dancinghorse
@dancinghorse.bsky.social
Mostly it's about the horses. When it's not about #UglyDogs
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So now it's "OK, X-er"?
Generation Lead strikes again!!
Backing up The Argument in NYT/Siena, Gen X still has an astonishing 49% approval for Trump (!), while Boomers have dipped to 42%.
Gen X is currently tracking at 12 pts to the right of the electorate on the generic ballot. Now 9 pts to the right of Boomers, which has to be the largest gap ever.
Gen X is currently tracking at 12 pts to the right of the electorate on the generic ballot. Now 9 pts to the right of Boomers, which has to be the largest gap ever.
January 29, 2026 at 7:39 PM
So now it's "OK, X-er"?
This thread. BINGO.
Some of this rises from generations of weak to nonexistent opposition. They are honestly shocked that the usual bullying isn't getting the usual cringe-and-submit.
Some of this rises from generations of weak to nonexistent opposition. They are honestly shocked that the usual bullying isn't getting the usual cringe-and-submit.
they have no ability to back down and recalibrate AND they lack a theory of mind for their opponents
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This thread. BINGO.
Some of this rises from generations of weak to nonexistent opposition. They are honestly shocked that the usual bullying isn't getting the usual cringe-and-submit.
Some of this rises from generations of weak to nonexistent opposition. They are honestly shocked that the usual bullying isn't getting the usual cringe-and-submit.
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
ICE is escalating in Tucson today, five days before the start of our huge (largest in the world) Gem and Mineral Show. I wonder how many vendors and buyers will stay away. And how many will come and be detained or disappeared.
Nobody should come to the US now. Nobody. Just don't.
Nobody should come to the US now. Nobody. Just don't.
January 24, 2026 at 1:15 AM
ICE is escalating in Tucson today, five days before the start of our huge (largest in the world) Gem and Mineral Show. I wonder how many vendors and buyers will stay away. And how many will come and be detained or disappeared.
Nobody should come to the US now. Nobody. Just don't.
Nobody should come to the US now. Nobody. Just don't.
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Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
I am so sick and tired of their endless mealymouthing and ducking-and-covering and fucking "bipartisanship" with a party that cuts them out of everygoddamnedthing. It's long past weakness and well into complicity.
If you have read even a single history of fascism, you are already aware that one thing that its rise has in common in every case is an opposition party that refuses to intervene for fear of looking weak or putting the left into power
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
January 23, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I am so sick and tired of their endless mealymouthing and ducking-and-covering and fucking "bipartisanship" with a party that cuts them out of everygoddamnedthing. It's long past weakness and well into complicity.
Oh, autocaptions, ever a source of wonder and delight.
"We're here in Lockxaw to talk about the most famous ruler of them all, Toutin Carman."
Dern Toutin we are.
"We're here in Lockxaw to talk about the most famous ruler of them all, Toutin Carman."
Dern Toutin we are.
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Oh, autocaptions, ever a source of wonder and delight.
"We're here in Lockxaw to talk about the most famous ruler of them all, Toutin Carman."
Dern Toutin we are.
"We're here in Lockxaw to talk about the most famous ruler of them all, Toutin Carman."
Dern Toutin we are.
Important. Read it all.
This is a really good thread. If her name sounds familiar but you can't place her, Margaret Killjoy is the podcaster who does "Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff" (the counterpart to "Behind the Bastards," which is also a good podcast and which she appears on pretty regularly.)
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Important. Read it all.
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democrats REALLY gotta stop neville chamberlaining this shit
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 AM
democrats REALLY gotta stop neville chamberlaining this shit
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Okay, tonight's inventory selection.
Today's feature is a solid sterling silver cuff [shown below], no stone, but ajouré cutwork.
We have aother cuff, featured recently, that is similar in size a spirit, but with a focal cabochon that's timeless, too.
Today's feature is a solid sterling silver cuff [shown below], no stone, but ajouré cutwork.
We have aother cuff, featured recently, that is similar in size a spirit, but with a focal cabochon that's timeless, too.
January 21, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Okay, tonight's inventory selection.
Today's feature is a solid sterling silver cuff [shown below], no stone, but ajouré cutwork.
We have aother cuff, featured recently, that is similar in size a spirit, but with a focal cabochon that's timeless, too.
Today's feature is a solid sterling silver cuff [shown below], no stone, but ajouré cutwork.
We have aother cuff, featured recently, that is similar in size a spirit, but with a focal cabochon that's timeless, too.
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David Brooks compared the competing interpretations of videos of Renee Good's murder to fans of Princeton & Dartmouth's football teams.
"He supports nothing more than a status quo that leaves centrists like him as the referees in an Ivy league power game that most people will never participate in."
"He supports nothing more than a status quo that leaves centrists like him as the referees in an Ivy league power game that most people will never participate in."
January 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
David Brooks compared the competing interpretations of videos of Renee Good's murder to fans of Princeton & Dartmouth's football teams.
"He supports nothing more than a status quo that leaves centrists like him as the referees in an Ivy league power game that most people will never participate in."
"He supports nothing more than a status quo that leaves centrists like him as the referees in an Ivy league power game that most people will never participate in."
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The idea that there are no protests in the US and no one is standing up to Trump is proving incredibly hard to kill over here in Germany. It’s become dogma, utterly detached from empirical reality.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
January 21, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The idea that there are no protests in the US and no one is standing up to Trump is proving incredibly hard to kill over here in Germany. It’s become dogma, utterly detached from empirical reality.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
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So there's my helpful tip if you get stuck on a customer service call with an "AI": threaten to record the call. Or actually record the call.
