dan sinker
@dansinker.com
I make stuff. Currently Says Who and Rebel Spirit podcasts & writing at dansinker.com. Formerly Punk Planet (RIP), impeachment dot fyi, OpenNews, and much more. Always something new coming soon.
Pinned
yes this for sure
I think the thing that will prevent a restoration of “normalcy” even when/if Trump & MAGA are in the rearview mirror is literally how many of our key institutions *treat* this era as normal.
Media, markets and yes, much of the opposition party are just not reacting like this is a fascist takeover.
Media, markets and yes, much of the opposition party are just not reacting like this is a fascist takeover.
January 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
yes this for sure
800 whistles packed up and shipping to six different towns, coast to coast.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
800 whistles packed up and shipping to six different towns, coast to coast.
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The Nobel thing reminds of one of those origin stories for an impossibly stupid but disproportionately damaging Batman villain who only shows up in one issue in the '70s.
January 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The Nobel thing reminds of one of those origin stories for an impossibly stupid but disproportionately damaging Batman villain who only shows up in one issue in the '70s.
Got to go in the backroom of the post office to drop eight tubs of zines, so today was a good day.
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Got to go in the backroom of the post office to drop eight tubs of zines, so today was a good day.
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One of the first things anyone learns about facial recognition is that it is often wrong and that it is biased. And yet ICE is using it all day every day to determine legal status & who to detain. And now we have a high-profile example of it being flat out wrong:
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
www.404media.co
January 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM
One of the first things anyone learns about facial recognition is that it is often wrong and that it is biased. And yet ICE is using it all day every day to determine legal status & who to detain. And now we have a high-profile example of it being flat out wrong:
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
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Saint Paul Public Schools, one of the biggest school districts in the state, is closed for the next two days because teachers need time to build hybrid learning because unaccountable masked, armed federal government goons have made it too difficult for nonwhite children to leave their homes.
January 20, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Saint Paul Public Schools, one of the biggest school districts in the state, is closed for the next two days because teachers need time to build hybrid learning because unaccountable masked, armed federal government goons have made it too difficult for nonwhite children to leave their homes.
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One of the best ways I know to sort Gen Xers/old Millennials into levels of trustworthiness is to take note of which beloved 80s/90s comic strip they never shut up about. Calvin & Hobbes? That's a good-hearted normie. Far Side? Probably annoying, plays hours of RPGs. Bloom County? Fully radicalized.
January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
One of the best ways I know to sort Gen Xers/old Millennials into levels of trustworthiness is to take note of which beloved 80s/90s comic strip they never shut up about. Calvin & Hobbes? That's a good-hearted normie. Far Side? Probably annoying, plays hours of RPGs. Bloom County? Fully radicalized.
A good day to log off and do some work in your community.
January 19, 2026 at 1:43 PM
A good day to log off and do some work in your community.
Running 100 cute rainbow whistles heading to Maine. Fuck ICE.
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Running 100 cute rainbow whistles heading to Maine. Fuck ICE.
100% this.
i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 19, 2026 at 3:55 AM
100% this.
I love a city that always does the impossible. Doesn't always win, always tries.
January 19, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I love a city that always does the impossible. Doesn't always win, always tries.
Always down, never out.
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Always down, never out.
Spent basically the entire weekend signing, numbering and packing a remarkable number of zines. Ended up with EIGHT mail tubs full. Kinda blown away and definitely very tired.
January 18, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Spent basically the entire weekend signing, numbering and packing a remarkable number of zines. Ended up with EIGHT mail tubs full. Kinda blown away and definitely very tired.
goddammit
January 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
goddammit
A Saturday morning spent printing whistles and signing/numbering zines is a pretty good Saturday morning.
January 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
A Saturday morning spent printing whistles and signing/numbering zines is a pretty good Saturday morning.
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DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
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Everything in Minneapolis is following the same pattern as Chicago. At this rate, Gregory Bovino will be getting deposed and his lawyer will be upset that opposing counsel didn’t shake his hand in plus or minus four weeks
Breaking News: A federal judge ordered immigration agents not to retaliate against people engaging in peaceful protests in Minnesota, among other restrictions.
Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters
A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.
nyti.ms
January 17, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Everything in Minneapolis is following the same pattern as Chicago. At this rate, Gregory Bovino will be getting deposed and his lawyer will be upset that opposing counsel didn’t shake his hand in plus or minus four weeks
Last four available from this stock (will be reupping). Act fast
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January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Last four available from this stock (will be reupping). Act fast
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January 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
It's cold, everything is a nightmare, and still you're doing your best. Do I have a hat for you. Limited supply, $30. shop.dansinker.com/products/try...
January 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
It's cold, everything is a nightmare, and still you're doing your best. Do I have a hat for you. Limited supply, $30. shop.dansinker.com/products/try...
I'm working with these folks and it is incredible to watch the speed, enthusiasm, and comradery happening behind the scenes in what's a completely ad-hoc group of printer rogues.
We are quickly coming up on 50,000 whistles shipped so far in January, and I am just forever impressed by the passion of the folks who have joined forces with us!
A reminder that if you know anyone who needs whistles, they can email the address at the top of our linktree! linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
A reminder that if you know anyone who needs whistles, they can email the address at the top of our linktree! linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm working with these folks and it is incredible to watch the speed, enthusiasm, and comradery happening behind the scenes in what's a completely ad-hoc group of printer rogues.
I live in Chicago and it’s January and yet every time it snows I am like HOW DARE YOU
January 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I live in Chicago and it’s January and yet every time it snows I am like HOW DARE YOU
It's 27 degrees at 8pm in Minneapolis. How long are they standing out there waiting for water to freeze?
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin on "acts of violence" against ICE agents in Minnesota: "Pouring water on the ground so that it would freeze the ground in front of our federal law enforcement vehicles so that they would potentially slide, crash, and potentially kill them"
January 16, 2026 at 2:23 AM
It's 27 degrees at 8pm in Minneapolis. How long are they standing out there waiting for water to freeze?