Hundreds of Beavers did not disappoint.
Microblog
Finally watched The Bear. So good. We excited for Season 4 in June?
Proud of my friend Marc-André for writing a book. Can’t wait to read!
QAnon “From Conspiracy Theory to New Religious Movement” will be published by Routledge on August 13, 2025, available to preorder in July.
Double pneumonia is no joke. Day 10 of antibiotics and I can almost take a deep breath.
Mike Monteiro’s newsletters have been a bright spot in the week this year. Even when they’re kinda depressing. Also I just ordered all the shitty pulp editions of his and Erika Hall’s books.
So is the U.S. Government “Too big to fail?”
turning 40:
“I’m drunk with apathy”
The first rule of social media is that you don’t read the article
I’ve been thinking more since ditching my tools for thought
From the Newsroom: This bill would help local media
Washington state’s SB 5400 “would support local journalism by creating a tax surcharge to be paid by large international technology companies.”
“It would provide $20 million per year to split among existing newspapers, news websites and broadcasters.”
How to stop loving what harms you
Great read
I have so much caffeine planned for today. It’s gonna be great.
The former White House Press Office distribution list is now forwarding Trump’s TRUTH Social posts, and has been renamed to “The Office of Communications”
I hate that my brain works so much better on nicotine.
(I haven’t smoked regularly in 15 years and still don’t feel the same without it.)
The Trump Pardons That Will Haunt America
The narrative that J6 was “not an insurrection” is a pervasive lie and those who fall for it are falling for far-right propaganda. And now the convicted seditionists have been pardoned, vindicated.
The success of the seditious conspiracy charges a couple of years ago was a really important moment because the government had made up for the mistakes that they made in 1988. For the first time, arguably since the Civil War, the United States government had proven without question that groups that organize against the government on behalf of white supremacist and anti-government ideologies were attempting to overthrow the government. And that was a significant deal, not just legally, but also in terms of deterrence and building a democratic norm against violence. All of that has now been destroyed.
The sun is out today, following a week of cold, gray mist. Coming from California it took me over a decade in the Pacific Northwest to appreciate the winters here. While I still love the sunshine, I’m happy to report that I’m fully acclimated.
Fastmail is so good. I think I’m over a decade with them. It comes with built-in DNS and web hosting too, which is an awesome perk.
The Brutalist. Good movie.
Wolf Moon 🐺
Happy Friday. Made it through the first full work week of the year. How did we do?
I worked on a review of 2024 for most of the week and it was kind of hell in the middle, but I’m finally starting to feel some clarity, which was the goal. So I think I know where to start next week. 😅
Will "AI" replace developers?
(nah, but it makes us go faster)
New podcast episode with Ben Curtis.
Back to work today and I think I might even be ready
Good morning, here’s my J6 post.
I can’t believe I didn’t connect the dots until now. (The movie premiered the month I was born.)


Yesterday I got this ad for The Epoch Times (the propaganda rag from the far-right Falun Gong movement) while searching the iOS App Store. They advertise themselves as “fearless journalism.” The app is currently #36 in Magazines & Newspapers, with 4.9/5 stars.
We’re watching The Terminator and Pogo (our pug) starts barking every time he sees Arnold. He really hates bodybuilders.
My kids and I had some fun taking shitty photos of Christopher Marley’s Exquisite Creatures Revealed exhibit at OMSI this week. My favorite is the princess shrimp.
Camera: “Children’s Digital Camera”




It’s officially 2025 on the West Coast, Happy New Year!
We watched The Muppet Christmas Carol tonight. A few favorite quotes:
“No cheeses for us meeces”
“Our assets are frozen!”
“Business”
“Light the lamp, not the rat!”
“I knew you weren’t suited for literature”
Doing some writing and remembering that the Malheur occupation was the same year that Trump got elected the first time. That was when a lot of the pieces started to come together for me.
Mount Hood from I-5 Bridge
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT 8MP w/ 50mm 1.8 “nifty fifty”
I thought it was sinuses but no, pretty sure I’ve been clenching my jaw in my sleep again.
I made soup
making a roux, checking it twice
I love how you can’t turn off audiobook and podcast recommendations in Spotify, and I especially love how they think I want to see Jordan Peterson or James Lindsay on my home page. Maybe I’ll give Apple Music another chance.
Maybe if I tell Spotify I’m just trying to make my bed (remove Jordan Peterson from my homepage)
Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam
This is wild
Beautiful sunset over the marsh last night.


further proof that bluesky is a socialist echo chamber: most of the handles end in “.social”
Nice sunset tonight, even managed to capture it with 2.1 megapixels
Digital Concepts “For Dummies” 2.1MP
Far-Right Sheriffs Want to Carry Out Donald Trump's Mass Deportations. That’s Not Possible
By David Gilbert featuring Devin Burghart and Jessica Pishko
“What ergonomic keyboard should I buy?” he typed with his thumbs as his fingers curled around his iPhone
Against the dark forest
This is a very good read.
“For legends attract the very best in our times, just as ideologies attract the average, and the whispered tales of gruesome secret powers behind the scenes attract the very worst.”
— Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
Loving the salad kits at Trader Joe’s lately. Dill-icious.
I just did the most adult thing ever and bought de-icer for my driveway. Before my driveway is iced over. Please clap.
This is more deep sea creature than mammal, tell me I’m wrong
Some dreams were only ever meant to be dreams
This is a thoughtful article, and it resonates with me. My interest in coding as a pastime has waned, and I try to view running my business as a job these days.
Hustling is fine when you have the energy but it takes a lot. And sometimes a new idea/opportunity sparks the energy to pursue it.
Feeling slightly less tired:
- Quit work early
- Slow 5K run on treadmill at the gym
- Grocery shopping, got some salad and chicken to grill for dinner
- Had dinner and fed the kids (who didn’t want chicken and salad, of course)
- Headed to a movie with just me (my favorite thing)