TKarney
@pecunium.bsky.social
I write things (sporadically https://www.patreon.com/Pecunium) I make things (yarn, woven goods, minor woodworking). I take photographs (and teach photography).
I'm moderately polymathic (though maths are not my thing)
Welcome to my place
I'm moderately polymathic (though maths are not my thing)
Welcome to my place
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dawg tony fucking thomas?
wow a guy who was evidently the former head of SOCOM under trump 1 has been (sorta) fed posting at admin officials the last day as well
January 26, 2026 at 6:20 PM
dawg tony fucking thomas?
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there been a bunch of fascism articles recently whose argument goes:
1. the annoying alarmist dipshits said a bunch of stupid stuff
2. yet somehow, what they predicted ended up happening
3. waffle around vaguely for a bit, without ever reconciling 1 & 2
1. the annoying alarmist dipshits said a bunch of stupid stuff
2. yet somehow, what they predicted ended up happening
3. waffle around vaguely for a bit, without ever reconciling 1 & 2
January 26, 2026 at 11:12 AM
there been a bunch of fascism articles recently whose argument goes:
1. the annoying alarmist dipshits said a bunch of stupid stuff
2. yet somehow, what they predicted ended up happening
3. waffle around vaguely for a bit, without ever reconciling 1 & 2
1. the annoying alarmist dipshits said a bunch of stupid stuff
2. yet somehow, what they predicted ended up happening
3. waffle around vaguely for a bit, without ever reconciling 1 & 2
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Bovino is really out here threatening people who dare to LISTEN to folks who call his thugs and goons kidnaping Gestapo wannabes?
January 26, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Bovino is really out here threatening people who dare to LISTEN to folks who call his thugs and goons kidnaping Gestapo wannabes?
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I just wish making comics and posting art was enough.
I don’t want to subject my face & voice to public scrutiny for a revolving door of video trends I have to *shoot & edit myself,* & hope that it makes me hashtag-relatable enough to sell a book. I want my book to relate to ppl on its own merit.
I don’t want to subject my face & voice to public scrutiny for a revolving door of video trends I have to *shoot & edit myself,* & hope that it makes me hashtag-relatable enough to sell a book. I want my book to relate to ppl on its own merit.
As more and more creators are expected to be on camera to promote their comics, can we talk for a second about how this opens up female creators to intense harassment about their looks?
Not to mention a lot of "You only have a career in comics because you're good looking" comments?
Not to mention a lot of "You only have a career in comics because you're good looking" comments?
December 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I just wish making comics and posting art was enough.
I don’t want to subject my face & voice to public scrutiny for a revolving door of video trends I have to *shoot & edit myself,* & hope that it makes me hashtag-relatable enough to sell a book. I want my book to relate to ppl on its own merit.
I don’t want to subject my face & voice to public scrutiny for a revolving door of video trends I have to *shoot & edit myself,* & hope that it makes me hashtag-relatable enough to sell a book. I want my book to relate to ppl on its own merit.
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As I will for as long as mainstream media tries to push a Rahm Emanuel presidency, I am once again posting my big Rahm takedown piece I wrote last year: www.readtpa.com/p/the-smalle...
January 26, 2026 at 5:55 PM
As I will for as long as mainstream media tries to push a Rahm Emanuel presidency, I am once again posting my big Rahm takedown piece I wrote last year: www.readtpa.com/p/the-smalle...
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Nick Salvatore, biographer of Eugene Debs, died at age 82 in November. Robert Bussel and @josephamccartin.bsky.social remember his work and legacy.
dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
Nick Salvatore: Citizen and Historian - Dissent Magazine
The author of Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist and other biographies, Nick Salvatore leaves behind a rich legacy that both challenges and inspires us at this historical moment.
dissentmagazine.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Nick Salvatore, biographer of Eugene Debs, died at age 82 in November. Robert Bussel and @josephamccartin.bsky.social remember his work and legacy.
dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
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This is a first. For a reason.
The @usdot.bsky.social, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:02 PM
This is a first. For a reason.
Or left to fend for ourselves.
That breeds a different kind of resourceful. Makes a little go a lot.
That breeds a different kind of resourceful. Makes a little go a lot.
My exact quote to @mostlybree.kitrocha.com : "Sorry Bovino we were raised by various resourceful wolves"
They refuse to understand compassion, community & altruism. Channeling @theradr.bsky.social, I hope they make amends for their horrific acts & someday wake tf up. Life sucks w/out these things
They refuse to understand compassion, community & altruism. Channeling @theradr.bsky.social, I hope they make amends for their horrific acts & someday wake tf up. Life sucks w/out these things
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Or left to fend for ourselves.
