Dani
@danif.bsky.social
No pun is too bad. Stunt baker and knitter. SMC with the world's best kid and quite a few other house-mammals. she/her.
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Dani
@danif.bsky.social
· Nov 7
...omg, I think fucking Eckels stepped on the butterfly.
If you don't think that there's been a concerted effort to remove critical thought from public education over the last few decades, you haven't been paying attention.
July 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If you don't think that there's been a concerted effort to remove critical thought from public education over the last few decades, you haven't been paying attention.
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If women submitting to men was a natural way of being, they would not have needed laws, religion & violence to get them to do it.
July 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If women submitting to men was a natural way of being, they would not have needed laws, religion & violence to get them to do it.
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If you’re not white, or you have friends or loved ones who aren’t white, or you’re not a total sociopath and therefore care about fellow humans who aren’t white, you need to understand this regime thinks not being white is inherently suspect, and lots of your fellow Americans are fine with that.
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If you’re not white, or you have friends or loved ones who aren’t white, or you’re not a total sociopath and therefore care about fellow humans who aren’t white, you need to understand this regime thinks not being white is inherently suspect, and lots of your fellow Americans are fine with that.
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It’s always “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, drop out of the public sphere and become a tradwife” and never “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, form a union.”
July 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s always “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, drop out of the public sphere and become a tradwife” and never “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, form a union.”
Cosign.
I went to journalism school. I have a degree in this shit. I had one of the great editorial page editors and writers I’ve ever encountered for a professor, twice. And I gotta tell you: they do not teach you to studiously avoid calling racism or genocide by their names. That’s NYTimes making Choices.
July 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Cosign.
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1977: why would the bartender in star wars even care if some robots with artificial intelligence came into his bar
2025: ohhh ok
2025: ohhh ok
July 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
1977: why would the bartender in star wars even care if some robots with artificial intelligence came into his bar
2025: ohhh ok
2025: ohhh ok
I have gone out of my way to make sure my 3yo doesn't know that I don't like spiders. I relocate them and talk about how curious jumping spiders are.
Based on how utterly delighted she was to have a wee jumper *on her face* the other day, I think I've succeeded.
But between us: EWWW GROSS OMG WTF.
Based on how utterly delighted she was to have a wee jumper *on her face* the other day, I think I've succeeded.
But between us: EWWW GROSS OMG WTF.
July 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I have gone out of my way to make sure my 3yo doesn't know that I don't like spiders. I relocate them and talk about how curious jumping spiders are.
Based on how utterly delighted she was to have a wee jumper *on her face* the other day, I think I've succeeded.
But between us: EWWW GROSS OMG WTF.
Based on how utterly delighted she was to have a wee jumper *on her face* the other day, I think I've succeeded.
But between us: EWWW GROSS OMG WTF.
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I'm not gonna lie, y'all: even nearly a decade into this, it still feels surreal that a sitting POTUS can do one long, bizarre stream-of-consciousness ramble about whatever silly shit happens to pop into his head on national television, and political media still shrug their shoulders + write it up.
July 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm not gonna lie, y'all: even nearly a decade into this, it still feels surreal that a sitting POTUS can do one long, bizarre stream-of-consciousness ramble about whatever silly shit happens to pop into his head on national television, and political media still shrug their shoulders + write it up.
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Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
July 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
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@mayorofchicago.bsky.social I think I speak for all of the commuting public of Chicago when I say PLEASE CAN WE NEVER HOST NASCAR EVER AGAIN?
What a mess. No need to continue Lightfoot's parting "gift" to the city. It's not actually for us.
What a mess. No need to continue Lightfoot's parting "gift" to the city. It's not actually for us.
July 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@mayorofchicago.bsky.social I think I speak for all of the commuting public of Chicago when I say PLEASE CAN WE NEVER HOST NASCAR EVER AGAIN?
What a mess. No need to continue Lightfoot's parting "gift" to the city. It's not actually for us.
What a mess. No need to continue Lightfoot's parting "gift" to the city. It's not actually for us.
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You know what works better than thoughts and prayers? A functioning government.
July 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You know what works better than thoughts and prayers? A functioning government.
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Politics in the US today is about as morally simple as it has ever been. The only relevant question is “Do you support totally eviscerating the already threadbare US social safety net to fund a system of concentration camps for immigrants and people of color, or do you not support that?”
July 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Politics in the US today is about as morally simple as it has ever been. The only relevant question is “Do you support totally eviscerating the already threadbare US social safety net to fund a system of concentration camps for immigrants and people of color, or do you not support that?”
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AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
July 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
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I use 'em all the time and you can pry them from my cold dead keyboard
Wtf - I love using the em dash. It's a rare day when I don't use at least one in the newsletter.
July 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I use 'em all the time and you can pry them from my cold dead keyboard
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If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
July 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
They also asked, every single time, at least two questions that would have helped me in a DV situation.
That's one fewer safe place for women who need them.
That's one fewer safe place for women who need them.
I worked at Planned Parenthood.
They diagnose cancers while still treatable. They help women decide what birth control works for them. They help those working through mental health challenges.
Defunding them just harms people who already struggle to find places to get care.
They diagnose cancers while still treatable. They help women decide what birth control works for them. They help those working through mental health challenges.
Defunding them just harms people who already struggle to find places to get care.
July 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
They also asked, every single time, at least two questions that would have helped me in a DV situation.
