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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's a bold strategy, Gavin. Let's see if it pays off for 'em. I've seen more than enough evidence at this point to declare the idea of Newsom 28 dead on arrival. Yikes.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

They should have just let them leave the state. You'd think with all these high priced actors and directors in the region, they could band together to buy the lots and create new studios and IP.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Oh, ffs. Nobody is joining forces or teaming up. They are speaking at the same event. Calm down. This is an issue that people on both sides of the aisle happen to agree on. It's ok. Not every issue has to be an us vs. them. At least understand what you are mad about before posting.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Sharing the same opinion at the same forum isn't "teaming up". This is misleading.

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Shane M. Bailey @shanembailey.com · 27/08/2026

It's just because he's actually saying what these people are and saying we can do something about it, it's not a difficult formula to figure out. AOC and others have been doing it for years already. It's the Dem leadership that needs to step down.

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Jon Ossoff, usually a head down senator, has found a formula to excite Democrats

Ossoff should be among the most vulnerable Senate incumbents this year. Instead, the Georgia Democrat has opened a steady lead in polls and is increasingly seen as a potential 2028 contender.

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Wisconsin Megaphone @wimegaphone.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Congressman Tom Tiffany's campaign for governor is funded almost exclusively by three MAGA billionaires. This comes after he spent his career siding with corporate landlords & Big Tech polluters while giving tax breaks to the wealthiest 1%. @forourfuturewi.bsky.social @ourwisconsinrev.bsky.social

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Wisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 13/08/2026

A $50 million federal grant was supposed to help Alliant Energy modernize Wisconsin’s power grid and cut outages in disadvantaged and tribal communities — potentially by as much as 50%. It's now off the table after the Trump administration terminated the grant. wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisc...

Trump is blocking billions of dollars of grants that would fix the grid

The Department of Energy has canceled or stalled funding for thousands of projects that would improve the country’s stressed grid — including in Wisconsin.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Insane that AOC is being quoted as saying "Woke 1 was crazy" when this is what she actually said. youtu.be/SFwAnMLBSOw?...

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Thank you, Fran. Onward and upward.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

See also: Their ramblings on progressives.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Literally, the single most important, extreme, & completely disqualifying thing about any of the candidates in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race has been totally absent from the National & State Conversations™️ except for a few fact-checking orgs & passing mentions in paragraph 12-15 of some articles.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Because they both are literally concentrating on the congress and senate. AOC has not endorsed anyone outside of those rolls this cycle.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/08/2026

Q: If you're elected governor, what's the first thing you want to do? FRANCESCA HONG: We want to make sure we call a special session for the legislation on a moratorium on data centers

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 20/07/2026

"He is an election denier, so yes, I believe that makes him a traitor." @francescahongwi.bsky.social on why she believes she's the strongest Democrat to take on Republicans zeteo.com/p/socialist-...

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

It's already being viewed on a cell phone. I have a hard time being too precious about anything consumed in that environment. And some of it adds a nice touch. That said, I tend to leave to sound off by default, as basically everything else about the app bombards us as with noise as well.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I'll believe it when I see it. Dems have had the power to close tax loopholes but they didn't, probably because too many of them have their hands in the same bag.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

So...what is the alternative here? Maine voters chose their candidate. Unless you have a different strategy, he's the guy.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Is it not already? I have a feed full of illustrators. I suspect engagement & algos play a role in his UX. People will share as they will, so it does take some additional molding. This seems more a problem with the user base than the app itself.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

It's also a real estate land grab. 🤷‍♂️

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Mesmerizing first trailer for "Wildwood", the new stop motion feature film by LAIKA Studios. Full 4K video >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=POne...

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The last month with Ben Stiller still over there tweeting about the Knicks while Nancy Mace calls him a terrorist shows that the only public figures still on there have some sort of kink for sustaining deep moral injuries. All of the celebrities left because being on there is an unwinnable game.

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Tim Heidecker @timheidecker.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

InfoWars chief Tim Heidecker talks to UNHINGED caller “AJ”. Check out theonion.info for this and more urgent news.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Without a shred of irony...

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

If it was a person on the other end of the conversation, what would the answer be?

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

New level of Amazement unlocked.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

In Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, two local families had their rural wells go completely, permanently dry and are not having to spend thousands to dig in the hopes of hitting more water. Like, what are we even doing here anymore?

