Patsy Baloney
@patsybaloney.bsky.social
Hope. Sewell. L'Engle. Zelazny. McKillip. Steinbeck. Asimov. Tepper. West. Pratchett. --- The creatures. The Earth. The stars.
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Patsy Baloney
@patsybaloney.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Softly humming La Marseillaise.
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Three Dems on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance a judicial nominee who refused to say that Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
At least one judicial advocacy group is fuming. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
At least one judicial advocacy group is fuming. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
3 Senate Dems Vote To Advance Election Denier To Lifetime Court Seat
www.huffpost.com
May 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Three Dems on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance a judicial nominee who refused to say that Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
At least one judicial advocacy group is fuming. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
At least one judicial advocacy group is fuming. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
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“[A]n audience member wondered whether partnering w/ ‘jurisdictions that have…arguably even higher status, like federally recognized tribes,’ might present a workaround [to enable “network states”]. [Joe] Lonsdale agreed. He had just spoken with someone from the Chickasaw Nation.” (2025) 1/
Tech moguls want to build a crypto paradise on a Native American reservation
And hope to gobble up some land near you.
www.motherjones.com
May 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
“[A]n audience member wondered whether partnering w/ ‘jurisdictions that have…arguably even higher status, like federally recognized tribes,’ might present a workaround [to enable “network states”]. [Joe] Lonsdale agreed. He had just spoken with someone from the Chickasaw Nation.” (2025) 1/
Excellent essay, even if you don't knit.
(But knitting is awesome, and knitters have attitude, so you really should knit.)
(But knitting is awesome, and knitters have attitude, so you really should knit.)
To knitters out there who are sickened by the AI-ification of our beloved, historical and culturally-significant craft, maybe have a read of this by renowned knitting designer and historian Kate Davies concerning 'Knitting bullshit' #permaculture #knitting
katedaviesdesigns.com/2026/04/29/k...
katedaviesdesigns.com/2026/04/29/k...
Unraveling AI's 'Knitting Bullshit'
'Unraveling AI's 'Knitting Bullshit'
katedaviesdesigns.com
May 1, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Excellent essay, even if you don't knit.
(But knitting is awesome, and knitters have attitude, so you really should knit.)
(But knitting is awesome, and knitters have attitude, so you really should knit.)
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There goes any hope of winning a Democratic nomination.
Big Tech's collaboration with Trump and GOP is a stain that will mark him and Newsom to the voters.
Big Tech's collaboration with Trump and GOP is a stain that will mark him and Newsom to the voters.
EXCLUSIVE
My big behind-the-scenes look into how Gov. Josh Shapiro has courted Amazon amid the mounting backlash to data centers
Complete with internal emails, memos, an “exclusive” offer for help with faster permitting and a NDA no one would explain to me.
My latest for @heatmap.news 😌
My big behind-the-scenes look into how Gov. Josh Shapiro has courted Amazon amid the mounting backlash to data centers
Complete with internal emails, memos, an “exclusive” offer for help with faster permitting and a NDA no one would explain to me.
My latest for @heatmap.news 😌
Inside Josh Shapiro’s Attempt to Navigate the Data Center Backlash
Emails between the Pennsylvania governor’s office and Amazon illustrate the difficulty of courting big business as anti-AI fervor explodes.
heatmap.news
April 29, 2026 at 10:28 PM
There goes any hope of winning a Democratic nomination.
Big Tech's collaboration with Trump and GOP is a stain that will mark him and Newsom to the voters.
Big Tech's collaboration with Trump and GOP is a stain that will mark him and Newsom to the voters.
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Restructure the court. Go to 13 seats (to correspond to number of circuits.) Go to term limits. Retroactively if possible. Investigate and if appropriate prosecute/disbar justices who have been on the take. Establish strict enforceable ethical guidelines for the court. Then move on...
April 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Restructure the court. Go to 13 seats (to correspond to number of circuits.) Go to term limits. Retroactively if possible. Investigate and if appropriate prosecute/disbar justices who have been on the take. Establish strict enforceable ethical guidelines for the court. Then move on...
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Let’s all post it and see if they indict all of us.
