I made a “hanging chad” joke today at a meeting and it was an instant and unanticipated generational divide. and here I am on the other side.

Living in a Decker ass country

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

You.
Are.
Allowed.
To.
Insult.
The.
Police.

It’s a core First Amendment principle. This is utterly lawless behavior, for which there will be no (short-term) consequences.

That he does it so casually, as they are walking away, in front of cameras.

Rightly confident in his impunity.

I measure the health of our economy by checking the retail price of the Shure SM57 microphone

The public servants (PPB) who are dispatched via 911 frequently engage in very similar identity-obfuscation practices.

It is time to bar ALL law enforcement from concealing or obfuscating their identities while on the job in Oregon.

Yeah. I think the initial poke-back at the "war-ravaged" frame was important, but now it's time to shift to talking about where resources should *actually* go, which is housing and supporting people's basic needs, not invading, terrorizing, detaining, bombing, and starving people, here and abroad.

am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?

I truly wish I never found this account

The second ad break for the Lilith Fair doc is a weight loss drug.

I’m watching the Lilith Fair doc and the first commercial break is a Botox ad.

if you’re in line to get raptured, STAY IN LINE

and always remember this guy told us to drink bleach.

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Shit’s getting real

Would it kill wsj to ask Hines any follow up questions or help her put the pieces together here

Growing up in the south, it was drilled into me from childhood to not touch or play with Spanish moss bc it’s crawling with bugs, mites, etc. Doomed from the start.

Things I've been told are deescalatory by officers:
Pointing a rifle
Pointing a taser
Pointing a 40 mm launcher
Screaming "I'm going to fucking shoot you"
Shooting a taser
Shooting a 40 mm launcher
Punching a suspect in the face
Throwing person to the ground
Throwing a flash bang grenade...

The Billy Joel documentary trailer has a voice over that goes “uptown girl, it could have been a Mozart piece.” No offense Billy Joel fans, but what.

Got a painting in this upcoming group show at Old Fashioned Garage Gallery. Dm for address.

Would rather chew glass than listen to Dan Savage and Nancy Rommelmann talk about the Diddy trial.

And I’m not saying just hand off some pity or “do something” money. But if you care about a specific program, space, or group of workers - now is a good time to throw some bones if you have them. Or volunteer etc. The 501c3 is a totally fraught hellscape but it’s the corner many are painted in.

I know I talk a ton of shit about nonprofits: the perverse incentives to water down messaging, coercion by the larger donor class, and their perpetual bandaid approach to the many great ills of society. THAT SAID, a lot of cool programs are really struggling right now.