Anil Dash
@anildash.com
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Anil Dash
@anildash.com
· Nov 20
What I learned from Prince and Muhammad Ali was that it’s possible to love yourself so much that everybody else does, too.
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Look Mamdani you can’t make me vote again even harder! Goddamn 😭♥️I love this man he making nyc feel good af rn
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 21, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Look Mamdani you can’t make me vote again even harder! Goddamn 😭♥️I love this man he making nyc feel good af rn
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He’s our own Puxsutawney Ted, predicting ice and a possible grid collapse.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 5:24 AM
He’s our own Puxsutawney Ted, predicting ice and a possible grid collapse.
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I will never get over the fact that the Republican Party chose as its standard-bearer, and this country elected as its President, quite possibly the worst human being on the planet.
Trump: "ICE is gonna be too rough with somebody. They're gonna make a mistake sometimes. I felt horribly when I was told the young woman had the tragedy. But when I learned her father is - I hope he still is, but I don't know - was a tremendous Trump fan. It's terrible. It's so sad. It just happens"
January 20, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I will never get over the fact that the Republican Party chose as its standard-bearer, and this country elected as its President, quite possibly the worst human being on the planet.
One thing I will say, having knocked on thousands of doors in my lifetime, (most recently ~1000 for Zohran), it is very, very consistent that a single conversation massively increases the chances of a person connecting with a campaign & voting if they're a person who is not engaged with politics.
interesting that a single face-to-face contact turned this nonvoter into a voter
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 AM
One thing I will say, having knocked on thousands of doors in my lifetime, (most recently ~1000 for Zohran), it is very, very consistent that a single conversation massively increases the chances of a person connecting with a campaign & voting if they're a person who is not engaged with politics.
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I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
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Imagine a top official from the last administration saying this
Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Imagine a top official from the last administration saying this
Interestingly, the best thing from last weekend's SNL is this clip that was cut for time and posted on a Tuesday night: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA8O...
Weekend Update: Tommy Brennan on Trump's ICE Deployments in Minnesota - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Interestingly, the best thing from last weekend's SNL is this clip that was cut for time and posted on a Tuesday night: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA8O...
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I didn't even know it was possible to close the gap between White voters and Black voters to just 9 points.
SEVENTY PERCENT OF WHITE VOTERS say the country is out of control. 50% of Trump voters do!!!!
SEVENTY PERCENT OF WHITE VOTERS say the country is out of control. 50% of Trump voters do!!!!
January 20, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I didn't even know it was possible to close the gap between White voters and Black voters to just 9 points.
SEVENTY PERCENT OF WHITE VOTERS say the country is out of control. 50% of Trump voters do!!!!
SEVENTY PERCENT OF WHITE VOTERS say the country is out of control. 50% of Trump voters do!!!!
If I post “holy fucking shit” with no context, people say “here comes a great Prince story”.
There should be a rule that if you are a Known Sports Poster you can say things like “holy fucking shit” with zero context but if you are primarily a Known Politics Poster that gets you like a two day ban
January 20, 2026 at 11:48 PM
If I post “holy fucking shit” with no context, people say “here comes a great Prince story”.
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Oops, I started a new project: Skyreader, an RSS reader on the AT Protocol. Share cool articles like it's 2010 and Google Reader would never die. skyreader.app
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
Skyreader: A RSS Reader on the AT Protocol
Introducing a RSS reader for the AT Protocol where you feeds and article sharing are portable
www.disnetdev.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Oops, I started a new project: Skyreader, an RSS reader on the AT Protocol. Share cool articles like it's 2010 and Google Reader would never die. skyreader.app
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
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New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
I appreciate the sentiment here, but it is only honest to say that the United States will never be the same again. The U.S. that led the world in scientific research in so many disciplines is done. It may be possible someday for some to be rebuilt, but why would any other country trust us again?
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I appreciate the sentiment here, but it is only honest to say that the United States will never be the same again. The U.S. that led the world in scientific research in so many disciplines is done. It may be possible someday for some to be rebuilt, but why would any other country trust us again?
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Whenever I read discourse on AI energy/water use that focuses on the "median query," I can't help but feel misled. Coding agents like Claude Code send hundreds of longer-than-median queries every session, and I run dozens of sessions a day.
On my blog: www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01...
On my blog: www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01...
January 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Whenever I read discourse on AI energy/water use that focuses on the "median query," I can't help but feel misled. Coding agents like Claude Code send hundreds of longer-than-median queries every session, and I run dozens of sessions a day.