That's one fewer safe place for women who need them.
That's one fewer safe place for women who need them.
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I live in a time where I am simply supposed to accept that this sentence exists
A federal judge is keeping this man in jail to protect him from the federal government.
BREAKING: A federal judge in Tennessee ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns that he could be deported if he’s released.
June 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I live in a time where I am simply supposed to accept that this sentence exists
Amplifying.
As a white lady, the only thing I can add is: Damn, you miss out on some great food with that attitude. And more importantly: great conversations with great people while eating said great food.
I'm comfortable assuming that Medieval Times is the closest Brandon here has come. Pity.
As a white lady, the only thing I can add is: Damn, you miss out on some great food with that attitude. And more importantly: great conversations with great people while eating said great food.
I'm comfortable assuming that Medieval Times is the closest Brandon here has come. Pity.
As a Brown man who grew up with a family who all eat like this, I can't tell you how deeply this hurts and genuinely cuts. The racism is unbelievable. I eat like this and am proud to do so but it doesn't stop how painful the shock is that someone views you this way.
June 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Amplifying.
As a white lady, the only thing I can add is: Damn, you miss out on some great food with that attitude. And more importantly: great conversations with great people while eating said great food.
I'm comfortable assuming that Medieval Times is the closest Brandon here has come. Pity.
As a white lady, the only thing I can add is: Damn, you miss out on some great food with that attitude. And more importantly: great conversations with great people while eating said great food.
I'm comfortable assuming that Medieval Times is the closest Brandon here has come. Pity.
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Oh, sure. To be clear, trans folks don't need to make my or anyone else's world better in order to be afforded the same human rights and dignity that everyone should be afforded. It's not a means test. You're supposed to have rights as a baseline. That my world is better with them in it is a bonus.
I think this is an excellent idea and hope many people follow your lead (hence the RT!) but I've found that I want to learn to start talking about the fight against violent dehumanization with no regard for whether the people being targeted make our lives better or sit on the couch eating ramen.
June 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Oh, sure. To be clear, trans folks don't need to make my or anyone else's world better in order to be afforded the same human rights and dignity that everyone should be afforded. It's not a means test. You're supposed to have rights as a baseline. That my world is better with them in it is a bonus.
I will never NOT find it funny that they led us to one of our favorite book series.
Which they had banned.
Because the idea of a male bear raising four goslings he intended to eat posed an existential threat to the American family.
...yup.
Which they had banned.
Because the idea of a male bear raising four goslings he intended to eat posed an existential threat to the American family.
...yup.
Have you ever seen clips of Moms For Liberty freaks screaming about the woke agenda at school board meetings? Those are the people the Supreme Court is functionally putting in charge of public school curriculum now ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/mahmo...
Sam Alito Is Giving His Fellow Bigots Everything They Want
In Mahmoud v. Taylor, six conservative Christian justices decided that the First Amendment gives conservative Christian parents veto power over public school curriculum they don’t like.
ballsandstrikes.org
June 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I will never NOT find it funny that they led us to one of our favorite book series.
Which they had banned.
Because the idea of a male bear raising four goslings he intended to eat posed an existential threat to the American family.
...yup.
Which they had banned.
Because the idea of a male bear raising four goslings he intended to eat posed an existential threat to the American family.
...yup.
Spoiler: It's a LOT.
There are the cops who sit in the cars on Michigan Avenue 24/7. They do absolutely nothing. All day and night.
But mostly it's the absolute fucking chaos cops generate whenever people who aren't white might possibly--gasp!--drive around waving flags. It's a HUGE overreaction.
There are the cops who sit in the cars on Michigan Avenue 24/7. They do absolutely nothing. All day and night.
But mostly it's the absolute fucking chaos cops generate whenever people who aren't white might possibly--gasp!--drive around waving flags. It's a HUGE overreaction.
NEW: As Chicago officials warned that the city is facing one of the “most difficult budget years in recent memory,” Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has yet to detail how much the city spent on employee overtime in 2024. @wttw.bsky.social
As Hearings Start on How to Fill Chicago’s Projected $1.2B 2026 Budget Gap, Officials Won’t Say How Much City Spent on Overtime in 2024
Chicago officials held the first of four “budget engagement roundtables” designed to gather feedback about the city’s 2026 budget.
news.wttw.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Spoiler: It's a LOT.
There are the cops who sit in the cars on Michigan Avenue 24/7. They do absolutely nothing. All day and night.
But mostly it's the absolute fucking chaos cops generate whenever people who aren't white might possibly--gasp!--drive around waving flags. It's a HUGE overreaction.
There are the cops who sit in the cars on Michigan Avenue 24/7. They do absolutely nothing. All day and night.
But mostly it's the absolute fucking chaos cops generate whenever people who aren't white might possibly--gasp!--drive around waving flags. It's a HUGE overreaction.
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When you do something you love (building a concentration camp) it doesn't feel like work.
Whoa! Alligator Alcatraz is going to be complete by Tuesday and open for operation on Wednesday.
Am I the only one wondering how Ron DeSantis got this together so fast?
Floridians, make sure you remember this the next time a hurricane hits and you can’t get disaster relief in your state.
Am I the only one wondering how Ron DeSantis got this together so fast?
Floridians, make sure you remember this the next time a hurricane hits and you can’t get disaster relief in your state.
June 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
When you do something you love (building a concentration camp) it doesn't feel like work.