Dave the Enchanter
@writesdave.bsky.social
I write, I read, I have tinnitus, I sometimes 🏊♂️ 🚴 🏃 I have a black cat, I live near Atlanta and hate it, and my sports teams all suck. AI vegan. I assure you I’m delightful.
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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*whispers*
*hey, most of the world, you know we should boycott the Olympics and the World Cup, right*
*hey, most of the world, you know we should boycott the Olympics and the World Cup, right*
January 17, 2026 at 6:35 PM
*whispers*
*hey, most of the world, you know we should boycott the Olympics and the World Cup, right*
*hey, most of the world, you know we should boycott the Olympics and the World Cup, right*
Dollars to doughnuts, 47 accepted Machado’s peace prize in exchange for not trying to hook up with her, because his relations with women have always been transactional.
January 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Dollars to doughnuts, 47 accepted Machado’s peace prize in exchange for not trying to hook up with her, because his relations with women have always been transactional.
I admire Pritzker for his positivity but damn, man… it’s hard.
Let’s call this what it is: a disgusting abuse of power and a farce.
As his agents terrorize Minnesotans, as prices rise, as he fails to deliver for Americans, he is also weaponizing the DOJ against his perceived enemies.
This is not a banana republic and justice will prevail.
As his agents terrorize Minnesotans, as prices rise, as he fails to deliver for Americans, he is also weaponizing the DOJ against his perceived enemies.
This is not a banana republic and justice will prevail.
The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over possible obstruction of federal law enforcement, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. https://cnn.it/4bCjypy
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I admire Pritzker for his positivity but damn, man… it’s hard.
They have two questions, and anyone testifying on women’s health must have an answer for each:
1. Can men get pregnant?
2. What is a woman?
Predictable as Steve Miller playing “The Joker.”
1. Can men get pregnant?
2. What is a woman?
Predictable as Steve Miller playing “The Joker.”
"Let's not make a mockery of this [Senate] proceeding," the anti-abortion Slenderman said, as he proceeded to make a mockery of the proceeding, asking a doctor, "Can men get pregnant?" 12 times and interrupting her 16 times.
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Josh Hawley Blew His Big Anti-Abortion Moment Harassing a Doctor About Gender Identity
"Let's not make a mockery of this [Senate] proceeding," the anti-abortion Slenderman said, as he proceeded to make a mockery of the proceeding, asking a doctor "Can men get pregnant?" 12 times and int...
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January 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
They have two questions, and anyone testifying on women’s health must have an answer for each:
1. Can men get pregnant?
2. What is a woman?
Predictable as Steve Miller playing “The Joker.”
1. Can men get pregnant?
2. What is a woman?
Predictable as Steve Miller playing “The Joker.”
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A felon who married an immigrant is telling a lot of y’all that the problems in this country all stem from felons and immigrants.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
January 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
A felon who married an immigrant is telling a lot of y’all that the problems in this country all stem from felons and immigrants.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
I fucking knew it. The regime has never met a contract it wouldn’t ignore, so let’s ask these morons:
a. If they’ve received their bonuses
b. If they understand the concept of an enrollment/signing bonus
c. If they have someone that can read their contract to them.
a. If they’ve received their bonuses
b. If they understand the concept of an enrollment/signing bonus
c. If they have someone that can read their contract to them.
I just found out last night that the $50k enrollment bonus only pays out after 5 years of service, and reader, the laugh I let out when I read that woke the dog from across the house. These absolute fucking grapes aren't seeing a dime of that money. No way they can ride out 5 years of this job.
ICE recruitment is going well.
January 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I fucking knew it. The regime has never met a contract it wouldn’t ignore, so let’s ask these morons:
a. If they’ve received their bonuses
b. If they understand the concept of an enrollment/signing bonus
c. If they have someone that can read their contract to them.
a. If they’ve received their bonuses
b. If they understand the concept of an enrollment/signing bonus
c. If they have someone that can read their contract to them.
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Before opening your door to ICE, know your rights, as recommended by the Immigrant Law Center. Remember to assert them calmly and safely.
Info also available in: Soomaali, Español, Hmoob, Afaan Oromoo
➡️ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MPLS/bulletins/403db4d
Info also available in: Soomaali, Español, Hmoob, Afaan Oromoo
➡️ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MPLS/bulletins/403db4d
January 11, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Before opening your door to ICE, know your rights, as recommended by the Immigrant Law Center. Remember to assert them calmly and safely.
