Eugene · Survivor safety
Showing up for survivors at the University of Oregon
A family reflection on the October 4 march, with a photo from the day and links to corrected local reporting.
Read the note →Field Notes
Background, evidence, and what I’m learning.
These notes give longer-form context for my background, the district, and the evidence behind questions I’m exploring. Personal experience is labeled as personal experience; public claims are linked to sources.
Family History · Archives
The name Marx: family history and an Oklahoma political era
Original 1914 election returns and 1917 newspapers, alongside the records and unresolved questions behind a family name.
Read the note →Behavioral Health · Psychedelics
Psychedelics in Oregon: from psilocybin services to evidence-based recovery care
Oregon’s current psilocybin system, the evidence around depression and addiction, ibogaine’s unresolved risks, and what a rigorous clinical recovery pilot would need to get right.
Read the note →Conservation · Mexico
Conservation work in Chiapas: bees, water, fungi, and practical systems
A first-person account of the conservation work I did between Navy service and Oregon State.
Read the note →Science · Fungi
What mycoremediation can and cannot do
A plain-language overview of fungal remediation, including why laboratory promise does not guarantee field performance.
Read the note →Defense · Procurement
Technical data and defense sustainment
How technical-data rights can affect maintenance, competition, repair timelines, and long-term sustainment.
Read the note →Soil · Water
Why soil structure matters for water
What USDA NRCS says about infiltration, runoff, water holding, and the role of soil organic matter.
Read the note →Oregon · District 4
A sourced guide to Oregon’s 4th Congressional District
The current district footprint, official map sources, and links for checking boundaries.
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