David Ciani
@davidciani.com
🇺🇸🏳️🌈 Thinker, Liberal, Technology Oriented. Data-driven research and analysis. Hailing from Monterey County, California. I speak for the trees, for myself, and no one else.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This wasn't the kind of electric car we've been asking for…
December 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This wasn't the kind of electric car we've been asking for…
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ONE
BILLION
CALIFORNIANS
BILLION
CALIFORNIANS
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
ONE
BILLION
CALIFORNIANS
BILLION
CALIFORNIANS
AMERICA'S DRIVE FOR VICTORY!
SECURE THE RESOURCES!
BUY WAR BONDS!
SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN.
#AIArt #AIGenerated
SECURE THE RESOURCES!
BUY WAR BONDS!
SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN.
#AIArt #AIGenerated
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
AMERICA'S DRIVE FOR VICTORY!
SECURE THE RESOURCES!
BUY WAR BONDS!
SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN.
#AIArt #AIGenerated
SECURE THE RESOURCES!
BUY WAR BONDS!
SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN.
#AIArt #AIGenerated
Wtf is "Nano Banana Pro"?
December 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Wtf is "Nano Banana Pro"?
I might have just had Gemini write me a draft speech from a hypothetical vice president announcing that he is assuming power from a president that can no longer execute the duties of the office.
We can fantasize, can't we? Isn't that what AI is for?
We can fantasize, can't we? Isn't that what AI is for?
It's entirely up to JD Vance. He can get that train rolling anytime he wants. If he comes out and says, "Yeah, the President has progressively worsening dementia and we're at the point where we can't let this keep going", I suspect he'd have sufficient support from the cabinet and and Congress.
December 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I might have just had Gemini write me a draft speech from a hypothetical vice president announcing that he is assuming power from a president that can no longer execute the duties of the office.
We can fantasize, can't we? Isn't that what AI is for?
We can fantasize, can't we? Isn't that what AI is for?
Fascinating read. Definitely is a case study on "hierarchical" vs. "egalitarian" thinking/mindset… always fascinating to learn about how other people think.
I consider this one of my core texts for figuring out the MAGA movement. It looks like these forums are now moving to TikTok.
Down the Rabbit Hole: The world of estranged parents' forums | Issendai.com
The members of estranged parents' forums claim their children cut them off for no reason, but their own postings say otherwise.
www.issendai.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Fascinating read. Definitely is a case study on "hierarchical" vs. "egalitarian" thinking/mindset… always fascinating to learn about how other people think.
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People often take issue when I say “we.” But I think it’s important to phrase it that way.
This isn’t what I want. It’s not what I voted for. But this is what’s being done in our name. It’s we.
This isn’t what I want. It’s not what I voted for. But this is what’s being done in our name. It’s we.
i think it is important to say that yes, WE murdered eight more people. We the people.
We just murdered eight more people in boats.
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM
People often take issue when I say “we.” But I think it’s important to phrase it that way.
This isn’t what I want. It’s not what I voted for. But this is what’s being done in our name. It’s we.
This isn’t what I want. It’s not what I voted for. But this is what’s being done in our name. It’s we.
Everyone seems to want a unicorn… I'm more of a mule.
December 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Everyone seems to want a unicorn… I'm more of a mule.
December 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Birthright citizenship under the common law, a thread:
I have done this many times on social media, in print, and in media interviews, but not to be accused of taking others’ not seriously enough, by plainly stating the law and history of birthright citizenship, I’m taking the time here:
I have done this many times on social media, in print, and in media interviews, but not to be accused of taking others’ not seriously enough, by plainly stating the law and history of birthright citizenship, I’m taking the time here:
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Birthright citizenship under the common law, a thread:
I have done this many times on social media, in print, and in media interviews, but not to be accused of taking others’ not seriously enough, by plainly stating the law and history of birthright citizenship, I’m taking the time here:
I have done this many times on social media, in print, and in media interviews, but not to be accused of taking others’ not seriously enough, by plainly stating the law and history of birthright citizenship, I’m taking the time here:
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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One of the many, many reforms we have to make after all of this is to make it impossible for the executive branch to withhold federal funding mandated by congress.
