dan solomon
@dansolomon.com
senior writer at Texas Monthly. wrote the YA novel The Fight For Midnight (it’s about abortion bans). i’m really a very complicated kinda guy. he/him
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the bears are sponsored by a company that makes blood pressure medication. there’s your conspiracy bradley cooper
January 11, 2026 at 4:27 AM
the bears are sponsored by a company that makes blood pressure medication. there’s your conspiracy bradley cooper
it’s the fourth quarter of a bears game, time to take a beta blocker
January 11, 2026 at 3:45 AM
it’s the fourth quarter of a bears game, time to take a beta blocker
gonna cancel my prime membership at halftime
January 11, 2026 at 2:03 AM
gonna cancel my prime membership at halftime
thinking about the amber heard/johnny depp trial as an inflection point at which americans seemed to decide that the legal system should weigh in on who is less likable and punish them for that, in the context of the choice to release the ice agent's video of the encounter where he shot renee good
January 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
thinking about the amber heard/johnny depp trial as an inflection point at which americans seemed to decide that the legal system should weigh in on who is less likable and punish them for that, in the context of the choice to release the ice agent's video of the encounter where he shot renee good
i'm curious about this, has anybody who works with video run the new one alongside the others to see if the timing matches precisely?
To add to this: You can clear see him holding his iPhone though the shooting.
The black screen at the 40 seconds mark is concerning of an edit being done to this video.
The black screen at the 40 seconds mark is concerning of an edit being done to this video.
January 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
i'm curious about this, has anybody who works with video run the new one alongside the others to see if the timing matches precisely?
why was the man who killed renee good making content of the encounter at all
January 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
why was the man who killed renee good making content of the encounter at all
this man thinks his twitter mentions are fully representative of america
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
this man thinks his twitter mentions are fully representative of america
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A Cowboys Skeptic’s Opinion: It’s Time to Embrace the Texans as America’s Team
The Cowboys have broken our hearts enough.
www.texasmonthly.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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email mailing lists are so weird, like once a month every month for years i have been deleting an email from the doctor's office who performed my vasectomy like i am ever gonna need to keep in touch to schedule another one
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
email mailing lists are so weird, like once a month every month for years i have been deleting an email from the doctor's office who performed my vasectomy like i am ever gonna need to keep in touch to schedule another one
question for people who follow disinformation and tiktok/etc closely: are there fake or AI versions claiming to be from minneapolis showing something that more closely resembles what trump said happened circulating anywhere?
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
question for people who follow disinformation and tiktok/etc closely: are there fake or AI versions claiming to be from minneapolis showing something that more closely resembles what trump said happened circulating anywhere?
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We actually did the math, and if you tried to follow the new DGA recommended servings of different food groups you'd very likely end up eating as much as 3x more saturated fat than the guidelines recommend. How are consumers supposed to follow guidelines that contradict themselves?
January 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
We actually did the math, and if you tried to follow the new DGA recommended servings of different food groups you'd very likely end up eating as much as 3x more saturated fat than the guidelines recommend. How are consumers supposed to follow guidelines that contradict themselves?
there are videos i won't watch because i know my brain and nervous system and i know what kinds of images get stuck there and what it means for me when they do. i watched the ones from minnesota today—it's horrible but not graphic, and i think it's important to know what this looks like
everyone gets their own opinion on this.
mine is that we are in an age in this country in which people need to see -- not just read -- what is happening.
it can be traumatic, but we are living in trauma. we need to know it, and enough people to know it that it can't be plausibly denied.
mine is that we are in an age in this country in which people need to see -- not just read -- what is happening.
it can be traumatic, but we are living in trauma. we need to know it, and enough people to know it that it can't be plausibly denied.
