Dan McDonough
@danluvsbeer.bsky.social
DC/Providence, depending. Music, art, bikes, good food, tasty booze.
Jesus, take the wheel. Satan, take the
November 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Jesus, take the wheel. Satan, take the
This headline is cursed.
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This headline is cursed.
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Stay warm out there, folks!
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Stay warm out there, folks!
The only part about this that doesn’t add up is that 77 million people thought voting for him was a good idea.
Gallup poll | 11/3-11/25
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The only part about this that doesn’t add up is that 77 million people thought voting for him was a good idea.
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As CEO of Mott’s Applesauce I really have to question your mental state if Applesauce isn’t on your plate, in your toilet, in the bedroom, really everywhere that Applesauce could help
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
As CEO of Mott’s Applesauce I really have to question your mental state if Applesauce isn’t on your plate, in your toilet, in the bedroom, really everywhere that Applesauce could help
Not gonna make me like Connecticut, but yay no parking mandates!
Great news! Connecticut governor Ned Lamont, a noted coward, has finally located his big-boy pants and signed the legislature's amazing, ambitious housing bill. Among other things, it nukes parking mandates!
Gov. Lamont signs much-debated CT affordable housing bill after vetoing previous version
The bill is Connecticut's most significant housing legislation in decades.
www.ctinsider.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Not gonna make me like Connecticut, but yay no parking mandates!
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Now offering remedial training for the USDA Secretary
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Now offering remedial training for the USDA Secretary
Jeebus is the reabon for the seabon.
Pulling the most recent police log led me to once again see an incredible holiday decoration picture a cousin in Omaha sent me
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Jeebus is the reabon for the seabon.
Seven-time Oscar nominee Dan McDonough endorses this.
im just gonna start referring to myself as ‘new york times bestselling author rax king’ even though it isn’t true. what are they going to do about it, sue me? for all seventeen of the dollars in my savings account? go nuts bozos
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Seven-time Oscar nominee Dan McDonough endorses this.
Imagine actual reporters, asking tough questions, ooh-hooh…
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Imagine actual reporters, asking tough questions, ooh-hooh…
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Uh... stay home and don't buy anything?
How to avoid buyer’s remorse this Black Friday
A neuroeconomist’s advice for making better shopping decisions this season – plus, shopping experts on the best early steals
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Uh... stay home and don't buy anything?
It really speaks volumes about how separate my former wine sales/still wine geek life and my DC life are, that I didn’t know about this months ahead of time.
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Berry Bros. & Rudd USA - Berry Bros & Rudd
Established in 1698, Berry Bros. & Rudd brings over 325 years of fine wine expertise to the United States. Build your collection with access to rare wines, exclusive spirits, and unrivalled personal s...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It really speaks volumes about how separate my former wine sales/still wine geek life and my DC life are, that I didn’t know about this months ahead of time.
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us.bbr.com
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Bye bye bowser, you won't be missed. At least I never have to worry about accidentally having to see you on a bus or metro car.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Bye bye bowser, you won't be missed. At least I never have to worry about accidentally having to see you on a bus or metro car.
They're really having a hard time coming up with an excuse for this particular game device with each new installment, aren't they?
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
They're really having a hard time coming up with an excuse for this particular game device with each new installment, aren't they?
Charlotte, though?
Also all but two of these are driving cities and you could get little argument from me that Boston is a driving city pretending to be a transit city.
Conclusion: Americans are weird. Or perhaps they're normal and I'm weird! Who can say?
Also all but two of these are driving cities and you could get little argument from me that Boston is a driving city pretending to be a transit city.
Conclusion: Americans are weird. Or perhaps they're normal and I'm weird! Who can say?
Bluesky: “Obviously the housing crisis is the only reason anyone would choose to live outside of NYC”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Charlotte, though?
Also all but two of these are driving cities and you could get little argument from me that Boston is a driving city pretending to be a transit city.
Conclusion: Americans are weird. Or perhaps they're normal and I'm weird! Who can say?
Also all but two of these are driving cities and you could get little argument from me that Boston is a driving city pretending to be a transit city.
Conclusion: Americans are weird. Or perhaps they're normal and I'm weird! Who can say?
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Universal is finally (FINALLY!) putting the complete discography of Let's Active on digital music apps this week. I spoke to frontman Mitch Easter about how it came together, and what fans can expect from his set of songs from the band this weekend in Winston-Salem, NC.
A Second Disc Interview: Let's Revisit Let's Active with Mitch Easter - The Second Disc
"Making records is a really good idea," Mitch Easter says, partway through a chat with The Second Disc. He's, of course, absolutely correct, and he would know. The Winston-Salem, North Carolina native...
theseconddisc.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Universal is finally (FINALLY!) putting the complete discography of Let's Active on digital music apps this week. I spoke to frontman Mitch Easter about how it came together, and what fans can expect from his set of songs from the band this weekend in Winston-Salem, NC.
