Pairko
@pairko.bsky.social
🇺🇸 Florida native. Mississippi denizen. #Esperanto bonulo! Retired #MedicalPhysicist. Opinions are #CreativeCommons & shared with many thoughtful people. RTs must be passed on like a chain-letter, lest misfortune befall you.
Also, there is the perfectly good English word "Killed", yet strangely, the @nytimes.com prefers "fatal shooting".
A passive noun to euphemize an active verb.
Phrasing that is technically correct, especially when considered politically.
A passive noun to euphemize an active verb.
Phrasing that is technically correct, especially when considered politically.
Ever notice how in news reports, when they give the number of people killed; that number never includes those killed by law enforcement.
Never.
To the media, those aren't people.
The courts agree.
Never.
To the media, those aren't people.
The courts agree.
Three former San Antonio police officers were acquitted on Monday of all charges related to the fatal shooting of a woman who appeared to be having a mental health crisis when they were dispatched to her apartment in 2023. nyti.ms/4qRnvvT
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Also, there is the perfectly good English word "Killed", yet strangely, the @nytimes.com prefers "fatal shooting".
A passive noun to euphemize an active verb.
Phrasing that is technically correct, especially when considered politically.
A passive noun to euphemize an active verb.
Phrasing that is technically correct, especially when considered politically.
Ever notice how in news reports, when they give the number of people killed; that number never includes those killed by law enforcement.
Never.
To the media, those aren't people.
The courts agree.
Never.
To the media, those aren't people.
The courts agree.
Three former San Antonio police officers were acquitted on Monday of all charges related to the fatal shooting of a woman who appeared to be having a mental health crisis when they were dispatched to her apartment in 2023. nyti.ms/4qRnvvT
3 San Antonio Officers Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Woman in 2023
Melissa Perez, 46, swung a hammer in their direction and appeared to be in distress in her home when the officers arrived, officials said.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Ever notice how in news reports, when they give the number of people killed; that number never includes those killed by law enforcement.
Never.
To the media, those aren't people.
The courts agree.
Never.
To the media, those aren't people.
The courts agree.
2/3 of the country could agree on 2/3 of the things.
If they were willing.
If they were willing,
Mike Johnson & Donald Trump would be gone.
Quickly.
To hold power, they keep us bickering over 1/10 of the things.
And it works.
We're not very smart.
If they were willing.
If they were willing,
Mike Johnson & Donald Trump would be gone.
Quickly.
To hold power, they keep us bickering over 1/10 of the things.
And it works.
We're not very smart.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
2/3 of the country could agree on 2/3 of the things.
If they were willing.
If they were willing,
Mike Johnson & Donald Trump would be gone.
Quickly.
To hold power, they keep us bickering over 1/10 of the things.
And it works.
We're not very smart.
If they were willing.
If they were willing,
Mike Johnson & Donald Trump would be gone.
Quickly.
To hold power, they keep us bickering over 1/10 of the things.
And it works.
We're not very smart.
May the denizens of Manhattan fare better, governed by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social than Palestinians fared, governed by Netanyahu.
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
May the denizens of Manhattan fare better, governed by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social than Palestinians fared, governed by Netanyahu.
In America, "dress like you might wander into a crime-scene" means kevlar.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In America, "dress like you might wander into a crime-scene" means kevlar.
Reposted by Pairko
I’m honestly shocked that this story from @globalnews.ca has flown under the radar. Confirmation that Amit Shah, the second-most powerful man in the Indian government, was directly involved in the assassinations on Canadian soil. globalnews.ca/news/1151469...
Intercepted communications link Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s assassination | Globalnews.ca
British intelligence provided Canada with initial tip tying India’s government to temple leader's 2023 killing.
globalnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I’m honestly shocked that this story from @globalnews.ca has flown under the radar. Confirmation that Amit Shah, the second-most powerful man in the Indian government, was directly involved in the assassinations on Canadian soil. globalnews.ca/news/1151469...
The Chinese, it turns out, really are just like us.
November 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Chinese, it turns out, really are just like us.
During Bill Clinton's impeachment, Congressman Henry Hyde gave an impassioned speech in which he said that failing to enforce the law against the President would lead inevitably to tyranny & "the 3 a.m. knock at the door."
Sounded like hyperbolic bullsh*t.
Turns out, it wasn't.
