Dan Kim (김명준)
@danielmkim.bsky.social
He/him. Appa. Cat dad. Former infantry person, current food/wine person. Ally. Equality for all, no exceptions. LFC Reds. Oxford comma. 2 spaces. Confederates = traitors. Punch Nazis. Trump/Putin/ICE Delenda Est
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Dan Kim (김명준)
@danielmkim.bsky.social
· May 25
Another passel of new followers (who are all of you listening to my ramblings?), so a repeat of my rules: no racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, or religious bigotry. The Confederates were traitors who fought for slavery & deserve a punch. “Equality for all” in my bio means exactly that.
Some good news out of NYC, the Pride flag is flying again at its rightful home at Stonewall, after the regime took it down earlier this week. “Today, the LGBTQ+ community and its allies took their power back.” abc7ny.com/post/officia...
New York leaders re-raise pride flag at Stonewall National Monument
Local leaders plan have re-raised the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument on Thursday afternoon after the Trump administration replaced it with an American flag this week.
abc7ny.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Some good news out of NYC, the Pride flag is flying again at its rightful home at Stonewall, after the regime took it down earlier this week. “Today, the LGBTQ+ community and its allies took their power back.” abc7ny.com/post/officia...
History rhymes. At the beginning of the Japanese American incarceration- I’ll never call it an “internment” again because fuck euphemisms - the WRA camps weren’t prepared to feed/house not just the sheer # of people, but whole families. Many prisoners had to plant illicit gardens for sustenance. 1/x
And what awaits these clients in Texas? Unspeakably cruel and inhumane treatment.
1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
21/
February 12, 2026 at 4:44 AM
History rhymes. At the beginning of the Japanese American incarceration- I’ll never call it an “internment” again because fuck euphemisms - the WRA camps weren’t prepared to feed/house not just the sheer # of people, but whole families. Many prisoners had to plant illicit gardens for sustenance. 1/x
Pre-bus (verb): the act of slowly but deliberately removing empty glasses, plates, and/or silverware at the end of a meal until all the guest has in front of them is a napkin & a water glass. One of our unspoken signals that we need the table back. Maybe 1/4 of our guests get the hint.
a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo .
ALT: a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo .
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Pre-bus (verb): the act of slowly but deliberately removing empty glasses, plates, and/or silverware at the end of a meal until all the guest has in front of them is a napkin & a water glass. One of our unspoken signals that we need the table back. Maybe 1/4 of our guests get the hint.
Trump’s Department of the Interior took the Pride flag down at Stonewall. They. Took. The. Pride. Flag. Down. At. Stonewall.
As if to confirm, for the few who weren’t already aware, that this regime considers you an unperson if you aren’t white, male, cis, straight, & evangelical Christian.
As if to confirm, for the few who weren’t already aware, that this regime considers you an unperson if you aren’t white, male, cis, straight, & evangelical Christian.
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Trump’s Department of the Interior took the Pride flag down at Stonewall. They. Took. The. Pride. Flag. Down. At. Stonewall.
As if to confirm, for the few who weren’t already aware, that this regime considers you an unperson if you aren’t white, male, cis, straight, & evangelical Christian.
As if to confirm, for the few who weren’t already aware, that this regime considers you an unperson if you aren’t white, male, cis, straight, & evangelical Christian.
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Delete the entire department, let the chips fall where they may, anyone employed by DHS* as of, say, 1 July 2025 or after gets blacklisted to an extent that would make Joe McCarthy blush
*less USCG, FEMA, CISA, … maybe TSA
*less USCG, FEMA, CISA, … maybe TSA
I know I had this whole discussion yesterday about “yes dissolve DHS but there should also be a plan for where to put the still-useful fed LE bits”
…but every day I get closer to “fuck it, delete the whole thing on Jan 20 2029, let whatever balls drop idc”
…but every day I get closer to “fuck it, delete the whole thing on Jan 20 2029, let whatever balls drop idc”
Could pick up HSI and drop it into this part of DOJ, maybe put an undersecretary (associate AG, whatever) over it. Could eventually do some portfolio-shuffling among FBI, DEA, USMS, ATF, HSI, + maybe USBP too.
