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.
Here's the kind of just workaday bullshit of our health system. I'm choosing a new plan from the exchange. The exchange says our medical group in the plan. BCBS says our medical group in the plan. Our medical group does not list this plan anywhere. Do I roll the dice?
posted at 9:35AM on December 10, 2024
Definitely think that there's nothing more indicitive of the desperation of right now than throwing all your hopes behind a CEO killer.
posted at 5:50PM on December 9, 2024
who fucking snitched???
posted at 11:01AM on December 9, 2024
Kick Bezos in the Balls hoodies, Biscuit Ts, TRYING stickers, Punk Planet throwbacks and lots more. I outlined everything I've got on offer this holiday season here: dansinker.com/posts/202...
posted at 8:19AM on December 9, 2024
Right now you're probably looking for gifts for others (and maybe yourself), so I thought I'd pull together a list of all the things that I've got for sale through my site, my pods, or elsewhere. Read "Merchandise Keeps Us in Line" at my site: dansinker.com/posts/202...
posted at 9:39PM on December 8, 2024
Welcome back to Insomnia Club, I'm not glad you're here.
posted at 3:24AM on December 8, 2024
Surprise Friday night merch drop at my little webstore: Throwback Ts!
A couple designs from other lifetimes. Punk Planet! Quaxelrod! $25!
shop.dansinker.com
posted at 8:00PM on December 6, 2024
The outpouring of anger at the health insurance industry is the least surprising thing ever. Every single person has a story—has trauma—from this insane system we live under.
posted at 4:07PM on December 6, 2024
what a fucking wild moment in time to be begrudgingly filling out the ACA exchange application
posted at 8:30AM on December 6, 2024
The NYPD's budget is $5.4 billion and they can't find a guy on a bike.
posted at 8:28PM on December 5, 2024
Be safe NorCal pals
posted at 1:36PM on December 5, 2024
Tonight! At the Newberry Library in Chicago, I'm talking punk art & design with Nadine Nakanishi (Sonnenzimmer) and Martin Sorrondeguy (Los Crudos). In-person is full (!!) but it's livestreamed: reg.learningstream.com/reg/event...
posted at 9:49AM on December 5, 2024
This investigation of cops all over the place reselling tens of thousands of guns on the sly over YEARS in basically full knowledge of the feds who won't prosecute should perhaps be a bigger story? www.cbsnews.com/news/poli...
posted at 7:40AM on December 5, 2024
the wind right now is completely insane, it's shaking our house
posted at 5:48PM on December 4, 2024
love my ancient ancestors for creating a body system to survive being eaten by a sabertooth cat just so I can stand in front of a screen shaking for no reason great work everyone
posted at 11:06AM on December 4, 2024
Apparently I'm nominated for Best Beard in Chicago and so ok go vote please I guess bestof.chicagoreader.com/city-life...
posted at 8:18PM on December 3, 2024
Subscribing to The Verge because they are one of the few media organizations that I genuinely really trust because they consistently make good decisions, editorially and otherwise. www.theverge.com/2024/12/3...
posted at 6:27PM on December 3, 2024
my big problem is it's December third and I'm already sick of the cold
posted at 6:15PM on December 3, 2024
seems that the post-election twitter exodus has achieved enough of a critical mass that breaking news unfolds in real-time again.
posted at 10:22AM on December 3, 2024
Surprising number of folks fell for the Enron joke
posted at 6:29PM on December 2, 2024