Brent D. Watkins
@brentdwatkins.bsky.social
Husband, dad, and people enjoyer ✧ UW School of Public Health alum ✧ Interested in technology, politics, and all things MENA ✧ Views are my own
The Polar Express is basically a horror film, but my son loves it and watching it together is one of my favorite newer Christmas season traditions.
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The Polar Express is basically a horror film, but my son loves it and watching it together is one of my favorite newer Christmas season traditions.
My brother is on the same flight to São Paulo as Gov. Newsom!
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
My brother is on the same flight to São Paulo as Gov. Newsom!
I genuinely believe we are approaching a point where the right would rather kill people than build more houses.
November 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I genuinely believe we are approaching a point where the right would rather kill people than build more houses.
Last week, I had the honor of attending my first ISC2 Security Congress, and it exceeded my expectations. 🧵
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last week, I had the honor of attending my first ISC2 Security Congress, and it exceeded my expectations. 🧵
Five years ago, the right was calling for Andrew Cuomo’s imprisonment.
Now they’re portraying him as the savior of western civilization.
What a time to be alive.
Now they’re portraying him as the savior of western civilization.
What a time to be alive.
October 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Five years ago, the right was calling for Andrew Cuomo’s imprisonment.
Now they’re portraying him as the savior of western civilization.
What a time to be alive.
Now they’re portraying him as the savior of western civilization.
What a time to be alive.
I don’t know what happened here, but I want it for myself.
September 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I don’t know what happened here, but I want it for myself.
I live in a beautiful state.
September 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I live in a beautiful state.
Shame on LeapFrog!
September 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Shame on LeapFrog!
Seattle Labor Day protest with church friends and a trip to the Evergreen State Fair with the family. What a weekend. 😅
September 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Seattle Labor Day protest with church friends and a trip to the Evergreen State Fair with the family. What a weekend. 😅
Happy Independence Day from Grand Avenue Park!
July 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Happy Independence Day from Grand Avenue Park!
We went off-grid camping with friends last week. In retrospect, this was a bit too ambitious with a nine-month-old, but the memories we made were priceless—from meaningful fireside conversations to stargazing in perfect silence. It was chaotic, exhausting, and totally worth it.
July 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We went off-grid camping with friends last week. In retrospect, this was a bit too ambitious with a nine-month-old, but the memories we made were priceless—from meaningful fireside conversations to stargazing in perfect silence. It was chaotic, exhausting, and totally worth it.
Will probably regret but yolo
June 13, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Will probably regret but yolo
“I’m so hungry I could eat the table!”
May 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“I’m so hungry I could eat the table!”
This is exactly what my soul needed.
May 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is exactly what my soul needed.
In the first picture, I was carrying a lot of weight.
Some of it was physical. Most of it wasn't.
On the outside, I had a good life—meaningful work, an incredible wife, people who cared about me.
But inside, I felt rudderless.
I had no sense of purpose.
1/13
Some of it was physical. Most of it wasn't.
On the outside, I had a good life—meaningful work, an incredible wife, people who cared about me.
But inside, I felt rudderless.
I had no sense of purpose.
1/13
May 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
In the first picture, I was carrying a lot of weight.
Some of it was physical. Most of it wasn't.
On the outside, I had a good life—meaningful work, an incredible wife, people who cared about me.
But inside, I felt rudderless.
I had no sense of purpose.
1/13
Some of it was physical. Most of it wasn't.
On the outside, I had a good life—meaningful work, an incredible wife, people who cared about me.
But inside, I felt rudderless.
I had no sense of purpose.
1/13
Wherever life takes me, this will always be my favorite job.
May 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Wherever life takes me, this will always be my favorite job.
How many MAGAs do you think it takes to screw in a lightbulb?
May 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
How many MAGAs do you think it takes to screw in a lightbulb?
As impressive as ChatGPT is, I don’t think it will be replacing us anytime soon.
May 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
As impressive as ChatGPT is, I don’t think it will be replacing us anytime soon.
Went to see the tulips on Saturday with the family. With so much happening in the world, it was refreshing to step away for a while and simply enjoy time with the people I love most.
April 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Went to see the tulips on Saturday with the family. With so much happening in the world, it was refreshing to step away for a while and simply enjoy time with the people I love most.