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.
Creativity!
'Under the streets of Paris, a 75-mile labyrinth of pipes is at work trying to keep the parts of the city cool. They’re carrying water that’s been chilled in special plants before being sent across the French capital, to offices, malls and museums including the Louvre.
'Under the streets of Paris, a 75-mile labyrinth of pipes is at work trying to keep the parts of the city cool. They’re carrying water that’s been chilled in special plants before being sent across the French capital, to offices, malls and museums including the Louvre.
How Paris Is Using the Seine to Try to Keep Cool in Scorching Heat
Chilled water and miles of pipes create eco-friendly air conditioning for the city
www.bloomberg.com
June 28, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Creativity!
'Under the streets of Paris, a 75-mile labyrinth of pipes is at work trying to keep the parts of the city cool. They’re carrying water that’s been chilled in special plants before being sent across the French capital, to offices, malls and museums including the Louvre.
'Under the streets of Paris, a 75-mile labyrinth of pipes is at work trying to keep the parts of the city cool. They’re carrying water that’s been chilled in special plants before being sent across the French capital, to offices, malls and museums including the Louvre.
Reposted by Peter Christian Hall
Kristi Noem spent more than $700 million of your money buying warehouses to detain immigrants. Now ICE is planning to sell or give away most of them.
This was a signature initiative of the Trump deportation agenda, and it is collapsing under the weight of its own incompetence.
This was a signature initiative of the Trump deportation agenda, and it is collapsing under the weight of its own incompetence.
ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Kristi Noem spent more than $700 million of your money buying warehouses to detain immigrants. Now ICE is planning to sell or give away most of them.
This was a signature initiative of the Trump deportation agenda, and it is collapsing under the weight of its own incompetence.
This was a signature initiative of the Trump deportation agenda, and it is collapsing under the weight of its own incompetence.
Welcome US citizens? Trump is near gone.
Welcome? This witless chowderhead doesn't know that passports are issued to US citizens for use traveling abroad? Welcome? Christ, he's so relentlessly stupid.
June 27, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Welcome US citizens? Trump is near gone.
Reposted by Peter Christian Hall
Getting rid of well-respected high ranking members of the military in order to install loyalists is what you do when you are planning to do the wrong thing and want to make sure the military complies with your orders.
June 26, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Getting rid of well-respected high ranking members of the military in order to install loyalists is what you do when you are planning to do the wrong thing and want to make sure the military complies with your orders.
Reposted by Peter Christian Hall
'hearing from the “abortion abolition movement,” using the label adopted by some activists pushing for women to be prosecuted for having abortions [Vance] hinted at the potential peril...in expressing opposition to the idea, saying that “we can’t be immune to the realities of modern politics.”
Support Builds on the Right for Prosecuting Women Who Get Abortions
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2026 at 5:14 AM
'hearing from the “abortion abolition movement,” using the label adopted by some activists pushing for women to be prosecuted for having abortions [Vance] hinted at the potential peril...in expressing opposition to the idea, saying that “we can’t be immune to the realities of modern politics.”
It needs a roof to spare the innocent ducks from Donald's idiocy.
NOW: Workers appear to be erecting a fence around the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C.
Watch LIVE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnge...
Watch LIVE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnge...
LIVE: See Trump’s Reflecting Pool DISASTER as crews race to fix MESS
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
June 23, 2026 at 10:39 PM
It needs a roof to spare the innocent ducks from Donald's idiocy.
SpaceX stock trading ...
June 23, 2026 at 9:13 PM
SpaceX stock trading ...
'Russian-installed authorities suspended civilian fuel sales until at least Wednesday...authorities announced parts of the peninsula would be left without street lighting & all public events had been cancelled.
“I want to go back to Moscow. This is just horrible” one Russian tourist said in a video
“I want to go back to Moscow. This is just horrible” one Russian tourist said in a video
Ukraine intensifies attacks on Crimea to raise cost of Russian occupation
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says strikes on oil facilities part of ‘long-range sanctions’ intended to isolate the territory
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2026 at 3:59 AM
'Russian-installed authorities suspended civilian fuel sales until at least Wednesday...authorities announced parts of the peninsula would be left without street lighting & all public events had been cancelled.
“I want to go back to Moscow. This is just horrible” one Russian tourist said in a video
“I want to go back to Moscow. This is just horrible” one Russian tourist said in a video
There goes the AI rally!
Is China Closing the A.I. Gap Faster Than Expected?
"Silicon Valley & corp America are increasingly turning to cheaper, open-source artificial intelligence models built in China ... especially as newer models are quickly closing the gap with American rivals.'
Is China Closing the A.I. Gap Faster Than Expected?
