David Gans
@dgans.bsky.social
Musician, author, radio host living in Oakland CA
https://perfectible.net
I play a live set online at 4pm PT almost every day, at
https://facebook.com/dgansmusic
https://youtube.com/user/dgans
https://perfectible.net
I play a live set online at 4pm PT almost every day, at
https://facebook.com/dgansmusic
https://youtube.com/user/dgans
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The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/U0fviLiM
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/U0fviLiM
My daily live performance: 4-5pm Pacific, 7-8pm Eastern
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 PM
My daily live performance: 4-5pm Pacific, 7-8pm Eastern
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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here's today's post: "we need to talk about how fucking stupid he is" — other countries are now lecturing us to get our shit together.
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we need to talk about how fucking stupid he is
other countries are now lecturing us to get our shit together
bit.ly
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 PM
here's today's post: "we need to talk about how fucking stupid he is" — other countries are now lecturing us to get our shit together.
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
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There is no recalibrated or sanitized way to conduct the war that Trump and Stephen Miller are waging on American cities right now. That’s because it’s a campaign of deliberate terror.
The policy *is* the terror, and the terror *is* the policy.
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
The policy *is* the terror, and the terror *is* the policy.
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
There is no recalibrated or sanitized way to conduct the war that Trump and Stephen Miller are waging on American cities right now. That’s because it’s a campaign of deliberate terror.
The policy *is* the terror, and the terror *is* the policy.
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
The policy *is* the terror, and the terror *is* the policy.
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
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"Claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting.
It’s what the people of Minnesota appear to be doing, and it’s something each of us needs to do — right now, while we still can..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
It’s what the people of Minnesota appear to be doing, and it’s something each of us needs to do — right now, while we still can..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:53 PM
"Claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting.
It’s what the people of Minnesota appear to be doing, and it’s something each of us needs to do — right now, while we still can..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
It’s what the people of Minnesota appear to be doing, and it’s something each of us needs to do — right now, while we still can..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1948
Week of January 19, 2026
Part 1 37:20
Has Success Spoiled the Grateful Dead?
Grateful Dead 2/14/88 Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland CA
SPACE->
I NEED A MIRACLE->
STELLA BLUE->
THROWING STONES->
LOVELIGHT
Week of January 19, 2026
Part 1 37:20
Has Success Spoiled the Grateful Dead?
Grateful Dead 2/14/88 Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland CA
SPACE->
I NEED A MIRACLE->
STELLA BLUE->
THROWING STONES->
LOVELIGHT
January 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1948
Week of January 19, 2026
Part 1 37:20
Has Success Spoiled the Grateful Dead?
Grateful Dead 2/14/88 Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland CA
SPACE->
I NEED A MIRACLE->
STELLA BLUE->
THROWING STONES->
LOVELIGHT
Week of January 19, 2026
Part 1 37:20
Has Success Spoiled the Grateful Dead?
Grateful Dead 2/14/88 Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland CA
SPACE->
I NEED A MIRACLE->
STELLA BLUE->
THROWING STONES->
LOVELIGHT
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I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
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Frost: People should know that them cutting your healthcare, them cutting nutritional assistance, SNAP benefits, all this stuff—they're cutting that from working people so they can give ICE money to go terrorize our communities.
January 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Frost: People should know that them cutting your healthcare, them cutting nutritional assistance, SNAP benefits, all this stuff—they're cutting that from working people so they can give ICE money to go terrorize our communities.
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Bari, you ought to follow your own advice and stop your “culture of victimhood”
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Bari, you ought to follow your own advice and stop your “culture of victimhood”
I woke up this morning with @xianlandia.com ’s “All I Know” playing on my brain radio.
layersofmeta.com
layersofmeta.com
Layers of Meta - No One Does It Solo Only
No One Does It Solo Only , the debut album of Perfectible Recording artists Layers of Meta - weird new Americana
layersofmeta.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I woke up this morning with @xianlandia.com ’s “All I Know” playing on my brain radio.
layersofmeta.com
layersofmeta.com
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Patty, a woman observer in Minneapolis, was abducted from a car by federal agents today. She was released and talked about her experience in custody.