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The best thing I learned from Macaulay Culkin at last night’s Home Alone screening is that his 4yo son loves the movie, thinks of himself as Kevin, and has no idea that that’s his dad. Culkin is attempting to hide that fact for as long as possible
a young boy is smiling and says `` i made my family disappear '' .
ALT: a young boy is smiling and says `` i made my family disappear '' .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The best thing I learned from Macaulay Culkin at last night’s Home Alone screening is that his 4yo son loves the movie, thinks of himself as Kevin, and has no idea that that’s his dad. Culkin is attempting to hide that fact for as long as possible
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One of the stranger aspects of writing nonfiction is that some reviews of your *book* will actually be reviews of its *subject*
CLIMATE CHANGE: ONE STAR
CLIMATE CHANGE: ONE STAR
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
One of the stranger aspects of writing nonfiction is that some reviews of your *book* will actually be reviews of its *subject*
CLIMATE CHANGE: ONE STAR
CLIMATE CHANGE: ONE STAR
Should I tell the sales associate or the physical therapist I'd need to see afterward?
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Should I tell the sales associate or the physical therapist I'd need to see afterward?
Philly is *terrible* about this. I got so fed up with it that I just stashed a bike at my son's house so I have something to ride when I visit.
$10.69 for a 15-minute ride?
For visitors, public bikeshare often feels like a ripoff.
In CityLab, I explored why.
For visitors, public bikeshare often feels like a ripoff.
In CityLab, I explored why.
Bikeshare Shouldn’t Kick Tourists to the Curb
Barcelona’s bikeshare program excludes non-Spanish visitors. Other cities charge tourists much higher fees to rent two-wheelers. Which policy makes more sense?
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Philly is *terrible* about this. I got so fed up with it that I just stashed a bike at my son's house so I have something to ride when I visit.
Have they not seen how the vindictive prosecution thing is going so far?
BREAKING
The Defense Department says it may recall Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy Captain and astronaut, and refer him to court martial proceedings for appearing in a video where he urged service members not to follow unlawful orders.
The Defense Department says it may recall Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy Captain and astronaut, and refer him to court martial proceedings for appearing in a video where he urged service members not to follow unlawful orders.
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Have they not seen how the vindictive prosecution thing is going so far?
I only go into the Cleveland Park CVS to pick up prescriptions. That's it. I tried to buy some toilet paper there a few weeks back; it was locked up with no-one on the sales floor to unlock it for me. Walked to the Streets Market half a block away and bought toilet paper. 🤷
Treating Customers Like Criminals: The San Francisco Safeway Edition
In D.C., several of the Safeway grocery stores have been given nicknames. My local Safeway is, unfortunately, called the Soviet Safeway because, well, it kind of sucks. But San Francisco is really upping the Soviet Safeway game…
In D.C., several of the Safeway grocery stores have been given nicknames. My local Safeway is, unfortunately, called the Soviet Safeway because, well, it kind of sucks. But San Francisco is really upping the Soviet Safeway game…
Treating Customers Like Criminals: The San Francisco Safeway Edition
In D.C., several of the Safeway grocery stores have been given nicknames. My local Safeway is, unfortunately, called the Soviet Safeway because, well, it kind of sucks. But San Francisco is really upping the Soviet Safeway game (boldface mine): At the Safeway on San Francisco’s King Street, you now can’t leave the store unless you buy something. The Mission Bay grocery store recently installed new anti-theft measures at the entrance and exit.
mikethemadbiologist.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I only go into the Cleveland Park CVS to pick up prescriptions. That's it. I tried to buy some toilet paper there a few weeks back; it was locked up with no-one on the sales floor to unlock it for me. Walked to the Streets Market half a block away and bought toilet paper. 🤷
Only tangentially-related, but how many of these tools do you think actually wore masks during the peak part of the pandemic?
An ICE agent was caught removing a sign marking an ICE kidnapping in DC last week! Do we think he did it out of anger, embarrassment, or most appropriately shame? If you think what you’re doing is right, why are you trying to hide the evidence? 👀
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Only tangentially-related, but how many of these tools do you think actually wore masks during the peak part of the pandemic?
In 2008 the then-wife's parents decided I was personally responsible for the Black guy getting elected so we were on our own. Cut to 18 people gathered around a table belting out "Don't Look Back in Anger" at the top of our lungs at 3am. We called it the Thanksgiving of Misfit Toys.
Actually in the spirit of this conversation, what’s a decision you made about a past Thanksgiving holiday that really paid off? I think people often feel trapped by their lives. Sharing our experiences can liberate us from that sense of claustrophobia.
On the most recent episode of VIBE CHECK, we answer listener questions about Thanksgiving, most importantly “do you go celebrate with the family members you don’t even like?”
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In 2008 the then-wife's parents decided I was personally responsible for the Black guy getting elected so we were on our own. Cut to 18 people gathered around a table belting out "Don't Look Back in Anger" at the top of our lungs at 3am. We called it the Thanksgiving of Misfit Toys.