Sounded like hyperbolic bullsh*t.
Turns out, it wasn't.
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
During Bill Clinton's impeachment, Congressman Henry Hyde gave an impassioned speech in which he said that failing to enforce the law against the President would lead inevitably to tyranny & "the 3 a.m. knock at the door."
Sounded like hyperbolic bullsh*t.
Turns out, it wasn't.
Sounded like hyperbolic bullsh*t.
Turns out, it wasn't.
Reposted by Pairko
“I am much much happier here and more importantly safe. So yes everyone can breath a sigh.”
Bitch. And your victims?!
I hope when the pardon comes, EVERYONE on the planet gives her the treatment she deserves.
Bitch. And your victims?!
I hope when the pardon comes, EVERYONE on the planet gives her the treatment she deserves.
‘This is fantastic!’ Ghislaine Maxwell gushes over special treatment in prison
Convicted sex offender and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell gushed over her special privileges in prison recently in a series of letters to her family and attorney, NBC News reported Saturd...
www.rawstory.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“I am much much happier here and more importantly safe. So yes everyone can breath a sigh.”
Bitch. And your victims?!
I hope when the pardon comes, EVERYONE on the planet gives her the treatment she deserves.
Bitch. And your victims?!
I hope when the pardon comes, EVERYONE on the planet gives her the treatment she deserves.
Sometimes I wonder if the Europeans and the Chinese aren't right about US.
‘The Kardashians’ Tops Hulu’s Top 10 Most-Watched Shows List This Week
‘The Kardashians’ Tops Hulu’s Top 10 Most-Watched Shows List This Week
Hulu’s most-watched series this week span everything from reality TV royalty and glossy legal dramas to true-crime stories, soaps, and long-running medical shows, giving subscribers a little bit of e…
fictionhorizon.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Sometimes I wonder if the Europeans and the Chinese aren't right about US.
“If you’re speaking the things that people want to hear about, I don’t care what color you are, I’ll vote for you,” as one woman told him.
(re. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social)
Hey @democrats.org, this sure doesn't sound like you.
(re. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social)
Hey @democrats.org, this sure doesn't sound like you.
Mamdani's Magic
How a 34-year-old became the next mayor of New York City
www.kenklippenstein.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“If you’re speaking the things that people want to hear about, I don’t care what color you are, I’ll vote for you,” as one woman told him.
(re. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social)
Hey @democrats.org, this sure doesn't sound like you.
(re. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social)
Hey @democrats.org, this sure doesn't sound like you.
Always uplifting when a castle-dweller gets discovered by TV.
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Always uplifting when a castle-dweller gets discovered by TV.
Why would a man with a drill want to cut round holes with a chisel? #QuantumComputing
Physicists Take the Imaginary Numbers Out of Quantum Mechanics | Quanta Magazine
Quantum mechanics has at last been formulated exclusively with real numbers, bringing a mathematical puzzle at the heart of the theory into a new era of inquiry.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Why would a man with a drill want to cut round holes with a chisel? #QuantumComputing
A @libertarianparty.bsky.social that has gone completely off its nut in response to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
The Irony of Mamdani - Libertarian Party
The openly Marxist, openly divisive and openly fraudulent Zohran Mamdani is the new Mayor of New York City, elected with 52% of the vote in a city formerly considered the crown jewel of America, and a...
lp.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A @libertarianparty.bsky.social that has gone completely off its nut in response to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
Is it legal to open-carry a BLT?
"Yes!, But we will have to do a background check."
"Yes!, But we will have to do a background check."
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Is it legal to open-carry a BLT?
"Yes!, But we will have to do a background check."
"Yes!, But we will have to do a background check."
Grand bargain: Cancel #SNAP. Repeal #ACA. Triple the budget at the Dept of War. Outlaw vaccines. Impose mandatory public prayer. A federal Tithe.
In exchange for which America gets an open-kimono, full-reveal on Jeffrey #Epstein & his employer.
Does Mike Johnson take that deal? No.
In exchange for which America gets an open-kimono, full-reveal on Jeffrey #Epstein & his employer.
Does Mike Johnson take that deal? No.
👇 Pay attention because this is the plan. They have tried to take away the ACA since 2010. Let's fire Johnson next year. I am about tired of him.
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Legislation to change the US national flower from the rose to the Dutch tulip.
