Pete Parkinson
@pwparkinson.bsky.social
A retired planner and refugee from the other social media platforms. Pro-democracy, pro-equity and pro-rule-of-law. So yeah, I’m worried.
The message is crystal clear: state-run media is okay, independent press can go to hell.
Chinese media allowed at WH.
American media banned in defiance of a court order.
American media banned in defiance of a court order.
September 24, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The message is crystal clear: state-run media is okay, independent press can go to hell.
Here’s a little ditty for ya.
September 19, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Here’s a little ditty for ya.
This is Husted’s Political Director, not some low-level staffer. Like attracts like. Woytek’s mistake was letting it show a little too much. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Republican senator fires aide who used Nazi soldiers as Facebook profile picture
Washington Post report also reveals Jon Husted staffer Stephen Woytek created pro-Rhodesia playlist on Spotify
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This is Husted’s Political Director, not some low-level staffer. Like attracts like. Woytek’s mistake was letting it show a little too much. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
So in other words, as we already know, Trump is a fucking liar. Good for The Guardian but where is the US legacy media on this? Oh, right … www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump’s top six falsehoods about 9/11 as 25th anniversary nears
US president often brings up al-Qaida attack that struck his home town New York City almost 25 years ago
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
So in other words, as we already know, Trump is a fucking liar. Good for The Guardian but where is the US legacy media on this? Oh, right … www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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huh, looks like trump’s cheap beef ploy is one part standard issue trump corruption and one part “republicans are ideologically committed to allowing tainted food on the market” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...
Opinion | Why Did Trump Order Up 660 Million Pounds of Mystery Meat?
On second thought, I’m not that hungry.
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
huh, looks like trump’s cheap beef ploy is one part standard issue trump corruption and one part “republicans are ideologically committed to allowing tainted food on the market” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...
West Coast all the way!
September 4, 2026 at 5:56 PM
West Coast all the way!
He was one of my heroes.
Wendell Berry is gone after a long life. I dare you to read or listen to this and not be overwhelmed by something
The Peace of Wild Things
A poem by Wendell Berry.
onbeing.org
September 1, 2026 at 5:18 PM
He was one of my heroes.
Where can I get me some’a Discount Donnie’s mystery meat? Has it been inspected? “I don’t want to say.”
August 26, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Where can I get me some’a Discount Donnie’s mystery meat? Has it been inspected? “I don’t want to say.”
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It’s good to be reminded what it sounds like to have a serious and competent person as the head of state. youtube.com/watch?v=l-Wg...
FULL SPEECH | Carney explains why Canada suspended trade talks with U.S.
YouTube video by CBC News
youtube.com
August 23, 2026 at 1:07 AM
It’s good to be reminded what it sounds like to have a serious and competent person as the head of state. youtube.com/watch?v=l-Wg...
Wow. Just wow.
NEW: @thedailybeast.bsky.social has published two of Natalie Harp’s letters in full. 1/ www.thedailybeast.com/natalie-harp...
August 21, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Wow. Just wow.
Right. He’s not going to prosecute himself. He will claim conflict of interest or some shit.
There could not be a more blatant violation of the Hatch Act, which prohibits any executive branch employee from "Using his or her official title while participating in political activity." Unlikely to be prosecuted, however. Will any news org even mention this? www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/7...
Newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche is speaking at a Trump rally to endorse Bruce Blakeman
August 15, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Right. He’s not going to prosecute himself. He will claim conflict of interest or some shit.
Hahahahahaha! Yes!
BREAKING: Capital One bank closed Trump’s accounts in 2021 over money laundering, per a new court filing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit
Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an inter...
www.bloomberg.com
August 2, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Hahahahahaha! Yes!
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We can verify the daily physical status of a specific Seattle raccoon but apparently we're completely unable to determine whether a United States Senator is alive or dead.
Jimothy the racoon from Seattle keeps getting spotted
July 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
We can verify the daily physical status of a specific Seattle raccoon but apparently we're completely unable to determine whether a United States Senator is alive or dead.
Some pro-level dragging here. Keep it going.
I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Miller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli
July 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Some pro-level dragging here. Keep it going.
Why? Seriously, Doug? It’s because you and your boss are inveterate liars, that’s why.
BASH: But it peeled off. Why did that happen?
BURGUM: It didn't peel off. There was vandalism. There was box cutters. There have been 7 arrests.
BASH: There are photographs of people cutting a 350 foot gash in the reflecting pool?
BURGUM: Dana, I'm not sure why you keep questioning it
BURGUM: It didn't peel off. There was vandalism. There was box cutters. There have been 7 arrests.
BASH: There are photographs of people cutting a 350 foot gash in the reflecting pool?
BURGUM: Dana, I'm not sure why you keep questioning it
July 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Why? Seriously, Doug? It’s because you and your boss are inveterate liars, that’s why.
I’m perturbed that people say “Happy 4th!” It’s Independence Day, people! In a nod to the War on Christmas crowd, I’m going to start calling this the War on Independence Day. Deal with it.
July 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I’m perturbed that people say “Happy 4th!” It’s Independence Day, people! In a nod to the War on Christmas crowd, I’m going to start calling this the War on Independence Day. Deal with it.
This shit gets more “third reich” by the day.
June 30, 2026 at 12:46 AM
This shit gets more “third reich” by the day.
Sadly, Vance is right about the “12 hour news story” bit, but ONLY if it was Trump and ONLY because it would get lost in the firehose of corruption and malfeasance we see every day. A Watergate event involving Obama or Biden would have ended them like it did Nixon.
JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."
June 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Sadly, Vance is right about the “12 hour news story” bit, but ONLY if it was Trump and ONLY because it would get lost in the firehose of corruption and malfeasance we see every day. A Watergate event involving Obama or Biden would have ended them like it did Nixon.
Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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Holy crap, Trump is right!
March 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Holy crap, Trump is right!
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Tom Tillis has been DESTROYING Noem for the last five minutes.
Tillis: You decided to kill that dog because you had not invested the appropriate time in training it, and then you have the audacity to say it’s a leadership lesson. You killed a goat and said it was behaving badly. You’re a farmer — you don’t castrate a goat, they behave badly.
March 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Tom Tillis has been DESTROYING Noem for the last five minutes.