dan orkin
@danorkin.bsky.social
Chicago enthusiast. Mediocre (but passionate) banjo player.
Silly music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Drag5FNFGZVOJS3RxQ5vY?si=7rQDSbVoQ2u7LE2t3nxpCg
Silly music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Drag5FNFGZVOJS3RxQ5vY?si=7rQDSbVoQ2u7LE2t3nxpCg
and to think that he was killed in action exactly one week before the armistice, compounds the sadness and tragedy of all his work
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
and to think that he was killed in action exactly one week before the armistice, compounds the sadness and tragedy of all his work
yes! and especially cause on some fundamental level, their approach to making music was democratic and collaborative.
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
yes! and especially cause on some fundamental level, their approach to making music was democratic and collaborative.
you can also often buy $100 gift cards for uber eats, DoorDash etc for $80 at Costco. using those saves you 20% for when you need to order in, essentially counter acting the platform and delivery fees.
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
you can also often buy $100 gift cards for uber eats, DoorDash etc for $80 at Costco. using those saves you 20% for when you need to order in, essentially counter acting the platform and delivery fees.
John you need to know that I was playing this over breakfast with my two toddler aged sons and it led to a conversation of me explaining how different types of horns (ie french) sound different ways.
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
John you need to know that I was playing this over breakfast with my two toddler aged sons and it led to a conversation of me explaining how different types of horns (ie french) sound different ways.
I have at least some optimism that Mamdani won’t start literally running from the press.
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I have at least some optimism that Mamdani won’t start literally running from the press.
Thanks for all your hard work and reporting this week, Taniel. we all appreciate it!
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thanks for all your hard work and reporting this week, Taniel. we all appreciate it!
What drives me so absolutely bonkers about this shit is that these power moves, motivated by bad faith projections of antisemitism, only serve to fuel actual antisemitic conspiracies.
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
What drives me so absolutely bonkers about this shit is that these power moves, motivated by bad faith projections of antisemitism, only serve to fuel actual antisemitic conspiracies.
Lack of “nothing is good enough” totally invalidates this imo
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Lack of “nothing is good enough” totally invalidates this imo
And the total institutional embrace of this position, from the medias coverage of Gaza to secret Hollywood blacklists etc only fuel genuine antisemitism conspiracies.
November 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
And the total institutional embrace of this position, from the medias coverage of Gaza to secret Hollywood blacklists etc only fuel genuine antisemitism conspiracies.
Goat meat stands sound kinda delicious, really
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Goat meat stands sound kinda delicious, really
As long as they aren’t red delicious which is one of the great misnomers in fruit marketing history.
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
As long as they aren’t red delicious which is one of the great misnomers in fruit marketing history.
That building is an LDS church
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
That building is an LDS church
Reposted by dan orkin
For those in the Windy City, check out this amazing Mutual Aid Map from Community Kitchen Chicago.
www.communitykitchenchicago.org/mutual-aid-map
www.communitykitchenchicago.org/mutual-aid-map
Mutual Aid Map — Community Kitchen Chicago
www.communitykitchenchicago.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
For those in the Windy City, check out this amazing Mutual Aid Map from Community Kitchen Chicago.
www.communitykitchenchicago.org/mutual-aid-map
www.communitykitchenchicago.org/mutual-aid-map
Thank for this thread, Kelly and for being, as always, a grounding and inspiring voice in this city
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Thank for this thread, Kelly and for being, as always, a grounding and inspiring voice in this city