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Signalgate is far from over

2 months ago | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Mike Waltz, seen here doing his impression of Sgt Schultz from Hogan’s Heroes. Source: MSN. Remember last week? When The Gang That Can't Chat Straight (TGTCCS) accidentally included The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg in their 'Let's bomb the shit out of the Houthis' emoji fest? This already feels like it happened a long time ago, in the condensed soup version of dystopia through which we now slog, where every day brings forth an absurd new horror.
It’s time to form a new tea party

Mar 26, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Remember the Tea Party of 2009? Stupid hats? Misspelled protest signs? [1] Angry people in town halls shouting at their Congressional representatives: “Get the government the hell out of our Medicare”? The original Tea Partiers weren’t the sharpest tools in the shed, but they were loud, extremely well funded by Oil and Tobacco billionaires, and eventually led to the mess we’re in today. The Koch Bros got their wish: The tea party is now the party in power, god help us all.
Social media has turned into a social disease

Mar 19, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Allow me to begin with a brief metaphor. Say you have a favorite restaurant you've been going to for years. The cuisine isn't especially haute — closer to Applebee's than Auberge du Soleil — but it has a big laminated menu with pictures of the food on it, and there's always something you can eat. You've gotten to know the waitstaff, and every so often some of your friends and relatives stop by. It's become part of your regular routine. Then, after a while, things start to change. There's a new menu.
DOGE-bags gone wild

Mar 12, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

This is a group photo of the boy hackers who are currently helping to dismantle our federal government in the name of “efficiency.”Can you spot the virgins? (Trick question — they're all virgins.) In case you haven't met them yet, here are their names and CVs, from left to far right. Gavin Kliger, 25. He allegedly gave up a 7-figure job at a tech firm to join DOGE, thinks COVID restrictions were "bureaucratic nonsense," and is a huge fan of Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth. Ethan Shaotran, 22.
A protest as American as American cheese

Mar 5, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Full moon over Tesla. Source: Midjourney. Regular readers of the Tynanfiles (all 12 of you) may recall that I'm taking a hiatus from most social media these days. I don't really miss it much, and I feel slightly more sane as a result. But there have been a few times where I've had to make an exception and dive in, mostly for research purposes. I'm not alone.
Resistance isn't futile, it's essential

Feb 25, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Source: Portuguese cartoonist Zez Vaz. He's selling shirts with this design at his website. Last week, I went to a town hall meeting held by longtime Democrat Congressman Mike Thompson. I was there along with 400 other supremely pissed off people, looking for creative ideas on how to respond to the unraveling of our democracy. We didn't hear any.
Who can you trust?

Feb 19, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Ronnie’s looking a little scary himself these days. Source: Midjourney. Ronald Reagan famously once quipped that the scariest 9 words in the English language are “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” [1] If you’re looking for the root of the madness that has befallen our country, start there.
Welcome to the Gulf of Insanity

Feb 12, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Source: Google Craps, formerly known as Google Maps. The Gulf of Mexico is now the Gulf of America, at least in the eyes of Google Maps. Apple is also caving to this nonsense, leaving many of us to wonder, is MapQuest still around? [1] The Associated Press, god love ‘em, is refusing to go along with this change in its widely used style guide. As a result, the White House [2] expelled an AP reporter from an event in the Oval Office and another AP reporter from a reception that evening.
Where is all this madness headed? Follow the money.

Feb 5, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Storm warnings at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Source: Midjourney. Got a text from a good friend a few minutes ago: "How are you doing? It's CRAZY out there." For a minute I was like, exactly which crazy is she talking about? Was she referring to the weather event we are currently experiencing here in Northern California [1], where an atmospheric river is attempting to merge with its terrestrial cousins?
Social media is dead. Long live anti-social media.

Jan 29, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

It’s been not quite 10 days since the coronation, and 2025 is already the longest year of my life. A few things have happened since then, too many to recount in one newsletter. But here’s one thing that happened within moments of Felon47 not putting his hand on the Lincoln Bible [1] and swearing an oath he has no intention of keeping. I got an invitation to follow these two people on Instagram: If you heard someone screaming “ABSOLUTELY F**KING NOT!!!” in the distance, that was probably me.