Dave "Just the Facts" Amiott
@damiott.bsky.social
Satirist and freelance proofreader. He/Him
Southern California.
Listen to my podcast about Dragnet here:
https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-the-facts-and-more--6200114
Southern California.
Listen to my podcast about Dragnet here:
https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-the-facts-and-more--6200114
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Netiquette tip, gang-
If you're going to tag my joke, "like" my joke as well.
That way I'll know that you're playing along.
If you don't "like" my joke but you tag it or comment on it anyway, I can only assume that you disliked my joke and felt the need to try to improve it.
If you're going to tag my joke, "like" my joke as well.
That way I'll know that you're playing along.
If you don't "like" my joke but you tag it or comment on it anyway, I can only assume that you disliked my joke and felt the need to try to improve it.
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This is actually good spin, or would have been. But the fact that the Democratic cave happened without even a coordinated, agreed-upon message like this indicates the depth of the leadership void.
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This is actually good spin, or would have been. But the fact that the Democratic cave happened without even a coordinated, agreed-upon message like this indicates the depth of the leadership void.
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A blessed Veteran's Day to my Uncle and Minnesota's greatest senator
Almost forgot to share this important piece of family lore on Veterans Day
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A blessed Veteran's Day to my Uncle and Minnesota's greatest senator
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I need folks to keep some framing in mind at all times in these analysis of anything American politics
The needs (profit, deregulation, gutting of labor protections) of capital come first
Opposition doesn't exist in a vacuum. When one side is openly moving to end elections, you have to be
The needs (profit, deregulation, gutting of labor protections) of capital come first
Opposition doesn't exist in a vacuum. When one side is openly moving to end elections, you have to be
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I need folks to keep some framing in mind at all times in these analysis of anything American politics
The needs (profit, deregulation, gutting of labor protections) of capital come first
Opposition doesn't exist in a vacuum. When one side is openly moving to end elections, you have to be
The needs (profit, deregulation, gutting of labor protections) of capital come first
Opposition doesn't exist in a vacuum. When one side is openly moving to end elections, you have to be
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So we still have among us some men who can remember when God spoke clearly to mankind. Armistice Day has become Veterans' Day. Armistice Day was sacred...
I don't want to throw away any sacred things." - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
I don't want to throw away any sacred things." - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
November 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
So we still have among us some men who can remember when God spoke clearly to mankind. Armistice Day has become Veterans' Day. Armistice Day was sacred...
I don't want to throw away any sacred things." - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
I don't want to throw away any sacred things." - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
It's stories like these that make me wish I was still writing for that weekly sketch comedy show.
No, modify that:
It's stories like these that me wish I was still writing for *a* weekly sketch comedy show, but a better one than the one I *was* writing for.
No, modify that:
It's stories like these that me wish I was still writing for *a* weekly sketch comedy show, but a better one than the one I *was* writing for.
Kim Kardashian puts frustration on display after failing California bar exam: ‘Full of s–t’
Kim Kardashian puts frustration on display after failing California bar exam: ‘Full of s–t’
The "Kardashians" star revealed her results over the weekend, writing that she will move forward with "more studying and even more determination."
pagesix.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It's stories like these that make me wish I was still writing for that weekly sketch comedy show.
No, modify that:
It's stories like these that me wish I was still writing for *a* weekly sketch comedy show, but a better one than the one I *was* writing for.
No, modify that:
It's stories like these that me wish I was still writing for *a* weekly sketch comedy show, but a better one than the one I *was* writing for.
I mean, *I* could have told Kim Kardashian she wasn't going to pass the bar exam, and I'm *not* a psychic.
As far as I know...
As far as I know...
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I mean, *I* could have told Kim Kardashian she wasn't going to pass the bar exam, and I'm *not* a psychic.
As far as I know...
As far as I know...
This is also true of other creative/artistic endeavors.
I've seen people complain "I don't get any engagement on Bluesky" and when I ask "Who are YOU engaging with?" they don't have an answer.
I've seen people complain "I don't get any engagement on Bluesky" and when I ask "Who are YOU engaging with?" they don't have an answer.
My single best advice for promoting your own music is to find people who make music you like and listen and boost it. You’ll hear some good tunes and I promise it will lead to folks checking out your stuff too. It’s so much easier when we act like a community instead of a flea market.
Oh! A big one! I long ago accepted, and EMBRACED, that my audience was mostly other musicians.
There are SO MANY of us... and we're all obsessive about music, so why not embrace them?
Those 50k other artists releasing songs on any given day? That's not your competition -- it's your audience!
There are SO MANY of us... and we're all obsessive about music, so why not embrace them?
Those 50k other artists releasing songs on any given day? That's not your competition -- it's your audience!
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is also true of other creative/artistic endeavors.
I've seen people complain "I don't get any engagement on Bluesky" and when I ask "Who are YOU engaging with?" they don't have an answer.
I've seen people complain "I don't get any engagement on Bluesky" and when I ask "Who are YOU engaging with?" they don't have an answer.
