Todd 🛡️
@toddgrotenhuis.bsky.social
* anabaptist anarchist and cybersecurity executive
* trying to leave things a little better than I found them
* finding joy in reading, music, play, and the outdoors
* […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.lol/@todd, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
* trying to leave things a little better than I found them
* finding joy in reading, music, play, and the outdoors
* […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.lol/@todd, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Reposted by Todd 🛡️
The USA got an incredibly friendly group, which is guaranteed to happen when the tournament is hosted by an authoritarian government.
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The USA got an incredibly friendly group, which is guaranteed to happen when the tournament is hosted by an authoritarian government.
[Animal Weirdness]
Had a dream last night that kittens were play-fighting and they found a little snake and Lady & the Tramp-ed it 🤭
Had a dream last night that kittens were play-fighting and they found a little snake and Lady & the Tramp-ed it 🤭
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
[Animal Weirdness]
Had a dream last night that kittens were play-fighting and they found a little snake and Lady & the Tramp-ed it 🤭
Had a dream last night that kittens were play-fighting and they found a little snake and Lady & the Tramp-ed it 🤭
RE: https://mastodon.social/@hellocodeco/115658198360405810
Right? I’ll announce the Bandcamp Award winners in January. New albums are still coming out!
Right? I’ll announce the Bandcamp Award winners in January. New albums are still coming out!
mastodon.social
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@hellocodeco/115658198360405810
Right? I’ll announce the Bandcamp Award winners in January. New albums are still coming out!
Right? I’ll announce the Bandcamp Award winners in January. New albums are still coming out!
🗳️ Pro-gerrymandering abettors have targeted at least 12 lawmakers in Indiana
https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2025/12/04/indiana-lawmakers-targeted-bomb-threats-intimidation-swatting
The goal is to (further) break up populous places in Indiana to get a couple more votes for regressive […]
https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2025/12/04/indiana-lawmakers-targeted-bomb-threats-intimidation-swatting
The goal is to (further) break up populous places in Indiana to get a couple more votes for regressive […]
Original post on social.lol
social.lol
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🗳️ Pro-gerrymandering abettors have targeted at least 12 lawmakers in Indiana
https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2025/12/04/indiana-lawmakers-targeted-bomb-threats-intimidation-swatting
The goal is to (further) break up populous places in Indiana to get a couple more votes for regressive […]
https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2025/12/04/indiana-lawmakers-targeted-bomb-threats-intimidation-swatting
The goal is to (further) break up populous places in Indiana to get a couple more votes for regressive […]
📚 Faithful Exchange by David W. Opderbeck)
Recommended. Get a copy! (https://bookshop.org/a/10222/9781506467016)
More commentary after the cover.
_Faithful Exchange book cover, featuring a Roman(?) coin on the left and a quarter on the right, both on a red […]
[Original post on social.lol]
Recommended. Get a copy! (https://bookshop.org/a/10222/9781506467016)
More commentary after the cover.
_Faithful Exchange book cover, featuring a Roman(?) coin on the left and a quarter on the right, both on a red […]
[Original post on social.lol]
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
📚 Faithful Exchange by David W. Opderbeck)
Recommended. Get a copy! (https://bookshop.org/a/10222/9781506467016)
More commentary after the cover.
_Faithful Exchange book cover, featuring a Roman(?) coin on the left and a quarter on the right, both on a red […]
[Original post on social.lol]
Recommended. Get a copy! (https://bookshop.org/a/10222/9781506467016)
More commentary after the cover.
_Faithful Exchange book cover, featuring a Roman(?) coin on the left and a quarter on the right, both on a red […]
[Original post on social.lol]
📚 Updated by books page with my reads of the year. Up next I'm wrapping a review for _Faithful Exchange_: https://why.anarch.dev/read #books
📚 - Wander · Hold · Yield
I’ll post some notes about my reading, etc. here. Click the 📚 at the bottom of the page for related posts. Note: I use affiliate links. I encourage
why.anarch.dev
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
📚 Updated by books page with my reads of the year. Up next I'm wrapping a review for _Faithful Exchange_: https://why.anarch.dev/read #books
Reposted by Todd 🛡️
This makes me so fucking mad.
Indiana House Republicans have released what they think the new Indiana congressional map should look like.
What do you think about your new district?
FULL STORY: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3ey2d76d
What do you think about your new district?
FULL STORY: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3ey2d76d
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This makes me so fucking mad.
I did some tech support over the break (as one does).
**software is much worse and more hostile than I imagined**
I don't know how people are able to accomplish basic things on the tech stacks a lot of folks are working with (windows, edge or chrome, no advanced filtering or blocking) […]
**software is much worse and more hostile than I imagined**
I don't know how people are able to accomplish basic things on the tech stacks a lot of folks are working with (windows, edge or chrome, no advanced filtering or blocking) […]
Original post on social.lol
social.lol
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I did some tech support over the break (as one does).