"Silicon Valley & corp America are increasingly turning to cheaper, open-source artificial intelligence models built in China ... especially as newer models are quickly closing the gap with American rivals.'
Is China Closing the A.I. Gap Faster Than Expected?
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There goes the AI rally!
Is China Closing the A.I. Gap Faster Than Expected?
"Silicon Valley & corp America are increasingly turning to cheaper, open-source artificial intelligence models built in China ... especially as newer models are quickly closing the gap with American rivals.'
Is China Closing the A.I. Gap Faster Than Expected?
"Silicon Valley & corp America are increasingly turning to cheaper, open-source artificial intelligence models built in China ... especially as newer models are quickly closing the gap with American rivals.'
I think it likely that Trump and Vance dream of coopting bipartisan criticism of Israel by charging in front of the global parade. Will it work?
The U.S. intelligence report concludes “that in the face of national elections this fall, Netanyahu’s political survival is linked to showing .. that he will not withdraw troops from Lebanon and that he is intent on escalating the fighting with Hezbollah ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
June 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I think it likely that Trump and Vance dream of coopting bipartisan criticism of Israel by charging in front of the global parade. Will it work?
'Economists reckon drivers don’t react much to oil prices, but those assumptions didn’t account for the rise of EVs. If you have a plug-in hybrid, or one conventional & one electric car, you can instantly switch when gasoline gets too pricey. China’s army of dirt-cheap electric taxis ...'
The Mystery of China’s Oil Demand Drop Is No Mystery
It’s the biggest conundrum in the world economy right now: How has China managed to go on an oil detox?
www.bloomberg.com
June 19, 2026 at 4:57 AM
'Economists reckon drivers don’t react much to oil prices, but those assumptions didn’t account for the rise of EVs. If you have a plug-in hybrid, or one conventional & one electric car, you can instantly switch when gasoline gets too pricey. China’s army of dirt-cheap electric taxis ...'
Ukraine blows the TOP off a Moscow oil refinery in another, even bigger drone attack.
444K views · 7.7K reactions | Eyewitness footage shows the top of a fuel storage unit being blown off as Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Moscow as part of one of the largest long-range Ukrainian attacks on Russia since the war began. Read more: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/GkxOeB | ABC News
Eyewitness footage shows the top of a fuel storage unit being blown off as Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Moscow as part of one of the largest long-range Ukrainian attacks on Russia since...
www.facebook.com
June 18, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Ukraine blows the TOP off a Moscow oil refinery in another, even bigger drone attack.
“targets the Enterprise tier of Microsoft, the blast radius isn’t limited to personal data—[can]surface anything the user has access to inside the organization including emails, meeting invites & notes..“Depending on how M365 is connected to the environment, the blast radius could extend even wider”
Microsoft's Copilot AI Caught Letting Hackers Steal Your 2FA Codes Through a Single Click
Microsoft was forced to patch a vulnerability that allowed researchers to turn the chatbot into a "one-click data exfiltration weapon."
futurism.com
June 18, 2026 at 2:30 AM
“targets the Enterprise tier of Microsoft, the blast radius isn’t limited to personal data—[can]surface anything the user has access to inside the organization including emails, meeting invites & notes..“Depending on how M365 is connected to the environment, the blast radius could extend even wider”
Trump's Reflecting Pond is evolving fast!
June 17, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Trump's Reflecting Pond is evolving fast!
Disclaimer: "Musk projects."
ANDREESSEN: ".. In five years, Musk projects, SpaceX will be launching more AI compute to orbit per year than the cumulative installed base on Earth. This is why SpaceX merged with xAI in February. Rockets and intelligence are becoming the same problem."
#$SPCX
open.substack.com/pub/a16z/p/s...
#$SPCX
open.substack.com/pub/a16z/p/s...
SpaceX & the Sentient Sun
Earth is the cradle of humanity, and you cannot stay in the cradle forever.
open.substack.com
June 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Disclaimer: "Musk projects."
Trump couldn't stop it from passing gas, but he damaged the future of wind power.
June 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Trump couldn't stop it from passing gas, but he damaged the future of wind power.
How many will die now?
'Once Trump is truly a lame duck...there’s a good chance he will care even less about what voters want. Just like there’s a good chance he will care even less what congressional Republicans want or need to get reelected...That’s a recipe for electoral disaster.'
'Once Trump is truly a lame duck...there’s a good chance he will care even less about what voters want. Just like there’s a good chance he will care even less what congressional Republicans want or need to get reelected...That’s a recipe for electoral disaster.'
Giving Trump $70 Billion for ICE Is a Time Bomb for Republicans
It was a year ago this month that President Donald Trump gave many Americans their first glimpse of his long-promised campaign of mass deportations. He deployed the military and immigration agents to ...
bloomberg.com
June 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
How many will die now?
