Dana Houle
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Family’s first HS grad. Worked in labor/Did policy/Elected Dems/Stint on Cap Hill. Blogged+pieces for WaPo/TNR/etc. Got rare disease, nearly died 5 times. Detroiter in Chicago. Husband. Dad to twins. Gardener. Getting healthy.
Actually lives in IL-09
Actually lives in IL-09
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Dana Houle
@danahoule.bsky.social
· Jan 1
“Hopefulness is hard-earned, makes demands upon us, and can often feel like the most indefensible and lonely place on Earth. Hopefulness is not a neutral position either. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism.”
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
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Whatever’s happening in the Senate, I want everyone to read this & remember that this is our lives. In Chicago. The suburbs. Everywhere. We fight it every day. With organizing. With cantankerousness. With courage. With humor & kindness & generosity & solidarity & patriotism & love
And we will win
And we will win
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Whatever’s happening in the Senate, I want everyone to read this & remember that this is our lives. In Chicago. The suburbs. Everywhere. We fight it every day. With organizing. With cantankerousness. With courage. With humor & kindness & generosity & solidarity & patriotism & love
And we will win
And we will win
“Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine.”
One of the greatest openings to an album.
One of the greatest openings to an album.
50 years ago today
Horses is the debut studio album by American proto-punk / punkrock musician Patti Smith, which was released on this day in 1975.
#punk #punks #protopunk #garagerock #womenofpunk #pattismith #horses #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Horses is the debut studio album by American proto-punk / punkrock musician Patti Smith, which was released on this day in 1975.
#punk #punks #protopunk #garagerock #womenofpunk #pattismith #horses #history #punkrockhistory #otd
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine.”
One of the greatest openings to an album.
One of the greatest openings to an album.
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“Miracle” Mile “shopping center” in Chicago
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
“Miracle” Mile “shopping center” in Chicago
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Reality doesn't enter into his thinking about things like that. You can't let a lunatic be your barometer.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Reality doesn't enter into his thinking about things like that. You can't let a lunatic be your barometer.
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Donald Trump's abiding sense that he can always "own the libs" is not something that's actually connected to reality.
There are times when it works out, and WE think he's right.
But it's also true that HE thinks it's right even when it DOESN'T work out, and he DOESN'T win. He's delusional.
There are times when it works out, and WE think he's right.
But it's also true that HE thinks it's right even when it DOESN'T work out, and he DOESN'T win. He's delusional.
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Donald Trump's abiding sense that he can always "own the libs" is not something that's actually connected to reality.
There are times when it works out, and WE think he's right.
But it's also true that HE thinks it's right even when it DOESN'T work out, and he DOESN'T win. He's delusional.
There are times when it works out, and WE think he's right.
But it's also true that HE thinks it's right even when it DOESN'T work out, and he DOESN'T win. He's delusional.
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Let me just put it out there that Donald Trump did not learn any lessons from this Senate shutdown deal. Donald Trump does not learn lessons.
To the extent that he “now knows” that Democrats will cave, he already and always believed that, and would have kept on believing it even if they never did.
To the extent that he “now knows” that Democrats will cave, he already and always believed that, and would have kept on believing it even if they never did.
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Trump always gloats, and always thinks he knows how to deal with the Democrats, though. Events don't impact Trump's state of mind.
You're chasing your tail if you think you can make him believe he isn't right about something. Anything.
There's literally no sense in letting that drive you.
You're chasing your tail if you think you can make him believe he isn't right about something. Anything.
There's literally no sense in letting that drive you.
This….is why it’s a BIG fucking deal.
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Trump always gloats, and always thinks he knows how to deal with the Democrats, though. Events don't impact Trump's state of mind.
You're chasing your tail if you think you can make him believe he isn't right about something. Anything.
There's literally no sense in letting that drive you.
You're chasing your tail if you think you can make him believe he isn't right about something. Anything.
There's literally no sense in letting that drive you.
There was also a strip mall on Telegraph Ave in Oakland County north of Detroit.
The "Miracle Mile" was the stretch of Wilshire Blvd in LA from Fairfax to LaBrea back in the 50'ies. It was toast by the 70'ies. He sounds confused.
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
There was also a strip mall on Telegraph Ave in Oakland County north of Detroit.
“Miracle” Mile “shopping center” in Chicago
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
“Miracle” Mile “shopping center” in Chicago
Quick: Who thinks Trump is stronger today than he was before the shutdown?
This….is why it’s a BIG fucking deal.
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Quick: Who thinks Trump is stronger today than he was before the shutdown?
Minor victory: I didn’t put the garden fabric over the beds, but the snow fell before it went down to 27, & it insulated the chard, collards, kale, & parsley.
The tabbouleh tonight was delicious.
The tabbouleh tonight was delicious.
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Minor victory: I didn’t put the garden fabric over the beds, but the snow fell before it went down to 27, & it insulated the chard, collards, kale, & parsley.
The tabbouleh tonight was delicious.
The tabbouleh tonight was delicious.
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She’s a conspiracy theorist. Here’s a classic:
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
She’s a conspiracy theorist. Here’s a classic:
Eh, she probably shouldn’t have been banned, but shes not some speaker of hard truths, she’s a borderline conspiracy theorist.
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Eh, she probably shouldn’t have been banned, but shes not some speaker of hard truths, she’s a borderline conspiracy theorist.
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She nails it on the head here, as only she could.
Elon's problem is that no matter where he goes, there he is.
Elon's problem is that no matter where he goes, there he is.
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
She nails it on the head here, as only she could.
Elon's problem is that no matter where he goes, there he is.
Elon's problem is that no matter where he goes, there he is.
