Ryan C

Anatomy of a New Hole in America's Foot Our current immigration policy is one of the greatest self-owns in decades.

Another depressing edition of: How Bad Did We Screw Up, Really?

The Damage Already Done There's more on the way - but here's where we are today

The tip of the iceberg...

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Get Out Now This time really IS different...

I couldn't stay quiet any longer - it's time to ring the alarm bells... because the American economy is about to be going through some things.

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Welcome to… Atlanta?!! 40 minutes into a daylong snowstorm.

Ringing in the New Year hits differently this year.

Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:

1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;

2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;

3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.

Perhaps I've misunderstood all along and WaPo ownership views "Democracy dies in darkness" as aspirational.🤔

I can only speak for myself, and I was never comfortable with Napster et al. Theft is theft. I would guess more folks recognize it as theft now - perhaps it takes some examples to make more ephemeral theft feel concrete.

We saw how copyright violations decimated artists. And writers don’t have concerts to fall back on. The choices are protect original work, or ‘enjoy’ muddy AI amalgamations from here on out.

Good morning, just making sure you know the CEO of Meta, which owns Threads, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and more, just donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund. This after he went to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring.

Carry on…

Been seeing this posted around by union members

Know one of the best things about freelancing? Firing headache clients.

In that case, Fahrenheit sucks - I’m only using Planck temps from here on out.

Guadalajara. A poem contained in a single word.

Celebrate Mother’s Day by letting people choose whether or not to be mothers.