Grounding, hopefully healing, words from someone (a parent) Who Knows and Has Been There. (His newest books is my favorite book.) Worth watching. open.substack.com/pub/thegifto...

Cory really dropped into a finely polished lucid flow state on this one. Too many quotables per second. This one though, "You know, Elon Musk pops his clogs from too much ketamine. There will be a succession battle overnight." youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE?...

Do enough litigation and you realize that most people are positively moronic about what they put in their emails.

This is one of my favorite recent random texts from a stranger. The whole “still in my room or in your dad’s room” is rich narrative material. Also the comma usage makes me wonder if the recipient is Captain Pete or the reverse. Thanks, Uranus x Mercury season!

starting to wonder if y2k turned off computers and social media for a couple years if we wouldn’t all have been better off

approaching the “cancelling thanksgiving to protect the epstein files” delta

What a crazy six months! I've barely had time to be here. But I'm chuffed, honored, and delighted to be in service as Co-Director, World Ayahuasca Forum 2026 and Strategic Advisor at @iceers.bsky.social collaborating with Yorenka Tasorentsi Institute! Learn more: www.ayahuasca2026.com

Calling @charliechu.bsky.social www.loudersound.com/features/a-n...

Video now up - I did a panel with @ericasmithsexed.bsky.social @bloggeronpole.bsky.social and the @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social on the silencing of sexual voices online. Complete with ASL interpretation! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Ax...

The only thing I use chatgpt for is to write LinkedIn posts for me.

I love that even X has a Twitter clone.

I got to take part in this cool look-back at how YouTube changed the world, with the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Good mail day.

No country in their right mind should sign a trade deal with the US that involves agriculture

Bill Maher sincerely believes you shouldn’t be insulting to six million dead Jews unless any of them believed anything or were sincere about anything or had any beliefs he didn’t like. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Tell me how I stayed up late to get this newsletter out today and somehow lost 13 subscribers. Like what in tarnation?!?

This was….five months ago

Today is the one year anniversary of my moving to Finland. Uskomatonta! 🇫🇮

The wonderful thing about this famous picture is that it was taken as we were all standing in front of Chuck Schumer’s office and it shows Aaron absolutely going OFF on him. Thirteen years ago, and Aaron was right as always. (Thx to @self.agency for capturing the moment!)

Helsingissä 10 helmikuu.

This.

I’m not saying you should do this. All I’m saying is that grabbing a hot pan without an oven mitt really took my mind off of politics for a moment.

Re-upping this: www.propublica.org/tips/federal...

This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance.

Go ahead. Make your day.

You may have always cared about surveillance, maybe you care more today than you did yesterday... Either way, you should check out and save this Surveillance Self-Defense Guide from our trusted friends at the @eff.org ssd.eff.org

A great read. And perhaps a window into what could be in store for the U.S.

Every time a new cycle of this shit happens I scream into the abyss, for I am old and have been caring about the same things for too many years.

Crete.

Really looking forward to seeing this documentary on gibbon songs when it releases. I grew up with their songs. It’s one of my earliest childhood memories.

Everything continues to get weirder and weirder.

This has been a big year for me. The four months I spent in the Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon were a defining part of this. One thing I learned was the vital importance of protecting people working with traditional Indigenous knowledge. That's why I'm supporting ICEERS this year: gofund.me/c8db4a68

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In other words yes but is the killjoy oneupsmanshippy rebukeapalooza and the sooner that's recognized, the sooner people can start thinking twice before they do it or accept it done at them.

PSA

lovely.

Finland’s annual #koiramessut was super fun. The wolf dogs were epic.

Sun’s out in Helsinki!

Thread worth looking at.

My latest earworm is this lovely piece "Stadion" by Finnish group Ne Lintuizet. Poignant and plaintive. youtu.be/vf6lrXt7Qvg?...

a marble frieze depicting people concerned their WiFi has stopped working #midjourney

How does this Indian son, mom and deaf dog cover of Radiohead’s Creep only have 100k views @charliechu.bsky.social ? youtu.be/nZoHuoFQyrI

The Kindness Revolution Starts Now #BlueSkyVibe ✨🦋✨

Standing in a Palos Verdes Radio Shack customer service line behind Seal who was holding an unboxed printer. 🤷‍♂️

PSA.

Essentially.

New discovery from Catalunya: Rice liqueur. 🤍

Love this.

This looks amazing: The Village of Río Gregorio, in Acre, Brazil will host the Indigenous Ayahuasca Conference led by spiritual leaders Nixiwaka Yawanawa and Putanny Yawanawa connected by the ceremonial drink January 25-30, 2025. ayahuascaconferenciaindigena.org. ayahuascaconferenciaindigena.org