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@danmitchell.bsky.social

Reporter based in Oakland. An American, Chicago-born.

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06.12.2025 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Especially when *that was why you hired her*.

06.12.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE

05.12.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7627    πŸ” 3798    πŸ’¬ 348    πŸ“Œ 250
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Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.

Turns out police superintendents CAN order their officers to intervene in unlawful immigration detentions.

06.12.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 13
Old Frida from "South Park."

Old Frida from "South Park."

Hey, I finally tracked down the sweet thing from Boston depicted in Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen." The one who loved her Cuervo Gold and fine Colombian. I wonder if Fagen would want to dance with her now.

06.12.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the fall of Rome (as it's popularly thought of, anyway) but with technology.

06.12.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe I was busy on June 16, but offhand I don't recall seeing any mention of it being the 10-year anniversary of Trump coming down that escalator to threaten immigrants and announce his candidacy as journalists lost control of themselves and relished the spectacle. It was a watershed event.

06.12.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The woman who broke a mook's Meta glasses on the subway.

The woman who broke a mook's Meta glasses on the subway.

The mook.

The mook.

The real "American divide."

06.12.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It might be niche but it's very telling.

Two things bugged me about it: what you said, and the fact that "crackdown" isn't a verb.

06.12.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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06.12.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What makes this stuff so hard to process is that ten years ago I would have said that the corporate media couldn't get much worse, and it's like 1,000x worse than it was even then, when it was 500x worse than it was ten years before.

06.12.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.

A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.

If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!

06.12.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 916    πŸ” 625    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 47

Are you an Army colonel serving overseas who plans to move back to the U.S. soon and buy a big house in Sandra's area, but whose money is temporarily locked up in an account?

06.12.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

America is overrun by unsocialized men. Many of them, probably including this guy, have college degrees. Read the story. He says he was "making funny noises" on the train and everybody was "laughing-crying" except her (ok). He didn't seem to realize that the glasses might be the issue.

06.12.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Always remember: the lunatics love this stuff, but there are millions who merely kinda like this stuff, and the GOP, because they are "ignorant," "don't know any better," and are justifiably turned off by Democrats who "don't try to reach them." They're the real heroes.

06.12.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The people posting these Christmas and children's literature memes celebrating sadistic state violence against "the stranger," are the same people who whine about how talking with kids about sexuality in an age appropriate and respectful manner robs them of their innocence. bsky.app/profile/alka...

05.12.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.

05.12.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2818    πŸ” 768    πŸ’¬ 84    πŸ“Œ 10

Setting the Pivot to Newsmax countdown timer

05.12.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œagreed to part ways”

I love that what they already knew about her not only failed to dissuade them from hiring her, but was in fact the reason they did.

05.12.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tim Alberta on Josh Shapiro in The Atlantic is some kind of sicko centrist kink material and i refuse to support that kind of depravity

05.12.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.

In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.

What a confession.

05.12.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4769    πŸ” 1585    πŸ’¬ 252    πŸ“Œ 99
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β€œWhat have I done!” 🀑

05.12.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 16505    πŸ” 4692    πŸ’¬ 1191    πŸ“Œ 525

the most successful rebrand in history was turning being an asshole that doesnt understand anything into a political identity

05.12.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 387    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
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The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.

05.12.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 28379    πŸ” 5209    πŸ’¬ 347    πŸ“Œ 248
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this shit is just beyond parody, man

05.12.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 24458    πŸ” 5394    πŸ’¬ 5794    πŸ“Œ 4061

Fox News's Word Of The Year: ill literate.

05.12.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So, he comes off like a mainstream Democrat being interviewed by Chotiner, as opposed to some MAGA loon or rapacious mogul.

Next, do Krampus!

05.12.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great stuff. @mikedrucker.bsky.social really captures @ichotiner.bsky.social's voice. But I think Santa actually comes off better here than like 3/4 of Chotiner's interviewees (mainly I guess because Santa really believes he's doing good; he's not bullshitting, he's just deluded).

05.12.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Not that Roundup being problematic is nonsense or that you have to be MAHA to believe it is (I don't know much about this particular study). But I mean in general that's what's happening.

05.12.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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