Random Dan
@dancatalano.bsky.social
Writer • Musician • Bon Vivant
Band link: https://the-edukators.bandcamp.com
“The big trouble with dumb bastards is that they are too dumb to believe there is such a thing as being smart.” - Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan
Band link: https://the-edukators.bandcamp.com
“The big trouble with dumb bastards is that they are too dumb to believe there is such a thing as being smart.” - Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan
Pinned
It’s important to remember that the current level of chaos & incompetence evinced by the Trump administration is happening during relatively unturbulent times, as far as U.S. political stability goes. Imagining how they’ll perform during the inevitable financial or political crisis gives me chills.
December 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It’s important to remember that the current level of chaos & incompetence evinced by the Trump administration is happening during relatively unturbulent times, as far as U.S. political stability goes. Imagining how they’ll perform during the inevitable financial or political crisis gives me chills.
I nodded so hard while reading this that I'm now wearing a neck brace.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
If He Builds It, Tear It Down
Pendulums must swing.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I nodded so hard while reading this that I'm now wearing a neck brace.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
Man, John Carpenter's "The Thing" is way more horrifying than I remember!
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Man, John Carpenter's "The Thing" is way more horrifying than I remember!
Ugh. I'm rooting for Andy Serkis, but this looks absolutely abysmal. Worst tonal misreading of the source material since that horrific 2012 "Lorax" abomination.
youtu.be/g8wLmj9SiKM?...
youtu.be/g8wLmj9SiKM?...
Animal Farm | Official Trailer | In Theaters May 1 | Angel
YouTube video by Angel
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December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Ugh. I'm rooting for Andy Serkis, but this looks absolutely abysmal. Worst tonal misreading of the source material since that horrific 2012 "Lorax" abomination.
youtu.be/g8wLmj9SiKM?...
youtu.be/g8wLmj9SiKM?...
I was baking a cake today for my son's b-day, using a recipe from Martha Stewart's excellent Baking Handbook, and was reminded that she did 5 months in jail for issues surrounding a questionable sale of $225,000 worth of ImClone stock. Amateur.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US senator calls for insider trading inquiry over Trump donors buying $12m worth of shares
Co-chairs of LNG firm, who bought stock worth almost $12m each after meeting with Trump officials, deny wrongdoing
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I was baking a cake today for my son's b-day, using a recipe from Martha Stewart's excellent Baking Handbook, and was reminded that she did 5 months in jail for issues surrounding a questionable sale of $225,000 worth of ImClone stock. Amateur.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Wouldn’t *you* like to know, you naughty little fitted sheet you.
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Wouldn’t *you* like to know, you naughty little fitted sheet you.
First there was a tidal wave of inexplicable Star Wars posts, which has now been followed by a tsunami of Star Trek posts. The Bluesky algorithm is a mysterious - and occasionally annoying - mistress.
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
First there was a tidal wave of inexplicable Star Wars posts, which has now been followed by a tsunami of Star Trek posts. The Bluesky algorithm is a mysterious - and occasionally annoying - mistress.
People keep commenting that the sight of Trump snoozing through his ego-boosting cabinet meeting whilst his underlings compete to see who can slather his crack the most was like something out of an Armando Iannucci film, so I went ahead and made it. You're welcome!
youtu.be/oe2NI3XmM78
youtu.be/oe2NI3XmM78
The Death of Snoozy
YouTube video by Random Dan
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
People keep commenting that the sight of Trump snoozing through his ego-boosting cabinet meeting whilst his underlings compete to see who can slather his crack the most was like something out of an Armando Iannucci film, so I went ahead and made it. You're welcome!
youtu.be/oe2NI3XmM78
youtu.be/oe2NI3XmM78
Jesus Christ, look at these two fucking clowns.
December 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Jesus Christ, look at these two fucking clowns.
Inchoate.
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
November 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Inchoate.
"[He] represented 'human mediocrity and professional incompetence' and avoided most tasks associated with sound governance. He abetted... profiteering members of the party and allowed corruption to develop; he avoided decisions of principle and refrained from systematic study of matters of state."
November 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"[He] represented 'human mediocrity and professional incompetence' and avoided most tasks associated with sound governance. He abetted... profiteering members of the party and allowed corruption to develop; he avoided decisions of principle and refrained from systematic study of matters of state."
