Daniel Gallagher
@danielgallagher.bsky.social
Perpetual lurker with a handy repost button. He/him
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We really gotta stop letting the stupidest people in the country dictate the terms of political discourse, enough is enough
November 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We really gotta stop letting the stupidest people in the country dictate the terms of political discourse, enough is enough
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"who radicalized you"
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"who radicalized you"
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
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oh my god they actually did it lmao
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
oh my god they actually did it lmao
"She obeys me, but only because she wants to."
"It's the only justification for obedience"
- Ursula K. Le Guin, from "Tehanu"
"It's the only justification for obedience"
- Ursula K. Le Guin, from "Tehanu"
September 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"She obeys me, but only because she wants to."
"It's the only justification for obedience"
- Ursula K. Le Guin, from "Tehanu"
"It's the only justification for obedience"
- Ursula K. Le Guin, from "Tehanu"
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Now and forever, protect trans kids! 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
October 24, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Now and forever, protect trans kids! 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
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pro tip: don’t call something a “debate” when one side is just trying to defend their human rights and the other is trying to punish their existence.
November 22, 2024 at 3:54 PM
pro tip: don’t call something a “debate” when one side is just trying to defend their human rights and the other is trying to punish their existence.
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You may not be aware that over the last 50 years, the Supreme Court has chipped away at your Miranda rights case by case, rendering them weak and ineffective. You no longer have the right to remain silent, to an attorney, not with the foece you used to. Time for a history lesson. /🧵
Please document the gutting of Miranda in the US. I’ll wait.
November 21, 2024 at 10:11 PM
You may not be aware that over the last 50 years, the Supreme Court has chipped away at your Miranda rights case by case, rendering them weak and ineffective. You no longer have the right to remain silent, to an attorney, not with the foece you used to. Time for a history lesson. /🧵
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Have you seen a bald eagle lately? They're everywhere! They almost went extinct because of DDT & have made a stunning comeback & that's the sort of story we need right now
November 20, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Have you seen a bald eagle lately? They're everywhere! They almost went extinct because of DDT & have made a stunning comeback & that's the sort of story we need right now
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a PSA since a lot of folks have been surprised to learn this: terminal programs often support the mouse! Try:
- opening `htop` and clicking a column header to sort
- opening `nano` (or vim, or micro) and clicking and dragging to select text
- using the scroll wheel in `mc`
it often Just Works
- opening `htop` and clicking a column header to sort
- opening `nano` (or vim, or micro) and clicking and dragging to select text
- using the scroll wheel in `mc`
it often Just Works
November 19, 2024 at 12:48 PM
a PSA since a lot of folks have been surprised to learn this: terminal programs often support the mouse! Try:
- opening `htop` and clicking a column header to sort
- opening `nano` (or vim, or micro) and clicking and dragging to select text
- using the scroll wheel in `mc`
it often Just Works
- opening `htop` and clicking a column header to sort
- opening `nano` (or vim, or micro) and clicking and dragging to select text
- using the scroll wheel in `mc`
it often Just Works
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this remains the smartest thing anyone has ever posted about blocking
November 19, 2024 at 2:16 AM
this remains the smartest thing anyone has ever posted about blocking
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a reply to yesterday's posting arrives, and i find myself ask myself the same question over and over
"why is someone dredging up the past? i've moved on from who i was as a person eight hours ago"
"why is someone dredging up the past? i've moved on from who i was as a person eight hours ago"
November 18, 2024 at 10:46 PM
a reply to yesterday's posting arrives, and i find myself ask myself the same question over and over
"why is someone dredging up the past? i've moved on from who i was as a person eight hours ago"
"why is someone dredging up the past? i've moved on from who i was as a person eight hours ago"
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Wrote about how Bluesky is booming because it's giving users precisely what the tech giants are taking away
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/blueskys-s...
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/blueskys-s...
November 18, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Wrote about how Bluesky is booming because it's giving users precisely what the tech giants are taking away
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/blueskys-s...
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/blueskys-s...
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I think it's really important to think in broad terms about Helmuth's tenure at Scientific American. Because it has been truly remarkable. Bear with me here, because I think this matters and is worth thinking about. 🧵🧪 #SciWri24
I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)
November 15, 2024 at 5:10 PM
I think it's really important to think in broad terms about Helmuth's tenure at Scientific American. Because it has been truly remarkable. Bear with me here, because I think this matters and is worth thinking about. 🧵🧪 #SciWri24
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Thank you, Laura, for demonstrating good news sense, a sharp editorial eye, critical thinking, courage, leadership, and grace.
You did a remarkable job, and the next editor-in-chief has big shoes to fill.
/end🧵
You did a remarkable job, and the next editor-in-chief has big shoes to fill.
/end🧵
November 15, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Thank you, Laura, for demonstrating good news sense, a sharp editorial eye, critical thinking, courage, leadership, and grace.
You did a remarkable job, and the next editor-in-chief has big shoes to fill.
/end🧵
You did a remarkable job, and the next editor-in-chief has big shoes to fill.
/end🧵
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Also certainly says something about that duality of trans people either being "too young to know" or "gross adult monsters with misshapen bodies" narrative. Because transphobes both want to deny kids the right puberty, then blame/demonize them once they grow up.
It's just like as if humans were mutable. Because we are. www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Hormone therapy reshapes the skeleton in transgender individuals who previously blocked puberty
Skeletal size may be altered by gender-affirming hormone therapy only if puberty has also been suppressed during adolescence, according to research presented at the 62nd Annual European Society for Pa...
www.eurekalert.org
November 17, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Also certainly says something about that duality of trans people either being "too young to know" or "gross adult monsters with misshapen bodies" narrative. Because transphobes both want to deny kids the right puberty, then blame/demonize them once they grow up.
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Sorry, I don't care if I'm in an echo chamber. It's fucking Saturday. I don't need to be confronted with endless transphobia and "just asking questions" folks when all I want is to laugh at some stupid jokes while I eat Reese's pancakes and ignore my family.
November 16, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Sorry, I don't care if I'm in an echo chamber. It's fucking Saturday. I don't need to be confronted with endless transphobia and "just asking questions" folks when all I want is to laugh at some stupid jokes while I eat Reese's pancakes and ignore my family.