Dan Kim (김명준)
@danielmkim.bsky.social
He/him. Appa. Cat dad. Former infantry person, current food/wine person. Ally. Equality for all, no exceptions. LFC Reds. Oxford comma. 2 spaces. Confederates = traitors. Punch Nazis. Trump/Putin/ICE Delenda Est
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Dan Kim (김명준)
@danielmkim.bsky.social
· May 25
Another passel of new followers (who are all of you listening to my ramblings?), so a repeat of my rules: no racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, or religious bigotry. The Confederates were traitors who fought for slavery & deserve a punch. “Equality for all” in my bio means exactly that.
I haven't owned a gun in almost 20 years. Having one in close proximity once almost led me to end myself, but I had what AA calls a moment of clarity. I've healed from that & things are fucked up enough, need to get some iron again.
January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I haven't owned a gun in almost 20 years. Having one in close proximity once almost led me to end myself, but I had what AA calls a moment of clarity. I've healed from that & things are fucked up enough, need to get some iron again.
When "It" happens, I can only hope that Dime Store Himmler (Miller) also suffers from some kind of major & debilitating infarction. I'm sure that 95% of this white supremacist & nativist bullshit we're living in comes from him, whispering in Assolini's ear.
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
When "It" happens, I can only hope that Dime Store Himmler (Miller) also suffers from some kind of major & debilitating infarction. I'm sure that 95% of this white supremacist & nativist bullshit we're living in comes from him, whispering in Assolini's ear.
Proof that vetbros stuck in their 20s exist in all cultures. I live near a sizable Korean immigrant community. While walking to the bus, I saw a van with “ROKMC Plumbing” (South Korean Marines) in red & gold lettering. In case there were any doubt, “해병대 배관공“ in the same colors underneath.
January 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Proof that vetbros stuck in their 20s exist in all cultures. I live near a sizable Korean immigrant community. While walking to the bus, I saw a van with “ROKMC Plumbing” (South Korean Marines) in red & gold lettering. In case there were any doubt, “해병대 배관공“ in the same colors underneath.
In Paleozoic 1979, an NYPD officer addressed my first grade class. 47 years later, I still remember him introducing himself as a “peace officer,” despite the more bloodthirsty among us asking questions about shooting bad guys. This now sadly archaic job description is long overdue for a comeback.
They are no longer what was envisioned when the first urban police forces were formed (distinguished from “slave patrols”). They were described expressly as civilians who were employed to keep the peace.
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
In Paleozoic 1979, an NYPD officer addressed my first grade class. 47 years later, I still remember him introducing himself as a “peace officer,” despite the more bloodthirsty among us asking questions about shooting bad guys. This now sadly archaic job description is long overdue for a comeback.
I might be a school-trained chef in French technique, but I’m a friggin shoemaker (Google that kitchen epithet) when it comes to Korean food. I boiled oxtail & marrow bones for seollungtang (설렁탕) from 10am to 6pm, but never got the desired milky color. Kids loved it, don’t get me wrong. But still.
January 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I might be a school-trained chef in French technique, but I’m a friggin shoemaker (Google that kitchen epithet) when it comes to Korean food. I boiled oxtail & marrow bones for seollungtang (설렁탕) from 10am to 6pm, but never got the desired milky color. Kids loved it, don’t get me wrong. But still.
Consult appointment for my upcoming colonoscopy. Last thing I expected was the gastroenterologist to joke about “well, y’know, Mr. Kim, when you get to be our age…”
a man sitting in a chair with the words " this agression will not stand man " on the bottom
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January 12, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Consult appointment for my upcoming colonoscopy. Last thing I expected was the gastroenterologist to joke about “well, y’know, Mr. Kim, when you get to be our age…”
#BreakingNews new DHS dress uniforms just dropped today
January 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
#BreakingNews new DHS dress uniforms just dropped today
Cheesecakes are in the oven. For reference, here’s my recipe, which is on the heavier side. But also, I was today years old when I discovered that something called “Hot Cheetos Salad” exists 🤢
January 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Cheesecakes are in the oven. For reference, here’s my recipe, which is on the heavier side. But also, I was today years old when I discovered that something called “Hot Cheetos Salad” exists 🤢
Work week is over. No sales records or anything like that, because the tourists with country codes in their reservations all went home. It’ll probably take another week to feel whole again after the holiday season. Occupational hazard. Train beer helps with that healing. Sláinte.
