Historic photo: Portland, Oregon, 1890.
In some ways, Portland has changed a lot; in others, not so much.
The Outer Garden
“July is dressed up:” Mid-summer hiatus.
Is the jasmine in bloom? I can't smell it, but whatever.
The idiocy and futility of conflict with Iran.
Everything about the decision to attack Iran is wrong. Every. Single. Thing.
My secret profession: Am I actually a CIA agent?
Anyone who publicly refutes paranoid conspiracy theories becomes a target of the paranoiacs themselves.
Historian vs. AI: The technology sucks and is basically a scam.
The generative AI industry is a con. It may be one of the biggest cons in history.
Nuclear war: The existential threat we don’t talk about.
We don't have to worry about the world ending in a nuclear holocaust anymore. Right? RIGHT?
Nothingburger: The 2025 JFK Assassination document dump.
I looked at the JFK documents so you don't have to. Conspiracy theorists are disappointed.