David Kronig
@davekronig.bsky.social
Government transparency & voting rights lawyer. Previously: Voter Protection Director WisDems. Musician. Immunocompromised/disabled. Lawyer. Fan of N95s, democracy, and righteous fights. he/him. Opinions are mine alone but generally pretty good
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David Kronig
@davekronig.bsky.social
· Oct 31
This is another semi-regular reminder that hot people mask (I mean, look at @malyndae.bsky.social 😍) because masking is love and resistance and anti-fascist. Masking is community care, and community care is radical in this age. Be hot. Wear a mask.
…and getting stupider by the day
December 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
…and getting stupider by the day
I woke up way too early this morning because ✨anxiety✨ but getting to do this before work is a decent consolation prize
December 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I woke up way too early this morning because ✨anxiety✨ but getting to do this before work is a decent consolation prize
if i have to sit next to a sweaty gym bro on an airplane i am suing sean duffy for intentional infliction of emotional distress
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
if i have to sit next to a sweaty gym bro on an airplane i am suing sean duffy for intentional infliction of emotional distress
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Six-week study of 67 students in four classes, 1047 saliva samples ->
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
HT: Emily Martin
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
HT: Emily Martin
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Six-week study of 67 students in four classes, 1047 saliva samples ->
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
HT: Emily Martin
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
HT: Emily Martin
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Society: *treats disabled people like shit*
Also society: People just wanna be disabled so they can feel SPECIAL!
Also society: People just wanna be disabled so they can feel SPECIAL!
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Society: *treats disabled people like shit*
Also society: People just wanna be disabled so they can feel SPECIAL!
Also society: People just wanna be disabled so they can feel SPECIAL!
When I was a law clerk, I went to naturalization ceremonies that my judge presided over. The people in those rooms were absolutely overflowing with love and gratitude for the opportunity to be Americans. Their love of this country renewed my own at the time.
This is fucking barbaric.
This is fucking barbaric.
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
When I was a law clerk, I went to naturalization ceremonies that my judge presided over. The people in those rooms were absolutely overflowing with love and gratitude for the opportunity to be Americans. Their love of this country renewed my own at the time.
This is fucking barbaric.
This is fucking barbaric.
yeah so this is just premeditated murder however you look at it
December 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
yeah so this is just premeditated murder however you look at it
Counterpoint: fuck that and fuck them for suggesting it because it’s none of anyone’s fucking business why I’m wearing a mask
The amNY editorial board wants to bring back the mask ban: www.amny.com/editorial/ed...
Editorial | It’s time for New York to reinstate the mask ban | amNewYork
More than five years removed from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are long past the point of necessity for public mask-wearing. The mask ban that was lifted during
www.amny.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Counterpoint: fuck that and fuck them for suggesting it because it’s none of anyone’s fucking business why I’m wearing a mask
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Disabled people deserve healthcare.
Disabled people deserve housing.
Disabled people deserve food.
Disabled people deserve support.
Our ability to work and produce should not determine our value.
Disability is not a moral failing. Most people will experience it someday.
Disabled people deserve housing.
Disabled people deserve food.
Disabled people deserve support.
Our ability to work and produce should not determine our value.
Disability is not a moral failing. Most people will experience it someday.
December 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Disabled people deserve healthcare.
Disabled people deserve housing.
Disabled people deserve food.
Disabled people deserve support.
Our ability to work and produce should not determine our value.
Disability is not a moral failing. Most people will experience it someday.
Disabled people deserve housing.
Disabled people deserve food.
Disabled people deserve support.
Our ability to work and produce should not determine our value.
Disability is not a moral failing. Most people will experience it someday.
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As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
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just an utter joke of a court.
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
just an utter joke of a court.
I am generally of the view that the money in my retirement accounts is none of my business, but I log in every now & then for a vibe check, and one of the many alarming things I have learned in 2025 is that the stock market does not give a single shit about fascism
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I am generally of the view that the money in my retirement accounts is none of my business, but I log in every now & then for a vibe check, and one of the many alarming things I have learned in 2025 is that the stock market does not give a single shit about fascism
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Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
NEW: Republican-led states, in a new filing at the D.C. Circuit, say D.C. residents are irrelevant, D.C. belongs to everyone else. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
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There are more disabled people who are pretending to be healthy so that you don’t judge us or think us incapable than there are healthy people pretending to be disabled. If you find yourself questioning whether someone is really disabled, you’re doing the work of the oppressor. #disability
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
There are more disabled people who are pretending to be healthy so that you don’t judge us or think us incapable than there are healthy people pretending to be disabled. If you find yourself questioning whether someone is really disabled, you’re doing the work of the oppressor. #disability
I've spent the last 6 years getting comfortable with identifying as disabled, after spending my first 35 years denying it even to myself. It wasn't easy! We live in a society that fundamentally hates disabled people and thinks our lives are worthless, so embracing the identity is a big choice.
