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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 6h
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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Matt Farmer @mattfarmer93.bsky.social · 6h
DEFY 8XUnknown Come celebrate DEFY's return to Washington Hall on Friday, December 4th! Ticket go on sale TODAY at 10:00 AM (pst) Go to: DefyWrestling.com
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 7h
Also, if they're still your friend after that, what the fuck are you even doing ???
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 8h
Day 4 in a row of journaling. Im trying to make a real habit of it. Today, I wrote while sipping a nice Irish breakfast tea, along with a decent breakfast.
A breakfast plate with crusty buttered toast, bacon, and a tater tot, egg, and cheese scramble.

Tothe upper left is a hot mug of tea.

On the top is an open, blank pocket journal, ready to be filled with mor ong thoughts.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 11h
This Episode of Ted Lasso....
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 29/09/2026
23 miles from Seattke might be the closest epicenter I can remember.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 29/09/2026
So ready for @defynw.bsky.social back in Seattle in December.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 29/09/2026
Waiting for dat chicken.
The Starbird chicken logo on a yellow wall and a white and yellow neon light thst says OPEN, hanging in the window.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 28/09/2026
Desperately awaiting Witchbook release. It would be awesome if they release it around Halloween for cozy witch game vibes daring spooky season.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 28/09/2026
If you need something to listen to with a light vibe, I just found this album from 1962. Jazz Samba by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd. Its on most streaming platforms.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 28/09/2026
Just in shock. All Elite Wrestling Announces Passing of Benjamin Satterley, aka Pac share.google/kd3HXqB7kYqA...
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All Elite Wrestling is saddened to announce the passing of Benjamin Satterley, aka Pac.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 27/09/2026
For Tom. #ebfg
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Mark Kastner @mkstnr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Nouhou has some things to work on” is sort of like saying “Mary Lincoln isn’t a fan of the theater”
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Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A digital illustration of a version of the big board from Wheel of Fortune. An array of green rectangles (each bearing an icon of a hand with crossed fingers inside a circle with rays), and white rectangles that indicate the letters in the secret phrase contestants are trying to guess. The board is not yet solved and reads like this:

M_YB_ I_
_ILL H_PP_N
__D_Y

Standing next to the board in a shiny pink and maroon evening gown and ready to turn around newly-guessed letters is a woman whose head is a human hand with crossed fingers. 

Below the board in the space where viewers at home are informed what type of  phrase is in play it simply reads ‘PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE’
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 25/09/2026
Miss you, Tom.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 25/09/2026
OMG! Look at this chonker!!
A chonky cat  sitting on a glass table, photographed from under the table.
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Matt Farmer @mattfarmer93.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
DEFY returns HOME to WA HALL for “8X UNKNOWN” on Dec 4th! 8XGP is BACK, this time, entrants will be a SURPRISE! Plus, special attractions and title matches! Tix on sale NEXT WEEK 🎟️ Patreon Pre Sale Tue, 9/29 at 1pm PST / General On Sale on Wed, 9/30 at 10am PST. DEFYwrestling.com and in bio.
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Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Digital illustration in a black and white graphite style. An anthropomorphic hot dog with mustard wearing a straw boater, gloves, big wingtip shoes, and carrying a cane is doing an outrageous strut. The background is piled with the phrase ’ maybe it will happen today’.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 22/09/2026
I wonder how deeply concerned Susan Collins is being investigated for bribery..
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 22/09/2026
Don't forget to get your fat bear votes in.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 22/09/2026
Jayda's coverage has been fantastic. She always asks quality questions. She's earnest in her coverage. Never afraid to ask a question to better understand the sport. I hope she gets picked up somewhere so she can continue
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 22/09/2026
Some days, I feel run down. I'm an optimist, but today, I have a strong "what is the point in trying" vibe. Everything feels just a bit harder than it should be. Some days, I feel like I'm barely treading water. Anyway, I just needed to scream into the bluesky void for a minute. Carry on.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 22/09/2026
Today, I learned that in 1863, there was the largest Calvary charge in history. 30000 men on horseback at the same time charging into 150,000 soldiers in the siege of Vienna. I can not begin to imagine just how loud it would be. Plus, I imagine the earth would literally be shaking.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 22/09/2026
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Welp Slap Knees
ALT: Welp Slap Knees
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 21/09/2026
It's the Chubbiest Time of the year!!!! Voting starts tomorrow at 9am pacific.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 21/09/2026
1 week til Starbird opens on my block. Im excited to try it. I've heard good things from my NorCal pals.
A notice that a new restaurant called Starbird will be opening on Sept 28 in West Seattle.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 21/09/2026
Simply one of the stupidest ideas I've seen come from them, and that's saying something. Microsoft patent describes in-game advertising triggered by boss fights, loading screens, and cutscenes | TechSpot share.google/wSbzB509ZtB0...
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The filing points to a possible ad-supported model for PC and console games that is less disruptive than the approaches commonly used in mobile titles.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 20/09/2026
Watching the Next Generation episode where Barclay uses the holodeck to deal with his work stresses. Geordi telling him its strange to recreate his coworkers on the holodeck is so disingenuous...especially because he recreated Leah Brahms on the holodeck and kissed her.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 20/09/2026
A nice chamomile with honey, in Hiba's new mug.
A white and blue coffee mug that reads Palestine and has multiple symbolic images of things and places that are Palestine related.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 20/09/2026
Caden Clark...totally not worth the signing...am i right
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 20/09/2026
Nouhou just standing around...
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 20/09/2026
I went to get some ice cream from the kitchen. I couldn't decide between Cookies and Cream or mint ice cream. I asked Hiba to help me decide. She said I deserved both. The perfect woman. I'm glad I wifed her up.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 20/09/2026
I stepped out. Which defender are we made at for the goal?
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 20/09/2026
God damn post!!!
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 19/09/2026
Cloudy cool PNW day, Pokemon Blue, and the musical stylings of Mr Ben Webster. Perfection.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 17/09/2026
First, he paved over the Rose Garden, then he demolished the East Wing, now a court filing says a forklift has repeatedly run into pillars of the Kennedy Center.... I'm not sure how much more of this is can stomach.
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sephirAmy @sephiramy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
how about some good news: new cat just dropped!!!!
a photo of a small, spotted wild cat, with orange fur and brown circular markings, staring up with big golden eyes.Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years

