Podcaster, poet, educator, former expatriate, angry person, “moralist," Buddhist. Author of Apocalyptics and Liberation. Host Varn Vlog ☸https://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mlpcdhenfs2chttps://youtu.be/TG4BWRtXOHo?si=O0va9bBao-aws5j213 May 2026 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpcdhenfs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mkqv3myjhs2bhttps://youtu.be/HP5lmqN7lnI?si=NLMo4FhrJ-3flgrm01 May 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqv3myjhs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mizhfnqhk22rhttps://www.youtube.com/live/ivFXzfbBI00?si=UiIcWhkDb8gcD1yo08 Apr 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizhfnqhk22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mhul3apam22khttps://youtu.be/e3wdJs_L_Z0?si=Ou1bb3Fv6WI7Ust825 Mar 2026 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhul3apam22khttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mhuk67spzs2khttps://youtu.be/IYrj0poKPXQ?si=XERd-SkUwTt5kY9G25 Mar 2026 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuk67spzs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mhcheabm4c2rhttps://youtu.be/M4JrOaz6c1A?si=5mVmIJRgfSEfdyUu18 Mar 2026 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcheabm4c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mha5bkpa5s2shttps://youtu.be/0dz5L4doKVg?si=fXOULMIXMkiGXXF_17 Mar 2026 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mha5bkpa5s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mgh5km7r722g07 Mar 2026 05:59 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgh5km7r722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mgdb4jt4c22y05 Mar 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdb4jt4c22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mgdb3fdqt22ySeriously the idea that this war is will go better than Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, etc promoted by both its supporters and the “nothing ever happens crowd” when the president changes both rationale for it and stated mission objectives almost every time he talks, is absurd.05 Mar 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdb3fdqt22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mgbtospg322uSlow roll it out and fail… probably because you didn’t want to do anything about it and you think you can leverage it electorally.05 Mar 2026 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbtospg322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mgbgym4mec2q04 Mar 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbgym4mec2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mgawhquwvk2b04 Mar 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgawhquwvk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mgavvpi62s2bThe number of people I know in MENA both in locals and in expat teachers means this stuff hits home for me directly. I am underplaying how angry I am.04 Mar 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgavvpi62s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mgavrjd72s2b04 Mar 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgavrjd72s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mgavkyxtls2bI say this as a podcaster (so glass house) but left streamers, even after the decline of breadtube and the rise and stagnation of redtube have a charismatic person-who-talks until-they-blabber-based on vibes-problem that is more honest but as embarrassing as old school punditry.04 Mar 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgavkyxtls2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mgaushcccc2dJohnson: "They declared war on us… We are not at war right now." Look, as bad as the Bush justifications for GWOT were, these people are comic book levels of “Orwellian” (a phrase I hate) gaslighting. Hegeseth has already called it a war.04 Mar 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaushcccc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mgaon7gdvk27News literacy and how to read it critically is at an all time low at a time when it is more important and even legacy media spouts bullshit (actually they always have but they aren’t sophisticated about it anymore). That isn’t dealing with fake pictures and videos.04 Mar 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaon7gdvk27https://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mg7ighaxr22wSo let me get this straight: “we” “participate” in a bombing campaign in Ecuador, threatening to indict Delcy Rodriguez, which would mean going back in Venezuela, and yet Trump is openly mad that they didn’t ramp up production for the Iran situation, and proxy plans are leaking.04 Mar 2026 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7ighaxr22whttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mg7hru2eg22wDoesnt this threaten the unity of not just NATO but the entire EU?04 Mar 2026 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7hru2eg22whttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mg7hr226js2w04 Mar 2026 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7hr226js2whttps://bsky.app/profile/varnvlog.bsky.social/post/3mg7gicmwak2a04 Mar 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:6dnqgzqi4kcrjhfsazfgr3o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7gicmwak2a