April 28, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Let’s all post it and see if they indict all of us.
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Join The Frontier and ProPublica for a reception and public screening of this documentary film, which features a local reporter’s journey to understand Oklahoma’s oilfield wastewater pollution problem.
Toxic Pressure: A documentary screening on oilfield wastewater threatening Oklahoma communities
Join The Frontier and ProPublica for a reception and public screening of this documentary film, which features a local reporter’s journey to understand Oklahoma’s oilfield wastewater pollution problem...
www.readfrontier.org
April 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Join The Frontier and ProPublica for a reception and public screening of this documentary film, which features a local reporter’s journey to understand Oklahoma’s oilfield wastewater pollution problem.
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Hubble Spies Charming Spiral Galaxy Bursting with Stars - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/q2fTri
April 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Hubble Spies Charming Spiral Galaxy Bursting with Stars - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/q2fTri
The best of us. ❤️
I saw this stray girl running outside as a severe thunderstorm rolled in during the physics exam I am giving. We now have a class pet/exam therapy dog lol.
April 28, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The best of us. ❤️
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This morning at Hancock High, seniors headed to the floor of the gym to receive their caps and gowns, each from a teacher they had chosen.
Stacy Campbell waited there, holding her student Israel Makoka's cap and gown. But he wouldn't come.
He and his brother, Max, 15, had been taken by ICE.
Stacy Campbell waited there, holding her student Israel Makoka's cap and gown. But he wouldn't come.
He and his brother, Max, 15, had been taken by ICE.
Max and Israel Makoka Were Waiting for a Hancock High School Bus. ICE Took Them Instead.
ICE detained Max and Israel Makoka, two Hancock County high school students who were waiting for a bus when agents arrested them.
www.mississippifreepress.org
April 27, 2026 at 10:58 PM
This morning at Hancock High, seniors headed to the floor of the gym to receive their caps and gowns, each from a teacher they had chosen.
Stacy Campbell waited there, holding her student Israel Makoka's cap and gown. But he wouldn't come.
He and his brother, Max, 15, had been taken by ICE.
Stacy Campbell waited there, holding her student Israel Makoka's cap and gown. But he wouldn't come.
He and his brother, Max, 15, had been taken by ICE.
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April 27, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Totally want to help give the technogarchs and their FrAInkensteins access to brains of the humans.
More data centers!
More data centers!
Neurable, which makes noninvasive brain-computer interfaces, is licensing its technology and promises a “flood” of new third-party hardware this year and next. www.wired.com/story/get-re...
Get Ready for More Brain-Scanning Consumer Gadgets
Neurable, which makes noninvasive brain-computer interfaces, is licensing its technology and promises a “flood” of new third-party hardware this year and next.
www.wired.com
April 28, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Totally want to help give the technogarchs and their FrAInkensteins access to brains of the humans.
More data centers!
More data centers!
🥰
And the laughter! 🥰
And the laughter! 🥰
April 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
🥰
And the laughter! 🥰
And the laughter! 🥰
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Happy birthday, Dad. Wish you were here. You’d know what to do. Or at least you’d know what to write. ❤️
April 28, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Happy birthday, Dad. Wish you were here. You’d know what to do. Or at least you’d know what to write. ❤️
🥰
🇦🇺 UNUSUAL: Every day, Champy the horse comes to pick up his buddy Morris the cat in Australia. The cat climbs onto his back and they head off for a peaceful ride… 🐴🐱
April 28, 2026 at 12:58 PM
🥰
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“Stoicism, founded by Zeno of Citium, taught that while external events lie largely beyond our control, our judgments, choices, and moral character remain firmly within it. By aligning oneself with reason and accepting the natural order of events”
www.thecollector.com/exercises-st...
www.thecollector.com/exercises-st...
6 Exercises to Practice Stoicism in a Stressful World | TheCollector
Stoicism is a timeless philosophical school that can guide us in living a happier, more peaceful life, even when times are stressful.
www.thecollector.com
April 28, 2026 at 12:50 PM
“Stoicism, founded by Zeno of Citium, taught that while external events lie largely beyond our control, our judgments, choices, and moral character remain firmly within it. By aligning oneself with reason and accepting the natural order of events”
www.thecollector.com/exercises-st...
www.thecollector.com/exercises-st...
