Derek Powazek
@fraying.bsky.social
I used to make websites. I wrote the book “Design for Community.” I designed the original Blogger. I created JPG Magazine, Fray, Kvetch, Cute-Fight, and more.
Now I grow flowers and turn them into CBD products at https://milkbarn.farm.
Now I grow flowers and turn them into CBD products at https://milkbarn.farm.
Pinned
Had a long conversation with my contact at the Oregon Dept of Agriculture. The ODA administers the Hemp program. She has been hearing from a lot of hemp growers lately. (She thanked me for being nice about it - I said I waited a few days to calm down before calling.) Here's what I learned:
Dry brining the bird.
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Dry brining the bird.
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Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Must be nice.
BREAKING Jair Bolsonaro, convicted of attempting a military coup and the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, is ordered today to begin his 27-year sentence
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Bolsonaro out of appeals; will start 27-year sentence for coup attempt
The former Brazilian president will begin his sentence in a specially prepared cell at federal police headquarters in Brasília.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Must be nice.
Whatever kind of pie you like is cool with me. Life’s too short to dislike pie.
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Whatever kind of pie you like is cool with me. Life’s too short to dislike pie.
I really like Hank Green, but he is spreading AI grifter lies and it's really disappointing.
SciShow Is Lying to You about AI. Here are the receipts.
YouTube video by Internet of Bugs
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I really like Hank Green, but he is spreading AI grifter lies and it's really disappointing.
We need a legion of Democratic candidates that recite these facts like they're Zohran.
To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
We need a legion of Democratic candidates that recite these facts like they're Zohran.
Everything is so stupid.
Rush Hour 4 is reportedly a go at Paramount – after Trump intervened on behalf of the movie.
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring the franchise back to the big screen
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring the franchise back to the big screen
Rush Hour 4 in the works at Paramount after reports of Trump intervening
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring his hit franchise back to the big screen
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Everything is so stupid.
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This is just to say
I have muted the names
Of the journalists
Trying to make "felch" happen
Forgive me
I don't care about
Their dysfunction
And their drama is
So icky
And so gross
I have muted the names
Of the journalists
Trying to make "felch" happen
Forgive me
I don't care about
Their dysfunction
And their drama is
So icky
And so gross
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This is just to say
I have muted the names
Of the journalists
Trying to make "felch" happen
Forgive me
I don't care about
Their dysfunction
And their drama is
So icky
And so gross
I have muted the names
Of the journalists
Trying to make "felch" happen
Forgive me
I don't care about
Their dysfunction
And their drama is
So icky
And so gross
I think it's weird that truculence has nothing to do with trucks.
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I think it's weird that truculence has nothing to do with trucks.
Bari Weiss thinks these two specific people reflect where the vast majority of Americans actually are.
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Bari Weiss thinks these two specific people reflect where the vast majority of Americans actually are.
Absolute brainrot.
Catastrophically wrong in every way.
Catastrophically wrong in every way.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Absolute brainrot.
Catastrophically wrong in every way.
Catastrophically wrong in every way.
I will personally campaign for the next Democrat who runs on a platform of throwing James Carville into a volcano.
What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I will personally campaign for the next Democrat who runs on a platform of throwing James Carville into a volcano.
Oh fuck all the way off with this shit you talentless hucksters.
Sam Altman and Jony Ive Say You'll Want to 'Lick' and 'Bite' Their New Hardware Prototype
Just what everyone is looking for.
gizmodo.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Oh fuck all the way off with this shit you talentless hucksters.
Surprised to still be getting eggs at this time of year.
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Surprised to still be getting eggs at this time of year.
Republicans would rather kill people than win elections.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump plan for Obamacare subsidies on hold after GOP pushback
Trump was expected to unveil a health care proposal that included extending Obamacare subsidies for two years. Now it's off, according to reports.
www.usatoday.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Republicans would rather kill people than win elections.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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AI is going to consume 13-15% of the nation's energy in 3-5 years. For what? For what?
AI Data Center Mania is 'Epic Bubble,' Says Brad Conger
YouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
AI is going to consume 13-15% of the nation's energy in 3-5 years. For what? For what?
Putting the summer plants back in the greenhouse for winter. 😢
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Putting the summer plants back in the greenhouse for winter. 😢
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You cannot make me talk about J*mes C*rville, that’s pervert shit
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
You cannot make me talk about J*mes C*rville, that’s pervert shit
I just wanna vote for people who make billionaires ugly cry.
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I just wanna vote for people who make billionaires ugly cry.
Solo should be above Revenge, but otherwise agreed.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Solo should be above Revenge, but otherwise agreed.
100% this. He’s a dope, an edgelord, and a racist in a bad Tony Stark cosplay.
What the whole DOGE atrocity should demonstrate is that, when given unfettered access to talent and resources, and an opportunity to create something new that is wholly original and from his own brain, Elon Musk could not deliver. All he managed to do was break other people's work.
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
100% this. He’s a dope, an edgelord, and a racist in a bad Tony Stark cosplay.
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one more time for the cheap seats: the worst magazine in america
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
one more time for the cheap seats: the worst magazine in america
404, as usual, has the correct take. This is about the incentives that create the behavior - both X incentivizing the grifters, but also X's incentive to let them run wild because they have to get the engagement somewhere after tortuting everyone else off the platform.
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
404, as usual, has the correct take. This is about the incentives that create the behavior - both X incentivizing the grifters, but also X's incentive to let them run wild because they have to get the engagement somewhere after tortuting everyone else off the platform.
Any traditional media or reputable journalist still on X is letting these grifters draft off their reputations to create a truly evil cesspool of misinformation and incredibly harmful political manipulation machine.
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Any traditional media or reputable journalist still on X is letting these grifters draft off their reputations to create a truly evil cesspool of misinformation and incredibly harmful political manipulation machine.