Dan Hagen
@danuhagen.bsky.social
I'm Daniel Hagen. I like to say my middle name is “Urbane.” It's actually “Urban,” because I was named after my maternal grandfather, who was named after one of the more corrupt popes.
I'm a writer and a former journalist and journalism professor.
I'm a writer and a former journalist and journalism professor.
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This is what we’re dealing with.
September 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
This is what we’re dealing with.
I really have no idea what to expect from this election that’s coming up in 56 days, or if there will even be one in any real sense of the term.
What a strange era we’re living in.
What a strange era we’re living in.
September 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I really have no idea what to expect from this election that’s coming up in 56 days, or if there will even be one in any real sense of the term.
What a strange era we’re living in.
What a strange era we’re living in.
Unfortunately, to maintain their false balance, corporate media journalists believe they must overstate the dangers posed by a strawman “left,” and underestimate the terrorism that is planned by the real-life fascist right.
In fact, their only allegiance should be to the factual truth.
In fact, their only allegiance should be to the factual truth.
August 31, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Unfortunately, to maintain their false balance, corporate media journalists believe they must overstate the dangers posed by a strawman “left,” and underestimate the terrorism that is planned by the real-life fascist right.
In fact, their only allegiance should be to the factual truth.
In fact, their only allegiance should be to the factual truth.
I see our poor Secretary of War Crimes is getting a lot of criticism.
Well, if you can't trust a well-oiled Fox News hack, whom can you trust?
Well, if you can't trust a well-oiled Fox News hack, whom can you trust?
August 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I see our poor Secretary of War Crimes is getting a lot of criticism.
Well, if you can't trust a well-oiled Fox News hack, whom can you trust?
Well, if you can't trust a well-oiled Fox News hack, whom can you trust?
Trump thinks he can lie his way out of anything. He thinks he can batter reality senseless with lies, and so far, he's been right.
August 29, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Trump thinks he can lie his way out of anything. He thinks he can batter reality senseless with lies, and so far, he's been right.
Trump always pretended to be against war, but I knew he’d eventually sink us into new unwinnable ones. Fascists can never resist militarism and warmongering.
August 28, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Trump always pretended to be against war, but I knew he’d eventually sink us into new unwinnable ones. Fascists can never resist militarism and warmongering.
John Stoehr: "It's been said that launching an illegal war without authority and without any help, then losing it, is Donald Trump's singular act of crazy."
August 28, 2026 at 1:23 PM
John Stoehr: "It's been said that launching an illegal war without authority and without any help, then losing it, is Donald Trump's singular act of crazy."
As someone else said, the candidates being called ‘too far left’ right now are basically campaigning on
health care, housing, higher wages and not being bought by corporations.
Terrifying stuff, apparently.
health care, housing, higher wages and not being bought by corporations.
Terrifying stuff, apparently.
August 11, 2026 at 11:47 AM
As someone else said, the candidates being called ‘too far left’ right now are basically campaigning on
health care, housing, higher wages and not being bought by corporations.
Terrifying stuff, apparently.
health care, housing, higher wages and not being bought by corporations.
Terrifying stuff, apparently.
The Washington Post says Blanche will have a "tough job" as attorney general.
No, his job won't be tough, Blanche just has to ignore the rule of law and all the Trump administration's crimes and prosecute whatever innocent people Trump wants him to persecute. Piece of cake.
No, his job won't be tough, Blanche just has to ignore the rule of law and all the Trump administration's crimes and prosecute whatever innocent people Trump wants him to persecute. Piece of cake.
August 10, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The Washington Post says Blanche will have a "tough job" as attorney general.
No, his job won't be tough, Blanche just has to ignore the rule of law and all the Trump administration's crimes and prosecute whatever innocent people Trump wants him to persecute. Piece of cake.
No, his job won't be tough, Blanche just has to ignore the rule of law and all the Trump administration's crimes and prosecute whatever innocent people Trump wants him to persecute. Piece of cake.
A country firing off endless missiles in a war no one but the unhinged leader wanted. It's a fireworks show celebrating national madness.
August 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM
A country firing off endless missiles in a war no one but the unhinged leader wanted. It's a fireworks show celebrating national madness.
