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Phil Brandvold

@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com
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I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline #woodworking, #reading, #gardening, caring for my #chickens, and #learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in #solarpunk and #selfsufficiency, as well as #languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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Phil Brandvold
Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com · Mar 05, 2026

I've been thinking about how I can use my skills to help fight fascism. I keep coming back to helping folks #selfhost and move to #linux which helps us all be more #resilient and less reliant on Big Tech (which funds and drives fascism). I'm a #sysadmin by day and I have lots of experience with #helpdesk tasks like supporting end users with #tech and I think hosting a local #linuxinstallparty might be a great way to help my community. Anyone else in the #twincities of #MN have similar thoughts?

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Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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Phil Brandvold
Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com · Mar 04, 2026

Catching up on my youtube backlog over lunch and Technology Connections gave me not only an insightful video on #renewableenergy but also a surprise straightforward message of #solidarity for #minnesota as well. The video is well worth your time if you're at all interested in #solar power and why it's such a good idea in comparison to #fossilfuels but if you just want his rant it starts at around 1h 16m into the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt2ZeGM

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Phil Brandvold
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I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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Phil Brandvold
Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com · Feb 16, 2026

Just a reminder that these times are very much ✨✨ P R E C E D E N T E D ✨so please stop saying "in these unprecedented times." Fascism has happened many times over. Acting like we've never seen this before is just making it seem like nobody knows what happens next (both if we don't fight it, and in what ways to fight it). It's precedented, unfortunately. But that also means we have an ANTI fascist playbook we can put to use.

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Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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Phil Brandvold
Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com · Feb 06, 2026

I need people to realize that how the people in power treat immigrants is how they would treat every single person they have power over if they could get away with it. And the longer we let them get away with, the more bold they will become. The violence happening against #minneapolis and the #twincities and in greater #minnesota as well as other communities around the U.S. is the same violence that has been done at our borders for decades. What happens on the margins will happen at the center.

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Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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Phil Brandvold
Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com · Feb 02, 2026

I'm just over here trying to figure out how my particular #sysadmin, #techsupport, and #selfhosted can directly benefit my #minnesota community that is under attack by the federal government and everything I come up with seems hollow, or waaaay too involved for the current time and energy I have available. #mutualaid feels hard to get into even though in theory it should be so easy to do. Also, imposter syndrome hits super hard when you're trying to figure out how useful you can be :(

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Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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Phil Brandvold
Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com · Jan 30, 2026

The march today is huge in #minneapolis and I love it. I couldn't get out today but #solidarity from the sidelines. Mercado Media streaming here so you can get a sense of scale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9um2ripWNQ

Status Coup News so you can get perspective from the people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbrZYoeNpvg

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Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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Phil Brandvold
Phil Brandvold
@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com

I'm a SysAdmin for money. I love to tinker with self hosted applications, home automation, and other tech. Paradoxically, I prefer to be offline # woodworking , # reading , # gardening , caring for my # chickens , and # learning as a lifelong pursuit. Interested in # solarpunk and # selfsufficiency , as well as # languagelearning (currently studying Spanish, but very novice at it). I follow the teachings of Jesus and abhor the Christian Right's ideas of Christianity. I have anarchist tendencies.

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@pmbrandvold@techtoots.com · Jan 28, 2026
Rent is coming due for many #TwinCities families that have had to make the choice between going to work and possibly never coming home, or staying home and losing wages or even their jobs. If you have a few dollars to throw toward rent relief, especially if you live outside of #minnesota where #ice is less present, I know it would really help some families out: https://chuffed.org/project/167138-emergency-rent-fund-support-workers-in-minnesota #mutualaid #rentRelief
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