Steve Darnall
@stevedarnall.bsky.social
Writer/Editor/Publisher/Tall
When faced with people who insist you live in their darkness, joy is one of the best weapons you can have.
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February 8, 2026 at 7:46 PM
When faced with people who insist you live in their darkness, joy is one of the best weapons you can have.
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Anyone else seeing a pattern here?
A Houston man who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has been arrested on an outstanding (2016) child sex crimes charge.
Apparently the sex crime wasn’t a deal breaker for the Pedophile polluting the White House.
Apparently the sex crime wasn’t a deal breaker for the Pedophile polluting the White House.
Houston man pardoned by Trump arrested on child sex charge - The Texas Tribune
Andrew Taake received a six-year sentence for assaulting officers on Jan. 6. He was arrested Thursday on an outstanding charge of soliciting a minor.
www.texastribune.org
February 7, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Anyone else seeing a pattern here?
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And my day is made.
February 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
And my day is made.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Maybe it’s just me, but I suspect lots of women are not as shocked by the Epstein story as men because we’ve been dealing with and living in rape culture since we were children. A thing to think about if you are a man policing women’s responses to this story for appropriate levels of outrage
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Maybe it’s just me, but I suspect lots of women are not as shocked by the Epstein story as men because we’ve been dealing with and living in rape culture since we were children. A thing to think about if you are a man policing women’s responses to this story for appropriate levels of outrage
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he's so close to figuring it out!
February 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
he's so close to figuring it out!
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The reaction to the threat of ICE attempting to patrol polling stations shouldn’t be “woe to the republic all is lost” it should be “well they can fucking try” and then you get involved with your town/county elections.
February 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The reaction to the threat of ICE attempting to patrol polling stations shouldn’t be “woe to the republic all is lost” it should be “well they can fucking try” and then you get involved with your town/county elections.
A worthwhile thread.
one thing i have noticed is a lot of folks do not seem to understand the difference between a presidential election and 435+ legislative elections. i have seen any number of people say that you could subvert the outcome this november by targeting “swing states,” which does not make any sense.
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
A worthwhile thread.
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The people with the most power in our society appear to be nothing more than a pack of rabid chimpanzees singularly focused on destroying the works of people immeasurably better than they are.
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The people with the most power in our society appear to be nothing more than a pack of rabid chimpanzees singularly focused on destroying the works of people immeasurably better than they are.
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
Personally, I was shocked—SHOCKED!—to discover that somewhere in the world, there are podcasters who have issues with women.
Speaking as a dad, I find the whole idea of thinking of my kids not as these amazing human beings their mom and I made but as "a guarantee my gene pool will continue" as just incredibly deranged and creepy.
February 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Personally, I was shocked—SHOCKED!—to discover that somewhere in the world, there are podcasters who have issues with women.
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The Epstein files prove that #Pizzagate was absolutely right, only they got *all* of the places and people wrong.
February 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The Epstein files prove that #Pizzagate was absolutely right, only they got *all* of the places and people wrong.
Good morning!
Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Good morning!
And don't try to play fetch with a snowball.
Westley reporting 🐾❄️
We just returned from our walk 🐕
Pro tip, when rolling in snow, don’t just eat it. Collect it in your beard. Instant chilled snacking. The bonus is it makes you look ruggedly adorable and slightly insane. ⛄🐶💙
#dogsofbsky #snowstorm #snow #dogsofbluesky #winter
We just returned from our walk 🐕
Pro tip, when rolling in snow, don’t just eat it. Collect it in your beard. Instant chilled snacking. The bonus is it makes you look ruggedly adorable and slightly insane. ⛄🐶💙
#dogsofbsky #snowstorm #snow #dogsofbluesky #winter
January 31, 2026 at 10:44 PM
And don't try to play fetch with a snowball.
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But hey, you stuck it to Kamala, I’m sure that was the right call
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
January 30, 2026 at 9:18 PM
But hey, you stuck it to Kamala, I’m sure that was the right call
Funny to think that 18 months ago, there were a number of people who insisted there was no difference at all between the two presidential candidates.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Funny to think that 18 months ago, there were a number of people who insisted there was no difference at all between the two presidential candidates.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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For decades, Catherine O'Hara did so many great things but SCTV is my foundation. It is my comedy lodestar. It sent me on my path in life. If you've ever laughed at anything I've ever been a part of, Catherine and her cohorts are in the DNA of that laugh.
January 30, 2026 at 8:42 PM
For decades, Catherine O'Hara did so many great things but SCTV is my foundation. It is my comedy lodestar. It sent me on my path in life. If you've ever laughed at anything I've ever been a part of, Catherine and her cohorts are in the DNA of that laugh.
www.justice.gov
January 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I'm stunned and saddened to hear about the passing of Catherine O'Hara, a fine actress and a comedy legend. People will remember her work in films—and they should—but I promise you that this moment from the great SCTV will make you fall in love with her forever. RIP.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHuC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHuC...
SCTV - Farm Film Blow Up guest Meryl Streep
YouTube video by Dante Krysto
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I'm stunned and saddened to hear about the passing of Catherine O'Hara, a fine actress and a comedy legend. People will remember her work in films—and they should—but I promise you that this moment from the great SCTV will make you fall in love with her forever. RIP.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHuC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHuC...
The New York Times' loss is the Atlantic's loss.
New: David Brooks is leaving the NYT for the Atlantic, where he will be a staff writer and host a video podcast
January 29, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The New York Times' loss is the Atlantic's loss.
An important read.
Some things to understand about people from Minnesota on here right now, a short thread:
January 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM
An important read.
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it's why even at our worst, I can't hate this country. so many of us are awful. the people in power are so often awful. but we are a 287 different cultures in a trench coat and when those of us who love being in that trench coat with the gang rise up, we are fucking amazing.
January 23, 2026 at 9:50 PM
it's why even at our worst, I can't hate this country. so many of us are awful. the people in power are so often awful. but we are a 287 different cultures in a trench coat and when those of us who love being in that trench coat with the gang rise up, we are fucking amazing.
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Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is