Dan

Dan

@schwartzarts.bsky.social

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Dan
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This is brilliant. Not (just) because he so skillfully took down the wanna-be love child of Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro, but because he destroyed the very core of that too-oft repeated inane question “do you disavow” [the thing I can only connect you to because of your religion, skin color, name]?

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

People need to look at this image and realize that he is just “today’s” face of a huge, well-funded machine driving this nonsense. On this trajectory, his face will be replaced by the next person’s, and the next person won’t just be a meat puppet. #NotJustPassports www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...

forbes.comTrump’s Image ‘Non-Negotiable’ On New U.S. Passport RedesignStarting in 2028, there will be no way for Americans to avoid having the president’s image grace their passports.
Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

In other words, his celebrity is the tool that drives acceptance of everything the populace used to oppose. Since it’s coming from someone ppl “admired” for years in tabloids and on NBC, this can be sold as just a passing fad. A fart that will eventually dissipate. The shitstain lasts much longer.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

This is why, even when these monsters say something that you agree with, you never, ever welcome them back. MTG, Tillis, Cornyn, Cheney, Cohen. All of them. All.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

Tucker: “I never understood why 🇬🇧 fought World War 2?” 😕 Rees-Mogg: “It was good vs. evil…We did the right thing…” Tucker: “Has 🇬🇧 benefitted?” RM: “We defeated Hitler… We’d all be speaking German…” Tucker: “Who cares?” 🤔

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

So outside of the US, you can see the 1000s of “partners” with whom your website is sharing data with. It’s both amazing and frightening. I imagine this is available in the US as well, but likely in a way that is enormously opaque.

Justin Jest@justinjest.bsky.social

As we suspected:

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

I scrolled through hundreds of comments. Exactly one suggested raising taxes on the wealthy…and was promptly shot down by the same type of temporarily-displaced billionaire comments we see here in the US.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

I worry that their electing Farage is increasingly inevitable, and fear that by the time they realize that, under a ReformUK regime, the sacrifices their grandparents and great-grandparents made to defeat the Nazis we’re all for naught, it will be too late.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

The tragic nonsense regarding the fate of the Kennedy Center has me once again thinking about the movement to save Carnegie Hall in the 80s. A certain boisterous Manhattan developer, having completed both the Grand Hyatt and Trump Tower (said to have sold out of condos in mere months) by 1983…

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Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

Because it’s never about the outcomes. No one sticks around for the outcomes. DOGE, tariffs, abandoning allies, eliminating due process, damaging election integrity, murdering citizens 😱… It’s all just to “own” somebody and tweet about it.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

The carnage is never assessed; “no one” cares by then. We will feel its effects for decades or more. All so some people could get a rise out of this horrible, and repeated, process of needless destruction.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

The tragic nonsense regarding the fate of the Kennedy Center has me once again thinking about the movement to save Carnegie Hall in the 80s. A certain boisterous Manhattan developer, having completed both the Grand Hyatt and Trump Tower (said to have sold out of condos in mere months) by 1983…

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Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

This man has no business sniffing anywhere near the arts organizations of DC, or elsewhere. Artists and arts admins have long learned to live with donors and whims of all types. In many ways, the scene is little changed from the days of royal patronage. It’s just democratically aristocratic now.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

These actions - unsurprisingly, like so many of his other actions - are so utterly reprehensible. I feel for anyone in the blast radius of this impact. And yet - and also like his other loathsome policies - there are plenty of unabashed cheers for process and headlines, if not the outcome.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

The tragic nonsense regarding the fate of the Kennedy Center has me once again thinking about the movement to save Carnegie Hall in the 80s. A certain boisterous Manhattan developer, having completed both the Grand Hyatt and Trump Tower (said to have sold out of condos in mere months) by 1983…

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Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

Perhaps a certain recipient of tens of millions of dollars of NYC tax abatements could have be persuaded to contribute to the cultural fabric of the city, either by helping Carnegie Hall or literally any of the numerous other arts organizations in the city.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

