Daniel Simpson
@okiedls.bsky.social
Nerd. History geek. Hobbyist photographer. Writer. Love to travel. Oklahoma. 🏳️🌈
https://www.threads.net/@okie.dls
https://www.threads.net/@okie.dls
I just had a dream about living in a totalitarian surveillance state and my sister leaked some classified documents I had illegal possession of on the dark web and we had to go on the run.
December 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I just had a dream about living in a totalitarian surveillance state and my sister leaked some classified documents I had illegal possession of on the dark web and we had to go on the run.
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One of the great modern counterarguments to "the humanities makes you a better person and thinker" is very simply "Peter Thiel has a philosophy degree".
December 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
One of the great modern counterarguments to "the humanities makes you a better person and thinker" is very simply "Peter Thiel has a philosophy degree".
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The biggest ever Lord of the Rings Lego set has been leaked, priced at a reported $650
Made up of 8278 pieces, the city of Minas Tirith will be the 6th largest Lego set ever in terms of number of pieces
Made up of 8278 pieces, the city of Minas Tirith will be the 6th largest Lego set ever in terms of number of pieces
December 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The biggest ever Lord of the Rings Lego set has been leaked, priced at a reported $650
Made up of 8278 pieces, the city of Minas Tirith will be the 6th largest Lego set ever in terms of number of pieces
Made up of 8278 pieces, the city of Minas Tirith will be the 6th largest Lego set ever in terms of number of pieces
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Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
I don't see this ending well.
This is one of the reasons I remain horrified by seeing @historians.org suggest "ways to use gAI" that included this:
December 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't see this ending well.
I have to confess something: I did not like A Christmas Story.
December 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I have to confess something: I did not like A Christmas Story.
December 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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On the blog: the Age of Unpredictability in publishing, why you should probably check in on your friendly neighborhood writer, and the exhausting strategy that many of us are currently using to fight back the shadow monster.
Publishing: The Age of Unpredictability
Every now and then, I encounter someone who's been working on a book or comic or short story collection, and they ask me for advice on how to "break in" to the publishing industry.There are some…
www.mfolson.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
On the blog: the Age of Unpredictability in publishing, why you should probably check in on your friendly neighborhood writer, and the exhausting strategy that many of us are currently using to fight back the shadow monster.
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Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
If you can't handle cooking a full bird, you can also just cook a full turkey breast, which is easier and still feeds up to 6 people.
Turkey is a subpar bird, and every Thanksgiving, well-meaning people spend days and thousands of dollars trying to make their beloved feast centerpiece taste as good as mediocre chicken
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
If you can't handle cooking a full bird, you can also just cook a full turkey breast, which is easier and still feeds up to 6 people.
The monotremes (platypus and four echidna species) are the only mammals who have cloaca and lay eggs.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The monotremes (platypus and four echidna species) are the only mammals who have cloaca and lay eggs.
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rfk jr moaning in olivia nuzzi's ear
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
rfk jr moaning in olivia nuzzi's ear
Torn between my desire to be alone and independent, and wanting a man to take care of me.
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Torn between my desire to be alone and independent, and wanting a man to take care of me.
I took the comforter off my bed, went to go shake it out before putting it in the washer...
Guess what plopped out onto my bare feet?
A mouse.
It literally was sleeping in my bed with me last night.
Guess what plopped out onto my bare feet?
A mouse.
It literally was sleeping in my bed with me last night.
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I took the comforter off my bed, went to go shake it out before putting it in the washer...
Guess what plopped out onto my bare feet?
A mouse.
It literally was sleeping in my bed with me last night.
Guess what plopped out onto my bare feet?
A mouse.
It literally was sleeping in my bed with me last night.
