Showed and made fun of an AI slop picture somebody used for their menu to my wife.
Her: "So are you on an 'AI is garbage' website?"
Me: "No, Bluesky... so I suppose you're right."
Over the last 20 years, Culver has steadily increased from a population of around 800 to about 2,000 today, the average household income has doubled and tourism is up. But the Central Oregon town is still considered a so-called food desert — there is no grocery store.
“Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, met privately in recent weeks with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and top outside adviser, and discussed potential areas of common ground, according to five people with knowledge of the meeting.”
BRUH.
Went to a Pride in the Park event with the kiddo. There were a couple of homophonic protesters there, trying to shout at kids about sin. At the park, there were craft stations, a bouncy house, and families if all sorts just enjoying being in community together.
They’re going to try to make you feel insane for opposing this war. They’ll ignore protests and downplay any opposition. They’ll try to strongarm you into submission.
They did it with Iraq and they’ll do it again.
And then a few years later they’ll pretend they were with you all along.
the hong kong protestors used the phrase "do not split" to mean that the radical protest and peaceful protest arms of the movement should refuse to criticize each other.
It is hard to write a story, especially a prequel, that enhances pre-existing source material and makes it better and more poignant. Andor is the rare masterclass in that; Rogue One was already my favorite Star Wars movie. Watching it after finishing Andor, and it somehow hits even better.
Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all
"And let me tell you: getting all of those Northwest people to agree on something? That almost never happens."
So true, and amazing writing about what it feels like reading media written about our little corner of the country.
Last week, the New York Times came to Oregon and described the forest as smelling like a pine tree air freshener sold at car washes. Today I talk about why this is a great metaphor for helicopter journalism and the ways national media loses trust.
leahsottile.substack.com/p/59-extract...
The four year old yesterday: "I am an artist. I am so creative."
I'm doing whatever I can to nurture and preserve that feeling for her, and I love that her teachers do, too. ❤️
Andor season 2 has just been amazing so far. Weaving the storylines together as Mon Mothma dances, and the raw emotion of all of it was phenomenally well done. I can't wait for the remainder of the season.
Trans friends, no amount of legal shell games and weaponized bigotry will make you anything less than perfect beings exactly as you are and wish to be.
Conversations with the four year old, talking about a new coworker who does aqua- and mariculture work.
4yo: "Daddy, do you work in the ocean."
Me: "No, I'm an accountant."
4yo: "No daddy, you're not a countant, you're a nerd!"
Fun little 7-1 trophy to kick off the format. I love Tarkir, so glad Wizards came back to the plane. Thought this would be a 4-3 deck at best, but Abzan does silly things. #mtg
If you were POTUS, and wanted to create market conditions where the mega-wealthy can buy up massive amounts of distressed public and private assets for pennies on the dollar, turning the US into a modern day fiefdom, is there a single thing you would do differently from what Trump has done to date?
It’s difficult to find graphing paper here, but our data indicates that the US Tariff on our island is causing their stock market to be shaped just like our biggest cliff. Impeccable
Baby shower 🚿
Tula and her mom Rose-Tu enjoyed a splash under a warm shower. Asian elephants can drink up to 50 gallons of water per day, and they often swim and play in it too!
Preschooler logic: "If we put ice cream on top of the brownie, then the brownie might melt. Because ice cream melts, so it will make the brownie melt."
Love this article about actions nonprofits should take versus are taking. The good ole' prisoner's dilemma has been made real, and realizing we're in it is critical.
ajscholz.substack.com/p/nonprofits...
Still a little while to go in the @translifeline.bsky.social fundraiser by @tolariancommunitycollege.com. They are so close to hitting half a million dollars for a great org, when it's services are going to be needed more than ever.
I'm giving away EVERY Masters set EVER! It's Masters Masters!
I'm giving TEN PEOPLE each one box of Masters from the entire history of Masters sets as a thank you!
Just donate in multiples of $4.00 to
@translifeline.bsky.social until Feb 15 at 11am PST!
Donate---> give.translifeline.org/tolarian
As a New Orleans Saints and a Boise State Broncos fan, I couldn't be more excited about Kellen Moore finally getting a shot as the Saints new head coach. Fantastic choice, I'm excited to see what he brings.