That breeds a different kind of resourceful. Makes a little go a lot.
That breeds a different kind of resourceful. Makes a little go a lot.
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We've been raised in a culture that tells us self interest is all. Every person is out only for themselves &their cronies. What we're seeing now is that a lot of us resisted that programming. Some can't quite believe that's what it is--that we just fucking CARE. yes we care for free u creepy freaks!
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
We've been raised in a culture that tells us self interest is all. Every person is out only for themselves &their cronies. What we're seeing now is that a lot of us resisted that programming. Some can't quite believe that's what it is--that we just fucking CARE. yes we care for free u creepy freaks!
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Aging indie/punk people, romance people &zine people, activists ofc too, all kinds of creative & resourceful people, we're talking & having ideas & doing the thing. "Who's paying for this" wingnuts scream. LOL babe that's cute. we're used to doing something cool for no money, powered partly by spite
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Aging indie/punk people, romance people &zine people, activists ofc too, all kinds of creative & resourceful people, we're talking & having ideas & doing the thing. "Who's paying for this" wingnuts scream. LOL babe that's cute. we're used to doing something cool for no money, powered partly by spite
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This stuff re logistics & some people Not Getting it is a lil funny ngl. I have, at 1 time, had a demanding fulltime job, taken care of medical/logistical/emot needs for 2 dying parents, been married, raised a kid (activities, sports etc). Yes, now is v hard. Complex logistics? My bro that's TUESDAY
Tho I will say, in his defense, he's not the first person to be confused by how quickly the romance authors & readers can whip up finely tuned logistics out of nothing. 😂
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 2:36 AM
This stuff re logistics & some people Not Getting it is a lil funny ngl. I have, at 1 time, had a demanding fulltime job, taken care of medical/logistical/emot needs for 2 dying parents, been married, raised a kid (activities, sports etc). Yes, now is v hard. Complex logistics? My bro that's TUESDAY
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these guys are LARPing like siege commanders talking about "supply lines"
rightoids literally cannot comprehend the idea of a community caring for their own; these people live in Minneapolis their supply line is a five minute drive to the grocery store
rightoids literally cannot comprehend the idea of a community caring for their own; these people live in Minneapolis their supply line is a five minute drive to the grocery store
January 26, 2026 at 1:06 AM
these guys are LARPing like siege commanders talking about "supply lines"
rightoids literally cannot comprehend the idea of a community caring for their own; these people live in Minneapolis their supply line is a five minute drive to the grocery store
rightoids literally cannot comprehend the idea of a community caring for their own; these people live in Minneapolis their supply line is a five minute drive to the grocery store
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One last post for today. Humor is your friend. It can comfort you and it can belittle them. You can use it internally. And direct it pointedly. Ridicule is legal and it hurts. Use it.
After all, tiny dick energy is on display in abundance. Just saying.
And Trumpf just LOVES satire. And sarcasm.
After all, tiny dick energy is on display in abundance. Just saying.
And Trumpf just LOVES satire. And sarcasm.
January 26, 2026 at 4:54 AM
One last post for today. Humor is your friend. It can comfort you and it can belittle them. You can use it internally. And direct it pointedly. Ridicule is legal and it hurts. Use it.
After all, tiny dick energy is on display in abundance. Just saying.
And Trumpf just LOVES satire. And sarcasm.
After all, tiny dick energy is on display in abundance. Just saying.
And Trumpf just LOVES satire. And sarcasm.
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5. In September 2024, AT&T inked a 10-year, $147 million contract with ICE’s parent agency, DHS, to “provide mission-critical communications services.” In August, the Trump administration awarded AT&T an $11 million no-bid contract to provide ICE with “data analytics and support services.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
5. In September 2024, AT&T inked a 10-year, $147 million contract with ICE’s parent agency, DHS, to “provide mission-critical communications services.” In August, the Trump administration awarded AT&T an $11 million no-bid contract to provide ICE with “data analytics and support services.”
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4. The number of people in ICE detention has exploded over the last year. This has created a huge demand for new private prisons. 8 major banks have stopped working with the private prison industry. But Citizens Bank provided hundreds of millions in financing to the industry.
January 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
4. The number of people in ICE detention has exploded over the last year. This has created a huge demand for new private prisons. 8 major banks have stopped working with the private prison industry. But Citizens Bank provided hundreds of millions in financing to the industry.
