Justin
@justinskolnick.bsky.social
Sort of an unfair advantage, coming of age in the triumphal pre-merger ELCA, where the moral-intellectual grounding for progressive social policy was there for the taking. Unproblematized whiteness, back then at least, but a good running start
Driving home from the ’07 synod assembly in Rosemont my pastor (passions: People Magazine and taunting homophobic colleagues) said she was sure the ELCA would pass full LGBTQ+ inclusion soon, then leaned closer and said “the Unitarians are going through this right now with polyamory” and tittered
This one's personal. I wrote about how three cities in #Cascadia may soon extend anti-discrimination protections to people in non-monogamous or polyamorous relationships: www.cascadia-journal.com/polyamory-ri...
February 14, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Sort of an unfair advantage, coming of age in the triumphal pre-merger ELCA, where the moral-intellectual grounding for progressive social policy was there for the taking. Unproblematized whiteness, back then at least, but a good running start
These aren’t my communities and I’m no longer with the Lutherans. No interest in invites to either, thank you
February 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
These aren’t my communities and I’m no longer with the Lutherans. No interest in invites to either, thank you
Pastor Ruth was right, full inclusion passed in 2009, and I wish she were alive to be chaotic and insufferable about poly people
February 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Pastor Ruth was right, full inclusion passed in 2009, and I wish she were alive to be chaotic and insufferable about poly people
Driving home from the ’07 synod assembly in Rosemont my pastor (passions: People Magazine and taunting homophobic colleagues) said she was sure the ELCA would pass full LGBTQ+ inclusion soon, then leaned closer and said “the Unitarians are going through this right now with polyamory” and tittered
This one's personal. I wrote about how three cities in #Cascadia may soon extend anti-discrimination protections to people in non-monogamous or polyamorous relationships: www.cascadia-journal.com/polyamory-ri...
Polyamory rights bills on the horizon in Olympia, Portland & Seattle💘
Cascadia has always been at the forefront of protecting the rights of individuals to live their sexuality authentically. Seattle was one of the first cities in the US to expand protections for employm...
www.cascadia-journal.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Driving home from the ’07 synod assembly in Rosemont my pastor (passions: People Magazine and taunting homophobic colleagues) said she was sure the ELCA would pass full LGBTQ+ inclusion soon, then leaned closer and said “the Unitarians are going through this right now with polyamory” and tittered
whether we agree to live with digital surveillance (we like it sometimes) but rather who should be subjected to it, a question complicated by the fact that many of the minds and wallets responsible for driving its adoption are identical with the people implicated by the emails
February 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
whether we agree to live with digital surveillance (we like it sometimes) but rather who should be subjected to it, a question complicated by the fact that many of the minds and wallets responsible for driving its adoption are identical with the people implicated by the emails
to Ring and the demands to release the emails take for granted the same technological possibility and technological will, or at least reveal widespread acceptance of the bare facts of digital surveillance as a facet of our lives, today and going forward, which makes the difference not a matter of
February 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
to Ring and the demands to release the emails take for granted the same technological possibility and technological will, or at least reveal widespread acceptance of the bare facts of digital surveillance as a facet of our lives, today and going forward, which makes the difference not a matter of
I’ve been seeing different emotional responses to Ring’s Super Bowl ad and the Epstein emails, and I’ve been assuming that anyone who’s made note of the difference has found reasons to account for them and kept their thinking to themselves, for reasons that I think are obvious, though the backlash
February 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I’ve been seeing different emotional responses to Ring’s Super Bowl ad and the Epstein emails, and I’ve been assuming that anyone who’s made note of the difference has found reasons to account for them and kept their thinking to themselves, for reasons that I think are obvious, though the backlash
I ask the universe for lukewarm, stable, moderate. The universe replies “Well Justin here’s what we can do. We got scalding or deep freeze. Uncalled for passion or threats to call the lawyers. We’d let you choose but we’re gonna flip this coin instead”
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I ask the universe for lukewarm, stable, moderate. The universe replies “Well Justin here’s what we can do. We got scalding or deep freeze. Uncalled for passion or threats to call the lawyers. We’d let you choose but we’re gonna flip this coin instead”
And it seems another neighbor has mistaken mild encouragements and expressions of solidarity for a contract guaranteeing deference and escalating praise
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
And it seems another neighbor has mistaken mild encouragements and expressions of solidarity for a contract guaranteeing deference and escalating praise
Men in middle age are discovering their feelings and I want no part in it. Don’t invite me to the drum circle. Save your confessions for the priest. Leave me out of it
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Men in middle age are discovering their feelings and I want no part in it. Don’t invite me to the drum circle. Save your confessions for the priest. Leave me out of it
Never sync your contacts with an app
February 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Never sync your contacts with an app
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OFFER VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
February 13, 2026 at 3:52 AM
OFFER VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
Joan Mitchell, friends
Mandres
The Joan Mitchell Foundation supports the essential contributions of artists and expands awareness of Joan Mitchell's life and work.
www.joanmitchellfoundation.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Joan Mitchell, friends
I too am studying creative writing
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I too am studying creative writing
Probably fine
Anthropic head of AI safety quits, warning of "world in peril" & announces plan to study creative writing, as my college charges ahead in deal with Anthropic, which trained its tech on at least 25 books taken without permission from our Creative Writing faculty. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anthropic AI safety researcher quits with 'world in peril' warning
It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Probably fine
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So often I think about the theory - Nietzsche, Freud, D.H. Lawrence - that civilisation is a thin veneer and under it is a bubbling cauldron of fervid emotions, often directed against ‘the other’, that will break loose as soon as cracks appear.
February 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
So often I think about the theory - Nietzsche, Freud, D.H. Lawrence - that civilisation is a thin veneer and under it is a bubbling cauldron of fervid emotions, often directed against ‘the other’, that will break loose as soon as cracks appear.
Gimme a week as head of state and transaction reports would hit the state’s servers on success and lobbyists would have to log their hours
February 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Gimme a week as head of state and transaction reports would hit the state’s servers on success and lobbyists would have to log their hours
Why would I give Claude access to a production server?
February 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Why would I give Claude access to a production server?
Have just factored a .env file out of a production instance and am ready for a nap
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Have just factored a .env file out of a production instance and am ready for a nap
There is no money in this
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
There is no money in this
I'm serious about building out a Better Orestar if someone else can commit to developing the back-end
I’ve wanted to build a tool that makes Orestar data accessible like @bigblinkpdx.bsky.social aspires to do for city lobbying data
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I'm serious about building out a Better Orestar if someone else can commit to developing the back-end
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you missed the best one
February 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
you missed the best one
You make it sound like the state’s trying to obstruct access to the data
February 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
You make it sound like the state’s trying to obstruct access to the data
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February 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Things took a turn
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