But no, there is no evidence of any support of any significance for any arts organization in NYC. It’s not like getting your wealthy name on a building in Manhattan is all that hard. In fact, the NY Phil showed they would even jettison one name for a large donation when dedicating Geffen Hall.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

The tragic nonsense regarding the fate of the Kennedy Center has me once again thinking about the movement to save Carnegie Hall in the 80s. A certain boisterous Manhattan developer, having completed both the Grand Hyatt and Trump Tower (said to have sold out of condos in mere months) by 1983…

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

…couldn’t have been bothered to help save Carnegie Hall in the mid-1980s. Just down the street from his flagship buildings, Carnegie was about to be torn down before it closed for extensive renovations.

Dan
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Chairmen who didn’t guide the Kennedy Center into bankruptcy (1961-2025) Roger L. Stevens Ralph P. Davidson James D. Wolfensohn James A. Johnson Ken Duberstein Alma Gildenhorn Stephen Schwarzman David M. Rubenstein Chairman who has taken it to the brink of bankruptcy in <600 days: Donald J. Trump

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

What in the algorithm gets this post, made today, about an interview almost three weeks ago, to become a trending topic? (a poorly-worded trending topic at that, saying AES “dodges” Watters question) It felt like Groundhog’s Day. There was no way they were having this same exact exchange, again.

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Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

What contractor was paid to do this, and chose to complete the work in violation of a judge’s order? Who has the standing to sue them? Discovery would be very interesting. Who was pressured to do what, by whom, and for what compensation?

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

Does Trump have to destroy and kill things everywhere he goes, every single day? More than 60 trees have now been cut down at the historic East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C. as Trump pushes ahead with

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

“Trump … said suppliers have agreed to sell at a 25 percent discount that will be passed on to consumers.” No one, especially anyone in the Trump orbit, sells below market price. Expect it to be tainted beef. Hell, at this point, I’d expect it to be Soylent Green. apple.news/Ao4KOnj8yTti...

apple.news‘Trump in purgatory’: A White House plan to lower beef prices is dividing the president’s supporters — POLITICOMany ranchers and Republicans argue that boosting imports won’t tangibly lower beef prices in the short term — in a rare break with the president’s policies.
Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

The name can go up, it can come down. Unfortunately, we will have such wild policy swings, admin-after-admin, until sanity returns (if ever) to US governance. This closure extends the ongoing devastation of the national performing arts center. I grieve for the good guys harmed by this nonsense.

Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social

BREAKING: What just happened at the Kennedy Center board meeting is a slap in the face to the rule of law. We will see the president and his corrupt cronies in court. This will not stand. Official statements @repbeatty.bsky.social @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG👇

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

So, unlike last year’s posts, they didn’t manage to kidnap or kill this woman. Brave woman. Reminds me of the one in MN that fought off ICE until the whole neighborhood showed up to chase the agents away.

Aaron Fritschner@fritschner.bsky.social

Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

I believe in you, Clactonites. You can do the right thing for yourselves and the UK as a whole. 🗳️ ☑️ Count Binface

Count Binface@countbinface.bsky.social

I believe Clacton deserves an MP who will spend their time shining a light on everything the area has to offer. And why wait till I'm elected? I've been to visit one of the constituency's most stunning landmarks.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

Trump’s last four AG nominees: - aided and comforted Ghislane Maxwell - dropped out of a multi-state fraud investigation into Trump University after receiving a campaign donation from Trump - was found to have paid a minor for sex - had a father who hired Jeffrey Epstein to be a schoolteacher

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

Prediction: In the end, Trump couldn’t care less. The “private donations” are likely in a “fiscally-gray” account, and Mr Money Launderer extraordinaire will find a way to walk away with the (disputed) dollars, leaving DC with a giant, gaping hole next to the WH. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

politico.comAppeals court blocks Trump’s White House ballroom renovationBut the panel temporarily put its ruling on hold to allow the president to seek relief from the Supreme Court.
Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

“In compliance with the recently published Army directive ‘Optimizing Digital Media,’ all U.S. Army Band ‘Pershing’s Own’ social media accounts will be closed no later than August 7th, 2026.” I guess we now get to watch their concerts on a pamphlet we can get in 6-8 weeks if we mail them an SASE. 🤷

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

To those with loud amplifiers: Don’t call it the “Weaponization Settlement,” call it the “Insurrectionist Reparations Fund.” More accurately, and more importantly, bring greater focus on the “Tax Amnesty for Trump Family and Friends Agreement” part of it. Labels matter.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

I don’t keep a huge network here. So when I see the exact same words - not quote posts, not screengrabs of a post - just a few seconds of scrolling apart, the antenna goes up. Remember that centrally-coordinated manipulation radiates in all directions, not just to and from those you disagree with.

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

There is more evidence that Elon Musk and Donald Trump interfered in the 2024 election than there is that China interfered in the 2020 election….because the two of them have practically admitted it. If China could illicitly access 220M voter records, then Musk could too. apple.news/Asy92MyWdTva...

apple.newsTrump accuses China of 2020 voting interference, contradicting US intelligence findings — ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump declassified intelligence on Thursday that he said showed Chinese interference in U.S. elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security despite a U.S. inte...
Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

Time marches on, except for an agreement on how to bend it to suit certain people’s desires. 30+ years ago, Area Code Overlays disrupted a well-organized geographic system. Phone number portability killed it. No one needs to live near their phone’s area code anymore. 1/ apple.news/AMcQWZFi4RBe...

apple.newsHouse votes to make daylight saving time permanent. Would California go along with it? — Los Angeles TimesThe House approved a bill that would put an end to the annual clock-switching practiced in most states. California and other states could opt out if the measure becomes law.
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Dan
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If the clock in those towns were an hour ahead of my home time, would I even notice after a small adjustment period? Would I simply go to their concerts, plays, and games an hour “earlier” than expected and be OK with it? Would business lunches at “1130 my time/1230 your time” be so bad? 4/

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

It would be FINE. In Arizona, we’re constantly coordinating time with everyone else in the world, since we don’t do DST. Set time zones where they naturally belong, regardless of artificial political boundaries. People will adjust, and on balance, they will be happier with nature’s system. /end

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

Time marches on, except for an agreement on how to bend it to suit certain people’s desires. 30+ years ago, Area Code Overlays disrupted a well-organized geographic system. Phone number portability killed it. No one needs to live near their phone’s area code anymore. 1/ apple.news/AMcQWZFi4RBe...

apple.newsHouse votes to make daylight saving time permanent. Would California go along with it? — Los Angeles TimesThe House approved a bill that would put an end to the annual clock-switching practiced in most states. California and other states could opt out if the measure becomes law.
Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

20+ years ago, mobile phones made calling the telco for the exact time of day obsolete. They practically destroyed the need for watches outside of fashion and, later, smartwatch capabilities. Commerce is global, and for domestic-only countries, often time zone agnostic. The website works 24/7 2/

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

My school district starts classes next week. The district in the town to the southeast started already. The district in the town to the northeast starts a week later. Somehow, we all manage to function normally, both by ourselves and with each other. 3/

Dan
@schwartzarts.bsky.social

Felt very lucky to have the opportunity to go to the last All-Star Game in Philly. I flew across the country to attend with my dad. It was the last game we attended at the Vet, I think, after 10+ years of mini season ticket packages (where I recall our 200-level 1st base seats were about $16 each).

Dan
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These are not serious people. This is a merit hire? There were no other qualified people in the entire state that could represent South Carolina for the next six months? Or is this an admission that it doesn’t matter which meatbag votes so long as they vote “correctly”? apple.news/AerqWp_pUTTW...

apple.newsSC governor appoints Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister to fulfill his term — South Carolina Daily GazetteCOLUMBIA — Darline Graham Nordone will finish out the term of her older brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who adopted and raised her following their parents’ deaths.