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.

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

I have a fun announcement dropping tomorrow and so maybe you should subscribe tonight so it'll come straight to your inbox: dansinker.com/follow/

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

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

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