Info also available in: Soomaali, Español, Hmoob, Afaan Oromoo
➡️ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MPLS/bulletins/403db4d
Info also available in: Soomaali, Español, Hmoob, Afaan Oromoo
➡️ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MPLS/bulletins/403db4d
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"Sometimes the magic works and sometimes it doesn't. You don't know when it's going to work. But you show up, and you recognize it when it happens. Sometimes it takes will and sometimes it takes abandoning will."
Bob Weir
October 16, 1947 - January 10th, 2025
Bob Weir
October 16, 1947 - January 10th, 2025
January 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM
"Sometimes the magic works and sometimes it doesn't. You don't know when it's going to work. But you show up, and you recognize it when it happens. Sometimes it takes will and sometimes it takes abandoning will."
Bob Weir
October 16, 1947 - January 10th, 2025
Bob Weir
October 16, 1947 - January 10th, 2025
“Looks like yer stuck dere. Shoulda brot yer road salt, hey.”
~Overheard
~Overheard
This morning in Minneapolis, an ICE vehicle got stuck on an icy hill in a residential neighborhood. Agents had to push the vehicles out, some almost slipping in the ice themselves.
January 9, 2026 at 7:36 PM
“Looks like yer stuck dere. Shoulda brot yer road salt, hey.”
~Overheard
~Overheard
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Weird to be commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Am Rev while living under a government that has a) sent armed troops to occupy cities perceived to be too rebellious, b) rendered largely irrelevant the representative branch of government, and c) claimed imperial right to rule other countries.
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Weird to be commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Am Rev while living under a government that has a) sent armed troops to occupy cities perceived to be too rebellious, b) rendered largely irrelevant the representative branch of government, and c) claimed imperial right to rule other countries.
Jonathan Ross violated DHS rules of engagement by firing his service weapon into a moving car. Therefore, @homelandgov.bsky.social , the public demands accountability in the form of discipline of Ross, based on DHS policy. 1/2
January 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Jonathan Ross violated DHS rules of engagement by firing his service weapon into a moving car. Therefore, @homelandgov.bsky.social , the public demands accountability in the form of discipline of Ross, based on DHS policy. 1/2
Attn: Georgia 14th congressional district candidate Shawn Harris. A campaign focused on the Issues ™️? This is a big goddamned issue. Hammer it home.
Democrats should run on the fact that their opposition is literally killing Americans and destroying the country.
It’s not hyperbole. That’s the message they should be blasting out to media every day.
They are killing Americans and destroying the country. They hate our freedom. They hate democracy
It’s not hyperbole. That’s the message they should be blasting out to media every day.
They are killing Americans and destroying the country. They hate our freedom. They hate democracy
January 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Attn: Georgia 14th congressional district candidate Shawn Harris. A campaign focused on the Issues ™️? This is a big goddamned issue. Hammer it home.
I’m not discussing my day with you.
Am I being detained or am I free to go?
I invoke my Fifth Amendment rights.
Warrant, badge and certification, please.
~Only things you ever say to a cop. Don’t even make conversation. They created this environment. They are nonentities in society.
Am I being detained or am I free to go?
I invoke my Fifth Amendment rights.
Warrant, badge and certification, please.
~Only things you ever say to a cop. Don’t even make conversation. They created this environment. They are nonentities in society.
January 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I’m not discussing my day with you.
Am I being detained or am I free to go?
I invoke my Fifth Amendment rights.
Warrant, badge and certification, please.
~Only things you ever say to a cop. Don’t even make conversation. They created this environment. They are nonentities in society.
Am I being detained or am I free to go?
I invoke my Fifth Amendment rights.
Warrant, badge and certification, please.
~Only things you ever say to a cop. Don’t even make conversation. They created this environment. They are nonentities in society.
Well, props to that zit-faced incel
clout-chaser with an iPhone that got what he wanted. Hope he knows he’ll end up under the bus when the cult is done with him. would rather have 10 Walzes than one of that punk.
clout-chaser with an iPhone that got what he wanted. Hope he knows he’ll end up under the bus when the cult is done with him. would rather have 10 Walzes than one of that punk.
