Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's striking how the essence of capitalism that Marx captured has remained true through today. Its relentless drive to increase productivity both immiserates workers and holds the promise of its transcendence, and this is as true with AI today as it was with the power loom and spinning jenny. 162
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Good job there on not speculating Wes. And you're sure it's your democracy they hate, and not, you know, all the bombing? thearabweekly.com/uk-police-sa... 120
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here a group of Israeli settlers enjoy the water that they've stolen from a spring in the West Bank town of al-Auja. 'Murad al-Juba, 53, once grew an abundance of fruit and vegetables...“All these farms depend on the spring, but today, the spring is gone, because the settlers took it,” Juba said.' 199
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu joyfully declares that there is "no such thing as a Palestinian nation" as he jumps into a pool at a tourist attraction that was created by diverting a spring from a Palestinian farm, devastating its crops. www.timesofisrael.com/settlers-div... 32426
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yeah this is awful, and I have a lifetime supply of these. 010
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I will not have anyone slagging a Pop Tart after their mascot sacrificed himself for our sins. 1210
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A tale of two pliers: a pair of delicate needle nose pliers that helped me route cables through the Linux server I built yesterday, and a robust pair of electrician's pliers that I used to fix an open neutral line last night in our kitchen. Both are simple, humble and perfectly suited to purpose. 100
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I love to see the local deer looking so healthy. These guys come up most evenings for the few apples my wife throws out for them, which they really seem to enjoy. 021
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I prefer to think that this is a photo of the storied Minnesota State Fair tradition of having a large stuffed bear judge how well alpacas can ride a kiddie car. 021
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We had tremendous storms in Austin this afternoon, lost power for a couple hours and the internet is still out. The wind was really intense, knocked down an oak tree across our driveway. 152
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026If your local Nazis aren't fleeing in panic and crying from being pepper sprayed and pissing their pants while getting splattered with paint then you just aren't doing your part. 073
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I loved this gara cloth from Sierra Leone that I saw last week in the RISD Museum. Like cuneiform and human figures melded. Could lose myself in it for hours. 041
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Agreed, Salaita is very good at this. This essay of his is well worth reading. "We were told repeatedly that the very idea of Jewish peoplehood is contingent on Israel’s existence and were nevertheless given the responsibility of separating the two phenomena." 0182
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The state of Texas may have forced Austin to remove its rainbow crosswalks, but it couldn't stop the installation of a prominent marker that "commemorates the historical significance and lasting contributions of Austin's LGBTQIA+ community". www.kut.org/austin/2026-... 061
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Yes, if only there was a way for Trump voters to have known what the Republicans really stood for... 0382
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026"Political power grows out of the microphone of the Twitch streamer" - Hasan Piker's Little Red Book www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/o... 000
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Amusing that I've caught a bunch of blocks from people apparently offended that I pointed out that Maoism doesn't mean "everything that Mao did" but is rather a specific body of revolutionary political theory. It's also pretty funny calling Hasan Piker a Maoist just because he praised Mao. Ah well. 160
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I'm sure you'll be surprised to know that this transphobe is also Islamophobic. 030
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Yeah this guy's a real piece of shit, reported and blocked. 000
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Very interesting framing in this Times of Israel article, noting Israel's repeated violations of the ceasefire and "Israeli foot-dragging". www.timesofisrael.com/trump-will-b... 020
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Funny I was looking at Makita tools yesterday and saw this and thought what a very specific tool it is, but I imagine it rules when all you do is cut through pipe or conduit all day. 120
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026"The young have given us a gift. It is up to us all, every one of us to make what they have done matter." This can be said of so many movements, spurred by the energy and frustration of the young, and all too often thwarted by state violence and the complacency of their elders. 12710
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I have a feeling I enjoyed this review of "Pompeii: Out of Time With Tom Hiddleston" far more than I'd enjoy the program. The description alone of him "raising his soulful eyes to our bog-standard eyes" was well worth the read. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... 000
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I went out the other night to get the bird feeder and saw an animal down the side porch. At first I thought it was a racoon but it was moving very oddly, then I realized it was a mother skunk and three little babies all clustered around her, scuttling along the porch together. Cuteness overload! 1183
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Not sure what's more disheartening--that someone posted this wild-ass review of toothpaste, or that someone else found it helpful. 151
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Avi Bluth, who calls terrorist settlers his partners, and Tamir Yadai, who calls Palestinian babies terrorists, are not part of the current government. They are not creatures of Netanyahu or Likud. They hold the highest rank in the IDF, and they endure as governments come and go. They are Israel. 065
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 14/07/2026This very cool youth rabbi influencer telling Clavicular that Joseph was the original looksmaxxer, which I guess explains that amazing technicolor dreamcoat. Or something. Nightmare blunt rotation. 142
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Just an amazing thing to have typed up and sent out into the world. 000
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I well remember this issue, and many others where Mother Jones did the work that no other magazines were doing. 130
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Well if this is being wrong about VR AI Crypto Smart-Glasses GLP1 NFTs or Bitcoin, then I don't want to be right about VR AI Crypto Smart-Glasses GLP1 NFTs or Bitcoin! 3184
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Coincidentally, I learned today that John Stockwell was found dead a couple weeks ago. He contended that, although the CIA did plan to poison Lumumba, he was ultimately beaten to death by hirelings of Congolese politicians who were aligned with the CIA. He did offer this vignette: 36711
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Have you considered that most people just don't enjoy roiling? 01000
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 21/05/2026That's right, you need to leave them open so the wires can breathe. 020
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Every interview with Jimi Hendrix reveals this sweet gentle soul just grooving on the universe and trying to put that into music. We need so much more of that. parade.com/news/jimi-he... 061
Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The only people who focus on this stuff are racists who care about other people's birth rates. Humans aren't going anywhere, and the reasons for declining birth rates aren't a mystery. 001