StaffSRE1138
@sysadmin1138.net
You might know me from ServerFault or maybe a few talks I gave. Or that book I wrote, "Software Telemetry" from Manning. Also sysadmin1138@ngmx.com
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I imagine the WELS churches gave that logistical training, too... just... needs some fine-tuning
January 26, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I imagine the WELS churches gave that logistical training, too... just... needs some fine-tuning
Apparently this shirt from a year ago was oddly prescient.
![Black t-shirt from RAYGUN that reads "[small] just another member of the [white bar][big text] Lutheran Crime Syndicate[white bar][small]A diabolical group strengthening communities. Price $24.95](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3zftf4642ilco6asiqaeaf2q/bafkreieiio4773mwuatrjmlpze4tvfwkjfq5q4q2bd3rvl2myf747ty3eu@jpeg)
January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Apparently this shirt from a year ago was oddly prescient.
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Here is a recipe for Swedish egg coffee that isn't for 50-100 (the only way I know how to make it)
www.thespruceeats.com/egg-coffee-2...
www.thespruceeats.com/egg-coffee-2...
Make Traditional Swedish Egg Coffee for a Light, Clear Brew
The secret to a light and smooth coffee brew is egg! Known for its lack of bitterness, egg coffee is a tradition in Midwestern Scandinavian-American churches.
www.thespruceeats.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Here is a recipe for Swedish egg coffee that isn't for 50-100 (the only way I know how to make it)
www.thespruceeats.com/egg-coffee-2...
www.thespruceeats.com/egg-coffee-2...
Hearing else-net that a white guy with a gun doing nothing getting killed seems to have brought a big slug of people into the anti-ICE coalition that weren't there last week.
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Hearing else-net that a white guy with a gun doing nothing getting killed seems to have brought a big slug of people into the anti-ICE coalition that weren't there last week.
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UPDATE: TIKTOK IS COOKED. Our videos went from tens of thousands to 0.
(seemingly a direct result of Trump & Bibi’s friends taking over)
(seemingly a direct result of Trump & Bibi’s friends taking over)
January 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
UPDATE: TIKTOK IS COOKED. Our videos went from tens of thousands to 0.
(seemingly a direct result of Trump & Bibi’s friends taking over)
(seemingly a direct result of Trump & Bibi’s friends taking over)
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A number of responders were quite opposed to the idea of giving ridealongs to The Atlantic (I understand their frustration with the outlet).
But I drove these guys around for two hours and they witnessed abductions, confrontations with the public, tear-gassings.
The lesson: let the world see.
But I drove these guys around for two hours and they witnessed abductions, confrontations with the public, tear-gassings.
The lesson: let the world see.
The Atlantic Magazine just dropped a tremendous story on the Minnesota Resistance. The author is a war correspondent & sees the echoes of leaderless community empowerment around the globe: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... (supposed to be a gift link, might not work, it’s in Apple News, too.)
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:21 AM
A number of responders were quite opposed to the idea of giving ridealongs to The Atlantic (I understand their frustration with the outlet).
But I drove these guys around for two hours and they witnessed abductions, confrontations with the public, tear-gassings.
The lesson: let the world see.
But I drove these guys around for two hours and they witnessed abductions, confrontations with the public, tear-gassings.
The lesson: let the world see.
So many journalists I would otherwise give money to, but they're on substack. Grr.
January 26, 2026 at 3:59 AM
So many journalists I would otherwise give money to, but they're on substack. Grr.
And George Floyd's memorial isn't that far away either.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
And George Floyd's memorial isn't that far away either.
This is a good read describing the utter peril Governors face with their command of National Guard in the face of Federal provocations. Also, why Walz *can't* call out the Guard to protect observers.
"Trump today is attempting something unprecedented that stands in contravention of all historical tradition in the United States: the brutal application of federal forces against a state and region with no apparent reason beyond it being led by members of the political opposition.”
Why Minnesota Can't Do More to Stop ICE
Democratic lawmakers have few options that wouldn't trigger something like civil war.
www.wired.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:33 PM
This is a good read describing the utter peril Governors face with their command of National Guard in the face of Federal provocations. Also, why Walz *can't* call out the Guard to protect observers.
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ice has caused, by commiting them, a 200% increase in the murder rate in Minneapolis. The stats on assault are worse. dhs, please eject these foreign invaders. they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists. and some of them, i assume, are good people.