January 11, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Work week is over. No sales records or anything like that, because the tourists with country codes in their reservations all went home. It’ll probably take another week to feel whole again after the holiday season. Occupational hazard. Train beer helps with that healing. Sláinte.
Agreed, but there’s always the 10 percenters. 10% of most LE orgs or agencies is staffed by puerile man-children with the impulse control of a kindergartner & the emotional intelligence of a third grader - & that’s charitable. Is there any wonder that DV is often violent & unchecked with that group?
I don't know anything about law enforcement training but I do think that if you go out in public with a gun on your hip and the ability to use violence on behalf of the state, you should have the emotional and cognitive wherewithal to deal with people saying mean things to you without killing anyone
January 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Agreed, but there’s always the 10 percenters. 10% of most LE orgs or agencies is staffed by puerile man-children with the impulse control of a kindergartner & the emotional intelligence of a third grader - & that’s charitable. Is there any wonder that DV is often violent & unchecked with that group?
So, to be clear, we should canonize a late pro-regime mouthpiece & never dare criticize him, but when a rogue federal agency murders a citizen with no justification whatsoever, & tries to murder two others in Portland, that’s fine? This is how popular uprisings in banana republics happen.
a man in a leather jacket and tie is saying cool cool cool cool cool cool cool
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January 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
So, to be clear, we should canonize a late pro-regime mouthpiece & never dare criticize him, but when a rogue federal agency murders a citizen with no justification whatsoever, & tries to murder two others in Portland, that’s fine? This is how popular uprisings in banana republics happen.
It's slowed down enough that I'm making my managers fill out a semiannual self assessment, then we'll have a 1-on-1 to compare their ratings to mine. If you ever had to deal with an NCOER, OER, or fitrep, you might be chuckling to yourself right about now.
January 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
It's slowed down enough that I'm making my managers fill out a semiannual self assessment, then we'll have a 1-on-1 to compare their ratings to mine. If you ever had to deal with an NCOER, OER, or fitrep, you might be chuckling to yourself right about now.
When will the Horst Wessel Leid replace The Star Spangled Banner? Asking for a friend.
an american flag is flying in the wind
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January 9, 2026 at 4:50 AM
When will the Horst Wessel Leid replace The Star Spangled Banner? Asking for a friend.
Color me shocked that I agree with Jesse Ventura on anything, yet here we are. We’re 1935 Germany at this point, just waiting for Kristallnacht.
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Color me shocked that I agree with Jesse Ventura on anything, yet here we are. We’re 1935 Germany at this point, just waiting for Kristallnacht.
A six year old child doesn’t have a mother. All because a federal officer couldn’t control himself after a woman didn’t immediately follow his orders. What a small man. And even smaller men continue to defend his indefensible actions.
January 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
A six year old child doesn’t have a mother. All because a federal officer couldn’t control himself after a woman didn’t immediately follow his orders. What a small man. And even smaller men continue to defend his indefensible actions.
I’ve been asked why I didn’t go law enforcement, and instead went EMS after active duty. The bald fact is, I already knew cops to be trigger happy & unaccountable. It’s a very different story when the shooting range goes both ways & the “threat” isn’t a mom in a truck sliding in snow away from ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I’ve been asked why I didn’t go law enforcement, and instead went EMS after active duty. The bald fact is, I already knew cops to be trigger happy & unaccountable. It’s a very different story when the shooting range goes both ways & the “threat” isn’t a mom in a truck sliding in snow away from ICE.
Current events only confirm what I’ve been saying since the amoral shit stain Kim Don Un was first elected (and no one can claim that we NYers didn’t try to warn everyone), we would be far better off with President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.
a man with long hair is giving a thumbs up and saying he 's gonna fix the economy .
