Peter Norman

Black Flan

In under 48 hours, you organized nearly 1,200 marches and vigils in all 50 states and DC for Renee Nicole Good.

There are more of us than there are of them — and We the People won’t stop demanding accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee. #ICEOutForGood

Community pushed them out.

Chongqing = cyberpunk Pittsburgh. Or perhaps, Pittsburgh = steampunk Chongqing.

This Arkansas City Shows How to Slash Emissions and Save Money, Too

Nice article in the NY Times highlighting some of the ambitious sustainability efforts originating here in Fayetteville, AR. Kudos to my wonderful colleague Sara Gosman for pitching the article and providing crucial information on background. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/c...

Partly, I like the wildly inaccurate depiction of Rockville, Maryland

After not paying any attention to REM for years, I've recently had "Don't Go Back to Rockville" and "Orange Crush" on heavy rotation. Some great stuff in their catalog.

Americans will lose an average of 400 pounds each?

Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.

Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:

See, this is the problem with cutting the liberal arts. No one appreciates the beauty of the prompt for its own sake.

Photo of Senator Alex Padilla, being handcuffed on the ground after approaching Sec. Kristi Noem.

This is disgusting.

If this is how they treat Alex Padilla, a United States Senator, how do you think they’ll treat you?

Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie.

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(Fellini's masterpiece)

Are tweeps on Bluesky ... bleeps?

@mariaressa.bsky.social Congratulations, and thank you! www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Crack-Up Capitalism A Fortune best nonfiction book of 2023In a revelatory dispatch from the frontier of capitalist extremism, an acclaimed historian of ideas shows how free mark...

This by Quinn Slobodian has been on my reading list. Seems relevant?

I'm delighted that my article "Building Power: Can Wind and Solar Development Foster Equity and Democracy?" will appear in volume 38 of the Georgetown Environmental Law Review. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Power companies would be able to raise your electric bill more easily under new legislation SB307 removes several protections against rate increases, makes it easier for utilities to pass costs to customers, and neuters regulators' ability to do much about it.

Seems bad. SB307 would allow utilities to self-regulate new (likely gas) power plants inside and outside of Arkansas, and charge new rates, without PSC approval. It'll be easier to plan and cancel an out-of-state nuke than build renewables. #arpx #arleg
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Wow, this is real. It would have been a pitch-perfect satire. Well, I guess it's a pitch-perfect self-satire.

Protest against Trump and Musk in Fayetteville, Arkansas

About 500 came out to protest in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

I can imagine if that Trump were to remember just one phrase from a constitutional law professor, it would be "citizenship is Allegiance-for-Protection" -- and he could easily take it even beyond its immediate, horrifying, implications for the children of immigrants.

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

But perhaps they've been playing a different game. Trump has been a Gemeinschaft patriarch/mob boss his whole life; Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, etc. are in this regard toddlers.

You'd expect that to claw their way up corporate hierarchies (including as VC-funded founders), they'd have developed their own hypersensitivities to the intentions behind perceived slights and abilities to reward friends and punish enemies.

here come old laptop
he come
bootin up slowly
he got
broken touchpad
he need
one more update
he got
no space
on this pc

one thing i can tell you
its got no warranty

Win Dan's new book! I've gotten a sneak preview from past conversations with him - it would be fascinating on its own even if it weren't so timely.

Affluent White Man Enjoys, Causes The Blues HIGHLAND PARK, IL–Steve Smalls, a senior vice-president at Chicago's Alliance Manufacturing, the world's largest producer of industrial refrigeration systems, is a self-described "blues nut."

Late to the party, but I think of this one from time to time. www.theonion.com/affluent-whi...