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Dan Kim (김명준)

@danielmkim.bsky.social

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He/him. Appa. Cat dad. Former infantry person, current food/wine person. Ally. Equality for all, no exceptions. LFC Reds. Oxford comma. 2 spaces. Confederates = traitors. Punch Nazis. Trump/Putin/ICE Delenda Est

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · May 25

Another passel of new followers (who are all of you listening to my ramblings?), so a repeat of my rules: no racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, or religious bigotry. The Confederates were traitors who fought for slavery & deserve a punch. “Equality for all” in my bio means exactly that.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 16h

Ever have one of those days where you go, buy me dinner first before you do that to me? Yeah.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 1d

“Coming To America” was prophetic, but instead of McDowell’s, we’ve got this fried chicken place in Flushing. I always have a chuckle when I pass by.

Kennedy Fried Chicken on the corner of Northern Boulevard & Main Street

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 1d

My question is, who told Jabba the Hutt Jr that he had to button both buttons of a 2-button suit jacket?

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 1d

They are who everyone thought they were years ago. Deplorables.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 1d

Nightmare fuel

Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 2d

How it started: peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
How it ended: Turkey meatballs with marinara from scratch & penne. (Not pictured: Junior, who has a physics assignment & a father incapable of helping him)

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 2d

I would listen to her sing through a reading of the phone book.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 2d

For fans of alt 90s country, I highly recommend 2 tracks: "Here I Am" by Marty Stuart. Come for the mournful vocals, stay for the firebreathing pedal steel solo. "Sweet Old World" by Emmylou Harris, written by Lucinda Williams, with Neil Young on harmonica, will transport you.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 3d

If anyone on the job actually quits (& I know a good number of cops, none of whom want to jeopardize those sweet city benefits or pensions), then I’m the next goddamn Archbishop of New York.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 3d

Happy “white slaver failing upwards by discovering Samana Cay but declaring that it’s Asia” day to all of you who celebrate.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 3d

Happy 77th birthday to my mom.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 4d

She & her running mates came in 2nd last year. It’s been amazing to see how they applied lessons learned to their next campaign & won.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 4d

No, she & her running mates ran on positivity & school spirit, with tons of campaign posters featuring them as hand-drawn Snoopy & Lucy/Sally/Patty, or TMNT. Alas, no Conan quotes for them.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 4d

On an *average* night, I probably add 1/2 a mile to my walk from work the Penn Station, owing to veering around people who inexplicably walk too damn slow. The good news is, I made it to my train with 1 minute to spare, even after getting a to-go beer at Rose’s Pizza. Sláinte!

A tired & increasingly gray haired man enjoying his train beer to celebrate the end of the work week - Modelo tonight

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 4d

One of my new bartenders was ordering food for their training meal, which I encourage them to do at the end of every training shift to learn the menu.
“What’s good, Dan?”
“To defeat your enemies. See them driven before you. And hear the lamentations of their women.”
“Okaaay” 😳

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 5d

Took Miss Student Council President-elect Kim to our favorite diner to celebrate not just her victory, but her whole ticket (her BFFs are VP & Secretary). We discussed substantive issues like Halloween decorations, the 8th grade dance, & most importantly, how they crushed the all-boy dudebro ticket.

Nutella & banana pancakes (& a Coke, which her mother doesn’t let her drink) as befits a president-elect

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 5d

It’s a holiday weekend, so my route from work to Penn Station looks like a wasp nest that’s been upset, except that these wasps are tourists who walk at about 10% of the speed required of a pedestrian here, & the 5-0 takes a dim view of spraying tourists with insecticide. But we do love you. Honest.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 5d

Only a matter of time before her BFF/VP plots a teenage coup d’etat

Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 5d

I’ll fight you, Paul. And we NYers refuse to call that tomato quiche “pizza.”

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 5d

Her first official act will be to pardon the kids in detention for being caught outside their classrooms during class periods.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 6d

Not to brag or anything, but Miss Kim was just elected student council president of her middle school.

a man with a mustache is holding his fist up in the air and says that 's my girl .

ALT: a man with a mustache is holding his fist up in the air and says that 's my girl .

media.tenor.com

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 6d

I just take out the guesswork & don’t let him have any dairy

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 6d

You get used to it

Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 6d

The country is going to hell in a hand basket, but you can take my commuter train beer when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. Only 13 hours until I have to play restaurant again.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 7d

In case anyone is wondering how I’m voting for mayor

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