Chris Dawe
@ctdawe.bsky.social
Apple technology consultant. Counterfeit extrovert. Co-Chair of the Mac Admins Foundation. History, Wi-Fi, cooking, politics. He/him. We all matter or none of us do.
Scalzi tipped the name of his cover band. Who are they covering?
All that I ask is that when I approach my 70s I don't suddenly become one of those science fiction writers who writes embarrassingly horny prose about nipple-spunged space swingers banging everyone but the dog for two-thirds of the novel
Think how much weirder your books will get
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Scalzi tipped the name of his cover band. Who are they covering?
The Bible speaks of the Ark leveling mountains and laying waste to entire regions. An army which carries the Ark before it...is invincible, Charlie Brown.
We all float down here, Charlie Brown
Second prize is a set of steak knives, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The Bible speaks of the Ark leveling mountains and laying waste to entire regions. An army which carries the Ark before it...is invincible, Charlie Brown.
Nineteen salts as of last count.
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Nineteen salts as of last count.
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My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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When I say "I have a conflict with this meeting" I do not mean that I have another meeting at the same time.
What I mean is, I take ubmrage against it. I have a feud with it on a historic scale.
What I mean is, I take ubmrage against it. I have a feud with it on a historic scale.
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When I say "I have a conflict with this meeting" I do not mean that I have another meeting at the same time.
What I mean is, I take ubmrage against it. I have a feud with it on a historic scale.
What I mean is, I take ubmrage against it. I have a feud with it on a historic scale.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
Well then.
For those of us who are slow on the uptake, I think this is the USCG reference... www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Well then.
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MUPPET KNIVES OUT
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
MUPPET KNIVES OUT
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The whole "why do orcs know what a menu is" thing is a non-issue
Hobbits are a metaphor for rural English nobility. It figures that orcs represent their hated enemy: the French.
Hobbits are a metaphor for rural English nobility. It figures that orcs represent their hated enemy: the French.
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The whole "why do orcs know what a menu is" thing is a non-issue
Hobbits are a metaphor for rural English nobility. It figures that orcs represent their hated enemy: the French.
Hobbits are a metaphor for rural English nobility. It figures that orcs represent their hated enemy: the French.
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NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR INTENTIONS
YOUR IMPACT IS WHAT MATTERS
$%^&*(#@$%^&*()$%^&*()*&^%$%^&*()(*&^%$
YOUR IMPACT IS WHAT MATTERS
$%^&*(#@$%^&*()$%^&*()*&^%$%^&*()(*&^%$
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR INTENTIONS
YOUR IMPACT IS WHAT MATTERS
$%^&*(#@$%^&*()$%^&*()*&^%$%^&*()(*&^%$
YOUR IMPACT IS WHAT MATTERS
$%^&*(#@$%^&*()$%^&*()*&^%$%^&*()(*&^%$
So how's the cost of eggs coming along again?
POTUS tells a woman to shut up by snapping "Quiet, Piggy."
Strike up the band for another rousing chorus of our theme song:
🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And Donald Trump is its Generalissimo🎵
Strike up the band for another rousing chorus of our theme song:
🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And Donald Trump is its Generalissimo🎵
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
So how's the cost of eggs coming along again?
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The US is not a liberal democracy, and hasn’t been since January. Constitution, rule of law, checks and balances, individual rights — all not in operation.
It’s now a mixed regime, autarky, competitive authoritarianism.
Not at risk. Not could be. Is.
Doesn’t mean that’s forever. But it is now.
It’s now a mixed regime, autarky, competitive authoritarianism.
Not at risk. Not could be. Is.
Doesn’t mean that’s forever. But it is now.
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The US is not a liberal democracy, and hasn’t been since January. Constitution, rule of law, checks and balances, individual rights — all not in operation.
It’s now a mixed regime, autarky, competitive authoritarianism.
Not at risk. Not could be. Is.
Doesn’t mean that’s forever. But it is now.
It’s now a mixed regime, autarky, competitive authoritarianism.
Not at risk. Not could be. Is.
Doesn’t mean that’s forever. But it is now.
Except that Douthat and the Times can fuck off.
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
I mean
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Except that Douthat and the Times can fuck off.
Nothing I could say would add to this:
There Are About A Thousand Of Us - Lawyers, Guns & Money
I wrote something longer, but for now I think I’ll just post this.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Nothing I could say would add to this:
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
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Always "a 15-year-old isn't a child" and never "a 15-year-old should be able to vote." Smdh
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Always "a 15-year-old isn't a child" and never "a 15-year-old should be able to vote." Smdh
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What New York Times calls “a light resume” for Seattle’s new progressive mayor turns out to be leading successful campaigns that expanded mass transit & housing & helped the city balance its budget. What a lightweight! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
What New York Times calls “a light resume” for Seattle’s new progressive mayor turns out to be leading successful campaigns that expanded mass transit & housing & helped the city balance its budget. What a lightweight! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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It isn’t that so many of the world’s most powerful men happen to be sexual sadists. It is that at a certain level of power, what obscenity is left but to violate the most vulnerable? Wealth shifts the baseline of morality until what is possible is acceptable. With enough money, anything is possible.
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It isn’t that so many of the world’s most powerful men happen to be sexual sadists. It is that at a certain level of power, what obscenity is left but to violate the most vulnerable? Wealth shifts the baseline of morality until what is possible is acceptable. With enough money, anything is possible.
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Emily, this entire thread is simply emphasizing that we have Moved Beyond the Need for the New York Times.
There is simply no way to reasonably defend their last decade of utter professional and ethical depravity.
There is simply no way to reasonably defend their last decade of utter professional and ethical depravity.
As a former member of NYT’s finance team & the co-author of this story exposing the relationship between Epstein & Bill Gates as well as one on Epstein & JPMorgan, I am really frustrated to see people claiming that NYT sat on publishable info about Trump and Epstein 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/b...
Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Emily, this entire thread is simply emphasizing that we have Moved Beyond the Need for the New York Times.
There is simply no way to reasonably defend their last decade of utter professional and ethical depravity.
There is simply no way to reasonably defend their last decade of utter professional and ethical depravity.
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Only we switched sides.
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Only we switched sides.
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joyce carol oates and elon musk are the social media avatars of the true fearless poster and the sniveling reply guy lol
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
joyce carol oates and elon musk are the social media avatars of the true fearless poster and the sniveling reply guy lol
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Asking my Senators to vote for new leadership; either Chuck Schumer cannot whip votes, in which case he's useless, or he is fine giving up leverage for nothing, in which case he's worthless.
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Asking my Senators to vote for new leadership; either Chuck Schumer cannot whip votes, in which case he's useless, or he is fine giving up leverage for nothing, in which case he's worthless.
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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AOC should announce she's primarying Chuck Schumer ASAP. This is the time. Imagine the donations. I'd give them to her.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
AOC should announce she's primarying Chuck Schumer ASAP. This is the time. Imagine the donations. I'd give them to her.