Wouldn't trademark law encourage a greater diversity of characters, and variable length names? For like, helping people distinguish the companies? (half a tongue in a quarter cheek)

My hard hitting question: Are there obscure regulations somewhere forcing advanced geothermal companies like Eavor and Fervo to select from a limited set of letters and use a character limit?

Good Energy In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment. —Maxine Hong Kingston, The Fifth Book of Peace (2003) Earlier thi…

fasterthan20.com/2025/08/good...

🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.

Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵

TARIFF-O-CLOCK IS HERE!!!!!! LET'S GET LIBERATED!!

This is very close to the style I'd like to see, thanks!

Is there anyone putting out itemized, neutrally expressed lists of actions the new regime is taking (and more broadly, newsworthy items from around the world)?

I'm trying to figure out ways of staying informed without going crazy. News aggregators aren't working.

"Big picture: this is a success story" @jayturner.bsky.social

What this article describes in detail is using algorithms to create a permission structure within which war crimes are normalized & treated as technical decisions

Naomi Klein on following her ‘doppelganger’ down the conspiracy rabbit hole – and why millions of people have entered an alternative political reality For years the writer laughed off being mistaken for fellow author Naomi Wolf. Then her ‘double’ drifted into a world of conspiracy theories and became a favoured guest of Steve Bannon and Tucker Carls...

This article is quite good and relevant and all but answers your question in more words than are necessary (which is just one three letter word "yes") www.theguardian.com/books/2023/a...

BBallabouts: Finding Meaning In Space Trying to express the magical spaciousness I find playing basketball with Graham, and the conversations that emerge effortlessly in that space.

traviskriplean.com/bballabout-i...

REN - FIRE (A Reaction Concert!!) An intimate reaction concert featuring several reactions to Ren's song Fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZri14oE4Co). I love how this one turned out. T...

Here's a little something my 6 year old and I made, if you want a break from *waves hands about*. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysHj...

I like calling coffee "bean juice" as an extension of my distaste for coffee.

(and no, I don't feel the need to justify my dislike of coffee, nor entertain a treatise about how coffee beans aren't actually beans)

Come on Jill, be fair. He said "almost uniformly", which of course clarifies matters partially perfectly.

Clearly, when dealing with power (laws), "median person" would be more appropriate.

Speaking With Trees, or the Surprises of Accidental Animism Reflections an endearing relationship developing between my three year old son Graham and a nearby massive Giant Sequoia Tree AKA “Favorite Favorite Tree”. I’ll describe how his nascent animism ...

Thanks for the prompt! A piece on how we may wish to cultivate some animistic practices to foster relational nature connection. traviskriplean.com/speaking-wit...

Sharing exercise for today: have you written a piece offering a different perspective on an issue , a piece that you wish got more attention? Post it in this thread.

I’ll start, with the topic of the little understood connection between mental illness and racism on our minds today.

Speaking With Trees, or the Surprises of Accidental Animism Reflections an endearing relationship developing between my three year old son Graham and a nearby massive Giant Sequoia Tree AKA “Favorite Favorite Tree”. I’ll describe how his nascent animism ...

Thanks for the prompt! A piece on how we may wish to cultivate some animistic practices to foster relational nature connection. traviskriplean.com/speaking-wit...

I Have Never Been Moved by Art as Much As I Have By Ren Wherein I confess to being deeply moved by Ren's masterpiece

Since March, I've been charged by the spirit, creativity, and artistry of Ren. I created this Curated Ren Journey for anyone who is interested in exploring Ren's work too. https://traviskriplean.com/moved-by-ren-d3nos