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Honestly rate yourself:
looks 4/10
creativity 9/10
humour 7/10
mental health 4/10
patience 4/10
social skills 3/10
intelligence 9/10
memory 7/10
empathy 8/10
sex drive 5/10
overthinking 10/10
Honestly rate yourself:
looks 4/10
creativity 9/10
humour 7/10
mental health 4/10
patience 4/10
social skills 3/10
intelligence 9/10
memory 7/10
empathy 8/10
sex drive 5/10
overthinking 10/10
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Honestly rate yourself:
looks 4/10
creativity 9/10
humour 7/10
mental health 4/10
patience 4/10
social skills 3/10
intelligence 9/10
memory 7/10
empathy 8/10
sex drive 5/10
overthinking 10/10
Honestly rate yourself:
looks 4/10
creativity 9/10
humour 7/10
mental health 4/10
patience 4/10
social skills 3/10
intelligence 9/10
memory 7/10
empathy 8/10
sex drive 5/10
overthinking 10/10
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“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”
Yale lab reports mass killings in Sudan, calls for student activism
The Humanitarian Research Lab was told this week that over 10,000 people in Sudan were killed within three days.
yaledailynews.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”
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"I think we have the evidence that we can say, okay, no, rationality in its fundamental form is not uniquely human." 🧪🧠
Chimps Can Revise Their Beliefs When Shown New Evidence, Study Finds
Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human.
www.sciencealert.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"I think we have the evidence that we can say, okay, no, rationality in its fundamental form is not uniquely human." 🧪🧠
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SNAP benefits for 680K+ Oklahomans could end Nov. 1 if the federal shutdown continues, raising hunger fears and uncertainty across the state. Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, reports: freepressokc.com/snap-aid-may...
SNAP aid may end soon for 500,000 in Oklahoma
SNAP benefits for 680K+ Oklahomans could end Nov. 1 if the federal shutdown continues, raising hunger fears and uncertainty across the state.
freepressokc.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
SNAP benefits for 680K+ Oklahomans could end Nov. 1 if the federal shutdown continues, raising hunger fears and uncertainty across the state. Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, reports: freepressokc.com/snap-aid-may...
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This is such a good thread. We have been mentally colonized by marketeers. The idea of frugality as a virtue has been driven from public consciousness.
The responses this post is getting, combined with the animating grievances of large swathes of politics, has convinced me we need a kind of society wide PSA about how Buying Things Is Optional.
You don’t think video games should cost $100? Don’t buy the videogame. Buying Things Is Optional.
You don’t think video games should cost $100? Don’t buy the videogame. Buying Things Is Optional.
AAA video games should cost $100 on launch. this would still be extremely cheap for the amount of time and enjoyment you get out of them! But an audience of whiny babies has kept them literally at the same price for *two decades* despite both general inflation *and* sector-specific costs rising
October 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is such a good thread. We have been mentally colonized by marketeers. The idea of frugality as a virtue has been driven from public consciousness.
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there’s something distasteful in the way people describe the poor as having only their economic plight guide their values. it feels almost condescending, as though they can’t walk and chew gum and think that disrespecting an historic office is bad.
October 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
there’s something distasteful in the way people describe the poor as having only their economic plight guide their values. it feels almost condescending, as though they can’t walk and chew gum and think that disrespecting an historic office is bad.
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If you ever, as a child, pretended to smoke a pretzel rod like a cigarette, you’re def gay now
October 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
If you ever, as a child, pretended to smoke a pretzel rod like a cigarette, you’re def gay now
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The Oklahoma City Homeless Alliance opens its winter shelter November 1, offering refuge and essential services through March, 2026. Zoe Elrod has the rundown on this year's opening of the shelter. freepressokc.com/winter-shelt...
Winter Shelter preps to open for OKC’s homeless population
The Oklahoma City Homeless Alliance opens its winter shelter November 1, offering refuge and essential services through March, 2026.
freepressokc.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Oklahoma City Homeless Alliance opens its winter shelter November 1, offering refuge and essential services through March, 2026. Zoe Elrod has the rundown on this year's opening of the shelter. freepressokc.com/winter-shelt...
I see bluesky is having another influx of porn bots.
October 22, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I see bluesky is having another influx of porn bots.