I know there many hurdles and impeachment is the proper recourse, but we've seen the limits of that. Something must be done.
I know there many hurdles and impeachment is the proper recourse, but we've seen the limits of that. Something must be done.
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
One of the many, many reforms we have to make after all of this is to make it impossible for the executive branch to withhold federal funding mandated by congress.
I know there many hurdles and impeachment is the proper recourse, but we've seen the limits of that. Something must be done.
I know there many hurdles and impeachment is the proper recourse, but we've seen the limits of that. Something must be done.
Wait… katy perry and justin trudeau are an item now?
December 13, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Wait… katy perry and justin trudeau are an item now?
Who'd have thought…
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Who'd have thought…
Unions should advocate fair work rules and that employers follow those rules. If you sexually harass a customer, you should be fired. That doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be appropriate due process.
Still laughing at this. Cannot imagine a more self-discrediting argument for socialism than “under socialism, you should be able to gesture to your crotch, tell a customer to suck it and keep your job”.
“Those of us on the left should be fighting to improve protections for workers of all races, and thereby for the betterment of people’s material conditions regardless of their views,” Arash Azizi argues:
December 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Unions should advocate fair work rules and that employers follow those rules. If you sexually harass a customer, you should be fired. That doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be appropriate due process.
It’s gonna be hilarious if, come November 2026, California is the only actually successful partisan gerrymander.
December 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It’s gonna be hilarious if, come November 2026, California is the only actually successful partisan gerrymander.
Mr DIY seems to have fixed the issue with the dryer that made the whole place turn in to a steam room every time it was run.
December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Mr DIY seems to have fixed the issue with the dryer that made the whole place turn in to a steam room every time it was run.
Thank you LinkedIn and/or Google Chrome Team for fixing whatever was generating an infinite number of pages when you went to print (to PDF) a LinkedIn job posting.
December 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Thank you LinkedIn and/or Google Chrome Team for fixing whatever was generating an infinite number of pages when you went to print (to PDF) a LinkedIn job posting.
In terms of what to do with the mess Trump and Co. have made of DHS:
I'd do the ICE split and transfer HSI's investigatory budget and mission to the FBI. The ERO mission should be significantly cut down, and can split between the Dept. of Labor and the Marshals service.
USCIS should merge into the State Dept. Bureau of Consular Affairs.
USCIS should merge into the State Dept. Bureau of Consular Affairs.
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 AM
In terms of what to do with the mess Trump and Co. have made of DHS:
I went grocery shopping without my AirPods. Bad idea… needed like an hour to recover from that.
December 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I went grocery shopping without my AirPods. Bad idea… needed like an hour to recover from that.
Surprised it wasn't Rancho Peñasquitos.
Criminal investigators equipped with shovels and a specially trained dog descended on a home in San Diego this week and started to dig. They found human remains on the property, and now authorities are trying to figure out what happened.
Human Remains Found Buried at San Diego Home
Prosecutors are looking at potential connections to a former resident, who faces a murder charge in another case.
nyti.ms
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Surprised it wasn't Rancho Peñasquitos.
Seeing disaster relief supplies emblazoned with “USAID From The American People” being distributed was one of the things I was proudest about being an American.
December 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Seeing disaster relief supplies emblazoned with “USAID From The American People” being distributed was one of the things I was proudest about being an American.
It’s annoying that carmakers treat this as a “luxury” feature, e.g. Honda only participating with its Acura brand.
Car Keys are coming to the Wallet app for 13 new vehicle brands soon
Car Keys are coming to the Wallet app for 13 new vehicle brands soon
Apple debuted some great new CarPlay features in iOS 26, but the company has more coming for your vehicle soon. Here are the 13 new vehicle brands that Apple says will soon support car keys in the Apple Wallet app.
more…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
It’s annoying that carmakers treat this as a “luxury” feature, e.g. Honda only participating with its Acura brand.
Oh lovely, the dryer vent isn't connected.
December 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Oh lovely, the dryer vent isn't connected.