Nick Peterson
@thetecheng.bsky.social
Camus' greatest rock pusher. Currently doing design work on high tech labs & manufacturing facilities. Interested in anything and everything.
He/Him/They
He/Him/They
The thing here is that it is the individual states that certify their elections, and I have a hard time seeing Newsom, for example, allowing Rs in CA to be certified if Texas is doing some form of chicanery with their certifications.
No need to rig the vote if the result is never certified...
February 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The thing here is that it is the individual states that certify their elections, and I have a hard time seeing Newsom, for example, allowing Rs in CA to be certified if Texas is doing some form of chicanery with their certifications.
I still remember the indignity my then 88 year old grandmother (who is basically Evelyn Normielib) had when I pointed out that under current immigration laws her parents would have been illegal immigrants.
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I still remember the indignity my then 88 year old grandmother (who is basically Evelyn Normielib) had when I pointed out that under current immigration laws her parents would have been illegal immigrants.
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The difference between a linguist and a normal person is that a normal person thinks that Chomsky should’ve stuck to linguistics and a linguist thinks he shouldn’t have done that either
February 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The difference between a linguist and a normal person is that a normal person thinks that Chomsky should’ve stuck to linguistics and a linguist thinks he shouldn’t have done that either
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on one hand I do think that smocking elderly people for losing control of their bodies reveals a pretty ugly lack of empathy, considering that fate awaits us all if we’re lucky. on the other hand Donald Trump deserves no empathy whatsoever so lol lmao he shit himself.
February 1, 2026 at 11:11 PM
on one hand I do think that smocking elderly people for losing control of their bodies reveals a pretty ugly lack of empathy, considering that fate awaits us all if we’re lucky. on the other hand Donald Trump deserves no empathy whatsoever so lol lmao he shit himself.
This is who runs this account
February 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This is who runs this account
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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I love how dumb and wrong this snapshot is in both directions.
1) Karl Marx was horny for the Union cause, and worte about it constantly during the war.
2) The "libs" of 1861: "As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on."
1) Karl Marx was horny for the Union cause, and worte about it constantly during the war.
2) The "libs" of 1861: "As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on."
Online Libs & Online Commies hate each other more than actual libs & commies did.
German communist immigrants in the Chicago Arbeiter-Verein organized tirelessly for Lincoln in the 1860 Republican primary, because he was the leftmost viable candidate.
They were right!
German communist immigrants in the Chicago Arbeiter-Verein organized tirelessly for Lincoln in the 1860 Republican primary, because he was the leftmost viable candidate.
They were right!
January 31, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I love how dumb and wrong this snapshot is in both directions.
1) Karl Marx was horny for the Union cause, and worte about it constantly during the war.
2) The "libs" of 1861: "As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on."
1) Karl Marx was horny for the Union cause, and worte about it constantly during the war.
2) The "libs" of 1861: "As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on."
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1. "A power source, a circuit board, exposed wire and electrical tape" lol they literally identify any ameteur electronics project as a bomb.
2. "This is a perfect example of our passengers taking part in Homeland Security" forbodes in hindsight, "compliance to our dumb ideas is homeland security"
2. "This is a perfect example of our passengers taking part in Homeland Security" forbodes in hindsight, "compliance to our dumb ideas is homeland security"
January 31, 2026 at 4:29 PM
1. "A power source, a circuit board, exposed wire and electrical tape" lol they literally identify any ameteur electronics project as a bomb.
2. "This is a perfect example of our passengers taking part in Homeland Security" forbodes in hindsight, "compliance to our dumb ideas is homeland security"
2. "This is a perfect example of our passengers taking part in Homeland Security" forbodes in hindsight, "compliance to our dumb ideas is homeland security"
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Nancy Pelosi was one of the few actually existing China hawks send tweet
January 31, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Nancy Pelosi was one of the few actually existing China hawks send tweet
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Im sorry but “real press” historically has gotten really brave folks standing up to oppression arrested. The trade offs arent always obvious but dismissing the reasons for folks wariness shows a lack of knowledge
January 29, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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You go to war with the martyrs you have. This is now a pro-Don Lemon propaganda account and he is to be considered an unstoppable ubermensch until such time he is once again a free moron. May death come swiftly to his enemies.
