Daniel Sohn
@danielsohn.bsky.social
Coming to you live from beautiful downtown Interbay/Magnolia in Seattle!
Library person, squirrel wrangler
Library person, squirrel wrangler
Not finding hot Democrats is a skill issue
Being a bigot and for what? So your friend can leak your texts to a whole ass white supremacist.
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Not finding hot Democrats is a skill issue
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If these people spent their own money and ever shut up it would be fine. The computer has feelings and it loves you and you should do what it says. Fine. I just don’t want you teaching it to my kids
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If these people spent their own money and ever shut up it would be fine. The computer has feelings and it loves you and you should do what it says. Fine. I just don’t want you teaching it to my kids
“tHaT hOmeLesS gUy haS a smaRt pHoNE”
Yes, or else he will have no way to get into a shelter when it hits freezing, you are very smart
Yes, or else he will have no way to get into a shelter when it hits freezing, you are very smart
yes, I feel like you can safely ignore anyone who tells you with a straight face in 2025 that you can just do without a smartphone
This article makes really good points about the inability of most people to cut expenses without entirely losing the ability to participate in the economy. I get tired of people telling me to live cheaper by eliminating things that are necessary for modern life.
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“tHaT hOmeLesS gUy haS a smaRt pHoNE”
Yes, or else he will have no way to get into a shelter when it hits freezing, you are very smart
Yes, or else he will have no way to get into a shelter when it hits freezing, you are very smart
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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That depends. Are AI companies going to keep stealing my published work without permission or compensation to train their models?
Should I be allowed to go into your house and steal what’s most valuable to you in order to enrich myself then throw a fit when you don’t welcome me with open arms?
Should I be allowed to go into your house and steal what’s most valuable to you in order to enrich myself then throw a fit when you don’t welcome me with open arms?
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
That depends. Are AI companies going to keep stealing my published work without permission or compensation to train their models?
Should I be allowed to go into your house and steal what’s most valuable to you in order to enrich myself then throw a fit when you don’t welcome me with open arms?
Should I be allowed to go into your house and steal what’s most valuable to you in order to enrich myself then throw a fit when you don’t welcome me with open arms?
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
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This short (The Big Snooze, 1946) is probably one of the ten best cartoons ever made. Take it from me: a freak of nature.
I just learned the Bugs Bunny No meme doesn't even come from him saying no. It's a frame rotated 90 degrees from him taking a drink from a bottle. I needed to share this.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This short (The Big Snooze, 1946) is probably one of the ten best cartoons ever made. Take it from me: a freak of nature.
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In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
For a yr, I've been working on a series for The New Atlantis about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Our ancestors built them up over decades to fend off hunger, thirst, darkness and disease. But too few of us know about them—and they're all at risk. The conclusion is now available online:
Why We Are Better Off Than a Century Ago
Our ancestors built grand public systems to conquer hunger, thirst, darkness, and squalor. That progress can be lost if we forget it.
www.thenewatlantis.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
For this and only this, I would allow the use of AI to make it with all the actors at the age they were in the first movie
Buckaroo Banzai Vs. The World Crime League
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
For this and only this, I would allow the use of AI to make it with all the actors at the age they were in the first movie
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I can always tell when a document at work was written by someone who has done NaNoWriMo too many times because it’s 50,000 words and only 5 of them SAY anything.
For the love of god, someone invent national novel editing month
For the love of god, someone invent national novel editing month
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I can always tell when a document at work was written by someone who has done NaNoWriMo too many times because it’s 50,000 words and only 5 of them SAY anything.
For the love of god, someone invent national novel editing month
For the love of god, someone invent national novel editing month
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As always, Drudge shows how the press would cover Trump if Trump were a Democrat and/or they weren't afraid of him.
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
As always, Drudge shows how the press would cover Trump if Trump were a Democrat and/or they weren't afraid of him.
I think more news outlets should point out that disgusting bigot Graham Linehan hasn’t had a new idea since 1995
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I think more news outlets should point out that disgusting bigot Graham Linehan hasn’t had a new idea since 1995
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
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A roundtrip LAX-JFK flight in the late 60s was around $3K in today’s dollars. The people who wore suits on those flights were the people who regularly wore suits. Complaining about informally-dressed fliers is complaining that the wrong sorts of people are flying today.
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A roundtrip LAX-JFK flight in the late 60s was around $3K in today’s dollars. The people who wore suits on those flights were the people who regularly wore suits. Complaining about informally-dressed fliers is complaining that the wrong sorts of people are flying today.
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when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
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Time for my usual morning routine, pouring myself a cup of coffee and checking the stock price of the company "Nvidia" to find out if the entire economy has crashed
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Time for my usual morning routine, pouring myself a cup of coffee and checking the stock price of the company "Nvidia" to find out if the entire economy has crashed
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47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
Tangentially, it's really something how it's framed as "politicians sold us out to China" and not "the people of China were lifted out of insane poverty"
"Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" was published in *1941.* People today do not have any conception of the level of ambient poverty, malnutrition, and just general backwardness that existed in the US prior to WWII. These are people who remember the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tangentially, it's really something how it's framed as "politicians sold us out to China" and not "the people of China were lifted out of insane poverty"
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Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
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Seattle’s newly elected city attorney says she will reverse her predecessor’s policy of barring people suspected of certain crimes from entering parts of the city. “I will not criminally charge someone for being in an area they’re not supposed to be.”
Progressives Win in Seattle, Changing Directions on Public Safety
Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Seattle’s newly elected city attorney says she will reverse her predecessor’s policy of barring people suspected of certain crimes from entering parts of the city. “I will not criminally charge someone for being in an area they’re not supposed to be.”
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There are times Antonin Scalia thought diversity was important and necessary (when it got him nominated to the Supreme Court), and times when he thought it was ridiculous and illegal (when there were Black kids going to Harvard)
Antonin Scalia Was a Diversity Hire
The late justice spent his career ridiculing the notion that elite institutions had any interest in diversity. He might not have made the Supreme Court without it.
ballsandstrikes.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
There are times Antonin Scalia thought diversity was important and necessary (when it got him nominated to the Supreme Court), and times when he thought it was ridiculous and illegal (when there were Black kids going to Harvard)
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea