David Dies
@daviddiescmpsr.bsky.social
Composer, reader, knitter and trying to be a swimmer (again).
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Gentle reminder that you can turn off autoplay on videos so you don’t have to be traumatized by graphic images without your consent:
Settings — content and media — autoplay videos and gifs
Settings — content and media — autoplay videos and gifs
January 9, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Gentle reminder that you can turn off autoplay on videos so you don’t have to be traumatized by graphic images without your consent:
Settings — content and media — autoplay videos and gifs
Settings — content and media — autoplay videos and gifs
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This is the only version of "Satisfaction" that Shana has known for nearly 40 years and I think she has lived in a better world than I have because it is terrific
Aretha Franklin was the best, hands down
youtu.be/3r4rsp_1NQ0?...
Aretha Franklin was the best, hands down
youtu.be/3r4rsp_1NQ0?...
Satisfaction
YouTube video by Aretha Franklin - Topic
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
This is the only version of "Satisfaction" that Shana has known for nearly 40 years and I think she has lived in a better world than I have because it is terrific
Aretha Franklin was the best, hands down
youtu.be/3r4rsp_1NQ0?...
Aretha Franklin was the best, hands down
youtu.be/3r4rsp_1NQ0?...
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29 years ago today, Homer Simpson had an epic chili pepper-induced hallucination. “El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer” first aired January 5, 1997.
Most of the sequence was animated completely by David Silverman as he wanted it to look exactly as he had imagined it.
Most of the sequence was animated completely by David Silverman as he wanted it to look exactly as he had imagined it.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
29 years ago today, Homer Simpson had an epic chili pepper-induced hallucination. “El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer” first aired January 5, 1997.
Most of the sequence was animated completely by David Silverman as he wanted it to look exactly as he had imagined it.
Most of the sequence was animated completely by David Silverman as he wanted it to look exactly as he had imagined it.
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gotta be the time I enjoyed cheese
December 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
gotta be the time I enjoyed cheese
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“We want to see him too,” said two dragonflies.
January 2, 2026 at 11:37 AM
“We want to see him too,” said two dragonflies.
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One of the most unforgettable images capturing the vibrant promise of the new year, by the great Bauhaus artist László Moholy-Nagy: 7 A.M. (New Year's Morning), c. 1930 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 AM
One of the most unforgettable images capturing the vibrant promise of the new year, by the great Bauhaus artist László Moholy-Nagy: 7 A.M. (New Year's Morning), c. 1930 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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Happy New Year, BlueSky...
...and enjoy your evening.
[via @YoYo_Ma X]
...and enjoy your evening.
[via @YoYo_Ma X]
January 1, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Happy New Year, BlueSky...
...and enjoy your evening.
[via @YoYo_Ma X]
...and enjoy your evening.
[via @YoYo_Ma X]
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December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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“I cannot remember any of the things that were on my list of things to do. I will just have to sit here and do nothing,” said Toad.
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“I cannot remember any of the things that were on my list of things to do. I will just have to sit here and do nothing,” said Toad.
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Uh… what the fuck?!?
I’m just exhausted with all of this. I don’t want to have to spend time thinking about whether I’ve granted an irrevocable license for someone to take all of my course materials and do whatever they want with them, especially given there’s basically no way around using canvas.
I’m just exhausted with all of this. I don’t want to have to spend time thinking about whether I’ve granted an irrevocable license for someone to take all of my course materials and do whatever they want with them, especially given there’s basically no way around using canvas.
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Uh… what the fuck?!?
I’m just exhausted with all of this. I don’t want to have to spend time thinking about whether I’ve granted an irrevocable license for someone to take all of my course materials and do whatever they want with them, especially given there’s basically no way around using canvas.
I’m just exhausted with all of this. I don’t want to have to spend time thinking about whether I’ve granted an irrevocable license for someone to take all of my course materials and do whatever they want with them, especially given there’s basically no way around using canvas.
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
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EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani Will Be Sworn In At Abandoned Original City Hall Subway Station
The mayor-elect will kick off a new era by throwing things back to an older one.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
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This is just beautiful. Sincere but understated. You can feel the ache of loss. Scorsese is as good a writer as he is a director and actor. My house is full of books that he contributed essays, forewords, and introductions to, and every one is a gem.
