Peter Christian Hall
@peterchristianhall.bsky.social
Author (AMERICAN FEVER: A Tale of Romance & Pestilence), filmmaker (DELINQUENT), poet, and editor who loves hiking, history, music, what's left of nature, and Squidley.
I fear he's right.
I used to think Republicans fell in line because they feared Trump would attack them in a primary election. Now, I realize it's much worse. They are physically afraid of Trump's supporters and the risk of violence.
December 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I fear he's right.
I've visited 3 of 17 fully banned countries (Haiti, Laos, and Sierra Leone) and 4 with partial bans (Ivory Coast, the Gambia, Senegal, and Venezuela). In each country, I was met with great hospitality.
Trump Expands List of Countries Facing Travel Ban Restrictions
President Donald Trump on Tuesday expanded the list of countries facing travel restrictions in the latest move by his administration to crack down on migration following the shooting of two National G...
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I've visited 3 of 17 fully banned countries (Haiti, Laos, and Sierra Leone) and 4 with partial bans (Ivory Coast, the Gambia, Senegal, and Venezuela). In each country, I was met with great hospitality.
Here's a Bloomberg chart from Standard Chartered showing how much real US GDP growth has come to depend more and more on AI spending in just a couple of years. It now accounts for roughly two-thirds of the economy’s expansion, far outpacing consumer spending.
December 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Here's a Bloomberg chart from Standard Chartered showing how much real US GDP growth has come to depend more and more on AI spending in just a couple of years. It now accounts for roughly two-thirds of the economy’s expansion, far outpacing consumer spending.
I've never been healthier than since I gave eating up red meat and focused on devouring organic whole foods including berries, nuts, seeds, salads, and some Omega 3 fish and yogurt. This government is moving to advise us all to die ASAP.
Research Finds Benefits From Cutting Saturated Fats, as RFK Jr. Promotes Them
The health secretary has said that new government recommendations would “stress the need to eat saturated fats.”
www.wsj.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I've never been healthier than since I gave eating up red meat and focused on devouring organic whole foods including berries, nuts, seeds, salads, and some Omega 3 fish and yogurt. This government is moving to advise us all to die ASAP.
Serbian citizens defeat Kushner and the piggie that runs the country. If only Americans could do this.
Kushner Scraps Trump Tower Belgrade After Officials Indicted
Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, dropped its plans for a hotel in Serbia, after tensions around the project culminated in the indictment of a government official who helped clea...
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Serbian citizens defeat Kushner and the piggie that runs the country. If only Americans could do this.
If I had to pick a South American nation most likely to stage endless resistance to US occupation, it's Venezuela, which I know pretty well from pre-Chavez visits. Some Americans remember 1956, when VP Nixon came close to dismemberment at the hands of a mob yelling 'Yanqui Go Home."
The deadline for DOJ to release files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act is Friday, Dec. 19.
I'm guessing it's going to be quite a week of Trump throwing shit at the wall. The only real question is whether he goes full Wag the Dog in Venezuela.
I'm guessing it's going to be quite a week of Trump throwing shit at the wall. The only real question is whether he goes full Wag the Dog in Venezuela.
December 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If I had to pick a South American nation most likely to stage endless resistance to US occupation, it's Venezuela, which I know pretty well from pre-Chavez visits. Some Americans remember 1956, when VP Nixon came close to dismemberment at the hands of a mob yelling 'Yanqui Go Home."
I'd hate to be fully invested if he goes off the teleprompter ...
Trump says he’s giving an address to the nation Wednesday night from the White House.
December 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I'd hate to be fully invested if he goes off the teleprompter ...
Trump is working for Xi no less than for Putin!
LUCE: “.. America’s best chance of containing and shaping China’s rise is to make common cause with Europe. Instead, Trump is targeting regime change.
“.. Xi has profited simply by waiting for strategic gifts to come his way.”
@edwardluce.bsky.social
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“.. Xi has profited simply by waiting for strategic gifts to come his way.”
@edwardluce.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/a83c...
December 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Trump is working for Xi no less than for Putin!
Our tax dollars committing murder on the high seas!
I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Our tax dollars committing murder on the high seas!
