Greg Macfarlane
@gregmacfarlane.bsky.social
Travel modeling at byu. More friendly than I seem.
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Mike I feel like you should try to make this camping version yourself to see how it compares.
Because God is dead and there is no one left to punish us
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Because God is dead and there is no one left to punish us
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We Made a Baja Blast Pie Recipe for Backpackers Because God Is Dead and There's No One Left to Punish Us
Why wait until you get to the trailhead? This deconstructed take on the new viral dessert comes together with just a backpacking stove, so you can sate your darkest culinary urges off in the woods whe...
www.backpacker.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Mike I feel like you should try to make this camping version yourself to see how it compares.
Because God is dead and there is no one left to punish us
www.backpacker.com/skills/cooki...
Because God is dead and there is no one left to punish us
www.backpacker.com/skills/cooki...
Christ said that we will always have the poor with us. This isn't an observation of the futility of welfare, it is a commandment to keep the poor nearby, where we can see them, care for them, and develop our own humility.
This plan will end in misery and failure.
This plan will end in misery and failure.
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Christ said that we will always have the poor with us. This isn't an observation of the futility of welfare, it is a commandment to keep the poor nearby, where we can see them, care for them, and develop our own humility.
This plan will end in misery and failure.
This plan will end in misery and failure.
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"God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that he created for the benefit of all and for future generations, and if we have taken care of our brothers and sisters - what will be our answer, my dear friends?"
Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming
In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.
www.bbc.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that he created for the benefit of all and for future generations, and if we have taken care of our brothers and sisters - what will be our answer, my dear friends?"
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every Pacific naval encounter from late 1943 onward is like the IJN Golden Kirin, Glorious Harbinger of Eternal Imperial Dawn versus six identical copies of the USS We Built This Yesterday supplied by a ship that does nothing but make birthday cakes for the other ships
WWII ice cream barge, able to create 10 gallons of ice cream every seven minutes to support morale
a chilling display of soft power
a chilling display of soft power
December 8, 2023 at 2:46 PM
every Pacific naval encounter from late 1943 onward is like the IJN Golden Kirin, Glorious Harbinger of Eternal Imperial Dawn versus six identical copies of the USS We Built This Yesterday supplied by a ship that does nothing but make birthday cakes for the other ships
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Anyway, here's what this all means.
US soybean farmers have two options.
Grow something else, or get welfare checks forever.
There is no third option.
US soybean farmers have two options.
Grow something else, or get welfare checks forever.
There is no third option.
October 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Anyway, here's what this all means.
US soybean farmers have two options.
Grow something else, or get welfare checks forever.
There is no third option.
US soybean farmers have two options.
Grow something else, or get welfare checks forever.
There is no third option.
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On the death of a prophet, a church shooting in Michigan, and what I learned from President Russell M. Nelson. This was a difficult piece to write. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Shooter and the Prophet
Russell M. Nelson, the Latter-day Saint prophet who preached the need for peacemakers in an angry world, died over the weekend. Then a gunman opened fire on a church in Michigan.
www.theatlantic.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
On the death of a prophet, a church shooting in Michigan, and what I learned from President Russell M. Nelson. This was a difficult piece to write. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Multiple people of my faith community were murdered today, their church building set on fire, and first responders are now searching for the remains of unaccounted for individuals.
And here’s the president bragging about the tackiness of his office.
And here’s the president bragging about the tackiness of his office.
September 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Multiple people of my faith community were murdered today, their church building set on fire, and first responders are now searching for the remains of unaccounted for individuals.
And here’s the president bragging about the tackiness of his office.
And here’s the president bragging about the tackiness of his office.
DDDDDDDD
For the rest of your life, you can only eat food from one of these regions. Which do you choose?
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September 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
DDDDDDDD
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Tell me you have no idea what Utah County is like without telling me you have no idea what Utah County is like.
At the No Kings protests this summer, someone starting chanting F*CK Trump and he was drowned out by LDS Hymns about loving one another.
At the No Kings protests this summer, someone starting chanting F*CK Trump and he was drowned out by LDS Hymns about loving one another.
Given that no evidence of this has been posted by Musk, I’m going to take “things that never happened” for $1000 Alex.
September 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Tell me you have no idea what Utah County is like without telling me you have no idea what Utah County is like.
At the No Kings protests this summer, someone starting chanting F*CK Trump and he was drowned out by LDS Hymns about loving one another.
