collective outrage is the chosen drug of a generation who is convinced they lack sovereignty and agency.

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gn

waking up with the sun, moving your body that works, and eating food that you tended as it grew, is a gift beyond description.

John Cullen’s Charlie Kirk assassination hypothesis is uncomfortably compelling. Uncomfortable because its implications remove any remaining doubt that the US government is entirely treasonous and will kill or destroy anyone who meddles with their plans.

in 2006 a writing class wrote letters to their favorite authors. only one responded…

doing some experiments with boiled red alder bark and salt as a dye for canvas. the white on the right is the staring point, the orange-ish color is one dye round with boiled bark. im going to try a second to see what i get.

C.S. Lewis 1950 dedication of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe to his goddaughter Lucy

til, one of the most important currencies in the period after the collapse of the soviet union, was vodka.

people need to stop trying to "work with Washington". you cant win a war by begging your enemy to change. -- Catherine Austin Fittts

farm stand in the woods

resilience

the amount of bitcoin someone has is not an indicator of how wise they are

ive been thinking alot about the assassination of Charlie Kirk lately. in that quiet, passive listening sort of way. ive been realizing, if this is not a simple case of a “lone gunman”, i dont think most people can handle the full ramifications of what it means, and what it reveals about the U.S.

there is a weird, out of the way, locally owned lumber yard and hardware store near me. i went in there today, and asked a bunch of questions to find out how they seem to be thriving in the era of the blackrock owned megastore. the story i got was the local guy who founded it was a vietnam vet who intentionally chose weird, out of the way locations in rural areas, and built the business on real community serving customer service. the vibe in there is so much different than any big corporate hardware store. its filled with old dudes who can build anything and know exactly what you are talking about before you finish explaining it. and in the back of the building there is a row of offices for guys whose only job is to take calls from local general contractors so they can deliver exactly the tools and lumber they need. standing in there you feel the automated phone tree, mega corporation, indifferent box store bullshit leaving your body

stay humble, stack fresh water sources.

yesterday was our 15 year anniversary. i am sincerely more in love with, and like even more as a person, the woman i tricked into marrying me 15 years ago. being in a marriage with someone you like and respect is worth more than any number of sats you could stack.

finally heard more details about the messages Charlie Kirk sent directly to Benjamin Netanyahu before he was killed. holy shit the balls on that kid.

peace and gratitude