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There's a Simpsons where it turns out that Ned Flanders considers insurance to be a form of gambling.
Jon Lovett pointed out during the 2017 ACA debate that a large number of Republicans seem to believe this, they have a moral opposition to the concept of insuring against risk.
Jon Lovett pointed out during the 2017 ACA debate that a large number of Republicans seem to believe this, they have a moral opposition to the concept of insuring against risk.
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
There's a Simpsons where it turns out that Ned Flanders considers insurance to be a form of gambling.
Jon Lovett pointed out during the 2017 ACA debate that a large number of Republicans seem to believe this, they have a moral opposition to the concept of insuring against risk.
Jon Lovett pointed out during the 2017 ACA debate that a large number of Republicans seem to believe this, they have a moral opposition to the concept of insuring against risk.
Whatever’s happening in the Senate, I want everyone to read this & remember that this is our lives. In Chicago. The suburbs. Everywhere. We fight it every day. With organizing. With cantankerousness. With courage. With humor & kindness & generosity & solidarity & patriotism & love
And we will win
And we will win
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Whatever’s happening in the Senate, I want everyone to read this & remember that this is our lives. In Chicago. The suburbs. Everywhere. We fight it every day. With organizing. With cantankerousness. With courage. With humor & kindness & generosity & solidarity & patriotism & love
And we will win
And we will win
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Woke: the Senate is in play with good candidates in 2026
Bespoke: many Red state Gov races could be in play than we currently think of because of midterm dynamics and the economy shitting itself
Bespoke: many Red state Gov races could be in play than we currently think of because of midterm dynamics and the economy shitting itself
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Woke: the Senate is in play with good candidates in 2026
Bespoke: many Red state Gov races could be in play than we currently think of because of midterm dynamics and the economy shitting itself
Bespoke: many Red state Gov races could be in play than we currently think of because of midterm dynamics and the economy shitting itself
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What’s kinda funny to me is the introductions (which are brilliant) to the Fagels translations are by “premature anti-fascist” Bernard Knox.
What’s kinda funny to me is the introductions (which are brilliant) to the Fagels translations are by “premature anti-fascist” Bernard Knox.
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
@johnlk.bsky.social @beijingpalmer.bsky.social
What’s kinda funny to me is the introductions (which are brilliant) to the Fagels translations are by “premature anti-fascist” Bernard Knox.
What’s kinda funny to me is the introductions (which are brilliant) to the Fagels translations are by “premature anti-fascist” Bernard Knox.
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One of the Greatest Uncool Songs of all time.
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
One of the Greatest Uncool Songs of all time.
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On pardons, Trump is no longer concerned about appearances or the pretense of propriety.
He’s corrupting the process; he knows he’s corrupting the process; he knows that we know he’s corrupting the process; and he’s doing it anyway. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
He’s corrupting the process; he knows he’s corrupting the process; he knows that we know he’s corrupting the process; and he’s doing it anyway. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Trump pardons Giuliani and 76 others involved in scheme to overturn 2020 election
The president was already under fire over a series of scandalous pardons. He continues to make matters worse.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
On pardons, Trump is no longer concerned about appearances or the pretense of propriety.
He’s corrupting the process; he knows he’s corrupting the process; he knows that we know he’s corrupting the process; and he’s doing it anyway. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
He’s corrupting the process; he knows he’s corrupting the process; he knows that we know he’s corrupting the process; and he’s doing it anyway. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
MSNBC last hour Tim Miller made I think a good case that Dems actually “won” the shutdown. Not sure I agree, I think they should have held out longer to increase the focus on the ACA exchange disasters. But I don’t disagree that it was nearly impossible for Dems to get Repubs to give in on subsidies
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
MSNBC last hour Tim Miller made I think a good case that Dems actually “won” the shutdown. Not sure I agree, I think they should have held out longer to increase the focus on the ACA exchange disasters. But I don’t disagree that it was nearly impossible for Dems to get Repubs to give in on subsidies
Happy 50th Edmund Fitzgerald Day to those who…uh…celebrate it
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November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Happy 50th Edmund Fitzgerald Day to those who…uh…celebrate it
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Like this is what I'm talking about. Literally nothing in how Schumer has behaved during this showdown has been similar to his earlier caves. Straight nothing.
Always fun to see criticism about a specific asshole who happens to be Jewish conflated with antisemitic beliefs about our entire people.
The claims that Schumer was part of caving in exchange for the promise of a vote are credible not because he’s Jewish, but because he’s done it twice before.
The claims that Schumer was part of caving in exchange for the promise of a vote are credible not because he’s Jewish, but because he’s done it twice before.
I gotta say the evidence that Schumer is secretly controlling the cave caucus is some real thin gruel. It basically rests on the assumption of a level of Senate partisan discipline normally seen in a parliamentary democracy when it isn't just leaning on even grosser "perfidious jew" tropes.
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Like this is what I'm talking about. Literally nothing in how Schumer has behaved during this showdown has been similar to his earlier caves. Straight nothing.
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Like the Senate is not & has never been known as a place of partisan coherence, & leadership has very few tools available to discipline members.
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Like the Senate is not & has never been known as a place of partisan coherence, & leadership has very few tools available to discipline members.
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I gotta say the evidence that Schumer is secretly controlling the cave caucus is some real thin gruel. It basically rests on the assumption of a level of Senate partisan discipline normally seen in a parliamentary democracy when it isn't just leaning on even grosser "perfidious jew" tropes.
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I gotta say the evidence that Schumer is secretly controlling the cave caucus is some real thin gruel. It basically rests on the assumption of a level of Senate partisan discipline normally seen in a parliamentary democracy when it isn't just leaning on even grosser "perfidious jew" tropes.