David J. Loehr
@djl.bsky.social
aka @dloehr on the bird site
Writer & performer, The Incomparable Radio Theater
Co-creator, Where or When?
Panelist, The Incomparable
Host, Afoot
Co-host, Magnum, podcast
Playwright, podcaster, father, cat bed, he/him
davidjloehr.com/links/
Writer & performer, The Incomparable Radio Theater
Co-creator, Where or When?
Panelist, The Incomparable
Host, Afoot
Co-host, Magnum, podcast
Playwright, podcaster, father, cat bed, he/him
davidjloehr.com/links/
What is with this stupid family and their irrational hatred of dogs?
EISEN: The critics say everyone is here to curry favor
ERIC TRUMP: The great irony is they didn't give us much of a choice
DON JR: They created this monster
ERIC: They were pulling these accounts from us like we were absolute dogs
ERIC TRUMP: The great irony is they didn't give us much of a choice
DON JR: They created this monster
ERIC: They were pulling these accounts from us like we were absolute dogs
February 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
What is with this stupid family and their irrational hatred of dogs?
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Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
February 18, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
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CoPilot interrupting my web-wandering with this corker:
"If you’d like, I can create an original, Heaney-inspired poem that captures the same spirit of hope meeting history. Would you like me to do that?"
I cannot think of anything that I would like you do less.
"If you’d like, I can create an original, Heaney-inspired poem that captures the same spirit of hope meeting history. Would you like me to do that?"
I cannot think of anything that I would like you do less.
February 18, 2026 at 9:45 AM
CoPilot interrupting my web-wandering with this corker:
"If you’d like, I can create an original, Heaney-inspired poem that captures the same spirit of hope meeting history. Would you like me to do that?"
I cannot think of anything that I would like you do less.
"If you’d like, I can create an original, Heaney-inspired poem that captures the same spirit of hope meeting history. Would you like me to do that?"
I cannot think of anything that I would like you do less.
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All you need to know, really
Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
As Bernie Sanders Comes to California, Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:45 AM
All you need to know, really
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This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.
February 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.
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Bob James - Take Me To The Mardi Gras (audio)
YouTube video by BobJamesVEVO
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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I just wrote a column about rich people being accorded the presumption that they’re smart when they’re really dumb and it is publishing tomorrow but …she just skeeted it out.
February 17, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I just wrote a column about rich people being accorded the presumption that they’re smart when they’re really dumb and it is publishing tomorrow but …she just skeeted it out.
How dare we demand the purported "law enforcement agency" follow the Constitution of the United States. The nerve.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM
How dare we demand the purported "law enforcement agency" follow the Constitution of the United States. The nerve.
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Trump is saying that he will disregard Congress and issue an Excutive order that will violate the Constitution.
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump: ‘There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!’
"I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future," wrote Trump, who is not a lawyer.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Trump is saying that he will disregard Congress and issue an Excutive order that will violate the Constitution.
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Thread.
There are some shows I have given up on because of the constant constant re-stating of exposition. Exposition is a thing that is definitely needed in normal amounts. The amounts being demanded right now by executives at some streamers is excessive & annoying & has killed my interest in some shows
February 14, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Thread.
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so life-saving aid that Russ Vought has cut from poor children, causing many to die, is being used instead to protect the life of Russ Vought - the white Christian nationalist fanatic whose objective is traumatizing other people
Disgusting. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
so life-saving aid that Russ Vought has cut from poor children, causing many to die, is being used instead to protect the life of Russ Vought - the white Christian nationalist fanatic whose objective is traumatizing other people
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Again, people who crow about how AI is going to replace most jobs while not aggressively advocating for some sort of relief for the displaced workers are making a very clear statement by omission.
February 14, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Again, people who crow about how AI is going to replace most jobs while not aggressively advocating for some sort of relief for the displaced workers are making a very clear statement by omission.
This is why Democrats should be fighting to abolish ICE, Chuck.
This is why there must be a full, independent investigation of every incident that ICE has been involved in. DHS and this administration cannot be trusted to carry out investigations on their own.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 11:39 PM
This is why Democrats should be fighting to abolish ICE, Chuck.
Good.
Let it shut down and never reopen.
Burn sage, salt the earth, etc.
Let it shut down and never reopen.
Burn sage, salt the earth, etc.
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Good.
Let it shut down and never reopen.
Burn sage, salt the earth, etc.
Let it shut down and never reopen.
Burn sage, salt the earth, etc.
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Trump’s last executive order on elections was blocked by the courts and the next one will be too. He can’t unilaterally usurp the power of Congress & the states
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 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Trump’s last executive order on elections was blocked by the courts and the next one will be too. He can’t unilaterally usurp the power of Congress & the states
Adding to the long list of reasons my Democratic vote will not be going to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social.
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Adding to the long list of reasons my Democratic vote will not be going to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social.
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“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis
Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 AM
“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis
Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
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I read the Trump-backed voter suppression bill, the so-called “Save America Act,” so you don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Please tell your Senators to vote NO on this abomination: 202-224-3121. TY. 1/
February 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I read the Trump-backed voter suppression bill, the so-called “Save America Act,” so you don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Please tell your Senators to vote NO on this abomination: 202-224-3121. TY. 1/
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181,000 jobs in ALL of 2025.
Biden did that amount and more month after month after month. Consecutively for four years.
Republicans suck at governing.
Biden did that amount and more month after month after month. Consecutively for four years.
Republicans suck at governing.
"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 AM
181,000 jobs in ALL of 2025.
Biden did that amount and more month after month after month. Consecutively for four years.
Republicans suck at governing.
Biden did that amount and more month after month after month. Consecutively for four years.
Republicans suck at governing.
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see you can follow up when he says he doesn’t know, it’s allowed
Q: Rep. Jayapal accused the DOJ of tracking her search history. Is that appropriate conduct?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
see you can follow up when he says he doesn’t know, it’s allowed
Spotted @ouijum.bsky.social's new book in the wild.
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Spotted @ouijum.bsky.social's new book in the wild.
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
That would be a shame.
Better form factor, better price point. I buy fewer trade size paperbacks just because.
Better form factor, better price point. I buy fewer trade size paperbacks just because.
The mass market paperback, light in the hand and on the wallet, once filled airport bookstores and supermarket media aisles. You may never buy a new one again.
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
That would be a shame.
Better form factor, better price point. I buy fewer trade size paperbacks just because.
Better form factor, better price point. I buy fewer trade size paperbacks just because.