David Dixon
@dixondaver.bsky.social
Father, veteran, author. All views my own, but they should be yours as well. Author of THE SHIP AND THE STORM: POEMS.
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David Dixon
@dixondaver.bsky.social
· Jun 29
My debut poetry collection, alongside the wonderful @quotidianwriter.bsky.social releases in September!
THE SHIP AND THE STORM is a conversation in poetry, as we delve into subjects ranging from loss and memory to war and nature, and I really hope you'll give it a read.
THE SHIP AND THE STORM is a conversation in poetry, as we delve into subjects ranging from loss and memory to war and nature, and I really hope you'll give it a read.
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Every day I run out of words for how monstrous this administration is, so antithetical to human flourishing www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Trump administration working to expand effort to strip citizenship from foreign-born Americans
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials focused on denaturalization were sent to offices nationwide, sources say.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Every day I run out of words for how monstrous this administration is, so antithetical to human flourishing www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Karl Marx from the Great Beyond: THAT'S WHAT I TRIED TO TELL THEM!
February 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Karl Marx from the Great Beyond: THAT'S WHAT I TRIED TO TELL THEM!
Since the beginning of Trump II, they have all been AI ads, including one that read PHYSICAL AI IS ARMOR which is a baffling to say unless you mean "yeah, my server stack will stop a 7.62 in a pinch."
February 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Since the beginning of Trump II, they have all been AI ads, including one that read PHYSICAL AI IS ARMOR which is a baffling to say unless you mean "yeah, my server stack will stop a 7.62 in a pinch."
I will never complain about unsubtle villains in fiction again.
February 12, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I will never complain about unsubtle villains in fiction again.
The president owns a purple tie?
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The president owns a purple tie?
(This book was written by an orca.)
February 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
(This book was written by an orca.)
Sir, sir, I am a wise venture capitalist who has been looking for a place to put my billions of dollars--please send me your address so I can send you a truckload of money to build what is surely the world's most amazing wonder ever and totally not a ketamine-influenced marketing pipedream.
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Sir, sir, I am a wise venture capitalist who has been looking for a place to put my billions of dollars--please send me your address so I can send you a truckload of money to build what is surely the world's most amazing wonder ever and totally not a ketamine-influenced marketing pipedream.
Elon Musk is quite simply the loserest loser to ever lose.
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Elon Musk is quite simply the loserest loser to ever lose.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM
You ground it like that to show DHS/DoD that you're in charge and you won't be pushed around and to show them their consequences of their actions.
February 12, 2026 at 12:48 AM
You ground it like that to show DHS/DoD that you're in charge and you won't be pushed around and to show them their consequences of their actions.
Food for thought for historians, but even moreso for those of us who dabble in or read history.
And this which was a recent paper at a conference in London.
This is the paper I gave to historians about “AI” last week.
I was at Queen Mary University in London last week at a charming conference that turned out to be mainly about modern British history. I…
hitchcockian.medium.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Food for thought for historians, but even moreso for those of us who dabble in or read history.
Isn't "Jagged Alliance with a romance system" just Mass Effect?
February 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Isn't "Jagged Alliance with a romance system" just Mass Effect?
Pnin? Pale Fire? It was Pale Fire, right? Right?
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Pnin? Pale Fire? It was Pale Fire, right? Right?
Sometimes I worry I'm too online, but then something like this will show up and make me feel better that I have absoutely no clue what is going on.
February 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Sometimes I worry I'm too online, but then something like this will show up and make me feel better that I have absoutely no clue what is going on.
You realize it took all I have not to QT this, right?
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
You realize it took all I have not to QT this, right?
Imagine how I felt--Hood was my first duty station!
February 11, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Imagine how I felt--Hood was my first duty station!
Already there. If you were eight when he was elected in 2016, you'll be old enough to vote in this November's elections.
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Already there. If you were eight when he was elected in 2016, you'll be old enough to vote in this November's elections.
I actually don't know why they (the British first) called it WINDOW. I doubt it's an acronym. It might just be a code word for the technology chosen at random to reduce the danger from leaks or espionage.
February 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I actually don't know why they (the British first) called it WINDOW. I doubt it's an acronym. It might just be a code word for the technology chosen at random to reduce the danger from leaks or espionage.
My morning theory has been vindicated:
Another possibility is bureaucratic incompetence by Hegseth's DoD running into a "try me" GS employee at the FAA--DoD informs the FAA of some sort of test, the FAA says either "no" or "yes, but." DoD is told not to comply and go ahead with the plan and the FAA says "ok, lol" and closes the airport.
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
My morning theory has been vindicated:
Your guess is correct--it's chaff, called WINDOW back then. The first use was in 1943!
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Your guess is correct--it's chaff, called WINDOW back then. The first use was in 1943!
Jesus Christ.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Jesus Christ.
Albertans in 2026: The old international order is dead! We'll declare independence and form our own country!
The rest of Canada in 2027: The old international order is dead! We will use force of arms to eliminate the hostile country of Alberta on our border and size its territory.
The rest of Canada in 2027: The old international order is dead! We will use force of arms to eliminate the hostile country of Alberta on our border and size its territory.
February 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Albertans in 2026: The old international order is dead! We'll declare independence and form our own country!
The rest of Canada in 2027: The old international order is dead! We will use force of arms to eliminate the hostile country of Alberta on our border and size its territory.
The rest of Canada in 2027: The old international order is dead! We will use force of arms to eliminate the hostile country of Alberta on our border and size its territory.