The Last Days of Democracy

Somehow I’d missed it, but earlier this week the group Patriot Prayer, a conservative Christian body in the Proud Boys sphere, rallied across from Portland City Hall and were attacked by armed and masked antifa. Despite being explicitly not white nationalist, the group triggers with its support for Trump and explicit Christian conservativism, drawing violentContinue reading “The Last Days of Democracy”

Absolute Portland Report

The ACLU sent a letter to Amazon this week protesting law enforcement use of its “Rekognition” facial recognition program. It turns out a nearby police department is leading the way: The tool, called Rekognition, is already being used by at least one agency — the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon — to check photographs of unidentifiedContinue reading “Absolute Portland Report”

In with the Incel Crowd

I’m not surprised by the lack of sympathy for incels. It’s to be expected. It isn’t like sexual failure is a moral failing now–it’s worse than that, because it’s evolutionary failure, the ultimate failure. The same logic behind nice guys finishing last is behind our disdain of them. Avoiding association with the evolutionary loser isContinue reading “In with the Incel Crowd”