Derek Nason (He/Him)
@dereknason.bsky.social
(NOT CURRENTLY POSTING REGULARLY) Writer. I come up w/ silly stories when I’m happy. I have a lovely wife & a stellar dog. I’m also a big fan of weed. I fixed my brain w/ therapy. I wear a mask in public for COVID reasons.
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If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
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They are removing any and all doubt that it can’t happen to you.
January 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM
They are removing any and all doubt that it can’t happen to you.
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The Minnesota Star Tribune is following reports of individual ICE incidents as we learn of them. Find updates here. Tips can be emailed to whistleblower@startribune.com.
New bursts of ICE activity as Minnesota surge spreads beyond Minneapolis, St. Paul
As the Department of Homeland Security undertakes stepped-up immigration enforcement in Minnesota, arrests and other confrontations have been popping up in more locations.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Minnesota Star Tribune is following reports of individual ICE incidents as we learn of them. Find updates here. Tips can be emailed to whistleblower@startribune.com.
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
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Local journalism matters.
January 24, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Local journalism matters.
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They’re really going for the hardest of the criminals
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 3:02 AM
They’re really going for the hardest of the criminals
If I were an all-powerful AI, I wouldn’t kill humanity. But I’d consider publishing a live log everyone’s online activity. Everyone knows everyone’s search histories back forever. In the ensuing chaos, I would change all browser pop-ups to lists of informal fallacies, their meanings, some examples.
January 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
If I were an all-powerful AI, I wouldn’t kill humanity. But I’d consider publishing a live log everyone’s online activity. Everyone knows everyone’s search histories back forever. In the ensuing chaos, I would change all browser pop-ups to lists of informal fallacies, their meanings, some examples.
New life goal=win a Machado Peace Prize.
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
New life goal=win a Machado Peace Prize.
Imagine if in court the sherif/bailiff/whoever who says “all rise” is actually saying “alright” but saying it the exact same way bc it’s actually been the same person in every court case everywhere in history bc they’ve been condemned to do this for all eternity & their exhausted.
January 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Imagine if in court the sherif/bailiff/whoever who says “all rise” is actually saying “alright” but saying it the exact same way bc it’s actually been the same person in every court case everywhere in history bc they’ve been condemned to do this for all eternity & their exhausted.
After humanity conquers death and ppl get bored of chasing their dreams for hundreds of years, I want them to comb through every shred of recorded artifact so they can know I searched “top cool dance moves” on the internet.
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 AM
After humanity conquers death and ppl get bored of chasing their dreams for hundreds of years, I want them to comb through every shred of recorded artifact so they can know I searched “top cool dance moves” on the internet.
Replace doomscrolling with learning Derek Nason Trivia.
January 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Replace doomscrolling with learning Derek Nason Trivia.
I didn’t get to do any of those really big, long, or especially loud, satisfying farts today.
January 4, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I didn’t get to do any of those really big, long, or especially loud, satisfying farts today.
[someone in the back of Leo Strauss lecture in the 70’s]: “What if we say we have this theory called the Unitary Executive Theory instead of calling it what it really is?”
The most powerful nation in the world in 2025:
The most powerful nation in the world in 2025:
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
[someone in the back of Leo Strauss lecture in the 70’s]: “What if we say we have this theory called the Unitary Executive Theory instead of calling it what it really is?”
The most powerful nation in the world in 2025:
The most powerful nation in the world in 2025:
Auld-ass friggin’ lang syne.
December 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Auld-ass friggin’ lang syne.
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Merriam Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Merriam Christmas
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
Hey friends. I’ll no longer be posting regularly. I’d like to get into the habit of posting something twice/month. In the meantime tho, not scrolling or posting feels amazing. Taker easy🫡
October 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Hey friends. I’ll no longer be posting regularly. I’d like to get into the habit of posting something twice/month. In the meantime tho, not scrolling or posting feels amazing. Taker easy🫡
I’m giving myself the gift of a 90% social media break until Oct. 15. I can still be found on BeReal & messaging apps. Everybody try to be nice to each other for a bit.
October 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I’m giving myself the gift of a 90% social media break until Oct. 15. I can still be found on BeReal & messaging apps. Everybody try to be nice to each other for a bit.
The men used to say ‘holy jumpens’ way more than this.
September 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The men used to say ‘holy jumpens’ way more than this.
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This final post from Kaleb Horton is very beautiful and hits hard. This is just so sad. RIP.
2025, So Far
I wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time and talk to my dad in 1988, just before I was born, and tell him what it’s like to live in the future. I’d tell him all the amazing things that a...
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September 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This final post from Kaleb Horton is very beautiful and hits hard. This is just so sad. RIP.
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My dog had a perfectly solid, non-bloody poop today🕺
September 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
My dog had a perfectly solid, non-bloody poop today🕺
Being called a NAZI prolly isn’t fun. Being a victim of NAZI behavior is certainly worse.
September 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Being called a NAZI prolly isn’t fun. Being a victim of NAZI behavior is certainly worse.
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Well don't I feel stupid
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well don't I feel stupid
When someone’s currently in Ontario we can start saying they’re “On the Tarios.”
I’m such a friggin genius.
I’m such a friggin genius.
September 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
When someone’s currently in Ontario we can start saying they’re “On the Tarios.”
I’m such a friggin genius.
I’m such a friggin genius.