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: justindametz.micro.blogLiam Ramos : justindametz.micro.blog
Just published, a piece I’ve been working on for a few days now that I’m pretty proud of. Reflecting on the rapid American geopolitical suicide, and how Donald Trump and his MAGA movement decided they’d rather break all their toys then share them with anyone else: The sad, stupid end of the American century
\n","summary":"","url":"https://justindametz.micro.blog/2026/01/23/just-published-a-piece-ive.html","date_published":"2026-01-23T17:03:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-23 17:03","date_timestamp":1769187829,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82623526","content_html":"making a return here to micro.blog, and getting myself off Facebook and Instagram again. The doomscrolling death loop I’ve been on was bad. I’m looking forward to posting here and on Substack in a sane and calmer way for a while. substack.com/@justinda…
\n","summary":"","url":"https://justindametz.micro.blog/2026/01/22/making-a-return-here-to.html","date_published":"2026-01-22T16:21:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-22 16:21","date_timestamp":1769098899,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"21242937","content_html":"New ink, courtesy of Jonathan at Geek Ink and the Legacy of Hope Pet Rescue fundraiser
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Its been some kind of week here. Been dealing with a very sick cat, in the midst of starting a new job. Hoping to spend some time slowing down, and sharing the writing I’ve been doing this week in spite of everything else.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://justindametz.micro.blog/2023/07/07/on-my-blog.html","date_published":"2023-07-07T14:04:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-07 14:04","date_timestamp":1688738693,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"20654510","content_html":"Morning prayers with my guys, and then Formula 1 practice from Silverstone. Happy Friday morning!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://justindametz.micro.blog/2023/07/07/morning-prayers-with.html","date_published":"2023-07-07T14:00:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-07 14:00","date_timestamp":1688738407,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"20611007","content_html":"Continuing Ahsoka prep with the third in this trilogy
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@toddgrotenhuis MennoCon?! Now that sounds like a good time!
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@joshuapsteele thanks for sharing this reminder.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/justindametz/20563047","date_published":"2023-07-05T14:20:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-05 14:20","date_timestamp":1688566829,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"20562752","content_html":"Today’s blog post: a quick reminder that, despite its many flaws, the American Revolution was better than the alternative would have been. #history #revolutions #AmericanHistory
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Nearly five months on, that new Gorillaz album really bumps. Bummed they aren’t gonna tour though.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://justindametz.micro.blog/2023/06/27/nearly-five-months.html","date_published":"2023-06-28T03:32:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-06-28 03:32","date_timestamp":1687923137,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"20277573","content_html":"Bought a bushel of corn this week, so spending my day shucking, shocking, canning and freezing!
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Back to blogging this morning, with a post contemplating the question @ayjay posed a while back: what is culture?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://justindametz.micro.blog/2023/06/27/back-to-blogging.html","date_published":"2023-06-27T14:21:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-06-27 14:21","date_timestamp":1687875690,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"19980434","content_html":"All the things are growing so beautifully here this year, thanks to all the sunshine and rain so far. Here’s a small sampling of our abundance.
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\nToday’s blog post: reflecting on the illusions of wealth through the lens of HBO’s Succession.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://justindametz.micro.blog/2023/06/15/over-on-substack.html","date_published":"2023-06-15T14:50:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-06-15 14:50","date_timestamp":1686840642,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"19919513","content_html":"Starting this one. My nonfiction focus this year is broad European histories; I just finished an abridged but still massive copy of Gibbons’ “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.” Now I’m moving on to some more contemporary takes.
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I wrote on the blog this morning a short reflection on a passage from Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://justindametz.micro.blog/2023/06/14/i-wrote-on.html","date_published":"2023-06-14T14:23:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-06-14 14:23","date_timestamp":1686752584,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"19765316","content_html":"The final essay wrapping up my Politics of Charity series. This one explores questions of how the church governs itself, its stance towards money, and what it means to care for the stranger. Give it a read and subscribe to my newsletter; there is lots of good stuff coming there soon!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://justindametz.micro.blog/2023/06/08/the-final-essay.html","date_published":"2023-06-08T19:38:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-06-08 19:38","date_timestamp":1686253081,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"19756348","content_html":"@jean That’s amazing! I am striving to returning to journaling by hand every day, as well as blogging this summer. So far so good!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/justindametz/19756348","date_published":"2023-06-08T14:22:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-06-08 14:22","date_timestamp":1686234143,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"19756296","content_html":"My latest blog post: thinking about Wendell Berry, Dollar General, and the decline of small towns as real places in our modern world.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://justindametz.micro.blog/2023/06/08/my-latest-blog.html","date_published":"2023-06-08T14:21:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Justin DaMetz","url":"https://linktr.ee/justindametz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F26%2F30801.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"justindametz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-06-08 14:21","date_timestamp":1686234076,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"19754692","content_html":"I love Thursday mornings; my four closest friends and I log into a Zoom call at 6:30am for conversation, accountability, and mutual encouragement. We loosely base our time on Wesleyan band meetings and draw on the Book of Common Prayer. It is a welcome refresh every week.
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