This is infuriating. This country is run by a bunch of bullies.
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Well, props to that zit-faced incel
clout-chaser with an iPhone that got what he wanted. Hope he knows he’ll end up under the bus when the cult is done with him. would rather have 10 Walzes than one of that punk.
clout-chaser with an iPhone that got what he wanted. Hope he knows he’ll end up under the bus when the cult is done with him. would rather have 10 Walzes than one of that punk.
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
I hope our Olympians get booed and heckled mercilessly.
We need to be honest with ourselves and our leaders about Venezuela
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
America launches its 250th birthday year by becoming a rogue state | Will Bunch
Trump's illegal war on Venezuela cemented his claim to dictatorship and marked the U.S. as a global pariah.
www.inquirer.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I hope our Olympians get booed and heckled mercilessly.
Sorry, I live in Georgia’s 14th congressional district. Our worthless rep got the clout she wanted and quit on us. So I now have to bother the other Georgia reps.
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Sorry, I live in Georgia’s 14th congressional district. Our worthless rep got the clout she wanted and quit on us. So I now have to bother the other Georgia reps.
Thanks to @thestorygraph.com for the graphic of my reading! 40 books this year!
January 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Thanks to @thestorygraph.com for the graphic of my reading! 40 books this year!
Atlanta Journal-Constitution produced its last print edition today. Shortsighted decision will have severe repercussions.
December 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Atlanta Journal-Constitution produced its last print edition today. Shortsighted decision will have severe repercussions.
• One-week wait to have an ENT remove impacted earwax
• One-month wait for an ophthalmologist to investigate the floaters in my eyes
• Two months to chat with my GP about why I got sick four times in 2025
Utter horse shit.
• One-month wait for an ophthalmologist to investigate the floaters in my eyes
• Two months to chat with my GP about why I got sick four times in 2025
Utter horse shit.
“Our infrastructure is crumbling, we have few paved roads, we barely have indoor plumbing, electricity or wireless internet. But we do have free healthcare.”
Guatemalan student at the college where I work, embarrassing any American that continues to fellate the current for-profit healthcare system.
Guatemalan student at the college where I work, embarrassing any American that continues to fellate the current for-profit healthcare system.
December 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
• One-week wait to have an ENT remove impacted earwax
• One-month wait for an ophthalmologist to investigate the floaters in my eyes
• Two months to chat with my GP about why I got sick four times in 2025
Utter horse shit.
• One-month wait for an ophthalmologist to investigate the floaters in my eyes
• Two months to chat with my GP about why I got sick four times in 2025
Utter horse shit.
“Our infrastructure is crumbling, we have few paved roads, we barely have indoor plumbing, electricity or wireless internet. But we do have free healthcare.”
Guatemalan student at the college where I work, embarrassing any American that continues to fellate the current for-profit healthcare system.
Guatemalan student at the college where I work, embarrassing any American that continues to fellate the current for-profit healthcare system.
December 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“Our infrastructure is crumbling, we have few paved roads, we barely have indoor plumbing, electricity or wireless internet. But we do have free healthcare.”
Guatemalan student at the college where I work, embarrassing any American that continues to fellate the current for-profit healthcare system.
Guatemalan student at the college where I work, embarrassing any American that continues to fellate the current for-profit healthcare system.
I for one am not concerned about “crime among the most wealthy” as long as they only steal from or kill each other.
But I don’t think that’s what this means. Terrible phrasing here.
But I don’t think that’s what this means. Terrible phrasing here.
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I for one am not concerned about “crime among the most wealthy” as long as they only steal from or kill each other.
But I don’t think that’s what this means. Terrible phrasing here.
But I don’t think that’s what this means. Terrible phrasing here.
God damn it.
Atlanta's has officially reached 76 degrees, making today the warmest Christmas Eve on record! the prior record was 73 degrees in 2016. #gawx https://x.com/NWSAtlanta/status/2003892250795708427
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
God damn it.
I felt this way when I learned my managing editors had MBAs.
i say this with nothing but love for all of you to whom this applies, but the moral rot in elite journalism is because journalism is a trade and it should be done by tradespeople and instead it's been professionalized in a way that makes it cozy to capital instead
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I felt this way when I learned my managing editors had MBAs.