If you don't understand why, blame whoever taught you history.
If you don't understand why, blame whoever taught you history.
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Legislation to change the US national flower from the rose to the Dutch tulip.
If you don't understand why, blame whoever taught you history.
If you don't understand why, blame whoever taught you history.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social stealing one the best ideas Joe #Biden ever had, hiring @linamkhan.bsky.social.
TRANSITION CO-CHAIR LINA KHAN!?!?!??!
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social stealing one the best ideas Joe #Biden ever had, hiring @linamkhan.bsky.social.
Be nice if we could declare the classroom to be a de-militarized zone in the American Culture War.
Both sides. It could work.
The DMZ in Korea? It still works.
The Neutral Ground in New Orleans? It still works.
Both sides. It could work.
The DMZ in Korea? It still works.
The Neutral Ground in New Orleans? It still works.
If this were an atheist teacher posting a “God is a Fairytale” sign in a 7th grade classroom, every single person piously insisting it’s a matter of personal religious expression would be screaming themselves hoarse (justly) demanding her firing. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/federal-ju...
Federal judge rules against defiant teacher who refused to remove crucifix from classroom
Marisol Arroyo-Castro’s lawsuit backfired as the court reaffirmed that public schools are not churches
www.friendlyatheist.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Be nice if we could declare the classroom to be a de-militarized zone in the American Culture War.
Both sides. It could work.
The DMZ in Korea? It still works.
The Neutral Ground in New Orleans? It still works.
Both sides. It could work.
The DMZ in Korea? It still works.
The Neutral Ground in New Orleans? It still works.
Some NY-ers voting for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social seemed to be hate-voting, to stick a finger in the eye of the @democrats.org leadership -- even more so than Trump voters do.
After 9/11, 🇺🇸 was forbidden to ask "why do they hate us?"
DNC Leadership, that is question YOU are allowed to ask.
After 9/11, 🇺🇸 was forbidden to ask "why do they hate us?"
DNC Leadership, that is question YOU are allowed to ask.
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Some NY-ers voting for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social seemed to be hate-voting, to stick a finger in the eye of the @democrats.org leadership -- even more so than Trump voters do.
After 9/11, 🇺🇸 was forbidden to ask "why do they hate us?"
DNC Leadership, that is question YOU are allowed to ask.
After 9/11, 🇺🇸 was forbidden to ask "why do they hate us?"
DNC Leadership, that is question YOU are allowed to ask.
During the Gainesville murders, Curtis Sliwa sent a van-full of vigilantes from NYC to Florida, making a very bad thing worse. So, I do want him to lose. But also I want him to step into an open manhole & be bitten by an alligator in the sewer. On the tuchus.
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
During the Gainesville murders, Curtis Sliwa sent a van-full of vigilantes from NYC to Florida, making a very bad thing worse. So, I do want him to lose. But also I want him to step into an open manhole & be bitten by an alligator in the sewer. On the tuchus.
"Vote Blue, no matter who"?
That street only runs one way.
That street only runs one way.
Just hours before polls are set to close, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declined to reveal who he cast his vote for in the New York City mayoral election amid his continued rejection to endorse the Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani. bit.ly/49CEVpN
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"Vote Blue, no matter who"?
That street only runs one way.
That street only runs one way.
"The last refuge of a scoundrel."
It was once "Patriotism."
It's now obedience to a hostile foreign power.
A sort of patriotism.
It was once "Patriotism."
It's now obedience to a hostile foreign power.
A sort of patriotism.
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"The last refuge of a scoundrel."
It was once "Patriotism."
It's now obedience to a hostile foreign power.
A sort of patriotism.
It was once "Patriotism."
It's now obedience to a hostile foreign power.
A sort of patriotism.
In America, great pains are taken to conceal evidence of official misconduct. In the Levant, #IDF conscripts regularly filmed their own war-crimes and put them on TikTok. #TikTok was blamed. The difference? Not being so debased you don't even know what you are doing is wrong.
In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the senators demand that she keep federal agents from arresting people who are simply exercising “a core First Amendment right.”
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DHS has arrested people filming their agents, and Sens. Duckworth, Durbin say those arrests must stop
In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the senators demand that she keep federal agents from arresting people who are simply exercising “a core First Amendment right.”
trib.al
November 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
