Jon Danziger
@danziger.bsky.social
OED researcher. Professor, film and American Studies. Writer. I expect to die without seeing the Jets win the Super Bowl.
Pinned
With classes finally over, highlight of the semester has to be my extensive knowledge of the Wicked movies and Heated Rivalry putting my Bro Emeritus status in jeopardy with the film bros
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At 3:20pm today, I got a text from my neighbor telling me there's a snowy owl about ten minutes away from me. After driving nearly a mile over a sheet of rutted ice, I joined a crowd of fellow birders and just bathed in joy. It was everything.
December 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
At 3:20pm today, I got a text from my neighbor telling me there's a snowy owl about ten minutes away from me. After driving nearly a mile over a sheet of rutted ice, I joined a crowd of fellow birders and just bathed in joy. It was everything.
The Ascendance of Scooby Dooism as Governing Philosophy - Mehmet Oz and Those Meddling Kids
Dr Oz on Trump lowering drug prices: "We woke the industry up to the fact that we were aware of what was happening. They said, 'Alright. The gig's up. You figured it out. We're gonna come down with our pricing.'"
December 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The Ascendance of Scooby Dooism as Governing Philosophy - Mehmet Oz and Those Meddling Kids
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i'm stupid. put me in the ny times.
December 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
i'm stupid. put me in the ny times.
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This is what they took from us.
December 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is what they took from us.
This is like giving the velociraptors credit for testing the fences.
And if you refuse to give someone credit for standing for liberal democracy just because they don’t agree with your policy preferences, you’re missing the big picture. www.thebulwark.com/p/why-marjor...
Why Marjorie Taylor Greene Gives Me Hope
People don’t change—but they can remember who they are.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is like giving the velociraptors credit for testing the fences.
Blocked by a number of people who got VERY UPSET by my suggestion that Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries may not be perfect at their jobs
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Blocked by a number of people who got VERY UPSET by my suggestion that Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries may not be perfect at their jobs
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"obtain Gigachad"
Soooo...gender-affirming procedures then
Soooo...gender-affirming procedures then
Decades of the white nationalist movement evolving to adapt to current political trends has brought them to this moment.
December 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"obtain Gigachad"
Soooo...gender-affirming procedures then
Soooo...gender-affirming procedures then
How I am walking out of 2025
December 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
How I am walking out of 2025
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
MAGA EGOT
Netanyahu announces that he's awarding the Israel Prize to President Trump. Trump says it's "surprising and very much appreciated"
December 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
MAGA EGOT
I was tasked with picking out a picture frame as an engagement present for a cousin, it was like asking a dog to recite poetry. Couldn’t choose between two, so I asked the rando standing next to me. The rando was Tony Bennett, who, I am assured, chose wisely.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I was tasked with picking out a picture frame as an engagement present for a cousin, it was like asking a dog to recite poetry. Couldn’t choose between two, so I asked the rando standing next to me. The rando was Tony Bennett, who, I am assured, chose wisely.
Pictured: A regular American swinging his arms
December 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Pictured: A regular American swinging his arms
Many people are saying he’s Santa *and* Hanukkah Harry, more and more
Trump says he spoke with the president of Israel and a pardon of Netanyahu is "on its way"
December 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Many people are saying he’s Santa *and* Hanukkah Harry, more and more
Jewish space lasers -- they're good now
Sorry but you do not, under absolutely any circumstances, gotta hand it to Marjorie Taylor Greene www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Jewish space lasers -- they're good now
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If at any point 2026 says, “hold my beer,” DO NOT DO IT.
December 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If at any point 2026 says, “hold my beer,” DO NOT DO IT.
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it's a theory the same way that gravity is a theory
December 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
it's a theory the same way that gravity is a theory
Why won’t Jo Rowling read at the benefit to support our trans brothers and sisters? BECAUSE SHE IS NOT A TRUE PUBLIC ARTIST
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Why won’t Jo Rowling read at the benefit to support our trans brothers and sisters? BECAUSE SHE IS NOT A TRUE PUBLIC ARTIST
Just making the place a magnet for talent
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Just making the place a magnet for talent
Dude, naw, this is like the televisions with the built-in VCRs
If capitalism is so great why hasn’t it yielded a combination coffee grinder and coffeemaker that doesn’t suck
December 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Dude, naw, this is like the televisions with the built-in VCRs
How is this announcement not exactly 14 words long
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, announced on Friday that she was pregnant with a daughter who is due in May.
Karoline Leavitt Says She’s Expecting Her Second Child
The White House press secretary announced on Instagram that she was pregnant with a daughter who is due in May. She and her husband have a 1-year-old son.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
How is this announcement not exactly 14 words long
started / going, Hands Acting edition
December 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
started / going, Hands Acting edition
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Found a bookstore that stocks your novels
December 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Found a bookstore that stocks your novels
Good morning only to the students emailing on the Saturday between Christmas and New Year’s to see about negotiating their fall grades.
Extra credit to those who thought that my easygoing classroom manner meant that you didn’t have to turn in the final assignment!
Extra credit to those who thought that my easygoing classroom manner meant that you didn’t have to turn in the final assignment!
December 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Good morning only to the students emailing on the Saturday between Christmas and New Year’s to see about negotiating their fall grades.
Extra credit to those who thought that my easygoing classroom manner meant that you didn’t have to turn in the final assignment!
Extra credit to those who thought that my easygoing classroom manner meant that you didn’t have to turn in the final assignment!
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"While President Donald Trump’s peace plan appears to be holding, albeit with regular Israeli airstrikes, the crisis endures."
That is one hell of a load-bearing "albeit."
That is one hell of a load-bearing "albeit."
Top-end iPhones on sale in Gaza as food and medicine trickle into territory
Phones are compact and profitable, so traders can import them more easily than bulky or restricted items like formula, medical supplies or construction materials.
www.nbcnews.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
"While President Donald Trump’s peace plan appears to be holding, albeit with regular Israeli airstrikes, the crisis endures."
That is one hell of a load-bearing "albeit."
That is one hell of a load-bearing "albeit."
"After I take the oath of office on January 20, 2029, one of our first orders of business will be to undo the grotesque excesses of the Trump administration in the Kennedy Center and the White House -- and we will seize the Trump family's illegally obtained profits to cover the costs."
December 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"After I take the oath of office on January 20, 2029, one of our first orders of business will be to undo the grotesque excesses of the Trump administration in the Kennedy Center and the White House -- and we will seize the Trump family's illegally obtained profits to cover the costs."