Dan Mishkin
@danmishkin.bsky.social
Freelance writer (self-unemployed); Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival; husband, father, zayde
Trump and the Roberts Court are all about enforcing a rigid social hierarchy and damning those whose lives don't fit their narrow views.
Great @mashagessen.bsky.social on the true purpose of Trump's cruel passport gender marker rules: exerting social control. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Trump and the Roberts Court are all about enforcing a rigid social hierarchy and damning those whose lives don't fit their narrow views.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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LBJ: "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
This is why the GOP is absolutely spamming racist ai slop about SNAP.
This is why the GOP is absolutely spamming racist ai slop about SNAP.
November 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
LBJ: "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
This is why the GOP is absolutely spamming racist ai slop about SNAP.
This is why the GOP is absolutely spamming racist ai slop about SNAP.
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Words by Louise Simonson
Art by Jon Bogdanove
Art by Jon Bogdanove
October 31, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Words by Louise Simonson
Art by Jon Bogdanove
Art by Jon Bogdanove
Ta-Nehisi Coates has something to say:
"They're either cowards or they're with him."
"They're either cowards or they're with him."
October 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates has something to say:
"They're either cowards or they're with him."
"They're either cowards or they're with him."
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John Dickerson is a wonderful person, a gifted writer, and an excellent journalist and analyst.
CBS's loss. I fear the first of many.
CBS's loss. I fear the first of many.
dickerson is one of the best broadcast journalists in the game, and someone who would clearly be a real asset to a new leader interested in strengthening the network's journalism. but, of course, we know weiss isn't actually interested in journalism as such.
John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners
John Dickerson, co-anchor of CBS Evening News who has been with the network since 2009, said that he is exiting at the end of this year.
deadline.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
John Dickerson is a wonderful person, a gifted writer, and an excellent journalist and analyst.
CBS's loss. I fear the first of many.
CBS's loss. I fear the first of many.
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“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
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False equivalencies will be the end of us.
October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
False equivalencies will be the end of us.
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A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
Of course I don't believe every Republican in Washington is racist. But watch this exchange and you'll see why some do.
So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Of course I don't believe every Republican in Washington is racist. But watch this exchange and you'll see why some do.
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On what planet is Trump’s pardon of Bitcoin owner Changpeng Zhao, who has increased Trump’s net worth by billions, a story for page A13 of the print Washington Post?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump pardons convicted Binance founder
Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering in 2023, stepped down as CEO under the crypto exchange’s $4.3 billion settlement with DOJ.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
On what planet is Trump’s pardon of Bitcoin owner Changpeng Zhao, who has increased Trump’s net worth by billions, a story for page A13 of the print Washington Post?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day...
October 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day...
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unfortunately the wanton destruction of government property is allowed without congressional approval if it “makes a really good metaphor”
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
unfortunately the wanton destruction of government property is allowed without congressional approval if it “makes a really good metaphor”
Let's just call them the Castrati Congress.
October 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Let's just call them the Castrati Congress.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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It’s tiresome at this point, but again, their entire pitch is “wouldn’t it be great if there were no such things as talent, craft, and skill,” and what that means is a bland, slop-filled world. www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...
October 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It’s tiresome at this point, but again, their entire pitch is “wouldn’t it be great if there were no such things as talent, craft, and skill,” and what that means is a bland, slop-filled world. www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...
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I’m not sure how we got through the kirk discourse without someone pointing out Abbott pardoned a guy who shot someone at a blm rally after saying explicitly he wanted to so that www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Violent Fantasy Behind the Texas Governor’s Pardon Demand
A grant of clemency would encourage those who dream about someday engaging in murderous political violence.
www.theatlantic.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I’m not sure how we got through the kirk discourse without someone pointing out Abbott pardoned a guy who shot someone at a blm rally after saying explicitly he wanted to so that www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Timothy Snyder on panics, and the one the administration is manufacturing now.
The Truth about Panics
One is being generated right now
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Timothy Snyder on panics, and the one the administration is manufacturing now.
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The attorneys working on this case should be disbarred.
So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
October 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The attorneys working on this case should be disbarred.
Smart ideas for NO KINGS protest signs that state in clear terms what we’re for and against, without political and academic jargon.
And avoid cutesy digs at the MAGA crowd.
And avoid cutesy digs at the MAGA crowd.
The Big List of Protest Signs for #NoKings 10/18
Instead of talking to MAGA or each other, focus on winning the hearts and minds of the unaware and undecided.
open.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Smart ideas for NO KINGS protest signs that state in clear terms what we’re for and against, without political and academic jargon.
And avoid cutesy digs at the MAGA crowd.
And avoid cutesy digs at the MAGA crowd.
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Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"
October 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"
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1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs.
2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.
3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!
2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.
3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
September 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs.
2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.
3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!
2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.
3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!
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Democracy dies in a political consultant's messaging strategy.
someone got the dumb memo www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
September 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Democracy dies in a political consultant's messaging strategy.