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Daniel Z
@danielwise.bsky.social
Wow! Big day for President DJT!

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was freed.

A second grand jury refused to indict Letitia James.

Indiana Republicans declined to gerrymander as Trump commanded.

This is my kind of news cycle. I can’t wait to wake up tomorrow and read trump’s after-midnight social media posts.
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER @nytimes.com 100 Notable Books of 2025. "Haunting, powerful . . . This provocatively labyrinthine novel dissects the consciousness of an amnesiac veteran of World War I" in a marriage that he realizes "'is built on quicksand, one false step and they'll drown together.'"
December 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
What the heck is a “narcoterrorist” anyway?
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Don’t who this is, but they nailed it! bsky.app/profile/perr...
October 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
No Kings Orlando!
October 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is from the NYT coverage of the Israel-Hamas hostage deal, but it slides in something that drives me nuts. WHAT CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE ORDER? There isn’t disorder! It’s a campaign to terrify Americans!
October 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I’m in the middle of reading this terrific book. It mesmerizingly portrays the unfolding of a complex relationship between spouses made into literal strangers by war injury induced amnesia.

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THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER is a FINALIST for the National Book Award @nationalbook.bsky.social for Translated Literature! Congratulations author Anjet Daanje+translator David McKay. "Superb...an unforgettable picture of marital love." @ssacks.bsky.social in @wsj.com.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
October 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Brent Toderian makes this point here on Bluesky all the time relative to urbanism and transportation options. Jason Pargin looks at it a universal thing
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October 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Clear explanation of why Democrats won’t help the Republicans pass a bad continuing resolution to find the government.

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Bernie Sanders And AOC Shred Republicans' Healthcare Cuts Amidst Government Shutdown
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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October 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We are fast becoming a banana republic, with two standards of justice. If you oppose the leader, you go to jail just for speech. If you're a loyalist, you get immunity for your crimes.

That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.
September 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
So many great books by New Vessel Press. If you can’t get to the Brooklyn Book Festival today, get them at your local bookstore, or online.

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We're ready for today’s Brooklyn Book Festival. Visit the New Vessel Press booth #419 near the fountain at the center of the fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m for discounts on all our books.

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September 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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September 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
On Violence and Speech
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
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September 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
August 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Trump will want to have our military, of which he is commander in chief, take over law enforcement of all large cities. (Well, there may be exceptions for Dallas and Salt Lake City.)
His goal is direct personal rule of the United States.
August 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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August 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Important words.

Thank you @attorneykate.bsky.social for this important post.
August 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Join author Maya Arad and novelist @cathleenschine.bsky.social for a discussion of Arad's new novel HAPPY NEW YEARS on Wednesday, August 6, at Zibby's Bookshop in Santa Monica.
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July 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This has nothing to do with cities or city planning. I just think it’s cool.
This is exactly what the internet is for.
July 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The President of the United States has declared war on the opposition party, saying this about his directive to ICE to redouble its efforts in LA, NYC, and Chicago:

“These, and other such Cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Center.”

He couldn’t be clearer about his drive towards autocracy.
June 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Orlando!
June 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, said "Do not doubt and do not second guess and don’t ever challenge the president of the United States." He said that in the context of the delightful Trump-Musk insult exchange, but it speaks volumes about Republican backbone.
June 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM