Peter Zingg
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Peter Zingg
@pzingg.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Here's a random starter pack go.bsky.app/JscdL5T
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‘It’s like a gift from God’: undocumented foreign workers welcome Spanish amnesty
‘It’s like a gift from God’: undocumented foreign workers welcome Spanish amnesty
Half a million migrants will be ‘regularised’ under plans to boost economic growth that have angered rightwing parties
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:26 AM
‘It’s like a gift from God’: undocumented foreign workers welcome Spanish amnesty
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The largest infrastructure projects currently being built in the US appear to be data centers and detention centers. The AI boom has coincided with ICE becoming the most heavily funded government agency. It's hard not to see a connection: This is the architectures of digital fascism
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The largest infrastructure projects currently being built in the US appear to be data centers and detention centers. The AI boom has coincided with ICE becoming the most heavily funded government agency. It's hard not to see a connection: This is the architectures of digital fascism
Sometimes when reading a novel (here: The Jokers, by Albert Cossery) you are smacked on the head by the currency (the governor === Trump).
"This governor was a face—possibly the most ridiculous face—of the universal reign o... https://pzingg.micro.blog/2026/01/29/sometimes-when-reading-a-novel.html
"This governor was a face—possibly the most ridiculous face—of the universal reign o... https://pzingg.micro.blog/2026/01/29/sometimes-when-reading-a-novel.html
January 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Sometimes when reading a novel (here: The Jokers, by Albert Cossery) you are smacked on the head by the currency (the governor === Trump).
"This governor was a face—possibly the most ridiculous face—of the universal reign o... https://pzingg.micro.blog/2026/01/29/sometimes-when-reading-a-novel.html
"This governor was a face—possibly the most ridiculous face—of the universal reign o... https://pzingg.micro.blog/2026/01/29/sometimes-when-reading-a-novel.html
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You might enjoy my little essay on Greatness in Art in the age of AI, AKA, "Sinners is Great, actually, but greatness doesn't exist, also." www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/sinners-one-...
Talking Greatness to Death
Sinners is WAY too much movie, a level of movie one might even say filmmakers are proscribed from producing. Period drama about race AND vampire slasher? A genre movie with Ideas? In this economy?
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org
January 29, 2026 at 11:42 AM
You might enjoy my little essay on Greatness in Art in the age of AI, AKA, "Sinners is Great, actually, but greatness doesn't exist, also." www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/sinners-one-...
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All flags in San Diego County have been ordered to fly half-staff through Wednesday in solidarity with Minnesota, and in honor of those murdered by ICE. www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/s...
San Diego County flags to be lowered in recognition of ICE-related deaths in Minnesota
San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer Sunday ordered all County and U.S. flags to be lowered to half- staff on County property in recognition of the lives lost in Minnesota at...
www.nbcsandiego.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:18 AM
All flags in San Diego County have been ordered to fly half-staff through Wednesday in solidarity with Minnesota, and in honor of those murdered by ICE. www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/s...
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Nurses are pissed.
This is on the front page of the nursing subreddit, along with many discussions about it on several other posts.
This is on the front page of the nursing subreddit, along with many discussions about it on several other posts.
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Nurses are pissed.
This is on the front page of the nursing subreddit, along with many discussions about it on several other posts.
This is on the front page of the nursing subreddit, along with many discussions about it on several other posts.
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Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
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literally THE architect of neoliberalism in the most on the nose way (George w bush library, every business school ever, PBS special bankrolled by Exxon mobile, Disney world)
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
literally THE architect of neoliberalism in the most on the nose way (George w bush library, every business school ever, PBS special bankrolled by Exxon mobile, Disney world)
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Everything is so stupid
January 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Everything is so stupid
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i want her to live on $15.64/day for food for exactly three (3) days and then get back to us
Brooke Rollins is still at it!