On my blog: www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01...
On my blog: www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01...
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Not too late and the queue ought to be shorter by now. I actually got $60 by following Anil’s suggestions.
Oh hey friends, if you’re a Verizon customer and they are trying to give you the $20 desire for the outage the other day, DO NOT TAKE IT. You don’t have to even call them. Get onto the web chat, type in “agent”, tell them the outage affected your work, and say you’ve been a customer for X years.
January 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Not too late and the queue ought to be shorter by now. I actually got $60 by following Anil’s suggestions.
@buttondown.com quick suggestion — in the email summary of activity, there are a few numbers that get labeled as red when they go down, even if down is "good" (and vice versa with green). For example, if unsubscribes or undeliverable subscribers goes down, that should be green.
January 20, 2026 at 7:55 PM
@buttondown.com quick suggestion — in the email summary of activity, there are a few numbers that get labeled as red when they go down, even if down is "good" (and vice versa with green). For example, if unsubscribes or undeliverable subscribers goes down, that should be green.
Attentions Dems: if you want to win over the “persuadable” Trump voters? ABOLISH ICE.
*Another* new YouGov / Economist poll shows continuing mounting support for abolishing ICE:
45% support abolishing ICE
45% oppose abolishing ICE
Black voters in favor 60-20
Moderates in favor 45-41
Independents in favor 44-34
12% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE as well
45% support abolishing ICE
45% oppose abolishing ICE
Black voters in favor 60-20
Moderates in favor 45-41
Independents in favor 44-34
12% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE as well
January 20, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Attentions Dems: if you want to win over the “persuadable” Trump voters? ABOLISH ICE.
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I understand recoiling in fear, tuning things out, or retreating — I fully get it, on an emotional level. But I can't imagine not fighting. I simply cannot fathom seeing these forces at work in our world, let alone in close proximity to me, and not saying "fuck that" and throwing down.
January 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I understand recoiling in fear, tuning things out, or retreating — I fully get it, on an emotional level. But I can't imagine not fighting. I simply cannot fathom seeing these forces at work in our world, let alone in close proximity to me, and not saying "fuck that" and throwing down.
The Baptist church has hundreds of cases of child sexual abuse that this scumbag has never commented on, let alone called those church-enabled attacks terror.
Rep. Keith Self on anti-ICE protesters who disrupted a church service in the Twin Cities: "I compare them to Hamas who live-streamed the attack in Israel that killed hundreds of people. They want to instill terror."
January 20, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The Baptist church has hundreds of cases of child sexual abuse that this scumbag has never commented on, let alone called those church-enabled attacks terror.
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These people are nuts. Anyone who thinks this is a valid point is nuts. There's not much more to say or any reason to be polite about it.
Rep. Keith Self on anti-ICE protesters who disrupted a church service in the Twin Cities: "I compare them to Hamas who live-streamed the attack in Israel that killed hundreds of people. They want to instill terror."
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
These people are nuts. Anyone who thinks this is a valid point is nuts. There's not much more to say or any reason to be polite about it.
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It’s 1:45 AM & the President posted 10 times this hour—calling for investigations of sitting members of Congress, threatening to jail protesters, sharing alleged diplomatic messages, and posting AI-generated images of himself conquering Greenland. This is the person with access to the nuclear codes.
January 20, 2026 at 6:59 AM
It’s 1:45 AM & the President posted 10 times this hour—calling for investigations of sitting members of Congress, threatening to jail protesters, sharing alleged diplomatic messages, and posting AI-generated images of himself conquering Greenland. This is the person with access to the nuclear codes.
This feels like the perfect encapsulation of how completely cooked right-wing brains are. In the fairly-recent past, Republicans would distance themselves from anyone batshit enough to froth at the mouth towards Elmo. Now, they'll embrace it. It would be good to point out how fucking creepy that is!
January 20, 2026 at 6:52 AM
This feels like the perfect encapsulation of how completely cooked right-wing brains are. In the fairly-recent past, Republicans would distance themselves from anyone batshit enough to froth at the mouth towards Elmo. Now, they'll embrace it. It would be good to point out how fucking creepy that is!
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Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
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I like that the same day a guy was like “this place will never be Twitter” this thread gave us the most 2015 Twitter experience (complimentary) imaginable.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I like that the same day a guy was like “this place will never be Twitter” this thread gave us the most 2015 Twitter experience (complimentary) imaginable.