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📍San Jose by way of Provo
🧠 Autistic & ADHD
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✍🏻 Words in hardymarks.com, VICE, @sfchronicle.com, @sltrib.com, & more.
🎙️Producer @408.tattoo
👔 Secular Mormon
⚽️ Fan @bayfc.com
📍San Jose by way of Provo
🧠 Autistic & ADHD
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· Nov 18
Hi, I’m Ethan, a writer and documentarian based in San Jose, CA. I write a lot about tattooing, Mormonism, and surveillance. Those may seem like 3 random and completely unrelated things, but I assure you, there is a theme. Let’s dive into it 🧵 👇🏻
#tattoos #mormon #surveillance
#tattoos #mormon #surveillance
@xowngoals.com, Hey guys. Just want to correct something you said on today’s episode. Montoya do not choose to bench Kundananji. She could not play due to yellow card accumulation. The card she got in the game when she asked Montoya to take her out set her over the edge. Love the pod!
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
@xowngoals.com, Hey guys. Just want to correct something you said on today’s episode. Montoya do not choose to bench Kundananji. She could not play due to yellow card accumulation. The card she got in the game when she asked Montoya to take her out set her over the edge. Love the pod!
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On the death of a prophet, a church shooting in Michigan, and what I learned from President Russell M. Nelson. This was a difficult piece to write. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Shooter and the Prophet
Russell M. Nelson, the Latter-day Saint prophet who preached the need for peacemakers in an angry world, died over the weekend. Then a gunman opened fire on a church in Michigan.
www.theatlantic.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
On the death of a prophet, a church shooting in Michigan, and what I learned from President Russell M. Nelson. This was a difficult piece to write. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
My latest for the @sfchronicle.com about legendary tattooer Freddy Corbin and why he chose to move his prolific shop, Temple Tattoo, from downtown Oakland to the Temescal neighborhood and what that means for that tattoo scene.
Give it a read! 👇🏻
#Oakland #tattoo #BayArea
Give it a read! 👇🏻
#Oakland #tattoo #BayArea
Temple Tattoo moves on: Beloved Oakland institution begins next chapter in Temescal
Once a vibrant hub for barbershops, studios and small businesses, Oakland’s 17th Street has emptied out — pushing Temple Tattoo into a new era across town.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My latest for the @sfchronicle.com about legendary tattooer Freddy Corbin and why he chose to move his prolific shop, Temple Tattoo, from downtown Oakland to the Temescal neighborhood and what that means for that tattoo scene.
Give it a read! 👇🏻
#Oakland #tattoo #BayArea
Give it a read! 👇🏻
#Oakland #tattoo #BayArea
I graduated from UVU just over a decade ago. The night before the shooting, I saw a post from the school’s paper—which I briefly wrote for—that spoke excitedly of Kirk’s visit while also noting it was controversial. The tone was completely different from when I was there, but I digress.
September 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I graduated from UVU just over a decade ago. The night before the shooting, I saw a post from the school’s paper—which I briefly wrote for—that spoke excitedly of Kirk’s visit while also noting it was controversial. The tone was completely different from when I was there, but I digress.
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A Utah Valley University student was the last person to ask Charlie Kirk a question before the political commentator was fatally shot. Here's what Hunter Kozak has to say.
Utah student who last questioned Charlie Kirk wishes he ‘would’ve asked a different one’
A Utah Valley University student was the last person to ask Charlie Kirk a question before the political commentator was fatally shot. Here's what Hunter Kozak has to say.
www.sltrib.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A Utah Valley University student was the last person to ask Charlie Kirk a question before the political commentator was fatally shot. Here's what Hunter Kozak has to say.
At the beginning of the season, several analysts had Bay FC as a probable break out team. That was largely due to the groove that Kundananji and Oshoala found by the end of last season. I was cautiously optimistic. Now the exact opposite has happened. #NWSL
Nigerian forward Asisat Oshoala leaves Bay FC, signing with Al Hilal in the Saudi Women's Premier League. #BayFC
www.allforxi.com/nwsl/8529/as...
www.allforxi.com/nwsl/8529/as...
