Reposted by BrendonJason @jrock08.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I felt so strongly about this nextdoor comment that I decided to do a dramatic reading of it. I hope you'll listen with the volume on to fully appreciate the quiet reverie. 915233
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I like this idea. “Dressing up” is like wearing a costume in the US since few people dress that way daily now. But enough people wearing different outfits and we reach everybody’s/nobody’s special, so dressing uniquely no longer automatically makes a statement. 000
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026To add to this, knees are a use-’em-or-lose-’em kind of body part. If you want good knees in old age, you should walk/jog/run regularly starting by your mid-30s, prompting your body to strengthen your knees in response to the wear. Walking 35 minutes twice a day would be perfect for this. 011
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There is a deep state conspiracy making people hate him, it’s just that he’s the one heading up said conspiracy. After all, he is the deep state. 000
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I agree, also, tens of thousands sounds like a very dramatic undercount? 000
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026More housing within cities' existing footprints would reduce the cost of multi-family housing but not of detached houses. Constraining population via blocking apartments suppresses demand for SFHs. A city population going from 2 million to 3 million will dramatically raise demand/prices for SFHs. 000
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026These folks are suppressing the price of my house. The price of a SFH will be higher if 3 million people live in the metro area than if 2 million people live there. They have the effect of apartments on SFH prices *inverted*. 000
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Can’t speak to oral appliances but regarding sleep apnea in general, even mild apnea can be a major quality-of-life drag. And it’s hard to notice because it usually sets in slowly. I’d strongly recommend trying to address it. A CPAP machine made a big difference for me with barely-qualifying apnea. 001
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Ordinal numbers make the most sense since you can have street numbers like 1234 #A or 1234 1/2 and similar 020
Reposted by BrendonMarit 👹 @maritstensby.bsky.social · 19/07/2026What is it with dogs and sticks! 🐕😂 29282901801
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026@volts.wtf KQED had Sen. Murphy on recently and I was pleased to hear him making mostly good points and not falling for the usual R claim of Ds being obsessed with gender. www.kqed.org/forum/201010...kqed.orgWhat Communities Lose When America Abandons the 'Common Good' | KQEDWe speak with Sen. Chris Murphy about his new book, “Crisis of the Common Good,” and the values he believes could unite America — or at least the Democratic Party. 000
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Pre-Covid, a place I’d frequent was next to a parking garage. I could pay $5 for parking or $5 for a milkshake on the way back plus parking validation. How could I say no? 040
Reposted by BrendonMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026For all the endless hoopla about "Democrats connecting with ordinary people," 99% of which is "Democrats must rigidly adhere to the directives of elite reactionary centrists," Steyer here is talking about an issue in the same way that actual people who vote for Democrats do. Good stuff. 251188156
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 08/05/2026The John Roberts Five-Fifths Compromise could last about as long as the earlier Three-Fifths Compromise, for reference 75ish years (1787-1863). 010
Reposted by BrendonMikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Steyer going unbelievably hard here. 730157
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 24/04/2026@gregdoucette.bsky.social do you have thoughts on how the coming Republican-driven US debt crisis/crises will play out? It is impressive how they keep doing things to make it worse and happen sooner 0230
Reposted by BrendonDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 19/04/2026The Maryland legislature recently passed a big energy omnibus bill that is effectively a huge bag of smaller policies. It's difficult to even summarize -- there's stuff on permitting, plug-in solar, data center, on & on. @jamiedemarco.bsky.social has pulled it all together into a master list:demarcoadvocacy.substack.comEvery Single Thing in the Utility RELIEF ActA full description of all 30+ policies contained in the 2026 energy omnibus package 13410113
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The worst part of this policy is that building more multifamily housing makes SFH more valuable, not less. More people and more shops etc nearby increases demand and thus prices 020
Reposted by BrendonCorey S. Powell @coreyspowell.bsky.social · 24/02/2026During thunderstorms, electric discharges in the air cause trees to glow with an ultraviolet aura. You can't see it with your eyes, but researchers have finally managed to measure it & recreate it in the lab. 🧪🔭 news.agu.org/press-releas... 10514158
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Does subscribing give me a version of the podcast without the interstitial asking me to subscribe? Because that might do it for me 150
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Rainy week so far. Pros: no need to water the plants Cons: a lot of water. So much water. Too much water. Pots with poor drainage are flooded. Oh, the humanity 000
Reposted by BrendonBART @bart.gov · 19/02/2026Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud! 4375471061
Reposted by BrendonNicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 20/02/2026“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.” she did it! her! way!!nytimes.comAlysa Liu’s Olympic run came with terms. Her choreographer helps her express themLiu is the best U.S. hope for an Olympic medal in women's figure skating, which would be the country's first in the competition since 2006. 547038984
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 12/02/2026We’re on our way to degrowth, thanks to conservatives. And people said it couldn’t be done! 000
Reposted by BrendonMia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I wanted to let y’all know that I finished knitting the Snoopy scarf 91913
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Always remember: laws do not apply with respect to Trump, our Very Special Boy 010
Brendon @premiumsocks.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Oddly charming, even (especially?!) the wide range of fonts used on screen at for various lines 000
