Goose
@sprucegoose93.bsky.social
Quaker luddite living off grid in Northern Wisconsin.
President of the Z'brilla Swamp Bug Watching Club
President of the Z'brilla Swamp Bug Watching Club
"What if we simply decided to consume less media, allowing us to have a deeper appreciation for the art we choose to spend our time with? What if, instead of having an on-demand consumer mindset" ..., "we developed better relationships with creators and built new structures to support them?"
In the age of Spotify and AI slop, tapes remind us what we’re missing when we stop taking risks.
Why I Quit Streaming And Got Back Into Cassettes
In the age of Spotify and AI slop, tapes remind us what we’re missing when we stop taking risks.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"What if we simply decided to consume less media, allowing us to have a deeper appreciation for the art we choose to spend our time with? What if, instead of having an on-demand consumer mindset" ..., "we developed better relationships with creators and built new structures to support them?"
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Both sides of a conflict are calling each other evil and corrupt, rendering me, a humble journalist, helpless to discern the truth. Best I can do is let you know that both sides are in fact saying those things. Hope this helps
October 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Both sides of a conflict are calling each other evil and corrupt, rendering me, a humble journalist, helpless to discern the truth. Best I can do is let you know that both sides are in fact saying those things. Hope this helps
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Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
No generals but General Ludd
July 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
No generals but General Ludd
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The truth here is so ever relevant, is so simple and profound. I think I might pop it into my next book. Sharing yet again:
July 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The truth here is so ever relevant, is so simple and profound. I think I might pop it into my next book. Sharing yet again:
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
June 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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"Remember... even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
May 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"Remember... even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
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If random men in masks claiming to be ICE agents try to grab me, and they’re *not* really ICE, I have the legal right to defend myself against them, yes? And if they are ICE, I don’t?
So how am I supposed to tell the difference? I’m supposed to give my masked kidnappers the benefit of the doubt??
So how am I supposed to tell the difference? I’m supposed to give my masked kidnappers the benefit of the doubt??
I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
June 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If random men in masks claiming to be ICE agents try to grab me, and they’re *not* really ICE, I have the legal right to defend myself against them, yes? And if they are ICE, I don’t?
So how am I supposed to tell the difference? I’m supposed to give my masked kidnappers the benefit of the doubt??
So how am I supposed to tell the difference? I’m supposed to give my masked kidnappers the benefit of the doubt??
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I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
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The Onion stood in place, and the regime moved to it.
June 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Onion stood in place, and the regime moved to it.
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FBI Warns Second California Senator Still At Large
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June 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
FBI Warns Second California Senator Still At Large
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theonion.com/fbi-war...
"Prayer is what you give your attention to"
June 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
"Prayer is what you give your attention to"
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The Agami Herons are very busy right now collecting twigs for their nests. One adult will collect sticks and then the mates will debate the best location for said twig. I'm going to spend some time over the next few weeks documenting the nesting of these amazing birds.
#herons #birds #costarica
#herons #birds #costarica
June 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The Agami Herons are very busy right now collecting twigs for their nests. One adult will collect sticks and then the mates will debate the best location for said twig. I'm going to spend some time over the next few weeks documenting the nesting of these amazing birds.
#herons #birds #costarica
#herons #birds #costarica
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"I gave national secrets, billions in government contracts and everyone's Social Security data to a big-time drug addict" seems like something Congress should hold hearings about.
Trump called Musk "a big-time drug addict" in a phone call shortly after their public feud. (WaPo)
June 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"I gave national secrets, billions in government contracts and everyone's Social Security data to a big-time drug addict" seems like something Congress should hold hearings about.
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7/2 is as good as this one could've gone
BREAKING: The Supreme Court holds that the Trump administration violated the due process rights of Venezuelan migrants last month in its rushed effort to expel them to El Salvador in the middle of the night (which SCOTUS blocked). Alito and Thomas dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
May 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
7/2 is as good as this one could've gone
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People would have more real friends if we created a society in which the average person had 1) more disposable income 2) a genuine 40-hour work week and 3) third spaces for socializing in a walkable community.
The tech bro solution? Provide the workers with robot friends.
The tech bro solution? Provide the workers with robot friends.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
May 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
People would have more real friends if we created a society in which the average person had 1) more disposable income 2) a genuine 40-hour work week and 3) third spaces for socializing in a walkable community.
The tech bro solution? Provide the workers with robot friends.
The tech bro solution? Provide the workers with robot friends.
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Something to do for the rest of your life: adopt & apply ethics & principles.
Further detail here: www.permaculturedesignmagazine.com/what-is-perm... (Bookmark this page)
Further detail here: www.permaculturedesignmagazine.com/what-is-perm... (Bookmark this page)
January 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Something to do for the rest of your life: adopt & apply ethics & principles.
Further detail here: www.permaculturedesignmagazine.com/what-is-perm... (Bookmark this page)
Further detail here: www.permaculturedesignmagazine.com/what-is-perm... (Bookmark this page)
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
March 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
LinkedIn is so much more fun when you take it exactly as seriously as it deserves.
Agree?
Agree?
March 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
LinkedIn is so much more fun when you take it exactly as seriously as it deserves.
Agree?
Agree?
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Your yard isn’t yours. It belongs to the foxes at night, the birds in the morning, the squirrels in the afternoon, and the gophers whenever they feel like it.
Moral of the story: You’re just a tenant in nature’s world.
#natureisboss #rewild #coexist #treadlightly #earnyourkeep #shareresources #wild
Moral of the story: You’re just a tenant in nature’s world.
#natureisboss #rewild #coexist #treadlightly #earnyourkeep #shareresources #wild
February 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Your yard isn’t yours. It belongs to the foxes at night, the birds in the morning, the squirrels in the afternoon, and the gophers whenever they feel like it.
Moral of the story: You’re just a tenant in nature’s world.
#natureisboss #rewild #coexist #treadlightly #earnyourkeep #shareresources #wild
Moral of the story: You’re just a tenant in nature’s world.
#natureisboss #rewild #coexist #treadlightly #earnyourkeep #shareresources #wild
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someone once asked me why I was so worried about the environment
I just said "I live there"
and they looked at me as if that fact had never once occurred to them
I just said "I live there"
and they looked at me as if that fact had never once occurred to them
February 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
someone once asked me why I was so worried about the environment
I just said "I live there"
and they looked at me as if that fact had never once occurred to them
I just said "I live there"
and they looked at me as if that fact had never once occurred to them