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Oh, hi! Didn’t see you there. formerly of the other place. once: seen at Amazin’ Avenue, Deadspin, AV Club, Class Action Park. now: will talk about the Ed Grimley cartoon for likes
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shout out to Dan McQuade, who took me up on an offer to see Hannibal Buress at the Troc, pulled out his phone to record the Bill Cosby joke, and through the butterfly effect of the internet sent Bill Cosby to prison and kickstarted the #MeToo movement. He was one of the kindest guys I’ve ever met.
January 29, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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McQuade personally used the power of the press to get the Jon Bon Jovi Rest Stop to take down the "Acting is like scoring a touchdown" quote erroneously attributed to Ed Harris. What have you ever done?
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The Garden State Parkway's Jon Bon Jovi Rest Stop Is Playing Fast And Loose With Famous Quotes | Defector
CHEESEQUAKE, N.J. — Have you ever scored a touchdown? I never played real football, so my own experiences have been pretty low-key, but man, did they feel great. I think I remember almost all of them—...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Writing '‘Mitchell’ Is Part Of Joe Don Baker’s Legacy, For Better Or Worse' is part of Dan McQuade's legacy, for better or worse. RIP to a real class act.

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‘Mitchell’ Is Part Of Joe Don Baker’s Legacy, For Better Or Worse | Defector
“When Mitchell finally reaches the tube,” Boston Globe movie critic Kevin Kelly wrote in his review of the 1975 film, “you can alleviate its unending boredom by looking forward to the commercials.” Ke...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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people have mixed feelings about the iggy pop “in the red” mix of raw power. but it highlights the star of the whole show: the glockenspiel on “penetration”
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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“The Menswear Guy can be tedious, but he knows his stuff—he had some really nice things to say about Jimmy Sweatpants last week,” I say to my wife as she quickly puts on headphones
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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The tweet of this lousy era we can't get out of x.com/dhm/status/8...
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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Scrolling through Twitter, finding the ancient texts, discovered a quintessential Dan tweet.
January 29, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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Oh no not Dan McQuade now too. This was a month ago at my thing in Philly. He seemed hearty and was doing bits the whole night.

He read this piece.

One Last Trip To Philadelphia’s Department Store Of Dreams
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January 29, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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I love Dan McQuade dearly and will miss him terribly. No one else like him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:53 AM
oh fuck this is awful. we never met irl but he was kind enough to send me some very helpful archival material when I was working on my Mets book, and I always looked forward to his annual Wildwood t-shirt round up. goddammit
Rip to @dhm.bsky.social truly truly the best philly sicko around and a real great guy
January 29, 2026 at 12:40 AM
another demonstration of how poisoned these people’s brains are is they’re posting pics of thugs from DHS cowering in fear next to arrestees who look like fearless dissidents from every revolution ever and they think the DHS weenies will look good in comparison
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.

Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Mr. president, I’m not sure how this helps.
January 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.

Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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I think about this post a lot.
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
99.999% pure liberal ideology: making sure the children we kidnap and abuse have access to healthcare
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.

She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.

We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Very little if anything seems to have changed on the ground. ICE is still out there terrorizing neighborhoods and trying to disappear neighbors. None of us on the ground are buying this bullshit. We will keep organizing and fighting.
The intense fallout from the killing of Alex Pretti has forced President Trump to publicly change course in Minneapolis.

Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
Trump Changes Course in Minneapolis
The White House has been met with broad outcry over the killing of Alex Pretti, as well as pushback from Congress.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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nice argument, unfortunately I have already depicted myself as a squared-up Ilhan Omar and you as a collapsing sewer ogre
January 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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i feel like this instagram reel gets truer every day
January 28, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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January 27, 2026 at 9:34 PM