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.

My friend in Minneapolis had ICE staging behind his garage last night. Literally the worst possible place for them to choose. His neighbors were not snatched.

posted at 10:12AM on December 30, 2025

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posted at 1:02PM on December 28, 2025

Hey, if your relationship with your family is fraught for whatever reason, then let me say it: Happy Christmas, I'm proud of you for being you.

posted at 1:57PM on December 25, 2025

Fists with your toes.

posted at 10:15PM on December 24, 2025

Finally a wrapped I care about A notification titled Portillo’s Wrapped: You’re a Burger Boss features a burger emoji and an inbox label.

posted at 11:14AM on December 22, 2025

Muppet's Christmas Carol is such a stunning piece of work. Just a masterpiece from start to finish.

posted at 8:42PM on December 21, 2025

Honestly when envisioning the second Trump presidency I didn't expect this much cheap adhesive shit stuck to walls

posted at 1:58PM on December 19, 2025

Terrorizing communities at the holidays is the only proper frame of this latest Border Patrol incursion into the Chicago area

posted at 2:20PM on December 17, 2025

These fuckers left after the first snow and came back after the first thaw, as tough and robust as retiree snowbirds.

posted at 1:31PM on December 17, 2025

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posted at 5:38PM on December 14, 2025

Absolute banger of a sock at the dollar store this morning. A pair of gray socks with colorful text and designs featuring the slogan I ♥ My Sugar Daddy along with candy graphics, displayed in a store.

posted at 10:35AM on December 14, 2025

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

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