Dan McDonough
@danluvsbeer.bsky.social
You merely adopted the snark. I was born in it, molded by it.
F: Philly
M: DC
K: Providence
Bikes, art, music, food, booze.
F: Philly
M: DC
K: Providence
Bikes, art, music, food, booze.
Reposted by Dan McDonough
Anyone not actively involved in impeaching and no other activity should just resign. There is no government until he is gone. Pretending otherwise props up him, not government.
The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
January 7, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Anyone not actively involved in impeaching and no other activity should just resign. There is no government until he is gone. Pretending otherwise props up him, not government.
It's the new "DEI."
January 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
It's the new "DEI."
Oh those will continue. It's really fun to get fundraising requests addressed to me and my ex-wife at my girlfriend's house. 😬🤣
January 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Oh those will continue. It's really fun to get fundraising requests addressed to me and my ex-wife at my girlfriend's house. 😬🤣
Does Canadia do the thing where you have to stand in line and have your ID checked before you're allowed to pick them up? That was a new one for me when my kids were younger.
January 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Does Canadia do the thing where you have to stand in line and have your ID checked before you're allowed to pick them up? That was a new one for me when my kids were younger.
And the question I'm asking is, what do we, as the global community, DO about dictators? Sanctions? Meh. Organized UN intervention? Good luck, what with the security council veto power and all. Unilateral military action? Yeah...
January 7, 2026 at 2:09 AM
And the question I'm asking is, what do we, as the global community, DO about dictators? Sanctions? Meh. Organized UN intervention? Good luck, what with the security council veto power and all. Unilateral military action? Yeah...
So... yeah, The Atlantic, I get it, but there's also this:
“Listen, what’s going on here is, beggars can’t be choosers,” Rodriguez told me. “And no one but Trump has taken an interest in our crisis.”
“Listen, what’s going on here is, beggars can’t be choosers,” Rodriguez told me. “And no one but Trump has taken an interest in our crisis.”
The Venezuelan Opposition’s Desperate Gamble
The activists who courted U.S. intervention are now being sidelined.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:09 AM
So... yeah, The Atlantic, I get it, but there's also this:
“Listen, what’s going on here is, beggars can’t be choosers,” Rodriguez told me. “And no one but Trump has taken an interest in our crisis.”
“Listen, what’s going on here is, beggars can’t be choosers,” Rodriguez told me. “And no one but Trump has taken an interest in our crisis.”
I'd never asked myself the question, "What if Coltrane, but electric bass?" before, but it's been answered.
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I'd never asked myself the question, "What if Coltrane, but electric bass?" before, but it's been answered.
Mohini Dey at Judson's Live in Orlando last weekend. I've been hearing about what a great performance space it is--Disney Money is involved--and it's a 15-minute WALK from the in-laws' house. Mohini was playing at the right time and I'd seen some Instagram videos, but 🤯
youtube.com/shorts/ImfYY...
youtube.com/shorts/ImfYY...
Mohini Dey Introverted Soul Intro Live at San Jose Jazz Festival
YouTube video by Mohini Dey
youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Mohini Dey at Judson's Live in Orlando last weekend. I've been hearing about what a great performance space it is--Disney Money is involved--and it's a 15-minute WALK from the in-laws' house. Mohini was playing at the right time and I'd seen some Instagram videos, but 🤯
youtube.com/shorts/ImfYY...
youtube.com/shorts/ImfYY...
For live music, it was really three standout moments. The aforementioned Daughter Of Swords show at Songbyrd, and just in the last few weeks, Andrew Bird's "Gezelligheid" show at the 4th Presbyterian Church in Chicago (right across from where I worked when I lived there) and a really random one...
January 7, 2026 at 1:55 AM
For live music, it was really three standout moments. The aforementioned Daughter Of Swords show at Songbyrd, and just in the last few weeks, Andrew Bird's "Gezelligheid" show at the 4th Presbyterian Church in Chicago (right across from where I worked when I lived there) and a really random one...
Some other faves include "Alex" by Daughter of Swords. Alex Sauser-Monnig is behind it but it's really kind of a Sylvan Esso/Mountain Man supergroup. They played three whole shows this past year but one of them happened to be at Songbyrd. Great show.
January 7, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Some other faves include "Alex" by Daughter of Swords. Alex Sauser-Monnig is behind it but it's really kind of a Sylvan Esso/Mountain Man supergroup. They played three whole shows this past year but one of them happened to be at Songbyrd. Great show.
You know, the world sucks but I got tickets to see Mei Semones in Philly in April. Animaru was easily my favorite album of 2025--a year with a LOT of good goddamn music--and $27 is a bargain.
youtu.be/apfpm0G5icc?...
youtu.be/apfpm0G5icc?...
Mei Semones - I can do what I want (Official Video)
YouTube video by MeiSemonesVEVO
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
You know, the world sucks but I got tickets to see Mei Semones in Philly in April. Animaru was easily my favorite album of 2025--a year with a LOT of good goddamn music--and $27 is a bargain.
youtu.be/apfpm0G5icc?...
youtu.be/apfpm0G5icc?...
Not to go into too much detail about my military service, but suffice it to say that I know a *lot* about the DPRK, and... 😬
Texas A&M decides that Plato is too woke (and too gay) to be read in College Station, because of risk that the Texas GOP would be offended.
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 7, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Not to go into too much detail about my military service, but suffice it to say that I know a *lot* about the DPRK, and... 😬
Reposted by Dan McDonough
The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
Same. Which reminds me, Slow Horses also awaits.
January 7, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Same. Which reminds me, Slow Horses also awaits.
It stressed me the hell out!
January 7, 2026 at 12:16 AM
It stressed me the hell out!
*alleged* handjobs. geez.
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
*alleged* handjobs. geez.
I was angry, then, and a Boston cyclist...
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I was angry, then, and a Boston cyclist...
old-school Chupacabra rant here. reminds me of simpler times. 🥲
This guy makes small batch artisanal ketchups
reconstructed Scythian looking a bit like a guy tending an impromptu bar at an outdoor cabaret punk event
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
old-school Chupacabra rant here. reminds me of simpler times. 🥲
Does a contortionist act at the ren faire and just lives off his tips from that for the rest of the year.
January 6, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Does a contortionist act at the ren faire and just lives off his tips from that for the rest of the year.
He stopped doing ayahuasca when the techbros showed up.
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM
He stopped doing ayahuasca when the techbros showed up.
Right. Those two were always the problem with that particular criticism. Fun problem to have, I guess.
January 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Right. Those two were always the problem with that particular criticism. Fun problem to have, I guess.
I thought Buffy was pretty good but then they did two more seasons. 🤣
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I thought Buffy was pretty good but then they did two more seasons. 🤣
It's a little more complicated than that. Doctors who were trained in the 1990s were very specifically told that pain management meant absolute elimination of pain; this is no longer the training standard and was always unrealistic.
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
It's a little more complicated than that. Doctors who were trained in the 1990s were very specifically told that pain management meant absolute elimination of pain; this is no longer the training standard and was always unrealistic.
Does Ted actually know about other countries? Like, the healthcare, education, all that stuff?
WATCH — @SenTedCruz on Greenland, sounding like every bad guy ever: “To become an American is the greatest gift we can give anyone on planet Earth.”
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Does Ted actually know about other countries? Like, the healthcare, education, all that stuff?