Dave Wakeman
@davewakeman.bsky.social
“This feels like one of those nights to dress up like hipsters..."
www.DaveWakeman.com will tell you about my work in #branding #strategy
#COYS! #RollTide
I will post about the intersection of culture, biz, and branding. I love a nice bourbon!
www.DaveWakeman.com will tell you about my work in #branding #strategy
#COYS! #RollTide
I will post about the intersection of culture, biz, and branding. I love a nice bourbon!
Is it at 100 right now or is that just the USA?
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January 25, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Is it at 100 right now or is that just the USA?
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HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
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“claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting…while we still can.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
“claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting…while we still can.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
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This context is important. When I stood up for Ange last season it was because the underlying numbers were really, really good for most of the season, despite the results. People have asked why I'm less patient w/ Frank. Simple: because of this: theanalyst.com/articles/tot...
Tottenham’s Champions League Position Cannot Save Doomed Thomas Frank | Opta Analyst
Tottenham’s underlying numbers are as bad as their Premier League position suggests. There is little reason to believe Thomas Frank can turn this around.
theanalyst.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:26 AM
This context is important. When I stood up for Ange last season it was because the underlying numbers were really, really good for most of the season, despite the results. People have asked why I'm less patient w/ Frank. Simple: because of this: theanalyst.com/articles/tot...
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Doctorow: "The AI can’t do your job, but an AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can’t do your job. This is key because it helps us build the kinds of coalitions that will be successful in the fight against the AI bubble."
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Doctorow: "The AI can’t do your job, but an AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can’t do your job. This is key because it helps us build the kinds of coalitions that will be successful in the fight against the AI bubble."
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A month after it was posted, I’m still thinking about smart the piece was in @wired.com by @makenakelly.bsky.social about fandom and politics.
www.wired.com/story/expire...
www.wired.com/story/expire...
Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic
From Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to the US government’s “Halo” memes, fandom has become the defining language of US politics.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:44 PM
A month after it was posted, I’m still thinking about smart the piece was in @wired.com by @makenakelly.bsky.social about fandom and politics.
www.wired.com/story/expire...
www.wired.com/story/expire...
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I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
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How long should Frank be given?
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Go now
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Next few games
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">End of the season
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Next season
📊 Show results
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Go now
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Next few games
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">End of the season
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Next season
📊 Show results
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM
How long should Frank be given?
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Go now
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Next few games
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">End of the season
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Next season
📊 Show results
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Go now
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Next few games
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">End of the season
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/eJoTxw/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Next season
📊 Show results
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AOC: "This really isn't just about Democrats. This is about Democrats, Republicans, and independents. There has been this permission structure where we have all universally accepted that the GOP will simply just have no morals, or fall in line, and we have to challenge that logic and rhetoric."
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
AOC: "This really isn't just about Democrats. This is about Democrats, Republicans, and independents. There has been this permission structure where we have all universally accepted that the GOP will simply just have no morals, or fall in line, and we have to challenge that logic and rhetoric."
Facts.
There are people who persuade other people they must be clever, by overcomplicating things, quoting lots of stats and using technical terms aplenty. They're probably also pretty good at producing whatever's the latest version of PowerPoint presentations... That's the veneer without backing.
January 24, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Facts.
Just so we are clear...7 democrats voted to support this.
They are as guilty as the feckless, useless GOP enablers.
They are as guilty as the feckless, useless GOP enablers.
January 24, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Just so we are clear...7 democrats voted to support this.
They are as guilty as the feckless, useless GOP enablers.
They are as guilty as the feckless, useless GOP enablers.
Wow!
That's tough, but fair.
That's tough, but fair.
ENIC is to Tottenham as Disney is to Star Wars
#coys
#coys
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Wow!
That's tough, but fair.
That's tough, but fair.
3 points from this run of games sums up the Thomas Frank error for me.
January 24, 2026 at 5:46 PM
3 points from this run of games sums up the Thomas Frank error for me.
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They wheeled this Nazi asshole into court in a wheelchair and he was still trying to hide his face in shame 76 years after World War II ended. That's the kind of commitment I'm looking for.
Ex-Nazi guard, 101, sentenced for role in 3,500 murders
He was sentenced to five years in prison for serving at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 AM
They wheeled this Nazi asshole into court in a wheelchair and he was still trying to hide his face in shame 76 years after World War II ended. That's the kind of commitment I'm looking for.
"Thomas Frank, your football is shit" , "We want Frank out" and "Sacked in the morning" all coming from the away end now
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Frank still needs to go
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Frank still needs to go
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I don't even want him on the team coach back. Make him walk to the bus station and get the Megabus.
January 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM
January 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
January 24, 2026 at 4:36 PM
What would it take for us to get a player like Marcus Edwards?!
😀
😀
January 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM
What would it take for us to get a player like Marcus Edwards?!
😀
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To repeat: It is highly improbable that I would agree with Bill Kristol.
I agree with him 100%. ICE has become the gestapo. They need to go.
Just saw a Minneapolis protestor yelling at ICE, near shooting site, "We will not forgive you." Correct.
I agree with him 100%. ICE has become the gestapo. They need to go.
Just saw a Minneapolis protestor yelling at ICE, near shooting site, "We will not forgive you." Correct.
To repeat: Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
To repeat: It is highly improbable that I would agree with Bill Kristol.
I agree with him 100%. ICE has become the gestapo. They need to go.
Just saw a Minneapolis protestor yelling at ICE, near shooting site, "We will not forgive you." Correct.
I agree with him 100%. ICE has become the gestapo. They need to go.
Just saw a Minneapolis protestor yelling at ICE, near shooting site, "We will not forgive you." Correct.