Nigerian forward Asisat Oshoala transfers from Bay FC to Al Hilal in the Saudi Women’s Premier League
Today, Bay FC announced that they will transfer forward Asisat Oshoala to Al Hilal in the Saudi Women’s Premier League. She was one of the biggest NWSL signings in 2024.
www.allforxi.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
At the beginning of the season, several analysts had Bay FC as a probable break out team. That was largely due to the groove that Kundananji and Oshoala found by the end of last season. I was cautiously optimistic. Now the exact opposite has happened. #NWSL
For the love of Mission burritos and orange sauce, someone in the @bayfc.com front office please listen to the mid season analysis from @sheabutterfc.com, @southernsylvs.bsky.social, @diasporautdpod.bsky.social, and @thombomb816.bsky.social.
July 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
For the love of Mission burritos and orange sauce, someone in the @bayfc.com front office please listen to the mid season analysis from @sheabutterfc.com, @southernsylvs.bsky.social, @diasporautdpod.bsky.social, and @thombomb816.bsky.social.
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New: Multiple U.S. cities, states, and even the DOJ now believe that certain real estate tech companies are harming renters through collusion and price-fixing. Here's a look into the bipartisan fight against RealPage 👇
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RealPage fended off Berkeley ban. How will other cities fare?
A lawsuit in Berkeley may spell trouble for other cities aiming to restrict software that jacks up rent, but bipartisan support for such bans is swelling.
sfstandard.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
New: Multiple U.S. cities, states, and even the DOJ now believe that certain real estate tech companies are harming renters through collusion and price-fixing. Here's a look into the bipartisan fight against RealPage 👇
sfstandard.com/2025/07/09/r...
sfstandard.com/2025/07/09/r...
sfstandard.com/2025/07/09/r...
sfstandard.com/2025/07/09/r...
I paid for a month of @slingtv.bsky.social Blue plus the sports package so I can watch the Women's Euros, WAFCON, and the Copa América Femenina all in my birthday month and it's *chef's kiss* #woso
July 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I paid for a month of @slingtv.bsky.social Blue plus the sports package so I can watch the Women's Euros, WAFCON, and the Copa América Femenina all in my birthday month and it's *chef's kiss* #woso
As a secular, 8th-generation Mormon, it’s funny how little the Pope affects me.
May 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
As a secular, 8th-generation Mormon, it’s funny how little the Pope affects me.
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
Writing is re-writing, as they say.
Bet you can't guess what I'm up late doing...
Bet you can't guess what I'm up late doing...
May 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Writing is re-writing, as they say.
Bet you can't guess what I'm up late doing...
Bet you can't guess what I'm up late doing...
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So, this guy obviously doesn't have MS13 on his knuckles. What an absurd claim! But as a tattoo historian, I can say: even if he did, it's all absolutely no evidence that he's affiliated with the gang anyway. Tattooing a Nike logo on you doesn't mean you make shoes.
Trump just posted a photo of himself holding up a piece of paper claiming to show tattoos on Kilmar Abrego Garcia that are related to MS-13. The paper he’s holding up has been digitally altered to add the characters MS-13.
The claim comes from neo-Nazis on X who say the tattoos cover up “MS-13.”
The claim comes from neo-Nazis on X who say the tattoos cover up “MS-13.”
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
So, this guy obviously doesn't have MS13 on his knuckles. What an absurd claim! But as a tattoo historian, I can say: even if he did, it's all absolutely no evidence that he's affiliated with the gang anyway. Tattooing a Nike logo on you doesn't mean you make shoes.
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This week, RFK Jr. vowed to look at “environmental factors” as a possible cause for autism.
While he didn’t explicitly discuss vaccines, his remarks made clear, once again, that Kennedy will likely use the federal government to prop up the long-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.
While he didn’t explicitly discuss vaccines, his remarks made clear, once again, that Kennedy will likely use the federal government to prop up the long-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.
RFK Jr. Is using a new study on autism rates to push his anti-vaccine agenda
While researchers try to determine why autism rates seem to be rising, Kennedy made it clear he’ll try to put his thumb on the scale.
www.motherjones.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This week, RFK Jr. vowed to look at “environmental factors” as a possible cause for autism.
While he didn’t explicitly discuss vaccines, his remarks made clear, once again, that Kennedy will likely use the federal government to prop up the long-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.
While he didn’t explicitly discuss vaccines, his remarks made clear, once again, that Kennedy will likely use the federal government to prop up the long-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.
For years, I’ve been pursuing my passions of speaking truth to power and preserving culture through #writing and #journalism. Sometimes that’s meant covering a newly painted street mural. Other times, it’s meant investigating the secret financial dealings of powerful religious institutions.
April 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
For years, I’ve been pursuing my passions of speaking truth to power and preserving culture through #writing and #journalism. Sometimes that’s meant covering a newly painted street mural. Other times, it’s meant investigating the secret financial dealings of powerful religious institutions.
OMG. I spelled "adolescence" correctly without spell check. Next it will be millenial 😆
April 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
OMG. I spelled "adolescence" correctly without spell check. Next it will be millenial 😆
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i wrote something about This Place for @404media.co. please read it, and then log off. 💗
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
i wrote something about This Place for @404media.co. please read it, and then log off. 💗
People I can’t take seriously lately: abled men who identify as progressive up in arms about the current political climate but would wear dirty underwear or starve if their wives didn’t do their laundry or cook their meals. Read a book and confront your own biases, bro.
February 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
People I can’t take seriously lately: abled men who identify as progressive up in arms about the current political climate but would wear dirty underwear or starve if their wives didn’t do their laundry or cook their meals. Read a book and confront your own biases, bro.
Anecdotally, I’ve noticed an uptick in the use of the word “wild” instead of “crazy” when describing things that seem out of the ordinary—most recently @audiecornish.bsky.social in her latest episode of The Assignment. I really appreciate people making an effort to retire that ableist trope.
February 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Anecdotally, I’ve noticed an uptick in the use of the word “wild” instead of “crazy” when describing things that seem out of the ordinary—most recently @audiecornish.bsky.social in her latest episode of The Assignment. I really appreciate people making an effort to retire that ableist trope.
There is a bar in downtown SLC called the White Horse.
The more the Elon/Trump junta antagonize the CIA, the more likely the Mormon White Horse prophecy becomes, and it gives me no real pleasure to report this
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_H...
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White Horse Prophecy - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
There is a bar in downtown SLC called the White Horse.
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San Francisco's police staffing is at a historic low.
But so is its crime rate.
From @esksf.bsky.social and @kellywaldron.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/02/san-...
But so is its crime rate.
From @esksf.bsky.social and @kellywaldron.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/02/san-...
San Francisco's police staffing is at a historic low. So is its crime rate.
San Francisco is suffering a police staffing crisis. And yet its crime rate has plummeted along with its count of sworn officers.
missionlocal.org
February 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
San Francisco's police staffing is at a historic low.
But so is its crime rate.
From @esksf.bsky.social and @kellywaldron.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/02/san-...
But so is its crime rate.
From @esksf.bsky.social and @kellywaldron.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/02/san-...
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Caitlin Clark declining the NBA 3-pt contest because she "wants her first 3-pt contest to be at WNBA All-Star” is really significant imo. Shows that the women’s league is prestigious enough & she doesn’t need an NBA audience to affirm her skill (I’d argue the NBA needs CC more than she needs them).
Caitlin Clark won't participate in NBA All-Star 3-point contest: Report
Caitlin Clark will not be taking part in a special 3-point shootout during NBA All-Star weekend, reports ESPN's Shams Charania.
sports.yahoo.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Caitlin Clark declining the NBA 3-pt contest because she "wants her first 3-pt contest to be at WNBA All-Star” is really significant imo. Shows that the women’s league is prestigious enough & she doesn’t need an NBA audience to affirm her skill (I’d argue the NBA needs CC more than she needs them).
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College dorm life captured at the University of Illinois, c. 1909.
January 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
College dorm life captured at the University of Illinois, c. 1909.
Whether he meant it as a Nazi salute or not doesn’t matter. Nazis are going to take it as intentional either way.
January 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Whether he meant it as a Nazi salute or not doesn’t matter. Nazis are going to take it as intentional either way.
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As @RobertGehrke dug into all of Lee’s posts, I worked from the same dataset to focus on posts mentioning Elon Musk, and how the world’s richest man and Sen. Mike Lee have formed an increasingly close relationship. 🧵
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
January 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
As @RobertGehrke dug into all of Lee’s posts, I worked from the same dataset to focus on posts mentioning Elon Musk, and how the world’s richest man and Sen. Mike Lee have formed an increasingly close relationship. 🧵
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...