Dave Pell
@davepell.bsky.social
Managing Editor, Internet
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Anyone who wants to be the next president should grab a bullhorn and head to Minneapolis. Pro democracy Americans are desperate for strong leadership.
January 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Anyone who wants to be the next president should grab a bullhorn and head to Minneapolis. Pro democracy Americans are desperate for strong leadership.
Abroad and at home, the administration is living up to the dire warnings.
Decent Americans must live up to the moment.
Decent Americans must live up to the moment.
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Abroad and at home, the administration is living up to the dire warnings.
Decent Americans must live up to the moment.
Decent Americans must live up to the moment.
Nothing has cut my political donations more than the relentless text spam from every org that the Dems have sold my phone number to, effectively punishing me for donating. This is an underestimated risk for the party, and nightmare for me.
January 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Nothing has cut my political donations more than the relentless text spam from every org that the Dems have sold my phone number to, effectively punishing me for donating. This is an underestimated risk for the party, and nightmare for me.
There's one sign that Trump doesn't really want to take Greenland. He's put Vance in charge of the process.
January 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
There's one sign that Trump doesn't really want to take Greenland. He's put Vance in charge of the process.
At its core, Trumpism represents a nostalgia for the worst parts of American history.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is trying to locate four members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:33 AM
At its core, Trumpism represents a nostalgia for the worst parts of American history.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
Trump weaponizes his corrupt Justice Department against the Fed.
When will business leaders finally get fed up?
When will business leaders finally get fed up?
January 12, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Trump weaponizes his corrupt Justice Department against the Fed.
When will business leaders finally get fed up?
When will business leaders finally get fed up?
Masked paramilitaries endangering the lives of Americans? Maybe we really are running Venezuela.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries
State department says armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Masked paramilitaries endangering the lives of Americans? Maybe we really are running Venezuela.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Fernando Mendoza has more TD passes than incompletions in the college football playoffs.
It’s further proof that nothing beats a Cal education.
It’s further proof that nothing beats a Cal education.
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Fernando Mendoza has more TD passes than incompletions in the college football playoffs.
It’s further proof that nothing beats a Cal education.
It’s further proof that nothing beats a Cal education.
Even debating the video evidence at this point lends too much credence to the MAGA lies.
Ice should not have been there. No one should have been murdered.
Ice should not have been there. No one should have been murdered.
January 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Even debating the video evidence at this point lends too much credence to the MAGA lies.
Ice should not have been there. No one should have been murdered.
Ice should not have been there. No one should have been murdered.
It turns out that the only thing more artificial than the intelligence is the rules and restrictions that were supposedly going to be put in place to protect users.
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The Naked Truth
AI Without Guardails, Weekend Whats
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January 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM
It turns out that the only thing more artificial than the intelligence is the rules and restrictions that were supposedly going to be put in place to protect users.
managingeditor.substack.com/p/the-naked-...
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The people ICE is targeting are NOT criminals and none of this makes Americans any safer.
The crisis is invented. The deaths are real.
The crisis is invented. The deaths are real.
January 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
The people ICE is targeting are NOT criminals and none of this makes Americans any safer.
The crisis is invented. The deaths are real.
The crisis is invented. The deaths are real.
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984
"Just remember: What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening." Donald Trump, 2018
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"Just remember: What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening." Donald Trump, 2018
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Good and Evil
The Inevitable Happens in Minneapolis (and DC)
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January 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984
"Just remember: What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening." Donald Trump, 2018
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"Just remember: What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening." Donald Trump, 2018
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During his first term, Trump said something that his supporters have taken to heart to ever since:
“Just remember: What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.”
“Just remember: What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.”
January 8, 2026 at 5:01 AM
During his first term, Trump said something that his supporters have taken to heart to ever since:
“Just remember: What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.”
“Just remember: What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.”
Get the fuck out of Minneapolis. Get the fuck out of America.
January 7, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Get the fuck out of Minneapolis. Get the fuck out of America.
Entitled, violent, masked thugs turning America’s cities into war zones.
Today was not a mistake. It’s the policy.
Today was not a mistake. It’s the policy.
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Entitled, violent, masked thugs turning America’s cities into war zones.
Today was not a mistake. It’s the policy.
Today was not a mistake. It’s the policy.
Love Factually
The Minglearity: AI-Powered Love
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January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
On that dark January 6th, I could have never imagined today's January 6 could look like it does. I still can't understand why millions of Americans wanted it to be this way.
January 6, 2026 at 10:04 PM
On that dark January 6th, I could have never imagined today's January 6 could look like it does. I still can't understand why millions of Americans wanted it to be this way.
On the right, Fox News watchers. On the left, sane person.
January 6, 2026 at 6:49 AM
On the right, Fox News watchers. On the left, sane person.
Only five days into the year and the Trump administration has achieved the impossible:
We're nostalgic for 2025.
We're nostalgic for 2025.
January 5, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Only five days into the year and the Trump administration has achieved the impossible:
We're nostalgic for 2025.
We're nostalgic for 2025.
The two biggest employee challenges in 2026 are AI and the fact that Marco Rubio holds nearly every job.
January 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The two biggest employee challenges in 2026 are AI and the fact that Marco Rubio holds nearly every job.
Congressional leaders on intelligence committees weren’t briefed and have no idea what exactly is going on and why. Don’t be so sure you do.
January 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Congressional leaders on intelligence committees weren’t briefed and have no idea what exactly is going on and why. Don’t be so sure you do.
Most Americans only learned that CBS still has a news division as the last of it was being destroyed.
Forget cockroaches, irony will outlive everything.
Forget cockroaches, irony will outlive everything.
January 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Most Americans only learned that CBS still has a news division as the last of it was being destroyed.
Forget cockroaches, irony will outlive everything.
Forget cockroaches, irony will outlive everything.
My new year’s resolution is not to wake up every morning and immediately grab my iPh…
Shit. See you next year.
Shit. See you next year.
January 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM
My new year’s resolution is not to wake up every morning and immediately grab my iPh…
Shit. See you next year.
Shit. See you next year.
Jimmy Kimmel was the cultural hero of the year because he stood as a bulwark for democratic values.
In 2025, that was the exception. In 2026, let’s hope it’s the norm.
In 2025, that was the exception. In 2026, let’s hope it’s the norm.
January 1, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Jimmy Kimmel was the cultural hero of the year because he stood as a bulwark for democratic values.
In 2025, that was the exception. In 2026, let’s hope it’s the norm.
In 2025, that was the exception. In 2026, let’s hope it’s the norm.