Jan Dohner
@jdohner.bsky.social
Author, librarian, farmer. Retired public school teacher. Board member at Build The Era. Roundabout fan. Climate. Democracy. Farm dogs. Predator coexistence. Sheep, chickens & 🐝
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"One feels ridiculous, coming from a society that is busily, proudly endeavoring to destroy itself, spending time in a society that is working under the toughest of circumstances to preserve itself."
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org reflects on the Situation from Kyiv.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org reflects on the Situation from Kyiv.
The Situation: A View From Kyiv
That ridiculous feeling of coming from a society that is endeavoring to destroy itself to visit a society that is working to preserve itself.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"One feels ridiculous, coming from a society that is busily, proudly endeavoring to destroy itself, spending time in a society that is working under the toughest of circumstances to preserve itself."
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org reflects on the Situation from Kyiv.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org reflects on the Situation from Kyiv.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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"They told us what they were going to do. They published it. They put it on a website. And when it happened, the press was surprised."
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
This is Literally the Job
Political journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do.
www.readtpa.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
"They told us what they were going to do. They published it. They put it on a website. And when it happened, the press was surprised."
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
Good enough does not equal safety.
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Good enough does not equal safety.
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My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Morrison: "Congress cannot be complicit in facilitating these lethal operations & occupation of our cities. We're standing here as a united front today, pleading for our Republican colleagues who control the Congress & who took the same oath to defend the Constitution we did to stand up & stop this"
January 24, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Morrison: "Congress cannot be complicit in facilitating these lethal operations & occupation of our cities. We're standing here as a united front today, pleading for our Republican colleagues who control the Congress & who took the same oath to defend the Constitution we did to stand up & stop this"
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This is Alex Pretti.
This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA.
Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE.
#ScientistsAgainstICE
This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA.
Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE.
#ScientistsAgainstICE
January 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This is Alex Pretti.
This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA.
Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE.
#ScientistsAgainstICE
This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA.
Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE.
#ScientistsAgainstICE
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The administration, and particularly whoever runs the White House Twitter account, is full of the dumbest people on the planet.
January 23, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The administration, and particularly whoever runs the White House Twitter account, is full of the dumbest people on the planet.
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“Americans are delivering a catastrophic blow to NATO! It absolutely benefits us.”
Russian state TV praises Trump attacking Greenland. Putin loving it must be a coincidence, right? 🤷🏼
(They think Trump plans to stay as emperor)
Full @juliadavisnews.bsky.social : youtu.be/3ThSHG-RFbs?...
Russian state TV praises Trump attacking Greenland. Putin loving it must be a coincidence, right? 🤷🏼
(They think Trump plans to stay as emperor)
Full @juliadavisnews.bsky.social : youtu.be/3ThSHG-RFbs?...
January 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
“Americans are delivering a catastrophic blow to NATO! It absolutely benefits us.”
Russian state TV praises Trump attacking Greenland. Putin loving it must be a coincidence, right? 🤷🏼
(They think Trump plans to stay as emperor)
Full @juliadavisnews.bsky.social : youtu.be/3ThSHG-RFbs?...
Russian state TV praises Trump attacking Greenland. Putin loving it must be a coincidence, right? 🤷🏼
(They think Trump plans to stay as emperor)
Full @juliadavisnews.bsky.social : youtu.be/3ThSHG-RFbs?...
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
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Ask yourself: If Donald Trump was intentionally trying to destroy the United States, how could you tell the difference?
January 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Ask yourself: If Donald Trump was intentionally trying to destroy the United States, how could you tell the difference?
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PETE BUTTIGIEG: "Conservatives say you can’t talk about anything that went wrong with America because that means you hate America. Anytime we talk about something that went wrong, it’s because some of the finest moments that brought out the greatest character of this country is how we put it right."
January 18, 2026 at 12:20 AM
PETE BUTTIGIEG: "Conservatives say you can’t talk about anything that went wrong with America because that means you hate America. Anytime we talk about something that went wrong, it’s because some of the finest moments that brought out the greatest character of this country is how we put it right."
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This is the dumbest shit he’s done yet, and that’s saying something.
January 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM
This is the dumbest shit he’s done yet, and that’s saying something.
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It's not that hard folks. Putin ordered Trump to destroy the U.S. from the inside. And that is precisely what he is doing.
January 17, 2026 at 1:31 AM
It's not that hard folks. Putin ordered Trump to destroy the U.S. from the inside. And that is precisely what he is doing.
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Everyone with authority must speak out now against Trump's depravity and lawlessness.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Everyone with authority must speak out now against Trump's depravity and lawlessness.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
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CNN: A majority of the country, 58% say President Trump's first year has been a failure. That includes two thirds of independent voters. Now, why is that? Across the board, Americans disapprove of how the president is handling every major issue.
January 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
CNN: A majority of the country, 58% say President Trump's first year has been a failure. That includes two thirds of independent voters. Now, why is that? Across the board, Americans disapprove of how the president is handling every major issue.
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Stephen Miller is upset about Star Trek, one of the most socially progressive franchises in TV history
January 16, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Stephen Miller is upset about Star Trek, one of the most socially progressive franchises in TV history
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Things we never thought we'd see: An American president flipping off a Michigan auto worker while pushing to flood the market with Chinese cars... yet here we are.
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Things we never thought we'd see: An American president flipping off a Michigan auto worker while pushing to flood the market with Chinese cars... yet here we are.
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President Trump flipping off an autoworker is just the latest insult after a long line of broken promises to American workers and manufacturing communities.
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
President Trump flipping off an autoworker is just the latest insult after a long line of broken promises to American workers and manufacturing communities.
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Trump bragging about his $400 million ballroom and getting up to admire the construction site as he meets with oil company executives looking to plunder Venezuela with money from US taxpayers basically sums up this entire admin perfectly.
January 9, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Trump bragging about his $400 million ballroom and getting up to admire the construction site as he meets with oil company executives looking to plunder Venezuela with money from US taxpayers basically sums up this entire admin perfectly.