Daniel Schultz
@dandadad.bsky.social
Formerly: Crank theologian known as pastordan
Now: A nice guy, actually
Now: A nice guy, actually
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Daniel Schultz
@dandadad.bsky.social
· Jan 6
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Yeah, but he can't do that forever.
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Yeah, but he can't do that forever.
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[adjusting earpiece] I'm being given an update
One of my favorite "Come at me, bro" stances is that Harris *should* run again.
Polls are this point are just name recognition but yeah if Harris runs (very very big if) she is going to be an extremely hard to dislodge frontrunner
Democratic Presidential Polling:
🔵 Harris 34%
🔵 Newsom 20%
🔵 Shapiro 10%
🔵 Buttigieg 10%
🔵 AOC 7%
🔵 Booker 6%
🔵 Moore 3%
Rasmussen / Jan 27, 2026
🔵 Harris 34%
🔵 Newsom 20%
🔵 Shapiro 10%
🔵 Buttigieg 10%
🔵 AOC 7%
🔵 Booker 6%
🔵 Moore 3%
Rasmussen / Jan 27, 2026
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
One of my favorite "Come at me, bro" stances is that Harris *should* run again.
February 5, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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There she blows! there! there! there! she blows! she blows!
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
There she blows! there! there! there! she blows! she blows!
Ryan had a good conversation about this thesis as it relates to Harvard @gregsargent.bsky.social's pod this morning. 1/
One might interpret the Washington Post news as consistent with my ongoing claim that our legacy institutions, once thought to be the bulwark of civil society, will not save our democracy. They are simply too vulnerable to the extortion leveled by the ruling regime.
February 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Ryan had a good conversation about this thesis as it relates to Harvard @gregsargent.bsky.social's pod this morning. 1/
Has...has he read the Bible?
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Has...has he read the Bible?
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February 4, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Sam's one of the good guys. Join me in contributing to his campaign: secure.actblue.com/donate/sam4nj
I think my favorite "Movement spaces are like middle school sometimes" bit is the feeling of being subtly judged because you're not a fan of Octavia Butler. (Nothing against her, she just never made my reading list.)
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I think my favorite "Movement spaces are like middle school sometimes" bit is the feeling of being subtly judged because you're not a fan of Octavia Butler. (Nothing against her, she just never made my reading list.)
Anyway, FWIW, I don't think Trump can nationalize or outright interfere with the elections. What seems more likely is he's laying the groundwork to declare them illegitimate and therefore he can do whatever the hell he wants. You know, like he does now, except more so.
Because I've seen it a couple of times already, it's not doomerism to say we have to take this threat seriously. Doomer would be "ZOMG WE'RE COOKED AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IS DONE WHY DIDN'T THE DEMS I HATE PROTECT US??!!!"
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Anyway, FWIW, I don't think Trump can nationalize or outright interfere with the elections. What seems more likely is he's laying the groundwork to declare them illegitimate and therefore he can do whatever the hell he wants. You know, like he does now, except more so.
Because I've seen it a couple of times already, it's not doomerism to say we have to take this threat seriously. Doomer would be "ZOMG WE'RE COOKED AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IS DONE WHY DIDN'T THE DEMS I HATE PROTECT US??!!!"
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Because I've seen it a couple of times already, it's not doomerism to say we have to take this threat seriously. Doomer would be "ZOMG WE'RE COOKED AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IS DONE WHY DIDN'T THE DEMS I HATE PROTECT US??!!!"
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in the foamy confusion of their mixed and struggling hosts, the marksmen could not always hit their mark
February 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
in the foamy confusion of their mixed and struggling hosts, the marksmen could not always hit their mark
This is the type of bad news (for Trump) that I wish you to inject directly into my veins please and thank you
Remarkable: 55% of noncollege whites and even 50% of rural whites say ICE is too aggressive, per new Fox News poll.
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Trump Tirade over Protests Goes Off Rails as Crushing Fox Poll Hits
As Trump grows more delusional about how hated his ICE raids have become, a longtime pro-immigrant organizer explains why this may be a watershed moment in terms of public opinion on the issue.
newrepublic.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
This is the type of bad news (for Trump) that I wish you to inject directly into my veins please and thank you
This is who runs this account (on the left)
February 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
This is who runs this account (on the left)
Am I better person for knowing this afternoon's news? No, I am not.
Am I looking forward to the jokes that will surely come out? Why yes, yes I am.
Am I looking forward to the jokes that will surely come out? Why yes, yes I am.
February 1, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Am I better person for knowing this afternoon's news? No, I am not.
Am I looking forward to the jokes that will surely come out? Why yes, yes I am.
Am I looking forward to the jokes that will surely come out? Why yes, yes I am.
All questions raised by my "I am not the world's greatest pedophile, even though it would be super-easy for me" t-shirt are answered by my t-shirt.
"It would be trivially easy for me to be the world's greatest pedophile"
- a man who is not a pedophile
- a man who is not a pedophile
Oh boy.
February 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
All questions raised by my "I am not the world's greatest pedophile, even though it would be super-easy for me" t-shirt are answered by my t-shirt.
