Daniel Silvermint (he/him)
@silvermint.bsky.social
Clinical mental health counselor-in-training (Northwestern University, 2026); neither my posts nor our interactions constitute a therapeutic relationship. Former philosophy and women's studies professor. In my spare time? D&D.
Help as many as you can. Save as many as you can. And include yourself on the list.
November 18, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Help as many as you can. Save as many as you can. And include yourself on the list.
Your annual refresher on speaking with Minnesotans:
"yeah no" - no
"no yeah" - yes
"yeah yeah" - no
"no no" - yes, but after you
"for sure" - enthusiastic yes
"oh sure!!" - reluctant yes
"I guess, yeah" - you bastard
"now hang on a second there" - prepare to be murdered
"yeah no" - no
"no yeah" - yes
"yeah yeah" - no
"no no" - yes, but after you
"for sure" - enthusiastic yes
"oh sure!!" - reluctant yes
"I guess, yeah" - you bastard
"now hang on a second there" - prepare to be murdered
August 31, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Your annual refresher on speaking with Minnesotans:
"yeah no" - no
"no yeah" - yes
"yeah yeah" - no
"no no" - yes, but after you
"for sure" - enthusiastic yes
"oh sure!!" - reluctant yes
"I guess, yeah" - you bastard
"now hang on a second there" - prepare to be murdered
"yeah no" - no
"no yeah" - yes
"yeah yeah" - no
"no no" - yes, but after you
"for sure" - enthusiastic yes
"oh sure!!" - reluctant yes
"I guess, yeah" - you bastard
"now hang on a second there" - prepare to be murdered
New sandcrawler, who dinni?
August 25, 2024 at 4:15 PM
New sandcrawler, who dinni?
If Buffy were about octogenarians, Biden would be Xander. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
June 29, 2024 at 9:12 PM
If Buffy were about octogenarians, Biden would be Xander. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
Who the hell named that Bard subclass College of Spirits when Ghostbuskers was RIGHT THERE?
December 17, 2023 at 4:39 PM
Who the hell named that Bard subclass College of Spirits when Ghostbuskers was RIGHT THERE?
I feel like what we really need are more social media platforms
July 6, 2023 at 8:59 AM
I feel like what we really need are more social media platforms
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Whenever anyone mentions having a really weird cold
July 5, 2023 at 9:04 PM
Whenever anyone mentions having a really weird cold
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I’d fuck up mark zuckerberg using my no rules street fight training but mom says I’m not allowed
June 26, 2023 at 11:32 PM
I’d fuck up mark zuckerberg using my no rules street fight training but mom says I’m not allowed
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bro do you even lift up the hearts and spirits of your friends online
June 27, 2023 at 6:18 PM
bro do you even lift up the hearts and spirits of your friends online
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People need to understand that the disability community has always been angry but since the pandemic (which still exists BTW) and the way that the entire world abandoned us to die because a few things were inconvenient for them our rage is unparalleled. We are all still trapped in our houses.
June 25, 2023 at 3:49 AM
People need to understand that the disability community has always been angry but since the pandemic (which still exists BTW) and the way that the entire world abandoned us to die because a few things were inconvenient for them our rage is unparalleled. We are all still trapped in our houses.
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Remember friends, unpopular opinions are for things like pizza toppings and movie preferences. They are not for entire demographics of people.
Pro-tip: Don't say "unpopular" when you mean bigoted.
June 24, 2023 at 12:23 PM
Remember friends, unpopular opinions are for things like pizza toppings and movie preferences. They are not for entire demographics of people.
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love how when you block someone on here it blurs their picture too. that’s right. I hate you so much I can’t even LOOK at you right now
June 24, 2023 at 12:37 PM
love how when you block someone on here it blurs their picture too. that’s right. I hate you so much I can’t even LOOK at you right now
When it comes to invading Russia, no one does it better than Russia.
June 24, 2023 at 3:00 PM
When it comes to invading Russia, no one does it better than Russia.
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Bluesky’s goal is to turn social media into a shared public commons. We don’t want to own people’s social graphs or communities. We want to be a tool that helps communities own and govern themselves.
June 23, 2023 at 9:53 PM
Bluesky’s goal is to turn social media into a shared public commons. We don’t want to own people’s social graphs or communities. We want to be a tool that helps communities own and govern themselves.
