petite violette
petiteviolette.bsky.social
petite violette
@petiteviolette.bsky.social
artist, language learning nerd, ex-academic linguist, handicrafts, bookworm, translator, manga enthusiast

get off substack and migrate to ghost. i will help you for free, i'm a computer person.

on mastodon too: https://kolektiva.social/@unrelatedwaffle
Okay, I crunched my own numbers from the Tennesse Secretary of State, and I'll explain why we need some nuance on interpreting the #TN07 special election results
I'd like to see a table of these same countries from 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 as well. Is this shift left more left than from 2016-2020? Or are we in an endless cycle of incumbent disadvantage now?
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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The Mapping Black Language project is working to document how Black Americans speak, and how their language shifts and varies—and they’re looking for people to interview
December 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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No matter what happens - another reminder every vote counts
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I went to a family event where I saw the same mom tell her kids not to touch anything, swoop in with hand sanitizer when they did, and watched her go to extreme lengths in the bathroom not to touch the faucet handle, door handle, etc. Was she wearing a mask? Of fucking course not.
December 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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2026 is going to be a *great* year to run for office. @runforsomething.net will help you. Filing deadlines are coming up fast - it's just barely not too late to get started. runforwhat.net
Where Can I Run by Run for Something
Take the next step: Look up offices you can run for
runforwhat.net
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Spiritualism skyrocketed in the US after its brutal Civil War killed roughly 750,000 people - and now in the wake of Covid’s million+ death toll, modern Americans are using ChatGPT to speak with the spirits. In this paper I will
I'm literally just living a normal life while also experiencing a theophany via communication with the satellite called VALIS.
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
someone needs to primary kim schrier istfg
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
getting really pissed at people saying no other dems are as charismatic as mamdani and that's why they can't do what he did. AOC is as charismatic as mamdani but she's a chick and That Fucking Guy is a raging misogynist
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Well slap my ass and call me Suzy
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.

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November 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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oh my god i take it back, grok is amazing
November 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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istg every tech guy wants their Steve Jobs iPhone announcement moment and the best any of them can do is "what if we tape the phone to your fridge?" "What if we tape it to your car?" "What if we tape it to a front door??"
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
ngl i thought the "trump calls for his opponents to be killed" phase was gonna happen way earlier
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Given the scale of Epstein’s trafficking operation, it's clear that many more powerful people were involved. My staff have seen a paper trail with their own eyes. Banks that helped enable him should be investigated. As should anybody involved in Epstein's trafficking ring.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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This goes beyond a total compliance breakdown. It’s impossible to believe the decisions that led to the coverup of Epstein's financial transactions regarding his sex trafficking never reached the very top.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Evidence shows JPMC severely underreported Epstein’s suspicious transactions to the U.S. government for decades, potentially in violation of federal anti-money laundering laws.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Top JPMC execs were in constant contact with Epstein and were aware of his shady financials. Top staff at JPMC, reporting directly to CEO Jamie Dimon, closely supervised Epstein’s accounts. One even coached Epstein on how to sanitize his suspiciously large cash withdrawals.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Donahue can be seen in a number of other videos from October questioning people about their citizenship and detaining them.

One person stopped by him and questioned in Albany Park told us, "you could just tell he thought he could do whatever he wanted."
At some point today amidst threatening rapid responders, detaining a citizen and abducting people, red beard here changed his clothes.

Blue hoodie in Edgewater. BP uniform in Albany Park.
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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We recommend reading this ERT story for a complete retelling of that day's events. Community members were terrified as they witnessed agents detain three people, and they report Donahue told them to "stand back or I'll fucking shoot you" just in response to them recording him.
Community members describe confrontation with federal agents - Evanston RoundTable
Evanston community clashes with federal immigration authorities after car crash. Residents detained, pepper spray used. Mayor demands review.
evanstonroundtable.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.

We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
unraveledpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM