Dan Holt
@danielsholt.bsky.social
Historian of one half of the legislative branch. All opinions are mine alone, of course.
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You guys. No. It's named by statute. Do better.
BREAKING: Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center will become the Trump-Kennedy Center: Leavitt
Leavitt said the the board unanimously voted to rename the performing arts venue.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
You guys. No. It's named by statute. Do better.
During COVID, as events were getting cancelled, I took very close note of what I was relieved to miss and what I was disappointed to miss. I was relieved way more often than disappointed and have since made plans accordingly.
thinking of the introverted woman who said she's never felt FOMO. she's only felt ROMO (Relief Of Missing Out)
December 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
During COVID, as events were getting cancelled, I took very close note of what I was relieved to miss and what I was disappointed to miss. I was relieved way more often than disappointed and have since made plans accordingly.
To throw just one data point out into the Discourse of the Day, I as a recently minted PhD in 2009-2012 was a finalist for three TT jobs that I did not get, and in each case I lost to another white man.
December 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
To throw just one data point out into the Discourse of the Day, I as a recently minted PhD in 2009-2012 was a finalist for three TT jobs that I did not get, and in each case I lost to another white man.
I am now "new-gutters-on-my-house-make-me-happy" years old
December 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I am now "new-gutters-on-my-house-make-me-happy" years old
I watched it religiously every new year's day throughout my youth.
One thing that came up again and again in my Rod Serling interviews is how younger audiences fell for Twilight Zone through the holiday marathons. Syfy’s schedule for this year’s holiday marathon is starting to come out: www.tvinsider.com/network/syfy...
Syfy - TV Schedule & Listings Guide
A live TV schedule for Syfy, with local listings of all upcoming programming.
www.tvinsider.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I watched it religiously every new year's day throughout my youth.
Hey, I'll take the reverse jinx!
I said coming into the weekend that this game would show whether the Bills really had a chance to reach the Superbowl. Seems clear that we have our answer and it is no.
Man the Bills are lifeless
December 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Hey, I'll take the reverse jinx!
I said coming into the weekend that this game would show whether the Bills really had a chance to reach the Superbowl. Seems clear that we have our answer and it is no.
Man the Bills are lifeless
December 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I said coming into the weekend that this game would show whether the Bills really had a chance to reach the Superbowl. Seems clear that we have our answer and it is no.
You just know the next stage of this is going to be, "Using AI isn't cheating because the goal of education is simply to teach kids how to use AI."
Absolutely staggering to consider the deadweight loss that AI has caused educators in terms of burdening them by making cheating easier, and how little our society's elites care
Across the country, a small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful artificial intelligence platforms such as ChatGPT.
December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
You just know the next stage of this is going to be, "Using AI isn't cheating because the goal of education is simply to teach kids how to use AI."
Apropos of Kent in the HOF, how the hell did Todd Helton not win the MVP in 2000?
December 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Apropos of Kent in the HOF, how the hell did Todd Helton not win the MVP in 2000?
When did football pants become shorts?
December 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
When did football pants become shorts?
In the 1960s, when proposals for adding federal appeals judges were taking place, circuit judges starting talking up what they called the "Rule of 9," where 9 was the magic number above which more judges would doom collegiality and efficiency. That idea eventually went by the wayside.
This could probably be done with simple legislation. Article 3 says almost nothing about how the Supreme Court operates. It mentions that a chief justice will exist, but that’s about it. There are essentially no constitutional rules about how they hear or decide cases.
I'm going to keep saying this in my effort to speak it into reality: Supreme Court should have at least 100 Justices with rotating panels (and maybe an en banc option). No single Justice should have so much power and they shouldn't be names everyone knows.
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
In the 1960s, when proposals for adding federal appeals judges were taking place, circuit judges starting talking up what they called the "Rule of 9," where 9 was the magic number above which more judges would doom collegiality and efficiency. That idea eventually went by the wayside.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
This has been a thought that I've had for years now. The underlying fact of anti-immigration views is a profound lack of confidence in the power of American culture and it's ideals.
The reactionary worldview is shot through with a deep-seated disdain for America.
In this post, for example, the underlying assumption is that there is nothing special about America's institutions and laws, its civil services, its patterns of life and social norms, its historical developments.
In this post, for example, the underlying assumption is that there is nothing special about America's institutions and laws, its civil services, its patterns of life and social norms, its historical developments.
November 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This has been a thought that I've had for years now. The underlying fact of anti-immigration views is a profound lack of confidence in the power of American culture and it's ideals.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Rush
Nada Surf
Titus Andronicus
Pearl Jam
Weezer
Rush
Nada Surf
Titus Andronicus
Pearl Jam
Weezer
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Darkest Hour
RATM
Depeche Mode
Metallica
Morrissey
Darkest Hour
RATM
Depeche Mode
Metallica
Morrissey
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Jackson Browne
Elvis Costello
Billy Bragg
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Jackson Browne
Elvis Costello
Billy Bragg
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Rush
Nada Surf
Titus Andronicus
Pearl Jam
Weezer
Rush
Nada Surf
Titus Andronicus
Pearl Jam
Weezer
Love to buy a "fresh" turkey that turns out to be half frozen 😕
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Love to buy a "fresh" turkey that turns out to be half frozen 😕
You will be visited by three spirits
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
Ugh, who kicked off the latest round of Star Wars Discourse?
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ugh, who kicked off the latest round of Star Wars Discourse?
No one ever talks about this performance/group and I had come to think that I hallucinated it or something. Also, it was awesome.
Hated by gen x!!!!
👑 👑 👑
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
No one ever talks about this performance/group and I had come to think that I hallucinated it or something. Also, it was awesome.
Naming a movie after the main character is just the laziest thing in Hollywood. "Name of fictional character that I just made up" tells one nothing about the movie or its themes or what you hope one gets from it.
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Naming a movie after the main character is just the laziest thing in Hollywood. "Name of fictional character that I just made up" tells one nothing about the movie or its themes or what you hope one gets from it.
Regretting opening this app tonight before bed even more than usual.
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Regretting opening this app tonight before bed even more than usual.
Shadeur Sanders in his first game action has been brutal.
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Shadeur Sanders in his first game action has been brutal.
Not pictured: Christie wearing a FanDuel sweatsuit with cash overflowing out his pockets.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"It’s time we recognize that legal sports betting brings with it effective regulation that protects fans, teams, leagues and sports themselves — and work together to protect and build on that success," Chris Christie writes.
"It’s time we recognize that legal sports betting brings with it effective regulation that protects fans, teams, leagues and sports themselves — and work together to protect and build on that success," Chris Christie writes.
Opinion | Chris Christie: Legal Gambling Is Good for America
Chris Christie argues that regulated betting can strengthen the integrity of sports.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Not pictured: Christie wearing a FanDuel sweatsuit with cash overflowing out his pockets.
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At First Branch Forecast, we're starting a new interview series with scholars and experts doing work we find extremely helpful and our readers should know about. First up, Ruth Bloch Rubin on factions and power in Congress
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
At First Branch Forecast, we're starting a new interview series with scholars and experts doing work we find extremely helpful and our readers should know about. First up, Ruth Bloch Rubin on factions and power in Congress