I live in a city of ~45,000 where the local low-information types complain that it's "getting to be like Milwaukee here," which seems to mean "There are too many Black people." .cc @andrewbloomberg.bsky.social
the funniest chud comments i see are from people who live in like, deep red states in the middle of nowhere and refer to the 100k population city an hour from them "a deep democratic crime shithole"
February 1, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I live in a city of ~45,000 where the local low-information types complain that it's "getting to be like Milwaukee here," which seems to mean "There are too many Black people." .cc @andrewbloomberg.bsky.social
Eh, with all the gerrymandered seats the GOP will be just fine. Wait, I'm being handed a note.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Eh, with all the gerrymandered seats the GOP will be just fine. Wait, I'm being handed a note.
Greenlanders agree: Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize! via: www.facebook.com/share/r/1CBT...
February 1, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Greenlanders agree: Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize! via: www.facebook.com/share/r/1CBT...
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. History of the Early American Republic
2. History of Brazil (taught by Tom Skidmore)
3. Native American Spirituality and Philosophies
4. Geology 101 (I had a crush on the girl in front of me)
5. Non-fiction creative writing
1. History of the Early American Republic
2. History of Brazil (taught by Tom Skidmore)
3. Native American Spirituality and Philosophies
4. Geology 101 (I had a crush on the girl in front of me)
5. Non-fiction creative writing
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Creative Writing - Poetry
2. Modern Art
3. Shakespeare
4. Contemporary Fiction
5. Topics in Religious Studies
1. Creative Writing - Poetry
2. Modern Art
3. Shakespeare
4. Contemporary Fiction
5. Topics in Religious Studies
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
January 31, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. History of the Early American Republic
2. History of Brazil (taught by Tom Skidmore)
3. Native American Spirituality and Philosophies
4. Geology 101 (I had a crush on the girl in front of me)
5. Non-fiction creative writing
1. History of the Early American Republic
2. History of Brazil (taught by Tom Skidmore)
3. Native American Spirituality and Philosophies
4. Geology 101 (I had a crush on the girl in front of me)
5. Non-fiction creative writing
The first politician who puts forth a compelling narrative tying together accountability and affordability wins the White House in a walk.
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The first politician who puts forth a compelling narrative tying together accountability and affordability wins the White House in a walk.
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Very important vote. It makes repealing ICE surge funding the mainstream position in the party, with bipartisan support.
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 30, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Very important vote. It makes repealing ICE surge funding the mainstream position in the party, with bipartisan support.
It's like Epstein attracted every single guy we thought was a shithead in the 90s. Every. Single. One.
Former TNR publisher Marty Peretz writing regretfully to Epstein in 2010 about his "troubles" and saying "i am happy you are back among the 'free'" www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
![To: jeevacation " • gmaitcom]
Cc: Marty Pere
From: MP
Sent Mon 9/13/2010 12:19:34 AM
Subject: stanley fischer
dear jeffrey,
i want to repeat my apologies to you.
we'd met three times, maybe four.
once at the safdie house after the dedication of rosovsky hall.
once in london. and one more time, i don't remember where.
i thought you and your girlfriend genuinely enchanting...but time passed.
and then came your troubles. i felt i should write you, and i didn't.
i am happy you are back among the "free."
YIVO, which is an archive, library, academic center, etc founded in vilna in 1926, moved with its
last hair to new york in 1939. it's an important center of scholarship, and i believe it is worth
much more than the money it raises. the burgeoning of jewish studies in american colleges and
universities would be impossible to imagine without YIVO having been around. it's a constituent
of the center for Jewish studies which is a condominium with five other institution. but YIVO is
the living core and plans much more if it has the money.
we arc asking for as much as people are willing to give...and then a bit more. if $100,000 is too
much how about $25,000 or $50,000. if you don't know how to judge this, i and bill ackman
could come and see you. but i think the thrust of our argument will impel you to give truly a lot.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tnlhrgmbce34nvpyti46miej/bafkreieg7r6ca3c3qjv57odpdp6aowgt2bjhlxr7hixiqdzcg34sgkbz7q@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 2:09 AM
It's like Epstein attracted every single guy we thought was a shithead in the 90s. Every. Single. One.
v. nice but i am waiting for tom waits' "9th and Hennepin (F*** ICE Remix)"
January 31, 2026 at 2:04 AM
v. nice but i am waiting for tom waits' "9th and Hennepin (F*** ICE Remix)"
I get the feeling that we're going to get a constant stream of bits like this for months and I don't know whether to be thrilled, terrified or both
In terms of American democracy this is probably the most important information I’ve seen from the Epstein files. This is probably much bigger than the Trump tower meeting, Manafort giving Deripaska info via Kilimnik, etc. This is a direct link btwn the Russian gov’t & the top of Trump’s campaign
2016 Tom Barrack—now US Ambassador to Turkey—was senior advisor on Trump campaign (& later chair of inaugural). 8-28-16 he texted Epstein, who asked him when he’d be in NYC. Epstein told him to download Signal. Next day Barrack met w Epstein, Ehud Barak, & Russian ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin /1
January 31, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I get the feeling that we're going to get a constant stream of bits like this for months and I don't know whether to be thrilled, terrified or both
Dear protest financiers: I would very much like to upgrade my tatty old sign for one made with rich Corinthian leather
January 30, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Dear protest financiers: I would very much like to upgrade my tatty old sign for one made with rich Corinthian leather