Philip Brewer
@philipbrewer.net
Writer. Dog-walker. Sword fighter. Someone who spends way too much time thinking about exercise, fitness, sleeping well, etc.
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We passed one on Massachusetts. It's raised more revenue than projected, and none of the rich people who threatened to leave the state over it actually did.
a wealth tax is a winning issue.
"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We passed one on Massachusetts. It's raised more revenue than projected, and none of the rich people who threatened to leave the state over it actually did.
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As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
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June 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
It is also the right day to take a Very Good It is also the right day to take Very Short dog walks with a Very Good dog.
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2025-12-14 08:00
It was way too cold to try to get a picture of Ashley in her jacket. But I did want to report that she was a Very Good dog, and did the needful when I took her out in the bitter, bitter cold.
Sinc...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It is also the right day to take a Very Good It is also the right day to take Very Short dog walks with a Very Good dog.
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It's the right day for shoveling the sidewalk and then drinking bone broth.
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2025-12-14 07:40
I made a shopping trip to Arthur, Illinois (a largely Amish community) last week. Among other things, I bought three pounds of chicken backs, which I roasted for an hour and then put in the Instant Po...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's the right day for shoveling the sidewalk and then drinking bone broth.
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Last spring, @philipbrewer.net and I set up identical Synology devices to back up our home networks and then provide off-site back-ups for each other: stevendbrewer.com/new-backup-s
It's worked very well and has provided great peace of mind.
It's worked very well and has provided great peace of mind.
New Backup Strategy - Steven D. BREWER
Authors should take backups seriously. And not just depend on free corporate solutions. I've read about people who trusted "the cloud" to keep their data safe only to have some faceless corporation in...
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December 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Last spring, @philipbrewer.net and I set up identical Synology devices to back up our home networks and then provide off-site back-ups for each other: stevendbrewer.com/new-backup-s
It's worked very well and has provided great peace of mind.
It's worked very well and has provided great peace of mind.
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Roge came down the stairs, wearing his ragged bathroom, and trudged, yawning, into the dining room.
"What's for breakfast, Toasterella?"
His contracted sprite flittered out from the kitchen.
"Maggot's Spew and Fox #Fluid."
A plate and a glass appeared amid sparkles on the table. (1/3) #wss366
"What's for breakfast, Toasterella?"
His contracted sprite flittered out from the kitchen.
"Maggot's Spew and Fox #Fluid."
A plate and a glass appeared amid sparkles on the table. (1/3) #wss366
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Are you like me, and way too into metrics about your health, fitness, and performance? Then you might be interested in my review of Superpower: www.philipbrewer.net/2025/12/12/su
Superpower: Metrics and advice just for me
If you've been following me for any length of time, you know I'm big on metrics. It's why I own both an Oura Ring and a Pixel watch. I am similarly interested in the annual blood work I get from my do...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Are you like me, and way too into metrics about your health, fitness, and performance? Then you might be interested in my review of Superpower: www.philipbrewer.net/2025/12/12/su
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My new novel, A Familiar Problem, is available for purchase! stevendbrewer.com/a-familiar-p...
A Familiar Problem Released - Steven D. BREWER
On December 10, 2025, A Familiar Problem is finally available for purchase. It's been a long, weird road to publication. But I'm very grateful it is finally available and I hope people enjoy it. In Ma...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
My new novel, A Familiar Problem, is available for purchase! stevendbrewer.com/a-familiar-p...
Cory Doctorow precisely nails what's interesting and important about #AI, and as a bonus, in a sentence or three he tells you everything you need to know about #cryptocurrencies.
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Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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December 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Cory Doctorow precisely nails what's interesting and important about #AI, and as a bonus, in a sentence or three he tells you everything you need to know about #cryptocurrencies.
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“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
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The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
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December 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
I hope this skeet finds you either cozily ensconced in your warm dwelling, perhaps wearing a nice sweater or wrapped in a lovely lap blanket, or else trekking through new-fallen snow under the dawn sky, perhaps with a dog at your side, both of you wearing appropriately warm coats against the chill.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I hope this skeet finds you either cozily ensconced in your warm dwelling, perhaps wearing a nice sweater or wrapped in a lovely lap blanket, or else trekking through new-fallen snow under the dawn sky, perhaps with a dog at your side, both of you wearing appropriately warm coats against the chill.
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It arrived two hours ago and I still can't believe a bunch of my friends banded together and bought me an apple Advent calendar.
AN APPLE ADVENT CALENDAR.
Rarely have I felt so seen.
