Sam Greenlee

We're hiring with some interesting positions!

A plastic sign shaped like a child meant to alert cars to slow down. Someone has used a Sharpie to draw in a mouth full of sharp teeth.

Drive like your shark kids live here.

A large rhubarb plant growing next to a small strawberry plant.

Name a more iconic duo.

" Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good."
-Václav Havel

Tomorrow (2/25), the US House is scheduled to vote on a budget that will drastically cut Medicaid and SNAP benefits.

Please take a minute to call your Rep and let them know how important it is to you that the benefits are preserved. You can call 866-426-2631 or visit www.usa.gov/elected-...

We're hiring for 2 roles:
- Accounts Receivable Specialist ($26/hr)
- Administrative Assistant ($24/hr)

Both are full-time; hybrid in Sacramento; include 100% company-paid dental, vision, and health insurance; flexible schedule; 3 weeks PTO; 5 days sick; 10 holidays.

alchemistcdc.org/employment/

Big debate topic: is Elmo an order Muppet or a chaos Muppet? Or is he just a young child Muppet and as yet undetermined?

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Ask yourself 3 questions
1. Why might people trying to kill it avoid calling it by its full name?
2. Why might billionaires and mega-corporations want it gone?
3. Are your interests aligned or in conflict with the billionaires?

This is not a compliment.

"Report of person with pipe bitten by dog during fight"

As a connoisseur of odd Citizen app headlines, this one is among the best.

I have always--including my 20s--been a total square. But I was never so actively uncool as a 20-something helping a billionaire to end medical care for children living in extreme poverty overseas.

Screenshot of New York Times Facebook post saying that more than 50 interviews with Democratic leadership revealed a party that is struggling to define what it stands for.

I am no political strategist, but if I were them, I think you'd need to go beyond mere resistance to lay out a popular positive platform. It seems to me that they would be best served by proposing and passing good, strong meat-and-potatoes bills in their chamber, laying out what it would look like if they could actually get their bills made into law. These would include things like: - universal healthcare, and emphasize how freeing people from the constraints of employer health insurance will allow more people to take entrepreneurial risks - federal paid parental leave - redirecting funds out of the ever-growing defense budget into housing, healthcare, and mental health programs for veterans - policies to assist small family farms that would also help more people to become small farmers (e.g. low-interest loans on purchasing farmland for farms of 10 acres or less, crop insurance for non-staple crops and for polyculture farms, preferential contracts for small farmers to supply government programs with food) - policies that make it easier for municipalities to create their own public utility companies (including internet) so that fewer communities are beholden to for-profit utility monopolies - policies that mandate that any future federal stimulus funds addressing a recession must be disbursed directly to citizens rather than to banks or corporations (imagine the bail-out money for US auto manufacturers going out in the form of credits for Americans to buy American-made cars rather than giving the funds to Ford or Chrysler directly) - plans for substantially reducing the cost of college - plans to help people afford trade school - policies that provide very-local communities with veto power over environmentally-destructive practices near them (e.g. fracking operations, mountaintop removal mining, etc.) - a carbon tax (the revenue from which is VERY CLEARLY distributed as a tax credit to American citizens) - a trade policy that uses tariffs to penalize tra…

I am no political strategist, but if I were them, I think you'd need to go beyond mere resistance to lay out a popular positive platform. It seems to me that they would be best served by proposing and passing good, strong meat-and-potatoes bills in their chamber, laying out what it would look like if they could actually get their bills made into law. These would include things like: - universal healthcare, and emphasize how freeing people from the constraints of employer health insurance will allow more people to take entrepreneurial risks - federal paid parental leave - redirecting funds out of the ever-growing defense budget into housing, healthcare, and mental health programs for veterans - policies to assist small family farms that would also help more people to become small farmers (e.g. low-interest loans on purchasing farmland for farms of 10 acres or less, crop insurance for non-staple crops and for polyculture farms, preferential contracts for small farmers to supply government programs with food) - policies that make it easier for municipalities to create their own public utility companies (including internet) so that fewer communities are beholden to for-profit utility monopolies - policies that mandate that any future federal stimulus funds addressing a recession must be disbursed directly to citizens rather than to banks or corporations (imagine the bail-out money for US auto manufacturers going out in the form of credits for Americans to buy American-made cars rather than giving the funds to Ford or Chrysler directly) - plans for substantially reducing the cost of college - plans to help people afford trade school - policies that provide very-local communities with veto power over environmentally-destructive practices near them (e.g. fracking operations, mountaintop removal mining, etc.) - a carbon tax (the revenue from which is VERY CLEARLY distributed as a tax credit to American citizens) - a trade policy that uses tariffs to penalize tra…