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Delete the entire department, let the chips fall where they may, anyone employed by DHS* as of, say, 1 July 2025 or after gets blacklisted to an extent that would make Joe McCarthy blush
*less USCG, FEMA, CISA, … maybe TSA
*less USCG, FEMA, CISA, … maybe TSA
I have never seen a more unserious take on food, the nutritional necessity of it, or the preparation of it. Food, when done right, is not merely fuel for manosphere Tiktokers. It’s a conversation. It’s an exchange of views/ideas. Not this bullshit.
this "boy kibble" thing is clearly coding any enjoyment of the aesthetic of food as feminine and more importantly, another step toward a culture where people view the joy of cooking as incompatible with daily life: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/s...
Move Over, Girl Dinner. Boy Kibble Has Arrived.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I have never seen a more unserious take on food, the nutritional necessity of it, or the preparation of it. Food, when done right, is not merely fuel for manosphere Tiktokers. It’s a conversation. It’s an exchange of views/ideas. Not this bullshit.
In the waiting room with other patients who are reading the AARP Bulletin, complaining about the high cost of retiring to Florida, & adjusting their walkers. I damn near feel spry in comparison. Ope, they called my name. Morituri te salutant ✊🏽
Not to gross anybody out, but when you get to be “of a certain age,” as my gastroenterologist delicately said, 50 years of potty training seem to magically disappear after you take the pre-colonoscopy meds. NGL I was having flashbacks to having dysentery.
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
In the waiting room with other patients who are reading the AARP Bulletin, complaining about the high cost of retiring to Florida, & adjusting their walkers. I damn near feel spry in comparison. Ope, they called my name. Morituri te salutant ✊🏽
Not to gross anybody out, but when you get to be “of a certain age,” as my gastroenterologist delicately said, 50 years of potty training seem to magically disappear after you take the pre-colonoscopy meds. NGL I was having flashbacks to having dysentery.
February 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Not to gross anybody out, but when you get to be “of a certain age,” as my gastroenterologist delicately said, 50 years of potty training seem to magically disappear after you take the pre-colonoscopy meds. NGL I was having flashbacks to having dysentery.
My new cover photo for BlueSky. My mom took it just before we left today.
February 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM
My new cover photo for BlueSky. My mom took it just before we left today.
My mom has collected every business card I’ve ever had, going back almost 30 years. But heaven forbid I didn’t bring any with me today, since I mainly let people scan the QR on my dot card. I understand her sentiment, but still. It’s 2026, Mom.
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 PM
My mom has collected every business card I’ve ever had, going back almost 30 years. But heaven forbid I didn’t bring any with me today, since I mainly let people scan the QR on my dot card. I understand her sentiment, but still. It’s 2026, Mom.
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Taxing billionaires out of existence may be the most critical domestic policy fight of our lifetimes.
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
February 8, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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Me: are you the same group as this other reservation?
Them: we made 2 reservations but we’re hoping you’d put us together in a private room
Me: the minimum for a private room on Saturday is $2500 & I don’t have a table for 14. You’ll be on 2 tables on opposite sides of the restaurant.
Them:
Me:
Them: we made 2 reservations but we’re hoping you’d put us together in a private room
Me: the minimum for a private room on Saturday is $2500 & I don’t have a table for 14. You’ll be on 2 tables on opposite sides of the restaurant.
Them:
Me:
a man in a white shirt stands in front of a crowd wearing a pink hat with the letter b on it
ALT: a man in a white shirt stands in front of a crowd wearing a pink hat with the letter b on it
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Me: are you the same group as this other reservation?
Them: we made 2 reservations but we’re hoping you’d put us together in a private room
Me: the minimum for a private room on Saturday is $2500 & I don’t have a table for 14. You’ll be on 2 tables on opposite sides of the restaurant.