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
January 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
i want her to live on $15.64/day for food for exactly three (3) days and then get back to us
With the brutality of our government wearing on us all, I appreciate folks like KALW’s Rose Aguilar. Last week she took a break from dealing with all the struggles against injustice and inhumanity to spend an hour discussing word... https://pzingg.micro.blog/2026/01/16/with-the-brutality-of-our.html
January 17, 2026 at 4:19 AM
With the brutality of our government wearing on us all, I appreciate folks like KALW’s Rose Aguilar. Last week she took a break from dealing with all the struggles against injustice and inhumanity to spend an hour discussing word... https://pzingg.micro.blog/2026/01/16/with-the-brutality-of-our.html
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fellow journalists’ reports from minneapolis are hitting like dispatches from the frontlines of a civil war
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 AM
fellow journalists’ reports from minneapolis are hitting like dispatches from the frontlines of a civil war
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Minnesota legend Charles M. Schulz knew what made a great citizen. “Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call ‘American Virtues’ who lack this faith in our country.”
January 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Minnesota legend Charles M. Schulz knew what made a great citizen. “Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call ‘American Virtues’ who lack this faith in our country.”
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"While senior administration officials spoke of 'invasion,' 'irregular warfare,' and 'narco-terrorism,' field-level reporting consistently portrayed Tren de Aragua in the US as a fragmented, profit-driven criminal group, with no indication of centralized command"
BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
"While senior administration officials spoke of 'invasion,' 'irregular warfare,' and 'narco-terrorism,' field-level reporting consistently portrayed Tren de Aragua in the US as a fragmented, profit-driven criminal group, with no indication of centralized command"
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We can’t “just ignore” people like Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias, because their very stupid world views hold enormous sway at the highest levels of the Democratic Party and make things worse for the rest of us.
January 14, 2026 at 1:13 PM
We can’t “just ignore” people like Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias, because their very stupid world views hold enormous sway at the highest levels of the Democratic Party and make things worse for the rest of us.
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Got there before most of the Democratic Party
Ex Republican congressman says “abolish ice”, calls it “state-sponsored terrorism”
January 14, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Got there before most of the Democratic Party
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“ICE needs more training” is an echo of the weak circa 2003 democratic stance that “we need more body armor in Iraq.” It’s a wish washy poll tested bit of pablum meant to appeal to some mythical middle. Like ending the Iraq War the only real position is to abolish ICE.
January 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
“ICE needs more training” is an echo of the weak circa 2003 democratic stance that “we need more body armor in Iraq.” It’s a wish washy poll tested bit of pablum meant to appeal to some mythical middle. Like ending the Iraq War the only real position is to abolish ICE.
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With thanks to @andrewmale.bsky.social who commented on this post ⏬ and in doing so introduced me to this wonderful record.
After listening to one side it's an immediate purchase 🇧🇷🎶
Nara Leão - dez anos depois
#musicsky #albumalmanac
After listening to one side it's an immediate purchase 🇧🇷🎶
Nara Leão - dez anos depois
#musicsky #albumalmanac
Bought myself a “Didn’t die of complications from pneumonia” gift last night, one of the greatest albums ever made - a 2 record set of Bossa Nova standards from Brazilian exiles in France during the dictatorship (Nara Leão with the guitarist Tuca, who also gave us ‘La Question’ by Françoise Hardy)
January 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
With thanks to @andrewmale.bsky.social who commented on this post ⏬ and in doing so introduced me to this wonderful record.
After listening to one side it's an immediate purchase 🇧🇷🎶
Nara Leão - dez anos depois
#musicsky #albumalmanac
After listening to one side it's an immediate purchase 🇧🇷🎶
Nara Leão - dez anos depois
#musicsky #albumalmanac
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What message does it send to our allies that we expect them to do things like this www.politico.eu/article/fran...
France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said the new schedule is “the result of our consultations with G7 partners.”
www.politico.eu
January 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
What message does it send to our allies that we expect them to do things like this www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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Also, Cooder's guitar score is Neil Young's Dead Man avant la lettre.
Walter Hill's Southern Comfort is one of the great (horror) films about American imperialist pride and macho war culture but boy does it hit harder in the wake of the ICE killings. #NowWatching
January 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Also, Cooder's guitar score is Neil Young's Dead Man avant la lettre.
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"Don't ask ME what to do. What are YOU gonna do?" is one of the fairest, bluntest and most synthetic pieces of media criticism I've seen in a long time. Thank you for that.
January 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"Don't ask ME what to do. What are YOU gonna do?" is one of the fairest, bluntest and most synthetic pieces of media criticism I've seen in a long time. Thank you for that.
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Still there. S. Express. Holborn.
January 9, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Still there. S. Express. Holborn.
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