A fun week at the White House as Vanity Fair's interview with Susie Wiles sinks in!
'Elon Musk...was an “avowed” ketamine user...Vice President JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist,” budget head Russ Vought a “right-wing absolute zealot” and [she] criticized...Pam Bondi’s handling of the files...'
'Elon Musk...was an “avowed” ketamine user...Vice President JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist,” budget head Russ Vought a “right-wing absolute zealot” and [she] criticized...Pam Bondi’s handling of the files...'
White House Chief Calls Musk Drug User, VP ‘Conspiracy Theorist’
Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., was an “avowed” ketamine user, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair, among a series of candid and occasionally critical remarks...
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A fun week at the White House as Vanity Fair's interview with Susie Wiles sinks in!
'Elon Musk...was an “avowed” ketamine user...Vice President JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist,” budget head Russ Vought a “right-wing absolute zealot” and [she] criticized...Pam Bondi’s handling of the files...'
'Elon Musk...was an “avowed” ketamine user...Vice President JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist,” budget head Russ Vought a “right-wing absolute zealot” and [she] criticized...Pam Bondi’s handling of the files...'
"Free enterprise" & freedom from govt, pfft, as Trump demands govt stakes in a novel US brand of crony capitalism. Remember Tea Party anguish over Obama's temporary relief for the auto industry?) Circular deals by the AI giants, together with keen federal participation, invite global catastrophe.
CEOs Are Learning to Live With Trump’s Turn to State Capitalism
Some businesses have figured out how to take advantage of an expanded government presence in their boardrooms.
www.wsj.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"Free enterprise" & freedom from govt, pfft, as Trump demands govt stakes in a novel US brand of crony capitalism. Remember Tea Party anguish over Obama's temporary relief for the auto industry?) Circular deals by the AI giants, together with keen federal participation, invite global catastrophe.
Let them eat construction dust!
Trump says building DC triumphal arch is domestic policy chief’s ‘primary thing’
Trump praises Vince Haley, his ex-speechwriter tasked with creating Arc de Triomphe knockoff amid affordability crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Let them eat construction dust!
Arab disarms shooter: 'The AI claimed “This appears to be an old viral video of a man climbing a palm tree in a parking lot, possibly to trim it, resulting in a branch falling and damaging a parked car. Searches across sources show no verified location, date, or injuries. It may be staged...'
Elon Musk's AI robot is spewing misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting
Grok Is Glitching And Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting
Among other problems, the chatbot is spewing misinformation about the horrific Bondi Beach shooting in Australia.
gizmodo.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Arab disarms shooter: 'The AI claimed “This appears to be an old viral video of a man climbing a palm tree in a parking lot, possibly to trim it, resulting in a branch falling and damaging a parked car. Searches across sources show no verified location, date, or injuries. It may be staged...'
ProPublica proves that avian flu is spreading to farms on wind, not via physical interactions among farms as USDA has long insisted! (USDA opposes vaccinating the chickens)
📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne.
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
December 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
ProPublica proves that avian flu is spreading to farms on wind, not via physical interactions among farms as USDA has long insisted! (USDA opposes vaccinating the chickens)
MAGA projection of guilt again!
Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
December 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
MAGA projection of guilt again!
Will Lockett: 'This looks exactly like the bot was being remotely puppeteered, the operator forgot the shutdown sequence, and began to remove the VR headset before control had been totally severed. ...'
CIX 🦾 on X: "If there was any question that Optimus uses teleop for their robots. Here one clearly has a guy take the headset off and it falls over. Absolutely hilarious though. https://t.co/4gYVohjY00" / X
If there was any question that Optimus uses teleop for their robots. Here one clearly has a guy take the headset off and it falls over. Absolutely hilarious though. https://t.co/4gYVohjY00
x.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Will Lockett: 'This looks exactly like the bot was being remotely puppeteered, the operator forgot the shutdown sequence, and began to remove the VR headset before control had been totally severed. ...'
Brilliant assessment I wish I could copy & present. MAGA is convulsing as Trump actively betrays followers he always half-mocked. Anticipate a violent response in all directions & expect conservative Republicans to freak over their deal with the devil. We're not even at Trump 2's 11th month.