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wooooo first time learning about an event in world politics through bluesky, big moment for this app
June 23, 2023 at 9:01 PM
wooooo first time learning about an event in world politics through bluesky, big moment for this app
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Going to be the opposite of Twitter and view every thought on Bluesky in the best possible light. If someone says “I like pancakes”, I will think “this person potentially also likes waffles, which are also delicious”
Yes bitch, that is a supportive viewpoint, that’s what we are all talkin bout
Yes bitch, that is a supportive viewpoint, that’s what we are all talkin bout
June 23, 2023 at 12:33 AM
Going to be the opposite of Twitter and view every thought on Bluesky in the best possible light. If someone says “I like pancakes”, I will think “this person potentially also likes waffles, which are also delicious”
Yes bitch, that is a supportive viewpoint, that’s what we are all talkin bout
Yes bitch, that is a supportive viewpoint, that’s what we are all talkin bout
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Yup. He didn’t make a mistake. He & his investors destroyed what had become a democratic good. On purpose and for ideological reasons. It’s a shame he was able to do it.
Elon didn’t waste his or his awful autocratic investors money—he spent it destroying 1) democracy & journalism, 2) trust in information & government & 3) the ability for ordinary folks to organize.
For this impact, $44b is wildly cheap!
For this impact, $44b is wildly cheap!
Elon didn’t just waste 44B buying Twitter. The place is maybe worth 14B now. He destroyed 30B in wealth. Gone like smoke. That’s 30B he could’ve spent to blunt the most catastrophic effects of climate change. 30B that won’t help refugees. He could’ve done so much good & instead chose so much stupid.
June 23, 2023 at 1:26 PM
Yup. He didn’t make a mistake. He & his investors destroyed what had become a democratic good. On purpose and for ideological reasons. It’s a shame he was able to do it.
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“We must dedicate the anniversary of the Dobbs decision as a time to mourn everyone whose lives were taken because the government stripped them of their right to abortion access.”
My latest.
https://forward.com/opinion/551585/dobbs-anniversary-collective-mourning-abortion-access/
My latest.
https://forward.com/opinion/551585/dobbs-anniversary-collective-mourning-abortion-access/
The loss of abortion access demands a day of collective mourning
A year into the reversal of the federal protection to abortion access, it is clear that abortion bans kill.
forward.com
June 22, 2023 at 7:21 PM
“We must dedicate the anniversary of the Dobbs decision as a time to mourn everyone whose lives were taken because the government stripped them of their right to abortion access.”
My latest.
https://forward.com/opinion/551585/dobbs-anniversary-collective-mourning-abortion-access/
My latest.
https://forward.com/opinion/551585/dobbs-anniversary-collective-mourning-abortion-access/
Wait, so... Musk and Zuckerberg are willing to step into a cage together, and we're just supposed to unlock it when they're done?
June 22, 2023 at 6:06 PM
Wait, so... Musk and Zuckerberg are willing to step into a cage together, and we're just supposed to unlock it when they're done?
Dying and not coming back at all, just reinCARNEation
Dying and coming back as Yosemite Sam, call that reinTarnation
dying and coming back as a pirate, call that reinyarrnation
June 22, 2023 at 4:55 PM
Dying and not coming back at all, just reinCARNEation
Yes, we got her a bigger bed when she outgrew her puppy one. No, she doesn’t use it. Yes, this is the highlight of my day.
June 22, 2023 at 4:44 PM
Yes, we got her a bigger bed when she outgrew her puppy one. No, she doesn’t use it. Yes, this is the highlight of my day.
Several unnervingly handsome celebrities asked me if they could have my free invite code, but too bad famous besties, I already gave it to my girlfriend in Canada, she's really cool but she goes to a different school so you probably wouldn't know her
June 22, 2023 at 4:09 PM
Several unnervingly handsome celebrities asked me if they could have my free invite code, but too bad famous besties, I already gave it to my girlfriend in Canada, she's really cool but she goes to a different school so you probably wouldn't know her
"still punk as fuck" I whisper to myself as I place an emergency Instacart order for my favorite brand of heartburn chewables
"still punk as fuck" i whisper to myself as i slowly lower my standing desk to be a lying down desk
June 22, 2023 at 3:46 PM
"still punk as fuck" I whisper to myself as I place an emergency Instacart order for my favorite brand of heartburn chewables