Checking In - 3 Jan. 2026
Jan. 3rd, 2026 10:00 am1. I spent some time this morning doing some activist writing about our network of public library branches in Orléans, my particular corner of the city of Ottawa. It's an issue that does not affect me personally and directly, and yet it still makes life more difficult than needed for some of my neighbours. I expect this will "go live" at some point in the next week or two, and I'll let you know when and where as soon as it does.
2. The news about Venezuela this morning is scary as Hell. The Vulgarian has yet again given the middle finger to international law as a whole. Carole Cadwalladr has thoughts about that, and you might want to have a look if you're not already subscribed to her newsletter.
3. The Trek fanfiction collective I've been doing map design with has a new thing out: Jayce's Fighting Ships of Wolf 359. It's a partner-work to We Have Engaged the Borg, which was created as an oral history-style retelling of the events of the Next Generation two-part episode, "The Best of Both Worlds".
4. More later.
2. The news about Venezuela this morning is scary as Hell. The Vulgarian has yet again given the middle finger to international law as a whole. Carole Cadwalladr has thoughts about that, and you might want to have a look if you're not already subscribed to her newsletter.
3. The Trek fanfiction collective I've been doing map design with has a new thing out: Jayce's Fighting Ships of Wolf 359. It's a partner-work to We Have Engaged the Borg, which was created as an oral history-style retelling of the events of the Next Generation two-part episode, "The Best of Both Worlds".
4. More later.