Daniel J. Willis

Daniel J. Willis

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Data Journalist, @edsource.org | Music Journalist, @riffmagazine.com | Co-Vice Chair, @edsourceguild.bsky.social | http://SeeDisclaimer.com | linktr.ee/bayareadata | danny@bayareadata.press | 510-585-4944

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I mean, to be fair every region of the world is made up of countries whose names he couldn't even pronounce, he's kinda dumb.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance says of the Middle East that it's "a region of the world made up of countries whose name I couldn't even pronounce"

I've been saying it about movies for years but it's true of games too, there's such a huge opening for a new publisher that focuses on untested artists and big swings. Someone to zag when everyone else is zigging, give mid-budget money to groups publishers used to fund but don't anymore.

Aftermath@aftermath.site

Why isn’t anyone funding video games anymore? aftermath.site/you-are-error-...

From the movie side I think the evidence it can work is Blumhouse. They focused on one genre but they used quality and creativity as their benchmark rather than focus group determined marketability, had several misses, but ultimately got huge fairly quickly because of the hits.

I'd think about what I've kinda wanted to do but never did because it's out of character or it never seemed like the right time and I'd do that. Not necessarily as a bucket list thing, but because when I'm going through a rough patch it's nice to have a recent adventure, even if it was a disaster.

Robin St. Scare 👻@robinwrites.bsky.social

If you knew you were going to be going through a physically and mentally difficult stretch in your life but at this point you feel fine, what would you do with your time?

Daniel J. Willis reposted

If you knew you were going to be going through a physically and mentally difficult stretch in your life but at this point you feel fine, what would you do with your time?

So let me get this straight, the West Coast hip hop showcase had Dre, Snoop, and Kendrick, and the best they could get from the East Coast was Jay Z? Ouch.

…Bebop and Rocksteady?

Rachel Bitecofer@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social

🚨🚨🚨Trump just made another comment about how his “two big monsters” will make history next week. “So, I wonder if I should say this. I’d like a little advice from my two people, my two big monsters. My two monsters are going to be the biggest stars in the country in a week.”

Aww, he seemed like a really good dude. He had a really good run.

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

Seriously, are there no colleges in Atlanta? Is the arena in Cleveland being renovated that day? How is that the best solution?

Marisa Ingemi@mingemi.bsky.social

extremely embarrassing that playing a potential clinching WNBA Finals game at a high school gym. no excuse for it

I’m watching the new VHS and, man, Gwar is really lame since Oderus Urungus died. I’d say it’s self-parody but the original is parody so I’m not sure what it is other than not good.

That was not a very good edition. Gwar actively made it worse and they should probably not let musicians other than the RZA direct anymore. I love Tobias Forge but I’m not sure he even knew what he was supposed to be doing…

I just watched the single most mediocre found footage horror movie I’ve ever seen, I mean a movie at exactly replacement level, and at the end realized it’s the only other movie from the director of the first Paranormal Activity. So that tracks.

(I love mediocre found footage horror but I absolutely hate Paranormal Activity. Most overrated movie possibly ever. More happens in Waiting for Godot than that movie. Awful.)

If you told me this was literally a Dril tweet I would completely believe you.

shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social

this guy was one of the dopes who thought They Really Had Something There with the fake talarico story and this tweet will live in meme’dom like a dril tweet forever

Nobody considers Cheesecake Factory to be high-class dining, let alone 999 out of every 1,000 Americans. People like it, yeah, but “the plebes think it’s classy” is more elitist than Obama’s joke.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

THE FACTORY

Me after watching Nightmare on Elm Street: “I can’t believe they didn’t spend an additional hour and a half on the sleeping sickness epidemic of 1916.”

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BLUESKY FEATURE REQUEST: Every time you post any permutation of “Trump is going to HATE that” $5 is automatically deducted from your checking account. If it’s “Trump doesn’t want you to share this” add another $5. If it’s posted as an image of the text it’s another $30.

Trump doesn’t care what you post or share. He’s never heard of you and he doesn’t want to. And unless it makes his heart grow three sizes like The Grinch so he stops paying the nation’s dumbest racists twice my annual pay to hunt my friends and neighbors for sport I don’t care how annoyed he is.

Wait, what? Really? Isn’t it usually around Thanksgiving? Not that I’m arguing.

HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!! Desert Bus for Hope 2026, the 20th year of Desert Bus! I hope y'all are ready for what promises to be the greatest show on Earth featuring a bus. What mischief, excitement, wonder and hilarity have we cooked up for this most auspicious year? Head to desertbus.org right now!

His next post is gonna be, "Either that wallpaper goes or I do. Now is not the time for making new enemies. Et tu, Stephen Miller?"

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

I’m not sure I understand what he’s going for here.

Daniel J. Willis reposted

It’s enraging that Ilhan Omar is being put through this, but she deserves so much credit for punching back. She’s doing her best to make it COST Trump and co for their persecution and lies. “Pedophile protection party,” hell yes. Calling out DOJ corruption, same. If they want a fight, hit ‘em hard.

Ilhan Omar@ilhanmn.bsky.social

The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history. Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine. So let’s make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar.

What if—hear me out here—they elect a Speaker who’s been tough from the minority rather than banking on a pushover suddenly turning over a new leaf?

annalissroy.bsky.social@annalissroy.bsky.social

ICYMI: I profiled Hakeem Jeffries, the man poised to be the next House Speaker if Dems win the House. Who he is & the test he faces. “As he moves into this job, he’s going to have to be tougher — and he will be," Rep. Debbie Dingell told me.

Well that’s pretty flagrant.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Breaking news: The Justice Department has moved to preemptively block certification of the results of Alaska’s Senate race if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses his tight race against Democrat Mary Peltola next month.

Yeah but nothing is perfect.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Just to be clear... Prop 40 is a ONE-TIME retroactive tax. It applies ONLY to billionaires and would tax just 5% of their wealth — which grew 30% in 2025. California's billionaires would still be worth $2T+ AFTER the tax. The revenue will fund healthcare for millions of Californians. Vote YES.