KID: [Yells at ICE. Bangs on window and breaks mirror] ICE: I’m going to have to shoot this kid ICE: I’m going to have to act on this kid right now 911: Why? You can drive away... [thankfully, ICE did not shoot the kid] www.opb.org/article/2026...

When we lived in Amsterdam, my office was located next to Architectura & Natura, a shop that featured many Birkhäuser books. I would often skip lunch and hang out there, skimming, trying to pull bits of inspiration between meetings. I miss having that place so close. birkhauser.com/en/search?pa...

This, along with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and any of Umm Kulthum’s recordings of Alf Leila Wa Leila, and we’ve sorted half of my desert island soundtrack…

I always appreciate a tidy bathroom sink

"Evidence has been piling up for years that one of the best ways to help people living in poverty is to give them money with no strings attached." No shit.

The imperialist ideology of force, from whatever side it may come, must be shattered for all time —The White Rose

Willy Vlautin’s The Horse is in my top 2025 reads, and lines like this still bounce around my head on Friday nights…

This is probably my favorite vintage Afghan song. I wish I could find a better recording, because Hangāma's vocals are perfect www.youtube.com/watch?v=n08Q...

I want writers to be paid for their labour... AND I can't afford to spend $250 every time I want to read academic shit. Still pissed CMU didn't give me an alum library card.

The Spartan9 newsletter is the only one that I *actually* read every time it hits my inbox. The mix of travel/security/technology/politics keeps me interested, and I especially look forward to the monthly reading list: www.spartan9.com/newsletters

if you're interested in Arabic/SWANA music... I've rebuilt one of my favorite modern-intro playlists: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn8w...

Just back from 10 days in CDMX. Seeing the Lebanese cedar everywhere got me curious: from flaky desserts, to localized versions of kibbeh, tabbouleh, coffee, and even al pastor tacos... I was completely unaware of the influence Lebanese immigrants have had on Mexico (including and beyond food).

pinches necios… siempre.

enjoying the fact that there’s a giant Tamale festival just steps from the place we’re staying in Coyoacán.

prepare yourself, and look out for each other.

despite this sad character, Museo Nacional de Antropología is pretty amazing.

Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."

Maddow sharing a crimethinc article is… something… I hope her million followers click around a bit.

Hey, @calyxworks.com… looks like The Knock Back needs some support.

who in their right mind believes that netanyahu and trump give a shit about the people of Iran? honestly, after Maduro I am surprised they're even pretending to mask their intentions...

50 days. Many thanks to everyone who sent messages, magnolia tree, lasagna, groceries, bottles of rye, donations, and gift certificates for food & drink... and continue to ask... you folks are the best.

PDX Action Medics need your help covering the cost of StB kits. If you can, please do: rosehipmedicspdx.org/donate/ Thanks, Pals. Look out for each other.

a black metal grocery tote was not a thing I thought I would own #devout

just had a conversation about Church of Ra, Sun Ra, and Sunrot... (post-)metal, transcendence, and sludge.

honestly... this is why people love the guy. survival isn't enough, people deserve so much more.

Now would be a good time to encourage folks to find and take a Stop the Bleed class. GSW aren't the focus, but a class will help. Look out for each other.

Jill Krementz's cover photo has always been a favorite, but I've been enjoying the inside nearly as much. One Man's Meat (is Another Man's Poison).

let's ease out with a little doomy psych...

I wonder if Martha takes requests...

play this as loud as possible, and let Caro Tanghe's cathartic vocals wash over you...

if he really gave a shit about Christians, he'd do something to protect the 50,000 Christians that live in Palestine... but, no... for him, no lives matter, unless he can use them for profit, power, or spectacle.

Abuja National Mosque / الجامع الوطني أبوجا [Nigeria 2017]

christmas cheer…

I’m glad to see the Vince Staples show return…

Happy Yalda Night to you all... 'I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in the darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.' I hope your night is full of pomegranate and Hafez

‘This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog’ —Muntadhar al-Zaidi December 14, 2008

i continue to be impressed by my friends... www.ayca-akin.com?brid=RYu0257...

mapping our route back to Portland. thankfully, no road closures (yet), but there's an awful lot of flooding nearby... stay safe PNW pals.

last minute birdhouse…

headed to Vancouver soon, mapping leftie/indie/coop bookstores… @massybooks.bsky.social @spartacusbooks.net @peoplescoopbooks who else should I visit?

resurfacing. reading the news… this song, looping: obliterations.bandcamp.com/track/kick-a...

one week without the old man. unpacking seventeen years of patterns, ritual, and coexistence.

This morning, just before 10am, we said goodbye to Grimm. After more than 17 years, there are no words to describe what we're feeling as we stand over a Grimm shaped abyss.  [September 10, 2008 - November 25, 2025]

a 17yr old dog is like a Jenga tower where every other player is the clumsiest versions of cancer, or a brain tumor, or heart failure, or fucking IVDD. thankfully our buddy is stubborn as shit, and full of fight.

A few road trip shots…

wearing my Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center shirt that reads: Black Lung Kills. A woman from Kentucky came over to me and thanked me for wearing it. She’d lost a lot of family to the mines. Brutal way to die.

sadly, we did not stay here…

in the mind of the GOP, tossing a sandwich at someone in tactical gear is a violent act, but forcing people to starve is not.

Not unexpected, but scary/impressive/fascinating... Just-in-Time Malware that use LLMs during execution, to "dynamically generate malicious scripts, obfuscate their own code to evade detection, and leverage AI models to create malicious functions on demand."

"No hell is hot enough or eternal enough for Dick Cheney." www.thenation.com/article/poli...