Das Doak
@dasdoak.bsky.social
Gentleman adventurer, mostly decent bastard, only slightly pessimistic optimist. I ride bikes, tinker, program, and read way too much.
White, cis, straight, US male if you need the context. It's a fucked demographic; wasn't my choice to be born into it.
White, cis, straight, US male if you need the context. It's a fucked demographic; wasn't my choice to be born into it.
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Das Doak
@dasdoak.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Here's what Democrats should do - as a minimum - to help fix the media ecosystem:
Start a newspaper in every single congressional district - yes, all 435 of them - called "The <name of geographic area> Democrat." It can literally be the district number if there's nothing better to hand. (1/7)
Start a newspaper in every single congressional district - yes, all 435 of them - called "The <name of geographic area> Democrat." It can literally be the district number if there's nothing better to hand. (1/7)
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Radical activists and visionaries like David Walker and the people Chris Bonner talks about in his article helped create the vision of a pluralistic, multi-racial democracy that emerged out of the Civil War and which that flag-holding New Jersey guy considers to be "who we are as Americans."
February 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Radical activists and visionaries like David Walker and the people Chris Bonner talks about in his article helped create the vision of a pluralistic, multi-racial democracy that emerged out of the Civil War and which that flag-holding New Jersey guy considers to be "who we are as Americans."
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I refuse to allow contemporary white supremacists to determine that the slave catchers and their federal enablers were the "real Americans" of the antebellum era, while formerly enslaved people and their white and Black allies who worked to protect their freedom were somehow less "real Americans."
February 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I refuse to allow contemporary white supremacists to determine that the slave catchers and their federal enablers were the "real Americans" of the antebellum era, while formerly enslaved people and their white and Black allies who worked to protect their freedom were somehow less "real Americans."
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We are a nation in which thousands of Black people were "legally" kidnapped with the assistance of the federal government & sent back into slavery.
We are also a nation in which thousands of white & Black people organized in their local communities to try to stop those kidnappings.
"We" are both.
We are also a nation in which thousands of white & Black people organized in their local communities to try to stop those kidnappings.
"We" are both.
February 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
We are a nation in which thousands of Black people were "legally" kidnapped with the assistance of the federal government & sent back into slavery.
We are also a nation in which thousands of white & Black people organized in their local communities to try to stop those kidnappings.
"We" are both.
We are also a nation in which thousands of white & Black people organized in their local communities to try to stop those kidnappings.
"We" are both.
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
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This is what Republicans want. Vote every last one of them out, no matter the office. Don't let these monsters anywhere near government again.
In the early morning, ICE raided the elementary school bus stop during the pick-up time, causing panic among the 4th and 5th graders. This unfortunate event took place outside the Woodland Village Apartments in Lindenwold, New Jersey.
February 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This is what Republicans want. Vote every last one of them out, no matter the office. Don't let these monsters anywhere near government again.
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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reminder that as insurrectionists and domestic enemies of the United States, all Republicans everywhere are constitutionally banned from holding or seeking public office, so every position they hold they hold illegitimately, and every vote they receive should be deemed invalid
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
reminder that as insurrectionists and domestic enemies of the United States, all Republicans everywhere are constitutionally banned from holding or seeking public office, so every position they hold they hold illegitimately, and every vote they receive should be deemed invalid
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Wow, almost like the media and journalism profession failed in some sort of professional duty to actually inform these low-engagement voters about what Trump was saying he wanted to do and the consequences of those plans.
There is a moral-failure-of-the-voters here, but it's not the only one.
There is a moral-failure-of-the-voters here, but it's not the only one.
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Wow, almost like the media and journalism profession failed in some sort of professional duty to actually inform these low-engagement voters about what Trump was saying he wanted to do and the consequences of those plans.
There is a moral-failure-of-the-voters here, but it's not the only one.
There is a moral-failure-of-the-voters here, but it's not the only one.
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Tax the f outta the freaking rich people — that’s it. That’s the plan.
Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated.
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a huge success. Here is how grassroots groups beat big money and are now raising tons of money for mixed income, rent stabilized housing. (We call it “social housing.”)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
February 13, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Tax the f outta the freaking rich people — that’s it. That’s the plan.