At the No Kings protests this summer, someone starting chanting F*CK Trump and he was drowned out by LDS Hymns about loving one another.
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"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
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To be clear, these people are flatly insane and nothing in Mormon doctrine, theology, or practice could reasonably be construed to suggest that this is a good idea.
(for those unaware, it's this phenomenon where trad mormon women don't respond to anything but only let their husband speak for them at places like restaurants)
my tiktok algo was stuck on mormon "princess treatment" content for like a week
August 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
To be clear, these people are flatly insane and nothing in Mormon doctrine, theology, or practice could reasonably be construed to suggest that this is a good idea.
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Great reporting by @taylorwanderson.bsky.social. This is a situation indicative of larger problems with a supermajority legislature that rushes policies through during a short session to fulfill a business-friendly agenda that values relationships over outcomes.
buildingsaltlake.com/shadow-lobby...
buildingsaltlake.com/shadow-lobby...
Did Two University of Utah Professors Use AI to Take SLC's Streets Away?
Alleged air quality expert Daniel Mendoza was the lead author on a paper that was used to justify a bill that blocks SLC's ability to make its streets safer.
buildingsaltlake.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Great reporting by @taylorwanderson.bsky.social. This is a situation indicative of larger problems with a supermajority legislature that rushes policies through during a short session to fulfill a business-friendly agenda that values relationships over outcomes.
buildingsaltlake.com/shadow-lobby...
buildingsaltlake.com/shadow-lobby...
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we’re about to find out if loving SimCity makes you a better mayor
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
June 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
we’re about to find out if loving SimCity makes you a better mayor
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
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“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.”
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
June 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.”
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
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ICE crossed a line in LA
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ICE crossed a line in LA
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New rivalry just dropped.
June 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
New rivalry just dropped.
TRB was a pretty good thing while it lasted. Probably will never go again.
TRB is dissolving all committees. This wasn't unexpected, but they're couching it in a technocratic need to "get back to basics" and ease administrative burden when in fact it's a great big shit sandwich that we're all expected to eat and not make a fuss about.
June 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
TRB was a pretty good thing while it lasted. Probably will never go again.
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Organizations and conferences that have the potential to partially fill the void left by TRB (a thread):
June 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Organizations and conferences that have the potential to partially fill the void left by TRB (a thread):
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The land, once slated for development, will now remain wide open — providing sanctuary for migrating elk, deer and moose and public access for recreation.
This Utah canyon stretch was slated for rooftops and yards. Now it will remain open forever.
The land, once slated for development, will now remain wide open — providing sanctuary for migrating elk, deer and moose and public access for recreation.
www.sltrib.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The land, once slated for development, will now remain wide open — providing sanctuary for migrating elk, deer and moose and public access for recreation.
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so after the maersk antares docks tonight, there will be no ships listed as inbound to the port of LA. at all. zero. few to the port of long beach next door, but, like, count em on one hand.
Port of LA alone usually processes ~800k TEUs a month; it has gone to ~zero.
Port of LA alone usually processes ~800k TEUs a month; it has gone to ~zero.
April 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
so after the maersk antares docks tonight, there will be no ships listed as inbound to the port of LA. at all. zero. few to the port of long beach next door, but, like, count em on one hand.
Port of LA alone usually processes ~800k TEUs a month; it has gone to ~zero.
Port of LA alone usually processes ~800k TEUs a month; it has gone to ~zero.
This is the lesson of Andor Season 1
So strictly from a business POV, gangsters who do murders are the last people you want to lock up with expensive equipment. They don't want to be there & have way more experience busting heads than you do.
You want nice, quiet people pleasers who will do what they're told- with minimal supervision.
You want nice, quiet people pleasers who will do what they're told- with minimal supervision.
April 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This is the lesson of Andor Season 1
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BYU PhD student, father of 5, just had his student visa revoked and he and his family may have to return to Japan 1-year short of finishing his doctorate. 😡
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BYU grad student has I-20 visa revoked, leaving student, family, unclear
Suguru Onda has been living legally in the US with a Form I-20, or I-20 visa, and said he has one year before completing his doctoral degree.
kslnewsradio.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
BYU PhD student, father of 5, just had his student visa revoked and he and his family may have to return to Japan 1-year short of finishing his doctorate. 😡
kslnewsradio.com/utah/visa-re...
kslnewsradio.com/utah/visa-re...