Renee (paix120)
@paix120.bsky.social
Christian. Feminist. Anti-Fascist. Democrat. Works with data. Lives in Virginia. ADHD. Has a veggie garden & some aquariums.
Please remind me to go read a long-bookmarked post (and I often share them), so my bookmarks don't stay out-of-sight-out-of-mind.
Please remind me to go read a long-bookmarked post (and I often share them), so my bookmarks don't stay out-of-sight-out-of-mind.
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TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Holy shit
A methodology out of date since the FUCKING 1700S???
A methodology out of date since the FUCKING 1700S???
December 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Holy shit
A methodology out of date since the FUCKING 1700S???
A methodology out of date since the FUCKING 1700S???
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
I don't have a login to read the article, but "They won't let us, so we won't even try." is getting REALLY OLD.
Don't you want your name on record showing your constituents that you tried? And GOP names on record showing they were fine with it?
Don't you want your name on record showing your constituents that you tried? And GOP names on record showing they were fine with it?
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I don't have a login to read the article, but "They won't let us, so we won't even try." is getting REALLY OLD.
Don't you want your name on record showing your constituents that you tried? And GOP names on record showing they were fine with it?
Don't you want your name on record showing your constituents that you tried? And GOP names on record showing they were fine with it?
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This time last year, I was on the South Lawn of the White House helping to lay out the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This morning I had the honor of helping lay out some panels of the #AIDS Memorial Quilt on the South Lawn of the White House. Seeing all these individual lives that were lost and knowing they are just a miniscule part of that great tapestry of loss is haunting.
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This time last year, I was on the South Lawn of the White House helping to lay out the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
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I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
Alt text:
First image - photos of large capital-letter signs on two bridges spelling out "Pardon turkeys not tyrants" and "Shop Local #weaintbuyingit"
Second image - a small group of folks standing on a bridge over a highway, smiling and waving American flags
First image - photos of large capital-letter signs on two bridges spelling out "Pardon turkeys not tyrants" and "Shop Local #weaintbuyingit"
Second image - a small group of folks standing on a bridge over a highway, smiling and waving American flags
Busy Thanksgiving week over here at WofA! 🦃🍽️🍁 We hope that you all will shop local and support our small businesses this holiday season. We also hope that, in the future, this administration will pardon turkeys… not tyrants.
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Alt text:
First image - photos of large capital-letter signs on two bridges spelling out "Pardon turkeys not tyrants" and "Shop Local #weaintbuyingit"
Second image - a small group of folks standing on a bridge over a highway, smiling and waving American flags
First image - photos of large capital-letter signs on two bridges spelling out "Pardon turkeys not tyrants" and "Shop Local #weaintbuyingit"
Second image - a small group of folks standing on a bridge over a highway, smiling and waving American flags
When I call my Republican Congressman with opinions, I often point out how siding with Trump on certain issues will tarnish his reputation forever.
Maybe they're starting to see it.
Maybe they're starting to see it.
—Shitty polling
—MTG breakup
—Thune refusing to kill the filibuster
—Near-unanimous Epstein vote
—House backlash over ACA proposal
—2 IN state senators telling him to fuck off
—Now this
Something is happening…
—MTG breakup
—Thune refusing to kill the filibuster
—Near-unanimous Epstein vote
—House backlash over ACA proposal
—2 IN state senators telling him to fuck off
—Now this
Something is happening…
Wow: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon seems to think that companies involved with Trump's ballroom project could be criminally prosecuted. thehill.com/business/559...
November 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
When I call my Republican Congressman with opinions, I often point out how siding with Trump on certain issues will tarnish his reputation forever.
Maybe they're starting to see it.
Maybe they're starting to see it.
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when the people closest to the center of action - who are also the people whose futures are most dependent on trying to read the signs and divine the near-future - start acting like the goal is to minimize the damage they’ll incur by being associated with the president, that is a big sign imo
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
when the people closest to the center of action - who are also the people whose futures are most dependent on trying to read the signs and divine the near-future - start acting like the goal is to minimize the damage they’ll incur by being associated with the president, that is a big sign imo
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people are starting to leak. republicans who are either planning to retire or don’t have to face voters again until after trump’s term is over are starting to talk about trump in public the way they’ve spent the last decade talking about him in private. 2006 vibes increasing.
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
people are starting to leak. republicans who are either planning to retire or don’t have to face voters again until after trump’s term is over are starting to talk about trump in public the way they’ve spent the last decade talking about him in private. 2006 vibes increasing.
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Happy Small Business Saturday!
Today, we're highlighting Buttondown authors. Check out their books on @bookshop.org or at your local bookstore to support small businesses.💙 📚
bookshop.org/wishlists/1d...
Today, we're highlighting Buttondown authors. Check out their books on @bookshop.org or at your local bookstore to support small businesses.💙 📚
bookshop.org/wishlists/1d...
Buttondown books
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November 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Happy Small Business Saturday!
Today, we're highlighting Buttondown authors. Check out their books on @bookshop.org or at your local bookstore to support small businesses.💙 📚
bookshop.org/wishlists/1d...
Today, we're highlighting Buttondown authors. Check out their books on @bookshop.org or at your local bookstore to support small businesses.💙 📚
bookshop.org/wishlists/1d...
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in the midst of our supposed campaign against Venezuelan drug traffickers the President of the United States has chosen to pardon the Former President of Honduras, freeing him from his long prison sentence earned for trafficking more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
in the midst of our supposed campaign against Venezuelan drug traffickers the President of the United States has chosen to pardon the Former President of Honduras, freeing him from his long prison sentence earned for trafficking more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States
Ladies and gentlemen, a message from the President of the United States of America:
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, a message from the President of the United States of America:
Happy Thanksgiving!
Feeling blessed and thankful for so much.
Feeling blessed and thankful for so much.
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
Feeling blessed and thankful for so much.
Feeling blessed and thankful for so much.
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Cruelty is the point. They deported her, without due process and she was a Dreamer, within hours.
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Cruelty is the point. They deported her, without due process and she was a Dreamer, within hours.
"Between 2005 and 2010, 835 Palestinian minors aged 12 to 17 were tried on stone-throwing charges in military court, with only one acquitted, according to B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization." and 350 are in prison right now, according to the article.
Horrifying.
Horrifying.
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"Between 2005 and 2010, 835 Palestinian minors aged 12 to 17 were tried on stone-throwing charges in military court, with only one acquitted, according to B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization." and 350 are in prison right now, according to the article.
Horrifying.
Horrifying.
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I love this so much.
When I went home to Mississippi last week, a Black farmer welcomed folks to pick greens from his land for free. It made me wonder whether other communities across the country were also giving back ahead of the holiday.
The answer: yes, they are.
capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
The answer: yes, they are.
capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
Why Fresh Collard Greens Are Becoming a Holiday Lifeline in These Communities
From farmers to churches, residents across the country are working together to provide free food for those in need this holiday season.
capitalbnews.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I love this so much.
What would Jesus do?
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
What would Jesus do?
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BREAKING: A federal court clears the way for North Carolina’s new congressional map for 2026 — a Trump-ordered gerrymander that fractures Black communities for GOP gain.
Federal Court Greenlights North Carolina’s Trump-Ordered Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
BREAKING: A federal court clears the way for North Carolina’s new congressional map for 2026 — a Trump-ordered gerrymander that fractures Black communities for GOP gain.
I hope it's true that they haven't passed, but not knowing whether to believe official government statements on something this straightforward is not a good sign.
Praying for them and their families.
Praying for them and their families.
*NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS IN CRITICAL CONDITION: FBI DIRECTOR
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I hope it's true that they haven't passed, but not knowing whether to believe official government statements on something this straightforward is not a good sign.
Praying for them and their families.
Praying for them and their families.
No justice. No peace.
We heard him ask them to find him just enough votes, after the election. We saw the other guilty pleas. There is a long list of people who are getting away with trying to subvert our democracy, and hurting so many others along the way.
We heard him ask them to find him just enough votes, after the election. We saw the other guilty pleas. There is a long list of people who are getting away with trying to subvert our democracy, and hurting so many others along the way.
A prosecutor who recently took over the Georgia election interference case against Trump has dismissed charges against the president and others
New Prosecutor Won't Pursue Charges Against Trump And Others In Georgia Election Interference Case
The prosecutor handling the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has decided not to pursue it further.
www.huffpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
No justice. No peace.
We heard him ask them to find him just enough votes, after the election. We saw the other guilty pleas. There is a long list of people who are getting away with trying to subvert our democracy, and hurting so many others along the way.
We heard him ask them to find him just enough votes, after the election. We saw the other guilty pleas. There is a long list of people who are getting away with trying to subvert our democracy, and hurting so many others along the way.
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Recent State Department guidance instructs officials to consider a broad range of health conditions when reviewing visa applications to enter the U.S.
Almost half of noncitizen adults in the U.S. have a condition that could be considered under this guidance: https://on.kff.org/44yuobM
Almost half of noncitizen adults in the U.S. have a condition that could be considered under this guidance: https://on.kff.org/44yuobM
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Recent State Department guidance instructs officials to consider a broad range of health conditions when reviewing visa applications to enter the U.S.
Almost half of noncitizen adults in the U.S. have a condition that could be considered under this guidance: https://on.kff.org/44yuobM
Almost half of noncitizen adults in the U.S. have a condition that could be considered under this guidance: https://on.kff.org/44yuobM
In case it helps anyone else navigate the conversation, I had a relative bring up the Superbowl halftime show in a negative way (multiple years), and just responded "They pick whichever artist will make them the most money." and they immediately agreed
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In case it helps anyone else navigate the conversation, I had a relative bring up the Superbowl halftime show in a negative way (multiple years), and just responded "They pick whichever artist will make them the most money." and they immediately agreed
Light speed vs massive object speed
It will have taken a spacecraft 50 years traveling at something like 35,000 mph to go the distance a photon can travel in a single day.
It will have taken a spacecraft 50 years traveling at something like 35,000 mph to go the distance a photon can travel in a single day.
It took Voyager 1 since 1977 to get far enough out for the light it touches to take 24 hours to get to us.
Nearly 50 Y E A R S!
For context, the sun is 8 light minutes away from us and we call that distance an Astronomical Unit.
Voyager is now 1,440 light minutes away. Or 180 AU. mind bending.
Nearly 50 Y E A R S!
For context, the sun is 8 light minutes away from us and we call that distance an Astronomical Unit.
Voyager is now 1,440 light minutes away. Or 180 AU. mind bending.
Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth. The intrepid #spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026 - 16.1 billion miles. #Voyager1 #lightday
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Light speed vs massive object speed
It will have taken a spacecraft 50 years traveling at something like 35,000 mph to go the distance a photon can travel in a single day.
It will have taken a spacecraft 50 years traveling at something like 35,000 mph to go the distance a photon can travel in a single day.