I'm fully in favor of giving people like this a one-way ticket to Russia, and shredding their passport as soon as they get on the plane.
This is just unconscionable man
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I'm fully in favor of giving people like this a one-way ticket to Russia, and shredding their passport as soon as they get on the plane.
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The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
This really makes me wonder how much the anti trans panic was an explicit response to the successes of MeToo.
Obviously the bigots who lost the fight for gay rights immediately moved to the next soft target, but you see a *big* swing in 2016/17 when MeToo got big.
Obviously the bigots who lost the fight for gay rights immediately moved to the next soft target, but you see a *big* swing in 2016/17 when MeToo got big.
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM
This really makes me wonder how much the anti trans panic was an explicit response to the successes of MeToo.
Obviously the bigots who lost the fight for gay rights immediately moved to the next soft target, but you see a *big* swing in 2016/17 when MeToo got big.
Obviously the bigots who lost the fight for gay rights immediately moved to the next soft target, but you see a *big* swing in 2016/17 when MeToo got big.
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Thinking about all the now unemployed journalists who "refused to do free PR" for the Democrats in 2024, which ultimately led to the circumstances that got them fired.
Perhaps they should've done some free PR for their futures, which albeit more boring are ALWAYS safer with Democrats.
Perhaps they should've done some free PR for their futures, which albeit more boring are ALWAYS safer with Democrats.
Seems like a lot of evidence against a “the failure was democratic messaging” story of 2024. What’s happening, that people disapprove of, is exactly what prominent democrats said would happen (and often was written down in Project 2025).
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Thinking about all the now unemployed journalists who "refused to do free PR" for the Democrats in 2024, which ultimately led to the circumstances that got them fired.
Perhaps they should've done some free PR for their futures, which albeit more boring are ALWAYS safer with Democrats.
Perhaps they should've done some free PR for their futures, which albeit more boring are ALWAYS safer with Democrats.
The failure was *entirely* on the part of the media, which viewed accurately reporting on Republican policy positions as partisan, and echoing baseless Republican attacks on Democrats as even-handed.
Seems like a lot of evidence against a “the failure was democratic messaging” story of 2024. What’s happening, that people disapprove of, is exactly what prominent democrats said would happen (and often was written down in Project 2025).
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
February 12, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The failure was *entirely* on the part of the media, which viewed accurately reporting on Republican policy positions as partisan, and echoing baseless Republican attacks on Democrats as even-handed.
A whole bunch of these gigantic death trucks are being driven by drunks.
Yet another example of "electric cars won't fix this."
Yet another example of "electric cars won't fix this."
Too busy finishing his breakfast beer to park his 3 ton vehicle between the lines
February 12, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A whole bunch of these gigantic death trucks are being driven by drunks.
Yet another example of "electric cars won't fix this."
Yet another example of "electric cars won't fix this."
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all the professors and deans are like 'my contacts with mr epstein were purely in the service of my profession and I had no idea' and then his emails are just like 'can u make lolita robot?'
"Epstein had pitched [art school dept chair] on a potential art exhibit titled 'Statutory' that would showcase underage models dressed to look older than they were."
He was really just upfront with it.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
He was really just upfront with it.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences
Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.
www.insidehighered.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
all the professors and deans are like 'my contacts with mr epstein were purely in the service of my profession and I had no idea' and then his emails are just like 'can u make lolita robot?'
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idk how to rebuild society for this but i don't think people should be allowed to talk like this without it going very poorly for them
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
idk how to rebuild society for this but i don't think people should be allowed to talk like this without it going very poorly for them
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American politics is a seesaw driven by the biggest dipshits you’ve ever met
it’s just this comic over and over and over again, forever
it’s just this comic over and over and over again, forever
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
American politics is a seesaw driven by the biggest dipshits you’ve ever met
it’s just this comic over and over and over again, forever
it’s just this comic over and over and over again, forever
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I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
NEWS: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept his job, got 'no discipline' on his record, UAW says.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
UAW: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept job, 'no discipline' on record
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
Everyone involved in these arrests should be locked up permanently.
