DanielAGilbert
@danielagilbert.bsky.social
Full time husband, father, attorney, financier, and life connoisseur. Tweets are my own views.
This evening I asked my 14 y/o daughter how it feels to have parents who are cool enough to use expression “six seven” at every opportunity. She promptly stood up and went to bed.
October 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This evening I asked my 14 y/o daughter how it feels to have parents who are cool enough to use expression “six seven” at every opportunity. She promptly stood up and went to bed.
Freedom of the press, free and fair elections, and an independent judiciary are all foundational to a healthy democracy. Currently, all three are under attack.
“And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat?”
“And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat?”
October 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Freedom of the press, free and fair elections, and an independent judiciary are all foundational to a healthy democracy. Currently, all three are under attack.
“And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat?”
“And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat?”
There’s the culprit.
There are benefits to having the most DIY problem-solving father ever to have lived. The challenge is resisting the urge to fix it all myself.
One of the big truths I’ve embraced this year is that I simply can’t fix it all.
But this…this I can fix.
There are benefits to having the most DIY problem-solving father ever to have lived. The challenge is resisting the urge to fix it all myself.
One of the big truths I’ve embraced this year is that I simply can’t fix it all.
But this…this I can fix.
September 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There’s the culprit.
There are benefits to having the most DIY problem-solving father ever to have lived. The challenge is resisting the urge to fix it all myself.
One of the big truths I’ve embraced this year is that I simply can’t fix it all.
But this…this I can fix.
There are benefits to having the most DIY problem-solving father ever to have lived. The challenge is resisting the urge to fix it all myself.
One of the big truths I’ve embraced this year is that I simply can’t fix it all.
But this…this I can fix.
Trying out this social media thing again. This time more emphasis on the “social” and less about the “media.” It is a tragedy that a tool with such potential for enhancing human connection has been so leveraged as a catalyst for divisiveness.
September 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Trying out this social media thing again. This time more emphasis on the “social” and less about the “media.” It is a tragedy that a tool with such potential for enhancing human connection has been so leveraged as a catalyst for divisiveness.
Big day on the big field!
September 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Big day on the big field!
At what point do you just buy a bigger wrench?
September 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
At what point do you just buy a bigger wrench?
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“250 years ago. Think about that. For all this time, every service member has taken some kind of oath to our country and against despotism and monarchy.”
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/i-didnt-ta...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/i-didnt-ta...
I Didn't Take an Oath to a King
Never have and never will.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
“250 years ago. Think about that. For all this time, every service member has taken some kind of oath to our country and against despotism and monarchy.”
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/i-didnt-ta...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/i-didnt-ta...
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Hitting my phone with a hammer over and over as my coffee brews
May 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Hitting my phone with a hammer over and over as my coffee brews
Just let it sink in.
May 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Just let it sink in.
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From @theathletic.bsky.social: Our senior writer tried to drink coffee like Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell for a day to learn how caffeine boosts performance. It was an "insane amount of caffeine," he writes. nyti.ms/42LLSRE
May 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Our senior writer tried to drink coffee like Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell for a day to learn how caffeine boosts performance. It was an "insane amount of caffeine," he writes. nyti.ms/42LLSRE
DOGE is proving to be the punchline of a generation. Too bad the real stakes are so high.
DOGE isn’t saving money. So what’s it really doing?
Six theories try to get at the root of Elon Musk’s pet project: bit.ly/4iN3fpW
Six theories try to get at the root of Elon Musk’s pet project: bit.ly/4iN3fpW
May 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
DOGE is proving to be the punchline of a generation. Too bad the real stakes are so high.
Dying Easter eggs has evolved significantly since when I was a kid.
April 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Dying Easter eggs has evolved significantly since when I was a kid.
Few things are more enjoyable than playing on a frozen lake.
February 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Few things are more enjoyable than playing on a frozen lake.
To be clear, he’s talking about mass deportation of the people living in the Gaza Strip while an undefined “we” simply “just clean out that whole thing.” Where/when have we seen this before?
January 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
To be clear, he’s talking about mass deportation of the people living in the Gaza Strip while an undefined “we” simply “just clean out that whole thing.” Where/when have we seen this before?
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A bipartisan group of Minnesota legislators is planning to introduce a flurry of bills this session aimed at making housing more affordable.
Minnesota is in a housing shortage. Legislators are unifying to find a fix.
Like states across the country, Minnesota is staring down a housing shortage, especially at lower price points.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A bipartisan group of Minnesota legislators is planning to introduce a flurry of bills this session aimed at making housing more affordable.
NYE on the lake.
January 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
NYE on the lake.
One week ago today.
November 14, 2024 at 5:52 PM
One week ago today.
This is the best headline of the past two weeks.
No joke: The Onion wins bankruptcy auction for Alex Jones' Infowars — NBC News
The satirical news company plans to shutter Jones’ InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.
apple.news
November 14, 2024 at 4:03 PM
This is the best headline of the past two weeks.
Any other folks on here from Minnesota? That other place was getting way too crowded with bots and negative vibes. Hoping for a clean reset here!
November 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Any other folks on here from Minnesota? That other place was getting way too crowded with bots and negative vibes. Hoping for a clean reset here!
Someone told me it is better over here, so I'm here to test that theory.
November 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Someone told me it is better over here, so I'm here to test that theory.