Jonathan Dresner
@jondresner.bsky.social
Japan/World/Food/Migration historian. Nerd, geek, comics. Blogger. Rootless Cosmopolitan. Still masking. Views expressed are mine alone (RTs are someone else's). Cis he/him/his.
Same handle on Spore.Social.
There are no good-faith anti-trans arguments.
Same handle on Spore.Social.
There are no good-faith anti-trans arguments.
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Jonathan Dresner
@jondresner.bsky.social
· Jul 24
Our intolerance for disorder, diversity, and difference will kill us all. But we will kill the diverse, different, and creative ones first.
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The population who needs to hear the anti-violence message the most are, in fact, the ICE agents and other law enforcement officers themselves, who routinely employ it against civilians.
Let's create a world where violence is shunned bc it is violence, not bc of who the victims are.
Let's create a world where violence is shunned bc it is violence, not bc of who the victims are.
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The population who needs to hear the anti-violence message the most are, in fact, the ICE agents and other law enforcement officers themselves, who routinely employ it against civilians.
Let's create a world where violence is shunned bc it is violence, not bc of who the victims are.
Let's create a world where violence is shunned bc it is violence, not bc of who the victims are.
This is part of why I keep saying that I see no honor in the military: canceling visas for Afghan citizens who worked for the US should have been protested by the US military at the highest levels.
Faithless, at best.
Faithless, at best.
this should go without saying but if you were one of the lucky few we did get out of Afghanistan during the withdrawal and we got you out because you'd been working with us, deportation back is likely a death sentence.
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This is part of why I keep saying that I see no honor in the military: canceling visas for Afghan citizens who worked for the US should have been protested by the US military at the highest levels.
Faithless, at best.
Faithless, at best.
Still masking
What was the big difference between those two time frames? 🧐
“The CDC said in its 2024 report—which compared data from two time periods, 2011-2013 and 2020-2022—that stroke prevalence had risen nationally by almost 8%. But among people aged 18 to 44, the prevalence of stroke increased by almost 15%”
“The CDC said in its 2024 report—which compared data from two time periods, 2011-2013 and 2020-2022—that stroke prevalence had risen nationally by almost 8%. But among people aged 18 to 44, the prevalence of stroke increased by almost 15%”
Donald Glover’s Stroke Highlights a Troubling Trend for Young People
The 42-year-old musician and actor said he suffered a stroke while on tour in 2024.
time.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Still masking
Reality has a known liberal bias
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Reality has a known liberal bias
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oh hey I used to make games
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
oh hey I used to make games
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Our Black Friday sale will be on everything.
EVERYTHING.
New books, old books. anthologies, GNs.
50% off, ACROSS THE BOARD.
Get that holiday shopping done in one, support artists and weird media!
EVERYTHING.
New books, old books. anthologies, GNs.
50% off, ACROSS THE BOARD.
Get that holiday shopping done in one, support artists and weird media!
👀still got your eye on a title you haven't picked up yet?
We know every $ counts, and Iron Circus Comics has a One-Day Sale, 50% off for 24 hours, just around the corner!
Don't wait til the day of to take a peek, now's the time to check out our library in advance! 🔎
store.ironcircus.com ⚙️
We know every $ counts, and Iron Circus Comics has a One-Day Sale, 50% off for 24 hours, just around the corner!
Don't wait til the day of to take a peek, now's the time to check out our library in advance! 🔎
store.ironcircus.com ⚙️
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Our Black Friday sale will be on everything.
EVERYTHING.
New books, old books. anthologies, GNs.
50% off, ACROSS THE BOARD.
Get that holiday shopping done in one, support artists and weird media!
EVERYTHING.
New books, old books. anthologies, GNs.
50% off, ACROSS THE BOARD.
Get that holiday shopping done in one, support artists and weird media!
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did i mention i put up more clusters
Blue and Yellow Cluster Pendant #2 (Sterling Silver) (PENDANT ONLY) nora.jewelry/products/blu...
Blue and Yellow Cluster Pendant #2 (Sterling Silver) (PENDANT ONLY)
Handmade in my kiln by me! A pendant with a sterling silver bail. This one uses murrine cane that has been rounded but not fully melted, making the final piece bumpy. Because of this it has thinner parts...
nora.jewelry
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
did i mention i put up more clusters
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IMO the weird exception some supposed leftists seem to make for condemning-the-theft-of-labor-except-art-lol-steal-that-shit is just a weird intersection with puritan "if you enjoy yourself, it's not a real job" brainworms.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
IMO the weird exception some supposed leftists seem to make for condemning-the-theft-of-labor-except-art-lol-steal-that-shit is just a weird intersection with puritan "if you enjoy yourself, it's not a real job" brainworms.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
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Like seriously what is wrong with people with too much money
"Im going to the bottom of the ocean" "im going in a volcano" "im going into space" "im climbing a dangerous mountain"
Raise the taxes for their own safety my god
"Im going to the bottom of the ocean" "im going in a volcano" "im going into space" "im climbing a dangerous mountain"
Raise the taxes for their own safety my god
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Like seriously what is wrong with people with too much money
"Im going to the bottom of the ocean" "im going in a volcano" "im going into space" "im climbing a dangerous mountain"
Raise the taxes for their own safety my god
"Im going to the bottom of the ocean" "im going in a volcano" "im going into space" "im climbing a dangerous mountain"
Raise the taxes for their own safety my god
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Wait, this motherfucker is doing fake tanning, taking T, and using nicotine? And he's on a rampage against _vaccines_???? Yeah, yeah, I know hypocrisy is the fascist flex, but fucking hell.
