ptarnation
@ptarnation.bsky.social
rarely capitalized. i repost a lot, often about dogs, psychiatry, psychedelics but critical of the hypefest, large event medical, good books, low-key knitting, privacy
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"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM
"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Do not kick, toss, throw, tip with a shovel, etc. a tear gas grenade into a trash can, dumpster, or recycling bin. You will make the situation more dangerous and unhealthy than simply letting the tear gas grenade burn out on its own
January 28, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Do not kick, toss, throw, tip with a shovel, etc. a tear gas grenade into a trash can, dumpster, or recycling bin. You will make the situation more dangerous and unhealthy than simply letting the tear gas grenade burn out on its own
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Those who make whistles impossible make vuvuzelas inevitable
January 27, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Those who make whistles impossible make vuvuzelas inevitable
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Precisely.
CS and OC are not acids and won't be neutralized by antacid. But also? If you spill actual acid on your skin, you don't neutralize it. You dilute it with water.
Neutralization reactions are exothermic. You don't want thermal burns in addition to chemical burns.
CS and OC are not acids and won't be neutralized by antacid. But also? If you spill actual acid on your skin, you don't neutralize it. You dilute it with water.
Neutralization reactions are exothermic. You don't want thermal burns in addition to chemical burns.
When I was a chemistry undergraduate the advice we were given was 'don't do chemistry on your ski and especially not your eyes.'
Just get away from the source and flush with plenty of water. Nothing else.
Just get away from the source and flush with plenty of water. Nothing else.
January 27, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Precisely.
CS and OC are not acids and won't be neutralized by antacid. But also? If you spill actual acid on your skin, you don't neutralize it. You dilute it with water.
Neutralization reactions are exothermic. You don't want thermal burns in addition to chemical burns.
CS and OC are not acids and won't be neutralized by antacid. But also? If you spill actual acid on your skin, you don't neutralize it. You dilute it with water.
Neutralization reactions are exothermic. You don't want thermal burns in addition to chemical burns.
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PNW brain is leaving it wherever because if the big one hits, it won’t matter
SoCal brain is making sure your laptop isn’t balanced on a book before you go to sleep just in case the big one hits tonight
January 28, 2026 at 6:33 AM
PNW brain is leaving it wherever because if the big one hits, it won’t matter
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So, recap: A candlelight vigil for #AlexPretti led by nurses and attended by elected officials across #LaneCountyOR was interrupted by DHS agents, lots of flash bangs, PepperBalls, and tear gas.
Now, there is talk that the Eugene Police are on the way.
Now, there is talk that the Eugene Police are on the way.
January 28, 2026 at 3:30 AM
So, recap: A candlelight vigil for #AlexPretti led by nurses and attended by elected officials across #LaneCountyOR was interrupted by DHS agents, lots of flash bangs, PepperBalls, and tear gas.
Now, there is talk that the Eugene Police are on the way.
Now, there is talk that the Eugene Police are on the way.
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Don't delete signal. Get everyone you know on it and increase the message traffic.
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Don't delete signal. Get everyone you know on it and increase the message traffic.
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Homemade mobile soundsystem/behemoths in Africa and Southeast Asia are an obsession of mine. Thai dudes plugging a phin into a bank of effects and turning pop ballads into mind-blowing psychedelica are a particular favorite
youtu.be/66mLK_yV7yI?...
youtu.be/66mLK_yV7yI?...
Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band - Thai-Psychedelia - 2 hours
YouTube video by Ambienne Cyennes
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Homemade mobile soundsystem/behemoths in Africa and Southeast Asia are an obsession of mine. Thai dudes plugging a phin into a bank of effects and turning pop ballads into mind-blowing psychedelica are a particular favorite
youtu.be/66mLK_yV7yI?...
youtu.be/66mLK_yV7yI?...
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In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
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lots of creators on Ravelry (not Etsy) are passing on all sale proceeds to immigration aid foundations.
the Melt the ICE hat has raised $125,000
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
do not buy these patterns from other vendors (Etsy) who are stealing, reposting, and profiting off of other's good work.
the Melt the ICE hat has raised $125,000
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
do not buy these patterns from other vendors (Etsy) who are stealing, reposting, and profiting off of other's good work.
