Brian Christiansen

Attacking, unprovoked, your closest neighbor economically (or otherwise) should be grounds for immediate removal, 25th amendment or otherwise.

It’s waaay too early to say this perhaps, but these young Magpies and their new coach might be fun to watch this season. #nufc #htl

I don’t want the World Cup to be over. At least I still have a week of the Tour de France to ease me out of the great summer sporting events.

Wow, Paraguay! ¡Bravo!

Dream start for our American boys at the Workd Cup tonight! 🇺🇸

I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and Robert put some words behind my thoughts. – Perhaps the only way we straighten out our country is by first having the Republican Party to red-team it, and show us all the cracks in our defenses. Now… we just need to patch it.

I’ll read just about anything about Steve Kerr. Why Steve Kerr stayed with the Warriors I had a little bit of an advantage though. I hadn’t heard the news, nor read the title until just now, so it was a bit of a page turner, would he stay or would he go?

If we adopted a four-day work week, should we liberate Monday or Friday? (Or possibly Wednesday?)

If you think AI is only sycophantic, I’ll let you know I just ran some deep research on an idea and the verdict came back “mediocre-but-defensible” “not [a concept] to be proud of” 😬

A really good episode of The Ezra Klein Show on how broken the U.S. 2-party system is.

Never good to open up your social feeds and find out good friends and past colleagues have been laid off. The economic situation right now is just chaos.

Really frustrating to look up an ebook and find it listed for a higher price than the hardcover. And the book is more than ten years old! You’re giving me less, and charging me more?

Perhaps I should “stake a position” on a prediction market that this year’s word of the year will be “Polycrisis”.

No, YOU’RE crying. 😭 #UConn

Is it happening again?

Really enjoyed this essay from Craig Mod criss-crossing consciousness, the broad strokes of language and meaning, the understanding of machines, the possible future upheaval of society and meditation. (via Patrick Rhone)

Why would the whole AI world host their conversations on a network run by a man who is their antagonistic competitor? Seems like you might want to keep that somewhere neutral?

Heartbreak at St. James Park tonight in the final touch of the ball. At least it was a very entertaining game, and we’re not down in aggregate going into Camp Nou. #NUFC

Weather station hit 70ºF for the first time this year. Still have at least 18” of snow in the backyard, though.

It’s an all Apple/F1 night here for me and my girls. Finally got around to watching the Apple Original Brad Pitt F1 movie(not half bad), and we’re trying to stay up till 11PM to catch the start of the new era of F1 in Australia. 🏎️

“The War Department will not be distracted by democracy building interventionism, undefined wars, regime change,” U.S. Defense Secretary, December 2025 The Nobel Prize 2026 is just sitting there for the taking I suppose. Why does anyone believe anything these people have been selling since… ever?

Setting aside AOC for a moment, this article says what I’ve said for a long time. Dems essentially defend a status quo that has failed most of the U.S. since… the 80s? And in turn that leads to the voter just swapping in different parties until something meaningfully improves or they lose democracy.

Do not watch tonight’s State of the Union. Low ratings wound him. Let’s make this the least-watched SotU address ever.

BREAKING: A push to name one of Chicago’s snowplows “Abolish ICE,” clearly linking the humorous pun to efforts to oppose President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort, won the city’s annual snowplow naming contest, officials announced. @wttw.bsky.social

Strange new world we live in.

Lawsuits are being prepared by corporations to get back tariffs they paid, from the US government. How do the American people get the money we paid to the corps back, when they passed along a percentage of the tariffs to all of us? And the corps are going to lower prices now… right? …Right? 🇺🇸

Yet another sad reminder that there is a two-tiered justice system in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else. If elites can be held accountable in other parts of the world, why can't they be held accountable in America?

And of course US political reporters -- & editors & publishers -- would rather *die* than acknowledge straightforwardly that today's GOP is corrupt at a level that is unique in US history, wildly in contrast to Dems. They know it's true, but you couldn't force them to say it at gunpoint.

I don’t know why I like to watch curling. But I do. 🥌

AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."

Happy Birthday, National Weather Service. Here’s hoping you still exist in the future. Here’s the story of how a letter to Congress started the wheels rolling on the NWS.

For your consideration: https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/

This video is getting so much attention and it’s hard to explain why a video supposedly about renewable energy is so important to watch, even if you are well-versed… and yet I think you should invest 90 minutes into it. (Perfectly watchable at 1.5x) and share widely.

“Sources” are saying Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Bill is a unique curmudgeon. But if the best of all time doesn’t get in on the first ballot, should anyone? This vote is not a popularity contest. If true, this is an embarrassment for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

“Please get the truth out about our son.” Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.

Once you read it, you can’t unsee it: what we are seeing in Minnesota is what happens when the Jan 6 criminals are put in charge. These are literally the same people who stormed the Capitol, now with a blank check, weapons, and impunity.

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

I do really love using my Apple Pencil for handwriting on iPad. But one weird thing has always followed me since my first Apple Pencil: a part of the iPad always getting surprisingly hot while I’m writing. Is it just me?

Dr. King’s legacy isn't just about "dreaming." His actual methodology began with SEEING. He insisted a nation look directly at the "hidden tension" that already existed. "Constructive, nonviolent tension is necessary for growth." Before we fix, we must see.

Reminder: > “By analyzing $4 trillion of shipments […] researchers found that foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases […] while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.” “Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds”- WSJ.

Sign seen at protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Denmark: “America already has too much ICE”

Let me say this in no uncertain terms, as an American: hands off Greenland! We do not steal from, nor threaten our long term close allies and NATO partners. NATO is the most effective alliance in the history of the world. Let’s not f’ it up. 🇺🇸💙🇩🇰🇬🇱🤝🏻

The New York Times have sent a reporter and photographer/videographer along with a scientific expedition to Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, and their reporting so far is fascinating. I’m not sure how much is available to non-subscribers, but check it out.

I was today years old when I realized why the Eagles current logo faces left. The right side feathers form an “E”. (Bonus avian logo trivia: if you never noticed, the Falcons’ logo is in the shape of an “F”.)

Just learned that Bob Weir passed away yesterday at 78. Tremendously Grateful for all the amazing music he brought into the world. Fare thee well, Bobby 🌹

Not going to hold my breath for congratulatory texts from my Wisconsinite friends tonight. 🏈

After a heartstopping finish in Newcastle tonight, my UConn Huskies tried to do their best to up my heart rate at Providence… coming from 13 down late to force OT and pull out the win. 🏀

What a finish at St. James’ Park this evening, I wish I could have watched. Thankful for the BBC Newcastle audio feed that’s provided on nufc.co.uk! #HTL #NUFC ⚽️

I think I’ve hit the point where I’m marking all political text messages as spam, even from people I agree with because it’s all too much. I didn’t sign up for any of this.