Two office days in a row. Taxes are nearly done except for awkward investment bits. I’ll struggle through that over the weekend. Sent in some business paperwork to the state, had four conversations trying to find workers comp insurance, and talked to a drone software guy.

The sadness when I am across the road from a joint in Milwaukee (Conejitos) that serves awesome Mexican, and the wife does not eat Mexican 🙁

so, full disclosure, I feel like you will get something slightly different than you expect when you click on this!

WILD—10 Ukrainian drone pilots in a NATO exercise attacked an "enemy" force of a UK brigade and Estonian division—and destroyed half a battalion of armour in half a day Over a day, they and a 100-person Ukrainian-Estonian drone unit destroyed two NATO battalions—while suffering no casualties ... /1

Also arrived at the farm today. New hardware for the drone business. 200 gallon mixing system

Loading out two loads of soybeans today. Ancient storage bin -> grain vac -> grain cart. Then the semi truck shows up and we fill it fast with the grain cart. Then it drives to Joliet. Repeat. Beans will go to China or Japan, probably.

I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/

There’s really no way we survive in our current form as a society

Maybe the dam is breaking? Mehhhh

I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.

I have heard of a no bill but zero votes is new to me

Ukrainian Special Forces operators in training in winter. They are sporting new red dots sights supplied by Dzyga's Paw @dzygaspaw. I suggest more people follow this organization helping Ukrainian Defenders!

K-Pop Superbowl Halftime next year. Let's keep the assholes angry.

That was a thing. I liked it!

Hey remember back when Russian dash cam videos were everywhere and it was a big sign that the state had basically collapsed and people had to record everything to be safe? Yeah, well guess what that's us now. Buy dash cams for MPLS. www.amazon.com/registries/g...

I know it’s all bread and circuses, but my mental health honestly needs distraction right now, so I’ll probably pay money for some Winter Olympics streaming. I always liked the Winter Olympics

concentration camp fetish

Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings. newrepublic.com/article/2060...

I really really really really hate the world

Finally blocked out the time to watch this whole thing & you should too. It's long. Go make some popcorn. Try not to throw it when you get excited (because hell yeah). Overwrites some outdated info that made me less optimistic than I should be about our future (& righteous ire re: what's in the way)

Everybody has it backwards. Billionaires aren’t buying up these institutions to make money. They’re buying them to kill them. Same as the oligarchs destroying government and social programs and things like weather forecasting and regulatory bodies. They’re creating a world they control completely

Trump does seem to be living in a fools paradise, where the situation in the real world is deliberately ignored. That's assuming that his minions even dare to tell him the truth.

President Trump says “Negotiations between russia and Ukraine are going very successfully.” Kyiv, right now. A residential building burning after a russian attack. This is the reality of Trump’s “success.”

Last night, Trump bragged that he had spoken to putin and that putin had “agreed not to fire on Kyiv for a week.” Just hours later, Russia launched one of the largest air attacks of the war against Ukraine.

I posted a seasonal job on Indeed and the responses so far proves no one reads

It was JUST 45 days ago that Trump destroyed the brand of the Kennedy Center by slapping on his name. And already Trump says he has to close it.

The strictly business-brained NFL exec who months ago foresaw the February 2026 vibes and then hired Bad Bunny

Genocides everywhere. We can also talk about the 100k in Mariupol Ukraine. www.unchartedblue.com/after-years-...

The thing about decertifying Canadian-made aircraft is something an absolute imbecile would come up with

Considering my background, I don’t know how I escaped this.

For years, American conservatives have preached about the 2nd Amendment, open carry, and federal authority, yet when a US citizen is shot by federal law enforcement, they rush to conclusions before any investigation has even begun. It has always been about hollow partisanship

All I see is federal agents getting violent with residents, over and over, while Democratic leaders repeatedly tell those residents to calm down and not do anything in response. This is not sustainable.

I don’t run the grain marketing at the farm. Yet. It’s still dad’s money. 😆 but I did just talk him into selling 5 loads of soybeans since the price has been up all week. Sell into strength….

People are being tortured and murdered in the street. the idea that in addition to this, we have to call our reps and tell them we dont like it seems insane.

BREAKING: The Greg Bovino Bitch Fund Benefiting Immigrant Rights in Minnesota has just donated $10,000 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, an essential org working on the frontlines to protect people from ICE's terror.

One of the big diasporas in the Twin Cities is the Hmong community. They were vitally important to the US effort in Vietnam, and tens of thousands emigrated to the US after the war. Minnesota welcomed them and became home to the majority of these immigrants.

It is tough here right now in Minneapolis but Greg Bovino crying to the paper about how he’s getting his ass handed to him by plant sale moms has been a real pick me up

Fucking ridiculous

WASHINGTON - The government on Friday announced criminal investigations into opposition party leaders for publicly questioning an armed invasion by regime forces.

Feeling pretty depressed today. All week really. Too much world event hopelessness and doomscrolling

This was the plan

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From a Minneapolis friend

The amount of Trump fellatio Hoskinson performed in 2024 and 25 was quite enormous.

I've mentioned this before, but one thing I've been closely watching for is when crypto people begin to distance themselves from Trump. November 2024 vs. January 2026

Today, somehow especially, despite the dark times we are in , I can feel the warmth of connection we have . Being from so different places around the world , still able to connect. Be the light for each other. Be the support, the inspiration needed for a change.

Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity. (vid via Ford Fischer on X)

I’m not saying things got out of control in the farm shop today, but the side quest of ‘I think these wear plates need to be replaced’ certainly led to an interesting four hours.

One does wonder. Probably better up there

Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.