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.

Now that Facebook, Amazon, OpenAI, and others have donated a million each to the Trump inauguration committee, let's remember that the _last_ Trump inauguration was a essentially a criminal enterprise with something like 10 different corruption investigations.

posted at 3:08PM on December 13, 2024

I'm in a hotel that costs many hundreds of dollars a night and this is the shower head placement.

posted at 10:57AM on December 12, 2024

Wheels down LA.

posted at 11:38AM on December 11, 2024

It took a murder to get this discussion on Good Morning America

posted at 2:48PM on December 10, 2024

Hey on January 5, I'll be giving a quick talk at the first 20x2 of the new year with an absolute murderer's row of Chicago talent. Come join us, 7pm at the Gman, tickets are ON SALE NOW. 20x2.org/chicago/

posted at 1:20PM on December 10, 2024

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 photos of two T-shirts, one Punk Planet and one featuring the majestic duck Quaxelrod

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

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