David Spira
@dbspira.bsky.social
#EscapeRoom, #Immersive, #UXdesign, and fixing things. I fight for the user.
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@dbspira.bsky.social I'm really enjoying this new season of @realityescapepod.bsky.social -- the first two episodes have been fantastic!
October 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
@dbspira.bsky.social I'm really enjoying this new season of @realityescapepod.bsky.social -- the first two episodes have been fantastic!
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Has someone in the card-concepting department at WotC been reading my journal?
September 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Has someone in the card-concepting department at WotC been reading my journal?
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Part II is the first of three Review Crew Mixtapes that drop this weekend.
This one is called “The Gang Saves Chevy’s”
Representing the Crew: Brian Resler, @parkersela.bsky.social, Katrina Lat, and Scott Gillies.
Plus a bonus segment with @dbspira.bsky.social of @roomescapeartist.bsky.social.
This one is called “The Gang Saves Chevy’s”
Representing the Crew: Brian Resler, @parkersela.bsky.social, Katrina Lat, and Scott Gillies.
Plus a bonus segment with @dbspira.bsky.social of @roomescapeartist.bsky.social.
August 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Part II is the first of three Review Crew Mixtapes that drop this weekend.
This one is called “The Gang Saves Chevy’s”
Representing the Crew: Brian Resler, @parkersela.bsky.social, Katrina Lat, and Scott Gillies.
Plus a bonus segment with @dbspira.bsky.social of @roomescapeartist.bsky.social.
This one is called “The Gang Saves Chevy’s”
Representing the Crew: Brian Resler, @parkersela.bsky.social, Katrina Lat, and Scott Gillies.
Plus a bonus segment with @dbspira.bsky.social of @roomescapeartist.bsky.social.
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Don't just say it's unconstitutional, remind people that the constitution is full of very good ideas designed to prevent authoritarianism, and most people who want to ignore it want that specifically because they are authoritarian.
June 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Don't just say it's unconstitutional, remind people that the constitution is full of very good ideas designed to prevent authoritarianism, and most people who want to ignore it want that specifically because they are authoritarian.
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the issue is not just ICE.
we can live free and safe. or we can have police like we have right now.
we cannot do both
we can live free and safe. or we can have police like we have right now.
we cannot do both
LAPD assisted by the Huntington Beach Police just came in full force firing munitions and with Horse support. Someone was trampled. Another has a serious head injury.
June 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
the issue is not just ICE.
we can live free and safe. or we can have police like we have right now.
we cannot do both
we can live free and safe. or we can have police like we have right now.
we cannot do both
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I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
June 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
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remember this; try
if the things some people are trying look useless or stupid to you maybe they are, find something that seems smart. and keep an eye on whether or not the shit other people are trying works.
if the things some people are trying look useless or stupid to you maybe they are, find something that seems smart. and keep an eye on whether or not the shit other people are trying works.
“it matters to try”
that’s everything, friends
i don’t give one gat damn if the odds are slim for any one particular action
we have to try
that’s the moral and ethical injunction for all of us living in 2025
we have to try
that’s everything, friends
i don’t give one gat damn if the odds are slim for any one particular action
we have to try
that’s the moral and ethical injunction for all of us living in 2025
we have to try
ok. that's all i've got.
today's democrats aren't who will liberate us in the end, but the folks nearest institutional power are the ones who can, while things are bad, most easily help hold up the falling sky & buy time.
this shit can be both "not enough" & "really matter."
it matters to try.🏳️⚧️💜
today's democrats aren't who will liberate us in the end, but the folks nearest institutional power are the ones who can, while things are bad, most easily help hold up the falling sky & buy time.
this shit can be both "not enough" & "really matter."
it matters to try.🏳️⚧️💜
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
remember this; try
if the things some people are trying look useless or stupid to you maybe they are, find something that seems smart. and keep an eye on whether or not the shit other people are trying works.
if the things some people are trying look useless or stupid to you maybe they are, find something that seems smart. and keep an eye on whether or not the shit other people are trying works.
