dmgold
@dmgold123.bsky.social
Former SCMP editor; proud NYT alum.
bklyn, penn, cal. mets baby mets.
A long memory is the most radical thing in this country - Utah Phillips. Usual disclaimers; let's play nice.
bklyn, penn, cal. mets baby mets.
A long memory is the most radical thing in this country - Utah Phillips. Usual disclaimers; let's play nice.
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For those of us of a certain age (old), this is absolute gold. Continuous ad-free vintage video streaming. I was 15 again for a moment.
January 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
For those of us of a certain age (old), this is absolute gold. Continuous ad-free vintage video streaming. I was 15 again for a moment.
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5 years ago, there was a bloody, lawless, and deadly attack on our nation’s Capitol. A group of criminal thugs broke out in riots and stormed our Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election at the direction of the President of the United States.
January 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM
5 years ago, there was a bloody, lawless, and deadly attack on our nation’s Capitol. A group of criminal thugs broke out in riots and stormed our Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election at the direction of the President of the United States.
apnews.com/article/flu-... is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know
Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know
Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that after a slow start to flu season in early December, mu...
apnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
apnews.com/article/flu-... is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know
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It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
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Man, it's gonna suck having to explain to our grandkids that we didn't want any of this but we didn't shut down the country to stop it.
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Man, it's gonna suck having to explain to our grandkids that we didn't want any of this but we didn't shut down the country to stop it.
your frontrunner for the 2028 democratic presidential nomination
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
your frontrunner for the 2028 democratic presidential nomination
intermittently i've been getting weeks-old posts repeating in my feed - from folks i don't even follow. have others dealt with this? if so, how do you get rid of it?
i don't need commentary that the refs in seattle and detroit did good jobs at the end of games in mid-december anymore.
i don't need commentary that the refs in seattle and detroit did good jobs at the end of games in mid-december anymore.
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
intermittently i've been getting weeks-old posts repeating in my feed - from folks i don't even follow. have others dealt with this? if so, how do you get rid of it?
i don't need commentary that the refs in seattle and detroit did good jobs at the end of games in mid-december anymore.
i don't need commentary that the refs in seattle and detroit did good jobs at the end of games in mid-december anymore.
first monday in 2026: holidays are done, nothing but the grim gray slog ahead.
it's also monday, week 51, day 350.
last week: illegal invasion that shames the nation and threatens americans everywhere.
this week: celebrating the fifth anniversary of our glorious new holiday, jan. 6.
it's also monday, week 51, day 350.
last week: illegal invasion that shames the nation and threatens americans everywhere.
this week: celebrating the fifth anniversary of our glorious new holiday, jan. 6.
January 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
first monday in 2026: holidays are done, nothing but the grim gray slog ahead.
it's also monday, week 51, day 350.
last week: illegal invasion that shames the nation and threatens americans everywhere.
this week: celebrating the fifth anniversary of our glorious new holiday, jan. 6.
it's also monday, week 51, day 350.
last week: illegal invasion that shames the nation and threatens americans everywhere.
this week: celebrating the fifth anniversary of our glorious new holiday, jan. 6.
the playbook isn’t all that imaginative, but that lets us know what their objectives are.
I posted earlier that Trump would try to grab Greenland and claim it's for "security reasons."
Hitler did the same with the Netherlands.
Just follow the playbook.
Hitler did the same with the Netherlands.
Just follow the playbook.
Trump: "We need Greenland from a national security situation. It's so strategic. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place. We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security. And Denmark is not gonna be able to do it ... the EU needs us to have it"
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
the playbook isn’t all that imaginative, but that lets us know what their objectives are.
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Adding: it seems relevant that Marco Rubio's Florida buddy David Rivera - they shared a house for 5 years - is an associate of both Maduro and new president Delcy Rodriguez. Rivera is currently awaiting trial for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Venezuela. Lots of old ties here. 6/
Thought it would be a good time to check in on this case: Marco Rubio buddy David Rivera, who was indicted 3 years ago for attempting to broker a deal for Maduro.
www.politico.com/news/2022/12...
www.politico.com/news/2022/12...
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Adding: it seems relevant that Marco Rubio's Florida buddy David Rivera - they shared a house for 5 years - is an associate of both Maduro and new president Delcy Rodriguez. Rivera is currently awaiting trial for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Venezuela. Lots of old ties here. 6/
Moving forward, this is gonna be a feature of foreign policy shakedowns.
The Tech Bros want to build their own city in Venezuela, for example. 2/ bsky.app/profile/jenn...