Trump is choosing the broligarchs over his base
When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners
www.ft.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Brilliant assessment I wish I could copy & present. MAGA is convulsing as Trump actively betrays followers he always half-mocked. Anticipate a violent response in all directions & expect conservative Republicans to freak over their deal with the devil. We're not even at Trump 2's 11th month.
This long Politico article explains a lot. It's especially shocking to consider the thin numbers behind the anti-immigration furor. Recommended!
Immigrants Once Avoided Some Regions of America. That’s a Big Reason We’re So Divided.
Today’s debates over immigration and assimilation have their roots in patterns of settlement that go back centuries.
www.politico.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This long Politico article explains a lot. It's especially shocking to consider the thin numbers behind the anti-immigration furor. Recommended!
“The Russians kept going on about Kupiansk — the reality speaks for itself,” said Zelensky, sharing how he had been visiting “our warriors who are getting the job done for Ukraine here.”
After Putin Claims Ukrainian Troops Were Surrounded, Zelensky Shows Up and Posts Selfies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came up with a simple and effective way to combat Russian President Vladimir Putin's claims that Ukrainian troops in Kupiansk were surrounded -- show up in perso...
www.mediaite.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“The Russians kept going on about Kupiansk — the reality speaks for itself,” said Zelensky, sharing how he had been visiting “our warriors who are getting the job done for Ukraine here.”
Soon after she fled her Senate seat, Sinema's clout is laughable as she work“hand in glove with the Trump administration.” (What color, I wonder?)
'Explaining her no vote, Chandler Vice Mayor Christine Ellis... recalled a meeting with Sinema where she asked point-blank, “what’s in it for Chandler?”'
'Explaining her no vote, Chandler Vice Mayor Christine Ellis... recalled a meeting with Sinema where she asked point-blank, “what’s in it for Chandler?”'
Arizona city rejects data center after AI lobbying push
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's intervention in a local rezoning effort has sparked a fight over local control.
www.politico.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Soon after she fled her Senate seat, Sinema's clout is laughable as she work“hand in glove with the Trump administration.” (What color, I wonder?)
'Explaining her no vote, Chandler Vice Mayor Christine Ellis... recalled a meeting with Sinema where she asked point-blank, “what’s in it for Chandler?”'
'Explaining her no vote, Chandler Vice Mayor Christine Ellis... recalled a meeting with Sinema where she asked point-blank, “what’s in it for Chandler?”'
Adding to the luster of the "land of the free," the CHILDREN of foreigners seeking these visas must open all social media to the public.
December 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Adding to the luster of the "land of the free," the CHILDREN of foreigners seeking these visas must open all social media to the public.
Congestion pricing is a dream! I find Manhattan streets in and out of the zone much easier to negotiate with a car, bicycle, or feet.
Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Congestion pricing is a dream! I find Manhattan streets in and out of the zone much easier to negotiate with a car, bicycle, or feet.
Peggy Noonan is being kind as Trump/MAGA come apart. Today a grand jury refused to indict Letitia James, Indiana Republicans refused to redraw, the House voted to RESTORE federal workers' bargaining rights & Kilmar Abrego Garcia was ordered released. Trump is crawling on his bright, broken face.
Opinion | Trump May Be Losing His Touch
At the end of his 11th month, he’s surrounded by mood shifts, challenges and ominous signs.
www.wsj.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Peggy Noonan is being kind as Trump/MAGA come apart. Today a grand jury refused to indict Letitia James, Indiana Republicans refused to redraw, the House voted to RESTORE federal workers' bargaining rights & Kilmar Abrego Garcia was ordered released. Trump is crawling on his bright, broken face.
Don't hold your breath awaiting foreign visitors!
This is the full list of info the US is proposing to require from applicants for an ESTA (electronic travel authorisation) to secure visa-free travel to America. This would apply to every UK holidaymaker, conference attendee or businessperson. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
December 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Don't hold your breath awaiting foreign visitors!
Lies are a permanent feature in Trump's Washington.
December 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Lies are a permanent feature in Trump's Washington.