Dan Sinker/notes

Most of the time my thoughts aren't long enough for a blog post. My shortform notes get posted on Mastodon and Bluesky, and also wind up here.

The problem, as always, is the guns.

posted at 5:34PM on December 13, 2025

What an absolute shitass useless bunch of fucks. A live headline reports that Senate has blocked proposals aimed at preventing rising healthcare premiums, impacting both Democratic and Republican plans.

posted at 1:23PM on December 11, 2025

one thing you quickly learn doing a lot of research into the 1920s is that liquor laws were abused by cops and prosecutors *constantly*

posted at 9:50AM on December 11, 2025

just replaced the toner in my Brother whatever printer for the first time since 2020

posted at 10:11AM on December 10, 2025

Honestly over winter and it's December 7

posted at 11:08AM on December 7, 2025

Jesus Christ, more snow.

posted at 6:46AM on December 7, 2025

Just completed one last caper for the year, I think.

posted at 10:34PM on December 6, 2025

Good mail day. A silver award with the Signal Awards logo, titled 2025 Silver Winner for Rebel Spirit, produced by Dan Sinker in the Social Impact category, is displayed in a box.

posted at 1:57PM on December 6, 2025

They renamed the entire company around this. Meta Weighs Cuts to Its Metaverse Unit

posted at 11:10PM on December 4, 2025

A neighbor wrote to say there was a coyote sitting in our yard pre-dawn this morning and I've never felt so like legit actual hashtag-blessed. Come and stay as long as you like, old friend. As long as you like.

posted at 12:41PM on December 3, 2025

Set your cider ad in Cooper Black, all lowercase, like this one did in 1926 and I will be sold every time. an ad from 1926 selling cider, where the headline is just 'cider' in lowercase Cooper Black

posted at 9:58AM on December 2, 2025

This Giving Tuesday, considering tossing some cash to OpenNews, the journalism org I founded in 2011. OpenNews has evolved a lot since back in the day, with new & amazing leaders, but remains a crucial connector among people doing vital work in newsrooms. opennews.networkforgood.com

posted at 8:55AM on December 2, 2025

Big day for cantaloupe eaters in 1926. an old newspaper clipping with the headline Cantaloupe Eaters Hail New Preserving process

posted at 2:01PM on December 1, 2025

direct from Janice: sallysbakingaddiction.com/peanut-bu...

posted at 9:16AM on December 1, 2025

I wasn't expecting to have to pack 40 of these in one day, but ho ho ho I guess. Bins filled with stockings stuffed with stickers and joy

posted at 9:07PM on November 30, 2025

It's a great day to work out that unsubscribe button.

posted at 12:20PM on November 28, 2025

Thanksgiving is an iffy holiday at best, but giving thanks for family, friends, and community is welcome any time but especially right now.

posted at 9:16AM on November 27, 2025

Just a gentle reminder that holidays should not be stressful and you get to ensure and protect your joy however you need.

posted at 12:23PM on November 26, 2025

With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202...

posted at 3:35PM on November 21, 2025

Without a doubt the best feeling in the whole world is when a concept you've been hammering on snaps into place. A text message that reads "Now we're fucking cooking Akilah"

posted at 5:53PM on November 19, 2025

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