Them:
Me:
Them: we made 2 reservations but we’re hoping you’d put us together in a private room
Me: the minimum for a private room on Saturday is $2500 & I don’t have a table for 14. You’ll be on 2 tables on opposite sides of the restaurant.
Them:
Me:
A text to Junior this morning:
It’s hard to say how fast 17 years flew by. Just a month ago I was taking you on “walks” from our apartment to the recycling room. Or yesterday, we were working on spelling. I could not be prouder of you or love you more. Happy birthday, son.
It’s hard to say how fast 17 years flew by. Just a month ago I was taking you on “walks” from our apartment to the recycling room. Or yesterday, we were working on spelling. I could not be prouder of you or love you more. Happy birthday, son.
February 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A text to Junior this morning:
It’s hard to say how fast 17 years flew by. Just a month ago I was taking you on “walks” from our apartment to the recycling room. Or yesterday, we were working on spelling. I could not be prouder of you or love you more. Happy birthday, son.
It’s hard to say how fast 17 years flew by. Just a month ago I was taking you on “walks” from our apartment to the recycling room. Or yesterday, we were working on spelling. I could not be prouder of you or love you more. Happy birthday, son.
As Goodie ages out of the pain in the ass cat adolescent years, he’s becoming a pain in the ass mooching young adult who lives in his Appa’s apartment & VERY LOUDLY demands treats and/or food when Appa returns home from work. Listening to him, you’d think he hadn’t eaten in days.
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
As Goodie ages out of the pain in the ass cat adolescent years, he’s becoming a pain in the ass mooching young adult who lives in his Appa’s apartment & VERY LOUDLY demands treats and/or food when Appa returns home from work. Listening to him, you’d think he hadn’t eaten in days.
It's already excruciating when someone reads off slides as if a meeting's attendees are in nursery school. But on a Zoom with the bosses watching like hawks for rolling eyes, this becomes the fourth rung of hell.
February 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
It's already excruciating when someone reads off slides as if a meeting's attendees are in nursery school. But on a Zoom with the bosses watching like hawks for rolling eyes, this becomes the fourth rung of hell.
Chuck, this Democrat constituent wants an abolition of DHS & to salt the bureaucratic earth. This Democrat constituent wants televised trials & lengthy prison sentences of everyone from Reichsführer Miller down to the scumbags who kidnap children. This Democrat constituent wants you to grow a pair.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Chuck, this Democrat constituent wants an abolition of DHS & to salt the bureaucratic earth. This Democrat constituent wants televised trials & lengthy prison sentences of everyone from Reichsführer Miller down to the scumbags who kidnap children. This Democrat constituent wants you to grow a pair.
Chuck, this Democrat constituent wants an abolition of DHS & to salt the bureaucratic earth. This Democrat constituent wants televised trials & lengthy prison sentences of everyone from Reichsführer Miller down to the scumbags who kidnap children. This Democrat constituent wants you to grow a pair.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Chuck, this Democrat constituent wants an abolition of DHS & to salt the bureaucratic earth. This Democrat constituent wants televised trials & lengthy prison sentences of everyone from Reichsführer Miller down to the scumbags who kidnap children. This Democrat constituent wants you to grow a pair.
One of the odd happenstances of this industry is its polyglot nature. I mean, I’ve got people from half the former USSR working here. They work well together, but holy friggin Jesus, they swear at each other in Russian, Ukrainian, Georgian, & Tajik like it’s a competitive sport.
February 3, 2026 at 11:57 PM
One of the odd happenstances of this industry is its polyglot nature. I mean, I’ve got people from half the former USSR working here. They work well together, but holy friggin Jesus, they swear at each other in Russian, Ukrainian, Georgian, & Tajik like it’s a competitive sport.
Imagine if we had to adhere to the protections against illegal search & seizure, warrantless entry of domiciles, self incrimination, or a speedy trial… as outlined in the 4th, 5th, & 6th Amendments.