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January 8, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Current events only confirm what I’ve been saying since the amoral shit stain Kim Don Un was first elected (and no one can claim that we NYers didn’t try to warn everyone), we would be far better off with President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.
For you people (I see you) who are on this doofus’s side, witness Goodie from Sunday night. In the damn sink (the drain catcher was on the floor because he thought there might be food there), licking the ladle because I’d made chili. ISTFG he’s at least part ginger cat.
January 7, 2026 at 2:05 AM
For you people (I see you) who are on this doofus’s side, witness Goodie from Sunday night. In the damn sink (the drain catcher was on the floor because he thought there might be food there), licking the ladle because I’d made chili. ISTFG he’s at least part ginger cat.
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the worst day in our nation’s history, bar none. A day when democracy itself, & the Capitol which should champion it, was attacked by a mob of thugs. 4 years later, they got what they wished for by ushering in a horrific age of ethnofascism.
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the worst day in our nation’s history, bar none. A day when democracy itself, & the Capitol which should champion it, was attacked by a mob of thugs. 4 years later, they got what they wished for by ushering in a horrific age of ethnofascism.
We need far more English Premier League discourse on BlueSky. I don’t see as much schadenfreude about Man U’s revolving door at manager as I need.
this website desperately needs baseball season to start
January 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We need far more English Premier League discourse on BlueSky. I don’t see as much schadenfreude about Man U’s revolving door at manager as I need.
Gonzalez didn’t just endanger children. His cowardice led to the deaths of 19 children at. Their. School. Of which he was SRO. Speaking as a former EMT & former soldier who’s seen the effects of violence against children, I wish public floggings were still en vogue. www.huffpost.com/entry/first-...
First Uvalde School Police Officer Trial Underway With Substantial Prison Time At Stake
Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde school police officer, is on trial for child endangerment. Jury selection began Monday.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Gonzalez didn’t just endanger children. His cowardice led to the deaths of 19 children at. Their. School. Of which he was SRO. Speaking as a former EMT & former soldier who’s seen the effects of violence against children, I wish public floggings were still en vogue. www.huffpost.com/entry/first-...
Defendant # 2 for Nürnberg Trials. 2.0. Maybe # 3, after the Secretary of Johnnie Walker.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Defendant # 2 for Nürnberg Trials. 2.0. Maybe # 3, after the Secretary of Johnnie Walker.
Colin Powell, he of the infamous UNSC speech justifying the Iraq War & until then a personal hero of mine, once referenced the Pottery Barn rule when it came to Iraq: if you break it, you own it. I've been thinking about that rule the last few days. I wonder why.
January 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Colin Powell, he of the infamous UNSC speech justifying the Iraq War & until then a personal hero of mine, once referenced the Pottery Barn rule when it came to Iraq: if you break it, you own it. I've been thinking about that rule the last few days. I wonder why.
Cat chronicles (a continuing saga)
Mutual antipathy has quickly turned into “protect me from the evil nail clippers, big sis!” She replied with a growl that could only mean “this is the FO part of FAFO!” @drjchernov.bsky.social
Mutual antipathy has quickly turned into “protect me from the evil nail clippers, big sis!” She replied with a growl that could only mean “this is the FO part of FAFO!” @drjchernov.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Cat chronicles (a continuing saga)
Mutual antipathy has quickly turned into “protect me from the evil nail clippers, big sis!” She replied with a growl that could only mean “this is the FO part of FAFO!” @drjchernov.bsky.social
Mutual antipathy has quickly turned into “protect me from the evil nail clippers, big sis!” She replied with a growl that could only mean “this is the FO part of FAFO!” @drjchernov.bsky.social
Goodie lost this battle. He’s well on his way to losing the long war against Big Sis Ruth, who reared up on her hind legs & went after him with both front paws. @drjchernov.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Goodie lost this battle. He’s well on his way to losing the long war against Big Sis Ruth, who reared up on her hind legs & went after him with both front paws. @drjchernov.bsky.social