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.

pretty amazing to write about a guy from a hundred years ago and then get an email from one of his descendents.

posted at 12:59PM on February 26, 2025

tbh opinion sections should not exist.

posted at 9:40AM on February 26, 2025

For obvious reasons, worth pointing out that Says Who podcast has sold "Kick Bezos in the Balls" Ts for years. merch.sayswhopodcast.com/collectio... A green Tshirt that reads "Kick Bezos in the Balls"

posted at 9:21AM on February 26, 2025

Well shit. Welcome to Insomnia Club.

posted at 3:35AM on February 26, 2025

I wrote a post about the Klan 100 years ago and how the grip they held on the US seemed impossible to break, but people fought them anyway. And it's been read by tens of thousands of you (!!!). I guess people want stories of hope right now. dansinker.com/posts/202...

posted at 8:49PM on February 25, 2025

Gutting out Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy is such absolute ghoul shit.

posted at 5:51PM on February 25, 2025

PACZKI DAY IS IN ONE WEEK. ALERT. ALERT. ALERT.

posted at 12:21PM on February 25, 2025

The season ender of Rebel Spirit is out today. It's been a long journey to try and change a racist high school mascot, and this episode finds Akilah back home. But with Trump now in charge, things are changing in Florence—and everywhere. rebelspiritpodcast.com/episodes/...

posted at 10:44AM on February 25, 2025

Insomnia Club is back in session. I've missed a few meetings, apologies. I brought a coffee cake.

posted at 3:29AM on February 25, 2025

RIP to the most beautiful woman in puppetland. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/2... A still from Pee Wee's Playhouse of Miss Yvonne and Pee Wee together

posted at 10:00AM on February 24, 2025

In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202... an archival black and white photograph of the KKK marching in Washington DC with the capitol behind them

posted at 7:06PM on February 23, 2025

The problem with trying to write right now is you've got to slog through hours of existential dread first. I mean I guess that's the problem with everything right now.

posted at 11:56AM on February 23, 2025

any government worker that doesn't give a fuck: I will write your bullet points. just reach out.

posted at 4:47PM on February 22, 2025

Journalism teachers, did you know the Freedom of the Press Foundation has a FREE digital security curriculum for J students? Get it get it get it. J Students, if your teachers won't get it, self-organize and teach it to each other. freedom.press/digisec/g...

posted at 9:17PM on February 21, 2025

I know white house reporters are currently cowering for access, but it would be nice for someone to ask about Elon's continued and ever-more-public drug abuse in the context of its threat to national security.

posted at 8:47AM on February 21, 2025

OK enough of this shit, I'm heading to Stardew Valley.

posted at 9:43PM on February 20, 2025

The one solace I take in this news of Trump possibly taking over the post office: I once was in a hotel hosting a postal employee union convention and I have never seen people party as hard, as long, and as wildly as those folks. It was just unreal. They will not take this shit lightly in the least.

posted at 9:24PM on February 20, 2025

At a grade school black history concert right now and it is chaotic and awful and honestly I'd rather be anywhere else but also fuck every monster that wants to take this from kids.

posted at 6:41PM on February 20, 2025

Just got a cocaine brick of TRYING patches delivered. Help me out and get some! shop.dansinker.com/products/... A shrink wrapped brick of orange and black patches that read TRYING

posted at 1:24PM on February 20, 2025

If we're doing a King maybe more of a Louis XVI thing?

posted at 7:39PM on February 19, 2025

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