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Imagine if we had to adhere to the protections against illegal search & seizure, warrantless entry of domiciles, self incrimination, or a speedy trial… as outlined in the 4th, 5th, & 6th Amendments.
Post-Grammys, leave it to a Gen-X dad to explain to the almost 14 year old girl who Ozzy Osbourne was, what/who Black Sabbath were, & why Post Malone’s cover of War Pigs is so iconic.
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Post-Grammys, leave it to a Gen-X dad to explain to the almost 14 year old girl who Ozzy Osbourne was, what/who Black Sabbath were, & why Post Malone’s cover of War Pigs is so iconic.
“Stop the steal” but only if those (checks notes) *registered voters* don’t look, love, live, worship, or talk like we do. Am I right?
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 7:08 PM
“Stop the steal” but only if those (checks notes) *registered voters* don’t look, love, live, worship, or talk like we do. Am I right?
When you give someone who walks, talks, & probably even smells like a mouthpiece for Russian propaganda the literal keys to the intelligence city, you get clusterfucks like Gabbard’s stewardship of ODNI. No one should be surprised. My question is not if she betrayed the country, but when & how?
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
When you give someone who walks, talks, & probably even smells like a mouthpiece for Russian propaganda the literal keys to the intelligence city, you get clusterfucks like Gabbard’s stewardship of ODNI. No one should be surprised. My question is not if she betrayed the country, but when & how?
A relatively quiet week in the restaurant trenches, for which I will be rewarded with 4-6 hours of reading the tea leaves of my restaurant’s P&L, on my day off no less, for the company’s bean counters. Thank the gods for Rose’s Pizza in Penn Station & their dozen-odd draft beers. Sláinte y’all.
February 1, 2026 at 4:40 AM
A relatively quiet week in the restaurant trenches, for which I will be rewarded with 4-6 hours of reading the tea leaves of my restaurant’s P&L, on my day off no less, for the company’s bean counters. Thank the gods for Rose’s Pizza in Penn Station & their dozen-odd draft beers. Sláinte y’all.
One of the nice things about working in Manhattan is I rarely see some of the more entitled guests I saw regularly in Long Island (I refuse to use “on” LI). That is, until tonight when a former regular whom I remember being demanding af & running my staff ragged, greeted me like a long lost cousin.
a man wearing glasses is sitting on a train and says `` i 'm sorry , have we met '' .
ALT: a man wearing glasses is sitting on a train and says `` i 'm sorry , have we met '' .
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 AM
One of the nice things about working in Manhattan is I rarely see some of the more entitled guests I saw regularly in Long Island (I refuse to use “on” LI). That is, until tonight when a former regular whom I remember being demanding af & running my staff ragged, greeted me like a long lost cousin.
1. USN destroyermen in WW2 & the Tonkin Gulf
2. Wine
3. The restaurant: a look back from thermopolia in Rome to 1700s taverns, 1800s saloons & parlours, & 1980s/90s nouvelle cuisine
4. Restaurant financials: win the P&L fight
5. The U.S. Army between the Cold War & GWOT
2. Wine
3. The restaurant: a look back from thermopolia in Rome to 1700s taverns, 1800s saloons & parlours, & 1980s/90s nouvelle cuisine
4. Restaurant financials: win the P&L fight
5. The U.S. Army between the Cold War & GWOT
What 5 classes would you teach based on your life experiences/interests?
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 AM
1. USN destroyermen in WW2 & the Tonkin Gulf
2. Wine
3. The restaurant: a look back from thermopolia in Rome to 1700s taverns, 1800s saloons & parlours, & 1980s/90s nouvelle cuisine
4. Restaurant financials: win the P&L fight
5. The U.S. Army between the Cold War & GWOT
2. Wine
3. The restaurant: a look back from thermopolia in Rome to 1700s taverns, 1800s saloons & parlours, & 1980s/90s nouvelle cuisine
4. Restaurant financials: win the P&L fight
5. The U.S. Army between the Cold War & GWOT