Dan Hartung
@lakefxdan.bsky.social
Blind historian, writer/podcaster, and leftist with an academic bent and heterodox politics
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Side note: that tear gas line hits different after Saturday tbh, seeing as a federal agent briefly aimed a gas can launcher straight at me during the 40th/Kedzie protest.
He didn't shoot & I don't know if it was because I had my press jacket on or because people were already running from the scene.
He didn't shoot & I don't know if it was because I had my press jacket on or because people were already running from the scene.
October 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Side note: that tear gas line hits different after Saturday tbh, seeing as a federal agent briefly aimed a gas can launcher straight at me during the 40th/Kedzie protest.
He didn't shoot & I don't know if it was because I had my press jacket on or because people were already running from the scene.
He didn't shoot & I don't know if it was because I had my press jacket on or because people were already running from the scene.
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Stephen Miller: "ICE officers have to street battle against Antifa, hand to hand combat every night."
October 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Stephen Miller: "ICE officers have to street battle against Antifa, hand to hand combat every night."
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New Yorkers are craving secure bike parking: this one small station has had 2,000 unique users in just two years!
More of these units — and larger facilities — will mean that more New Yorkers will have the peace of mind to try biking, without having to worry about theft.
More of these units — and larger facilities — will mean that more New Yorkers will have the peace of mind to try biking, without having to worry about theft.
Last month we celebrated the two year anniversary of Oonee Hudson Square with local BID.
Personally, on this journey I am most proud of the way that NYC communities have embraced our initial bike parking stations-- hard 2 believe that ppl were once skeptical bc they were afraid of blowback.
Personally, on this journey I am most proud of the way that NYC communities have embraced our initial bike parking stations-- hard 2 believe that ppl were once skeptical bc they were afraid of blowback.
October 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
New Yorkers are craving secure bike parking: this one small station has had 2,000 unique users in just two years!
More of these units — and larger facilities — will mean that more New Yorkers will have the peace of mind to try biking, without having to worry about theft.
More of these units — and larger facilities — will mean that more New Yorkers will have the peace of mind to try biking, without having to worry about theft.
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Finally someone talking about the issue of a major west coast North America earthquake and how utterly unprepared we are for it.
www.worksinprogress.news/p/a-50-milli...
www.worksinprogress.news/p/a-50-milli...
Predicting earthquakes
Achieving a 10-minute warning would save thousands of lives
www.worksinprogress.news
October 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Finally someone talking about the issue of a major west coast North America earthquake and how utterly unprepared we are for it.
www.worksinprogress.news/p/a-50-milli...
www.worksinprogress.news/p/a-50-milli...
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The pricing software/ blackrock obsession is so funny to me because it basically posits that there was no housing crisis before, like, 2018.
YIMBYs: “We should attack the landlord cartel’s anti-competitive regulatory capture by getting rid of racist laws that make it illegal to build dense, sustainable housing”
the antimonopoly left, for some reason: “wait no don’t do that, the problem is just the pricing software”
the antimonopoly left, for some reason: “wait no don’t do that, the problem is just the pricing software”
ngl my opinion of the antimonopoly movement, which I'm generally vaguely supportive of, has gone down lately. Lina Khan endorsing a "private sector DOGE", a lot of stupid opposition on stuff like housing...credibility does sort of matter for this kind of thing and idk man, they're giving me pause
October 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The pricing software/ blackrock obsession is so funny to me because it basically posits that there was no housing crisis before, like, 2018.
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"“If the deputy director wants to do something and needs a legal opinion about whether or not he can do it, he can’t advise himself...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...
C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"“If the deputy director wants to do something and needs a legal opinion about whether or not he can do it, he can’t advise himself...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...
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The city is obsessed with shutting down unlicensed taco trucks and people selling fruit from tables, saying they've gotten complaints from vendors who paid their fees and got to be vendors the right way. I'm 100% with Charles on this one: Unauthorized vendors are a feature of real cities.
Big City, Big Street Food
Seattle is growing. We are becoming big. And with a big city, comes big, delicious food tents.
www.thestranger.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The city is obsessed with shutting down unlicensed taco trucks and people selling fruit from tables, saying they've gotten complaints from vendors who paid their fees and got to be vendors the right way. I'm 100% with Charles on this one: Unauthorized vendors are a feature of real cities.
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I think Perseverance may have spotted interstellar comet 3I/Atlas last night from Mars!
After stacking 20 images from Mastcam-Z, I found a faint smudge of light in the constellation Corona Borealis close to the location where the comet was expected. 🔭
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Simeon Schmauß
After stacking 20 images from Mastcam-Z, I found a faint smudge of light in the constellation Corona Borealis close to the location where the comet was expected. 🔭
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Simeon Schmauß
October 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I think Perseverance may have spotted interstellar comet 3I/Atlas last night from Mars!
