I was lucky enough to be one of the first professional tech bloggers, still work in digital media, and avidly keep up with the technology sector as well as enjoy writing personal and experimental stuff on my blog(s). I’ve been an activist since my college years, and since 2015 have been pretty intensely into politics.

An academic by temperament, I research various topics at depth as a “serious amateur.” For the past 9 years I’ve been studying fascism, authoritarianism, narcissism, cults, disinformation, conspiracy theories, dark money, and Christian nationalism — many of which share intersection points. My love of information management helps juggle multiple projects and see the connections between topics worth taking a closer look at.

Inspiration

I am motivated by some of the old school values of the internet — towards openness, democratization of information, shining light into dark spaces, giving a voice to the people beyond the gatekeepers of major media, and more. It’s lost a fair amount of that spirit now in the corporate scrum to own its vast landscapes, but it can still be found here and there — and I hope to offer another little output on the stormy seas for those who wander and wish to not feel lost.

Ethics

I don’t take any sponsorship money for the site. I monetize (for a whopping trivial amount) through affiliate links to books — the kind of “product” I can get behind recommending strongly to people. If you click on my book links and end up ordering something from Amazon, it helps me out. So please feel free to do so, but not obligated.