Brad Koehn
@brad.koehn.com
Private pilot, entrepreneur, husband, father. Travel, flying, nature, technology, living.
Winter is just getting started and we’ve had what, 10” of snow so far? And -15°F/-26°C this weekend. This is getting real. Stay safe, stay warm. #mnwx #minnesota
December 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Winter is just getting started and we’ve had what, 10” of snow so far? And -15°F/-26°C this weekend. This is getting real. Stay safe, stay warm. #mnwx #minnesota
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"If ICE removed every brown, Black and yellow person from this country, the economy would collapse," Ka Vang writes.
Vang: Somalis don’t contribute anything? How about $8 billion to the Minnesota economy.
"If ICE removed every brown, Black and yellow person from this country, the economy would collapse," Ka Vang writes.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"If ICE removed every brown, Black and yellow person from this country, the economy would collapse," Ka Vang writes.
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Don’t sleep on Rep Casten as a communicator. Bitcoin explainers via Beverly Hills Cop is what we Gen Xers were born to do.
When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Don’t sleep on Rep Casten as a communicator. Bitcoin explainers via Beverly Hills Cop is what we Gen Xers were born to do.
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Wow that sucks. Remember aviators: it’s better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than to be in the air wishing you were on the ground. Don‘t run out of gas.
#aviation
Wow that sucks. Remember aviators: it’s better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than to be in the air wishing you were on the ground. Don‘t run out of gas.
#aviation
QTPods Service Interruption Extended - AvBrief.com
More than 1,000 self serve avgas pump at airports across the country remained inoperable as of 7:30 p.m. EST Saturday after a planned software upgrade
avbrief.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Wow that sucks. Remember aviators: it’s better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than to be in the air wishing you were on the ground. Don‘t run out of gas.
#aviation
Wow that sucks. Remember aviators: it’s better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than to be in the air wishing you were on the ground. Don‘t run out of gas.
#aviation
Always delighted to watch Dallas get humbled on the national stage.
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Always delighted to watch Dallas get humbled on the national stage.
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"The president’s comments about Somali Americans aren’t just racist. They’re wildly disconnected from the reality known to those of us who live in Minnesota," writes columnist Laura Yuen.
Yuen: Has Trump actually ever met a Somali Minnesotan?
The president’s comments about Somali Americans aren’t just racist. They’re wildly disconnected from the reality known to those of us who live in Minnesota.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"The president’s comments about Somali Americans aren’t just racist. They’re wildly disconnected from the reality known to those of us who live in Minnesota," writes columnist Laura Yuen.
It’s -23°C and I am not ready for this.
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It’s -23°C and I am not ready for this.
Tonight we watched Baltimorons, a sweet little Christmas movie.
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Tonight we watched Baltimorons, a sweet little Christmas movie.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Pilot Safe After USAF Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a lakebed near Trona, California.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/12/03/p...
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a lakebed near Trona, California.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/12/03/p...
Pilot Safe After USAF Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a
theaviationist.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Pilot Safe After USAF Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a lakebed near Trona, California.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/12/03/p...
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a lakebed near Trona, California.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/12/03/p...
As vulnerabilities go, a 10 is as bad as it gets. If you use #React or one of its derivatives (e.g., #Next.js) you should upgrade Right. Now.
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
www.cve.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
As vulnerabilities go, a 10 is as bad as it gets. If you use #React or one of its derivatives (e.g., #Next.js) you should upgrade Right. Now.
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
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Insulting to have to point this out, but if you have spent even 30 minutes reading US history, you realize that every decade has been dominated by racist hysteria that the "new" people won't ever fit in.
This exact prejudice would have been applied to Miller's forebears, when they fled pogroms.
This exact prejudice would have been applied to Miller's forebears, when they fled pogroms.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Insulting to have to point this out, but if you have spent even 30 minutes reading US history, you realize that every decade has been dominated by racist hysteria that the "new" people won't ever fit in.
This exact prejudice would have been applied to Miller's forebears, when they fled pogroms.
This exact prejudice would have been applied to Miller's forebears, when they fled pogroms.
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Dreading what may come up at the Thanksgiving dinner table? The Optimists will help you prepare to thoughtfully and effectively respond to a range of issues that might surface 👇
Going to argue with conservative family members at Christmas? The Optimists have you covered!
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Optimist Economy
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta
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November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Dreading what may come up at the Thanksgiving dinner table? The Optimists will help you prepare to thoughtfully and effectively respond to a range of issues that might surface 👇
Hmm. This time when my Bluesky PDS stopped letting me log in it wasn't because it had corrupted its data (like the last five times), but because apparently it needed my to upgrade the PDS Docker image. This isn't the best AX.
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Hmm. This time when my Bluesky PDS stopped letting me log in it wasn't because it had corrupted its data (like the last five times), but because apparently it needed my to upgrade the PDS Docker image. This isn't the best AX.
My son traded his 2004 Chevy Pickup for a 2021 Audi etron EV. Turns out used EVs are super-cheap now because everyone traded theirs in before the tax incentives ran out.
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
My son traded his 2004 Chevy Pickup for a 2021 Audi etron EV. Turns out used EVs are super-cheap now because everyone traded theirs in before the tax incentives ran out.
Headed up to Hennepin Community College to see Bruce Schneier speak on #cybersecurity
November 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Headed up to Hennepin Community College to see Bruce Schneier speak on #cybersecurity
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Textron Ends Bonanza, Baron Production - AvBrief.com
Bonanza turns 80 in December.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Okay, this ticks ✅ a lot of boxes. (📸 LEGO) | 🛩️ 🔍 🥇
Old Flying Club & Hangar | LEGO® Ideas
“A mile of highway will take you a mile. A mile of runway will take you anywhere” – anon. I present to you Old Flying Club & Hangar, my latest Lego IDEAS pr…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Okay, this ticks ✅ a lot of boxes. (📸 LEGO) | 🛩️ 🔍 🥇
One of the lovely things about a startup is when you make compromises for TTM and come back and fix them because now it’s time. As the codebase grows, it improves.
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
One of the lovely things about a startup is when you make compromises for TTM and come back and fix them because now it’s time. As the codebase grows, it improves.
On Saturday we flew to Duluth, Minnesota for lunch with friends. My wife flew the first leg, over Superior, Wisconsin and landing on the sandbar that Sky Harbor (DYT) is on. It was a first for both of us and it’s a lovely airport. I gave my friend a quick aerial tour of Duluth and flew home.
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
On Saturday we flew to Duluth, Minnesota for lunch with friends. My wife flew the first leg, over Superior, Wisconsin and landing on the sandbar that Sky Harbor (DYT) is on. It was a first for both of us and it’s a lovely airport. I gave my friend a quick aerial tour of Duluth and flew home.