January 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM
ice has caused, by commiting them, a 200% increase in the murder rate in Minneapolis. The stats on assault are worse. dhs, please eject these foreign invaders. they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists. and some of them, i assume, are good people.
Yep, checking out of socials for an hour to let actual news percolate out.
January 24, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Yep, checking out of socials for an hour to let actual news percolate out.
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
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What they actually discovered with leaf blowers in Portland is that the police are not stupid and they will just go arrest everyone with leaf blowers and steal them. If you have a way to turn their weapon back on them or shields to block their projectiles they just take them away and arrest you.
January 23, 2026 at 3:55 AM
What they actually discovered with leaf blowers in Portland is that the police are not stupid and they will just go arrest everyone with leaf blowers and steal them. If you have a way to turn their weapon back on them or shields to block their projectiles they just take them away and arrest you.
I HAVE heard about the exploding tree thing, but I believe it was during the mid 1990s cold wave so it's been a long time.
January 23, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I HAVE heard about the exploding tree thing, but I believe it was during the mid 1990s cold wave so it's been a long time.
As I've told people around me where I live, Minneapolis lived through this five years ago and a lot of that organization was still there. This merely leveled it up, they're not starting from scratch.
minnesotans are so impressed with anyone who doesn’t live here praising them, especially media people from coasts. we need to stop looking for their approval. it’s very provincial. like, i don’t know why minneapolis being so organized surprises anyone after george floyd. we know what to do
January 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
As I've told people around me where I live, Minneapolis lived through this five years ago and a lot of that organization was still there. This merely leveled it up, they're not starting from scratch.
The last two days Greenland/Tariff news cycle had me trying to remember what TACO means.
Trump Always Chickens Out.
This is a callback to the tariff yoyos of April and May.
Trump Always Chickens Out.
This is a callback to the tariff yoyos of April and May.
January 21, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The last two days Greenland/Tariff news cycle had me trying to remember what TACO means.
Trump Always Chickens Out.
This is a callback to the tariff yoyos of April and May.
Trump Always Chickens Out.
This is a callback to the tariff yoyos of April and May.
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if you can have a data lake then you can have a data superfund site
people find it funny when i describe working with data as “dumpster diving” but i’m currently working with two tables that have a field with the same name, for the same purpose, containing (ostensibly) the same data, but with entirely different formats and it really feels like dumpster diving to me
January 20, 2026 at 10:20 PM
if you can have a data lake then you can have a data superfund site
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1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
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This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Democrats Successfully Strip All Anti-Trans Riders From Final Appropriations Bills
The HHS and Education bills once contained the most sweeping anti-trans provisions in congressional history. Now they contain none.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 PM
1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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To the the tune of “If You’re Happy & You know it”:
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
If they’re inciting you to violence, your best response is silence;
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
If they’re inciting you to violence, your best response is silence;
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
"If they're inciting you to violence, they're a fed!" Has the same sanction as "if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!" for extra brain-stickiness.
January 18, 2026 at 6:02 AM
To the the tune of “If You’re Happy & You know it”:
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
If they’re inciting you to violence, your best response is silence;
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
If they’re inciting you to violence, your best response is silence;
If they’re inciting you to violence, they’re a Fed!
Body cams and training was the compromise after George Floyd, look how that worked out.
January 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Body cams and training was the compromise after George Floyd, look how that worked out.
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The U.S. auto industry is burning their clothes to stay warm. In punting on EVs, they abandoned their one golden opportunity to take a better approach.
January 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The U.S. auto industry is burning their clothes to stay warm. In punting on EVs, they abandoned their one golden opportunity to take a better approach.
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Not sure who needs to hear this, but the Insurrection Act isn’t the same as “martial law.” It authorizes the molitary to engage in civil law enforcement. And not clear that even then, whether they can enforce state criminal laws
January 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this, but the Insurrection Act isn’t the same as “martial law.” It authorizes the molitary to engage in civil law enforcement. And not clear that even then, whether they can enforce state criminal laws
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Something I wrote. (See the second pane.) foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/13/t...
Trump’s Fantastical Geopolitics
The White House’s aggressive posture is already pushing other countries to seek strength in numbers.
foreignpolicy.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Something I wrote. (See the second pane.) foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/13/t...
I am completely certain that the ICE occupation of the Twin Cities will be one of the key milestones of this Administration in textbooks 20 years from now.
January 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I am completely certain that the ICE occupation of the Twin Cities will be one of the key milestones of this Administration in textbooks 20 years from now.