I see my frustration building up by the minute.

I was in the pool of a luxury hotel in Sri Lanka with my then GF and we had to listen to three DC aspirational briefcase carriers talk about their prospects, GF (Aussie) didn’t understand just how rotten the whole thing was because Oz is functional.

This is a night for sleeping early. I’m merely grateful for getting through today, and despite the engaging time I had at lunch with friends, I still feel the loss of energy.

Revisions for Your Hopelessly Optimistic Dystopian YA Novel Dear Sir/Madam, While we are always on the lookout for the Next Big Thing, the editors regret to inform you that your manuscript, in its current fo...

"The prison is too well-organized. Have you considered a warehouse surrounded by alligators?"

So I’m back and…just to update you, I’ve been in Manila for some time now and I’m here for the long haul.
Soon I will be more regular, but for now, take care.

Back on here; I’m pretty excited for this year.

Buy Renato Aguila a Coffee Become a supporter of Renato Aguila today!

Just a note that I have a new project coming up next week, and that you can support my work by buying me a coffee. Also, I have a small goal to meet, so yes.

ko-fi.com/renaguila

Briefly coming online to note that i badly need reassurance.

Any pathway to peace in Palestine & Israel should be determined by Palestinians & Israelis themselves. This is what drew me to A Land for All – a framework created by Palestinians & Israelis – based on principles of shared interests, lived experience & context: www.alandforall.org/english/?d=l...

Don’t seek knowledge from trolls

The ancient Christians predicted social media.

This morning: hearing Japanese learners discuss how Manila and Bangkok’s traffic issues affect their tourism. Hehe.

Trump Proposes the U.S. Take Over Gaza: Live Updates

This would be an unlawful seizure of territory in violation of the United Nations Charter, and the forcible transfer of the population of Gaza would constitute crimes against humanity.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

Apparently there’s a “kickoff” meeting between the DOGE people and Department of Labor management planned for tomorrow at 4pm ET.

Unrelatedly, the Frances Perkins Building that houses the Dept of Labor is located at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210.

In Order to Keep Our Editorial Page Completely Balanced, We Are Hiring More Dipshits Here at the New York Times, we believe that all sides of the story should be tolerated and explored, from white supremacists being actually kinda c...

"As long as you are a Ben Shapiro knockoff who can string together the words 'the intolerant left' and occasionally criticize Trump, you have a home here on our opinion pages. Because this is what conservatism is now, and we have to respect that. "

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

I’ve seen a lot of live TTRPG shows. It’s a peculiar kind of form, especially blockbuster ones that lean heavily into callbacks.

I’m *exceptionally* biased, but I believe this was the best live show I’ve yet seen, somehow both maximalist & minimal, & full of joy that felt audience-aware but human.

Vienna Teng - The Hymn Of Acxiom YouTube video by Nadezhda Balakireva

A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Warning—you might have a physical reaction to this recording. The harmonies take me from goosebumps to gasping. Vienna Teng's 2013 "The Hymn of Acxiom" is about your life being tracked as data then remade by companies. (I'll link to the lyrics below.) See you around.

38 TRUMP v. HAWAII Opinion of the Court Finally, the dissent invokes Korematsu v. United States, 323 U. S. 214 (1944). Whatever rhetorical advantage the dissent may sen doing so, Korematsu has nothing to do with this case. T'he forcible relocation of U. S. citizens to concentration camps, solely and explicitly on the basis of race, is objectively unlawful and outside the scope of Presidential authority But it is wholly inapt to liken that morally repugna order to a facially neutral policy denying certain foreign nationals the privilege of admission. See post, at 26-28. The entry suspension is an act that is well within executive authority and could have been taken by any other President—the only question is evaluating the actions of this particular President in promulgating an otherwise valid Proclamation. The dissent's reference to Korematsu, however, affords this Court the opportunity to make express what is already obvious: Korematsu was gravely wrong the day it was decided, has been overruled in the court of history, and-to be clear-"has no place in law under the Constitu-tion." 323 U.S., at 248 (Jackson, J., dissenting). * *

Just reminding myself of something for future reference. Don’t mind me. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17p...

Wow

Celebrating the Life & Thought of John Cobb Homebrewed Christianity · Episode

So glad you enjoyed it!

open.spotify.com/episode/37To...

Listening to a conversation between Philip Clayton and @trippfuller.bsky.social on the recently departed John Cobb and this is probably the most compelling listen I’ve had this week on a commute.

I had to explain Zeno's paradox and play "livin' on a prayer" to my kids for them to understand this joke.

Worth it.

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have you ever noticed that people are v reluctant to admit that they were being unreasonable after something triggers their defenses and they reflexively create a story about it. you can see this kind of thing happening online if you look very carefully

Black Sci-Fi Writer Octavia Butler Predicted The Dystopia of the LA Fires By Studying History This week, her hometown of Pasadena has seen at least 5 killed, and 5 schools burned to ash.

my latest @teenvogue.bsky.social

my heart broke watching Pasadena, Octavia Butler's hometown, where her middle school is named for her, burn. 5 schools have been damaged.

"Octavia knew"—so did Mike Davis—from studying history. denialism and targeting libraries got us here. what will we do?

DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’

“Why haven’t Black people ever built a prosperous town or their own?!”

We did…several times. They just killed us, looted our homes and burned it down. Tulsa is likely the most well known of these incidents but there are many more.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

i have seen the theory that Trump is so obsessed with Greenland because he doesn't understand the Mercator projection and i cannot stop laughing. one hundred percent that's what's going on

A few facts and thoughts on fact-checking 🧵

• Fact-checking is NOT in opposition to free speech and debates. It is a significant contribution to public discourse.
• Fact-checking works. Research shows how fact-checking can affect public perceptions and contribute to corrective mechanisms. [1/4]

If you live in LA make sure your devices are charged and do whatever else you need to do to be prepared in an emergency. The power is starting to go on and off.