AN APPLE ADVENT CALENDAR.
Rarely have I felt so seen.
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It arrived two hours ago and I still can't believe a bunch of my friends banded together and bought me an apple Advent calendar.
AN APPLE ADVENT CALENDAR.
Rarely have I felt so seen.
AN APPLE ADVENT CALENDAR.
Rarely have I felt so seen.
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My wife found and purchased a whiskey advent calendar for @philipbrewer.net. Now, every evening during cocktail hour with our mom, he and his wife tell us about the new whiskey they've tried.
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
My wife found and purchased a whiskey advent calendar for @philipbrewer.net. Now, every evening during cocktail hour with our mom, he and his wife tell us about the new whiskey they've tried.
Winston Churchill once said, "Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result," but I think maybe Churchill had never had a dog pull hard on the leash while they were walking across an icy parking lot.
November 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Winston Churchill once said, "Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result," but I think maybe Churchill had never had a dog pull hard on the leash while they were walking across an icy parking lot.
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There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
These would be excellent changes for red states as well. If presented correctly, most of them wouldn't be unpopular in red states.
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
These would be excellent changes for red states as well. If presented correctly, most of them wouldn't be unpopular in red states.
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:
timber rattlesnake
western diamondback rattlesnake
massasauga
copperhead
cottonmouth
timber rattlesnake
western diamondback rattlesnake
massasauga
copperhead
cottonmouth
November 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:
timber rattlesnake
western diamondback rattlesnake
massasauga
copperhead
cottonmouth
timber rattlesnake
western diamondback rattlesnake
massasauga
copperhead
cottonmouth
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Remember this Thanksgiving:
If you make a mistake with names or pronouns, be a Kor and not a Sisko
If you make a mistake with names or pronouns, be a Kor and not a Sisko
a woman says i 'm jadzia now in pink
Alt: Kor, the leader of the Klingon group, initially opens with a greeting: "Curzon, my beloved old friend," while pulling Jadzia into a big deep hug. Jadzia simply says, "I'm Jadzia now," and without a second thought, Kor continues the hug and smiles, saying, "Jadzia, my beloved old friend" instead.
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November 28, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Remember this Thanksgiving:
If you make a mistake with names or pronouns, be a Kor and not a Sisko
If you make a mistake with names or pronouns, be a Kor and not a Sisko
I've long been interested in Jane McGonigal's idea of "living gamefully": using the structures that make games compelling to convince yourself to do something you think is worth doing.
I'm thinking of a modest variation: Using story structure to do the same.
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I'm thinking of a modest variation: Using story structure to do the same.
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Better than "gameification" of exercise: "storyfication" of exercise
Just lately I've started thinking about a modest alternative to gameification: storyfication, where you use the structures of fiction to motivate yourself to do whatever it is you want to do.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I've long been interested in Jane McGonigal's idea of "living gamefully": using the structures that make games compelling to convince yourself to do something you think is worth doing.
I'm thinking of a modest variation: Using story structure to do the same.
www.philipbrewer.net/2025/11/25/b...
I'm thinking of a modest variation: Using story structure to do the same.
www.philipbrewer.net/2025/11/25/b...
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bruh i am so down for Kpop Demon Fencers
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
bruh i am so down for Kpop Demon Fencers
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As part of the @sfwa.org Winter Worlds of Giving campaign, raising money for the "Where The Need Is Greatest" fund, they call out #writing prompts, including #wss366 & #WIPSnips — and offer some of their own! Help spread the word and support the campaign! mailchi.mp/b0dc8b386e56... #WritingCommunity
SFWA Winter Worlds: How's Your Prompt Game?
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November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
As part of the @sfwa.org Winter Worlds of Giving campaign, raising money for the "Where The Need Is Greatest" fund, they call out #writing prompts, including #wss366 & #WIPSnips — and offer some of their own! Help spread the word and support the campaign! mailchi.mp/b0dc8b386e56... #WritingCommunity
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From noon to 2pm, on Saturday, Nov 22, I'll be selling & signing books at the Northampton Book Fair, along with other Straw Dog writers. I won't have copies of my newest book, which isn't quite out yet, but I'll bring cards with the QR code.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
From noon to 2pm, on Saturday, Nov 22, I'll be selling & signing books at the Northampton Book Fair, along with other Straw Dog writers. I won't have copies of my newest book, which isn't quite out yet, but I'll bring cards with the QR code.
www.northamptonbookfair.com/single-post/... #WesternMass
www.northamptonbookfair.com/single-post/... #WesternMass