pennica
@pennica.bsky.social
I am an unremarkable man of moderately low character.
Maturely antifascist.
I keep a little dirt under my pillow for the Dirt Man
So he won't take me down
to his lair
deep under the mountain
underground
That's where he keeps his dirt
Maturely antifascist.
I keep a little dirt under my pillow for the Dirt Man
So he won't take me down
to his lair
deep under the mountain
underground
That's where he keeps his dirt
Pinned
pennica
@pennica.bsky.social
· Oct 4
Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart…
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Two Guardsmen Shot in D.C., Near Farragut West Metro
Yesterday afternoon, two guardsmen were shot at 17th and I NW (according to the Washington Post, the shooting was about 30 years south on I from the intersection). The shooter is an Afghan national admitted into the U.S. in 2021 and whose asylum…
Yesterday afternoon, two guardsmen were shot at 17th and I NW (according to the Washington Post, the shooting was about 30 years south on I from the intersection). The shooter is an Afghan national admitted into the U.S. in 2021 and whose asylum…
Two Guardsmen Shot in D.C., Near Farragut West Metro
Yesterday afternoon, two guardsmen were shot at 17th and I NW (according to the Washington Post, the shooting was about 30 years south on I from the intersection). The shooter is an Afghan national admitted into the U.S. in 2021 and whose asylum application was approved by the Trump administration this year*, but, as of this morning, a motive is unclear (in the only not-awful moment of this whole event, FBI Director Kash Patel swore the FBI would be relentless in hunting the shooter down, even as the shooter was already in custody).
mikethemadbiologist.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Two Guardsmen Shot in D.C., Near Farragut West Metro
Yesterday afternoon, two guardsmen were shot at 17th and I NW (according to the Washington Post, the shooting was about 30 years south on I from the intersection). The shooter is an Afghan national admitted into the U.S. in 2021 and whose asylum…
Yesterday afternoon, two guardsmen were shot at 17th and I NW (according to the Washington Post, the shooting was about 30 years south on I from the intersection). The shooter is an Afghan national admitted into the U.S. in 2021 and whose asylum…
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William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer
YouTube video by williamburroughsVEVO
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November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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they won't. instead of begging the media to be good when they never will be, democrats should be condemning the press for being a propaganda ally of a regime hurting america.
Over and over, the mainstream press reports that Trump has secured a “trade deal” with a foreign country and every single time he’s just making it up.
When will they learn?
When will they learn?
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
they won't. instead of begging the media to be good when they never will be, democrats should be condemning the press for being a propaganda ally of a regime hurting america.
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And other than the Guardian and HuffPost, none of these outlets have run stories speaking to experts about how Trump is a narcissist, which I would argue is far more important in terms of predicting his actions than any age related decline (not dragging @realworldrj.bsky.social btw).
A reminder that the New York Times published nearly *300* stories on Biden's age. They've had 2 to date about Trump and the reason is that Fox News directed the narrative. The Times actually fabricated a story about neurologists visiting the WH to examine Biden when Biden wasn't even in the country
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
And other than the Guardian and HuffPost, none of these outlets have run stories speaking to experts about how Trump is a narcissist, which I would argue is far more important in terms of predicting his actions than any age related decline (not dragging @realworldrj.bsky.social btw).
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“This is just the second in a series (with more to come) that will show that even in a state where more of our rights are protected, this tech allows anyone with access to circumvent the will of voters and the will of legislators to spy on the private lives of Spokanites.”
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In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
Texas deputy searched Spokane County Flock cameras for a woman who had an abortion– RANGE Media
Amidst nationwide and state scrutiny of the cameras, Spokane County’s Flock network was used by an out-of-state cop looking for a woman who had an abortion.
rangemedia.co
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
“This is just the second in a series (with more to come) that will show that even in a state where more of our rights are protected, this tech allows anyone with access to circumvent the will of voters and the will of legislators to spy on the private lives of Spokanites.”
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"I'm looking for the king of 42d street; he's driving a drop-top Cadillac"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMjz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMjz...
Jim Croce - You Don’t Mess Around With Jim | Have You Heard: Jim Croce Live
YouTube video by Jim Croce
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November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
"I'm looking for the king of 42d street; he's driving a drop-top Cadillac"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMjz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMjz...
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Idk if I'm right. Here's what I think I'm seeing:
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Idk if I'm right. Here's what I think I'm seeing:
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
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Four: Reading 50,000 studies won't matter if the studies themselves are bad, biased, or even fake. Those studies often end up published too, in bad journals and even sometimes in good ones.
I need people who are profiling RFK Jr to not recite, uncritically, the number of studies the man says he has read.
One he lies
Two even if he has read them doesn't mean he understands them
Three it's more useful to take one and explain its problems.
One he lies
Two even if he has read them doesn't mean he understands them
Three it's more useful to take one and explain its problems.
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Four: Reading 50,000 studies won't matter if the studies themselves are bad, biased, or even fake. Those studies often end up published too, in bad journals and even sometimes in good ones.