January 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
there are videos i won't watch because i know my brain and nervous system and i know what kinds of images get stuck there and what it means for me when they do. i watched the ones from minnesota today—it's horrible but not graphic, and i think it's important to know what this looks like
easy trick for this: just sing the movie title to yourself the way nick cave sings it in the second of verse of "as i sat sadly by her side" from his 2001 masterpiece 'no more shall we part,' but skip "uncle aunt nephew niece / soldier sailor physician laborer / actor scientist mechanic priest"
I really liked Jim Jarmusch's FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER, even if I kept mixing up the title because of the musical group MFSB (you remember them, right?). My Boston Globe review:
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/a...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/a...
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ tests the limits of parental control - The Boston Globe
Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Lion-winning triptych features an all-star cast in a lovely, funny look at familial relationships.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
easy trick for this: just sing the movie title to yourself the way nick cave sings it in the second of verse of "as i sat sadly by her side" from his 2001 masterpiece 'no more shall we part,' but skip "uncle aunt nephew niece / soldier sailor physician laborer / actor scientist mechanic priest"
this is basically a plot point in daredevil born again
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 8:06 PM
this is basically a plot point in daredevil born again
i can only imagine how good he'd have been in a progressive insurance ad
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
i can only imagine how good he'd have been in a progressive insurance ad
spoiler-free marty supreme question: do y'all think kevin o'leary was telling the truth in his final monologue
January 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
spoiler-free marty supreme question: do y'all think kevin o'leary was telling the truth in his final monologue
there is a 67 percent chance this is a very clever attempt to get tweens interested in late-'90s emo/post-hardcore
January 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
there is a 67 percent chance this is a very clever attempt to get tweens interested in late-'90s emo/post-hardcore
the point stands and is a good one but the broader context for this issue is that cap is on meth in this scene and that’s why he’s so agitated
January 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
the point stands and is a good one but the broader context for this issue is that cap is on meth in this scene and that’s why he’s so agitated
giraffe petting zoo
if you could have one absolutely ridiculous thing in your house, money is no issue, what would you add?
January 3, 2026 at 3:55 AM
giraffe petting zoo
every reporter who covers AI should paste their latest piece into it and ask it to tell them if it’s good, and then when it offers obsequious praise, change the prompt to “tear it to shreds,” in order to understand on a personal level that it has no viewpoint and just responds to the prompt
It’s also time to start wondering if some of these reporters are a little cooked by the bots themselves. Reporters aren’t inured to chatbot psychosis. In fact, some of them may have drank too much of the kool aid from sources selling them stuff. We’re in a new world of stupid. Adjust your credulity.
January 3, 2026 at 3:22 AM
every reporter who covers AI should paste their latest piece into it and ask it to tell them if it’s good, and then when it offers obsequious praise, change the prompt to “tear it to shreds,” in order to understand on a personal level that it has no viewpoint and just responds to the prompt
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Ok so who did the art for the Stranger Things end credits? Have we figure it out yet? And no it wasn’t AI.
January 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Ok so who did the art for the Stranger Things end credits? Have we figure it out yet? And no it wasn’t AI.
songs about young women with addiction issues who see the outcomes of horse races in their dreams, ranked
1- “another horsedreamer’s blues,” counting crowds
2- “chips ahoy,” the hold steady
3- “margery dreams of horses,” counting crows
4-
that’s all i can think of but it seems like a lot
1- “another horsedreamer’s blues,” counting crowds
2- “chips ahoy,” the hold steady
3- “margery dreams of horses,” counting crows
4-
that’s all i can think of but it seems like a lot
January 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM
songs about young women with addiction issues who see the outcomes of horse races in their dreams, ranked
1- “another horsedreamer’s blues,” counting crowds
2- “chips ahoy,” the hold steady
3- “margery dreams of horses,” counting crows
4-
that’s all i can think of but it seems like a lot
1- “another horsedreamer’s blues,” counting crowds
2- “chips ahoy,” the hold steady
3- “margery dreams of horses,” counting crows
4-
that’s all i can think of but it seems like a lot