Mark Lutter’s Charter Cities Institute (CCI) has been eyeing Venezuela since 2019, has received $$$ from Emergent Ventures (backed by Thiel), & calls Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale a “supporter”. Lutter & I just had an interesting exchange. See posts 40-43…1/ threadreaderapp.com/thread/20074...
January 5, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Moving forward, this is gonna be a feature of foreign policy shakedowns.
Yo putz, this ain’t a video game.
#nobacksies
#nobacksies
BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country.
Venezuela live updates: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro
The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. actions and its future operations in the South American nation.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Yo putz, this ain’t a video game.
#nobacksies
#nobacksies
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The truth seems obvious to anyone willing to open their eyes. Trump has decided that whatever the files contain is more damaging to him than the political cost of keeping them under wraps as the country clamors for their release. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/for-...
For Trump, the Epstein Cover-Up Beats the Truth
As one of her first acts as Attorney General, Pam Bondi wrote a letter to the new head of the FBI, Kash Patel, demanding that the “full and complete Epstein files” be delivered to her office by the ne...
www.democracydocket.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The truth seems obvious to anyone willing to open their eyes. Trump has decided that whatever the files contain is more damaging to him than the political cost of keeping them under wraps as the country clamors for their release. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/for-...
the film of the year - if not *about* this time it is absolutely *of* this time.
One Battle After Another became just the fourth film to win the National Society of Film Critics, LAFCA, NYFCC, and NBR honors for Best Picture. Only one of the three took Best Picture so far...
'One Battle After Another' Wins Best Film From National Society of Film Critics
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another won four awards from the National Society of Film Critics including Best Picture
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January 4, 2026 at 2:05 AM
the film of the year - if not *about* this time it is absolutely *of* this time.
as mentioned, we got two days of new year’s hopeful energy and optimism. that’s apparently all we get.
It's January 3rd and we already have a top contender for skeet of the year. It has everything: the Fed up newscaster, the slamming of papers, the timing with the jingle, and a concise caption that acknowledges a universal mood. Everything comes together in perfect harmony.
me every single day
January 3, 2026 at 9:08 PM
as mentioned, we got two days of new year’s hopeful energy and optimism. that’s apparently all we get.
Dem leadership will fail us yet again.
Another govt funding deadline is coming up in which Dems on paper will have leverage in the Sen.
If we had a true opposition - Schumer/Jeffries would use that leverage 2 rein in Trump instead of just looking to score messaging points on healthcare, affordability.
Otherwise this is all useless.
If we had a true opposition - Schumer/Jeffries would use that leverage 2 rein in Trump instead of just looking to score messaging points on healthcare, affordability.
Otherwise this is all useless.
On whether Democrats would use the impending government shutdown in 30 days as leverage on Venezuela "Let's first get all the facts out. That's what we're endeavoring to do right now, and our first ability to do that will be the War Powers Act of this week."
January 3, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Dem leadership will fail us yet again.
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Someone made a ton of money betting on Maduro’s capture
Someone made a ton of money betting on Maduro’s capture
A brand-new account placed suspiciously timed bets on Polymarket regarding Nicolás Maduro’s ouster and made over $400,000.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Someone made a ton of money betting on Maduro’s capture
Two days. We got two days of new year’s hopeful energy and goodwill. That’s it.
January 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Two days. We got two days of new year’s hopeful energy and goodwill. That’s it.
Live Updates: U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Live Updates: U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
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Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
I’d go with a first edition of Ball Four.
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I’d go with a first edition of Ball Four.
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2025 took a toll on the world’s journalists. "Worldwide, the 126 media industry people killed in 2025 by early December matched the number of deaths in all of 2024.... The [CPJ] estimates there are at least 323 journalists imprisoned worldwide." www.courthousenews.com/a-rough-year...
A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around
Worldwide, the 126 media industry people killed in 2025 by early December matched the number of deaths in all of 2024, and last year was a record-setter.
www.courthousenews.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
2025 took a toll on the world’s journalists. "Worldwide, the 126 media industry people killed in 2025 by early December matched the number of deaths in all of 2024.... The [CPJ] estimates there are at least 323 journalists imprisoned worldwide." www.courthousenews.com/a-rough-year...
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An indication of how excited folks are about Mamdani's mayoralty: My most-liked-and-reposted post of Day One of 2026 is already bigger than anything I posted in 2025.
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 2, 2026 at 3:54 AM
An indication of how excited folks are about Mamdani's mayoralty: My most-liked-and-reposted post of Day One of 2026 is already bigger than anything I posted in 2025.