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this is only adjacent to the topic but I really hate the "this person will kick cancer's ass" style of discussion about illness. cancer is a tsunami. you might get lucky and survive it but you don't fight it. you get lucky enough to catch it early, and to have a cancer that we can treat, or not
Virginia Democratic Party Chair’s response to my reporting warning that Gerry Connolly was terminally ill back in December
May 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
this is only adjacent to the topic but I really hate the "this person will kick cancer's ass" style of discussion about illness. cancer is a tsunami. you might get lucky and survive it but you don't fight it. you get lucky enough to catch it early, and to have a cancer that we can treat, or not
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The new Neil Halloran documentary on Smallpox has completely changed how I see the RFK Jr. version of the world. Neil (softly) argues that realizing that disease isn't the fault of the sick /or/ the fault of the Gods ushered in a new future where we felt the authority to care for each other.
May 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The new Neil Halloran documentary on Smallpox has completely changed how I see the RFK Jr. version of the world. Neil (softly) argues that realizing that disease isn't the fault of the sick /or/ the fault of the Gods ushered in a new future where we felt the authority to care for each other.
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"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
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Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.
May 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
Took a much needed break this evening and watched the latest @dropout.tv standup special:
Cameron Esposito: Four Pills
I highly recommend this. I also will encourage you to watch it in one sitting without reading anything about it. Also put down the phone and just watch it.
Cameron Esposito: Four Pills
I highly recommend this. I also will encourage you to watch it in one sitting without reading anything about it. Also put down the phone and just watch it.
April 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Took a much needed break this evening and watched the latest @dropout.tv standup special:
Cameron Esposito: Four Pills
I highly recommend this. I also will encourage you to watch it in one sitting without reading anything about it. Also put down the phone and just watch it.
Cameron Esposito: Four Pills
I highly recommend this. I also will encourage you to watch it in one sitting without reading anything about it. Also put down the phone and just watch it.
This is monstrous.
Without due process, this could be you. It could be me. It could be any or all of us.
It doesn’t matter who you voted for. Or the color of your skin.
You must understand what is truly at stake here.
All tyranny needs to thrive is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
It doesn’t matter who you voted for. Or the color of your skin.
You must understand what is truly at stake here.
All tyranny needs to thrive is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
April 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is monstrous.
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Scary things that you may have recently read headlines about that it turned out you didn’t have to worry about include: microplastics in your brain, black plastic spatulas, intermittent fasting, and plant based meat alternatives.
Also, no, you do not eat a credit card’s worth of plastic a month.
Also, no, you do not eat a credit card’s worth of plastic a month.
April 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Scary things that you may have recently read headlines about that it turned out you didn’t have to worry about include: microplastics in your brain, black plastic spatulas, intermittent fasting, and plant based meat alternatives.
Also, no, you do not eat a credit card’s worth of plastic a month.
Also, no, you do not eat a credit card’s worth of plastic a month.
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An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
April 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
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The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks
The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars.
www.cbsnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
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Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
April 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
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It’s a recalibration of economic control.
Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way.
When the dust finally settles, they will own more.
The rest of us will own less. A lot less.
Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way.
When the dust finally settles, they will own more.
The rest of us will own less. A lot less.
April 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It’s a recalibration of economic control.
Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way.
When the dust finally settles, they will own more.
The rest of us will own less. A lot less.
Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way.
When the dust finally settles, they will own more.
The rest of us will own less. A lot less.
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How it started. How it’s going.
April 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
How it started. How it’s going.
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Just a legal historian here reminding everyone that “high crimes and misdemeanors” do not need to be felonies.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
April 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Just a legal historian here reminding everyone that “high crimes and misdemeanors” do not need to be felonies.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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Man it is really hard to be living in the USA right now and getting news about how South Korea deposed their president for staging a coup and then their Supreme Court just said yup, definitely the right thing to do there.
April 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Man it is really hard to be living in the USA right now and getting news about how South Korea deposed their president for staging a coup and then their Supreme Court just said yup, definitely the right thing to do there.
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I had to drive my parents 200 miles to a Social Security office, but at least I know that immigrants are getting sent to torture prisons in El Salvador.
April 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I had to drive my parents 200 miles to a Social Security office, but at least I know that immigrants are getting sent to torture prisons in El Salvador.
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Every day I wake up to the news
April 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Every day I wake up to the news