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Dave Clapper
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Improviser in Kansas City (mostly at The Bird)
Alumnus of Unexpected Productions (Seattle)
Founding Editor (Emeritus): SmokeLong Quarterly
Currently reading fiction submissions for FRiGG
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Dave Clapper @anhourofplay.bsky.social · Apr 19
1/8 I've participated in a fair number of protests over the years, starting with the first Gulf War. I was surprised how moved I was at today's 50501 rally in KC. Partially, that was because of the sign I myself was carrying, and the conversations that led to.
My hero, my grandfather: Carl E. Accola He fought fascism for 3 years abroad in WWI (1942-1946). My turn to fight it here.
anhourofplay.bsky.social
This "job" posting is obscene. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Thanks to @elletee13.bsky.social for reposting this. I'd missed it, and it's so lovely and heartening.
markharris.bsky.social Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 13d
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.

Yes, THAT Pope.
The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what “works,” but art opens up what is possible. Not everything has to be immediate or predictable. Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks and difference when evocative. Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is above all an invocation. When cinema is authentic, it does not merely console, but challenges. It articulates the questions that dwell within us, and sometimes, even provokes tears that we did not know we needed to express.
November 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Evergreen thread.
symbo1ics.bsky.social Linotype Pilgrim @symbo1ics.bsky.social · Nov 26
The 'ai' fraud is a uniquely dangerous accelerationist scam because its harms begin right now and extend indefinitely:

• in the short term, it fucks up your immediate work, needs, safety,and erodes trust in any image or text
• creative people are instantly impacted as workers &victims of plagiarism
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Yeah, no. I won't be popping my SSN into AI.
moreperfectunion.bsky.social More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 10d
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.

TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Amen. See also legalclarity.org/what-is-pris...
November 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Reposted by Dave Clapper
simpleresistance.us
#DoOneThing

$: donate to the Trevor Project

time: join a No Trillionaires! protest at a Tesla dealer today

prep: learn about and push back on Flock surveillance. The police state grows when we let it: many cities have cancelled contracts due to public scrutiny.

#ThreeThings

simpleresistance.us
#DoOneThing $: Donate to the Trevor Project, to fight LGBTQ+ youth suicide during Transgender Awareness Week. time: Join a "No Trillionaires" protest today: if Tesla doesn't perform, Elon doesn't get his new TRILLION DOLLAR compensation package. We've got this! prep: ICE and other enforcement is accessing Flock surveillance records nationwide. Learn more about this threat and push back: Flock contracts have been cancelled and police departments have turned off information sharing after public scrutiny brought these problems to light. We can make a difference one city at a time! #ThreeThings Visit SimpleResistance.US for links and details.
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reposted by Dave Clapper
simpleresistance.us
#DoOneThing

$: check your Chamber of Commerce for local gift certificates, instead of Starbucks.

time: It's Transgender Awareness Week. Spread awareness, or watch Will & Harper.

prep: File federal paperwork NOW, before government closes again Feb1.

#threethings

simpleresistance.us
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Reposted by Dave Clapper
psychopete.bsky.social
We’ve got some wins. We’ve got some hope. That’s not the time to ease up—it’s the time to tighten. A number of these companies would undo what landed them on the boycott guide. That’s leverage. That’s how we shape their future behavior.
psychopete1.substack.com/p/psycho-pet...
Psycho Pete's Living Guide to Boycotting the Big Orange Menace
The beast eats money. Don't feed it with yours.
psychopete1.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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jenee.bsky.social
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me.

RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
newyorker.com The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 22d
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Amen.
rbreich.bsky.social Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26d
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans agree that spending by wealthy donors and corporations in our elections gives rise to corruption — including majorities of Republican and independent voters.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

We must overturn Citizens United.
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Reposted by Dave Clapper
themorrancave.bsky.social
If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)

projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans - ProPublica
As part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government has provided hundreds of billions in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations i...
projects.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZQl...
November 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Hey @jbpritzker.bsky.social. Maybe it's time you go to Broadview yourself.
unraveledpress.com unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 27d
Reverend David Black has a Bible open and is preaching to the police now, inviting them to join him in standing with the persecuted inside the detention center.

"Which side do you think Jesus wanted his followers to be on?"
November 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Get real. Kristi Noem has never been, nor ever will be, hot.
Ewwwwwww.
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Every time I see JD Vance trending, I'm immediately disappointed that it's not about a change of office.
October 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Reposted by Dave Clapper
malaiseforever.bsky.social
reading slaughterhouse 5 for the first time and i was absolutely knocked senseless by this passage, which is so true and relevant that it feels like it was pulled from a history book
“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, 'It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.' It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: 'if you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?' There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand – glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register. Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money. They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves.”
October 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Reposted by Dave Clapper
smokelong.bsky.social
Come write with us. It's free. Five events each week between Nov 8 and Dec 14. Promptember will be an energetic promptathon with breakout sessions to awkwardly chat (a tradition at SmokeLong). Do 1 event per week, 3, or all. Donations go to @sundresspub.bsky.social www.smokelong.com/ready-for-pr...
Ready for Promptember 2025? - SmokeLong Quarterly
Join the SmokeLong community for Promptember, a mysterious intermonth happening between November and December of live write-in events designed to light a fire under your writing life. Participate in o...
www.smokelong.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
If you haven't heard @deadpioneers.bsky.social, you're missing out. Thanks, @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social, for putting them on your Fuck ICE Spotify play list. I've been hitting repeat on their songs for weeks now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_wc...
Dead Pioneers - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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October 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Mike Johnson, y'all.
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Including a wrecking ball, apparently.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Oct 21
Trump: "It looks like we're gonna have a Communist as the mayor of New York. But here's the good news -- he's gotta go through the White House. Everything goes through the White House. At least this White House it does."
October 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Fuck Ronald Reagan, then, now, and forever.
johnfugelsang.bsky.social John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · Oct 21
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.

In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
@actblueorg.bsky.social needs to stop asking questions if they'll only collect my answers if I make a donation. There are a ton of people who want you to fucking listen. They shouldn't have to be donors to have their voices heard.
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
anhourofplay.bsky.social
Note to self: this is a great writing prompt.
samrasnake.bsky.social Sam Rasnake @samrasnake.bsky.social · Oct 20
I start in the middle of a sentence and move both directions at once.
John Coltrane
#writer 🎵🎶
I start in the middle of a sentence and move both directions at once. John Coltrane
October 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM