Already at 25 points in the CQ DX Marathon 2026 contest. A long way to go, but working 12m this year since we are still in the good part of the solar cycle.

Your daily reminder that you too can fight back against authoritarians by choosing where your dollars go. @Amazon is culturally bad while being incredibly convenient. Makes it difficult to break free.

A Yuletide log for your viewing enjoyment. Courtesy the Daily Show and the person occupying the white house. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgyq...

Had a great time at Big Bend National Park taking a Geminids meteor shower photography workshop. Ben Sassani and Mallory Davis were excellent hosts and very knowledgable. Can't recommend them enough for Big Bend photography!!

You know what? I'm willing to empirically test this as many times as it takes to reach statistical certainty about any conclusions we reach

One of my favorite record subscription services is having a sale for their subscription. New Orleans based club has some real unique releases! Tipitina's Record Club

A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it Wow www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

"Last Night At Lounge Ax" documentary aims to honor the legendary Chicago club. blockclubchi.co/4qoDp0t

Trump will negotiate with Hamas. He will negotiate with a Russian dictator sworn to destroy America. He will (allegedly) negotiate with India & Pakistan over a region he couldn’t find on a map. But he will NOT negotiate with democrats to save millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Austin, Texas #NoKings rally was huge! Crowd stretched for a mile and a half walking from the Capitol to the Long Center. Peaceful, fun, but with a purpose.

I too don't want anyone taking medical advice from RFK, but guess who voted to confirm him as the person people should take medical advice from.

A great start to a celebration of founders at the University of Illinois. Panel discussion about growing capital access in Illinois. #Illini #FoundersWeek

Deal Alert: Bioenno BOGO Sale on 12V 6Ah LiFePO4 Batteries Many thanks to my buddy George (KJ6VU) for spotting this: Bioenno is running a buy-one-get-one-free sale on their 12V 6Ah LiFePO4 battery packs. Here's the product link. To get the deal, add either two of the 6Ah batteries or the…

Royal and the Serpent singing Where Did You Sleep Last Night is a highlight so far. #ACL2025 #ACL25 #ACL

Didn't remember this story from 2016, but an early AI system played AlphaGo and crushed the world champ. Great documentary if you have an hour and a half: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK...

BREAKING NEWS: FIRST IMAGE RELEASED FROM NEWLY DECLASSIFIED EARHART FILES #ReleaseTheFiles

Sad news from the world of Ham Radio. VE2DX shutting down, seemingly accelerated by the big beautiful tariffs. Pointing this out is not political. Actions have consequences. ve2dx.com/blogs%2Ftips...

Executive Order designating the Trix Bunny as an enemy combatant Executive Order announcing that Bigfoot has had his passport revoked and will be summarily deported Executive Order declaring that money from the Tooth Fairy is tax exempt

But we finally got "free speech"!¡!

The first Chicago River swim in 98 years! The water is now clean enough. Congratulations to the hundreds of swimmers completing the swim this morning!

Fun fact: Texas is a one party consent state when it comes to recording conversations, which means that you can legally record any conversation of which you are a part — and can share it with a journalist, such as me

Nice interview with University of Illinois TEC Asst Dean, Jed Taylor. grainger.illinois.edu/news/stories... He's running the Technology Entrepreneur Center and an impressive leader!

Chicago forever

Preparation for biblical Oasis concert in Chicago full speed. Favorite lyrics:

At 2:00 a.m., Texas Republicans passed their racially gerrymandered congressional map. At 8:00 a.m., we at the National Redistricting Foundation, with ELG sued Texas. As everything moves at light speed, let this serve as a reminder that racial gerrymandering is illegal.

Today marks both Ukrainian National Flag Day and Kharkiv Day. Kharkiv is a blue-and-yellow city, and it pays a brutal price to remain that way. Wounded, shelled, grieving, yet standing. It refuses to break. It refuses to fade. It chooses to be Ukraine every single day.

In today's least-shocking news that we all knew before, Fox staff and producers all along the election wasn't stolen in 2020 and lied for ratings. www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fac...

Trump thinks Putin is his friend. He's a moron.

Sitting near Anchorage airport @ The Deck and clearly numerous Russian secret service people here for the big shit show tomorrow. Lots of ear pieces and Russian being spoken. Shouldn't they be on the Donbas front lines? #TrumpPutin

Sorry to see you go 247sports. I subscribed for the guys at Illini Inquirer, but now that they are owned to make State TV (Paramount), I am out of there. #illini #247sports

A nice video from my friend Ira Harris (VP2EIH) in Anguilla. He listens in and talks with another local resident, Allen VP2EAF. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHcp...

@mattnorlander.bsky.social Next year, talk about the next tier of schools and leave the "blue-bloods" out and see how much cake those elites can squeeze out of their pockets. Don't tax the Illinois and Utah and Murray St fanbase!! #MoreOfUs

This is one of the best ideas I've heard in ages.

Great day of POTA at Peninsula State Park in Wisconsin! Lots of CW and FT8 contacts, even a 20m ground wave to a local resident about 5 miles away. Ham Radio can be so rewarding sometimes!

Why are the Epstein files still hidden? Who are the rich & powerful being protected? On Tuesday, I'm introducing an amendment to force a vote demanding the FULL Epstein files be released to the public. The Speaker must call a vote & put every Congress member on record.

Had a really great time working the 13 Colonies stations last week. Hope to complete the entire sweep in CW next year.

My foggy #hamradio #amateurradio #pota #parksontheair activation site this morning

I've never seen this much traffic on FT4. Digital bands are full all over the place and the 13Colonies SES seems to be driving 20% of the traffic.

Well at least he's spending some of his cash on something important. Hope that he shares these with some Illinois institutions in the coming years. #13th #Emancipation www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-bank...

In the US, renewables now only second place to gas - and growing to meet the need! Gas, too, shall pass 🙄

Zelensky has said seeing as Donald won't send Ukraine weapons, can he at least give Russia SpaceX rockets instead.

Trump Mobile ad leaked...

Great panel at ANS led by @katyhuff.bsky.social How to navigate the uncertain funding environment. I learned a lot and think public/private partnerships will need to grow long term. #nuclear #ANS25 #Illini

When Trump finally dies there will be calls for civility and “respect for the office” from even his harshest critics and I’m telling you right now I plan on saying things so harsh they might knock the earth off its axis

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS - HANDS OFF CENTRAL TX” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

I'm going to need one of these before the next contest! WhiskeyTangoHotel rotary dial frequency thingamajig! www.whiskeytangohotel.com/2025/06/flex...

Nuclear energy, and the nuclear, plasma and radiological industry, is on a roll! Energy for AI, datacenters and other societal advancements means its a great time to be studying Nuclear Engineering! I guess that I was 30 years too early. apnews.com/article/meta...