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John Domini

@giovannid.bsky.social

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Writing slowly, aging fast. Latest a memoir, THE ARCHEOLOGY OF A GOOD RAGÙ. Others include THE COLOR INSIDE A MELON, novel, & MOVIEOLA!, stories. Praise from Salman Rushdie, Marlon James. Other work all over, Lit Hub, etc. https://www.johndomini.com.

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John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Nov 14

Throwback: a good quarter-century of Domini, between covers & up on the shelf. Sure, I’m proud of this little array.

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John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 26

Hiking the Levada, the water system of Madeira Island, high up in its mountain source. Everywhere, clusters of white wild garlic.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 24

On a Monday, let’s make it a long weekend with the mighty sweet Peggy Sage!

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 24

A couple of lying sacks of manure.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 23

His whole career with Trump is based on hideous lies.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 23

Today, a miracle of social media & literature. 8 years ago in Prague, we met a smart Shanghai HS grad, seeking Kafka sites. We were tourists together & then virtual friends. Today at lunch— in Funchal, Madeira— she & her Parisian bf, at the next table. They’re into Murakami. Gelato for everyone!

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 21

Okay, Meta— according to the LibGen search site in @theatlantic.com, you’ve mined my stuff thoroughly for your AI confabulations: whole books (one of them twice?), plus individual stories, essays, book reviews, more. Phew. Good luck to anyone trying to somehow yank that into coherent shape.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 19

Disgusting & inhuman.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 19

Horrifying destruction.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 19

“The real wound ran deeper: the quiet, creeping sense that something larger — the very idea of the university as a place of free inquiry — was slipping away.” @meghanor.bsky.social in the NYTimes, extended & essential reading on higher education under DT: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...

Opinion | The End of the University as We Know It

The Trump administration’s attacks on universities will lead to the permanent diminishment of vital American institutions.

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John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 16

“He was wounded three times while leading the defense of a base.” For this the man won a Medal of Honor— but the current administration has scrubbed his website & labeled him a “DEI medal.” Shame on their shriveled racist souls. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website

Page honoring Charles C Rogers for his Vietnam war service is now defunct with letters ‘DEI’ added to website address

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John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 16

Inhuman & cruel.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 15

Disgusting.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 15

For your Saturday: Peggy Sage, happy & jumping!

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 15

Inhuman & cruel.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 14

One of the greatest research institutions in the world— also my alma mater— gutted by a pinheaded disgrace who claimed it “was run by ‘radical left lunatics’ and that is was riddled with ‘tremendous fraud.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...

Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers

The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.

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John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 14

Destructive for our entire quality of life.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 14

Throwback, thinking of my friends attending AWP in LA next week-- I won't be joining you, alas-- but here’s AWP-LA in 2016, with great folks like @readandbreathe.bsky.social & more— plus one of my books.

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John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 13

Horrifying. Write, call, resist.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 12

The uplift of a long walk around the neighborhood.

John Domini @giovannid.bsky.social · Mar 11

“…effectively gutting the agency that manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and enforces civil rights laws in schools.” This administration is destroying what’s best about America. Call, write, resist. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...