David Futrelle
@davidfutrelle.bsky.social
Writer, writing coach. Thing for cats to sit on. The We Hunted the Mammoth guy.
Clips in NYT, WaPo, Slate, The Cut, Vice, among other outlets.
WeHuntedTheMammoth.com
Youtube.com/@HuntedTheMammoth
https://www.david-futrelle.com/ (Writing coach page)
Clips in NYT, WaPo, Slate, The Cut, Vice, among other outlets.
WeHuntedTheMammoth.com
Youtube.com/@HuntedTheMammoth
https://www.david-futrelle.com/ (Writing coach page)
Fall Eras in Order of Greatness According to Me
The Brix Era (1984-1989)
The Post-Brix Era That Also Includes Brix Briefly (1990-2000)
The Pre-Brix Era (1979-1983)
The Still Hanging In There Era (2003-2010)
Preview of Suck (2001-2002)
The Suck Era (2011-2017)
The Brix Era (1984-1989)
The Post-Brix Era That Also Includes Brix Briefly (1990-2000)
The Pre-Brix Era (1979-1983)
The Still Hanging In There Era (2003-2010)
Preview of Suck (2001-2002)
The Suck Era (2011-2017)
February 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Fall Eras in Order of Greatness According to Me
The Brix Era (1984-1989)
The Post-Brix Era That Also Includes Brix Briefly (1990-2000)
The Pre-Brix Era (1979-1983)
The Still Hanging In There Era (2003-2010)
Preview of Suck (2001-2002)
The Suck Era (2011-2017)
The Brix Era (1984-1989)
The Post-Brix Era That Also Includes Brix Briefly (1990-2000)
The Pre-Brix Era (1979-1983)
The Still Hanging In There Era (2003-2010)
Preview of Suck (2001-2002)
The Suck Era (2011-2017)
Dr. Replika will see you now
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Dr. Replika will see you now
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An ICE agent covered head-to-toe in body cams, just thousands of tiny cameras, beating the shit out of an old woman. That's the bipartisan dream
January 29, 2026 at 12:01 AM
An ICE agent covered head-to-toe in body cams, just thousands of tiny cameras, beating the shit out of an old woman. That's the bipartisan dream
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Apparently, "1939’s Germany" is not the correct answer when a job application asks where you see yourself in 5 years.
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Apparently, "1939’s Germany" is not the correct answer when a job application asks where you see yourself in 5 years.
I just want one opportunity in this life to march offstage as triumphantly as Van Morrison in The Last Waltz.
January 26, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I just want one opportunity in this life to march offstage as triumphantly as Van Morrison in The Last Waltz.
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MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 5:10 PM
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
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A major newspaper publishing guide to help people identify the munitions their government is using against them is a real "Late Republic America" timepeice that future historians will comment on.
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 PM
A major newspaper publishing guide to help people identify the munitions their government is using against them is a real "Late Republic America" timepeice that future historians will comment on.
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Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
January 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
It seems to me that doing Nazi cosplay and then going on television to lie in defense of a public execution of an innocent man reflects some pretty poor life choices on Bovino's part.
Q: Between your agency and ICE, we've known seen 2 people shot and killed with 17 days. Do either of you plan to take any accountability?
BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.
BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.
January 25, 2026 at 10:04 PM
It seems to me that doing Nazi cosplay and then going on television to lie in defense of a public execution of an innocent man reflects some pretty poor life choices on Bovino's part.
Wait, that dude in the second screenshot is named Buck Sexton?
Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Wait, that dude in the second screenshot is named Buck Sexton?
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The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 11:06 AM
The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
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If you are running for president you should make clear you’re gonna send Greg Bovino to prison
January 25, 2026 at 2:58 PM
If you are running for president you should make clear you’re gonna send Greg Bovino to prison
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They counted the bullet holes instead of performing CPR
January 25, 2026 at 3:34 PM
They counted the bullet holes instead of performing CPR
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I think it is important that Greg Bovino, personally, is prosecuted for what he has done and continues to do in service of all of this
Bovino shamelessly lies: "This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I think it is important that Greg Bovino, personally, is prosecuted for what he has done and continues to do in service of all of this
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This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
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“I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice.
Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be
counting his bullet wounds.”
Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be
counting his bullet wounds.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:56 AM
“I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice.
Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be
counting his bullet wounds.”
Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be
counting his bullet wounds.”
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They’re just gonna try to lie their way through it
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
They’re just gonna try to lie their way through it
ok, this is a longshot I know, but are there any lawyers or librarians out there with access to bloomberg law that might be able to get hold of an article for me? i would take back everything negative I've ever said about lawyers and/or librarians if so. Well, some of them.
January 21, 2026 at 11:53 PM
ok, this is a longshot I know, but are there any lawyers or librarians out there with access to bloomberg law that might be able to get hold of an article for me? i would take back everything negative I've ever said about lawyers and/or librarians if so. Well, some of them.
one of my cats just typed "kiiiiii,llllll" on my laptop. should I be worried?
January 17, 2026 at 6:19 AM
one of my cats just typed "kiiiiii,llllll" on my laptop. should I be worried?
I think being covered in crumbs is quite attractive, actually, so I am not going to put up with this particular line of criticism.
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I think being covered in crumbs is quite attractive, actually, so I am not going to put up with this particular line of criticism.