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The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
Hey bike messenger, what's your name? youtu.be/IjN2mQ6IYQY?...
Luscious Jackson - Citysong
YouTube video by LusciousJacksonVEVO
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Hey bike messenger, what's your name? youtu.be/IjN2mQ6IYQY?...
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Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
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Formerly with Teen Vogue. A brilliant writer/editor.
redid my personal site post-layoff :)
my contact form is open! if you're looking to talk to or commission someone with expertise in covering and analyzing social movements, prison and police abolition, trans politics, climate organizing, cultural criticism... reach out! (my DMs are cursed rn, lol)
my contact form is open! if you're looking to talk to or commission someone with expertise in covering and analyzing social movements, prison and police abolition, trans politics, climate organizing, cultural criticism... reach out! (my DMs are cursed rn, lol)
Lex McMenamin
Lex McMenamin is a writer, editor, and organizer from Philadelphia, based in New York.
lexmcmenamin.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Formerly with Teen Vogue. A brilliant writer/editor.
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Today is the birthday of Melvin Wax.
Generous, dutiful, calm and joyful, Melvin always gave more than he took.
He was killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg, one of 11 killed by a radicalized and armed anti-Semite.
#DisarmHate
#HonorWithAction
Generous, dutiful, calm and joyful, Melvin always gave more than he took.
He was killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg, one of 11 killed by a radicalized and armed anti-Semite.
#DisarmHate
#HonorWithAction
November 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Today is the birthday of Melvin Wax.
Generous, dutiful, calm and joyful, Melvin always gave more than he took.
He was killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg, one of 11 killed by a radicalized and armed anti-Semite.
#DisarmHate
#HonorWithAction
Generous, dutiful, calm and joyful, Melvin always gave more than he took.
He was killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg, one of 11 killed by a radicalized and armed anti-Semite.
#DisarmHate
#HonorWithAction
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$100! 194 more $25 donors needed (anything helps and he has venmo at @cejohnson077 )
while I live tweet this I'm starting my Decemberween Big Ask: my roommate needs $5000, preferably before January 1, to get his drivers license released from an accident he had years ago . If 200 of you have $25 we can do this #MutualAid easy. paypal.me/ApolloMan or cashapp $BlackGodSyrus
Pay Christopher Johnson using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/ApolloMan and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
$100! 194 more $25 donors needed (anything helps and he has venmo at @cejohnson077 )
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these people basically just take luxury government jets and go to fancy events like make a wish kids while their minions flashbang your elderly neighbors
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
these people basically just take luxury government jets and go to fancy events like make a wish kids while their minions flashbang your elderly neighbors
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Pretty much all bad numbers for Trump, even in this poll by Trump-friendly CBS "News" bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sund...
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Pretty much all bad numbers for Trump, even in this poll by Trump-friendly CBS "News" bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sund...
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Because of this, combined with the way that snow was also foreign, Christmas was like an exotic treat. I didn’t long to have a Christmas tree as the only kid without it. I wanted one the way I wanted a hoverboard or a dinosaur. I’d seen them in the movies and they seemed fun.
November 18, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Because of this, combined with the way that snow was also foreign, Christmas was like an exotic treat. I didn’t long to have a Christmas tree as the only kid without it. I wanted one the way I wanted a hoverboard or a dinosaur. I’d seen them in the movies and they seemed fun.
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I hate how every nation is living down to its stereotype because I’m trained to look for complexity in things, yet the USA is run by a caricature of crony capitalism that Soviet propaganda would consider too unsubtle, Russia is run by a Bond villain, the UK is speedrunning Children of Men, etc.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I hate how every nation is living down to its stereotype because I’m trained to look for complexity in things, yet the USA is run by a caricature of crony capitalism that Soviet propaganda would consider too unsubtle, Russia is run by a Bond villain, the UK is speedrunning Children of Men, etc.
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Unsealed , on a porch a letter sat
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Unsealed , on a porch a letter sat
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Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
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I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
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detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
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It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
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Gift article 🎁
President Donald Trump ... pushed for lethal strikes on Western Hemisphere drug traffickers almost as soon as they took office in January, and in the past 10 months have repeatedly steamrolled or sidestepped government lawyers who questioned whether the provocative policy was legal
President Donald Trump ... pushed for lethal strikes on Western Hemisphere drug traffickers almost as soon as they took office in January, and in the past 10 months have repeatedly steamrolled or sidestepped government lawyers who questioned whether the provocative policy was legal
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Gift article 🎁
President Donald Trump ... pushed for lethal strikes on Western Hemisphere drug traffickers almost as soon as they took office in January, and in the past 10 months have repeatedly steamrolled or sidestepped government lawyers who questioned whether the provocative policy was legal
President Donald Trump ... pushed for lethal strikes on Western Hemisphere drug traffickers almost as soon as they took office in January, and in the past 10 months have repeatedly steamrolled or sidestepped government lawyers who questioned whether the provocative policy was legal