There are more disabled people who are pretending to be healthy so that you don’t judge us or think us incapable than there are healthy people pretending to be disabled. If you find yourself questioning whether someone is really disabled, you’re doing the work of the oppressor. #disability
December 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I've spent the last 6 years getting comfortable with identifying as disabled, after spending my first 35 years denying it even to myself. It wasn't easy! We live in a society that fundamentally hates disabled people and thinks our lives are worthless, so embracing the identity is a big choice.
i count 5-7 bathrooms, including a "coat bath," 3 bedrooms, a "gourmet kitchen" with nothing in it, and no identifiable door to the outside
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
i count 5-7 bathrooms, including a "coat bath," 3 bedrooms, a "gourmet kitchen" with nothing in it, and no identifiable door to the outside
I’m back at Columbia med for my 3x/year cancer checkups in a packed waiting room with ~30 people, at least 3 of whom have terrifyingly productive coughs, & zero masks. It’s got to be a sign of the decay of civilization that my riskiest activities are medical appointments to try not to die of cancer
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’m back at Columbia med for my 3x/year cancer checkups in a packed waiting room with ~30 people, at least 3 of whom have terrifyingly productive coughs, & zero masks. It’s got to be a sign of the decay of civilization that my riskiest activities are medical appointments to try not to die of cancer
named my fists lerner and loewe 'cause they can dance all night
named my fists simon and garfunkel 'cause if you fuck with me all you're gonna hear is the sound of silence
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
December 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
named my fists lerner and loewe 'cause they can dance all night
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Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
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I am once again asking United States Senators to take a trial ad class to learn cross examination and witness control techniques plz
One thing to note about Bove’s response re: whistleblower report is that he didn’t explicitly deny making the “fuck you” comment.
Would be interesting to see his response if a senator directly asks him if he denies saying that
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Would be interesting to see his response if a senator directly asks him if he denies saying that
bsky.app/profile/anna...
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This feels especially evident on the roads. People are dramatically worse drivers than they were 10 years ago. Some combination of increased distraction from technology, COVID cognitive decline, & the disregard for human life we were told was acceptable during the push to return to 2019 ways of life
That begs the question: why has everyone lost their damn minds?
And the answer I think is Phone x COVID x Neoliberalism = everyone is insane.
And the answer I think is Phone x COVID x Neoliberalism = everyone is insane.
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This feels especially evident on the roads. People are dramatically worse drivers than they were 10 years ago. Some combination of increased distraction from technology, COVID cognitive decline, & the disregard for human life we were told was acceptable during the push to return to 2019 ways of life
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These horrible deaths are the expected consequence of abandoning the basic societal premise of disease avoidance, and it was never going to be containable to just covid.
And also if you suggest anything like the below logic about children getting endless covid infections, people FREAK OUT.
And also if you suggest anything like the below logic about children getting endless covid infections, people FREAK OUT.
It boggles my mind that parents in these situations are not charged with negligence and child endangerment at the minimum.
Your child dying from a preventable disease because you fell for an internet hoax should have consequences. That is a life lost.
Your child dying from a preventable disease because you fell for an internet hoax should have consequences. That is a life lost.
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
These horrible deaths are the expected consequence of abandoning the basic societal premise of disease avoidance, and it was never going to be containable to just covid.
And also if you suggest anything like the below logic about children getting endless covid infections, people FREAK OUT.
And also if you suggest anything like the below logic about children getting endless covid infections, people FREAK OUT.
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The house I bought this year (which I love & am grateful for) came with this unnecessarily fancy-looking stove that I hate for a number of reasons. But one of them is that all of the knobs in this photo are off. Whoever designed this is an absolute sadist
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The house I bought this year (which I love & am grateful for) came with this unnecessarily fancy-looking stove that I hate for a number of reasons. But one of them is that all of the knobs in this photo are off. Whoever designed this is an absolute sadist
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You've got to have some gall to call Covid conscious folks rigid when you haven't masked in public in years, cling to 2019 & refuse to evolve your daily habits to fit the science 🧬
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
You've got to have some gall to call Covid conscious folks rigid when you haven't masked in public in years, cling to 2019 & refuse to evolve your daily habits to fit the science 🧬