You'll immediately be transfered to a human being.
Who also will refuse to admit they're using "AI."
You'll immediately be transfered to a human being.
Who also will refuse to admit they're using "AI."
January 21, 2026 at 2:52 PM
So there's my helpful tip if you get stuck on a customer service call with an "AI": threaten to record the call. Or actually record the call.
You'll immediately be transfered to a human being.
Who also will refuse to admit they're using "AI."
You'll immediately be transfered to a human being.
Who also will refuse to admit they're using "AI."
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Very sick of the constant humiliation of being represented by this rapidly decompensating mob boss on the international stage
January 21, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Very sick of the constant humiliation of being represented by this rapidly decompensating mob boss on the international stage
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#UglyDogs If you are anywhere near the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska currently on standby for a deployment to Minnesota, please spread the word and protest to remind them of their oath to the Constitution.
I can’t fly up there, but can assist from MN, if we get organized.
#StandWithMN
I can’t fly up there, but can assist from MN, if we get organized.
#StandWithMN
Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, Washington Post reports reut.rs/49MjFfL
Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, Washington Post reports
The U.S. Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing defense officials.
reut.rs
January 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM
#UglyDogs If you are anywhere near the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska currently on standby for a deployment to Minnesota, please spread the word and protest to remind them of their oath to the Constitution.
I can’t fly up there, but can assist from MN, if we get organized.
#StandWithMN
I can’t fly up there, but can assist from MN, if we get organized.
#StandWithMN
No. No. I have bills to pay. Horses to feed. No.
But LOOK at this beautiful thing.
But LOOK at this beautiful thing.
January 18, 2026 at 8:34 PM
No. No. I have bills to pay. Horses to feed. No.
But LOOK at this beautiful thing.
But LOOK at this beautiful thing.
So, we weren’t going to have a calendar this year. But I got to thinking about Pepé and I was like “How can I honor TWELVE YEARS of this majestic dog???” and then I decided she deserves HER VERY OWN 12 month calendar. I hope it’s not too late. #uglydogs
www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/A+Doze...
www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/A+Doze...
A Dozen Years of Pepé
Custom Photo Calendars for Sale A Dozen Years of Pepé
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January 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Friend in St. Anthony took dog to vet yesterday in N Mpls and saw a similar parade headed to a nearby neighborhood.
Resistance is everywhere.
Resistance is everywhere.
This has been a FUCKING FRUSTRATING DAY but what made it a little better was hearing honking on my drive home, then seeing a Border Patrol vehicle coming at me followed by a row of cars, the first of which was being driven by an older white lady with the most indignantly focused look on her face
January 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Friend in St. Anthony took dog to vet yesterday in N Mpls and saw a similar parade headed to a nearby neighborhood.
Resistance is everywhere.
Resistance is everywhere.
Same here. Love The HU.
#AICouldNever
I'm in an understandably metal mood this week, so here is some Mongolian folk metal.
"If you come with evil intentions, we'll give you a fight."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8d...
I'm in an understandably metal mood this week, so here is some Mongolian folk metal.
"If you come with evil intentions, we'll give you a fight."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8d...
The HU - Wolf Totem (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The HU
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Same here. Love The HU.
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We put out a call for #ICEOutForGood vigils 24 hours ago. There are now more than 1000 events taking place across the country this weekend. Find yours: www.mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
January 10, 2026 at 2:42 AM
We put out a call for #ICEOutForGood vigils 24 hours ago. There are now more than 1000 events taking place across the country this weekend. Find yours: www.mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
Nationalism of any sort relies on falsehood. The US has a particularly elaborate cinematic universe, and a particularly counterfactual angle on it.
See also: Organized Religion.
Reminds me of the Time article years ago that declared we are genetically programmed to perceive the unreal as real.
See also: Organized Religion.
Reminds me of the Time article years ago that declared we are genetically programmed to perceive the unreal as real.
Americans in particular have been primed our whole lives to believe falsehoods as true.
Recommended additional reading: "Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History" by Kurt Andersen
Recommended additional reading: "Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History" by Kurt Andersen
little-flying-robots.ghost.io/rejecting-re...
We live in an age where the Internet and LLMs are encouraging ever more people to reject reality entirely.
Here's my thoughts on why this is happening, and why the Terminally Online turn amongst the powerful is so dangerous.
We live in an age where the Internet and LLMs are encouraging ever more people to reject reality entirely.
Here's my thoughts on why this is happening, and why the Terminally Online turn amongst the powerful is so dangerous.
January 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Nationalism of any sort relies on falsehood. The US has a particularly elaborate cinematic universe, and a particularly counterfactual angle on it.
See also: Organized Religion.
Reminds me of the Time article years ago that declared we are genetically programmed to perceive the unreal as real.
See also: Organized Religion.
Reminds me of the Time article years ago that declared we are genetically programmed to perceive the unreal as real.
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I'm seeing a lot of posts to call your reps but little on actually how. 5calls.org is a great site where you can put in your zip code and get numbers for your house representative and two senators. You also can get a script if you're like me and stumble over your thoughts.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I'm seeing a lot of posts to call your reps but little on actually how. 5calls.org is a great site where you can put in your zip code and get numbers for your house representative and two senators. You also can get a script if you're like me and stumble over your thoughts.
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no money for health care but unlimited money for death and destruction. how American.
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
no money for health care but unlimited money for death and destruction. how American.
So I just woke up and...
WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCKING HELL
WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCKING HELL
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
So I just woke up and...
WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCKING HELL
WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCKING HELL