Only one president has been clueless enough to let Israel trick him into the quagmire of a war on Iran.
August 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Only one president has been clueless enough to let Israel trick him into the quagmire of a war on Iran.
Trump has never met a fact he couldn't bulldoze under with bunkum.
August 2, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Trump has never met a fact he couldn't bulldoze under with bunkum.
You know, I remember when we used to have these things called "reporters" who would try to find out what happened if a United States senator disappeared.
July 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM
You know, I remember when we used to have these things called "reporters" who would try to find out what happened if a United States senator disappeared.
An 84-year-old senator has been MIA for 40 days. Remember, the American people have the right to know NOTHING about their rulers. It's like living under the old Kremlin.
July 24, 2026 at 1:24 PM
An 84-year-old senator has been MIA for 40 days. Remember, the American people have the right to know NOTHING about their rulers. It's like living under the old Kremlin.
"Knowing what we know about his attention span, his decision-making process, his willed ignorance of history, his refusal to read briefing papers and his habit of responding to the last thing he saw on Fox News or Newsmax, we have plenty of reason to be worried here." — Michael Tomasky
July 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM
"Knowing what we know about his attention span, his decision-making process, his willed ignorance of history, his refusal to read briefing papers and his habit of responding to the last thing he saw on Fox News or Newsmax, we have plenty of reason to be worried here." — Michael Tomasky
As someone else observed, booing Donald Trump is the closest thing we have to a national anthem for the world.
July 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
As someone else observed, booing Donald Trump is the closest thing we have to a national anthem for the world.
A friend just remarked on how close Trump's address was to Andy Griffith's final ranting and raving speech in "A Face in the Crowd."
July 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
A friend just remarked on how close Trump's address was to Andy Griffith's final ranting and raving speech in "A Face in the Crowd."
As someone else said, “The most successful trick the elites ever pulled was making ‘poor’ a personality flaw instead of a systemic result. We live in a world where a guy who inherited $100 million calls a teacher ‘lazy’ because they can't afford rent. And half of you believe him.”
July 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
As someone else said, “The most successful trick the elites ever pulled was making ‘poor’ a personality flaw instead of a systemic result. We live in a world where a guy who inherited $100 million calls a teacher ‘lazy’ because they can't afford rent. And half of you believe him.”
Sen. Chris Murphy: "ICE has shot and killed 10 people since Trump came back into office. Two more in the last week. In addition, 50 people have died in ICE detention. ICE has become a killing machine. We cannot let this feel normal."
July 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Sen. Chris Murphy: "ICE has shot and killed 10 people since Trump came back into office. Two more in the last week. In addition, 50 people have died in ICE detention. ICE has become a killing machine. We cannot let this feel normal."
Trump WANTS his masked secret police to murder people with impunity. That establishes his dictatorship.
And it has nothing to do with immigration. That's merely the excuse.
And it has nothing to do with immigration. That's merely the excuse.
July 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Trump WANTS his masked secret police to murder people with impunity. That establishes his dictatorship.
And it has nothing to do with immigration. That's merely the excuse.
And it has nothing to do with immigration. That's merely the excuse.
Gee, who could ever have guessed we might have problems with Trump giving his masked secret police the power to murder people on the streets?
July 13, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Gee, who could ever have guessed we might have problems with Trump giving his masked secret police the power to murder people on the streets?
Nothing about this McConnell situation adds up. But the news media seems eager to swallow it without question.
July 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Nothing about this McConnell situation adds up. But the news media seems eager to swallow it without question.
As someone else said, “We are not obligated to mourn our oppressors. In fact, we must remember who they truly were and resist sanitizing their record.”
July 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
As someone else said, “We are not obligated to mourn our oppressors. In fact, we must remember who they truly were and resist sanitizing their record.”
As Paul Rudnick observed of Lindsey Graham, "His moral emptiness was all he had; he couldn't afford any forms of honesty."
July 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM
As Paul Rudnick observed of Lindsey Graham, "His moral emptiness was all he had; he couldn't afford any forms of honesty."
Lindsey Graham virtually defined "craven."
July 12, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Lindsey Graham virtually defined "craven."