Holly Jolly Podfish
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How did a bad encounter with two wayward teenagers after Trump's inauguration transformed my outlook for the rest of the year?
Read more here and let me know what you think!
Read more here and let me know what you think!
2025: Because We Had To Do Something About It
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thejosevilson.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
How did a bad encounter with two wayward teenagers after Trump's inauguration transformed my outlook for the rest of the year?
Read more here and let me know what you think!
Read more here and let me know what you think!
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Not that we are looking for sympathy but we have lost a few subs as a result of this post. If you’re looking for a reason to support, now’s as good of a time as any.
January 4, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Not that we are looking for sympathy but we have lost a few subs as a result of this post. If you’re looking for a reason to support, now’s as good of a time as any.
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We quit Twitter a long time ago but this still struck a nerve with some. That said, we’ve never regretted our decision.
www.sounderatheart.com/2026/01/its-...
www.sounderatheart.com/2026/01/its-...
It’s time for teams and leagues to leave X
Remaining on the platform condones horrific racist and sexist abuse.
www.sounderatheart.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
We quit Twitter a long time ago but this still struck a nerve with some. That said, we’ve never regretted our decision.
www.sounderatheart.com/2026/01/its-...
www.sounderatheart.com/2026/01/its-...
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Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
January 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Fuck this guy
a man with a red face is in front of a fire background
ALT: a man with a red face is in front of a fire background
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Fuck this guy
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
I didn't have Trump starting wwiii on ten lords a leaping day on my bingo card
January 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I didn't have Trump starting wwiii on ten lords a leaping day on my bingo card
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I'm not going to post a thread of my 2025 writing here (esp. since I constantly repost everything anyway), but I will point out that my most-read, most-circulated piece this year wasn't on my newsletter or for another publication.
It was this googledoc:
It was this googledoc:
Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet
Help Sheet: Resisting AI Mania in Schools K-12 educators are under increasing pressure to use—and have students use—a wide range of AI tools. (The term “AI” is used loosely here, just as it is by man...
docs.google.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'm not going to post a thread of my 2025 writing here (esp. since I constantly repost everything anyway), but I will point out that my most-read, most-circulated piece this year wasn't on my newsletter or for another publication.
It was this googledoc:
It was this googledoc:
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Every installment of this MTG rehabilitation tour feels like “Nice Scorpion Regrets Past Stings, Needs Help With River Crossing!”
December 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Every installment of this MTG rehabilitation tour feels like “Nice Scorpion Regrets Past Stings, Needs Help With River Crossing!”
FIVE GOOOOLD RIIIIIINGS
December 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
FIVE GOOOOLD RIIIIIINGS
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Going to shoot my shot!!
December 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Going to shoot my shot!!
You think vibe coding is bad?
Try vibeless coding.
Try vibeless coding.
December 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
You think vibe coding is bad?
Try vibeless coding.
Try vibeless coding.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
I was in the army 1995-1997. I'm watching the DS9 episodes I missed. Apparently S06 goes hard
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I was in the army 1995-1997. I'm watching the DS9 episodes I missed. Apparently S06 goes hard
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I have one Thanksgiving tradition.
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I have one Thanksgiving tradition.
Leaves and berries
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Leaves and berries
The answer is two full days
Due to an auto-backup a few years back of a custom image database to make Football Manager more immersive I'm in the middle of learning just how long it takes to remove 750,000 files from OneDrive.
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The answer is two full days
Due to an auto-backup a few years back of a custom image database to make Football Manager more immersive I'm in the middle of learning just how long it takes to remove 750,000 files from OneDrive.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Due to an auto-backup a few years back of a custom image database to make Football Manager more immersive I'm in the middle of learning just how long it takes to remove 750,000 files from OneDrive.
PRAISE JESUS let's hope this is a trend away from gerontocracy
Breaking news: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California) will not run for reelection next year, ending a nearly four-decade congressional career that saw her become the first woman speaker of the House.
Nancy Pelosi announces her retirement from Congress
The former speaker will leave the House at end of next year, wrapping up an almost four-decade run in Congress without parallel.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
PRAISE JESUS let's hope this is a trend away from gerontocracy