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1. The Trump administration is not conducting its deadly immigration crackdown in Minneapolis alone
Major corporations, including Amazon, Citizens Bank, and AT&T, are enabling — and profiting from — the operation.
popular.info/p/the-corpor...
Major corporations, including Amazon, Citizens Bank, and AT&T, are enabling — and profiting from — the operation.
popular.info/p/the-corpor...
The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown
How Amazon, AT&T, and Citizens Bank are profiting from the administration’s mass deportation campaign.
popular.info
January 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
1. The Trump administration is not conducting its deadly immigration crackdown in Minneapolis alone
Major corporations, including Amazon, Citizens Bank, and AT&T, are enabling — and profiting from — the operation.
popular.info/p/the-corpor...
Major corporations, including Amazon, Citizens Bank, and AT&T, are enabling — and profiting from — the operation.
popular.info/p/the-corpor...
They need infantry support for their MRAPs
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 PM
They need infantry support for their MRAPs
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the replies here are a bounty of emotional care
I am having a really rough morning emotionally and would like more videos and pictures of your dogs - not just any dogs, but your dogs - in the snow.
May we all some day soon achieve this same unmitigated level of pure joy as this happy dog.
January 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM
the replies here are a bounty of emotional care
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You have lived long enough to see a French anti-fascist organisation (a traditionally very anti-US milieu) organise a ‘rally in solidarity with the American people’.
La Digue appelle à un rassemblement de solidarité avec le peuple palesti... ah, non, avec le peuple américain, ce mercredi devant le MEAE.
What a time to be alive...
What a time to be alive...
January 26, 2026 at 9:29 AM
You have lived long enough to see a French anti-fascist organisation (a traditionally very anti-US milieu) organise a ‘rally in solidarity with the American people’.
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Of course you’re exhausted. That’s the point.
The regime doesn’t need you to agree, only to stop.
Rest if you must. Step back if you must.
But don’t mistake weariness for defeat. See you tomorrow.
The regime doesn’t need you to agree, only to stop.
Rest if you must. Step back if you must.
But don’t mistake weariness for defeat. See you tomorrow.
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Of course you’re exhausted. That’s the point.
The regime doesn’t need you to agree, only to stop.
Rest if you must. Step back if you must.
But don’t mistake weariness for defeat. See you tomorrow.
The regime doesn’t need you to agree, only to stop.
Rest if you must. Step back if you must.
But don’t mistake weariness for defeat. See you tomorrow.
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"What do they call it?"
"Alzheimer's."
"Alzheimer's."
January 26, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"What do they call it?"
"Alzheimer's."
"Alzheimer's."
January 26, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Chicago got 9 inches of snow yesterday. The city will plow the streets for drivers, but they delegate sidewalks to property owners. Compliance varies across n'hoods and leaves many people stranded in their houses. This ain't right.
Tell the mayor and your alder to #PlowTheSidewalks
Tell the mayor and your alder to #PlowTheSidewalks
This snow is exactly why we’ve fought for the City to #PlowTheSidewalks — and we’re not giving up.
Take a moment to email your alder and the @mayorofchicago.bsky.social and tell them to stop playing games and get the job done!
📧➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks
Take a moment to email your alder and the @mayorofchicago.bsky.social and tell them to stop playing games and get the job done!
📧➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Chicago got 9 inches of snow yesterday. The city will plow the streets for drivers, but they delegate sidewalks to property owners. Compliance varies across n'hoods and leaves many people stranded in their houses. This ain't right.
Tell the mayor and your alder to #PlowTheSidewalks
Tell the mayor and your alder to #PlowTheSidewalks
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Chicago Public Library is doing some amazing work.
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Chicago Public Library is doing some amazing work.
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Instead, it comes out as, 'we'll invest less, bully our allies more and expect to get more out of it' which is, again, just wishful thinking.
If you are doing strategy, tell me what the *real tradeoffs* are, because strategy lives in tradeoffs.
If you are doing strategy, tell me what the *real tradeoffs* are, because strategy lives in tradeoffs.
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Instead, it comes out as, 'we'll invest less, bully our allies more and expect to get more out of it' which is, again, just wishful thinking.
If you are doing strategy, tell me what the *real tradeoffs* are, because strategy lives in tradeoffs.
If you are doing strategy, tell me what the *real tradeoffs* are, because strategy lives in tradeoffs.