I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is just beautiful. Sincere but understated. You can feel the ache of loss. Scorsese is as good a writer as he is a director and actor. My house is full of books that he contributed essays, forewords, and introductions to, and every one is a gem.
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A Christmas gift for @briancgrubb.bsky.social - LOBSTER HEIST
Hope you weren't expecting Lobster for Christmas or New Year celebrations or counting on them from Costco. My question is how do you fence 400K of stolen lobsters? #Minneapolis www.fox32chicago.com/news/400k-lo...
$400K lobster shipment hijacked en route to Illinois Costco locations
A $400,000 shipment of live lobsters bound for Costco locations in Illinois and Minnesota was hijacked before delivery, according to the CEO of an Indiana-based seafood distributor.
www.fox32chicago.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A Christmas gift for @briancgrubb.bsky.social - LOBSTER HEIST
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Former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse says he doesn’t have much time left.
Sasse is just 53 years old.
Sasse is just 53 years old.
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse says he doesn’t have much time left.
Sasse is just 53 years old.
Sasse is just 53 years old.
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The paragraph about TV Tropes is spot on. I can't bear that approach to criticism where the main aim seems to be asserting superiority to the work. People who'll identify an influence and be like "Ah, rumbled!" episodes.ghost.io/art-criticis...
You are not smarter than the art you critique
Here's my best advice for young critics: Don't presume you know better.
episodes.ghost.io
December 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The paragraph about TV Tropes is spot on. I can't bear that approach to criticism where the main aim seems to be asserting superiority to the work. People who'll identify an influence and be like "Ah, rumbled!" episodes.ghost.io/art-criticis...
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Reposting with alt text because I felt it too important no to share
December 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Reposting with alt text because I felt it too important no to share
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Cannot be stressed enough how quickly these fabricated “academic studies” will be used to promote the entire right-wing wishlist—hurting trans people, banning vaccines, inventing fetal brain activity, etc.—all only for it to be far too late when everyone points it out.
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Cannot be stressed enough how quickly these fabricated “academic studies” will be used to promote the entire right-wing wishlist—hurting trans people, banning vaccines, inventing fetal brain activity, etc.—all only for it to be far too late when everyone points it out.
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Worf in dad jeans and a shark shirt directing DS9 is the timeline cleanse you didn’t know you needed 🖖
December 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Worf in dad jeans and a shark shirt directing DS9 is the timeline cleanse you didn’t know you needed 🖖
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The movie ends, Rob stands up, and Frank braces himself for the double-barreled shotgun blast. Rob walks up, tears all over his face, and says, quietly, "It's the best film Castle Rock has ever released. Good work." And then he left.
Class. Fucking. Act.
Rob Reiner was a capital-M Mensch. #RIP
Class. Fucking. Act.
Rob Reiner was a capital-M Mensch. #RIP
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The movie ends, Rob stands up, and Frank braces himself for the double-barreled shotgun blast. Rob walks up, tears all over his face, and says, quietly, "It's the best film Castle Rock has ever released. Good work." And then he left.
Class. Fucking. Act.
Rob Reiner was a capital-M Mensch. #RIP
Class. Fucking. Act.
Rob Reiner was a capital-M Mensch. #RIP
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Somehow @sepinwall.bsky.social published a beautiful eulogy for Rob Reiner overnight. I woke up saddened by the news of his passing, and this piece—celebrating his life and work—was exactly what I needed to read.
www.whatsalanwatching.com/rob-reiner-w...
www.whatsalanwatching.com/rob-reiner-w...
Rob Reiner was a master who didn't care if you noticed
A tribute to the late, great 'All in the Family' star and director of movie classics like 'This Is Spinal Tap' and 'The Princess Bride'
www.whatsalanwatching.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Somehow @sepinwall.bsky.social published a beautiful eulogy for Rob Reiner overnight. I woke up saddened by the news of his passing, and this piece—celebrating his life and work—was exactly what I needed to read.
www.whatsalanwatching.com/rob-reiner-w...
www.whatsalanwatching.com/rob-reiner-w...