I am no political strategist, but if I were them, I think you'd need to go beyond mere resistance to lay out a popular positive platform. It seems to me that they would be best served by proposing and passing good, strong meat-and-potatoes bills in their chamber, laying out what it would look like if they could actually get their bills made into law. These would include things like: - universal healthcare, and emphasize how freeing people from the constraints of employer health insurance will allow more people to take entrepreneurial risks - federal paid parental leave - redirecting funds out of the ever-growing defense budget into housing, healthcare, and mental health programs for veterans - policies to assist small family farms that would also help more people to become small farmers (e.g. low-interest loans on purchasing farmland for farms of 10 acres or less, crop insurance for non-staple crops and for polyculture farms, preferential contracts for small farmers to supply government programs with food) - policies that make it easier for municipalities to create their own public utility companies (including internet) so that fewer communities are beholden to for-profit utility monopolies - policies that mandate that any future federal stimulus funds addressing a recession must be disbursed directly to citizens rather than to banks or corporations (imagine the bail-out money for US auto manufacturers going out in the form of credits for Americans to buy American-made cars rather than giving the funds to Ford or Chrysler directly) - plans for substantially reducing the cost of college - plans to help people afford trade school - policies that provide very-local communities with veto power over environmentally-destructive practices near them (e.g. fracking operations, mountaintop removal mining, etc.) - a carbon tax (the revenue from which is VERY CLEARLY distributed as a tax credit to American citizens) - a trade policy that uses tariffs to penalize tra…

The @nytimes.com reports that Democratic leadership has no coherent message in opposing Trump. I'm no political strategist but I have some ideas.

More info on the project:
alchemistpublicmarket.com

Asking for input from anyone: Many of you know that we are building Alchemist Public Market (opening in 2026, link for more info in the first comment). One of its many purposes is to be a safe and welcoming community gathering space for a broad range of people. This includes people of all ages: babies, toddlers, young children, older kids, tweens, teens, young adults, middle adults, older adults. I am listing these not because you don't know what "all ages" means but because I want to get across that it's not just generically for everyone ("all are welcome") but that it is thoughtfully created to be of real value to these various stages. We've tried to incorporate as much of this into the design for the actual built environment of the space as we can, but there are real limitations to on what you can do with limited space and funds, so much of this will depend on the space being flexible activated with events/programming and movable items that can be set out for use and stored when not in use. Obviously we have to take into account the risk of theft and damage and replacement cost, the potential risk to other patrons (probably won't be encouraging kids to use skateboards on the property even though we'll encourage getting there by skateboard), cleanliness and maintenance, etc. With that said, I think brainstorming is best when people don't feel limited so don't hesitate to share ideas that might be questionable. My request for anyone reading this is: what are objects/items that you think are great to be able to deploy to activate a space for specific age groups? These don't have to be things that are always out (for instance, more items for toddlers might come out in the morning, more teen/tween items on a weekday afternoon, etc.) I'll give some examples below: - copies of the day's newspaper for adults - a rolling cart of children's books - different books and magazines for all ages - table top chess sets and board games - big foam blocks for kids - sporting g…

