Ryan Cook

In the last few years we've seen: - The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer - The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC - The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi - Multiple assassination attempts against Trump - The assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of on State Senator John Hoffman and his wife - Luigi Mangione's assassination of Brian Thompson - The assassination of Charlie Kirk Political violence is contagious. It is spreading. It is not confined to one side or belief system. It should terrify us all. The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in it without fear of violence. Political violence is always an attack against us all. You have to be so blind not to see that.

The internet is mostly being used to scare people.

Weekly Sanga – October 23, 2024 weeklysanga.com/2024/10/23/wee…

It is okay to fail. I might not get it right the first time, but that does not stop me from trying again!

i think larry david is the only celeb I've found relatable in my life.

Me hate shrinkflation! Me cookies are getting smaller. 😔

You don't have to be a hardcore effective altruist to think that donating heaps of money to an already insanely rich Ivy League university is one of the worst possible ways to spend your money.

God I’m tired of OpenAI.

Physical media is almost a Fahrenheit 451 (where people memorized entire books and thus became the book they loved) level of responsibility. If you own a great 4K HD, Blu-ray, DVD etc etc of a film or films you love... you are the custodian of those films for generations to come.

Only "20" Days until the release of #ByeByeBarry @Lions fans - let's get that hashtag flying & get this @PrimeVideo @NFLFilms movie trailer out there. Repost & follow us for a chance to win a signed @panini card from me. 1 winner per day - 20 days in a row

“I’m very concerned that our society is much more concerned with information than wonder, in noise rather than silence. How do we encourage reflection? … Oh my, this is a noisy world.”

Sunday mood ☕️💘

Picard management tip: Admitting one's failures is a sign of confidence and strength. It reassures others that failing is okay.

Unbelievably, kottke[dot]org turns 25 years old today – the site predates Google! "That's more than half of my life, spanning four decades and ~40,000 posts, almost cartoonishly long for a medium optimized for impermanence." Thx for reading! kottke.org/23/03/kottke-i…

HOW BIG ARE THE PROFIT MARGINS IN FASHION? 🧵 Someone recently made a TikTok about the Brick Watch Company debacle, and one of the channel's viewers asked how this is any different from other luxury companies making things for pennies and selling them for thousands.

December 5, 1972

Kindness is powerful beyond measure

Picard management tip: The truth is that sometimes you just won't know the right thing to do. You still have to try.

Ray Bradbury’s advice for being more creative Every night read: - one short story - one poem - one essay Do that for a thousand nights and you’ll be stuffed full of ideas

Picard management tip: Say "Thank you", "Good work", or "Well done".