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Wise by Vivienne Ming: 'The goal of working with AI isn’t to get the answer faster. It’s to find out what you’re missing. Don’t deploy AI minions to “do the boring work” for you...; use it as a savant collaborator to explore uncertainty.'
Gift link:
@socos.org
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/is-a...
Gift link:
@socos.org
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/is-a...
Essay | AI Is Cannibalizing Human Intelligence. Here’s How to Stop It.
As a neuroscientist, I conducted research into artificial versus human intelligence. The results surprised me—and suggest we’ve been worrying over the wrong things.
www.wsj.com
April 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Wise by Vivienne Ming: 'The goal of working with AI isn’t to get the answer faster. It’s to find out what you’re missing. Don’t deploy AI minions to “do the boring work” for you...; use it as a savant collaborator to explore uncertainty.'
Gift link:
@socos.org
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/is-a...
Gift link:
@socos.org
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/is-a...
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Judge Leon is waking up to this. www.muellershewrote.com/p/todd-blanc...
Todd Blanche’s Unhinged Midnight Ballroom Motion
After unsuccessfully demanding the National Trust for Historic Preservation drop its lawsuit against Trump’s ballroom, Todd Blanche filed a crazed, hyperbolic late-night rant on the docket
www.muellershewrote.com
April 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Judge Leon is waking up to this. www.muellershewrote.com/p/todd-blanc...
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"The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas. The species is more solitary than other species of heron and eats a diet consisting mostly of small fish."
🙏🏼🌎🕊️
📷 Photo by Emilie Reid©️ | Wondershots
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📷 Photo by Emilie Reid©️ | Wondershots
April 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
"The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas. The species is more solitary than other species of heron and eats a diet consisting mostly of small fish."
🙏🏼🌎🕊️
📷 Photo by Emilie Reid©️ | Wondershots
🙏🏼🌎🕊️
📷 Photo by Emilie Reid©️ | Wondershots
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Hasn’t whined about needing a ballroom to feel safe
April 28, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Hasn’t whined about needing a ballroom to feel safe
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Another phone shot from this evening’s after-work walk. Love this view 🥰
#iphone15pro #berko #berkhamsted
#iphone15pro #berko #berkhamsted
April 27, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Another phone shot from this evening’s after-work walk. Love this view 🥰
#iphone15pro #berko #berkhamsted
#iphone15pro #berko #berkhamsted
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“There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press." newrepublic.com/article/2095...
Read @gregsargent.bsky.social on that idea.
Another way to put it: The press is a political actor, because how can it not be? But that doesn't mean it politicizes everything.
Read @gregsargent.bsky.social on that idea.
Another way to put it: The press is a political actor, because how can it not be? But that doesn't mean it politicizes everything.
Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Trump Takedown on CNN Has Damning Hidden Message
The real importance of that Jamie Raskin–Dana Bash dustup on Sunday: Raskin showed that Democrats and journalists share values that Donald Trump does not.
newrepublic.com
April 27, 2026 at 9:17 PM
“There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press." newrepublic.com/article/2095...
Read @gregsargent.bsky.social on that idea.
Another way to put it: The press is a political actor, because how can it not be? But that doesn't mean it politicizes everything.
Read @gregsargent.bsky.social on that idea.
Another way to put it: The press is a political actor, because how can it not be? But that doesn't mean it politicizes everything.
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1/ Today, as SCOTUS hears arguments to decide if suits claiming Monsanto (parent co Bayer) failed to warn people about the cancer risks of Roundup/glyophosate, we're exposing a huge threat matrix: public and private forests are being bombarded with the herbicide www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
We are bombarding America’s forests with Roundup
Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere.
www.motherjones.com
April 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM
1/ Today, as SCOTUS hears arguments to decide if suits claiming Monsanto (parent co Bayer) failed to warn people about the cancer risks of Roundup/glyophosate, we're exposing a huge threat matrix: public and private forests are being bombarded with the herbicide www.motherjones.com/politics/202...