Peter Boothe
@pboothe.bsky.social
Founder of @triplepat.com Coding fool. Recovering academic. Currently starting a company in the Netherlands. Former tech lead of M-Lab and former CS professor and former a few other things too.
https://pboothe.github.io
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Adding another “papers, please” moment to the American experience.
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents. n.pr/48CbbII
National Parks to raise fees by $100 for international tourists to popular U.S. parks
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Adding another “papers, please” moment to the American experience.
Fuck this. I became an Eagle Scout because wherever the Navy moved us there was always a scout troop to join.
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Fuck this. I became an Eagle Scout because wherever the Navy moved us there was always a scout troop to join.
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All the supposedly progressive people saying 'Nigel Farage's racism doesn't matter. His fans love it'.
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
All the supposedly progressive people saying 'Nigel Farage's racism doesn't matter. His fans love it'.
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
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in a moment when too much of the remaining opinion column space in the states seems to have been set aside for farcical, garbled thinking, so grateful for @elienyc.bsky.social, for his moral clarity, and for the way he wields the form.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
in a moment when too much of the remaining opinion column space in the states seems to have been set aside for farcical, garbled thinking, so grateful for @elienyc.bsky.social, for his moral clarity, and for the way he wields the form.
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BREAKING: The US third quarter advanced estimate of GDP has been officially cancelled by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis due to the government shutdown, per Reuters.
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
BREAKING: The US third quarter advanced estimate of GDP has been officially cancelled by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis due to the government shutdown, per Reuters.
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No. Abolish. Fire. Prosecute.
This is the *moderate* position.
This is the *moderate* position.
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
No. Abolish. Fire. Prosecute.
This is the *moderate* position.
This is the *moderate* position.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I don’t think anyone involved with any of these things will face any kind of consequence. I want so much to be wrong about this.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I don’t think anyone involved with any of these things will face any kind of consequence. I want so much to be wrong about this.
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“Ah, but this time we weren’t evil, unlike all those other times in recent memory” is, not surprisingly, not a very convincing argument
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
“Ah, but this time we weren’t evil, unlike all those other times in recent memory” is, not surprisingly, not a very convincing argument
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seconded.
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
seconded.
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oh dear it's that "I just logged on and people are making vague references to something I haven't figured out yet" feeling
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
oh dear it's that "I just logged on and people are making vague references to something I haven't figured out yet" feeling
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Two things can be true:
1. We need more Republicans in Congress who are willing to take a stand against Trump.
2.
1. We need more Republicans in Congress who are willing to take a stand against Trump.
2.
November 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Two things can be true:
1. We need more Republicans in Congress who are willing to take a stand against Trump.
2.
1. We need more Republicans in Congress who are willing to take a stand against Trump.
2.
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
www.13newsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
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If it's that simple—and it really might be—then it's even funnier/sadder that his "opposition" is people like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries
Trump likes winners.
Period.
Period.
I think this clip is the key to understanding why Trump acted the way he did with Mamdani. His world revolves around TV ratings.
"I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up."
"I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up."
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
If it's that simple—and it really might be—then it's even funnier/sadder that his "opposition" is people like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries
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man, if there were more than one popular, charismatic democrat we'd be all set
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
man, if there were more than one popular, charismatic democrat we'd be all set
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I know that we have to take them seriously anyway but I’m not going to stop resenting that fact, please let me go back to making fun of them full time
November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I know that we have to take them seriously anyway but I’m not going to stop resenting that fact, please let me go back to making fun of them full time
A wonderful thread about hippos. Scroll up from this post to find the start.
November 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A wonderful thread about hippos. Scroll up from this post to find the start.
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This is exhausting.
These are the wages of indulging the stupid among us, instead of vilifying them.
CDC data confirms US is 2 months away from losing measles elimination status
Elimination status is lost if the virus spreads continuously for 12 months.
arstechnica.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is exhausting.
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It matters if the president is a bad person
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It matters if the president is a bad person
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Imagine losing “access” to this
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Imagine losing “access” to this
Racism is the best-correlated variable for Trumpism.
The problem is that the conclusion is repugnant (that an entire political party has mostly gone “gutter racist”) and this makes it hard to talk about without having that same party scream “bias!”
The problem is that the conclusion is repugnant (that an entire political party has mostly gone “gutter racist”) and this makes it hard to talk about without having that same party scream “bias!”
Almost everyone with a high level of racial resentment tended to vote for Trump in the 2024 election, regardless of educational attainment. Conversely, those with a low racial resentment score tended to support Harris, whether they had a college degree or not.
November 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Racism is the best-correlated variable for Trumpism.
The problem is that the conclusion is repugnant (that an entire political party has mostly gone “gutter racist”) and this makes it hard to talk about without having that same party scream “bias!”
The problem is that the conclusion is repugnant (that an entire political party has mostly gone “gutter racist”) and this makes it hard to talk about without having that same party scream “bias!”
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Me, 3 weeks later: *setting fire to the tent, kicking Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries back into the inferno*
Dems: Mamdani is too radical for our taste. Plus someone said he's antisemitic. And that name is scary to us! We need to keep him out.
Dems, 1 week later: Look lots of people have tattoos like that
Dems, 2 weeks later: Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the Tent
Dems, 1 week later: Look lots of people have tattoos like that
Dems, 2 weeks later: Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the Tent
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Me, 3 weeks later: *setting fire to the tent, kicking Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries back into the inferno*
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If your big tent is large enough to accommodate Nazis, then it’s a Nazi tent.
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
If your big tent is large enough to accommodate Nazis, then it’s a Nazi tent.