@nhold.bsky.social
Hey bluesky. Historian. In decline. Views expressed here are those of a future insightful majority.
@nhold.bsky.socialthis week I've been down bandcamp rabbit holes for post metal, thrash, and ragga jungle. I like everything I've heard and generally I think I like thrash better than post metal and generally like jungle better than thrash. really enjoying this just now scaredmoneyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/smr009...
@juliusgoat.bsky.socialReposted by @nhold.bsky.socialOur long national nightmare of minimizing toxic chemicals in our food is finally over.
@mguariglia.bsky.socialReposted by @nhold.bsky.socialDemocrats must recon with the idea that, guided by ideology and in exchange for massive profits from government contracts, many of these tech companies were *fine* assisting with the erosion of democracy and civil/human rights violations en mass.
@juliaraifman.bsky.socialReposted by @nhold.bsky.social“California billionaires saw their net worth rise roughly 25%, or $432 billion, in <2 years
Gains were especially pronounced for 22 CA billionaires who’ve publicly opposed the one-time, 5% wealth tax; they saw their net worth rise nearly 65%, or $280 billion”
@sacbee.com @bpaviour.bsky.social
@maidofbeans.bsky.socialReposted by @nhold.bsky.socialEver since I was a little girl, I dreamt of losing my mind to a tiny screen that makes me sad.
Police have killed nearly 1000 people this year so far. That doesn't include deaths in custody.
@nhold.bsky.socialWhy Did Ever We Meet This Charming Man?
@actualkatherine.bsky.socialReposted by @nhold.bsky.socialPlease understand that the historians you know are Going Through It rn
@dimitridrekonja.bsky.socialReposted by @nhold.bsky.socialHow could anyone know this wasn’t a carjacking?!?
@nhold.bsky.social@nhold.bsky.socialI didn't say bloodlust. Lying again.
@nhold.bsky.socialLiar.
@nhold.bsky.socialThe outraged liberals responding to this in the replies are kinda demoralizing. I think they reflect a kind of distinct flavor of political authoritarianism and political despair - very little is possible so be grateful for the little bit that some electeds do, kinda thing
@lilianasegura.bsky.socialReposted by @nhold.bsky.socialOne more thing about the death penalty before going offline. As disgusted as we should be by Trump's bloodlust, we should NOT lose sight of the CENTRAL role of Democrats in upholding, expanding, and enabling this system that seems to horrify so many people right now. It really cannot be said enough.
@nhold.bsky.socialI can't tell what 'people who have the jobs' means - if faculty, then the issue is faculty are now largely employees like any other, ie, people whose views do not steer institutions. if it means management, then they're very clear why they have the jobs, just only in private, like most employers!
@mobydickatsea.bsky.socialReposted by @nhold.bsky.socialin this world, head winds are far more prevalent than winds from astern
@nhold.bsky.socialI'm skeptical that the explanations would matter, since the bureaucracy isn't so much an interlocutor as a constraint and a resource drain. That can definitely be opposed, but not by convincing the bureaucrats via argument.
@ebrandom.bsky.socialReposted by @nhold.bsky.social"A 15-year-old boy in the northern town of Lens had his hand blown off up to the elbow by a sting-ball grenade"
@unraveledpress.comReposted by @nhold.bsky.socialICE is slamming far northern Illinois for a second day in a row. Rapid responders in Rockford say federal agents detained a group of roofing workers this morning—eight men all the way from Minnesota. Volunteers are currently trying to locate their families. From a local immigration attorney:
@privateeyenews.bsky.socialReposted by @nhold.bsky.socialTalking to Politico at the Labour party conference, Narayan said he had used “AI-generated synthetic focus groups provided by a private company… to test public opinion on AI and other issues”.