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
lots of creators on Ravelry (not Etsy) are passing on all sale proceeds to immigration aid foundations.
the Melt the ICE hat has raised $125,000
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
do not buy these patterns from other vendors (Etsy) who are stealing, reposting, and profiting off of other's good work.
the Melt the ICE hat has raised $125,000
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
do not buy these patterns from other vendors (Etsy) who are stealing, reposting, and profiting off of other's good work.
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I'm a reporter and editor with Task & Purpose. I want to talk to VA employees, better yet Minneapolis VA ones. What has the VA said to you after Alex Pretti's death? Has there been any message? Any asks not to discuss? What? Will protect sources, use 1st names only, etc. Signal handle is nslayton.12
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I'm a reporter and editor with Task & Purpose. I want to talk to VA employees, better yet Minneapolis VA ones. What has the VA said to you after Alex Pretti's death? Has there been any message? Any asks not to discuss? What? Will protect sources, use 1st names only, etc. Signal handle is nslayton.12
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I feel like it's an indication of how deep a hole the regime is in that they've tossed out an unrepentant fascist & replaced him with a CORRUPT unrepentant fascist.
While glad to see Bovino humbled, I really don’t have any higher opinion of Homan—a cruel, cold, corrupt, calculating bureaucrat who’s devoted more of his career to mass deportation than almost anyone. He’s the architect of child separation.
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I feel like it's an indication of how deep a hole the regime is in that they've tossed out an unrepentant fascist & replaced him with a CORRUPT unrepentant fascist.
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One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
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Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center
The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
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while i do appreciate a technical correction the proper response to "this is not like anne frank, actually" is "if you are making legalistic arguments to distinguish your actions from hitler you are already losing"
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
while i do appreciate a technical correction the proper response to "this is not like anne frank, actually" is "if you are making legalistic arguments to distinguish your actions from hitler you are already losing"
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They aren't using the words 'abolish ICE' but this is a Laura Ingraham and Chip Roy saying it would be better if there was no such thing as ICE.
we are witnessing historic backpedaling here
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 AM
They aren't using the words 'abolish ICE' but this is a Laura Ingraham and Chip Roy saying it would be better if there was no such thing as ICE.
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I continue to believe that the fastest way to get Stephen Miller fired is to convince Trump that Miller's ICE operations are what cost him the Nobel Peace Prize.
January 27, 2026 at 4:54 AM
I continue to believe that the fastest way to get Stephen Miller fired is to convince Trump that Miller's ICE operations are what cost him the Nobel Peace Prize.
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I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
January 27, 2026 at 6:07 AM
I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
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look what world war 2 took
January 27, 2026 at 7:11 AM
look what world war 2 took
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cory lewandowski hanging up a call with trump and placing a $50k bet on the exact day and time noem will be fired
That would require a degree of self awareness she is incapable of, her fuck buddy though
January 27, 2026 at 12:23 AM
cory lewandowski hanging up a call with trump and placing a $50k bet on the exact day and time noem will be fired
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I've seen the pushback from DHS on the Bovino story and it makes it even better if nobody told Tricia McLaughlin or her vertical
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I've seen the pushback from DHS on the Bovino story and it makes it even better if nobody told Tricia McLaughlin or her vertical
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7: “Replace “ICE agents” with “occupying coalition forces” and the structure maps almost 1:1 to early-stage urban cells we hunted in the mid-2000s.”
Dude please I can only take so much bullshit in one morning lmao
Dude please I can only take so much bullshit in one morning lmao
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
7: “Replace “ICE agents” with “occupying coalition forces” and the structure maps almost 1:1 to early-stage urban cells we hunted in the mid-2000s.”
Dude please I can only take so much bullshit in one morning lmao
Dude please I can only take so much bullshit in one morning lmao
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the assaults are punitive. the cops know that their critics have not done anything against the law. but the DOJ is Trump's personal law firm, and broken bones, hypothermia, and chemical attacks do not require a judge's sign-off. so ICE's victims get beaten and gassed and dropped in the wilderness.
January 27, 2026 at 6:12 AM
the assaults are punitive. the cops know that their critics have not done anything against the law. but the DOJ is Trump's personal law firm, and broken bones, hypothermia, and chemical attacks do not require a judge's sign-off. so ICE's victims get beaten and gassed and dropped in the wilderness.