After stacking 20 images from Mastcam-Z, I found a faint smudge of light in the constellation Corona Borealis close to the location where the comet was expected. 🔭
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Simeon Schmauß
After stacking 20 images from Mastcam-Z, I found a faint smudge of light in the constellation Corona Borealis close to the location where the comet was expected. 🔭
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Simeon Schmauß
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This headline is fucking nuts. Are you kidding me right now
BREAKING: Democrats vote down a GOP bill to keep the government open, putting it on track for shutdown after midnight.
Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown
Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.
bit.ly
October 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This headline is fucking nuts. Are you kidding me right now
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I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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Meet the blunt rotation of your actual nightmares morelike
September 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Meet the blunt rotation of your actual nightmares morelike
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YOU get a transgender
and YOU get a transgender
look under your seat! what's that? you guessed it! MORE transgender!
TRANSGENDER FOR EVERYBODY!
* cheers, throws confetti, which is somehow also transgender *
and YOU get a transgender
look under your seat! what's that? you guessed it! MORE transgender!
TRANSGENDER FOR EVERYBODY!
* cheers, throws confetti, which is somehow also transgender *
Trump: "They want to have transgender for everybody. These people are crazy -- the Democrats. So if it has to shut down, it'll have to shut down. But they're the ones that are shutting down the government."
September 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
YOU get a transgender
and YOU get a transgender
look under your seat! what's that? you guessed it! MORE transgender!
TRANSGENDER FOR EVERYBODY!
* cheers, throws confetti, which is somehow also transgender *
and YOU get a transgender
look under your seat! what's that? you guessed it! MORE transgender!
TRANSGENDER FOR EVERYBODY!
* cheers, throws confetti, which is somehow also transgender *
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NEW: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon are all named in Epstein docs released today by Democrats
Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon named in Epstein files released by Democrats
The three Trump allies are all mentioned in redacted copies of Epstein's daily schedules.
www.axios.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon are all named in Epstein docs released today by Democrats
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If I was Donald Trump I would not be drawing the public’s attention right now to my ability to release files
September 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
If I was Donald Trump I would not be drawing the public’s attention right now to my ability to release files
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Hi, just a note—
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
September 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hi, just a note—
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!
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Chicago transit says Don’t Be like Philly 🫤
SEPTA serves as a cautionary tale for what may be in store for our transit system if the Illinois legislature does not put forth a sustainable funding solution.
Sign a letter showing your support for Chicagoland transit at SaveTransitNow.org. 🚇
Sign a letter showing your support for Chicagoland transit at SaveTransitNow.org. 🚇
September 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Chicago transit says Don’t Be like Philly 🫤
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I normally focus on what is happening in the UK but this is hilarious 😂
Oh my! He’s just too smart for us.
September 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I normally focus on what is happening in the UK but this is hilarious 😂
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The Right Wants a Reichstag Fire
The military patrolling in the streets, an assassination, and a movement longing for escalation. America is teetering on the brink.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
The military patrolling in the streets, an assassination, and a movement longing for escalation. America is teetering on the brink.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
The Right Wants a Reichstag Fire
The military patrolling in the streets, an assassination, and a movement longing for escalation. America is teetering on the brink
thomaszimmer.substack.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Right Wants a Reichstag Fire
The military patrolling in the streets, an assassination, and a movement longing for escalation. America is teetering on the brink.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
The military patrolling in the streets, an assassination, and a movement longing for escalation. America is teetering on the brink.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
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Tensions rose as protesters gathered outside the ICE processing center in Broadview on Friday. As protesters chanted songs, an announcement was made requesting the group to disperse or "be subject to arrest" or "other police action."
🎥 Dominic Di Palermo / Chicago Tribune
🎥 Dominic Di Palermo / Chicago Tribune
September 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Tensions rose as protesters gathered outside the ICE processing center in Broadview on Friday. As protesters chanted songs, an announcement was made requesting the group to disperse or "be subject to arrest" or "other police action."
🎥 Dominic Di Palermo / Chicago Tribune
🎥 Dominic Di Palermo / Chicago Tribune
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"It's no use, Mr. James—it's NIMBYs all the way down."
January 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"It's no use, Mr. James—it's NIMBYs all the way down."
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Only 13 states have outlawed child marriage while 26 states have banned healthcare for trans kids and we're supposed to be civil and dignified about all of it
www.newsweek.com/child-marria...
www.newsweek.com/child-marria...
January 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Only 13 states have outlawed child marriage while 26 states have banned healthcare for trans kids and we're supposed to be civil and dignified about all of it
www.newsweek.com/child-marria...
www.newsweek.com/child-marria...
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“Why Musk Doesn’t Have Access to SpaceX’s Biggest Government Secrets.
Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
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Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
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Why Musk Doesn’t Have Access to SpaceX’s Biggest Government Secrets
The rocket company’s executives haven’t sought a higher security clearance for its CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials. The answers might no longer matter.
www.wsj.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:25 AM
“Why Musk Doesn’t Have Access to SpaceX’s Biggest Government Secrets.
Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
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Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
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