Dan Nguyen
@dancow.bsky.social
chicago area data journalist/scientist/wrangler, duolingo vietnamese language learner. the best chicago banh mi is at nhu lan on lawrence st
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Dan Nguyen
@dancow.bsky.social
· Oct 12
Just ate the best pork banh mi in Chicago and may nap away the rest of Saturday afternoon 🫃
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notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
can’t believe this is how i found out johnny rockets went bankrupt
February 18, 2026 at 7:52 PM
can’t believe this is how i found out johnny rockets went bankrupt
Great essay. Everyone being enabled to vibe code tools that meet their personal needs in the digital world is the best case scenario for AI. Unfortunately that’s not enough to satisfy VC funders demanding insane valuations, so AI has to be hyped as a slop maker
February 18, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Great essay. Everyone being enabled to vibe code tools that meet their personal needs in the digital world is the best case scenario for AI. Unfortunately that’s not enough to satisfy VC funders demanding insane valuations, so AI has to be hyped as a slop maker
uh how is *Fetterman* an example of the failures of “vote blue no matter who”? Do you think Rep. Conor Lamb was the leftist anti-establishment candidate
No, let’s say the quiet part out loud:
Vote Blue, No Matter Who itself has been a failure of a test. Very clearly, we need to better evaluate politicians we’re supporting blindly.
John Fetterman, Graham Platner & his tattoo, Catherine Cortez Masto, Corey Booker, GAVIN NEWSOM?!?
Think! Critically!
Vote Blue, No Matter Who itself has been a failure of a test. Very clearly, we need to better evaluate politicians we’re supporting blindly.
John Fetterman, Graham Platner & his tattoo, Catherine Cortez Masto, Corey Booker, GAVIN NEWSOM?!?
Think! Critically!
Chuck Schumer spectacularly failed the “vote blue no matter who” test and should be hounded from office
February 18, 2026 at 1:09 PM
uh how is *Fetterman* an example of the failures of “vote blue no matter who”? Do you think Rep. Conor Lamb was the leftist anti-establishment candidate
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New vegan protein shake just dropped
February 18, 2026 at 4:18 AM
New vegan protein shake just dropped
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Alpha School, an “AI-powered private school” that heavily relies on AI to teach students and can cost up to $65,000 a year, is AI-generating faulty lesson plans that internal documentation finds. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social: www.404media.co/students-are...
Scoop by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social: www.404media.co/students-are...
February 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Alpha School, an “AI-powered private school” that heavily relies on AI to teach students and can cost up to $65,000 a year, is AI-generating faulty lesson plans that internal documentation finds. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social: www.404media.co/students-are...
Scoop by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social: www.404media.co/students-are...
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They fired forest rangers making $60k a year.
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:22 AM
They fired forest rangers making $60k a year.
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its insane that drafting as an occupation used to just involve countless huge rooms of dads in shirts and ties, scattered all over the country, leaning over tables with their asses perked up all day as their 9-5 job
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 AM
its insane that drafting as an occupation used to just involve countless huge rooms of dads in shirts and ties, scattered all over the country, leaning over tables with their asses perked up all day as their 9-5 job
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Police around the country have banned car chases -- b/c they're deadly.
But not ICE.
So when an undocumented immigrant -- w/ no criminal record -- tried to drive away from a stop this morning, ICE gave chase.
The result: a school teacher is dead.
Linda Davis
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
But not ICE.
So when an undocumented immigrant -- w/ no criminal record -- tried to drive away from a stop this morning, ICE gave chase.
The result: a school teacher is dead.
Linda Davis
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Police around the country have banned car chases -- b/c they're deadly.
But not ICE.
So when an undocumented immigrant -- w/ no criminal record -- tried to drive away from a stop this morning, ICE gave chase.
The result: a school teacher is dead.
Linda Davis
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
But not ICE.
So when an undocumented immigrant -- w/ no criminal record -- tried to drive away from a stop this morning, ICE gave chase.
The result: a school teacher is dead.
Linda Davis
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
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If conservatives are upset with coverage, one must re-configure the paper so they never for a second feel like they are condescended to. If libs are upset with coverage, they’re stupid and can’t read.
February 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
If conservatives are upset with coverage, one must re-configure the paper so they never for a second feel like they are condescended to. If libs are upset with coverage, they’re stupid and can’t read.
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FWIW, I just emailed NYT's standards editor to ask about the paper's policy on this. Will update if I get a response.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
FWIW, I just emailed NYT's standards editor to ask about the paper's policy on this. Will update if I get a response.
NETWORK was made 20 years before the internet and yet it’s still probably the best movie about the media ever made
Everyone has a favorite Robert Duvall movie, and mine is Network youtu.be/0XHAYUFVH6Q?...
Network 1976 Directed by Sidney Lumet "Howard beale is a hit scene"
YouTube video by The Shule Project
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February 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
NETWORK was made 20 years before the internet and yet it’s still probably the best movie about the media ever made
imagine losing your career because you were not only caught in 4k assaulting a journalist, but assaulting a journalist who was asking questions related to Epstein
The Rooster has obtained the personnel file of Ohio State Assistant Professor Luke Perez.
$102k salary, tenure-track position down the drain. Will likely have to reimburse the university when it fires him for cause later this year.
$102k salary, tenure-track position down the drain. Will likely have to reimburse the university when it fires him for cause later this year.
February 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
imagine losing your career because you were not only caught in 4k assaulting a journalist, but assaulting a journalist who was asking questions related to Epstein
LOL ok, among other problematic things in this proposal, the “expertise” you need is NOT “prompt writing for an AI chatbot”
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
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The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
LOL ok, among other problematic things in this proposal, the “expertise” you need is NOT “prompt writing for an AI chatbot”
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Overnight, this probable ICE flight landed in Benin and is now returning to Senegal, likely for a crew layover.
February 16, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Overnight, this probable ICE flight landed in Benin and is now returning to Senegal, likely for a crew layover.
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It’s not actually thinking. Please, stop this.
February 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
It’s not actually thinking. Please, stop this.
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Wow, I hope 1.4% of productivity translates directly into a 1.4% increase in profit because as soon as OpenAI stops subsidizing the cost of their APIs, they're going to need every penny
New NBER paper based on a survey of CFOs. Firms report no productivity increases due to AI adoption so far but expect a 1.4% productivity boost over the next 3 years. www.nber.org/papers/w34836
February 16, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Wow, I hope 1.4% of productivity translates directly into a 1.4% increase in profit because as soon as OpenAI stops subsidizing the cost of their APIs, they're going to need every penny
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Code for the bathroom at the Belmont & Clark Target is 7000
February 16, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Code for the bathroom at the Belmont & Clark Target is 7000
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fuck, all my perishable porch products gone
It's 50 degrees in Chicago right now and it will be 54 tomorrow.
February 15, 2026 at 8:43 PM
fuck, all my perishable porch products gone
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Musk is a malevolent force in American life, driven by white nationalism and incredibly influential given his obscene wealth. He's a supervillain.
But people get that. He's deeply unpopular, with an approval rating in the mid-30s with Trump. We just need political leaders willing to take him on.
But people get that. He's deeply unpopular, with an approval rating in the mid-30s with Trump. We just need political leaders willing to take him on.
We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
February 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Musk is a malevolent force in American life, driven by white nationalism and incredibly influential given his obscene wealth. He's a supervillain.
But people get that. He's deeply unpopular, with an approval rating in the mid-30s with Trump. We just need political leaders willing to take him on.
But people get that. He's deeply unpopular, with an approval rating in the mid-30s with Trump. We just need political leaders willing to take him on.
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Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
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lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard