Dave Sweeney

HOMES is out. SHAME is in. #LakeAmerica

Thank god it’s Friday — the last day of the week is the first day I have real time to make progress on projects and proposals.

Barenaked Ladies’ Stunt still holds up well. So many well-crafted, singable songs.

My sweet blue bear

Night sky on Mars

At the risk of sounding like my parents, Gen Alpha slang makes our children sound like fucking morons.

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE

Pretti's coworkers in Minnesota taking a moment of silence. What can you even say.

Pretti Good reason for a national strike. #NationalStrike

It took a bit but NYT removed the “appear to” from this hed and are now just stating the facts

Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)

They think it’s Call of Duty. They think it’s fucking fun. They taunt the protestors. “Boo hoo” snowflakes, we killed one of yours. These men are despicable.

Minneapolis is a war zone. FUCK ICE

Caleb Williams with the play of the year, again.

If You Think This Instrument Is Hard to Play, Try Building One www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/a... Fantastic piece! And what a cool craft! (This from a guy who thinks woodwinds are lame.)

LOL he has such tiny hands.

If it wasn’t obvious before, it’s clear now. This administration is evil. These people are rotten to the core. They have lost their souls. It makes me sick.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

My wallpaper is mocking me. Sigh…

One of the most frustrating things about parenting a 3YO is she demands help doing things she’s perfectly capable of doing herself and adamantly refuses help for things that are beyond her ability.

Happy solstice, pagans! On the one hand, winter is merely beginning (supposedly). On the other, it’s all downhill from here. Up north, I’ll be enjoying my 8 hours and 32 minutes of sunshine.

“Gun violence has no place in this country” except that it pretty clearly does.

Just lowered my Thursday PB by almost a minute.

The last time Indiana won an outright Big Ten title, 1945, the leading rusher was George Taliaferro. The next spring, he was the first Black player to be drafted by an NFL team.

I am that fat dad on the treadmill running to collective soul.

Drake Maye’s deep ball doesn’t miss.

It is looking more and more like AI is going to level off and become a paywall-ridden dump as corps scramble to turn a profit

The best RB in the NFL? Whoever is playing the Bills.

A cleaning woman showed up at the wrong house with her husband. Someone inside shot through the door, striking 32-year-old María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez in the head, killing her. The Indianapolis suburb is called Whitestown.

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

My 13YO carved a “6-7” pumpkin. Legitimately terrifying.

Atheism

What belief do you have that would prevent you from winning the US Presidency?

WEMBY!!!

The roadway functional classification system makes roads more congested and less safe. Traffic forecasting is largely a sham that leads to overbuilt roads. No road should be wider than 6 lanes. We should build the roads and cities we want.

Started Treveyon Henderson and I’m still gonna get high score this week. Jesus, what a terrible pick though.

What will future presidents do with that ballroom? They just gonna board it up or what? Cordon off that whole wing as a memorial to stupid? Like, how do you get his stink off the White House?

3-2 lead in the ALCS. Mariners in uncharted waters (sorry)

Thursday Crossword: Central Park in the Dark composer. Thank you, History of 20th Century Music class.

Boston, MA — 165 years ago today Taken from a hot air balloon, this photo is one of the first examples of urban aerial photography. It pre-dates the US Civil War and it was taken more than 40 years before the Wright brothers’ first airplane flight.

"There is, however, one big difference between Trump’s trade policy and China’s. Namely, the Chinese appear to know what they’re doing."

I got Mina by 1! (Ignore my average.) This was definitely an easy Friday. Saw one time in the low 6M range.

I set two PB crossword times this week, Wednesday (5:44) and Friday (7:17). I’m incandescent! Put me out! 🔥🔥