've snapped several synapses conjuring up this delusion.
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
wow. skandalofigus must've snapped several synapses conjuring up this delusion.
watching ken burns' series, the american revolution, & so many times the circumstances, descriptions, & writings have echoed those of zelenskyy! intensely inspirational, esp Ep. 3, titled "these are the times that try men's souls." from paine's "america in crisis." darkest early days, rousing words!
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
watching ken burns' series, the american revolution, & so many times the circumstances, descriptions, & writings have echoed those of zelenskyy! intensely inspirational, esp Ep. 3, titled "these are the times that try men's souls." from paine's "america in crisis." darkest early days, rousing words!
an apt description exposing the deeper truth that very little to NONE of the "hate & hatred" is organic. it has to be manufactured, ginned up to keep it alive. IOW, it's a total fraud, reflecting most/all the RW can offer, from politics & culture, to art & music & film. still, they demand respect. 🙄
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
an apt description exposing the deeper truth that very little to NONE of the "hate & hatred" is organic. it has to be manufactured, ginned up to keep it alive. IOW, it's a total fraud, reflecting most/all the RW can offer, from politics & culture, to art & music & film. still, they demand respect. 🙄
ooh, is this the same TX ranch where dick cheney shot his friend in the face? or maybe the one where scalia died? or does this one just add to the list of criminal havens for the rich & powerful (inc but not limited to elon) endorsed & protected by the great state of TX?
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
ooh, is this the same TX ranch where dick cheney shot his friend in the face? or maybe the one where scalia died? or does this one just add to the list of criminal havens for the rich & powerful (inc but not limited to elon) endorsed & protected by the great state of TX?
um, you really meant "thanks for NOTHING!" didn't you??
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
um, you really meant "thanks for NOTHING!" didn't you??
his thinking evolved during his admin from the campaign; he got his fill of that military-industrial complex, up close. last i checked the bay of pigs (mid-aril '61!) plan was hatched & launched in ike's admin, and jfk.was.pissed!! the beginning of his feud/war with the CIA (see above).
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
his thinking evolved during his admin from the campaign; he got his fill of that military-industrial complex, up close. last i checked the bay of pigs (mid-aril '61!) plan was hatched & launched in ike's admin, and jfk.was.pissed!! the beginning of his feud/war with the CIA (see above).
these traumas tend to wake folks up, for which i'm deeply grateful, despite the high price. but did you ignore my noting shame for what i/we didn't know? i cast no shame for not knowing what you never lived thru. but i'd hope we can share our experiences granting some grace for historical distances.
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
these traumas tend to wake folks up, for which i'm deeply grateful, despite the high price. but did you ignore my noting shame for what i/we didn't know? i cast no shame for not knowing what you never lived thru. but i'd hope we can share our experiences granting some grace for historical distances.