**software is much worse and more hostile than I imagined**
I don't know how people are able to accomplish basic things on the tech stacks a lot of folks are working with (windows, edge or chrome, no advanced filtering or blocking) […]
**software is much worse and more hostile than I imagined**
I don't know how people are able to accomplish basic things on the tech stacks a lot of folks are working with (windows, edge or chrome, no advanced filtering or blocking) […]
🎲 Defenders of the Wild)
We finally got to play Defenders of the Wild (https://outlandishgames.com)!
This game, along with the associated RPG (Defenders Almanac), answer the question:
> “What if Root, but anarchist?”
In this game for 1 to 4 players, each […]
[Original post on social.lol]
We finally got to play Defenders of the Wild (https://outlandishgames.com)!
This game, along with the associated RPG (Defenders Almanac), answer the question:
> “What if Root, but anarchist?”
In this game for 1 to 4 players, each […]
[Original post on social.lol]
November 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
🎲 Defenders of the Wild)
We finally got to play Defenders of the Wild (https://outlandishgames.com)!
This game, along with the associated RPG (Defenders Almanac), answer the question:
> “What if Root, but anarchist?”
In this game for 1 to 4 players, each […]
[Original post on social.lol]
We finally got to play Defenders of the Wild (https://outlandishgames.com)!
This game, along with the associated RPG (Defenders Almanac), answer the question:
> “What if Root, but anarchist?”
In this game for 1 to 4 players, each […]
[Original post on social.lol]
Reposted by Todd 🛡️
"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized." #democracy,Society https://werd.io/the-optical-illusion-of-prosperity/
The Optical Illusion of Prosperity
"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized."
werd.io
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized." #democracy,Society https://werd.io/the-optical-illusion-of-prosperity/
📚.No _Against the Machine_ update today. Trying to wrap up _Faithful Exchange_ by Opderbeck.
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
📚.No _Against the Machine_ update today. Trying to wrap up _Faithful Exchange_ by Opderbeck.
I admit to having unkind thoughts about houses with signs like “be respectful” saying pets can’t go to the bathroom.
I get asking folks to pick up, but not go at all?
Get over your perfectly manicured nonsense.
Karen/Chad, do you know how many wild animals are going to the bathroom on your […]
I get asking folks to pick up, but not go at all?
Get over your perfectly manicured nonsense.
Karen/Chad, do you know how many wild animals are going to the bathroom on your […]
Original post on social.lol
social.lol
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I admit to having unkind thoughts about houses with signs like “be respectful” saying pets can’t go to the bathroom.
I get asking folks to pick up, but not go at all?
Get over your perfectly manicured nonsense.
Karen/Chad, do you know how many wild animals are going to the bathroom on your […]
I get asking folks to pick up, but not go at all?
Get over your perfectly manicured nonsense.
Karen/Chad, do you know how many wild animals are going to the bathroom on your […]
💡 Spend Energy Trying to Understand, not Trying to Misunderstand:
It seems like an obvious point, but I’m amazed how often we do the opposite.
Check if you are doing one of the following:
- Asking for clarification that you don’t actually need
- Following up to “make a point”
- Faking […]
It seems like an obvious point, but I’m amazed how often we do the opposite.
Check if you are doing one of the following:
- Asking for clarification that you don’t actually need
- Following up to “make a point”
- Faking […]
Original post on social.lol
social.lol
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
💡 Spend Energy Trying to Understand, not Trying to Misunderstand:
It seems like an obvious point, but I’m amazed how often we do the opposite.
Check if you are doing one of the following:
- Asking for clarification that you don’t actually need
- Following up to “make a point”
- Faking […]
It seems like an obvious point, but I’m amazed how often we do the opposite.
Check if you are doing one of the following:
- Asking for clarification that you don’t actually need
- Following up to “make a point”
- Faking […]
Moving my Plex server from NAS to a mini server.
What is the best option for buying a couple drives for 10+ TB of attached storage?
Seems extra challenged right now with slopcenters driving up hardware costs. Boosts welcome!
What is the best option for buying a couple drives for 10+ TB of attached storage?
Seems extra challenged right now with slopcenters driving up hardware costs. Boosts welcome!
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Moving my Plex server from NAS to a mini server.
What is the best option for buying a couple drives for 10+ TB of attached storage?
Seems extra challenged right now with slopcenters driving up hardware costs. Boosts welcome!
What is the best option for buying a couple drives for 10+ TB of attached storage?
Seems extra challenged right now with slopcenters driving up hardware costs. Boosts welcome!
🐾 Holly Learns About the Dog Show:
For posterity:
Nibling spent time “telling” Holly about the dog show that’s coming up, because this will be her first one watched with the family.
For posterity:
Nibling spent time “telling” Holly about the dog show that’s coming up, because this will be her first one watched with the family.
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🐾 Holly Learns About the Dog Show:
For posterity:
Nibling spent time “telling” Holly about the dog show that’s coming up, because this will be her first one watched with the family.
For posterity:
Nibling spent time “telling” Holly about the dog show that’s coming up, because this will be her first one watched with the family.