If your soul is so diseased that you refuse to feed a toddler crying in distress, you are too far gone for a society of laws to tolerate your freedom.
If your soul is so diseased that you refuse to feed a toddler crying in distress, you are too far gone for a society of laws to tolerate your freedom.
Juana Rodriguez, a U.S. citizen born in Idaho, said she was among those detained. The ACLU said in its news release that her 3-year-old son cried as officers told him to hold on to her pocket.
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Everyone involved in these arrests should be locked up permanently.
If your soul is so diseased that you refuse to feed a toddler crying in distress, you are too far gone for a society of laws to tolerate your freedom.
If your soul is so diseased that you refuse to feed a toddler crying in distress, you are too far gone for a society of laws to tolerate your freedom.
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Juana Rodriguez, a U.S. citizen born in Idaho, said she was among those detained. The ACLU said in its news release that her 3-year-old son cried as officers told him to hold on to her pocket.
February 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Juana Rodriguez, a U.S. citizen born in Idaho, said she was among those detained. The ACLU said in its news release that her 3-year-old son cried as officers told him to hold on to her pocket.
It really is difficult to fully express how evil the Israeli state is, without it sounding like an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
"Palestinian witnesses have reported that some prisoners were alive at the time they were taken for organ extraction. In one batch of bodies, the organs removed were those commonly transplanted: heart, liver, lungs... Here, the surgeon acts as—is—a soldier."
I'm honestly speechless.
I'm honestly speechless.
![Examining the bodies returned to their people after the most recent so-called ceasefire, Palestinian doctors noted that, in some bodies “the rib cage and ribs were clipped with a sharp saw—a medical saw, a bone saw—and the sternum, along with the central part of the ribs, [were] lifted to allow for the removal of the heart and lungs without damage to the organ being taken.” Organ procurement, with few exceptions like skin and cornea, requires that the body be either alive—via brain death—or just-dead—via circulatory death. It is plausible that some Palestinian prisoners’ torture led to brain death. It is also possible their torturers felt no need to wait. Palestinian witnesses have reported that some prisoners were alive at the time they were taken for organ extraction. In one batch of bodies, the organs removed were those commonly transplanted: heart, liver, lungs. The transplant surgeon waits for a person to die; the soldier can’t. The settler surgeon wields his mastery over the body to serve the state. Here, the surgeon acts as—is—a soldier.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreiesvmsm3hrmrwxi7d7wvuaxc7u7oovqonpx2tdpxdnjhlgxh7lhni@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
It really is difficult to fully express how evil the Israeli state is, without it sounding like an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
The daily stand-up is best understood not as a management or organizational technique, but rather as collaborative storytelling in the Homeric tradition.
Sing, oh underlings, of the glorious achievements of Our People, the trials they have withstood, and the perfidy of our evil foes!
Sing, oh underlings, of the glorious achievements of Our People, the trials they have withstood, and the perfidy of our evil foes!
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
The daily stand-up is best understood not as a management or organizational technique, but rather as collaborative storytelling in the Homeric tradition.
Sing, oh underlings, of the glorious achievements of Our People, the trials they have withstood, and the perfidy of our evil foes!
Sing, oh underlings, of the glorious achievements of Our People, the trials they have withstood, and the perfidy of our evil foes!
Google has decided to forcibly non-binary everyone.
At least that's my assumption given that the default DLP rule for Gender Identity apparently got its sensitivity turned *way* up, so that including any gendered pronoun in an email throws a "are you *sure* you want to send this?" message.
At least that's my assumption given that the default DLP rule for Gender Identity apparently got its sensitivity turned *way* up, so that including any gendered pronoun in an email throws a "are you *sure* you want to send this?" message.
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Google has decided to forcibly non-binary everyone.
At least that's my assumption given that the default DLP rule for Gender Identity apparently got its sensitivity turned *way* up, so that including any gendered pronoun in an email throws a "are you *sure* you want to send this?" message.
At least that's my assumption given that the default DLP rule for Gender Identity apparently got its sensitivity turned *way* up, so that including any gendered pronoun in an email throws a "are you *sure* you want to send this?" message.