It's always a delight to write for @theunpopulist.net, which consistently publishes some of the smartest public intellectuals around, as well as articles by me like "Superman is cool" and "I dressed up in an inflatable dog costume."

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Technically this is under my byline, but it was really written by my alter ego Bark Kent.

New from me in @theunpopulist.net today: on joining the inflatable animal dance party at the Portland ICE protest. www.theunpopulist.net/p/facing-dow...

Bluesky, do you have recommendations for Geneva, Switzerland? Suggestions appreciated!

We went to the Stonehenge replica a couple hours east of Portland and @blueskybeth.bsky.social sneakily snapped the coolest photo of me ever taken.

I've trained the algorithms to show me seabird content which occasionally turns up some very important research. abcnews.go.com/Technology/w...

If we're killing off the penny, let's all commit to bringing half dollars back into popular use. Signed, sleight of hand magicians everywhere who would like people to carry larger coins again.

Catching a glimpse of the aurora from Portland, Oregon over the Columbia River.

People of Portland, it's not often you get to try two different spirits infused with rye bread. Maybe you didn't even know this was a thing you needed. But it is! Rye whiskey from PDX, aquavit from Iceland, both bread-infused. Get that bread with me Wednesday 5-7 at Loyal Legion SE.

This is great, and I'm going to use Dave's piece to shamelessly promote our new @seabirdreader.bsky.social newsletter, drawn entirely from our app where posts with links are literally the only kind of post users can make. First issue here: seabird.kit.com/posts/tiding...

Throwback to 2007 when I had skills (but not yet a good camera phone). Can confirm that getting that perfect flow of milk into espresso to make a rosetta is extremely satisfying. The temptation to do this very part-time again is real.

ICYMI, we debuted our new @seabirdreader.bsky.social newsletter this weekend. Lots of links worth reading, most (but not all) of which have nothing to do with the USA's long political train wreck.

Tidings, the Seabird newsletter highlighting links shared by the community on our app, debuts today. Check it out!

If one of my upcoming flights gets cancelled because of the shutdown, fingers crossed it's the one that would leave me stranded in Paris.

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The history of the corkscrew through the eyes of a collector, from @saveur.com: www.saveur.com/culture/vint...

Let's take it to the stage! I'll be out west for the next couple of weeks, talking about the Comic Book History of the Cocktail. Here's the list, but note I'll also be in Mystic, Connecticut signing books this Saturday (Nov.8), & at Ticonderoga Club in Atlanta Nov. 24th. Come on down and say howdy!

@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social on the anti-authoritarianism of James Gunn: www.vulture.com/article/jame...

I've never seen the real Stonehenge but I've now been to the replica Stonehenge a couple hours from Portland on the Washington side of the Columbia.

It's Seabird Sunday, our weekly roundup of intriguing links shared by the Seabird app community. First up, @andycraig.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net makes the case bringing proportional representation to the US House: www.theunpopulist.net/p/want-to-en...

Read this reporting from CJ on just one example of the cruelty the Trump administration is inflicting on a Portland family.

This is true, and I know from experience that they will do this even if they're picking you up at midnight from the terminus of the Naked Bike Ride. (Fortunately we packed clothes, or that might have been an awkward ride home.)

3 innovations coming to the ordinary zipper: www.carryology.com/liking/the-c...

Tried something new and only slightly terrifying last night: playing guitar and singing in public for the first time ever. Had zero intention of doing this when I took up guitar a few years ago, but it's pretty fun! Glad to have a supportive open mic night here (Covers Only at Atlantis Lounge).

From a @talkingpointsmemo.com series looking back on 25 years of digital media, @espiers.bsky.social on the blogging era: talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/what-...

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From @thedialmag.bsky.social, on bears and border walls: www.thedial.world/articles/new...

Lots of good reads from the @seabirdreader.bsky.social community this week!

Man, I realized I lost an item today that can only be replaced by one seller in Canada, and now this happens.

Don't be fooled, that's just smoke from the burning city distorting the light.

Altria is on the list, so now you have another motivation to quit smoking. www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...

The theme song from Terriers is super catchy and one I still listen to on its own merit: open.spotify.com/track/20a9Q4...

Changing our motto from "the city that works" to "the city where there's just literally nothing happening".

It's amazing that one city can be burning to the ground for five years straight.

Got an exciting aquavit delivery this week, one I didn't know I'd ever get to try: all the way from Tasmania, making this easily the southernmost aquavit made anywhere in the world, and flavored with locally foraged botanicals that are completely new to me.

Becoming "the manosphere's favorite magician" is admittedly a marketing approach that has never occurred to me. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/s...

"Palmer Luckey" could have been an excellent stage name for a magician and it's a shame the universe wasted it on this guy.

And @richardfisher.bsky.social writes about the fossils you can find right around your city streets: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

"Dan, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my masterstroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? It's obvious the whole convo is off the record. There's disappearing messages and it's on signal."

Sending messages about the next book manuscript and my phone keeps interpreting "the publisher wants to know..." as "the punisher wants to know...", which I suppose does increase the urgency of response.

As we get into spooky season I'll be performing close-up magic at two fantastic Portland venues this Saturday. First up, magic in the stacks at Powell's legendary book store. Tickets: www.powells.com/events/powel...

A road trip in search of Texas ghost towns: texashighways.com/travel/the-q...

Welcome to Seabird Sunday, our weekly round-up of worthwhile links shared on the Seabird app. First up, @qjurecic.bsky.social makes the case for cringe protests: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

"Donald Trump will not be in power forever, and neither will his enablers and co-conspirators. In the aftermath of such a dramatic constitutional collapse, there must be accountability, but there must also be rebuilding." My new project at @theunpopulist.net:

My feed alternates between posts about an innocent woman in a dick costume getting arrested for lewd behavior and posts about the president of the United States posting a video of himself dumping loads of shit on fellow Americans, and one of these things is way more offensive than the other.

Me and @blueskybeth.bsky.social checking in from Portland!

@portlandbangers.bsky.social Saucy T. Sausage out at Portland No Kings march

New, short post from me, a guy who's not particularly inclined to go to protests, encouraging you to get out and protest this Saturday: www.jacobgrier.com/blog/2025/10...

Inflatable dogs are ok though!