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Wait, this motherfucker is doing fake tanning, taking T, and using nicotine? And he's on a rampage against _vaccines_???? Yeah, yeah, I know hypocrisy is the fascist flex, but fucking hell.
Neighbors
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"Why are you interrupting my dinner?"
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November 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Neighbors
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Sure is great that they built a robot that can waste a month of my time. 😡😡😡
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Sure is great that they built a robot that can waste a month of my time. 😡😡😡
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These people are Confederates and I will not accept them as legitimate participants in democracy. Neither should you.
Federal judges allow North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map that could flip a U.S. House seat to Republicans as part of President Donald Trump’s multistate redistricting campaign ahead of the 2026 elections.
Judges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another US House seat
Federal judges have allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map designed to give Republicans an additional U.S. House seat.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
These people are Confederates and I will not accept them as legitimate participants in democracy. Neither should you.
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this is absolutely horrific and it's why I won't travel back to the US right now. I'm already going to be missing a memorial service and a week-long work meeting and I know there will be more to come, but I am chronically ill. I need my medication and I don't know what detention would do to me.
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
this is absolutely horrific and it's why I won't travel back to the US right now. I'm already going to be missing a memorial service and a week-long work meeting and I know there will be more to come, but I am chronically ill. I need my medication and I don't know what detention would do to me.
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"...because the observance was started by the World Health Organization."
Pssst... That's not why.
Pssst... That's not why.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"...because the observance was started by the World Health Organization."
Pssst... That's not why.
Pssst... That's not why.
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I realize this is a journalistic hook--but its a harmful one to frame it as the "dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism"
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/monks-behavi...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/monks-behavi...
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I realize this is a journalistic hook--but its a harmful one to frame it as the "dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism"
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/monks-behavi...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/monks-behavi...
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Hot take but I just don’t think deportation should exist.
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hot take but I just don’t think deportation should exist.
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And the angel said to the shepherds, "Fear not, for I bring good tid—"
"You've got a Death Star!" came a voice from the back of the huddled group.
"Excuse me?"
"You're all like, 'Fear not!' but you've got a bloody planet-destroying superweapon! It's mixed messages is what it is!"
"You've got a Death Star!" came a voice from the back of the huddled group.
"Excuse me?"
"You're all like, 'Fear not!' but you've got a bloody planet-destroying superweapon! It's mixed messages is what it is!"
Pulling the most recent police log led me to once again see an incredible holiday decoration picture a cousin in Omaha sent me
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
And the angel said to the shepherds, "Fear not, for I bring good tid—"
"You've got a Death Star!" came a voice from the back of the huddled group.
"Excuse me?"
"You're all like, 'Fear not!' but you've got a bloody planet-destroying superweapon! It's mixed messages is what it is!"
"You've got a Death Star!" came a voice from the back of the huddled group.
"Excuse me?"
"You're all like, 'Fear not!' but you've got a bloody planet-destroying superweapon! It's mixed messages is what it is!"
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have to admit that talking to any of the AI fetishists reminds me of that feeling in the folk horror movie when you realise that behind the smiles, the villagers are members of a cult planning to sacrifice you to their bloodthirsty deity (either you give up your body to house the god or wicker man)
Andy the cyber god is going to torture a simacrulum of you eternally in the future if you dont get better at defending his ascension
you have to get better at explaining why the data centers that only make life worse for everyone are good Andy
otherwise the Basilisk's going to get you
you have to get better at explaining why the data centers that only make life worse for everyone are good Andy
otherwise the Basilisk's going to get you
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
have to admit that talking to any of the AI fetishists reminds me of that feeling in the folk horror movie when you realise that behind the smiles, the villagers are members of a cult planning to sacrifice you to their bloodthirsty deity (either you give up your body to house the god or wicker man)
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In other words, the debate should not be - or at least not primarily - about "Can the government do grocery stores better?" but rather about "What can the government do when the grocery stores choose not to open?"
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In other words, the debate should not be - or at least not primarily - about "Can the government do grocery stores better?" but rather about "What can the government do when the grocery stores choose not to open?"
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I took down the quote bc I blocked eight people and didn't want to deal with it today. But when looking for candidates to support, look for the ones brave enough to abolish ICE and break up the DHS.
From 2019: www.cnn.com/2019/07/04/o...
From 2019: www.cnn.com/2019/07/04/o...
It’s time to break up the Department of Homeland Security | CNN
David Perry says the bigotry under investigation at the Border Patrol, the overreach at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the terrible conditions in border facilities show an DHS, it’s time to d...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I took down the quote bc I blocked eight people and didn't want to deal with it today. But when looking for candidates to support, look for the ones brave enough to abolish ICE and break up the DHS.
From 2019: www.cnn.com/2019/07/04/o...
From 2019: www.cnn.com/2019/07/04/o...
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I don't want a LLM, I want an LMS that actually fucking works.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I don't want a LLM, I want an LMS that actually fucking works.
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A illustration for The Baltimore Banner, about government rollbacks on protections for abused/neglected immigrant youth, and the fear, unease, and instability that those affected are experiencing.
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A illustration for The Baltimore Banner, about government rollbacks on protections for abused/neglected immigrant youth, and the fear, unease, and instability that those affected are experiencing.
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Impossible to know for sure - at least it is until we are able to put all these corrupt officials on trial for their crimes against the American people – but it seems like removing this mother from her child's life was exactly the point of this particular cruelty for Ms. Leavitt, and her brother.
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Impossible to know for sure - at least it is until we are able to put all these corrupt officials on trial for their crimes against the American people – but it seems like removing this mother from her child's life was exactly the point of this particular cruelty for Ms. Leavitt, and her brother.
Republicans vote to kill
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Republicans vote to kill