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Which Celebrities Want to Fix Daylight Saving Time?

By scodtt

When I started this blog I was a lone voice in the wilderness, complaining about having to change the clocks. Not even my mom read all my posts.

But little by little, the audience has grown. Reporters started figuring out that I wasn’t just a crackpot, but that I could be helpful to them. (OK, I may still be a crackpot, but at least I am quotable and not wrong.)

Then legislators around the country and in D.C. figured out that I could be helpful to them, so they write me all the time these days, and I’m happy to help.

The weirdest part for me is now being in the company of celebrities.

Which ones?


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Jon Lovett says he is a “one issue” voter regarding Daylight Saving Time

Well, first on the list has to be Jon Lovett, who talks about Daylight Saving Time all the time on his podcast, and has the most nuanced view of any of the celebrities I’ve seen opining on the topic. He did so again just today:

He then went on with a whole thread about his idea for a solution, which is so nuanced it can’t be contained in a single tweet. (That’s a good thing, says I.) It’s such a good solution that I hate to quibble with it, but his solution would create a bit of a patchwork around the country. I will be writing about that in my next post looking at the federal legislation out there.

Update: He did it again in this podcast, starting about 1 hour in.

I remember my heart leaping just a bit when Ben Stiller tweeted about this, AND used my hashtag:

I got to meet Nate Silver once. I told him thanks because back before fivethirtyeight.com was a household name, I knew about it and used his predictions to win some money in an office betting pool about an election. Without missing a beat he asked for a share of the winnings.

So, it makes me quite happy to see that he is part of Team #LockTheClock:

This is the celebrity I know the best because he was my boss back at the legendary Spy Magazine. I’ve never talked to Kurt Andersen about this, but of course he lands on an astute analysis:

Other celebs seem to just want the barbarism of clock changing to end. You get that feeling from Jimmy Kimmel who basically pleaded with Elizabeth Warren to #LockTheClock.

Update on the Spring Forward weekend: This is HUGE! The Dept. of Transportation does actually control the clocks, but they only do so at the direction of Congress, so we still do need to fix the law, but having Pete on our side should help a lot.

Craig Shoemaker to me is proof that just about everyone really hates this thing:

Neil deGrasse Tyson has been an advocate saying we should #LockTheClock for years:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt was so sleep deprived that his tweet wasn’t even funny, and he forgot that it’s “Daylight Saving” with no S on the end.

Celebrity author David Itzkoff captures the mood of the room well in this tweet:

Chef Ted Allen would like us to stop cooking the clocks:

Mindy Kaling might not be taking a policy position, but this one hit home:

Same goes for AOC — this tweet shows she knows it’s an issue:

I’d like to close with someone not famous — but a #LockTheClock hero in my book: George Moncure from Montana.

George is a retired guy who just wanted more daylight to play tennis with his friends. He talked to his state senator, got some bills going, handed out smart flyers, and moved the ball forward more than a lot of “influencers.” (Update, he did it!)

In the final analysis, what makes change? Nate Silver’s tweet or George’s tennis matches?

Whatever your level of celebrity — go for it. Take action. Be part of the winning side of history.

Thanks for reading, and be safe this weekend — especially Monday morning.

-Scott