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Patty, a woman observer in Minneapolis, was abducted from a car by federal agents today. She was released and talked about her experience in custody.
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
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Top 4 officials in the Criminal section of the Civil Rights Division resign over Harmeet Dhillon's inexcusable (and inexplicable, under the law and the mission of the Division) decision not even to investigate the Minnesota fatal shooting. This is the very purpose and heartbeat of the section
January 13, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Top 4 officials in the Criminal section of the Civil Rights Division resign over Harmeet Dhillon's inexcusable (and inexplicable, under the law and the mission of the Division) decision not even to investigate the Minnesota fatal shooting. This is the very purpose and heartbeat of the section
Bob Weir and Bobby Cochran onstage, 1984
January 13, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Bob Weir and Bobby Cochran onstage, 1984
Michael Wanger (rhymes with “danger”) shot this a few years back but didn’t share it til now. He was a high-school friend of Bobby’s!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ck5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ck5...
Bob Weir plays Ripple
YouTube video by Michael Wanger
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Michael Wanger (rhymes with “danger”) shot this a few years back but didn’t share it til now. He was a high-school friend of Bobby’s!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ck5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ck5...
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ICE and CBP agents are responsible for the statutory offenses they're committing.
But *just one monster* established the 3,000 arrests/day quota that couldn't possibly be met without turning America into a fascist state.
This is that man. When the tables turn, he'll need to be imprisoned for life.
But *just one monster* established the 3,000 arrests/day quota that couldn't possibly be met without turning America into a fascist state.
This is that man. When the tables turn, he'll need to be imprisoned for life.
January 13, 2026 at 1:42 AM
ICE and CBP agents are responsible for the statutory offenses they're committing.
But *just one monster* established the 3,000 arrests/day quota that couldn't possibly be met without turning America into a fascist state.
This is that man. When the tables turn, he'll need to be imprisoned for life.
But *just one monster* established the 3,000 arrests/day quota that couldn't possibly be met without turning America into a fascist state.
This is that man. When the tables turn, he'll need to be imprisoned for life.
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Elementary School Choir Sings the Grateful Dead’s “Ripple,” “Box of Rain,” “Brokedown Palace” & More: RIP Bob Weir
Elementary School Choir Sings the Grateful Dead’s “Ripple,” “Box of Rain,” “Brokedown Palace” & More: RIP Bob Weir
Down in Austin, Texas, music teacher Gavin Tabone leads the Barton Hills Choir, made up of 3rd- through 6th-grade students.
www.openculture.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Elementary School Choir Sings the Grateful Dead’s “Ripple,” “Box of Rain,” “Brokedown Palace” & More: RIP Bob Weir
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Minneapolis, Minnesota is under Trump regime occupation; at least 3,000 regime forces are terrorizing the city, raiding homes door to door without warrants, and grabbing people and children off the street based on their skin colour. No sign of the Minnesota National Guard.
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Minneapolis, Minnesota is under Trump regime occupation; at least 3,000 regime forces are terrorizing the city, raiding homes door to door without warrants, and grabbing people and children off the street based on their skin colour. No sign of the Minnesota National Guard.
My friend Jack King posted this in @well.com :
“Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them, and there is almost no kind of outrage – torture, the use of hostages, forced labour, mass deportations, imprisonment without trial, forgery,...
“Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them, and there is almost no kind of outrage – torture, the use of hostages, forced labour, mass deportations, imprisonment without trial, forgery,...
January 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
My friend Jack King posted this in @well.com :
“Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them, and there is almost no kind of outrage – torture, the use of hostages, forced labour, mass deportations, imprisonment without trial, forgery,...
“Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them, and there is almost no kind of outrage – torture, the use of hostages, forced labour, mass deportations, imprisonment without trial, forgery,...
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This is what Patrick Healy considers good journalism: presswatchers.org/2025/07/the-...
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
This is what Patrick Healy considers good journalism: presswatchers.org/2025/07/the-...