Weird flex but ok…

So sad and dumb. And not far from my home. What strikes me over and over again is the complete inability of this admin to deal with actual threats and crisis, while creating new crisis in their mad dog attempt at prosecuting political coded marginalia.

LCD Soundsystem was pretty good too.

The Nine Inch Nails concert was quite good.

Always great to be back in the San Juans.

Someone who apparently follows me here on Bluesky is very, very, very mad at me in the comments on Techdirt because I have suggested that fixing society is a long, difficult process with no easy answers, and they say we don't have time for that.

I say: pining for magic wands will make things worse

My son and i started a podcast last year. But only recorded one episode. Which we can’t quite figure out how to link, mostly because I’m cheap. Anyway, here’s a blog post about other people’s podcasts on our podcast website. pfpod.site/recent-podca...

“the signs at Oodi said, “Please let others work in peace!” The Brooklyn version [“Please keep your voice down”] is a plea for self-control. The Finnish version is a request to acknowledge the existence of other people. You see the difference.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/m...

Me, a 25 year broadband policy expert: Ezra Klein's complaints about rural broadband suggest he didn't do his research because he misrepresents some programs, and ignores others that accomplished exactly what he's asking for.

Klein fans: you just don't understand what he's saying!

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Our public power system shouldn't be an incubator for the private sector to poach local talent.
 
I introduced the bipartisan Reliability for Ratepayers Act to retain, recruit, and value the skilled folks at Bonneville Power who keep lights on and homes heated across the NW.

Our federal government must spend within its means, but Bonneville Power Administration is funded by ratepayers, not tax dollars.

Blunt cuts to linemen and dispatchers make BPA's work less safe and efficient – while institutional knowledge and boots on the ground should drive improvements. ⬇️

Isabella Stewart Gardiner Museum is a new favorite

Boston hotel window. 20F on F20, 2025

Our electric utility is halfway through building a similar sized ARPA funded project in rural WA state. Also provides service at $65/mo for symmetrical fiber internet. Lots of good work still coming from that investment.

I’m really enjoying the beginning of this. So great to hear him read it. And free from my local library over the @libbyapp.bsky.social

@sportshotchris.bsky.social and @ilsr.bsky.social are great follows doing great work.

Plotting the next 4 years of NOP fiber construction at the Embassy Suites in MSP in late January.