Saw Predator:Badlands with my son yesterday, & commented afterward "It's sort of amazing that there may be more good Predator than Alien films at this point." Did the math later, & can definitively say that, imho, the series are functionally tied. (Haven't seen the AvP movies, so rated them both 5.)
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Saw Predator:Badlands with my son yesterday, & commented afterward "It's sort of amazing that there may be more good Predator than Alien films at this point." Did the math later, & can definitively say that, imho, the series are functionally tied. (Haven't seen the AvP movies, so rated them both 5.)
Slow-Motion Drunken Bicycle Wreck
- Digital collage, 2025
- Digital collage, 2025
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Slow-Motion Drunken Bicycle Wreck
- Digital collage, 2025
- Digital collage, 2025
Just stumbled onto Missing Persons' excellent cover of "Bette Davis Eyes", and realized for the first time that the lyric is "all the boys think she's a spy" and not "all the boys think she's a spaz."
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Just stumbled onto Missing Persons' excellent cover of "Bette Davis Eyes", and realized for the first time that the lyric is "all the boys think she's a spy" and not "all the boys think she's a spaz."
I try not to get apoplectic about every single thing, but this partial guest list for Jamal Khashoggi's murderer's state dinner is making me bust a blood vessel.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Gianni Infantino
Elon Musk
Tim Cook
David Ellison
Jensen Huang
Mike Wirth
Stephen Schwarzman
Mary Barra
Bill Ford Jr.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Gianni Infantino
Elon Musk
Tim Cook
David Ellison
Jensen Huang
Mike Wirth
Stephen Schwarzman
Mary Barra
Bill Ford Jr.
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I try not to get apoplectic about every single thing, but this partial guest list for Jamal Khashoggi's murderer's state dinner is making me bust a blood vessel.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Gianni Infantino
Elon Musk
Tim Cook
David Ellison
Jensen Huang
Mike Wirth
Stephen Schwarzman
Mary Barra
Bill Ford Jr.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Gianni Infantino
Elon Musk
Tim Cook
David Ellison
Jensen Huang
Mike Wirth
Stephen Schwarzman
Mary Barra
Bill Ford Jr.
Looks like things got a little spicy at Mikey's daily lickspittle olympics today!
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Looks like things got a little spicy at Mikey's daily lickspittle olympics today!
Scenes from a Sunday spent biking around NYC.
November 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Scenes from a Sunday spent biking around NYC.
This is a great ad for the special US House election in TN 07 — a +10 Trump district that the GOP is panicking over (and pouring huge amounts of money into). This is the exact type of district Trump is hoping will save his bacon next November. Good luck with that, loser!
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is a great ad for the special US House election in TN 07 — a +10 Trump district that the GOP is panicking over (and pouring huge amounts of money into). This is the exact type of district Trump is hoping will save his bacon next November. Good luck with that, loser!
Something that I'm sure all artists experience at some point is finding themselves in a creative partnership with someone who thinks that they're a genius, when they decidedly are not. This can be extremely annoying when you actually 𝘢𝘳𝘦 a genius.
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Something that I'm sure all artists experience at some point is finding themselves in a creative partnership with someone who thinks that they're a genius, when they decidedly are not. This can be extremely annoying when you actually 𝘢𝘳𝘦 a genius.
World’s smallest toast, or largest pat of butter?
November 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
World’s smallest toast, or largest pat of butter?
Sometimes you ask somebody for a sanity check & find out that you’re actually insane.
November 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Sometimes you ask somebody for a sanity check & find out that you’re actually insane.
Sometimes you start messing around with an idea pegged to the death of the penny, but you end up with nothing but a renewed appreciation of just how damn good Rob Lowe was in The West Wing.
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Sometimes you start messing around with an idea pegged to the death of the penny, but you end up with nothing but a renewed appreciation of just how damn good Rob Lowe was in The West Wing.
Hey, you know what Jeffrey Epstein doesn’t do in any of those 23,000 emails & documents? Exhibit any sort of suicidal ideation, mention any regrets or depressive episodes, or in any way display behavior that would indicate that he was thinking about killing himself. I wonder why?
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hey, you know what Jeffrey Epstein doesn’t do in any of those 23,000 emails & documents? Exhibit any sort of suicidal ideation, mention any regrets or depressive episodes, or in any way display behavior that would indicate that he was thinking about killing himself. I wonder why?
Remember when this used to be so unthinkable that it was amusing?
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Remember when this used to be so unthinkable that it was amusing?
Same as it ever was.
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Same as it ever was.