Asking for input from anyone: Many of you know that we are building Alchemist Public Market (opening in 2026, link for more info in the first comment). One of its many purposes is to be a safe and welcoming community gathering space for a broad range of people. This includes people of all ages: babies, toddlers, young children, older kids, tweens, teens, young adults, middle adults, older adults. I am listing these not because you don't know what "all ages" means but because I want to get across that it's not just generically for everyone ("all are welcome") but that it is thoughtfully created to be of real value to these various stages. We've tried to incorporate as much of this into the design for the actual built environment of the space as we can, but there are real limitations on what you can do with limited space and funds, so much of this will depend on the space being flexible activated with events/programming and movable items that can be set out for use and stored when not in use. Obviously we have to take into account the risk of theft and damage and replacement cost, the potential risk to other patrons (probably won't be encouraging kids to use skateboards on the property even though we'll encourage getting there by skateboard), cleanliness and maintenance, etc. With that said, I think brainstorming is best when people don't feel limited so don't hesitate to share ideas that might be questionable. My request for anyone reading this is: what are objects/items that you think are great to be able to deploy to activate a space for specific age groups? These don't have to be things that are always out (for instance, more items for toddlers might come out in the morning, more teen/tween items on a weekday afternoon, etc.) I'll give some examples below: - copies of the day's newspaper for adults - a rolling cart of children's books - different books and magazines for all ages - table top chess sets and board games - big foam blocks for kids - sporting good…

Asking for input from anyone for our Alchemist Public Market project. Text limitations are a frustration so I'm adding screenshots with alt text. The first comment below will have a link to the Alchemist Public Market project if you want more info.

Bitcoin News: Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Are Spending BTC, And That's Bullish, Analysts Say Analysts observing previous BTC bull market said the outlook remains constructive while long-term holders continue to distribute their coins.

This CoinDesk article is downright Orwellian. In what world is it bullish for long-term Bitcoin holders to sell their coins off?

A nonfunctioning Buzz Lightyear animatronic.

I'm curious as to whether maintenance issues at Disneyland indicate a decline in the corporate culture. Overall the park is clean as ever, but we not only encountered several broken animatronics but saw simpler issues like a broken orb held by the snake in Jungle Cruise, clearly showing its bulbs.

Meta to spend as much as $65 billion on AI in 2025 Meta said on Friday that it will spend as much as $65 billion on capital expenditures in 2025.

Oh, cool. Meta is going to be bankrupt by 2027.

finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-to...

The year is 2030. The #Oscars now include:

- Best screenplay adapted from a video game
- Best film about a consumer brand
- Best screenplay adapted from the collective knowledge of the internet by a Large Language Model
- Best digital likeness in a supporting role
- Best drama about a tech CEO

Kids once played in and near streets but as cars became more popular and roads were increasingly designed to accommodate autos instead of pedestrians, streets became a genuine threat with a high death toll for kids. What if that fed our imagination about the dangers outside?

A few years ago, I read an article about how some Inuit parents use stories to discipline young kids, such as warning of sea monsters to keep kids from wandering dangerously toward the water. A thought today: did the US kidnap panic begin as an unconscious way to deal with the real dangers of cars?

This has definitely influenced design choices for our Alchemist Public Market project in Sacramento. While the project isn't specifically for kids, we want it to be inviting to families with young children, teens, etc. That's shown up in many ways, but fencing the property is key to let kids roam.

A photo of a Marketplace listing for two chairs upholstered with blue velvet that is titled, "Blue velvet chairs. $150)

Unethical Marketplace sellers trying to capitalize on the death of David Lynch.

A dusty pink Lenten rose with yellow stamen.

Lenten rose.

A promotional poster for Captain America Brave New World.

It's been a while since any Marvel movie has really piqued my interest (I still eventually watch them all) but this is a great poster.

Public Safety

Today I saw a man
driving alone
wearing a mask
running a stop sign

I can only he assume
he was in a hurry
to play lawn darts
on his pesticide free sod

(From 2022)

They're going to have to revisit the pizza-baking delivery vans of Zume.

Do you have a theory as to why no one is launching a clone of circa-2015 Facebook right now when so many are ready to jump ship?

I've never been so jealous.

If questions 1-2 seem too absurd for you to answer, please note that and answer them as if the question was simply about which shape and color you would reach for.

A table with photographs of 24 different styles of coffee mug shapes, all in the color white.

Help me with a fun, informal three-part poll:

1. Out of which of these mugs will your coffee taste best?
2. If the mug could be any color, what color mug would make the coffee taste best?
3. How do you take your coffee?