Dan Davis
@bindlestiff.bsky.social
A linguist and software architect for many years, now I create custom guitars and, occasionally, Maloof-style rocking chairs.
LLMs are NOT AI, are addictive, and are worse than useless.
LLMs are NOT AI, are addictive, and are worse than useless.
Pinned
Head always down now, tilted to one side, eyelids drooping, unsteady gait, crooked frown, increasingly prone to lash out with unfiltered, bigoted insults.
This is a heavily medicated man in rapid decline. Soon even his puppetmasters will be unable to make him dance.
Even to them, a liability now.
This is a heavily medicated man in rapid decline. Soon even his puppetmasters will be unable to make him dance.
Even to them, a liability now.
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Insane NY Post column suggesting that the new First Lady who is sad about leaving her longtime neighbors in a not fancy NYC neighborhood is an ungrateful brown woman
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Insane NY Post column suggesting that the new First Lady who is sad about leaving her longtime neighbors in a not fancy NYC neighborhood is an ungrateful brown woman
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I like when people do this. It needs to happen more.
This reminds me of what Quincy Jones said about Kanye West when people compared them as producers.
December 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I like when people do this. It needs to happen more.
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MOM SAYS YOU HAVE TO PLAY WITH ME
New at the Kennedy Center: declining to perform may now require a lawyer.
Trump’s Kennedy Center chief threatens jazz musician with $1M suit over canceled Christmas gig
Richard Grenell says they will seek damages for “this political stunt."
www.motherjones.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
MOM SAYS YOU HAVE TO PLAY WITH ME
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Ah yeah Matt, congrats on the “Samizdat Prize.” Incredible stuff.
December 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Ah yeah Matt, congrats on the “Samizdat Prize.” Incredible stuff.
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Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Blow a whistle? Terrorist
Justice Department says filming immigration raids is 'domestic terrorism'
A leaked Justice Department memo directs federal prosecutors to press “domestic terrorism” charges against individuals who record immigration operations.
reason.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Blow a whistle? Terrorist
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“YES: Residents of Takoma Park, Maryland, noticed ICE cars lurking every day in a parking lot. So they showed up early to occupy the space, with coffee, music, conversation, knitting... not leaving ICE a single parking space. ICE stopped coming.” I. S. Democratic Socialists
December 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“YES: Residents of Takoma Park, Maryland, noticed ICE cars lurking every day in a parking lot. So they showed up early to occupy the space, with coffee, music, conversation, knitting... not leaving ICE a single parking space. ICE stopped coming.” I. S. Democratic Socialists
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Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and...
www.france24.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
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The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
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He says he can't go to his Clacton office and meet his constituents because he fears for his safety.
But he manages to go to a pub for a publicity photo on Christmas Day (along with assortment of minders).
Guess what, the pub isn't in his constituency.
#Farage
#NoCureForBeingACunt
But he manages to go to a pub for a publicity photo on Christmas Day (along with assortment of minders).
Guess what, the pub isn't in his constituency.
#Farage
#NoCureForBeingACunt
December 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
He says he can't go to his Clacton office and meet his constituents because he fears for his safety.
But he manages to go to a pub for a publicity photo on Christmas Day (along with assortment of minders).
Guess what, the pub isn't in his constituency.
#Farage
#NoCureForBeingACunt
But he manages to go to a pub for a publicity photo on Christmas Day (along with assortment of minders).
Guess what, the pub isn't in his constituency.
#Farage
#NoCureForBeingACunt
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I have worn a mask in public for over 5 years. My husband has had profound, life-changing long Covid for over 4 years, and now our kid does as well. I can’t imagine I will stop masking unless their circumstances change. And for what it’s worth I haven’t had even a cold for the last four+ years.
always strange to talk about but when i see everyone around me accepting sickness when i have been doing just one thing different while attending movies parties bars concerts flights…….i feel morally obligated to occasionally mention that wearing a mask has been a game changer. simple as that
December 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I have worn a mask in public for over 5 years. My husband has had profound, life-changing long Covid for over 4 years, and now our kid does as well. I can’t imagine I will stop masking unless their circumstances change. And for what it’s worth I haven’t had even a cold for the last four+ years.
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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Putin already rejects anything but surrender ahead of the DJT/Ze meeting at MAL
December 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Putin already rejects anything but surrender ahead of the DJT/Ze meeting at MAL
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The Gods have clearly concluded that we're far too stupid for hidden portents and subtext.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The Gods have clearly concluded that we're far too stupid for hidden portents and subtext.
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President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/NzwVe9q
December 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/NzwVe9q
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The right wing meltdown about the NY mag photo shoot is telling. She is not some elite richie rich but they complain about her that way because she is striking and beautiful in a way that cuts against the Mar a Lago aesthetic. But even more, those photos!
I get served NYP a lot on fb (how I found the butt phrenology thing I just posted) and they’ve been on a wiiiiiiild blitz of meltdown posts about her NY mag interview
Like every day, a new one
Like every day, a new one
December 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The right wing meltdown about the NY mag photo shoot is telling. She is not some elite richie rich but they complain about her that way because she is striking and beautiful in a way that cuts against the Mar a Lago aesthetic. But even more, those photos!
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
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I just taught my lecture course on mid-20th c US history, which starts with Harding and concludes with Nixon.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
December 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I just taught my lecture course on mid-20th c US history, which starts with Harding and concludes with Nixon.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
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Back from a week in Canada visiting my in-laws.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Back from a week in Canada visiting my in-laws.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
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If this is true, it is the most impeachable offense ever.
December 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If this is true, it is the most impeachable offense ever.
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As a progressive climate change fighter, I get tired of fellow environmentalists spouting Oil Co propaganda that EVs are to expensive. The 2026 Nissan Leaf EV $26,000 vs 2025 Nissan Versa S $20,435, but the cost of charging (per mile) and repairs on EVs are less.
www.caranddriver.com/rankings/bes...
www.caranddriver.com/rankings/bes...
These Are the Least Expensive Electric Vehicles You Can Buy
Wondering which new electric vehicles are least expensive? Our testing team looks at over 200 data points when rating vehicles. Check out what made our list of the cheapest electric cars to buy in 202...
www.caranddriver.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
As a progressive climate change fighter, I get tired of fellow environmentalists spouting Oil Co propaganda that EVs are to expensive. The 2026 Nissan Leaf EV $26,000 vs 2025 Nissan Versa S $20,435, but the cost of charging (per mile) and repairs on EVs are less.
www.caranddriver.com/rankings/bes...
www.caranddriver.com/rankings/bes...
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real ones remember how much of a scandal the PATRIOT act was instead of isolating some golden age of us democracy that literally never existed
December 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
real ones remember how much of a scandal the PATRIOT act was instead of isolating some golden age of us democracy that literally never existed
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I always think about the maya Angelou quote because it’s really true,
“People will always remember how you made them feel,"
“People will always remember how you made them feel,"
December 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I always think about the maya Angelou quote because it’s really true,
“People will always remember how you made them feel,"
“People will always remember how you made them feel,"
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Just pure incoherence from a product Google is shipping to billions of people. Also already being hacked by SEO games
December 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Just pure incoherence from a product Google is shipping to billions of people. Also already being hacked by SEO games