Daniel Pitti
@dpitti.bsky.social
Retired academic archivist and digital humanist
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🔥 @anandwrites.bsky.social on Bill Maher: “Cities are unfairly labeled. A large % of (LGBTQ youth) homeless who end up in cities were failed in other parts of 🇺🇸 . Many families choose a verse in a Book over their child… cities are holding a lot of people you failed to love & take care of.”
October 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
🔥 @anandwrites.bsky.social on Bill Maher: “Cities are unfairly labeled. A large % of (LGBTQ youth) homeless who end up in cities were failed in other parts of 🇺🇸 . Many families choose a verse in a Book over their child… cities are holding a lot of people you failed to love & take care of.”
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Electing Gavin Newsom in ‘28 would inaugurate a deflating four year session of performative ineffectual corp dem platitudes and populist red rebounds in ‘30 and ‘32. No more glib hollow mannequins. That window has to be closed and locked.
October 2, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Electing Gavin Newsom in ‘28 would inaugurate a deflating four year session of performative ineffectual corp dem platitudes and populist red rebounds in ‘30 and ‘32. No more glib hollow mannequins. That window has to be closed and locked.
What have we become?
September 30, 2026 at 2:14 AM
What have we become?
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Katie Britt watching Eric Schmitt destroy his career, brought to you by Larry David.
September 29, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Katie Britt watching Eric Schmitt destroy his career, brought to you by Larry David.
I voted early today, with a granddaughter. Albemarle County, Virginia. I voted for Tom Perriello for the 5th Congressional District. Feels good. I also watched the Republicans make asses of themselves going after Jack Smith. A good day!
September 29, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I voted early today, with a granddaughter. Albemarle County, Virginia. I voted for Tom Perriello for the 5th Congressional District. Feels good. I also watched the Republicans make asses of themselves going after Jack Smith. A good day!
Umm. Umm. I suspect most men choose blindness to brighter eyes.
September 10, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Umm. Umm. I suspect most men choose blindness to brighter eyes.
Are there any updates on Mitch McConnell?
September 5, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Are there any updates on Mitch McConnell?
My favorite recent movie inspired by the Odyssey is Oh Brother Where Art Thou. Based on the original story passed along orally by generations of story tellers until written down. I have yet to see the Nolan movie. I feel confident that it and all derivative works are loosely based on the original.
July 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
My favorite recent movie inspired by the Odyssey is Oh Brother Where Art Thou. Based on the original story passed along orally by generations of story tellers until written down. I have yet to see the Nolan movie. I feel confident that it and all derivative works are loosely based on the original.
I think it’s significant that Capo Verde emerges as the algae emerges.
June 21, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I think it’s significant that Capo Verde emerges as the algae emerges.
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Listening to retirement remarks for and by @dem8z.bsky.social, and the feels in the room are real. Grainy photo from too far away doesn’t capture.
May 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Listening to retirement remarks for and by @dem8z.bsky.social, and the feels in the room are real. Grainy photo from too far away doesn’t capture.
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From the libertarian CATO Institute: How Viktor Orban eroded free markets and the rule of law.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
How Viktor Orbán’s Hungary Eroded the Rule of Law and Free Markets
Many on the right see Viktor Orbán’s Hungary as a model. In fact, it is a cautionary tale of unrestrained executive power and crony capitalism.
www.cato.org
March 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
From the libertarian CATO Institute: How Viktor Orban eroded free markets and the rule of law.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
The UConn/Duke game was exceptional!!
March 29, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The UConn/Duke game was exceptional!!
I also observe that many BlueSky posts lack context or references to context. Or references to antecedents. Many appear to be communicating to a real or imagined group of insiders. Poor communication, it is. The character limits are part of it. It leads to contracted sentences. Doesn’t excuse all.
March 20, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I also observe that many BlueSky posts lack context or references to context. Or references to antecedents. Many appear to be communicating to a real or imagined group of insiders. Poor communication, it is. The character limits are part of it. It leads to contracted sentences. Doesn’t excuse all.
I find it curious that a one response to someone else’s post on BlueSky garnered a lot of responses and a few follows. Certainly this one word doesn’t explain this response.
March 20, 2026 at 1:11 AM
I find it curious that a one response to someone else’s post on BlueSky garnered a lot of responses and a few follows. Certainly this one word doesn’t explain this response.
One of my favorite jokes:
Did you know they are taking the word gullible out of the dictionary?
Really? (You can replace response with whatever response you get).
Did you know they are taking the word gullible out of the dictionary?
Really? (You can replace response with whatever response you get).
March 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
One of my favorite jokes:
Did you know they are taking the word gullible out of the dictionary?
Really? (You can replace response with whatever response you get).
Did you know they are taking the word gullible out of the dictionary?
Really? (You can replace response with whatever response you get).
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Just saw this on another platform. Overseas military folks getting prenatal care are being told that the ‘host nation’ must provide this, but only after 36 weeks (just shy of 9 months). Landstuhl is not remotely a hardship tour. I think we all know what’s going on here.
March 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Just saw this on another platform. Overseas military folks getting prenatal care are being told that the ‘host nation’ must provide this, but only after 36 weeks (just shy of 9 months). Landstuhl is not remotely a hardship tour. I think we all know what’s going on here.
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The masked armed men have to wear the masks because the woman in the bathrobe might threaten them
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 12, 2026 at 12:09 AM
The masked armed men have to wear the masks because the woman in the bathrobe might threaten them
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
For everyone visiting Minnesota to be a witness, I recommend Howard Mohr’s How to Talk Minnesotan. A light read for a dark time.
January 31, 2026 at 9:45 PM
For everyone visiting Minnesota to be a witness, I recommend Howard Mohr’s How to Talk Minnesotan. A light read for a dark time.
The package for my dog’s vitamins. I’m not surprised he doesn’t understand the human-centered message. He just aggressively snatches the “cute” treat. It’s kind of like AI.
January 20, 2026 at 11:54 PM
The package for my dog’s vitamins. I’m not surprised he doesn’t understand the human-centered message. He just aggressively snatches the “cute” treat. It’s kind of like AI.
Annie Hall (8/12) Movie CLIP - Can I Confess Something? (1977) HD
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January 20, 2026 at 6:16 PM