Holly in Holly:
A brown and white mixed breed dog sits in front of a holly bush. Her name is Holly and her ears are perfect.
#🐾
A brown and white mixed breed dog sits in front of a holly bush. Her name is Holly and her ears are perfect.
#🐾
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Holly in Holly:
A brown and white mixed breed dog sits in front of a holly bush. Her name is Holly and her ears are perfect.
#🐾
A brown and white mixed breed dog sits in front of a holly bush. Her name is Holly and her ears are perfect.
#🐾
♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Steven Curtis Chapman (5) Celldweller (4) Demon Hunter (4) Enduser (4) Circle of Dust (3). #myweekcounted 226 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Steven Curtis Chapman (5) Celldweller (4) Demon Hunter (4) Enduser (4) Circle of Dust (3). #myweekcounted 226 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue
John Francis O'Mara - Forbidden Hymns:
Get a copy (https://johnfrancisomara.com/#order-forbidden-hymns)
When I saw the following album cover, I knew I was in for a wild ride:
_forbidden hymns cover - featuring a variety of iconography, animals, and scenes.png […]
[Original post on social.lol]
Get a copy (https://johnfrancisomara.com/#order-forbidden-hymns)
When I saw the following album cover, I knew I was in for a wild ride:
_forbidden hymns cover - featuring a variety of iconography, animals, and scenes.png […]
[Original post on social.lol]
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
John Francis O'Mara - Forbidden Hymns:
Get a copy (https://johnfrancisomara.com/#order-forbidden-hymns)
When I saw the following album cover, I knew I was in for a wild ride:
_forbidden hymns cover - featuring a variety of iconography, animals, and scenes.png […]
[Original post on social.lol]
Get a copy (https://johnfrancisomara.com/#order-forbidden-hymns)
When I saw the following album cover, I knew I was in for a wild ride:
_forbidden hymns cover - featuring a variety of iconography, animals, and scenes.png […]
[Original post on social.lol]
it needn’t have developed that way:
From Alan Jacobs’s “Should Christians Be Anarchists? (https://blog.ayjay.org/should-christians-be-anarchists/)” (emphasis added)
> It is commonly believed by Christians in the high-church traditions, like mine, that the threefold order of ministry (bishop […]
From Alan Jacobs’s “Should Christians Be Anarchists? (https://blog.ayjay.org/should-christians-be-anarchists/)” (emphasis added)
> It is commonly believed by Christians in the high-church traditions, like mine, that the threefold order of ministry (bishop […]
Original post on social.lol
social.lol
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
it needn’t have developed that way:
From Alan Jacobs’s “Should Christians Be Anarchists? (https://blog.ayjay.org/should-christians-be-anarchists/)” (emphasis added)
> It is commonly believed by Christians in the high-church traditions, like mine, that the threefold order of ministry (bishop […]
From Alan Jacobs’s “Should Christians Be Anarchists? (https://blog.ayjay.org/should-christians-be-anarchists/)” (emphasis added)
> It is commonly believed by Christians in the high-church traditions, like mine, that the threefold order of ministry (bishop […]
🎶 I generally find the post-punk gothpop sound kind of tedious…but Wingtips does a very similar sound to what I don’t like, yet I *do* like it very much.
I’m not sure what sets them apart from the ones I don’t like?
https://wingtips.bandcamp.com/music
I’m not sure what sets them apart from the ones I don’t like?
https://wingtips.bandcamp.com/music
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
🎶 I generally find the post-punk gothpop sound kind of tedious…but Wingtips does a very similar sound to what I don’t like, yet I *do* like it very much.
I’m not sure what sets them apart from the ones I don’t like?
https://wingtips.bandcamp.com/music
I’m not sure what sets them apart from the ones I don’t like?
https://wingtips.bandcamp.com/music
🎲🏴 you know this is going on my wish list:
https://goblinsandgardens.com/shop/p/no-dungeons-no-masters-hat
https://goblinsandgardens.com/shop/p/no-dungeons-no-masters-hat
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🎲🏴 you know this is going on my wish list:
https://goblinsandgardens.com/shop/p/no-dungeons-no-masters-hat
https://goblinsandgardens.com/shop/p/no-dungeons-no-masters-hat
🔎 Spouse trimmed some of the taller pond-flowers and made a bouquet of them so the birds could still eat. I thought it was (and looks) very cool.
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 AM
🔎 Spouse trimmed some of the taller pond-flowers and made a bouquet of them so the birds could still eat. I thought it was (and looks) very cool.
Existential Comics - AI Socrates:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ai-socrates-143780153
with a bonus link:
https://existentialcomics.com/askSocrates
#😆 #🔗
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ai-socrates-143780153
with a bonus link:
https://existentialcomics.com/askSocrates
#😆 #🔗
ask Socrates
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
existentialcomics.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Existential Comics - AI Socrates:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ai-socrates-143780153
with a bonus link:
https://existentialcomics.com/askSocrates
#😆 #🔗
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ai-socrates-143780153
with a bonus link:
https://existentialcomics.com/askSocrates
#😆 #🔗