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My single best advice for promoting your own music is to find people who make music you like and listen and boost it. You’ll hear some good tunes and I promise it will lead to folks checking out your stuff too. It’s so much easier when we act like a community instead of a flea market.
Oh! A big one! I long ago accepted, and EMBRACED, that my audience was mostly other musicians.
There are SO MANY of us... and we're all obsessive about music, so why not embrace them?
Those 50k other artists releasing songs on any given day? That's not your competition -- it's your audience!
There are SO MANY of us... and we're all obsessive about music, so why not embrace them?
Those 50k other artists releasing songs on any given day? That's not your competition -- it's your audience!
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My single best advice for promoting your own music is to find people who make music you like and listen and boost it. You’ll hear some good tunes and I promise it will lead to folks checking out your stuff too. It’s so much easier when we act like a community instead of a flea market.
Still, imagine being the one psychic who told her "No, you're not going to pass".
To wit. Stay in your lane. This moron is yelling about her psychics lying to her saying she was gonna pass. Yes her psychics.
Kim Kardashian puts frustration on display after failing California bar exam: ‘Full of s–t’
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Still, imagine being the one psychic who told her "No, you're not going to pass".
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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A journalism professor who was also a freelance writer gave our class this career advice: "Take an unemployed editor to lunch."
See, writers are nice to editors when they want an assignment. When editors lose a job, many of those relationships end. They'll have time to see you & appreciate it (1/2)
See, writers are nice to editors when they want an assignment. When editors lose a job, many of those relationships end. They'll have time to see you & appreciate it (1/2)
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A journalism professor who was also a freelance writer gave our class this career advice: "Take an unemployed editor to lunch."
See, writers are nice to editors when they want an assignment. When editors lose a job, many of those relationships end. They'll have time to see you & appreciate it (1/2)
See, writers are nice to editors when they want an assignment. When editors lose a job, many of those relationships end. They'll have time to see you & appreciate it (1/2)
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Today is the birthday of artist Dave Cockrum (Nov. 11, 1943-Nov. 26, 2006). Creator or cocreator of Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Thunderbird, Wildfire, Mystique, the Starjammers, the Imperial Guard, Magik, & much more!
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today is the birthday of artist Dave Cockrum (Nov. 11, 1943-Nov. 26, 2006). Creator or cocreator of Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Thunderbird, Wildfire, Mystique, the Starjammers, the Imperial Guard, Magik, & much more!
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
The second-best premise for any BOB'S BURGERS episode is "Righting an Injustice".
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The second-best premise for any BOB'S BURGERS episode is "Righting an Injustice".
Much like Diabolik, the way this guy's mask clings EXACTLY to this features gives a pretty good sense of what his face looks like.
And, by extension, his identity.
And, by extension, his identity.
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Much like Diabolik, the way this guy's mask clings EXACTLY to this features gives a pretty good sense of what his face looks like.
And, by extension, his identity.
And, by extension, his identity.
Meanwhile, it was 95 degrees in the San Fernando Valley today.
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Meanwhile, it was 95 degrees in the San Fernando Valley today.
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Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault
Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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*ignoring your nude to zoom in on your bookshelves*
*ignoring your nude to zoom in on your decor*
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
*ignoring your nude to zoom in on your bookshelves*
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Tim Kaine voted with Republicans yesterday. Somewhere, Hillary’s still trying to remember his name. #Kaine #WhoIsThisGuy
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Tim Kaine voted with Republicans yesterday. Somewhere, Hillary’s still trying to remember his name. #Kaine #WhoIsThisGuy
Uh-huh.
I remember when we were all going to get a $5000 DOGE refund, too...
I remember when we were all going to get a $5000 DOGE refund, too...
Trump announces a dividend payment to Americans, of at least $2,000, funded by tariff revenues.
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Uh-huh.
I remember when we were all going to get a $5000 DOGE refund, too...
I remember when we were all going to get a $5000 DOGE refund, too...
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Democrats had one accomplishment in the 21st century that they could point to, and now they're flushing it because their frequent air travel was becoming annoying and they had to work one (1) weekend.
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Democrats had one accomplishment in the 21st century that they could point to, and now they're flushing it because their frequent air travel was becoming annoying and they had to work one (1) weekend.
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Heads up: YouTube TV is giving a $20 credit to subscribers over the Disney/ESPN mess, but you have to actually go into the settings to claim it.
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Heads up: YouTube TV is giving a $20 credit to subscribers over the Disney/ESPN mess, but you have to actually go into the settings to claim it.
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
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I’m $500 away! Thank you so much.
I hate having to do this but I’m desperate. I’ve been looking everyday for work but nothing is biting. I’m down $80 and I can’t afford my very needed meds and I definitely can’t afford my home when the first comes next month. I’m drowning in medical debt. Anything helps.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I’m $500 away! Thank you so much.
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That the Democrats aren't still wailing about Elon Musk's murderous DOGE reign kind of illustrates how much fealty to immense wealth is the one truly bipartisan position in Washington.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
That the Democrats aren't still wailing about Elon Musk's murderous DOGE reign kind of illustrates how much fealty to immense wealth is the one truly bipartisan position in Washington.