A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.

This 10-year-old male tiger cat is the first of his species (named Leopardus tilcayo) known to science. He is approximately 18 inches from head to end of body and weighs only 3 pounds, making him smaller than the average domestic cat. This video was captured at the Senda Verde Animal Refuge in Bolivia’s Yungas region, where he currently resides.
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❤️🫀 momo (heartily good bad) 🫀❤️ @momo.thingsabout.xyz · 16/09/2026
become ungovernable! become the dragon of your local elections!
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 16/09/2026
If you need a little funk and or jazz in your life today (and I sure did) Check out Charles Kynard's album, Woga. It scratches just the right itch for me today. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 16/09/2026
Oh shit, is Kotozakura back???
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Sounder at Heart @sounderatheart.com · 15/09/2026
Tom, you’ll be missed. www.sounderatheart.com/2026/09/socc...
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Soccer is the connections we make
We’re a community beyond the 90 minutes we come together each week.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 15/09/2026
Its their gotcha day. I sure could use a Ruby snuggle right now. My sweet girl, please go find Tom and let him know he's not alone.
A dilute calico cat and a tortoiseshell cat snuggling on a white and blue blanket.
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wintertorta🍰 @wintertorta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
a reminder 🪄 #illustration
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 14/09/2026
That piece of garbage trash is still alive. I hate today, so much.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 14/09/2026
Friends, our emotions are all over the place. Please feel free to check in if you need to. You're never a burden. Ever. #ebfg
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Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
A round low yellow platform on which we see standing a hot dog bun with cartoon arms and legs. The bun is patting with one hand a red frankfurter with cartoon arms that is perched on a little stand in an obeisant posture. They are clearly working up to a tremendous stunt. A banner matching the platform is suspended over the scene by mauve columns. The background is a gradated, muted green with a few stylized sparkles on it. On the banner and the front of the platform are the words, ‘MAYBE IT WILL HAPPEN TODAY’
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 14/09/2026
A decade wasn't nearly long enough. I'll miss our conversations, my friend.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 14/09/2026
Friends, I love you all. So so much.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 14/09/2026
Roast dinner for the first time in forever. Perfect meal for tonight.
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Hi. I'm Dan. @dannicus.com · 13/09/2026
Ive got a beef roast in my slow cooker for the first time in a couple years. $30 for a 2.5 lb roast. Our government sucks big time.
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