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

There are folks in both categories that I trust, but all make the occasional stinker. A great actor can be the cherry on an otherwise shit pie. Great directors can become victims of their own style and tropes. If the story looks good, I'm game. Sometimes people I underestimate surprise me.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

While the wind up certainly breeds a bit of anxiety, deleting accounts and apps provides a pretty solid boost of dopamine, even relief. It's especially satisfying when there is a bit of conscience behind it. It's just software. Surely, we can relearn how to live without it.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

When you get home, do you generally keep it in your pocket or in reach? If so, give it a home. Whittle down to only the necessary communicative notifications (people, not apps), but otherwise leave it alone. It works wonders.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I didn't watch it either, but I'm confident I could have told you what it was about regardless. From the quick reads, zero surprises were had that day.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

While I understand why privately held AI companies want to monopolize seemingly every aspect of our lives, the obvious answer being the accumulation and consolidation of wealth, what continues to perplex me is why regular people so eager to go along with it and relinquish those parts.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

LLMs engaging in blackmail and malicious acts makes sense when you consider that the content and data gluttons of big tech have been mixing everything from facts to fiction, opinion pieces, science docs and screenplays like a kid doing shots and drugs for the first time. Expect some consequences.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I certainly find uses for it, this being one. I'm also fascinated by the illusion and our tendency to humanize. LLMs don't think, but I ask them opinion questions. I don't thank Google sheets for doing math, but I say please and thank you in a chat bot session. It's funny in a way. Realities...

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Interesting observations. I'd be curious to explore the original texts that these answers were cribbed from to see if and how accurately the software was able to pull and reproduce the original authors intent. I'm sure there are unexplored nuggets in there.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

While I disagree with his equating of MAGA to Angel films or more trad Cons/R's/Christians, my issue with MAGA art is that it's largely built on grievance or a reaction to The Left™, making it feel empty, slapdash & more like a momentary fit or rage bait instead than anything with lasting impact.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I happened upon it in real time and was glad that I caught it. It would have been nice to have the subtitles presented by default as it was a message that deserved to be heard, so I hope venues that presented the game had them set where available.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

When additional votes are tallied, they do tend to change the numbers.

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Must be one helluva tribute band. 😏

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Yes. This. I've never understand the thinking behind this...like, I get it, but removing yourself from being able to monitor the wrongdoing and allowing a sycophant in your place feels self-defeating.

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dc20Thrill Save @dc20willsave.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

A long Facebook post from years ago talking about how much it sucks to be Harriet Winslow.

A screenshot of a Facebook post from. 2017.

"It must really suck to be Harriet Winslow. You have an alright job, three kids, and a loving husband. Sure, your mother-in-law, your sister, and her son live with you but, hey family matters!

Then, one day, our husband invites that weirdo from next door over because he doesn't like your daughter's boyfriend. Now, the kid never stops just walking into your house like he owns the place. You don't like him but you live with it. But then, one day, your youngest daughter vanishes. No one in your family talks about her and you can't even say her name."

Facebook post continued.

"So, that weirdo next door keeps on doing weird things to your family and their house. Your mother in law and sister disappear but your nephew is still there. You try to shrug it all off, and are even more happy when he gets a girlfriend because you hope it means he'll stop embarrassing your remaining daughter. Then one day, his parents disappear. Supposedly they moved without him but the more likely case is they got in his way like your daughter, sister, and mother-in-law. You and your husband decide to let him live with you. Bad choice."

Facebook post part 3

"The little freak continues to do weird things. He freaking clones himself at one point only for the clone to end up becoming a super-model. Long story. Suddenly, your family seems to be even more pushed to the side in your own house. Then he breaks up with his girlfriend and she starts spying on your family. And, to make matters worse, he has broken down your daughters self-esteem to the point where they start dating. Enough is enough. You decide to do something about it but you walk into your house one day and there's a woman there, your family calls her mom, and suddenly no one recognizes you. You know it's that Urkel's fault but no one seems to care. You realize that Family no longer matters, that only Urkel Matters. Your life is shattered. You leave your family with the doppleganger and seek out the family that he shoved out to make more room for himself."

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Dan Romens @dromens.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

If he buys WB, he will just create another failing company. The output at Paramount under his lead has been abysmal. Being rich doesn't mean you have taste.

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