January 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM
You go to war with the martyrs you have. This is now a pro-Don Lemon propaganda account and he is to be considered an unstoppable ubermensch until such time he is once again a free moron. May death come swiftly to his enemies.
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I mean, I think it is the ravings of a looney, old, narcissist, they are going to try and fuck with the Mid-Terms, and yes it will be brutal and nasty, but it won't fucking work, and it will only make things worse for them.
Remember: we are lucky they are so fucking stupid.
Remember: we are lucky they are so fucking stupid.
Do not pass this off as the ravings of a looney, old, narcissist. These false reports are going to be used to try and corrupt the 2026 elections by increasing White House Power over the vote. It could spark off the greatest crisis in the USA since the Civil War.
January 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I mean, I think it is the ravings of a looney, old, narcissist, they are going to try and fuck with the Mid-Terms, and yes it will be brutal and nasty, but it won't fucking work, and it will only make things worse for them.
Remember: we are lucky they are so fucking stupid.
Remember: we are lucky they are so fucking stupid.
Mohammed after traveling all the way there and still being given the cold shoulder...
that mountain can go fuck itself
January 30, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Mohammed after traveling all the way there and still being given the cold shoulder...
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Timeline cleanse featuring penguins frolicking in the snow at the Pittsburgh Zoo!
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Timeline cleanse featuring penguins frolicking in the snow at the Pittsburgh Zoo!
Nomitive determinism strikes again
January 29, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Nomitive determinism strikes again
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the fact that the White House is able to grasp that they should come to the table on this is a huge deal. it signifies that they don’t think their caucus can steamroll something through with no Dems anymore, which implies a substantial internal collapse of support given past behavior
Latest intel: The 5 govt funding bills will pass, & the 6th, the DHS bill, will get a continuing resolution to buy time to negotiate whatever these conditions in ICE are. The fight right now btwn Schumer & the White House is how long that CR will be. The WH wants 3 months; Schumer wants 1-2 weeks.
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
the fact that the White House is able to grasp that they should come to the table on this is a huge deal. it signifies that they don’t think their caucus can steamroll something through with no Dems anymore, which implies a substantial internal collapse of support given past behavior
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The administration is insisting that its masked goons are so emotionally stunted that words can launch them into a murderous rage.
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
January 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The administration is insisting that its masked goons are so emotionally stunted that words can launch them into a murderous rage.
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
I think Obama & Biden where better than Trump and W
January 29, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I think Obama & Biden where better than Trump and W
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not an accident that habeas corpus is one of the absolute foundational rights--and not an accident that ICE is working overtime to undermine it as much as possible
Excellent explanation of how ICE moves immigrants from one prison facility to another to deny them access to justice.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
not an accident that habeas corpus is one of the absolute foundational rights--and not an accident that ICE is working overtime to undermine it as much as possible
Wondering why a professor is pressuring me to submit a final project paper I turned last semester for publishing (I dont necessarily think this paper is my best work, nor on a subject Im super interested in), to find out he may have some slightly overambitious grant requirements he's trying to meet.
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Wondering why a professor is pressuring me to submit a final project paper I turned last semester for publishing (I dont necessarily think this paper is my best work, nor on a subject Im super interested in), to find out he may have some slightly overambitious grant requirements he's trying to meet.
Lawler's staffer working the phone for constituent services....
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Lawler's staffer working the phone for constituent services....
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Alex Pretti wasn't murdered for bringing a gun to a protest - he was murdered for concealed carrying on his way to get doughnuts.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Alex Pretti wasn't murdered for bringing a gun to a protest - he was murdered for concealed carrying on his way to get doughnuts.
You get the government you vote for
Our problem is our voters. Our government reflects our voters.
January 27, 2026 at 5:44 PM
You get the government you vote for
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.