'Once Trump is truly a lame duck...there’s a good chance he will care even less about what voters want. Just like there’s a good chance he will care even less what congressional Republicans want or need to get reelected...That’s a recipe for electoral disaster.'
'Once Trump is truly a lame duck...there’s a good chance he will care even less about what voters want. Just like there’s a good chance he will care even less what congressional Republicans want or need to get reelected...That’s a recipe for electoral disaster.'
'This surge in EVs...is irreversible. People who buy EVs rarely switch back to gas-powered cars, especially in countries that have the infrastructure & charging stations to support EVs. & more EVs on the road create political & economic pressure to upgrade the infrastructure to facilitate their use'
To mark Trump's 80th birthday, BYD, the Chinese EV maker, is making Trump "Salesman of the Year." cepr.net/publications...
BYD To Award Trump Salesman of the Year for Promoting its EVs
Trump’s Iran war boosted EV demand worldwide, helping drive record Chinese EV exports and accelerating the global green transition.
cepr.net
June 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
'This surge in EVs...is irreversible. People who buy EVs rarely switch back to gas-powered cars, especially in countries that have the infrastructure & charging stations to support EVs. & more EVs on the road create political & economic pressure to upgrade the infrastructure to facilitate their use'
Happy birthday, Don!
'... Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said there was “no point” in continuing talks if the US lacked the “will and ability” to fulfill its commitments and stop Israel from bombing Lebanon...Israeli attacks on Beirut wouldn’t go “unanswered.”'
'... Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said there was “no point” in continuing talks if the US lacked the “will and ability” to fulfill its commitments and stop Israel from bombing Lebanon...Israeli attacks on Beirut wouldn’t go “unanswered.”'
Iran Signals No Deal Will Be Signed by Trump’s Sunday Timeline
Iran pushed back on US President Donald Trump’s assertion an interim peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was imminent, as an Israeli strike on Lebanon posed a potential new risk to any agreement...
www.bloomberg.com
June 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday, Don!
'... Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said there was “no point” in continuing talks if the US lacked the “will and ability” to fulfill its commitments and stop Israel from bombing Lebanon...Israeli attacks on Beirut wouldn’t go “unanswered.”'
'... Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said there was “no point” in continuing talks if the US lacked the “will and ability” to fulfill its commitments and stop Israel from bombing Lebanon...Israeli attacks on Beirut wouldn’t go “unanswered.”'
Bon Anniversaire, Don!
"Trump’s behavior is “not only erratic but also extremely unsteady and constantly shifting,” said Bardella in the interview, which will be released in its entirety Monday. ... "There’s a Monday attitude, a Tuesday attitude, a Wednesday attitude.”
"Trump’s behavior is “not only erratic but also extremely unsteady and constantly shifting,” said Bardella in the interview, which will be released in its entirety Monday. ... "There’s a Monday attitude, a Tuesday attitude, a Wednesday attitude.”
France’s far-right front-runner rejects Trump’s backing
Jordan Bardella called the U.S. president’s behavior “erratic but also extremely unsteady and constantly shifting.”
www.politico.eu
June 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Bon Anniversaire, Don!
"Trump’s behavior is “not only erratic but also extremely unsteady and constantly shifting,” said Bardella in the interview, which will be released in its entirety Monday. ... "There’s a Monday attitude, a Tuesday attitude, a Wednesday attitude.”
"Trump’s behavior is “not only erratic but also extremely unsteady and constantly shifting,” said Bardella in the interview, which will be released in its entirety Monday. ... "There’s a Monday attitude, a Tuesday attitude, a Wednesday attitude.”
Mosquitoes gather with enthusiasm at the Reflecting Pool Trump just "fixed" for the otherwise revolting Sunday evening tropical gladiator salute at what was once our White House.
Friend sent me this photo he took today of the Reflecting Pool
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June 14, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Mosquitoes gather with enthusiasm at the Reflecting Pool Trump just "fixed" for the otherwise revolting Sunday evening tropical gladiator salute at what was once our White House.
Lowest national oil reserves since the buildup started under Reagan. As for the commercial reserves, Trump's two score of peace announcements may not come soon enough to save MAGA summer ...
The tanks in Cushing, Oklahoma, are hitting bottom. The oil market is about to hit a tipping point | CNN Business
Cushing, Oklahoma, dubs itself the pipeline crossroads of the world. The tagline is emblazoned on a giant roadside sign fashioned out of pipes on the corner of Main Street and South Stiles Road. It ha...
www.cnn.com
June 14, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Lowest national oil reserves since the buildup started under Reagan. As for the commercial reserves, Trump's two score of peace announcements may not come soon enough to save MAGA summer ...