David Dashifen Kees (they/them)
@dashifen.com
A game-playing Pagan programmer and seminary trained theologian.
Tonight, I chatted with Protestants and Catholics, Jews and Bahá’ís, the spiritual but not religious and me, the Pagan witch, about non-human animals. The ones that taught us something about ourselves. The ones that taught us something about others. Truly an epic way to spend a Monday evening!
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Tonight, I chatted with Protestants and Catholics, Jews and Bahá’ís, the spiritual but not religious and me, the Pagan witch, about non-human animals. The ones that taught us something about ourselves. The ones that taught us something about others. Truly an epic way to spend a Monday evening!
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WE'RE GOIN TO THE CHIP, AGAIN!!
WE'RE GOIN TO THE CHIP, AGAIN!!
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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WE'RE GOIN TO THE CHIP, AGAIN!!
WE'RE GOIN TO THE CHIP, AGAIN!!
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2-0 CROOOOOOOOOIX
November 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
2-0 CROOOOOOOOOIX
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1-0 MOOOOOOOONDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
November 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
1-0 MOOOOOOOONDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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To be the lesser evil you have to not enable the greater evil.
Just saying.
Just saying.
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
To be the lesser evil you have to not enable the greater evil.
Just saying.
Just saying.
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Moderate Democrats saw that voters were energized and might expect something from them, so they needed to put a stop to that ASAP
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Moderate Democrats saw that voters were energized and might expect something from them, so they needed to put a stop to that ASAP
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Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
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Lucy swears she won't move the football this time, you can definitely trust her, this is absolutely a good idea
- Senate Democrats, unironically
- Senate Democrats, unironically
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Lucy swears she won't move the football this time, you can definitely trust her, this is absolutely a good idea
- Senate Democrats, unironically
- Senate Democrats, unironically
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I think what is most flabbergasting about all of this is voters just overwhelming gave the Democratic Party a perfectly clear signal that they will be heavily rewarded for fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I think what is most flabbergasting about all of this is voters just overwhelming gave the Democratic Party a perfectly clear signal that they will be heavily rewarded for fighting.
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so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
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Lucy PROMISES that if Charlie Brown just does what she asks she will absolutely, positively NOT pull the football away the next time he goes for a kick.
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Lucy PROMISES that if Charlie Brown just does what she asks she will absolutely, positively NOT pull the football away the next time he goes for a kick.
It's my birthday, and I started the Chaos Apple by @fivefoldlaw.bsky.social 🎂🍎🎂🍏🎂 Unintentional gifts are the best kind.
November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It's my birthday, and I started the Chaos Apple by @fivefoldlaw.bsky.social 🎂🍎🎂🍏🎂 Unintentional gifts are the best kind.
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This is incredibly important:
we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself
and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats
we must be relentless, we must not shut up
we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself
and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats
we must be relentless, we must not shut up
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This is incredibly important:
we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself
and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats
we must be relentless, we must not shut up
we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself
and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats
we must be relentless, we must not shut up
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For DC folks looking for help with food insecurity or to help neighbors experiencing food insecurity or needing other essential resources, this org is fantastic.
As SNAP and potentially WIC is halted and decimated, this will become even more of an issue.
CC @fooddatanerd.com
As SNAP and potentially WIC is halted and decimated, this will become even more of an issue.
CC @fooddatanerd.com
Food Access — DC FOOD PROJECT
dcfoodproject.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
For DC folks looking for help with food insecurity or to help neighbors experiencing food insecurity or needing other essential resources, this org is fantastic.
As SNAP and potentially WIC is halted and decimated, this will become even more of an issue.
CC @fooddatanerd.com
As SNAP and potentially WIC is halted and decimated, this will become even more of an issue.
CC @fooddatanerd.com
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i hope that a governor spanberger and a democratic general assembly uses its authority to discipline the university for its capitulation and to remove these BOV members who have decided that they work for donald trump and not the people of the commonwealth
October 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
i hope that a governor spanberger and a democratic general assembly uses its authority to discipline the university for its capitulation and to remove these BOV members who have decided that they work for donald trump and not the people of the commonwealth
We have friends everywhere.
October 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We have friends everywhere.
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Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends
October 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends
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I'd also like to add that most 4-year state universities were tuition-free until the Republican Governor of California, Ronald Reagan, led the charge to end tuition-free college in 1960. Brown vs the Board of Education was passed in 1952. They made college unaffordable to keep black people out.
September 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I'd also like to add that most 4-year state universities were tuition-free until the Republican Governor of California, Ronald Reagan, led the charge to end tuition-free college in 1960. Brown vs the Board of Education was passed in 1952. They made college unaffordable to keep black people out.
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Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
September 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/